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2007 H38 - Wiring diagrams flightlead404 at 7:53am 08.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1585 I'm looking for real, detailed wiring diagrams for my boat (ie not the next to useless ones in the m
Tools All U Get at 6:34am 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1152 Hi all, With a large variety of tools aboard I found a few beginning to rust and wondered what type
Looking for Steering cable & installation instructions for MacGregor 26 x 2002 RickJay at 5:38am 08.01.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/625 Looking for Steering cable ' installation instructions for MacGregor 26 x 2002
Solar Voltage Project_Mayhem at 7:32pm 07.31.22 Ask All Sailors 63/4788 I finally got around to connecting my solar panel. It charged a battery that was roughly 50% dischar
Fuel Vacuum Gauge sailboatracer at 5:53pm 07.31.22 Ask All Sailors 43/3988 Here's the situation. A vacuum gauge is installed in the fuel output hose immediately after the prim
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 sailingwithquestions at 4:08pm 07.31.22 Trailer Sailors 28/2596 After a lot of banging and working at it, we've managed to mostly free up a rusted frozen swing keel
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water asalotto at 12:27pm 07.31.22 Catalina 310 9/1376 Hello, I haven't used the hot water in several months, and when I turned it on today it was stinky
Wobbly wheel. Rattlenebang at 9:50am 07.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/967 Hey all, Ive noticed on my 97 Oceanus 400 that the wheel is quite "wobbly". Removing the wheel I fin
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? patagoniadave at 9:47am 07.31.22 Destinations 13/2480 In the ever changing ebb and flow of life, there is a possibility coming up that I can spend a coupl
just sailing jon hansen at 9:24am 07.31.22 Sails Call Lounge 3/848 Qmms913uBVs
Broken transom shower holder (1) arthur.goldberg at 8:27am 07.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1849 Dear Beneteau owners As I've written before, I love the 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 I recently bought
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) Onoahimahi at 5:02am 07.31.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2090 Hi - I am a long-time powerboater learning to sail my new 1974 O'Day Widgeon. (It's a ~12 foot saili
Reparing fix keel Tsula-H18 at 9:10pm 07.30.22 Smaller Boats 2/680 Hunter 18.5 water come boat from keel
Need a used Catalina 22 swing keel ytao125 at 8:51pm 07.30.22 Parts Search 2/1060 Last Saturday when I sailed back from Atlantic City to Little Egg Harbor my swing keel hit an object
Exhaust blower on an 11a Halvern at 7:46pm 07.30.22 S2 4/1001 Where is it wired for switch. Both wires going into starter panel on cockpit blkhd.
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 4:18pm 07.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/839 I have a 2001 Beneteau 361 in excellent condition. The companionway hatch is very tight at night or
Winch replacement Bubbadog at 2:02pm 07.30.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2992 Would like suggestions for replacing my Lewmar 6 winches with self tailing Was wanting to replace t
Patching up a breached water ballast rrt1shaw at 1:08pm 07.30.22 Parts Search 0/546 My dear Hunter 26, 1994 landed on the rocks and needs to be fixed. Swing keel, rudder are gone. Is w
Hunter 26 keel, rudder and Tiller wanted rrt1shaw at 1:05pm 07.30.22 Parts Search 4/693 My dear boat ended up on the rocks and these parts are needed. She is a Hunter 26, 1994. Thank you
Water dripping through bimini at ends of the traveller AndyL at 9:25am 07.30.22 Big Boats 5/1240 We have a 356 and the bimini has a gap each side where the traveller ends. In the rain, water comes

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Yanmar Engine mounts. Tally Ho at 3:41pm 12.16.24 I was out at my boat this week and checked my engine mounts (Yanmar 2GM20F). It looked like the for
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock (2) jssailem at 3:38pm 12.16.24 Up in the Northwest, we have what is called a "BullRail". It is a 4x4 or 6x6 that runs along the sli
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock zinahewitt at 3:28pm 12.16.24
Propane locker replacement Tally Ho at 3:22pm 12.16.24
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock Tally Ho at 3:20pm 12.16.24
Propane locker replacement Clutch Cargo at 2:19pm 12.16.24 When all else fails, ask Rudy Nickerson at D&R Marine.
Barton Marine removable traveler dlochner at 2:14pm 12.16.24 Hi All, I'm planning on relocating my mid boom, cabin top, traveler to in front of my wheel. Does
Thanks for the book Peggie Hall Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:51pm 12.16.24 Glad you found useful information in it!
Diesel injector testing Michael Davis at 12:45pm 12.16.24 The engine is 30 years old but only has 934 hours on it. I've heard enough complaints regarding inj
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 12:42pm 12.16.24 You do want to consider the elbow you use. I started out with 5/8" hose for the inlet side.
Diesel injector testing Michael Davis at 12:40pm 12.16.24
Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 12:40pm 12.16.24 For those interested, I have followed through with the purchase of the boat. I'll be doing some more
Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 12:27pm 12.16.24 The engine is 30 years old but only has 934 hours on it. I've heard enough complaints regarding inje
What will the Christmas holiday weather bring to the waters of the Chesapeake kappykaplan at 12:17pm 12.16.24 Yup that is what is going on. Don't think there will be much Christmas sailing just reading the man
Diesel injector testing Davidasailor26 at 11:43am 12.16.24 Do you know how many hours the current injectors have and if your engine has any problems indicative
What is "residual value"? FastOlson at 11:38am 12.16.24 Why do Underwriters then insist on a "Survey"? Probably more than one correct answer, but many yea
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 sailcapt340 at 11:35am 12.16.24 Their reply was you try about 150 times and then you finally get lucky! That just about sums it up
Diesel injector testing jssailem at 11:18am 12.16.24 Diesel engines are simple machines. They utilize atomized fuel, air, and compression to produce a co
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jssailem at 11:10am 12.16.24
What will the Christmas holiday weather bring to the waters of the Chesapeake jssailem at 11:07am 12.16.24 Maybe a warm fire in the fireplace and a hot drink will help.

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