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Splicing in an extra battery heath at 2:22pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2498 Hey fellas. I help my buddy maintain his Hunter and we were wondering about giving ourselves more b
Sounds like trouble SailboatOwners.com at 2:19pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 59/3796 What's your least favorite sailing sound?Perhaps it's the annoying slap of halyards in an otherwis
Cooling System captain at 10:00am 07.15.07 Big Boats 7/1089 I have recently determined, at least in my mind that my boat is not pumping enough water out the exh
Rejuvenating Teak Handrails Steve L22188 at 9:45am 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 4/6435 I spent the afternoon in 96 degree weather removing the teak handrails from my O'Day 302. Fun job.
Adding a Swim Platform or steps. Malaga at 12:34am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1553 I'm looking for a way for my elderly parents to get onto my Catalina 30. I was thinking that a swim
1985 Catalina diagrams of Hallyards and turnbuckle Nelson J. Flowers at 1:40am 07.13.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1167 Who do I contact to see a diagram of our boat. I kinda mixed some lines! I need a diagram concerni
Mounting Traveler to M-25 Abby Normal at 2:07am 07.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/944 I finally got my traveler, thanks to a hook up from the classifieds on this site.It's 48" and I'll
Taking on water G15884 at 2:01am 07.13.07 Other Sailboats 1/904 I started taking water in my Sovereign 18 five days ago. I miss took it for a leak in the portapott
Yanmar Throttle PERCHER at 2:23am 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2550 The throttle on my Hunter 34 must be held in poition to maintain any RPM. It there a way to increas
O'DAY 25 center of gravity Bruce B at 2:25am 07.13.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1246 I am refitting on older fourwheel flat bed trailer to haul my Oday 25 out. The prior owner had set
Lifeline Stanchion Grommets Ray K at 2:31am 07.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2677 Does anyone know where I can get the little grommets on the stanchions that my lifeline goed thru? I
How to clean shore power cable? Pat at 2:35am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 5/4903 Anyone have a good way to clean the shore power cord? When I lay the cord on the deck some of the di
Cross-cockpit traveler installation Abby Normal at 3:33am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1481 I got a traveler system from another member on this forum thanks to the classified section.I plan
Rutgerson track car Craig at 4:36am 07.13.07 Smaller Boats 1/1127 I own a 1986 Hunter 23 with a Rutgerson track car. The bumpers on the track car and stops have dete
Head Overflow BungalowBill at 8:07am 07.13.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1050 I posted this on the "Head Mistress" board also but I thought I may get some more input here. I
Overflow Leak When Healed? BungalowBill at 8:04am 07.13.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1560 I have a 91 H28. My 'head issue' has to do with some type of overflow coming out of the holding tan
Davits for a Mac 26X SmellyCat10767 at 7:30am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1241 I bought a Walker Bay 8'dinghy to get to and from shore when we're anchored. I really need some lead
Davits for a Mac 26X SmellyCat10767 at 7:29am 07.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/926 I bought a Walker Bay 8'dinghy to get to and from shore when we're anchored. I really need some lea
Stuffing Box Hunter 31 Jonathan Romero at 6:22am 07.13.07 Ask All Sailors 10/4401 Does anyone have a picture of the 1987 Hunter 31 stuffing box? I've tried repacking mine and I still
1985 O'Day 222, swing keel stuck in fully up posit Roland Winter at 8:14am 07.13.07 Day Sailers 4/3161 My boat swang unto a pebbly shore during the night with bow anchor anchored on shore, and a stern an

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Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers Captain Larry-DH at 8:41pm 09.27.21 If you want simple and good: pairs with your phone or tablet using Bluetooth. You can use them singl
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Captain Larry-DH at 8:34pm 09.27.21
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers FDL S2 at 8:29pm 09.27.21 I put exciter speakers in each corner of the cockpit of my boat: Dayton Audio - DAEX19QLP-4 Quad Fee
Fresh water pump noise ricksoth at 8:10pm 09.27.21
Help remembering small cruiser name Murgatroid at 8:07pm 09.27.21 There certainly are some interesting stories about the Flicka, but that wasn't the one I was thinki
I left the lights on (6) patrickfarley at 7:59pm 09.27.21 Simple setup. I just need to remember to turn off the lights and not kill another battery. Just goo
Fresh water pump noise Tally Ho at 7:42pm 09.27.21 Sounds a little loud, but then again, so did the water running in the sink. good news is that it ap
Furling main replacement leo310 at 7:33pm 09.27.21 Had both sails replaced by North Sails an found the performace increase by 0.5-1 kt in 10 kt winds
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? DArcy at 7:31pm 09.27.21 I'd bet you are seeing a lot of European charter boats from the Med for sale at cheaper than US mar
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

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