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Slime in my fuel rfrye1 at 8:18am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1324 We own a 1998 Hunter H376. I recently found what I could only call "beige/greenish slime" in the cle
What bristols have circumnavigated? okawbow at 8:04am 08.25.08 Bristol 2/6068 Has anyone circumnavigated one of the smaller Bristols? By smaller, I mean 35' and shorter. Is the B
H27 Polarity Indicator problem tcrespo at 7:54am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 12/4076 For the last 12 months I've had an issue with the shorepower. Everything seems to work well, but an
Rebedding Hatches Gary Wyngarden at 7:52am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1018 We've spent the last couple of months getting acquainted with boat systems on our new-to-us 1983 Nau
Anyone know this supplier? John at 7:05am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1122 I'm getting ready to start a new project (installation of another battery as an emergency start batt
Intermittent power to starter Break Away at 6:32am 08.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1921 When I flip the toggle switch at the engine panel in the cockpit of my First 310, sometimes I don't
Owners Manual for First 285 santafe at 6:26am 08.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/6323 Does anyone have a complete copy of the owners manual for a 1988 Beneteau F285 or know where I can p
Second summer in dry dock and I survived!! Dean5735 at 5:54am 08.25.08 Catalina 30 4/1401 I am going to make it, somehow (we have a plan) I made it through another summer (2nd. one) with my
Autohelm ST30 Speed error Capt Guido at 5:31am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1438 Recently my ST30 speed display is off by nearly 1.5kn on the low side compared to my GPS reading. I
Spinnaker and Gear Specifications batonhodges@aol.com at 5:17am 08.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1254 Can anyone help me find the specifications for a spinnaker, pole, etc for a Sopinnaker for my boat
Schnauzer Poop Hermit Scott at 12:59am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2121 I know someone has to have live aboard pets. I have a 15 pound schnauzer and we plan on taking long
Leaking Storage Box strobeone at 8:19pm 08.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1137 My starboard storage box in the cockpit leaks whenever it rains or I hose it down. I keep the gas c
Bad Luck Good Luck NO LUCK SEADANCE at 6:09pm 08.24.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1703 About 3 weeks ago we notice a substantial loss of power under load from our yanmar 2qm15 engine. Af
Noise while under way pinkfloyd4u at 4:31pm 08.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/951 I've recently bought a 2002 Hunter 356. While in forward between 1500-2000 rpm there is a pitchy noi
Flood year -- Finally Ready to Sail! Harvey18647 at 4:08pm 08.24.08 Smaller Boats 0/730 Thanks to a spring flood followed by a working trip to Germany, I finally got my boat cleaned up and
Flood year -- Finally Ready to Sail! Harvey18647 at 4:00pm 08.24.08 Smaller Boats 0/719 Thanks to a spring flood followed by a working trip to Germany, I finally got my boat cleaned up and
cracked hatch H35 richk at 3:22pm 08.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2104 I have an '88 Hunter 35 Legend. Just today the plastic window in the aft hatch cracked near the dog
Widgen Centerboard Rigging Mel at 2:47pm 08.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4605 Hi, I've had a O'Day Widgeon (1982) for 5 years. This year the centerboard won't come down or up
Scared the crap out of me.. walt at 2:36pm 08.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2050 Park County Colorado I understand has had one tornado in the last 50 or so years and it happened to
Help me catch a thief! agaliha at 1:07pm 08.24.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1560 Monday night I went to bed with my garage door open. During the night a thief stole a bunch of stuf

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Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... Pagan Baby at 7:37pm 01.02.22
6" round fluorecsent SVFreedom at 7:35pm 01.02.22 We left one of the wires disconnected. The switch we added can be used with two circuits. Click up
41DS GPS Antenna Location Brian D at 7:35pm 01.02.22 As you may know, GPS antenna/receiver can be as small as a USB flashdrive. So it really could be any
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? ingramsail at 7:17pm 01.02.22
A lost art: Conserving ice. jon hansen at 7:13pm 01.02.22 i have the same system/ ice box. i also love an endless picnic of fine foods. i'm a cube guy tom
41DS GPS Antenna Location dkinzer at 7:05pm 01.02.22 Looks like a mushroom. Thanks. Yes, I'm familiar with the mushroom-like GPS antennae as well as th
WTB: Replacement control "puck" for Lewmar 2.2kW 12v TT Thruster sail sfbay at 6:56pm 01.02.22 Buy a replacement controller from Lewmar TT thruster controller from a Lewmar dealer or ebay once yo
41DS GPS Antenna Location sail sfbay at 6:46pm 01.02.22 My Hunter 46 has a E120 at the helm and E80 at the navigation station with a gps receiver (antenna)
41DS GPS Antenna Location Nodak7 at 6:35pm 01.02.22 Ours is mounted on the Cabin top right above the Nav Station. Looks like a mushroom.
Florida members Crusty Ol Salt at 6:34pm 01.02.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/key-west-activities.1249932103/#post-1727450 https://foru
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Scott T-Bird at 6:33pm 01.02.22 Money, especially cruising money, is a terrible thing to waste. Uma has been fun to watch. Especia
Hole in the cabin floor beside step? Does anyone know what it for? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:04pm 01.02.22
CENTERBOARD HELP twodzusfittings at 5:56pm 01.02.22 Funny you should mention about screwing the bilge pump into the bilge without the use of any sealant
Barbed hose fittings Allan12210 at 5:48pm 01.02.22 Depends on the lines they service. Potable water - only plastic Engine water, both AF and sea wat
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 5:47pm 01.02.22 My current boat needs a new stereo. When I finally get around to replacing it I will probably add a
H260 in the Classifieds Section sail sfbay at 5:45pm 01.02.22 Same thing happens on RV Trader all the time.
H280 Battery Charger Change out SycloneDriver at 5:43pm 01.02.22 One of the best improvements I made to the stereo on my old boat was to run a dedicated power cable
H260 in the Classifieds Section Tedd at 5:32pm 01.02.22 ...must have been priced right and in really good condition. It was listed for a while at a higher
H280 Battery Charger Change out SycloneDriver at 5:32pm 01.02.22 Sounds good to me. I would think you would need it more with a gasoline engine than diesel. Altern
H260 in the Classifieds Section sail sfbay at 5:28pm 01.02.22 My guess it sold and the seller so excited about selling it they forgot about deleting the ad.......

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