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Water in the bilge zippy at 10:58am 11.05.12 Big Boats 10/2584 I have a hunter 40.5 that collects water 4-5 gal in the bilge. I have looked every where and have ye
Wiring Battery Charger Control Panel Captneils at 10:19am 11.05.12 Big Boats 1/892 I own a 1999 340. I just purchased a Zantrex 20 amp charger with remote control panel. I'm looking t
HIN verification RTSKI at 10:08am 11.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1259 In process of purchasing a boat. Attempting to verify a Hull Identification Number. According to O
prop shaft advice cherub78 at 9:18am 11.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2933 hi this is my first post here....ive just bought a hunter 27 1978 and later i notice that there is a
Mooring Field FourPoints at 8:20am 11.05.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1508 Check out www.bing.com today, it is a gorgeous picture of a mooring field in early morning fog. If y
Aluminum or Stainless Holding Radar mount Old Sailor 2 at 7:47am 11.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3203 OK, so here's the scene. I purchased a new Raymarine e7 and 18" radar Raydome. Cool. Got the esti
Auxiliary Outboard Engines draymond at 7:38am 11.05.12 Ask All Sailors 52/6831 Hello everyone. My competent marina shop is unable to keep my 2010 Tohatsu 6 hp 4 stroke engine runn
M-18 oil leak Steve Walsh at 7:20am 11.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1541 My 1986 Universal M-18 is starting to leak around the timing cover crankshaft seal. The Kubota drawi
Motor Mount Pads Cracked on '81 O'Day 28 shozbot at 6:43am 11.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1585 Hi all- I bought a 28' O'day this summer and found out recently that motor mount pads/stringers ar
Hunter 36 brochure sailmaster39 at 6:39am 11.05.12 Big Boats 3/2296 Hi Group Anybody know where I can get a copy or download 2005-2008 owners manual or brochure for a H
Why Waves Look So Big (1) Roger Long at 5:26am 11.05.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/11118 The recent discussions about the loss of the Bounty and statements by her captain that she had previ
Accessing classified ads in mobile? Fly_H23 at 10:34pm 11.04.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1289 I'm not able to find the "classified" ads on my mobile app. Am I just lost or is it hiding in plain
Hunter 36 Vision Holding tank propellanttech at 8:56pm 11.04.12 Big Boats 2/1232 Does anyone know where the holding tank is located on a Vision 36? I know they were aluminum, and I
Replacing Compression Post ChuckH at 8:30pm 11.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1145
Cleaning tank through gauge opening Claus at 7:58pm 11.04.12 Bavaria 0/3413 Anybody has experience with cleaning tank on Bavaria cruiser (37ft) by opening and getting acces thr
Decompression Switch on Volvo 2003 (1) DinoKanuck at 6:58pm 11.04.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/8091 Ahoy from balmy Canada, Trying to understand a new boat (LM 28) and need to asking what the deco
Trailer ? slowdog at 6:43pm 11.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1385 I have a macgregor 22 that I am working on the trailer looks a bit short got about 6ft of boat not o
length of lower end? Emory M at 6:41pm 11.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/807 What length of lower end of the outboard can I get away with? I need inches not "long shaft" or "nor
stripes/cove stripes uwcart at 6:37pm 11.04.12 Pearson 1/2232 have 1988 pearson 31-2, blue stripes down sides, looks like 2 or 3inch with 1/4 inch lines above and
shorten my cat 30 boom? just lucky at 5:27pm 11.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1438 I seem to have about nine expendable inches on the end of my boom. Twelve inches from the sail to th

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MPPT controller location Grichelli at 8:38am 03.07.23 Blue Seas MMPT controllers should be installed in the same area as the batteries as they temperat
Engine control panel modification Mark Maulden at 8:22am 03.07.23 Can you get rid of the pod and put a panel above the speaker?
MPPT controller location leo310 at 8:14am 03.07.23 I use 2" velcro strips to hold down my solar panels on the bimini . Yes it holds been in 35kt with n
Loose Stanchions (1) LaDonaMina at 8:08am 03.07.23 213567 I made these support brackets to stiffen the stanchions and they work great. The stanchions
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 7:58am 03.07.23 Good morning, no this wasn't my post but thank you for posting this because it has some product info
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 7:51am 03.07.23 Close to batteries but out of the way of corrosive fumes. Without knowing which MPPT hard to advis
Engine oil drain hose adapter (1) jonelli at 7:38am 03.07.23 When I replaced my motor mounts, I used the two picking eyes on the top of the engine to lift the e
MPPT controller location Maine Sail at 7:32am 03.07.23 Close to batteries but out of the way of corrosive fumes. Without knowing which MPPT hard to advise
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 Wyo George at 7:28am 03.07.23
gooseneck tack hook Scott T-Bird at 7:24am 03.07.23 Usually there are holes on a flange at the topside of the gooseneck. Usually a shackle secures the
Chainplates LakeShark at 7:18am 03.07.23 @kclancy the bend occurs when raising the mast because someone forgot to check the turnbuckles durin
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps dlochner at 7:12am 03.07.23 A photo would help. Centerboard/swing keel boats often have a gasket running along both sides of th
Engine control panel modification (1) Scott T-Bird at 7:12am 03.07.23 Replacing the rim is the crux of the problem ... first off, it's been butchered and the biggest prob
MPPT controller location dlochner at 7:05am 03.07.23 I will be installing the MC4 connector fuses right after the solar panel. Fuses always go close t
Knock off that racket! JBP-PA at 7:04am 03.07.23 A previous owner of my boat used pool noodles. They were horrible to remove. Despite being inside
Engine oil drain hose adapter Hayden Watson at 7:02am 03.07.23 Not exactly that easy. Open end wrenches fit, couldn't get a full socket ratchet in there, the kee
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 7:02am 03.07.23 I ran into him yesterday, and he says he does not have any experience with anything other than SS c
gooseneck tack hook dlochner at 6:56am 03.07.23 Welcome to SBO. The hooks on a gooseneck are usually for a reef point. Can you post a photo of t
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:53am 03.07.23 I've done a fair bit (OK, an unreasonable amount) of thinking about this; considering synthetic for
First time sailboat owner JamesG161 at 6:35am 03.07.23 Thanks to some sage advice from jsailem; I found the slot. He told me to look up and there it was!

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