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Holding tank changes for a Beneteau 311 mario101 at 8:29am 01.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4922 Hello, I have a Beneteau 311 year 2000. Great boat. The head is above waterline and holding tank way
Seabook monitor touchscreen driver chiefaponte at 7:50am 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1894 I recently purchased a couple of seabook monitors. These are high end touchscreen monitors that oper
Cracks in the topside on boat HillbillyWanderer at 6:10am 01.07.12 Catalina 22 6/2024 Just bought a 1981 Cat22 in the fall to get some experience sailing. Planning on doing most of my sa
Cold galvanise & spray paint Ken13559 at 5:35am 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1257 I intend to clean up some metal parts, spray with cold galvanise spray to prevent rust. Now can I sp
2000 Hunter 38 Maintenance Needs jimfrankelly at 5:35am 01.07.12 Big Boats 2/1109 Looking at buying 12 year old Hunter 38 fresh water boat that appears to have been lightly used and
Led Lights seadaddler at 4:13am 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4527 So any way I thinking of changing the lights in cabin to Led's and what did you use,so many differen
Warm weather on the Bay tomorrow ewoden1 at 7:59pm 01.06.12 S2 10/2113 So the laminated beam for the compression post gets epoxied in and the mouse fir comes off the cabin
H29.5 small diameter line on mast gary_y at 7:16pm 01.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1294 I have a 1994 H29.5. There is a small diameter line (maybe 1/8" or less) that runs up the starboard
Cleating the centerboard (1) Barry1957 at 3:46pm 01.06.12 Day Sailers 7/5868 My 1978 DSII centerboard operates via a pulley system rather than a lever arrangement. The cleat is
Feathering vs. Folding props Phil P at 3:06pm 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1941 Hi. I'm a two-day old Hunter 375 owner (1991 vintage) and I've heard that the stock two-blade prop i
Refitting An Oday-Rhodes 19 marineratheart at 3:00pm 01.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/9774 Hello All, this is my first post on here and I hope to make as few blunders as possible! First, m
rigging yardwork43 at 2:40pm 01.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1368 I recently purchased a Hunter 31, early 80s model and was in the process of tuning the rigging when
H37C chainplate size. Ed Schenck at 2:13pm 01.06.12 The Cherubini Hunters 20/3812 Hey guys, who has exact chainplate dimensions? I should have but can't find them. Our friend Angus
Hunter 29.5 Autohelm ST4000 veers off course deangraham at 1:44pm 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2975 Hi there, I ma just back from a few days out, on the way out the autohelm worked well but yesterd
Stereo cuts out after a short time with engine off deangraham at 1:22pm 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1985 Hi I have just bought a 96 hunter 29.5, we had our maiden voyage at the weekend, we are totally beso
Looking for a Bimini Top for Pearson 27 drbobfarra at 1:20pm 01.06.12 Pearson 0/1935 Does anyone have a suggestion about where I could purchase a Bimini Top for my 1990 Pearson 27? Pl
Fuel tank access........................... wojo59 at 12:53pm 01.06.12 Big Boats 2/1091 I would like to drill an access hole, 3" or larger into my 25 gallon fule tank for cleaning reasons.
C-22 Opinion windchime22 at 12:25pm 01.06.12 Catalina 22 13/2556 Happy new year all. I am having trouble with 2 decisions. Background-myself, wife and 3 kids, c22
Share any S2 upgrades & projects? patrscoe at 11:52am 01.06.12 S2 22/8443 I would like to open up a thread on any upgrades, improvements and projects that you have completed
What a windfall... Brian D at 11:45am 01.06.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2232 So, I go to the harbor office to get my boat inspected (every three years, additional income for the

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Raymarine Axiom chuckwayne at 7:02pm 11.30.22 that wasn't my point - he would have to add the sensors, too. oil, temp are on/off warning switches
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter DanMaine at 6:48pm 11.30.22 I'd try to bend it straight first. Maybe clamp one end to a board and carefully bend against the bo
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 11.30.22 Before you remove the solenoid you could just check the voltage across the posts that energize it. I
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt twalker H260 at 6:25pm 11.30.22 If the bolt head is still fairly undamaged you could try drilling the head off by using a bit just s
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 5:43pm 11.30.22 Mouse Milk. As a penetrant, or just to add to your morning coffee ?
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt LloydB at 5:29pm 11.30.22 Mouse Milk.
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:24pm 11.30.22
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem don&sam at 5:24pm 11.30.22 Thanks for the suggestions. I'm also going to check the air conditioner cooling water filter to see
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak (1) Mechone at 4:22pm 11.30.22 First its a Beneteau chain plate , you cannot use Butyl tape as some have suggested ,use 3m 4200 . T
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 3:22pm 11.30.22
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale Leeward Rail at 3:19pm 11.30.22 Great post and warning. If you search the Catalina 22 sub forum there are a couple threads on ful
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 3:10pm 11.30.22 Follow up, for any other interested sailors: I met with a master boat builder in our area (Joe Park
DC distribution panel in Hunters ggrizzard at 2:51pm 11.30.22 Yep Stu. If the master switch is on, the circuits are hot. Why they built a panel that way or why H
Side Stay Tension ColumbiaRiverDoug at 2:15pm 11.30.22 Thank you everyone for all the useful tips regarding shroud tension. I'll look forward to making th
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 1:53pm 11.30.22 Follow up, for any other interested sailors: I met with a master boat builder in our area (Joe Parke
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion DayDreamer41 at 1:45pm 11.30.22 The solenoid is closed when the ignition switch is in the "ON" position. Sounds as if your solenoid
rewiring the mast Scott T-Bird at 1:37pm 11.30.22 The light on the mast is a steaming light I've never seen someone install a tri color on the bow of
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion ice breaker at 1:18pm 11.30.22 You may have a welded closed solenoid.
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Johann at 12:55pm 11.30.22 My cat came with similar Cole hersee solenoids for combining the house and start when the engine was
0day 25,130 genoa sail sfbay at 12:54pm 11.30.22 Do an internet search on "used sailboat genoa sail" and you will find many sites and sail lofts that

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