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Lifeline stantions on an Oday 22? jackhartjr at 8:56am 06.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1106 Hi folks, has anyone tried to throughbolt all four screws on their 22's lifeline stantions? On mine
Is Inverter Worth The Hassle? Mike H. at 7:50am 06.09.09 Ask All Sailors 24/3253 I have a Xantrex 1000 watt inverter. It came new in the box with our 94 Hunter Vision 36. It is ab
Rigging tension for a 170 PSmall at 7:31am 06.09.09 Day Sailers 2/1515 I just bought this boat this spring. I used to have a Hobie 16 and the rig was left loose so that th
A not so nice refit surprise... (5) CharlieCobra at 7:30am 06.09.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1889 So, here I am, going along with sanding the cabin top and dressing the edges when I discover an issu
Yanmar 3ym30 coolant question Mike Oatsvall at 7:17am 06.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/3161 I noticed that the overflow tank at the back of the engine was empty. So, I removed the top from the
Some things I learned on my cruise Roger Long at 6:42am 06.09.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2147 Condensation and portlights Cruising in the cold (frost warnings one night) wet weather confirmed
Broken cleats on a Mac 26x JWH2050 at 6:06am 06.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2397 I have a newley aquired 98 Mac 26x. It has two broken cleats, one on the starboard bow and one on th
Masthead "Anchor Light" Ecity Hunter 34 at 6:01am 06.09.09 Big Boats 2/1296 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and wanted to know if anyone can tell me the size, description, or West Mari
79 kentandcecile at 4:44am 06.09.09 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2062 I will be looking at a 1979 30 foot hunter. Would like to know if there are special areas to inspec
Hunter 336 Rigging ontheroadgiv at 9:11pm 06.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/4137 Hello, Once again I am in need of advice. I have the traveler on the deck. That means I have the
Drawer Latch for Hunter 326 mrslep at 8:34pm 06.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1712 Hello all, We need a new latch mechanism for one of the drawers in our Hunter 326 galley. This is t
Cutting Board for Galley Sink mrslep at 8:32pm 06.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1583 Hi. We need a new, white plastic cutting board to fit the galley sink in our Hunter 326. Can anyone
Outboard Motor Mount (5) JohnY at 8:16pm 06.08.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2192 This is a really simple issue, but I thought it may be of use to someone. Like most people I have m
This may be a silly thing to post but PrincessoftheLake at 8:05pm 06.08.09 Big Boats 1/1150 I have to say something about my new boat shoes! I just got a pair of the Sperry Figawi and have use
What do you call it??? jackhartjr at 7:30pm 06.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1698 Hi folks, I can't think of what it is called. What I need is the thing that allows you to bring a w
Fitting Buck 100 at 7:08pm 06.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1611 Does anybody know the name of the fitting that attaches to the bottom of the mast of the Oday 25 and
Electrical outlets cdariusz at 7:02pm 06.08.09 Smaller Boats 2/1119 Have any of you added electrical outlets to Hunter 240? I geuss, yes. How is it done?:confused:
Fittine. Buck 100 at 7:00pm 06.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2 Does anybody know the name of the fitting that attaches to the bottom of the Oday 25 mast that the b
Prop Jonny PIP at 6:48pm 06.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1187 If I wanted to replace my 2 blade prop with a 3 blade prop on my 1979 Hunter 30 T-2 what would i us
Prop Jonny PIP at 6:46pm 06.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/1516 If I wanted to replace my 2 blade prop with a 3 blade prop on my 1979 Hunter 30 T-2.What would i use

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Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering sail sfbay at 8:34am 03.19.22 Doesn't the lock just hold the steering wheel in place? Suggest contacting Whitlock for a diagram an
Forever to Charge - What's This? DArcy at 8:11am 03.19.22 If you haven't already, separate them, let them settle then measure voltage on each battery separate
Yanmar Engine Oil Change sailcapt340 at 8:03am 03.19.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? Davidasailor26 at 8:00am 03.19.22 Update: 3 days later!!! - and I haven't done any of those things in the list, but the batteries ar
Hunter 49/50 running power cables for port cabin top winch artboas at 7:46am 03.19.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 7:33am 03.19.22 Update: 3 days later!!! - and I haven't done any of those things in the list, but the batteries are
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:32am 03.19.22 If you find that the neutral and ground wires are showing continuity between each other, first look
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 7:31am 03.19.22 I didn't know that. I thought these worked by detecting differences in the neutral and hot current
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:26am 03.19.22 So, to the O.P. - with the boat not connected to the shore power outlet, measure the resistance from
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:23am 03.19.22 Further, only newer marinas have gfcis on the dock pedestals. The OP may have been plugging into no
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Alan Gomes at 7:22am 03.19.22 The picture really helps. When the boat is molded, hull color and stripe color gelcoat is sprayed
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:15am 03.19.22 Further, only newer marinas have gfcis on the dock pedestals. The OP may have been plugging into non
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:13am 03.19.22 If I understand the OP correctly, the only gfci that tripped was the one on shore. If you mistakenl
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Old Skool Neil at 7:11am 03.19.22 The picture really helps. When the boat is molded, hull color and stripe color gelcoat is sprayed i
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:10am 03.19.22 If I understand the OP correctly, the only gfci that tripped was the one on shore. If you mistakenly
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:53am 03.19.22 I think it could be inconsistent depending on the quality of the connections on the boat and in the
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 6:50am 03.19.22 I don't think the other GFCIs wouldn't have tripped were this the case. I think it could be incons
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:42am 03.19.22 A previous owner may have bonded the neutral wire (white) to the ground wire (green) somewhere. Thi
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:41am 03.19.22 It could well be that the GFCI is faulty. Another observation is that you didn't trip GFCIs when
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) RoyS at 6:36am 03.19.22 You need to carry a spare (new not used) impeller on board. You should probably carry a complete spa

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