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Electric start connections on 9.8 Tohatsu Leatherneck at 11:18am 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 10/3098 I just reinstalled my outboard onto the boat and am not sure if I reconnected everything correctly.
41DS Charger/ Inverter Replacement gfrazzle at 10:09am 02.28.21 Big Boats 9/1064 I know this subject has been discussed at length before but I would like to bring it up once more fo
Swim ladder step repair (2) shank at 9:28am 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 8/917 Hello sailors, I'm refinishing the steps on my swim ladder and I found some rot on one of them wher
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (3) Scott T-Bird at 8:56am 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 34/2145 :facepalm: I got the pully off the alternator for my upgrade and I do a little cleaning up at the c
B411 Shaft Pitting (3) RitSim at 7:58am 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 44/3542 I am changing my Volvo molded rubber shaft seal. After removing the shaft coupling at the transmiss
Air Conditioning unit in 37.5 Unwinder at 9:09pm 02.27.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1117 It is time to replace the original A/C unit in my 1994 37.5. It is a split system with a blower in
Follow up to creating Seatalk Network (1) Team118 at 6:14pm 02.27.21 Big Boats 18/3501 This is a follow up to answers I have received from a previous posst, follow ups from Raymarine and
Sheaves needed (3) ScottySailor at 5:33pm 02.27.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/898 I have an 84 Hunter 31. So yesterday was good and good lol, wind was 15-20kts gusting to 30 so great
O'Day 30 Blowboat at 5:07pm 02.27.21 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2400 Looking for any information, things to check, opinions, and anything helpful for an O'Day 30...I thi
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:54pm 02.27.21 Big Boats 13/1379 I am planning jobs without being able to see the boat :( Lifelines need replacing and I thinking of
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Jops at 9:05pm 02.26.21 Big Boats 28/2943 Just repowered my 1989 Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take
Line organization (1) CaptainRan at 7:46pm 02.26.21 Smaller Boats 12/1524 I found these cool little velcro garage organizers on Amazon and they make great line organizers. I
New Sails Macconnell23 at 6:56pm 02.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1301 I bought a Hunter 23 last year and I think I need new sails. I sail it on a small lake in Ohio and
1995 - 40.5 - Rudder Bearings MetricMountie at 3:26pm 02.26.21 Big Boats 4/590 Would anyone know the size and or manufacturer of the top and bottom rudder bearing including the lo
water under v-berth (2) neoflight at 3:07pm 02.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/962 I have a head scratcher. My New to Me 1998 H33.5 (likely not a 333 as stated in prior posts) has an
New Owner 28.5 (1) M. Maron at 2:50pm 02.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/589
Ericson 38 sunk (dripless packing gland failure) Alan Gomes at 2:43pm 02.26.21 Engines and Propulsion 0/47 Just saw this on Craig's List. I don't know what the back story is on this. Edit: Since Craig's Lis
Ericson 35 (3) ken1976 at 2:34pm 02.26.21 Ericson 7/134 Inherited this ericson 35 (and Irwin 30 in first pic) on recent land purchase. Both boats have been
Hunter Saloon Table (2) Ericchrist at 1:13pm 02.26.21 Parts Search 1/536 Hey Sailors, I own a 2001 Hunter 290 and have been slowly replacing parts and adding accessories. I
"Multi Ring Deck Organizer" (1) Drinky Crow at 10:47am 02.26.21 Ask All Sailors 7/849 Write up implies these can replace regular organizers w/sheaves...anyone doing this? I'm using D-Ra

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Strange phenomena seen while boating? Claude L.-Auger at 8:09am 01.23.24 One night, on watch during what we had called the graveyard shift (12:00 to 03:00) on a trip from MA
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 8:03am 01.23.24
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 7:55am 01.23.24 No cruisers party Bad!!
Testing out my jump starter... dlochner at 7:55am 01.23.24 I SUPPOSE that the jump pack could have in line diodes or something that prevented power from going
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 7:54am 01.23.24 If you were looking for a rocket ship with four 500hp engines on the back and a bank full of cash yo
Strange phenomena seen while boating? (1) thinwater at 7:50am 01.23.24 The standing waves from tidal bores in rivers. https://saltwire.imgix.net/Tidal_Bore_1.JPG?cs=srgb&
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Hayden Watson at 7:33am 01.23.24 Why do you consider that wasteful? dj My tongue was firmly in my cheek. When I first began discu
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? dLj at 7:25am 01.23.24 Upgrading to a 250A alternator on my M25XP to be able to recharge my 560Ah battery faster. Why do
Testing out my jump starter... BarryL at 6:57am 01.23.24 Hey, I am not an electrical engineer but I sometimes play one when on boats. When you have an exte
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Captain Larry-DH at 6:54am 01.23.24 Here's mine. Pump out and fill plate for the head. Horrible pun fully intended. I say wasteful beca
Strange phenomena seen while boating? kloudie1 at 6:22am 01.23.24 I have seen the torpedoes of light that were pretty freaky, but figured out that dolphins swimming a
Testing out my jump starter... LaDonaMina at 6:15am 01.23.24 Would the manufacturer of said jumper have designed into it a fail safe system to insure this type o
Noisy boats All U Get at 6:11am 01.23.24 Liquid soap on the dock lines will help.
Testing out my jump starter... sailme88 at 5:56am 01.23.24 1. Quite true but ONLY when the engine is running. Which "batteries?" Assume you meant boat batt
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Hayden Watson at 5:49am 01.23.24 Upgrading to a 250A alternator on my M25XP to be able to recharge my 560Ah battery faster.
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Project_Mayhem at 5:11am 01.23.24 Your biggest challenge will be finding an appropriate trailer for a reasonable price. Many people bu
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud Project_Mayhem at 5:06am 01.23.24 Can you post some pics of the top of the chainplate, deck and anything it might be attached to down
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 5:00am 01.23.24 Removing dead wires from 30 years of upgrades, and I'm still not done. A toner and tracer for tele
Hunter 306 fresh water leak (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 4:45am 01.23.24
Testing out my jump starter... Ken13559 at 2:14am 01.23.24 I used to carry NOCO GB40 Jump Starter. One got to remember to charge it. So finally I gave up and

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