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ice box 323 pearson hopperislander at 4:52pm 07.09.09 Pearson 0/1259 How to insulate ice box
O'Day 222 mast support strut sailfox1989 at 4:35pm 07.09.09 Day Sailers 6/4529 I have a 1984 O'Day 222 that doesn't have the mast support part inside the boat that gives additiona
More Link 2000 questions Smitty at 4:22pm 07.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2382 I'll start with a description of the system I've put together on Chikara. I have 2 100 AH Lifelines
Aft Centerline Cabin Better? SunHawk at 3:16pm 07.09.09 Big Boats 9/5662 I just got an '88 Legend 37. The aft cabin is on the centerline which subjects a great deal of the b
Sail Repair Referral Mike H. at 1:55pm 07.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1297 Does anyone know of a good place in the San Francisco Bay Area where I can get some minor repairs do
mast light wiring 1980 25 ft oday dennyg4 at 1:24pm 07.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2559 Note sure I posted this question properly so trying again. the wiring the runs from accessory panel
Let me introduce myself! panman60 at 1:16pm 07.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1249 Hi, My name is Tom, I'm a project junkie. All my life I aquire things and fix/refinish/rebuild thin
Diagram/Schematic ChicagoJourney at 1:04pm 07.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1143 We have a 1979 S2 11.0A. Looking for a downloadable Black ' White Diagram to post location of thru
Argus Battery Bug - opinions javaprog at 1:01pm 07.09.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2717 I can't believe no one on these forums has asked about these battery bugs. If they have I can't find
Mast Float Solution GBDUX at 1:01pm 07.09.09 Day Sailers 3/4267 I have a hunter 140 Recently, I flipped the boat after getting cought in wind gust and the mast w
lookin for a live aboard FL.PHIL at 12:41pm 07.09.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2296
New Guy needs help h2obob at 12:32pm 07.09.09 Smaller Boats 4/1175 New guy on the block. Just bought a 23. Tried to raise the mast, I think the mast step is missing? W
Bulkhead around Bow hatch and bow nav light Gypsy at 12:17pm 07.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1357 Got another question , I would like to change my bow light from a single one , to a port and star
Diesel Universal 25 cranking problem Medicpilot at 11:29am 07.09.09 Catalina 310 2/1366 Can anyone help? My engine will not even hand crank forward. I have to hand crank it in reverse appr
Diesel engine hydraulic lock Medicpilot at 10:50am 07.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2582 Does anyone have any knowledge about an innability of a diesel engine to crank by hand due to a comp
216 shroud modification question bucshot at 10:25am 07.09.09 Smaller Boats 2/1127 I took delivery of my new 216 last month and I love the boat. I keep the boat on its trailer so I h
Mast Raising System dhmurphy at 10:03am 07.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1804 I have a 26D and would like to add a mast raising system to it. Does anybody know where one can be p
Water in the bilge Richit at 10:01am 07.09.09 Catalina 310 5/1808 Hi all, Newbie question. I'm getting water (fresh water) in the bilge after a rain shower with no
1980 Lancer 25' sam36 at 8:59am 07.09.09 Lancer 1/4800 hello to all i'm going to buy an '80 lancer 25 with trailer in another state (i think) are their spe
Thanks Maine Sail, RE: Polisher Florida sail at 8:03am 07.09.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2938 Maine Sail, Thanks for recommending the Makita polisher (model 9277C). After many years of using

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Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 9:45am 07.21.21 Can get the engine started with a booster pack, Well the OP used his Jump Start.;) I am only tryi
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 DayDreamer41 at 9:44am 07.21.21 I am pretty certain that the only time the start battery is charged is when the engine is running. T
outboard on 32 foot sailboat dlochner at 9:41am 07.21.21 If the old engine is an Atomic 4 and it can't not be economically repaired, the Beta 16 drop in repl
outboard on 32 foot sailboat dLj at 9:38am 07.21.21 My brother just put a brand new beta in his boat. It was a bigger motor as he has a bigger boat so y
outboard on 32 foot sailboat CaptainRan at 9:26am 07.21.21 While an outboard can be mounted on a boat not designed for an outboard, it will be a disappointing
Hunter 216 Furler. What should I buy? rfgeorge55 at 9:20am 07.21.21 Thanks for that quick reply. I'm just looking to replace the missing equipment, which is essentiall
outboard on 32 foot sailboat CaptainRan at 9:07am 07.21.21 I didn't even run the engine! It was just the fact that it's a two stroke that put her off. She had
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 8:59am 07.21.21 Different size engines. I have a Jump start for my 50 HP engine. Jim... OP has the same engin
Landing a sturgeon kloudie1 at 8:40am 07.21.21 We have 3 or 4 different kinds of sturgeon in Lake Pontchartrain. Some natural lake water (brackish)
Air conditioning breaker question on 456 JamesG161 at 8:35am 07.21.21 problem I don't know where to source and how to replace.mine Ok try here... Call the SBO store wi
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance Captain Larry-DH at 8:31am 07.21.21 You can also use a range/bearing line in most nav programs. I frequently use the one in my Navionic
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... kloudie1 at 8:29am 07.21.21 You can direct a garden hose into the stringer limber holes and flush them to the bilge.. Then put t
outboard on 32 foot sailboat Tedd at 8:27am 07.21.21 Try the Amsoil 100:1. Little to no smoke once the engine warms up I didn't even run the engine! It
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance Tedd at 8:25am 07.21.21 If you look at your home and you have vehicles outside that may have been in unique positions over
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 8:25am 07.21.21 The 458 will have a reset procedure if you google the manual. Most Hunter Owner Manuals can be dow
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 8:20am 07.21.21 House batteries do not normally have the Cold Crank Amps to start an engine and have a different
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:15am 07.21.21 You can never eliminate any odor unless you first eliminate the source...'cuz as long as the source
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 8:14am 07.21.21 We've got the Xantrex Freedom 20 Charger/Inverter. Same here. Mine never charged the Engine Start
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 07.21.21 What if I traveled in reverse? At one point the wind kicked up so much that I went through a bridge
Landing a sturgeon rgranger at 8:08am 07.21.21 I had never seen a sturgeoun before the tail I found (see post above) washed ashore. It was the day

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