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Electrical problem (1) AlexLopez at 5:11am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1169 After finding that our batteries had prematurely died we started the process of trying to determine
Selling Private Ducati at 3:44am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2959 How difficult is it to sell your boat without a broker and how might I go about it ie. websites etc?
Looking for a Hunter friend in St. Pete DempSea at 10:06pm 08.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1004 I live in Little Rock, AR. I own a Hunter 306. Sept 4 I arrive in St. Pete to participate in a surve
Engine Overheating-still not cool (4) Andy1237 at 9:27pm 08.27.12 Engines and Propulsion 14/3658 I thought I had found the culprit of my overheating blues. I can run all day at 2500rpms but over 2
Catalina 30 Engine ID primetime at 9:20pm 08.27.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2958 Hi- I purchased a 1980 tall rig Catalina 30 this season which currently has a Universal diesel. My
C 25 Trailer Specs IslandDreamer at 7:59pm 08.27.12 Smaller Boats 2/1793 Purchased a 1983 C25 without a trailer earlier this year. We are going to pull it out of the water l
Fuel filter Norm1946 at 7:35pm 08.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/4972 I have a question. I am getting ready to replace the fuel filters on my Yanmar 2GM20F diesel engine.
Descale Marine AC Unit JoeD at 7:07pm 08.27.12 Ask All Sailors 6/7759 Have a Flagship Marine FMAC 18,000R Heat and AC unit. The unit needs descaled. Has anyone descaled t
Retro fitting a washer dryer in a hunter 49 Fouraboard.com.au at 7:05pm 08.27.12 Big Boats 7/4121 We have two young ones and need a washing machine on board. We have the plumbing and wiring already
pop rivets on the mast Redbeard33 at 6:58pm 08.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/973 I have the mast down and stripped, i just finished the final coat of paint and will start adding har
autopilot for 40' Hunter charlie knupp at 6:50pm 08.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/910 I've had my Hunter 40 1986 since 1991; have always had the ST4000 autopilot but have gotten very dis
A must-read McZube at 6:24pm 08.27.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/3173 I just finished reading A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols. It's a true story about nine men in
Isaac coming sailaway78 at 5:53pm 08.27.12 Ask All Sailors 23/3433 Looks more and more like I am sitting dead center in the bulls eye. Boat is as secure as I can make
Dodger 35S5 kleinlax at 5:30pm 08.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/993 Looking for set up pictures for a 35s5 dodger to determine route across companion way. Any ideas wo
10M Rudder Skeg Cracks (2) 10M-Jade at 5:00pm 08.27.12 Pearson 1/2559 I'm looking for opinions, information, estimates to repair cracks in the rudder skeg on a 10M. See p
18.5 rigging RDS2012 at 4:46pm 08.27.12 Smaller Boats 2/1190 I'd like to change the main sheet block mounted to the deck of my cockpit to one that I can easily t
Sherwood g 903 fresh watter pump (2) paulj at 4:46pm 08.27.12 Catalina 310 4/1871 After removing the cover, I kept looking at this view of the pump......... something did not loo
Opening ports grognon at 4:35pm 08.27.12 Pearson 2/2541 Hi I have a Pearson 27 1989 and i want to know if someone knows who make the oprning ports on the
Kudos to SBO FredV at 4:31pm 08.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/896 Although I eventually plan to replace all ports and hatches with SS versions, I needed to stop the l
Leaking Chain Plates - H23 carboman at 4:19pm 08.27.12 Smaller Boats 5/1375 I have seen a bunch of posts about these leaking. I recently sealed mine with butyl tape and though

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Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 (8) chuck anderika at 8:03am 12.07.22 Added 2 extra batteries under the pullman for 24 volts. System came with a step-up charger
Main Salon Sub-flooring for Hunter 44DS jssailem at 8:01am 12.07.22 I need to replace some of the sub-flooring in the main salon Laminated Plywood can be found in mos
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 8:01am 12.07.22 Thanks - I will be careful with the planer. If you've done a lot of hand planning, you are going t
Propeller decipher fstbttms at 7:59am 12.07.22 The one I need help on is what looks like F8-529E. See attached photo. Any ideas what it means? It
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 7:57am 12.07.22 Very nice. Go easy on the power planer, they can remove a lot of wood fast. If you are doing the "g
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 7:53am 12.07.22 Very nice. Go easy on the power planer, they can remove a lot of wood fast. If you are doing the "gr
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? jssailem at 7:47am 12.07.22 Can happen when you share a favorite anchorage location.
Evergreen JamesG161 at 7:38am 12.07.22 Turns out that cattle stomping through the streams Ban Cattle Stomping Now!!! :mad: Gentle Catt
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? (1) william24424 at 7:34am 12.07.22 finding a formerly secluded bay... is becoming more popular?
Evergreen Scott T-Bird at 7:32am 12.07.22 Turns out that cattle stomping through the streams was a major source of water pollution (hundreds
Warped Rudder rgranger at 7:30am 12.07.22 ...which fits inside the metal bracket. YEP!... That is when it occured to me that I had made a
Warped Rudder Hayden Watson at 7:29am 12.07.22 I have made a template from a plywood scrap and traced that on the bottom edge. Interesting idea re
Mast Light Ideas - 32-foot sailboat (1) rgranger at 7:29am 12.07.22 Definitly don't want...
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 7:27am 12.07.22 I have made a template from a plywood scrap and traced that on the bottom edge. Interesting idea re;
Warped Rudder Hayden Watson at 7:24am 12.07.22 One way to make shaping easier is to make a template of your profile out of a scrap of plywood and t
Installing Composting Toilet in Oday 35 mgarner at 7:21am 12.07.22 I have had a Natures Head on my 34 for two seasons now and do not have a vent for it.
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 7:20am 12.07.22 Thanks! I traced the foil shape on the bottom edge and have made note of the area that needs to stay
House battery recommendations Scott T-Bird at 7:18am 12.07.22 @artleyt115, you can take some of these comments about anchoring etiquette with the grain of salt.
Warped Rudder (1) rgranger at 7:13am 12.07.22 NICE! That looks like it will be strong and should resist future warping. I traced the foil on the
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement jssailem at 7:08am 12.07.22 Well to any observer of images it should be obvious. One is left oriented and the other is right or

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