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Universal m-18 - bearing issue? - help!! (1) drharney at 12:19pm 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 4/317 Would really appreciate some help! Engine started making squeeling sound underway. I removed belt
Unreliable shore power (1) SycloneDriver at 9:11am 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 44/3000 I moveed the boat to a new location, a sailboat club. So far my only complaint is the longer drive
Shower pump failure NYSail at 2:25am 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 6/626
Lead Keel Cracking (8) Project_Mayhem at 11:00pm 06.07.25 Ask All Sailors 10/609 232003232004232005232006232007
Mounting bracket for Hunter cockpit speaker/light pod. ADW-Canada at 4:17pm 06.07.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/450 I bought a 2008 Hunter 33 last year. At the time it did not have the original speaker/light pod in
Launching a Precision 18 vs. a Precision 23 Driver50x at 4:16pm 06.07.25 Trailer Sailors 9/839
Mac 22 rigging questions (1) newsailor72 at 2:22pm 06.07.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/644 New to me 84 mac 22, got mast up , is the mast supposed to have two more holes for another long bolt
Sailing characteristics of the Beneteau 320 1.4m fin keel? MistyMatt at 8:10am 06.07.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/450 Hi I'm seriously considering buying a 1989 320 but can't find much information how they sail and han
I Need to rent a Trailer for my 26.5 . Lorilie at 5:13am 06.07.25 Trailer Sailors 1/779 is there anyone in the Tampa Bay area, that has a trailer and interested in renting, it will be for
Hunter 30 tanks sandpiper10471 at 6:32pm 06.06.25 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1074 Holding tank, under port Vberth, and water tank, stbd. settee, appear to be molded to the tops of ea
Hunter 25 Rudder Lift Bracket Setup (1) shankarbiyer at 4:39pm 06.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/412 I am a new owner of a 2006 Hunter 25 and new here. Can someone please post a picture of the the rudd
Mast leak. I am looking for a diagram of how mast to compression post is designed on Hunter Passage 42cc1997 Tazbro47 at 4:28pm 06.06.25 Ask All Sailors 3/360 Mast is leaking around deck step area. The boat was recently worked on. This involved removing and r
Power cord management fred1diver at 1:07pm 06.06.25 Ask All Sailors 10/653 Hello again everyone Looking for a simple but effective way to secure my power cord to my lifeline,
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? Rich Stidger at 9:52am 06.06.25 Ask All Sailors 9/485 I have a fellow boater who has a 2005(?) Hunter 44 and he has a seacock on the holding tank vent hos
Check valve??? fred1diver at 6:08pm 06.05.25 Ask All Sailors 33/2130 Hello all, Quick question regarding check valves! I am thinking about installing one for the raw wa
Problem at top of forestay on Furlex 200S (3) brian2play at 2:23pm 06.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/244 Late last season I started having trouble beating up wind, the headsail would start to thrash rhythm
Mac 22 rigging questions (1) newsailor72 at 10:49am 06.05.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/421 New to me 84 mac 22. The shroud on the starboard side has a couple broken strands so I'll diy repla
310 aft bulhead (4) madmac at 8:53am 06.05.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/610 2004 Catalina 310 is showing separation of the rounded corner molding from the bulkhead. This screa
Compression Block and Mast Step Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 06.05.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/555 My mast step is sunken, the head door is off by 1/8-1/4" and the compression block has a crack in it
Shelf pins? john6206 at 7:36am 06.05.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/377 Hey Everyone, I just bought a Catalina 320, it has a shelf above the galley counter. The shelf has

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:04pm 11.04.25 I wonder if Billy Squier is a frog? :biggrin:
The Bank Manager ver 3 BigEasy at 8:02pm 11.04.25 Yes, you can do this and it may be the right solution for you. However, realistically you'll be lim
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor BigEasy at 7:53pm 11.04.25 I'm struggling to understand the difference between a 3.5hp Tecumseh lawnmower engine and a 4 hp
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor BigEasy at 7:46pm 11.04.25 I concur that ether can be damaging to engines, have read that an aerosol spray, such as WD40 is sa
The Bank Manager ver 3 dlochner at 7:41pm 11.04.25 So, I have a Yanmar / Hitachi 60 amp, internally regulated alternator. Would it be effective & saf
The Bank Manager ver 3 BigEasy at 7:36pm 11.04.25 So, I have a Yanmar / Hitachi 60 amp, internally regulated alternator. Would it be effective & safe
Stuck in the mud dlochner at 7:00pm 11.04.25 Lake levels might be on a much a longer time scale, but it certainly seems the most cost-effective
The Bank Manager ver 3 dlochner at 6:56pm 11.04.25 So I guess your looking at an external regulator....or is the DC to DC converter basically the same
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor Timm R Oday25 at 5:57pm 11.04.25 Do not spray any either based propellant into a two stroke engine ! I did that on a brand-new very e
Stuck in the mud shemandr at 5:50pm 11.04.25 . I wonder...how much would it cost to hire a heavy lift helicopter? I think the bill would exceed
Stuck in the mud WayneH at 5:47pm 11.04.25 Down here on the Gulf Coast, 10-12 INCHES is abnormal. And usually due to the last cold front blowin
Stuck in the mud Timm R Oday25 at 5:46pm 11.04.25 If it were my boat , I'd use empty 55 gallon plastic barrels on both sides . The 3" wide ratchet str
Hunter 45 DS 2008 Windows (1) dkinzer at 5:43pm 11.04.25 I have a 2007 41AC and I have had to replace all of the acrylic panels in my hatches due to cracks d
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) Timm R Oday25 at 5:37pm 11.04.25 Peggy on this particular hull design , the bilge is maybe 2 and a half inches deep .At most . The dr
Stuck in the mud High Current at 4:58pm 11.04.25 Growing up in ME where we also have 10 ft tides, my first reaction was "just wait for the tide to co
The Bank Manager ver 3 GeneraiT001 at 4:28pm 11.04.25 I've never tested it. I doubt the charger could absorb enough to be effective. If I recall, someone
The Bank Manager ver 3 mermike at 4:26pm 11.04.25 Doesn't the Dc to DC charger prevent that spike from harming the alternator? I've never tested it.
The Bank Manager ver 3 Davidasailor26 at 4:25pm 11.04.25 Doesn't the Dc to DC charger prevent that spike from harming the alternator? The typical use of th
The Bank Manager ver 3 GeneraiT001 at 4:15pm 11.04.25 The theory behind installing an FLA battery in paralllel with the LFP house bank is that it will pr
The Bank Manager ver 3 mermike at 4:13pm 11.04.25 I can think of no reason to put LA and LFP batteries into the same bank. The theory behind instal

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