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First 310 Biminis (1) Break Away at 7:38pm 08.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1060 Some time ago I asked about biminis for a First 310. I had some helpful suggestions and said I'd sha
Reefing Line Amere at 7:05pm 08.25.08 Pearson 8/4571 The other day on my P38 I got caught in some 20+ knot winds and, since we had a long way to go and m
H 23 mast raising block and tackle ITHACAJIM at 6:28pm 08.25.08 Smaller Boats 3/3309 I am trying to improve the mast raising lowering system for a hunter 23, 1988, by getting a block an
Can't get to macerator gerry17139 at 5:26pm 08.25.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2427 Dear Peggy, My friend (it's reall not me) is very frustrated with his macerator. He has a 2004 hunte
Update today paulj at 3:49pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1394 This is a sailing boat. paulj
Beautiful Up in Maine (1) Jim Seamans at 3:43pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1171 Was up in Portland and Bangor, Maine this last weekend enjoying a family reunion. Thursday to Sunda
My mast broke this week-end! antoineH336 at 3:22pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2157 I'm in pain, and looking for advice. On Sunday, I was sailing the north part of Lake Champlain NY
Phil, what happened to my thread? CharlieCobra at 1:57pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/987 I posted up about a slip I was giving up in the PNW and it disappeared. I'm not selling anything, j
Watch Hill,RI Info seadaddler at 1:51pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1384 OK I give up where is it that everyone anchor's at Watch Hill,RI. We were sailing past it last we
What is the absolute best bilge pump sailaway78 at 1:49pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4275 Once again, a Rule float switch has failed. A little over a year old. Also noticed when I pulled i
aft birth beneteau 331 Mystic51 at 12:26pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1457 My wife and I just bought a four year old 331 that will be put in the water in a few days. We want t
battery cable size John at 12:23pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1539 So now I have a second question: I'm installing an emergency start battery, which would be used f
Check Yanmar drain cocks on older engines Blueskies at 12:12pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1378 I was lucky, we had just completed a 240 mile trip, and I had been checked engine oil, coolant etc.
Thud from below! Pete17844 at 11:23am 08.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1303 I'm looking for suggestions on what might cause a thud from underneath (I'm positive we weren't agro
PNW slip available CharlieCobra at 11:21am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/900 I'm not really sure where to put this as it's not an ad. I'm giving up my 36' slip in Skyline Marin
lake Erie Bogdan at 11:13am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1365 can anyone help me, Im trying to find if anyone can share chart of W. Lake Erie. really want to take
Big Western Lake Ontario Sailing Regatta this weekend. jimq26 at 9:41am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1026 Looks like good weather (Fay is supposed to be finished by then). All sailors - racers ' cruisers a
Mecury 6.0 wont start..... Scubajeep at 9:21am 08.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1477 I have a 1996 mecury 6.0 on my Hunter 23.5 that was working fine 2 weeks ago... then yesterday it wo
Anti-Siphon valve on Engine Rob19574 at 8:38am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1781 Hey all - I had a situation this weekend where a hose went on my anti-siphon valve located under
Need AC advice Hugh4753 at 8:36am 08.25.08 Big Boats 4/1298 Contemplating putting a reverse cycle with heat on my 1994 35.5 and am looking for suggestions on pl

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Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc rgranger at 7:33am 01.05.22 Are you asking how to do it while the boat is in the water? Okay well I have not done anything lik
Adding Batteries RoyS at 7:24am 01.05.22 If you are installing lead/acid batteries, I would not store sails near them.
Custom full boat cover RoyS at 7:19am 01.05.22 I should have bought one of those twenty years ago instead of installing shrink wrap every year.
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc dLj at 7:18am 01.05.22 Yes. Where's the water line? is it above the bottom flange where these hoses attach? dj
Catalina 30 exhaust flow RoyS at 7:17am 01.05.22 If your idle speed is too low water will build up in your water lift muffler and blow out in spurts
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Ward H at 6:46am 01.05.22 Chris, Your 89 MKII most likely has the Universal M25XP diesel, same as my 93. @Davidasailor26
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? MarcinS at 6:11am 01.05.22 Yes I did install an additional charger for the Thruster Batteries. The Thruster is a 24v system. I
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? (1) Nodak7 at 5:53am 01.05.22 Have you installed an additional charger and a battery dedicated only to the bow thruster or connec
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? MarcinS at 5:49am 01.05.22 It was an independent installation. There was no "Hunter" installed anything for a thruster on our
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? (1) Nodak7 at 5:45am 01.05.22 Great, thank you for the information. I still have a question, did you plug into the original Hunte
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc Dcashman2 at 5:40am 01.05.22 Yes.
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? MarcinS at 5:39am 01.05.22 Marcin, I installed one of these external units on our H41DS and have been very pleased with it. No
O'Day 20 - new member shemandr at 5:00am 01.05.22 Welcome to SBO. There is an owner review page accessible thru Home page>Owner resources>downloads by
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc shemandr at 4:49am 01.05.22 Are you asking how to do it while the boat is in the water?
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc Dcashman2 at 4:12am 01.05.22 My understanding since it is connected to a pipe that goes below the waterline it must be a '250' ho
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Davidasailor26 at 4:03am 01.05.22 It is typical for the flow to be irregular, not a constant stream like a garden hose. Water tends t
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? (1) Nodak7 at 3:40am 01.05.22 Marcin, I installed one of these external units on our H41DS and have been very pleased with it. Not
Custom full boat cover Ralph Johnstone at 12:16am 01.05.22 I had a look today with it washed clean of snow from the rain. Looks great even with the hurricane
Water tank eianm at 11:50pm 01.04.22 you don't need to replace- it is possible to refurbish- i had over 30 holes in my tank and refurbish
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? Joe at 11:09pm 01.04.22 Are you talking about that access port at the back of the picture? Those things are designed to twi

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