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Comfortable PFD for youth > 90 lbs Brian L.20665 at 2:26pm 06.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2493 My very tall 10-year old daughter is now 93 lbs, which means she no longer legally fits in any child
vented loop in head compartment fiestaMojo at 2:15pm 06.05.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/9012 would it be a bad thing to put the vented loop, that is between the pump and bowl, in the head compa
Changing halyards first time Scubagirl62 at 1:44pm 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 4/1358 We are changing out the halyards of our Hunter 235 we just purchased this year. The one was a littl
hitch pin on a Hunter 260 mast/deckplate joint Kivalo at 12:47pm 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 2/1284 Hello sailors! I have a 2003 Hunter 260. I have lost the pin that allows the mast to pivot up and do
Electric toilet Imbbeamer at 12:20pm 06.05.11 Catalina 310 1/1721 Has anyone replaced the factory head with an electric toilet? Is there a preferred model to switch t
Standing rigging tuning (1) c_witch at 11:41am 06.05.11 Trailer Sailors 10/7287 Hiee, We trailer our boat when ever we go sailing. My question is how many of you tune your stand
Prop threw a blade! yuginot at 11:06am 06.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2186 Hello all. I started the engine to prepare to sail today. After placing the transmission in ge
Another Project. Roger Long at 10:47am 06.05.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5937 It being a nice day to hang out in the back yard instead of the boat yard, and let the new paint on
Ida rudders hunter240 at 9:53am 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 13/4725 I only could find a couple of posts about the Ida rudder replaceing the Hunter rudder. I am seriousl
Wing keel leak LTDARR at 9:46am 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 2/1457 I have a leak in the floor under the wood cover by the keel bolts. Any suggestions on how to stop it
Inactive Yanmar won't turn Slimjim at 9:39am 06.05.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/2864 I have a Yanmar 3GM30. Last time it was run was for about 30 minutes, 2 years ago. It was shut dow
Bimini help for 9.2A bugbitten at 8:53am 06.05.11 S2 10/3022 My '80 9.2A lacks both dodger and bimini. I'd like to get a bimini pronto, then add a dodger later.
Boom vang Franky boy at 8:47am 06.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1250 Hi, I've owned a Hunter 29.5 for a few years now. Made many repairs and modifications. Putting the
Engine Survey Yanmar 2GM20F. help JDB at 7:01am 06.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4598
Recognize this ship's wheel? (2) Vegas at 5:28am 06.05.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3075 A friend is trying to identify what type and vintage ship this wheel might have come from. It is app
Rig tension Rich (P303) at 5:09am 06.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5911 I know there is a lot on this topic but... Is there a general rule of thumb for tensioning a rig?
h23.5 cockpit seats bad_com_pany at 3:07am 06.05.11 Smaller Boats 4/1281 Is it just me or does everybodys cockpit seat storage area fill with water? Have had to remove seats
Some Thanks, Somethings Learned, Some questions geehaw at 11:35pm 06.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2411 Well Spent 6 days sailing last week. Had a tremendous time. Seen lots of seals some humpbacks some
Anchor light plug jjsbiggs at 10:26pm 06.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2174 My 1984 M25 has a mast light but does not have an anchor light and I would like to add one. Instead
No drip from Shaft Seal lr172 at 9:26pm 06.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1507 I acquired an H34 this spring and recently noticed that I am not getting any drips from my prop shaf

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Fuel Vacuum Gauge Davidasailor26 at 4:02am 08.01.22 Concur with James that the answer is no. To explain it differently - Any restriction in the secondar
Solar Voltage kloudie1 at 3:26am 08.01.22 Here is some stuff: Calculating Proper Charge Settings for Rolls Flooded Lead-Acid Batteries : Techn
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 2:51am 08.01.22
Broken transom shower holder Davidasailor26 at 2:49am 08.01.22 Thank you Davidasailor26. Following your link to https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com, I see a login-
Hunter 26 keel, rudder and Tiller wanted rrt1shaw at 11:11pm 07.31.22
Hunter 26 keel, rudder and Tiller wanted rrt1shaw at 11:09pm 07.31.22 I would call the folks here at SBO first. They may have your parts. If not, they are the best sourc
Broken transom shower holder Paul Mermelstein at 10:47pm 07.31.22 Arthur: We used to be able to create a consumer account on the Spare Part site, but no longer. You m
Solar Voltage Project_Mayhem at 8:55pm 07.31.22 PM, Dare I suggest RTFM? :) It's in broken english
Solar Voltage Stu Jackson at 8:46pm 07.31.22 Is this expected when it's maintaining? It has a PWM controller PM, Dare I suggest RTFM? :)
Broken transom shower holder arthur.goldberg at 8:40pm 07.31.22 Thank you Davidasailor26. Following your link to https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com, I see a login-i
Solar Voltage rgranger at 8:38pm 07.31.22 I think what you are seeing is normal.
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 rgranger at 8:36pm 07.31.22
Solar Voltage Project_Mayhem at 8:33pm 07.31.22 It has a PWM controller
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? rgranger at 8:33pm 07.31.22 My brother lives on Molokai and sails a hobie mirage the currents between the islands is very stro
Solar Voltage JamesG161 at 8:22pm 07.31.22 You need a voltage regulator versus letting Sun Energy on the panel doing the regulating. Jim...
Fuel Vacuum Gauge JamesG161 at 8:17pm 07.31.22 Answer is NO. Pressure at any point in the fuel line, requires a knowledge of fuel flow rate. Here
Wobbly wheel. Rattlenebang at 6:08pm 07.31.22 Who made the pedestal? Our 2014 has a Lewmar pedestal that has just recently started wobbling just
Winch replacement Joe at 6:07pm 07.31.22 I think you may overestimate the convenience of self tailing winches an a small boat. But.... that c
Wobbly wheel. Davidasailor26 at 5:47pm 07.31.22 Who made the pedestal? Our 2014 has a Lewmar pedestal that has just recently started wobbling just a
Windicator for Escape Mambo (1) wrsayers at 5:45pm 07.31.22 NorCalSail, have you found an Escape windicator? I am looking for one too. Parts are hard to get! T

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