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Macgregor 25 standing rigging question whudatt at 7:50pm 07.05.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/947 Hello all, can anyone tell me if a 1/4" difference in the length of my upper shrouds (from one to th
Hunter 240 aft lazarett drains Arnie53 at 7:49pm 07.05.21 Smaller Boats 4/498 Has anyone installed drains and throughhulls in the lazaretts in a 240? Ours get so full of bugs th
Hunter 420 Fresh Water Cooling normanjj at 7:00pm 07.05.21 Big Boats 3/391 I have a 2004 Hunter 420. I think I may have a freshwater coolant leak. Does anyone know how many
Antifreeze in hot water tank Matt wants to sail at 6:31pm 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 2/483 Any tips on getting rid of the smell associated with having antifreeze in the hot water tank? I bypa
Black water in Bilge !I have a 1999 hunter 310. FOLLOWING SEAS at 5:15pm 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/611 I have a 1999 Hunter 310, there is some water in the bilge pump area and the keel bolt space! It sme
OUTHAUL END CAP mjsb at 4:28pm 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/613 Has anyone had to replace the outhaul end cap on their boom. i have an 87 Hunter 31 and after inspec
First Haul Out c07chrisjohnson at 3:45pm 07.05.21 Big Boats 3/432 I have a 1985 Hunter 34 and I'm having the boat hauled out for the first time (besides the purchase
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? (6) patrickkidd at 3:11pm 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 15/833 I overheated my Yanmar 2GM and the exhaust hose started leaking. After replacing the rather old exha
Battery troubles Captain W at 12:21pm 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2039 Bought two new AGM batteries before the sailing season last year. Sailed the entire year without is
78 Lancer 28 owners manual Jaycake at 12:11pm 07.05.21 Lancer 3/1248 Hi all, As the title says...I have mine and I scanned it as a PDF. other than the warranty pages an
Standing Rigging jjweiss56 at 11:55am 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1175 HI, all. New to the forum here. I need to replace the standing rigging on my Hunter H22, model yea
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed (1) fox9988 at 11:30am 07.05.21 Engines and Propulsion 11/1743 195889 New to me boat that's been sitting for two years. I recently got the engine started. Engine
Disassemble cabin reading light (2) kbgunn at 10:45am 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/971 I'm working on the headliner in a 2006 Hunter 38. There are some reading light fixtures in the aft c
Inflatable RIB capseaquel at 10:26am 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/873 Looking for suggestions for lifting our dinghy on deck. 8.3 ft Thanks
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard John Marrone at 9:36am 07.05.21 Catalina 22 8/762 Just another hurdle with this boat "Old Boat" update. How does a Fuel line or for that matter a Engi
Door hardware- 90's era Beneteaus teneicm at 7:02am 07.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1592 Hi folks and greetings from another owner of a French built boat! We have a 90's era Privilege cata
Propane storage on H44 Ac wyctoronto at 5:20am 07.05.21 Big Boats 10/826 Hello. My 44AC has a vented box in the port cockpit lazarette for house use. Where do others store
Electronic anomalies DougM at 5:04am 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 6/829 July 4 marks the first time my boat has actually sailed since September 2019. It was a good day with
Shower drain clogged Mike M. at 2:30pm 07.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2212 I recently had my seacocks replaced on my Beneteau 411. Yesterday, I notice water standing and was w
Hatch and port light covers or coating Rjm st.petersburg at 1:13pm 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 7/367 We are discussing covering our hatches and port lights. I was wondering if the sunbrella will cause

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Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 10:55am 03.02.24 For my education, why would you keep the combiner instead of going to a 1-2-both switch wired as yo
Midship spring line cleat on 315 sailme88 at 10:40am 03.02.24 What SJN said !
Midship spring line cleat on 315 andrewbredow at 10:32am 03.02.24 Bought a pair of these last year, fit perfect on my 310: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K3Y2N
WATCHING PAINT DRY! (2) twodzusfittings at 10:26am 03.02.24 Took advantage of a nice day. Applied the Seadek to the cabin top and then installed the Companion w
Battery combiner, is this best? JamesG161 at 10:08am 03.02.24 Xantrex Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I h
Midship spring line cleat on 315 SJN at 9:39am 03.02.24 Easy. No added holes. Get cleats that fit onto the genoa track.
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 9:37am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute
Drop Keel LesCayere at 9:30am 03.02.24 Gloucester yachts Gloucester 22 ManualsManualsLibhttps://www.manualslib.com Got it Thank You
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 9:19am 03.02.24 1. I am hoping to move up to somewhere between a 28 and 34 ft boat by the end of this year or spri
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? danooxnard at 9:04am 03.02.24
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. MitchM at 8:56am 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:48am 03.02.24 Replace the combiner and charger with something like this: Amazon.com : Guest 2707A Guest On-Board
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:43am 03.02.24 Just install a 15A outlet and box onto the AC wire that fed the old charger. Easy peasy..
Battery combiner, is this best? bob45 at 8:40am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute
Bon Voyage! kloudie1 at 8:33am 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? Siamese at 8:27am 03.02.24 Looking at the pictures is making me queasy. And what is the condition of the deck coring? Nope...
Battery combiner, is this best? (1) Rick Webb at 8:27am 03.02.24 Replace the combiner and charger with something like this: Amazon.com : Guest 2707A Guest On-Board
Bon Voyage! Terry Cox at 8:23am 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to keep
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? PaulK at 8:12am 03.02.24 Buying new rigging, sails, and a motor for a "free" boat that needs a summer's worth of work before
Bon Voyage! PaulK at 8:06am 03.02.24 After 40 years of work, mostly in the railroad business, today was RETIREMENT day! At work, the te

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