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pearson spreaders chumperdink at 6:51am 08.10.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1112 Hello all new to sailboating and this forum. I am trying to take on refurbishing my father's sail b
Hunter 146 - Trying to figure out what goes here (1) subsailor99 at 6:46am 08.10.21 Day Sailers 6/1102
Invest 94L --> PTC #6 --> TS Fred (1) JamesG161 at 6:18am 08.10.21 Weather and Forecasting 9/1409 Investigation 94L is now showing enough counter clockwise circulation to be tagged... Potential Tro
Battery Gremlin Rodd at 5:59am 08.10.21 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2044 when i switch 1-2-Both switch to bank 1 all is good. When i switch to bank 2 the 12v lights flicke
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. wmikewhite at 5:35am 08.10.21 Smaller Boats 24/3626 There are 3 pockets for the keel bolts with small holes on either side of the keel bolts allowing wa
Touching up with polyurethane DinghySailor at 9:28pm 08.09.21 Ask All Sailors 2/599
Newish Beneteau 41.1 2017 owner with a few questions Larrycadman at 6:56pm 08.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/952 1. I'm looking to install two air conditioners. Does anyone have this boat that can tell the BTU's
Will 3/8" Sta-Set X be a good replacement? Rabe at 3:33pm 08.09.21 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1268 It looks like the previous owner used 3-Strand Safety line in either 1/2" or 7/16". Do you think 3
Raymarine Ray 55 Transmits but Won't Receive Sun Catcher at 3:09pm 08.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/599 The Ray55 vhf on our Beneteau 31 transmits well but will not receive. Nothing - no weather stations
1984 Hunter 34 Standing Rigging (1) david21837 at 2:56pm 08.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1428 Hello, Does anyone have information on how the shrouds get assembled? My rigger took it apart and i
Can I unkink this bilge pump hose? (1) Greg Kyle at 2:45pm 08.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1519 Pulled some panels off to do some AC work and found that the manual bilge pump drain hose was really
Repairable or time for new ones (2) SaltySasquatch at 12:38pm 08.09.21 Ask All Sailors 8/743 Message
best places to install vents on a H280? matts997 at 11:05am 08.09.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/596 I need to install a couple small passive (or maybe solar) vents on my H280, but--other than the forw
Beneteau courtesy light controller kodiak1120 at 10:21am 08.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1485 I have a 2009 Beneteau 37. It has two courtesy lights installed in the cockpit that are controlled
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? kodiak1120 at 8:49am 08.09.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2668 New boat owner. Trying to decide whether to leave the AC on when away from the boat. The alternat
Routing Depth Finder Transducer Cable? snoopy_ at 7:43am 08.09.21 Catalina 30 3/648 I am looking for advice on routing a depth finder's transducer cable. My initial thought was to run
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling (2) RAPTORFLYR at 7:40am 08.09.21 Smaller Boats 9/1756 Hi All, I'm totally new to this forum and just purchased a '93 Hunter 23.5. The boat is in good sha
San Diego Bay (1) Kings Gambit at 7:26am 08.09.21 Destinations 11/1635 At anchor in La Playa behind Shelter Island. SDB is a great destination for a couple of weeks away f
fastnet race jon hansen at 5:31am 08.09.21 Racing 3/986 ulBX2jTivYg
Shore Power AC Reset Breaker (2) smokey73 at 6:42pm 08.08.21 Ask All Sailors 5/985 1994 Hunter 40.5 One of the two 30A AC Reset Reset "Pop-Up" resets seems to be weak on holding curr

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Best Place to post " boat for sale" jssailem at 7:56pm 06.26.24 Another idea. In some locations there are non profit groups that acquire boats. Some expect a donati
Mooring and bilge pump Arrgh at 7:25pm 06.26.24 All good info, except I'm not sure I would install a check valve on the bilge pump...
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 7:18pm 06.26.24 This project looks awesome! Want to come do mine next? :)
Yanmar 20gm starting issue dlochner at 6:49pm 06.26.24 I suspect the new batteries I had didn't have quite the charge I needed. After a day on the trickle
Yanmar 20gm starting issue rgranger at 6:42pm 06.26.24 @jssailem recommended you check the battery connections... That is sound advice. Let me share two
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) pgandw at 5:14pm 06.26.24 On my ODay 25 (1979?), the through hull for the sink in the head was above the water line by a coupl
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. SFS at 4:19pm 06.26.24 Sending you a PM.
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 3:55pm 06.26.24 Pulling the cable will stop all fuel, making it impossible to start, Been there, done that! :beer:
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) kappykaplan at 3:54pm 06.26.24 The thru hull is definitely below water line. The missing hose is an indication that the thru hull
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Davidasailor26 at 3:54pm 06.26.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable. Also, i
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 3:49pm 06.26.24 Does anyone know the part number for the engine choke cable for this model Beneteau and a source?
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) GreggS at 3:28pm 06.26.24 The thru hull is definitely below water line. The missing hose is an indication that the thru hull
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) JoeWhite at 3:19pm 06.26.24 The thru hull is definitely below water line. The missing hose is an indication that the thru hull i
Best Place to post " boat for sale" danm1 at 2:46pm 06.26.24 Similarly, at my last boat sale, I met the buyer at his bank. He had a bank check cut for the purcha
Best Place to post " boat for sale" Tally Ho at 2:35pm 06.26.24
Small Boat to teach Grandchild Steve_Catalina at 1:36pm 06.26.24 Sunfish / Sailfish, I bet there are a few around. Good luck
Yanmar 20gm starting issue jssailem at 1:22pm 06.26.24 The batteries are new with a new trickle charger on them so they shouldnt be the issue. Batttery c
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Tally Ho at 1:15pm 06.26.24 Have a 2002 310, same engine and alternator. The voltmeter on the engine panel under reads by as mu
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Hayden Watson at 1:13pm 06.26.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable.
Bomar hatch hinge pin ggrizzard at 12:54pm 06.26.24 If the old pins are nylon and are going to be replaced, why the concern?

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