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A start in Beneteau cruising. A 323 or a 311. jemreg at 4:49am 10.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3204 Hi, I'm, looking to move up from dinghy sailing to buying a cruiser for use in waters off the East C
OK Dremmel All U Get at 1:41am 10.23.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2316 Hi all, A while ago I mentioned working on my boat with a Dremmel 400 XPR which failed after short u
Sail Life Mick at 8:38pm 10.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2122 Just for my own knowledge . What would the normal sail life of the Doyle stock sail be . Figuring th
Oday 26 leaking near aft of bilge danosmith at 8:13pm 10.22.10 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2679 I have bought an Oday 26...1987 model year.....and I seem to be leaking water in aft end of bilge(ri
new Hunter 170 owner problem solvers dagosa at 4:04pm 10.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2043 Before a friend and I who each own and race a JY15 ventured into buying a used 2002 Hunter 170 joint
Sunsail Boat Owners davegal7 at 2:04pm 10.22.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1834 I am looking to talk with some one who is presently in the sunsail boat owners program is there anyo
water inthe bilge of a hunter 22 centerboard model hellerjo at 1:52pm 10.22.10 Smaller Boats 8/2297 In my last post I forgot to mention that my H22 is the centerboard model. I noticed water on the cab
"Sailing" The area in and around West Virginia bobincorliss at 1:40pm 10.22.10 Other Sailboats 1/2194 Let's start by saying, "Sailing in WV. is like flying a in a closet". Very few do it. I started a sm
2GM20F maint. questions bigsick at 1:31pm 10.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1512 Want to replace the fuel filters before winter storage. I have a Hunter 326 and cannot seem to find
Electrosense Holding Tank Monitor C'est La Vie at 1:25pm 10.22.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/4401 While at the Annapolis Boat Show, we ran across a "new" holding tank monitoring system from Electros
Soft Spot Under Dinette Table? Monemkr2000 at 11:55am 10.22.10 Catalina 22 2/2253 Hey guys, I was getting my boat ready for haul out today and removed the table to get to a few thi
1984 H31 deck drain IanJ at 10:30am 10.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1369 I have a 1984 Hunter 31, which I love. However, the deck never drains, and I was wondering if any of
Fixing Wet Rudder (2) Lookout at 10:04am 10.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1942 I have a Catalina 27, with a heavy wet rudder. I have just peeled off the fibreglass today and wa
british sub dlewis812 at 7:08am 10.22.10 Ask All Sailors 23/5161 http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/10/22/britain.submarine/index.html?hpt=T2 would think they w
length of stanchions????? welderxman1 at 6:36am 10.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1301 Hello it would be great help if i could get the measurement for the stanchions, for a 1973 25ft j ra
Wave Refraction (1) geoffschultz at 6:22am 10.22.10 Ask All Sailors 6/4673 I've been studying the Mexican coastline/anchorages via satellite images and just saw a great image
Mexican Insurance Companies geoffschultz at 6:12am 10.22.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3243 I see that I need to carry insurance from a Mexican based company for my upcoming trip. Does anyone
Mast step 37c med2463 at 5:41am 10.22.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1335 I
Broken 420 Passage Rudder Mark Davy at 5:01am 10.22.10 Big Boats 3/1558 Hi All. Our Hunter 420 Passage was being delivered from the Caribbean to Durban South africa. Off t
My Rudder us Mush Lookout at 4:52am 10.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/42 Hi I have a 1977 Catalina 27, and the rudder fiberglass has discriminated, having drilled a few ho

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There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 12:27pm 07.20.22 cool stuff @Tedd ... Thnx
Battery Wiring Diagram Stu Jackson at 12:23pm 07.20.22 1) Starting the engine with either house OR start batteries. 2) Running house loads with either sta
Funny Friday!!! Ward H at 12:08pm 07.20.22 Recent electrical outlet repairs brought me to buy a new to me style of driver. An ECX driver. I'v
Battery Wiring Diagram Stu Jackson at 12:04pm 07.20.22 Just a note on your set-up - the current thinking is not to have two separate banks, but to have on
Battery Wiring Diagram Head Sail at 12:03pm 07.20.22 You seem to be missing some major components to your diagram. How is the alternator and starter wir
There goes the neighborhood! (1) Tedd at 11:54am 07.20.22 Hi @rgranger , I couldn't find everything, but I did find my calculations for range and specific ra
What causes high voltage fault? Stu Jackson at 11:52am 07.20.22 but I always turn the charger off when I'm staying on-board at the slip overnight .... You are awa
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves jviss at 11:43am 07.20.22 Please... install a one-piece "sea cock" next time, and not another valve screwed onto a separate t
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves FastOlson at 11:39am 07.20.22 Yes! It occurred to me as I did it that if I broke the seacock off I'd sink the boat! No. The val
Hunter 30T main cabin table Art12050 at 11:36am 07.20.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Tedd at 11:28am 07.20.22 For 90 bucks, replacing the carb is a no brainer. It takes about fifteen minutes and will most likel
There goes the neighborhood! jon hansen at 11:21am 07.20.22 bow thrusters: just when you need them the most, they help you the least! they work OK on a calm day
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves Art12050 at 11:21am 07.20.22
1984 O28 starting issues Richard19068 at 11:14am 07.20.22 Good to have it fixed. Did you try cleaning the connections at the starter first or just go straigh
There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 11:07am 07.20.22 I've done some calculations on exactly that idea, for a trawler yacht of around 25 feet. All of th
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 10:55am 07.20.22 I saw these two screws on a recent trip to Orlando...
There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 10:39am 07.20.22 Where I dock now is tight... and a few hours of each day, the tidal current is running close to 5kts
Battery Wiring Diagram Nichole340 at 10:37am 07.20.22
Signet SL172 instrument py26129 at 10:34am 07.20.22 Thanks for the leads everyone. I'm following up on them now. Cheers
depth/chart plotters (1) rgranger at 10:30am 07.20.22 But if depth is all you need and space is limited, get something like this...

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