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New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 5:36am 06.29.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 45/5407 Hi everyone, I recently purchased a 2009 Beneteau 37. I brought the boat up from Annapolis this p
Changing aft heads toilet from manual to electric Legend 41AC leemarkadams at 12:31am 06.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/611 Hi all, Thinking of changing the current Jabsco manual twist n lock aft heads toilet to an electri
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? patrickkidd at 9:30pm 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 30/2975 I left the engine cooling water intake seacock closed and melted my impeller and overheated my engin
Engine wouldn't stay running properly Biobob Catalina 27 at 7:27pm 06.28.21 Big Boats 0/698 On my 1997 catalina 380 I had issues with the RPM dropping after about 15 minutes under load, replac
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation artboas at 7:24pm 06.28.21 Big Boats 7/1237
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? Ward H at 6:45pm 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 8/927 I frequently pull the Groco SS strainer basket to clean grass but I've never noticed mud in the bott
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? buzzbaysnagger at 6:21pm 06.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/846 I have a plan to switch out the head. Just looking for feedback from someone who has done it.
Beneteau 323 Bimini? LynnM at 4:47pm 06.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/808 Just bought this boat and need one...wondering if anyone has a pattern for this? I tracked down a pl
rudder cable came off pullies... jumpphx at 12:57pm 06.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/372 i have a 88 Hunter 40 Legend and this weekend while jibbing my rudder cable came off. while steerin
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? ggrizzard at 12:23pm 06.28.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/731 Yesterday, June 27, 2021, I logged on to look at a couple of threads. For some unknown reason the fo
First 285 sail slides 74 xray at 11:23am 06.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/688 Trying to replace slides on main and they are metric 15 mm by 30 mm and i can get slightly larger st
Smaller Genoa Steve Berndt at 10:44am 06.28.21 Smaller Boats 4/1351 Has anyone replaced the standard 150% Genoa with a smaller, more manageable sail?
How to tell if oil is in gas? Project_Mayhem at 9:47am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1082 We have a few gallons of gas that we can't remember if we added two stroke oil to. Is there an easy
Can I connect an Airmar DST810 multi sensory to a Raymarine i70 display? Jwhy at 9:28am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 6/2685 Is there a conversion plug that connects the two different cable ends?
Hunter 26.5 Main and Genoa NewJersey_waters at 9:23am 06.28.21 Smaller Boats 1/3 Available. Made by Doyle, Bronx, NYC. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154510362598
Which boson chair do you use? CYQK at 8:49am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1426 Time to look for one Suggestions?
Mast boot leak geek_guy at 7:54am 06.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/492 Morning all, I have a new to me Hunter 42 Passage. Picked it up last week and sailed toward home.
Transducer Failure? rpell1@msn.com at 7:38am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 5/506 Hi all and hope all is well with you and yours. I have a Garmin GPS 41s with an Airmar in hull tran
1987 Catalina 22 Battery John Marrone at 5:00am 06.28.21 Catalina 22 4/1099 Looks like I now need a battery and not sure how a battery for this boat may be similar in spec. as
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! MikeHoncho at 8:43pm 06.27.21 Ask All Sailors 6/890 1czIdtmH0W8

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Thermostat T33 at 3:09pm 06.17.24 Anyone have Hillerange 3 burner propane stove parts? Looking for safety sensor unit with hollow fila
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 2:53pm 06.17.24 That might be my next step, just waiting on the HE gaskets to arrive. The impeller and thermostat
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction Marauder at 2:51pm 06.17.24 Thanks for the replies guys. Sounds like leaking deck hardware could be a real headache. Has anyone
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:34pm 06.17.24 N scale 160th scale refers to model railroading
Companionway leaks? Timm R Oday25 at 12:57pm 06.17.24 After way too long , I finally tracked down a very elusive leak to the traveller . It was a replacem
Reconditioning circuit breakers dlochner at 12:53pm 06.17.24 Circuit breakers wear out, especially when they are used as switches. The only good solution is to r
Reconditioning circuit breakers Don S/V ILLusion at 12:35pm 06.17.24
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 12:26pm 06.17.24 Your question is timely. We got a 5hp (equivalent) Elco electric motor. We are finding the 5hp to
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 11:36am 06.17.24 My condolences. I too am the product of a mis-spent youth which resulted in my becoming an engineer
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts JamesG161 at 10:56am 06.17.24 So many Hatches, So little time.... Hunter Hayzak Hatches Maybe this one? Jim...
keel bolt torque JamesG161 at 10:39am 06.17.24 It should be ALL Fresh Water on the Great Lakes near Toronto. oh well... Jim...
keel bolt torque Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 06.17.24 Checked fresh water , hatches etc, bildge. Bit of a bugger when you can't determine whether the
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 06.17.24 I am an engineer, My condolences. I too am the product of a mis-spent youth which resulted in my
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jssailem at 8:24am 06.17.24 Sharing magic beers. What a concept. Makes one feel all warm and fuzzy. I like it.
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Hello Below at 8:10am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti
Cleaning Anchor Kings Gambit at 8:00am 06.17.24 Nice. Yeah. The boat had SS chain and anchor when I acquired it. The previous owner of four years
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts Phil Herring at 7:57am 06.17.24 I believe shop.hunterowners.com is the only source for those parts. Most of the hatches on the early
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 (1) dlochner at 7:53am 06.17.24 When you looked at the AIS Detail popup, did you look under the "Messages" tab? There might be a but
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 7:47am 06.17.24 There are before and after photos of my teak in this thread July 22, 2023 post
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Stu Jackson at 7:47am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti

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