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Engine wouldn't stay running properly Biobob Catalina 27 at 7:27pm 06.28.21 Big Boats 0/898 On my 1997 catalina 380 I had issues with the RPM dropping after about 15 minutes under load, replac
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation artboas at 7:24pm 06.28.21 Big Boats 7/2017
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? Ward H at 6:45pm 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1628 I frequently pull the Groco SS strainer basket to clean grass but I've never noticed mud in the bott
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? buzzbaysnagger at 6:21pm 06.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1214 I have a plan to switch out the head. Just looking for feedback from someone who has done it.
Beneteau 323 Bimini? LynnM at 4:47pm 06.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1154 Just bought this boat and need one...wondering if anyone has a pattern for this? I tracked down a pl
rudder cable came off pullies... jumpphx at 12:57pm 06.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/495 i have a 88 Hunter 40 Legend and this weekend while jibbing my rudder cable came off. while steerin
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? ggrizzard at 12:23pm 06.28.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1170 Yesterday, June 27, 2021, I logged on to look at a couple of threads. For some unknown reason the fo
First 285 sail slides 74 xray at 11:23am 06.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/941 Trying to replace slides on main and they are metric 15 mm by 30 mm and i can get slightly larger st
Smaller Genoa Steve Berndt at 10:44am 06.28.21 Smaller Boats 4/1892 Has anyone replaced the standard 150% Genoa with a smaller, more manageable sail?
How to tell if oil is in gas? Project_Mayhem at 9:47am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1749 We have a few gallons of gas that we can't remember if we added two stroke oil to. Is there an easy
Can I connect an Airmar DST810 multi sensory to a Raymarine i70 display? Jwhy at 9:28am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 6/3739 Is there a conversion plug that connects the two different cable ends?
Hunter 26.5 Main and Genoa NewJersey_waters at 9:23am 06.28.21 Smaller Boats 1/3 Available. Made by Doyle, Bronx, NYC. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154510362598
Which boson chair do you use? CYQK at 8:49am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2581 Time to look for one Suggestions?
Mast boot leak geek_guy at 7:54am 06.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/677 Morning all, I have a new to me Hunter 42 Passage. Picked it up last week and sailed toward home.
Transducer Failure? rpell1@msn.com at 7:38am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 5/754 Hi all and hope all is well with you and yours. I have a Garmin GPS 41s with an Airmar in hull tran
1987 Catalina 22 Battery John Marrone at 5:00am 06.28.21 Catalina 22 4/1737 Looks like I now need a battery and not sure how a battery for this boat may be similar in spec. as
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! MikeHoncho at 8:43pm 06.27.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1122 1czIdtmH0W8
Adding Mast Base Blocks (1) duck21 at 8:30pm 06.27.21 Ask All Sailors 19/3920 Hello, My current mast-base turning block configuration has blocks for the main and jib halyards as
Docking Against the Wind (1) Team118 at 5:09pm 06.27.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 21/4784 So changing from a 40+ year old Catalina 30 to a 'younger' Catalina 380 has been a challenge. Differ
Trouble Shooting Yanmar Tachometer for "B" Panel dlochner at 4:59pm 06.27.21 Ask All Sailors 6/5642 The tach for my Yanmar 3jh2e is not working. This tach uses a flywheel sensor to count rpms. After

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Hunter 30 tanks sandpiper10471 at 7:41pm 06.17.25 Flushed the holding tank with water and bleach. Got the lid pried off. Rebedded in butyl tape. My f
Inboard engine questions john6206 at 7:33pm 06.17.25
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Davidasailor26 at 7:22pm 06.17.25 Garmin probably uses speed through the water, not speed over ground, for the true wind calculations.
How to stop false 100% battery status Davidasailor26 at 6:58pm 06.17.25 I don't think this is correct. Victron's recommendation is to set the "charge voltage" 0.2-0.3V le
Interior Timber 'options' - 1999 H340 (4) markymac1961 at 6:00pm 06.17.25 UPDATE: Thanks for tips and tricks folks. Much appreciated cheers. So I experimented with a MF cloth
Beneteau 373 Survey and Air Conditioner Dadawada at 5:37pm 06.17.25 We connected a water pipe and had water circulating through the loop to remove air, but the pump nev
Interior Timber 'options' - 1999 H340 markymac1961 at 5:34pm 06.17.25
R.O. water filter install question colemj at 4:58pm 06.17.25 I never drilled down into the references but this EPA website throws a little light onto the discu
Beneteau 373 Survey and Air Conditioner heritage at 4:56pm 06.17.25 Typically, the water pump doesn't have it's own power source. It is powered from the main a/c unit.
How to stop false 100% battery status colemj at 4:53pm 06.17.25
R.O. water filter install question Hello Below at 4:33pm 06.17.25 Been doing this for years with other systems as well during the time in my career when I worked at
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High BrianQ at 4:20pm 06.17.25 Sounds like your boat's speed indicator wasn't working or not feeding data to the other instruments
Beneteau 373 Survey and Air Conditioner Dadawada at 4:05pm 06.17.25 Thanks for the suggestion. Is that even possible? The tight spaces like under the sink it all disapp
Windlass Wiring Fault jssailem at 3:56pm 06.17.25 trace the wires out and verify McMaster-Carr also known as fox&hounds hardware. Puts a tone on o
Windlass Wiring Fault kappykaplan at 3:54pm 06.17.25 We made good time to our first destination, so I took the opportunity to crack into this ... after
Beneteau 373 Survey and Air Conditioner kappykaplan at 3:53pm 06.17.25 People taking about piping locations in places not on this boat. It's a 2007, and it appears the se
Finally On the Water kappykaplan at 3:51pm 06.17.25 After a slow start, this year, we are finally out. Will probably be cruising around for a few weeks
Windlass Wiring Fault (1) Foswick at 3:47pm 06.17.25 We made good time to our first destination, so I took the opportunity to crack into this ... after l
Finally On the Water jssailem at 3:43pm 06.17.25 Nice!
How to stop false 100% battery status jssailem at 3:42pm 06.17.25 Yes, it is frustrating. One way to compare batteries is the weight of the battery. In Seattle, the

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