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Salon Lights wiring H49 (1) Velero49 at 7:04am 02.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/518 I am replacing 6 lights in the salon. The old lights (mini flourecent) have 3 wires and the new on
transmission heat exchanger question CYQK at 2:54am 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 4/530 Mounting new exchanger on new zf12m gear Anyone know of a substance to apply between them that will
315 Starting Battery Specifications (2) Skipper John at 11:37pm 02.16.22 Catalina 310 5/1504 Our new 315 was ordered with the starting battery option, but the manual did not address how the bat
Thanks for all the help and advice CaptainRan at 10:39pm 02.16.22 Smaller Boats 4/649 We're moving from Las Vegas to Puget Sound and I've already purchased a new boat up there so letting
Retrofitting an arch Ryan Oakes at 7:02pm 02.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/973 I have recently purchased an 87 hunter 40 legend which has the traveller in cockpit. I'm curious if
Insurance higgs at 6:42pm 02.16.22 Ask All Sailors 31/2748 A friend of mine just bought a Bayhen 21 in Florida - worth around 4K. He has had a terrible time f
help to identify this part (1) chp at 6:10pm 02.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/692 Has anybody seen this part which is what I'm assuming is a forestay tension adjuster. Can't find any
Hunter 49/50 alternator wiring Laid-back at 12:30pm 02.16.22 Big Boats 9/1065 I had to take out my alternator to change the impeller, not having done the Boas Fix yet. When putti
Yanmar coolant Dale Haz at 9:55am 02.16.22 C&C 8/4670 I'm unable to locate Yanmar coolant YG30, it appears to be replaced by YG30R. Are these the same pro
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? jviss at 9:43am 02.16.22 Ask All Sailors 16/11582 Hi all, What do you all think is the best tool for drawing boat schematics? Something free or che
Don't drag your rudder on the ground when trailering. Doing some fixing after PO fail. (1) waterman30 at 9:17am 02.16.22 Smaller Boats 8/976
Raritan PH Superflush .v.s Raritan PHII Apex at 3:11am 02.16.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2115 What's the difference? Wednesday morning curiosity as it were...
Mattress Dimensions - 2018 Oceanis 41.1 AwwShucks at 8:17pm 02.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/879
Sole Refinish Question Archangel123 at 7:33pm 02.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1147 I have a 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 36 Center Cockpit. The boat is nearly immaculate and I want to mainta
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle Manuel Mendoza at 5:42pm 02.15.22 Catalina 22 8/926 Greetings to all, I decided to do maintenance on my kick up rudder and it has been impossible for me
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar Cap'n Dave at 2:59pm 02.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1101 Went sailing Saturday morning, 30 degree weather. Left the slip without starting the 2GM. After a co
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? flightlead404 at 7:58am 02.15.22 Big Boats 9/1488 In an effort to get a little more "curb appeal" I'm looking to replace the cabin top pinstriping. N
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling sailingdeac at 7:41am 02.15.22 Catalina 309 Group Forum 26/5935 Looking for experiences of others with this problem. I finally proved that the water to the bilge
Need a mast for 22 sport, standard. abby-capri22 at 11:44pm 02.14.22 Catalina 22 2/469 Hey folks. I bought a project boat and major thing on my list to source is a mast. Vessel was de-mas
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Mike25 at 5:44pm 02.14.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1942 Recently acquired a Venture 25 and am repairing the broke keel cable and trunk. Several concerns but

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Sunken Treasure Grumps at 12:10pm 01.20.25 Grumps, it would be remiss not to mention that even fiberglass can be degraded by immersion in water
Sunken Treasure shemandr at 11:57am 01.20.25 Grumps, it would be remiss not to mention that even fiberglass can be degraded by immersion in water
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler jssailem at 11:51am 01.20.25 That is how I understood the information provided.
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 11:43am 01.20.25 You feeling Lucky?:biggrin: I want to pose a crazy question: What are your thoughts and/or experienc
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 11:42am 01.20.25 You feeling Lucky?:biggrin: Mostly bored
Sunken Treasure jssailem at 11:39am 01.20.25 You feeling Lucky?:biggrin:
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 11:34am 01.20.25 I want to pose a crazy question: What are your thoughts and/or experience with rebuilding a sunken s
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Sock/Bag Question MikeHoncho at 10:43am 01.20.25 bag should stay on deck. Look for a means to disconnect. There is a ring at the base of the sock
entry level electronics Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 01.20.25 BTW, since you are on the Hudson, I would get a VHF radio with built-in AIS receiver at minimum and
entry level electronics Scott T-Bird at 10:18am 01.20.25
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware (3) JBP-PA at 10:02am 01.20.25 It is not unusual at all for roller furlers to use a different kind of pin for the forestay and link
entry level electronics shemandr at 9:09am 01.20.25 With regard to chart datum it is notable that when the QE2 hit some rocks off Cuttyhunk in 1992, th
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware dLj at 8:08am 01.20.25
Forestay to bowplate connection hardware Joe at 7:58am 01.20.25 A clevis pin to secure a marine eye to a fork that could also have a turnbuckle in the sequence. Ha
entry level electronics kappykaplan at 7:44am 01.20.25 Sailing is not a video game, the instruments are there to supplement the visceral data you collect
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. SoHaSailor at 7:39am 01.20.25 I replaced the mounts for my little Universal M2-12 last fall. I had seen all of the suggestions me
entry level electronics dlochner at 7:36am 01.20.25 Re. depth based on charts, in many places that is a joke book. In self-defense I was distracted b
entry level electronics thinwater at 7:28am 01.20.25 Re. depth based on charts, in many places that is a joke book. The shoals move around with floods an
entry level electronics (3) Tally Ho at 7:23am 01.20.25 For me, I would want a wind instrument, which can be displayed on a separate display or on a chart p
entry level electronics SoHaSailor at 7:21am 01.20.25 Lots of valuable input here. I'll just add that you can do everything that you want with a tablet (

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