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Siting under Edouard sailortonyb Allied Mis at 11:18am 08.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/907 Earlier this morning, we were in the center of T.S. Edouard. It's not a bad storm at all. Rain has b
Multi-Hull Ches Bay Sailors... Warren Milberg at 11:00am 08.04.08 Ask All Sailors 3/928 I have a request: I am really curious to sail on a multi-hull in the 28 - 40 ft range. If there ar
Backfill and odor on Jabsco, Beneteau 43 Mark Rickey at 10:06am 08.04.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3844 We have a new (2007) Beneteau 43 with the Jabsco manual toilet in the aft head. I have had backfill
Ice going down the drain! James at 9:48am 08.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 10/1221 The ice we put in the stock ice box in our 1995 Hunter 336 really does not last long. If we put in a
windless Mac Lindsay at 8:32am 08.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1064 I am interested in getting an anchor winch for my 1984 H31 and would appreciate what other 1983-1987
Hunter 23.5 Roller Furling Suggestions? Bobby at 7:37am 08.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/1220 I am in the market for a roller furling for my hunter 23.5 and would like any suggestions. Than
272LE Bimini dacheez at 7:22am 08.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2596 Anybody recommend a good size to look for in a bimini for a 272LE?
raw water strainer location spraygun at 7:14am 08.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1023 I need to relocate my raw water strainer to a more suitable area.It will be positioned to where the
engine knocking Bob at 6:21am 08.04.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1278 I stated on a previous thread that I thought the zincs were bad because of what the diver told me. T
Fuel tank cleaning and fuel polishing Velero49 at 6:10am 08.04.08 Big Boats 8/1192 Have you cleaned your tank and had your fuel polished? Where are you located? How much dit it cost?
Installing GSP Sensor Tim at 6:10am 08.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1159 I'm installing a new raymarine a60 GPS Chartplotter. Any advice on where to locate the GPS sensor
The perrential overheating topic jviss at 5:41am 08.04.08 Ask All Sailors 30/2799 I know this has been discussed a million times, and believe me, I've searched and read all of the st
Outboard tiller control Doug at 5:19am 08.04.08 Day Sailers 6/3939
Reef barriers SailboatOwners.com at 11:08pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 36/1899 Are you comfortable tucking a reef into your main? Is it something you do without a second thought.
Circuit breaker tripping for interior cabin lites Loya at 11:04pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2156 The instant we try to turn on the main cabin lite switch on the master panel, it kicks off. So does
H 34 Keel Leak Todd at 10:43pm 08.03.08 Big Boats 4/1111 My aft keel bolt seems to be leaking. Is this common? I imagine the repair is expensive. What is the
Bosun's Chair & small boats question sinnettc at 9:40pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2953 How do you determine whether it's safe to go up your mast on a Bosun's chair on your boat? We just
Windlass repair?? Is it worth it? Mike Hollingsworth at 9:06pm 08.03.08 Bavaria 2/2333 I have a 1999 Ocean 38, and my windlass is blowing 60amp fuses when I try and operate it in the "dow
plumbing problems... again Syversens at 8:34pm 08.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1962 Hey all, had a great weekend on the water until saturday night... the holding tank again had the ven
furling main block Syversens at 8:26pm 08.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1197 hey all, I have a minor issue with my block pulling the RF main out, it seems to be really hard to p

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Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? AaronD at 7:28pm 09.27.21 Does anyone have issues with Navionics (Boating app) active tracking - specifically speed (kts) mea
Water system hoses and connectors jviss at 7:24pm 09.27.21 I really like having an accumulator. I like that the pump doesn't have to run if someone rinses han
Adding kayak to sailboat SoSound at 7:18pm 09.27.21 We have the same carriers and have used them with the Pelican kayaks that we got from Costco, and no
Adding kayak to sailboat (1) DArcy at 7:16pm 09.27.21 Looks good, let us know how it works out John, I may get a set of holders like that. I currently hav
I left the lights on jviss at 7:12pm 09.27.21 I also use an inverter to...charge the phone. It would be much more efficient to use a 12VDC phone
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank sesmith at 7:02pm 09.27.21 I'm more or less and every other year joker valve replacer. Concerning throwing away perfectly good
Found out why my alternator wasn't putting out current ... DArcy at 7:02pm 09.27.21 A flakey connection might cause the diodes to fail. If There was current flowing and then the cable
I left the lights on patrickfarley at 7:00pm 09.27.21 This is the McGregor 25. I powered the boat lights bilge pump fans and interior LED lights. I also
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Tally Ho at 7:00pm 09.27.21 From a non-engineer, and a Raritan manual PHII user in fresh Lake Michigan water, I replace my joker
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? (1) Two Sails at 6:41pm 09.27.21 Does anyone have issues with Navionics (Boating app) active tracking - specifically speed (kts) meas
Adding kayak to sailboat Hello Below at 6:25pm 09.27.21 Nicely colour coordinated John. :) I frequently see those racks used on both motor vessels and sail
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new Rick D at 6:25pm 09.27.21 Does anyone know what the 40.5 Legend sold for new, back in 1994? I'm trying to identify the depre
Adding kayak to sailboat sail sfbay at 6:13pm 09.27.21 Nice and built-in ballast while on a starboard tack!!
Furling main replacement Deleted member 117556 at 6:02pm 09.27.21 My 310 also has a Charleston Spar mast. Boat is hull #1 from 1999 made in CA but mast was replaced i
Fresh water pump noise sail sfbay at 6:00pm 09.27.21 The Seaflow 42-series pump 42-Series Diaphragm Water Pumps - SeaFresh Marine - An Authorized SEAFLO
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new Don S/V ILLusion at 6:00pm 09.27.21 As I recall, it was $140,000 for the 1993 model we had. Depends on how it was equipped, I.e., electr
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new Rich Stidger at 5:58pm 09.27.21 I don't know for a 1994 model, but for 1997 I think the base price was about 145K. Finding the actu
Fresh water pump noise dlochner at 5:43pm 09.27.21 Diagphragm pumps are inherently noisy when compared to vane style pumps because of their design. In
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 5:41pm 09.27.21 Just a thought, not nice either way. Disconnect the hose at the holding tank going to the pump or d
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 5:40pm 09.27.21 I do and I have an expensive Raritan head. The Joker valve costs about $2 more than the Jabsco jok

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