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1983 H25 / Water Bladder / Fresh Water Hand Pump Project (5) JBSailsSD at 6:58pm 11.26.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2087 I love a four day weekend. Boat projects to get 'er done So...I have my new Johnson 9.9 XLS diale
Holding tank deck opening mc2sail at 5:59pm 11.26.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2966 I recently purchased a 1997 Beneteau 461. The holding tank deck opening is frozen shut. I have tri
Autopilot Recommendation stephen Penny at 5:06pm 11.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2346 I purchased a 1987 Hunter 31 a year ago with a belt-driven Autohelm 3000 and controller installed on
Universal M25 diesel AADIVER at 4:14pm 11.26.10 Catalina 30 8/4447 When a Universal M25 diesel cuts off underway but restarts a couple of minutes later, is the "culpri
P30 Wiring To Mast? SEMIJim at 2:30pm 11.26.10 Pearson 6/3409 Hi All, Looks like an active Pearson community here :) I've long thought about researching this, b
Solar Panel mount med2463 at 12:24pm 11.26.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1854 Anybody out there using the solar panel mount pole sold here on SBO? Sounds attractive, tilt and tu
Foreign objects Sandy Stone at 12:23pm 11.26.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3249 I have a rather indelicate question (aren't they all?) Does anybody make/sell a disposal bag for fe
Safety netting jorgefife at 12:20pm 11.26.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3303 I have just bought 2 sets of 10 feet of safety nets The instructions are very poor: does anyone have
When to pull the battery? sinnettc at 12:05pm 11.26.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2446 We had a bit of cold weather this week which got me to thinking. . . The Willamette Valley here
26s--replacing center valve gasket assbly old guys sail at 9:58am 11.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2476 1993--just purchased a replacement valve assembly. Now the question. How to I install it? The botto
water heater pressure relief valve ssardone at 9:40am 11.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2700 on my '01 320 I've noticed that my water heater pressure relief valve leaks when the heater reaches
Hull ID Number Caribana at 7:48am 11.26.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/8892 Hi everyone... We recently purchased a 2001 Beneteau 381 in the Caribbean from a brokerage. As I be
How do you keep waste out of tank discharge hose? seafever at 7:04am 11.26.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/4851 I have read Get Rid of Boat Odors twice and understand the concept of keeping waste out of all hoses
Jib Sheet Replacement rajhnsn at 5:58am 11.26.10 Bigger Boats 10/6637 I need to replace my jib sheets on my Oday 35. How long should they be? Is it better to have one c
Replacement of vinyl lifelines knotalot22 at 5:38am 11.26.10 Catalina 22 15/5633 The vinyl on my lifelines is looking cracked and aged. Does anyone know where I can buy replacement
Perko Combo Masthead/Deck Light rajens at 9:53pm 11.25.10 Ask All Sailors 5/6026 Looking to purchase a "Vertical Mount Combination Masthead Deck Spreader Light - 0170BMD12V" Manuf
vinyl coating of stays jedavidson77584 at 9:07pm 11.25.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2822 The cables (stays and halyards) have "meathooks". Are they companies that will coat the existing cab
Bilge pump agaliha at 6:36pm 11.25.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1722 I was winterizing my B361 today and when I emptied the water heater into the bilge I couldn't get th
Need Help - Sailmaker Recommendation Please jk2894 at 4:44pm 11.25.10 S2 3/1752 My wife and I have an S2 8.0b. We sail on Lake Michigan - not racing, strictly cruising. Never more
Annapolis Insurance Lober at 3:49pm 11.25.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2209 Best companies for sailboat insurance in the Annapolis MD area??

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Sailing with a depth finder dlochner at 12:08pm 07.06.22 A depth finder is most useful for setting an anchor and knowing how much scope to let out and roughl
Transducer thru hull on Hunter 25 2005+ location Kaysirin at 12:04pm 07.06.22 For small boats, many have GPS that can give speed. For Depth transducer, there is a trick. Ins
Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 11:38am 07.06.22 @capta thanks for your reply. spec or report that states so? I have not. But the, a sump or bilg
Strainer for Bilge Pump capta at 11:20am 07.06.22 I do not believe that those are rated as continuous duty pumps, so if they had to operate for a numb
Sailing with a depth finder Davidasailor26 at 11:18am 07.06.22
Sailing with a depth finder Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 07.06.22 Don't even consider installing a transducer as an in-hull transducer (meaning requires holes). I be
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 Davidasailor26 at 11:04am 07.06.22
Sailing with a depth finder capta at 10:59am 07.06.22 I mainly use a depth finder to know when I am going from deep water to shallow in the murky green wa
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Scott T-Bird at 10:42am 07.06.22 I hope these photos are just a teaser! We want details! Give us a full report of all the good, the
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA BroncoJohn at 10:37am 07.06.22 Wow great information Tim. I hope to buy you a beer soon at YROC for your helpful advice. I have the
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help (5) Dustin7 at 10:30am 07.06.22 Thank you every one for all the insights and information. It was all very helpful in completing this
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 10:25am 07.06.22 Hot wrench works every time
Canvas treatment kappykaplan at 10:08am 07.06.22 Whenever the water started coming through, retreatment made it good as ever. :plus:
Remove headliner to replace clutches loneshark64 at 9:43am 07.06.22 Same here on my 310. There is a panel about one foot square that are in my head and aft cabin that
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Tim Mills at 9:17am 07.06.22 One last comment: If you decide to run in the Chesapeake Bay at night, I would stay in the charted c
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Tim Mills at 9:11am 07.06.22 John: I went back and found an old post summarizing our trip. Here it is: --------------------------
Music Problems - Help Tedd at 8:52am 07.06.22 Car stereos today are designed for our grandchildren who can easily figure them out. Not for our ge
Remove headliner to replace clutches JRacer at 8:41am 07.06.22 Same here on my 310. There is a panel about one foot square that are in my head and aft cabin that h
Mast Raising LloydB at 8:29am 07.06.22 Turning a used mast into a gin pole sounds like a good idea do you have any pictures or measurements
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:27am 07.06.22 I assumed the wiring to the light ran behind the headliner, but that's why I'm posting here. Hoping

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