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Post Launch Gremlins Marc14857 at 5:48pm 05.01.11 Big Boats 7/1713 So we launched our 44 AC last week and I went down to the boat to finish commissioning and found the
Anyone replaced the diodes or rebuilt their Alternator? jrowan at 5:37pm 05.01.11 Catalina 30 8/5084 Hello, We were out sailing on this fine day on the Chesapeake when I noticed that our Universal die
Shaefer Free Furling 350 for Jib captined at 4:59pm 05.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1512 Anyone use one of these, I ran the furling line back to the cockpit- need to install a roller of sor
thankyou for your advice jrale at 4:58pm 05.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1114 Dear Macgregor owners, Thank you for your advice regarding the need for an outboard motor for launch
B331 Propellor shaft packing James Simmonds at 4:07pm 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/4933 There is what looks to be frayed packing where the shaft on my B331 exits the skeg. I have never n
Dog drowned on purpose Zaphro at 4:06pm 05.01.11 Sails Call Lounge 3/4355 The fella who lost the dog anchors near our marina. He's had problems with crabbers dropping their g
Yanmar 1GM Cup Plug Popped Out (1) SailormanDan at 3:59pm 05.01.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/3745 Hi, I am in the process of troubleshooting an overheating Yanmar 1GM engine. I took the zinc out an
replacing the windows wellandfamilyrobinson at 3:28pm 05.01.11 Sirius 21/22 8/5516 We have had our 1982 sirius for over 10 years and windows are getting tired. They plexi has started
Frigomatic Thermostat and cover Jim Champion at 2:27pm 05.01.11 Parts Search 0/3965 Last week the thermostat cover broke from the side of my refridgerator. The thermostat still seems t
Malfunctioning Manual Bilge Pump Switch?? (2) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:53pm 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2548 Malfunctioning Automatic Bilge Pump Switch?? We have a bilge pump with one of those non-floating fl
Maiden voyage report (1) justsomeguy at 11:57am 05.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2085 http://tomeshew.wordpress.com On the page "First splash". Please forgive the redundancies on the b
Vertical battens on a 376? jander31 at 11:47am 05.01.11 Big Boats 4/1477 I need to replace the main on my 1997 376. UK Sails is recommending vertical battens and an upgrade
H26 center board deterioration Molly1034 at 11:34am 05.01.11 Smaller Boats 3/1892 Have any of you H 26 owners had experience with metal deterioration of of the s.s. mechanism that ra
Webasto diesel heater freedom2015 at 11:28am 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1799 Does anyone know where you can get maintenance done on a webasto heater? We live in Victoria, B.C a
Thanks All- Finally Splashed! (7) gpd955 at 11:20am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1704 After a few weather delays, Anam Cara finally splashed and returned to her home on Friday. All the
Atomic 4 running (2) All U Get at 11:07am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1710 Hi all, Since last year I've been dreading starting my Atomic 4 because I was told it leaked at the
Finally Splashed (6) gpd955 at 10:55am 05.01.11 Catalina 310 0/12 After a few weather delays, Anam Cara finally splashed and returned to her home on Friday. All the
Topside Paint - roller bubbles dscribner at 10:48am 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4808 I'm rolling and tipping EasyPoxy on my topsides. I'm using a Wooster 3/16" nap foam roller for "ULT
Off Label Use... (6) Maine Sail at 10:12am 05.01.11 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7918 As we all know there are many products that are not labeled "marine" that work very well in marine a
Isolating batteries in Beneteau switches dworob at 10:00am 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/5674 I'm currently working on updating my electrical system to accommodate new Odyssey batteries. I've lo

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Anyone know what caused these depo FLAPILOT at 9:39am 12.31.21 While prompt cleaning is necessary you need to find out where the salt water is coming from, is the
New to the forum BigEasy at 9:34am 12.31.21 If you want to widen your exposure and generate a greater resource of answers, then use the "Ask Al
The Proper PROP Barn-dog at 8:53am 12.31.21 My thanks again all, for your responses and comments. Based on what you've said, I going to stay wi
Water tank Terry Cox at 8:46am 12.31.21 Our side water tank has a hole in the pickup tube 1/2 way down. Ours remain in good condition, so
H33.5 V-Berth Length Fred at 8:38am 12.31.21 A pocket door, a dutch door, a curtain or reverse the opening direction, then you can fill the adde
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Rick Webb at 8:38am 12.31.21 Can't you get a "Mr Fusion" at your local Target?
Key West activities. (7) jssailem at 8:30am 12.31.21 Do the photo nt a bike on Duval street. 201355 Ride the island but Avoid hitting the chickens they a
Key West activities. Rjm st.petersburg at 8:28am 12.31.21 Robbie's at Islamorada, you can hand feed tarpon. From Key West you can take a seaplane to Ft. Jeffe
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric jssailem at 8:23am 12.31.21 I think that a small reactor would be both fascinating, and a long life power "solar similar" source
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric (1) jssailem at 8:21am 12.31.21 Perhaps they had a Melt Down. happened at Sea?
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Benny17441 at 8:18am 12.31.21 Heard years ago that the Russians were marketing a small nuclear reactor power plant for small marin
Water tank jssailem at 8:10am 12.31.21 Thoughts? Advice on repair? When I have a hose failure "Leak", rubber patch or Amalgam tape can te
Velociteck Prostart cb32863 at 8:05am 12.31.21 Wasn't Jackdaw working with that company? Racer's will spend big money if they think they can get
Anyone know what caused these depo Benny17441 at 7:58am 12.31.21 While prompt cleaning is necessary you need to find out where the salt water is coming from, is ther
New to the forum jssailem at 7:52am 12.31.21 Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on the new boat. Having been on other folks boats you can now app
New to the forum Benny17441 at 7:46am 12.31.21 Welcome. You can refer to the boat as an H31-2007 and it is best to post "In Ask a Hunter Owner" a
Windlass foot switch kbgunn at 7:18am 12.31.21 kbgunn Did you ever come up with a solution? I'm having the same issue with a 45cc I recently boug
New to the forum sail sfbay at 7:08am 12.31.21 Welcome to the forum!! Good boat.........my first sailboat was a Hunter 31, albeit 20 years older.
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dlochner at 7:04am 12.31.21 What happens if you go out for the day and an unexpected storm comes up and there is not enough bat
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric lehighsail at 6:59am 12.31.21 What happens if you go out for the day and an unexpected storm comes up and there is not enough batt

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