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Sump Pump Box Or Pump Alone Jeff at 7:33am 07.24.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2122 I have a Shower Sump Box that needs a new pump. All of the boats I've rented in the BVI have just th
Universal 25XP Intermittent Start Problem KennyBene at 7:30am 07.24.12 Engines and Propulsion 13/8915 New (to me) Catalina 30 MkII with M25XP. Engine starts fine when cold but if warm, sometimes it turn
Engine Speed mattinva at 7:13am 07.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2330 I am having difficulty with engine speed. Recently, after hitting a fair size wave, my tachometer dr
Hunter 37.5 Pump-out Issues Jon4399 at 6:11am 07.24.12 Big Boats 9/2360 I've never been able to pump out my holding tank on my Legend 37.5. I've had the boat a year, and o
Zuma rigging diagram DDecker at 4:57am 07.24.12 AMF 2/16941 Hi! Does anyone know where we can get a rigging diagram for our 1987 Zuma 12' sailboat? Any help wou
Jib sheet track Slow Mo^cean at 9:19pm 07.23.12 Catalina 22 7/5089 What are the advantages of relocating the jib sheet tracks inboard? All I've been able to find is t
My 26X Keel Repair (1) Ormonddude at 9:00pm 07.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2410 I have seen lots of mods and rounded out pin holes and failed hangers it seems to be the main swing
Aluminum holding tank leak Serenity at 8:52pm 07.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1896 Hi, my name is Rick. I own a 1991 Hunter 28. My holding tank has a leak. It still has the original t
Hunter 34 racing ranchu56 at 8:27pm 07.23.12 Big Boats 31/7311 Hunter 34 owners, Seeking comments and or advice regarding racing. Have read Don's book and have
Battery charger vs alternator.... Tally Ho at 7:57pm 07.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/894 Have a Guest 2614 battery charger on my boat. If I start the engine before turning off the shore po
Cloudy compass glass (1) Goldfinger at 7:25pm 07.23.12 Ask All Sailors 7/4539 Anything I can do about this?
Chesapeake B&B's twistedline at 7:16pm 07.23.12 Destinations 6/12921 I spent a week earlier this year sailing around the upper Chesapeake with my girlfriend. She was uns
New 373 owner Peter M at 6:49pm 07.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2508 Just purchased a 2005 373 and sailed her home this weekend for the first time. Prior owner said all
difficulty searching a forum.. SamNelson at 6:30pm 07.23.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/36409 If I search for "h27" (in the Cherubini forum) nothing is found... even though a post on the page I'
The truth please Bog13 at 6:26pm 07.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2032 Ok someone please just tell me if you like your 26x, have you taken her to the great lakes? how did
272 hatch broken hinge repair... (2) nateinmaine at 5:16pm 07.23.12 Bigger Boats 5/2077 Has anyone had any experience fixing the forward hatch over the v-berth if the hinge is more or less
H260/270 Cabin Top Traveler jimfrankelly at 5:13pm 07.23.12 Smaller Boats 1/991 I have a short traveler in the cockpit of my 270, just in front of the original padeye that the main
companionway hatch runswithsisors at 4:46pm 07.23.12 Cal 3/3766 Hi all I just aquired a 1982 CAL 9.2 with a broken companionway hatch. its made from plexiglass or
Backing Plates DannyO at 4:38pm 07.23.12 Day Sailers 5/1880 Hi all, This may be a dumb questions, but... Where can I find backing plates for blocks I'm m
Up the Stick Easily (1) doctorsail at 4:08pm 07.23.12 Catalina 310 3/1445 In order to change out the anchor light for an LED, I went up the mast a few times this summer. I c

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Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater sailme88 at 5:15am 05.05.22 At one time I'd had an overheating issue after draining out all the coolant during a " replace the o
Misc Issues RoyS at 5:08am 05.05.22 If your engine is difficult to start you may see this result.
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Maine Sail at 4:51am 05.05.22 Also, if considering lithium iron phosphate batteries the article below should be prerequisite readi
Misc Issues kloudie1 at 4:50am 05.05.22 I didn't see mention of the air cleaner.. A plugged air cleaner can contribute to lots of smoke too.
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Maine Sail at 4:48am 05.05.22 My 2x200Ah batteries are showing signs of weakness and I have no idea of their age. I put two of t
New owner! jviss at 4:44am 05.05.22 The datasheet shows a mast height from DWL of 39 feet. Don't forget your VHF antenna. I've seen m
New owner! Souellette at 4:24am 05.05.22 Congrats on your purchase!
Headsail sizes Jim Legere at 2:46am 05.05.22 You have a cutter. It is designed to be sailed with Yankee and staysail together in that wind streng
Drive Shaft Removal Jim Legere at 2:36am 05.05.22 I replaced the propeller shaft on my old H37C. You definitely need to remove the rudder to get the s
WORX Hydro shot WG620.4 20v CYQK at 2:13am 05.05.22 isnt all this cordless stuff available these days KEWL!!!!!
WORX Hydro shot WG620.4 20v AndyBC at 11:40pm 05.04.22 I bought a similar unit last year, the Worx WG644 (dual batteries). I've used it to wash the decks,
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 10:19pm 05.04.22 One other thing I noticed - the plastic water tank above the engine has always been empty. I know th
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Richard19068 at 9:49pm 05.04.22 This one is... https://www.amazon.com/4Patriots-Kettle-Personal-Water-Heater/dp/B09F4L8Y7N/ref=sr_1
Generator JamesG161 at 9:34pm 05.04.22 You need to define the Watts needed in your case, but here is a Duel Fuel one. https://www.amazon.c
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 05.04.22 Having a good battery monitor is perhaps the most important part of any DC system. This will help p
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Benny17441 at 8:26pm 05.04.22 It is not just the Lithium batteries, you will need to build an electric system around them. Check
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... dlochner at 7:00pm 05.04.22 Are the Firefly batteries even available anymore? I've seen indications both ways. Good question.
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Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... jaysweet at 6:34pm 05.04.22 Having a good battery monitor is perhaps the most important part of any DC system. This will help p
Cracked hull Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22pm 05.04.22 @SailorHunter can you take some photos of the cracks and post them here and go from there. I demo

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