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First Haul Out c07chrisjohnson at 3:45pm 07.05.21 Big Boats 3/542 I have a 1985 Hunter 34 and I'm having the boat hauled out for the first time (besides the purchase
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? (6) patrickkidd at 3:11pm 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1144 I overheated my Yanmar 2GM and the exhaust hose started leaking. After replacing the rather old exha
Battery troubles Captain W at 12:21pm 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2443 Bought two new AGM batteries before the sailing season last year. Sailed the entire year without is
78 Lancer 28 owners manual Jaycake at 12:11pm 07.05.21 Lancer 3/1500 Hi all, As the title says...I have mine and I scanned it as a PDF. other than the warranty pages an
Standing Rigging jjweiss56 at 11:55am 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1451 HI, all. New to the forum here. I need to replace the standing rigging on my Hunter H22, model yea
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed (1) fox9988 at 11:30am 07.05.21 Engines and Propulsion 11/2416 195889 New to me boat that's been sitting for two years. I recently got the engine started. Engine
Disassemble cabin reading light (2) kbgunn at 10:45am 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1209 I'm working on the headliner in a 2006 Hunter 38. There are some reading light fixtures in the aft c
Inflatable RIB capseaquel at 10:26am 07.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1012 Looking for suggestions for lifting our dinghy on deck. 8.3 ft Thanks
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard John Marrone at 9:36am 07.05.21 Catalina 22 8/918 Just another hurdle with this boat "Old Boat" update. How does a Fuel line or for that matter a Engi
Door hardware- 90's era Beneteaus teneicm at 7:02am 07.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2151 Hi folks and greetings from another owner of a French built boat! We have a 90's era Privilege cata
Propane storage on H44 Ac wyctoronto at 5:20am 07.05.21 Big Boats 10/1192 Hello. My 44AC has a vented box in the port cockpit lazarette for house use. Where do others store
Electronic anomalies DougM at 5:04am 07.05.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1047 July 4 marks the first time my boat has actually sailed since September 2019. It was a good day with
Shower drain clogged Mike M. at 2:30pm 07.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2866 I recently had my seacocks replaced on my Beneteau 411. Yesterday, I notice water standing and was w
Hatch and port light covers or coating Rjm st.petersburg at 1:13pm 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 7/445 We are discussing covering our hatches and port lights. I was wondering if the sunbrella will cause
Enjoy the Day sailme88 at 1:02pm 07.04.21 Big Boats 1/1235 Hoping you all enjoy Independence Day with your families and friends and hopefully aboard YOUR boats
Waste System Diagram (1) sail sfbay at 10:24am 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1314 New older boat to me has a complex waste system with 2 toilets, Raritan Electroscan system and multi
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? (1) sail sfbay at 9:36am 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 6/730 I have tabulated the boat's safety gear in Word. Now I am planning to prepare a diagram in either Vi
Lessons from a Racing Boat Destruction. jssailem at 8:37am 07.04.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1017 99% of us SBO sailors will never be in the situation solo sailor Kevin Escoffier faced during his gl
HAPPY 4th of JULY to all of SBO (1) jssailem at 8:05am 07.04.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/473 Happy 4th and celebration of Independence Day to all the crew.
H34 galley Jim szczublewski at 6:40am 07.04.21 Big Boats 8/921 has anyone removed the panel in the galley above the fridge? the panel with the cutouts for storing

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Taking the mast down dmax at 8:19am 10.02.24 I like your boat's name.
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane dlochner at 8:04am 10.02.24 Remember, insurance companies are in business to make money. If they thought they could make money b
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane Don S/V ILLusion at 7:54am 10.02.24 This would be a problem if I had a loan what relevance does a loan have? Other than the typical re
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port (1) twalker H260 at 7:42am 10.02.24 Assuming this is located near the galley what your looking at through the inspection port is the top
New Main Sail PhilaSailor at 7:14am 10.02.24 To round out the thoughts on the main for a 37c. I went with a loose footed main with 4 battons, th
Advice on replacing standing rigging Ward H at 6:46am 10.02.24 Do you know how the wiring is installed? The wires are in a tube in the mast, and they stop mid mas
Advice on replacing standing rigging jssailem at 6:34am 10.02.24 Generally the tube is thin wall PVC attached to the mast using rivets. The wires are strain relieved
Main Cross Traveler ... PhilaSailor at 6:32am 10.02.24 I don't get to this forum enough. This is my first year with a traveler from Garhauer. They could
Metric this and Metric that.... Where are my "Imperial Measurements"? shemandr at 6:28am 10.02.24 I'm not an off shore sailer so I will refrain from comment to NWS. I would say that a foot being a s
Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 6:14am 10.02.24 @FastOlson I replaced the lights on the mast. I ohmed out the 12V wires and identified no problems.
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light mcconkd at 6:14am 10.02.24 FYI, both my Marinebeam dusk/dawn anchor light and bicolor bow light failed after 5 years of minima
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 10.02.24 Please advise where that inspection port is exactly. Include me on your response @Clay W Dave
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light mermike at 5:36am 10.02.24 FYI, both my Marinebeam dusk/dawn anchor light and bicolor bow light failed after 5 years of minimal
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Indysailor at 4:14am 10.02.24 The Flying Scot is one that has been mentioned - I even know someone with one for sale (but I haven
Taking the mast down (1) sailme88 at 4:03am 10.02.24 John, I oversee the process of unstepping and stepping the masts at our club. The weight varies. Do
Merit 22 owners Drinky Crow at 11:17pm 10.01.24 I had mid boom sheeting on my M22 and was happy with it. no need to shorten the boom. in fact you n
Merit 22 owners (1) RussC at 8:52pm 10.01.24 I had mid boom sheeting on my M22 and was happy with it. no need to shorten the boom. in fact you ne
Merit 22 owners (1) Jnovva at 8:15pm 10.01.24 Messing around with Merits! After my brother and I survived our shakedown run, I began researching i
Advice on replacing standing rigging FastOlson at 6:55pm 10.01.24 While the spar is down where you can work on it, it's past time to replace the wiring inside--- Coax
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location Scott B at 6:11pm 10.01.24 UMarr the Under the starboard seat, lift the seat and there's a false panel on the right hand side

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