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1997 Bennetaue oceanis 400 stop switch wiring? (2) bwagner187 at 1:23pm 12.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 8/1070 I just purchased this vessel and I do have the original owners manual with the engine wiring diagram
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Scandium at 11:54am 12.07.21 Newport 7/3000 I'm looking to replace both engine and prop on my N30. Does anyone know the max prop size that will
Converting '73 Javelin to mid-boom rigging? (1) RaleighRancher at 10:09am 12.07.21 Day Sailers 7/2249 I've got a 1973 O'Day Javelin with the end of boom rigging as shown below. I'm thinking about conver
SailCare vs Local Loft Project_Mayhem at 9:38am 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1151 I was just curious if SailCare's cleaning process was that much better than what most lofts do?
We Remember... jssailem at 9:06am 12.07.21 Sails Call Lounge 6/973 07 December 1941. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. To remember and honor the 2,403 Americans w
Securing anchor chain; Clydo at 8:47am 12.07.21 Catalina 310 6/3381 Any suggestions on how to secure anchor / anchor chain in our C310 anchor locker? At present I wrap
jib highaspect Gerthilversum at 7:51am 12.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/543 I own a hunter 36 from 2010. I think to buy a high aspect jib. Can someone of the sailors tell me a
Hunter 34 engine alignment Luna Blue at 5:47am 12.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2904 Greetings We have a 1984 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3gmf and a split shaft coupling on the prop shaft.
Bronze casting too (1) All U Get at 5:25am 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 4/603 Hi all, Last summer I had learned to make bronze castings at a wooden boat school in Maine. During
Beneteau Parts website ldegagne at 3:39am 12.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/4377
H41DS decoupling shaft while floating Nachismo at 10:38pm 12.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/743
Signed copies of my book available again this year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:12pm 12.06.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2419 Sailboatowners.com annual holiday promotion for signed copies of my book is on now...they sell it,
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? Project_Mayhem at 1:24pm 12.06.21 Ask All Sailors 53/8473 I found that my foredeck was waterlogged and rotting when I resealed some hardware last season. I ha
Installed Companionway Cover (2) patbratton at 1:19pm 12.06.21 Smaller Boats 2/983 We seem to have issues with water coming into the cabin during heavy rain on our H240. Elaine had me
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 1:17pm 12.06.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 88/12211 I'm not sure if this is the right place to start this thread but "site talk" is in the (parentheses)
Keel bolts torque specs Marrigoround at 11:39am 12.06.21 Ask All Sailors 7/2399 Does anyone know where I can find the technical info on the proper torque specs for the keel bolts o
keel bolt torque cah at 9:37am 12.06.21 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2137 What do keel bolts torque to on Oday 302? Anyone remember what size sockets are required? Thanks Cha
Masthead Repair JacK P at 8:23am 12.06.21 Ask All Sailors 10/2302 is there a video or instructions how to replace the sheeves on a Hunter 28.5 available.
New Port 15 Skip Jack Stephen Freeman at 6:45am 12.06.21 Newport 1/27 I have a Skip Jack New Port 15 that I would like to get rid of. It has jsut been sitting ou
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? (4) flightlead404 at 5:51am 12.06.21 Big Boats 23/4178 Hi All Ongoing saga with the windlass on my '07 Hunter 38. I'm trying to remove it to replace bear

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Is my new keel winch broken Benny17441 at 2:45pm 07.10.25 Called their support, on hold for 45 min, no answer. Got replacement unit from Amazon, same thing,
Emergency Tiller Configuration: Hunter 376 duck21 at 2:33pm 07.10.25 Nope, definitely not in that configuration. Some additional Googling (Google Lens is getting pret
Unreliable shore power marcham at 2:21pm 07.10.25 In my experience, 95 pct of shore power faults are related to issues inside the boat... Think about
Emergency Tiller Configuration: Hunter 376 Don S/V ILLusion at 2:11pm 07.10.25
Is my new keel winch broken newsailor72 at 2:00pm 07.10.25 Called their support, on hold for 45 min, no answer. Got replacement unit from Amazon, same thing,
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 1:02pm 07.10.25 You lose a product and expect them to replace it at a discount? Try that with any other product an
Beneteau 323 Battery Question BigEasy at 12:03pm 07.10.25 On my 2006 Ben, I have one AGM deep cycle starter battery (gp 31) & three (gp31) deep cycle batterie
Beneteau 323 Battery Question Tally Ho at 10:56am 07.10.25 For a long time, I used 2 deep cycle marine batteries to run my house system and for starting the en
Black bilge water Tally Ho at 10:40am 07.10.25 I would be checking your black water tank (assuming you have one, and the rank stuff could be sewage
Black bilge water (1) Rich Stidger at 10:28am 07.10.25 I had that issue of black bilge water a couple years ago. I never found the cause. But I cleared i
Black bilge water (1) Nan at 10:06am 07.10.25
Beneteau 323 Battery Question Davidasailor26 at 9:53am 07.10.25 For small diesels a deep cycle battery is fine for starting the engine, and having two of the same m
Black bilge water Don S/V ILLusion at 9:35am 07.10.25 Holding tank? Hoses to/from holding tank? All hose fittings?
Broken Flange at Exhaust Mixing Elbow - Yanmar 2GMF pham at 8:51am 07.10.25 A welder might be able to braze a nut on the back of the flange where it broke. Might even be possi
Broken Flange at Exhaust Mixing Elbow - Yanmar 2GMF duality at 7:05am 07.10.25 heres an old post of mine, reach out to them! Got to give a shout out to HDI Marine, especially Hai
Troubleshooting mainsail trim kappykaplan at 6:51am 07.10.25 We have a week-long sail camping trip planned for next week I'm looking forward to experimenting
Seaward Fox 19 manual online? Tranquil Soul at 6:24am 07.10.25 Does anyone know if there is a link anywhere to a Seaward Fox 19 manual anywhere on the net? I neve
Troubleshooting mainsail trim piratesnail at 6:18am 07.10.25 Just an update here: I did get out last weekend, and in the process added a fairly sizable tear to
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" Ward H at 6:06am 07.10.25 I followed @Tally Ho thread on his upgrades and did the same when I was having a new main built. Ve
Broken Flange at Exhaust Mixing Elbow - Yanmar 2GMF Jim Legere at 6:00am 07.10.25 A welder might be able to braze a nut on the back of the flange where it broke. Might even be possib

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