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361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? Guan at 7:44am 05.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/4127 Need to know where the AC incoming fuse is. Was using power washer with on board AC power when it f
Hardware Rigging rhomberg at 7:36am 05.10.21 Sirius 21/22 9/2304 I just bought a 21 and it needs all need hardware. Blocks, lines, cleats etc. Any detailed suggestio
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" (1) ManicFarmer at 7:20am 05.10.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1851 I just bought my first sailboat, a 1990 Hunter 28. Survey went well but one of the issues identifie
Mast thickness? Orbweaver at 6:45am 05.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2117 Hi all, I want to attach a couple of pad-eyes to my mast. I'm trying to engineer a system to allow m
Home Weather Station Plymouth Sailor at 4:03am 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1533 Fellow sailors, trying to find an option on the cheap for determining wind speed as the wind speed t
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack JimSails at 7:49pm 05.09.21 Smaller Boats 14/1910 Hey all, we have been concerned with the aft waterlevel on the hunter 26. We have a honda 9.9 off th
Towing a wooden dinghy (1) Captain W at 6:39pm 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1113 I have a new wooden dinghy. I am interested to know how you would attach a towing bridle to it. My
2000 Oceanis boom part (2) Winsome 461 at 5:19pm 05.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/708 Looking to replace a piece of the traveler car for a 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 461. If anyone happens to
Jerk (1) rgranger at 3:29pm 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 31/3617 Went to do some work on my boat today and found this... well actually found something was absent
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 MySong at 2:21pm 05.09.21 Smaller Boats 15/1780 The plate that my motor mounts on is badly cracked and I need to make or buy a new one. Complicating
Marinas in the Chesapeake gnzoidberg at 1:05pm 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2608 Hi everybody, I am looking for a marina in the Chesapeake area for the summer and into the fall. It
H40.5 Forward Head sump circuit shorted. edguy3 at 12:06pm 05.09.21 Big Boats 7/954 I have a '95 Hunter 40.5 and have just replaced the sump in the forward head. Seems there is a shor
Rhodes 19 electric / solar charging rbaevergreen at 11:42am 05.09.21 Day Sailers 0/740 I'm hoping to add an electric bilge pump to my Rhodes 19 (perhaps one on each side of the centerboar
The joys of reefing on our 26C Nashville_Blues at 11:30am 05.09.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/974 We purchased one of the new Lite-Skin sails from BWY with two reefing points and I wanted to share o
Sabre 34 Centerboard Outeast at 11:25am 05.09.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1131 I am revitalizing an '84 Sabre 34 with a shoal draft and centerboard. The centerboard cable snapped.
Catalina 22? For Sale SV_GALATEIA at 10:24am 05.09.21 Catalina 22 1/1046 Hi all, I live way up at the tip of lower Michigan, in Cheboygan. Driving through town last week I
Max Prop - shaft and hub tightness wsconner at 10:04am 05.09.21 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1358 I had my max prop classic reconditioned this winter and re-installing was fairly straightfoward. Ho
Hunter 460/466 Hydrovane (1) Scallywagger at 10:00am 05.09.21 Big Boats 11/2969 Hello. I have just purchased Ghostly Goose which will soon become my new Casper.I am also purchasing
H260 Forestay reefing removal? GBGraham at 2:47am 05.09.21 Smaller Boats 2/740 My H260 is fitted with a Plastimo 608 foresail reefing system. I would like to remove and service th
PSS replacement job jonelli at 12:18am 05.09.21 Catalina 30 3/1089 I had an old PSS seal that I wanted to change out. I ordered a new one based on recommendations from

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Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! Clutch Cargo at 1:05pm 06.07.25 I will add to the previous posts by also stating that wire does corrode over time, and likewise the
Check valve??? Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 06.07.25 especially below the waterline. Once again proving that great minds think alike. That is what I
Sailing characteristics of the Beneteau 320 1.4m fin keel? jssailem at 8:51am 06.07.25 AI report which is consistent with the typical French designed boats of the 30-36ft design. The 198
Water tank sensor malfunction - loose wire ? spadaforaj at 8:13am 06.07.25 Hi all - and thanks. Don;t want to replcate everything and found the part - these are the metal foi
Check valve??? Terry Cox at 7:19am 06.07.25 . I use it on my boat Your boat, your choice. On our boat we use this type of hose for maximum dep
B&G Vulcan 7 power cable "pin-out" s/v-Windsong at 7:10am 06.07.25 I found the information late last night on another installation manual. Thanks to all who commented
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? JBP-PA at 7:01am 06.07.25 Here is what Practical Sailor had to say. I don't know what they mean by "add security". I couldn't
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? LLoyd B at 6:55am 06.07.25 just off hand i wouldn't expect to see that on a boat unless it was a submarine;)
Mast leak. I am looking for a diagram of how mast to compression post is designed on Hunter Passage 42cc1997 Rich Stidger at 6:43am 06.07.25 Had a similar problem when we purchased our boat in 2002. PO did a crappy repair job so fixed it on
1999 Hunter 310 bilge water Tally Ho at 6:02am 06.07.25
Hunter 30 tanks sandpiper10471 at 5:12am 06.07.25 I assume your Hunter 30 is a Cherubinni version. I own one and to my knowledge, there were no facto
Check valve??? (1) Captain Larry-DH at 3:45am 06.07.25 Transparent hose, even with fiber reinforcement, is not recommended for below waterline use and eng
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? dLj at 9:51pm 06.06.25 IMG_0303.jpeg shows the underside of the backstay attachment? No backing plate or chain plate? Ther
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? Foswick at 9:16pm 06.06.25 IMG_0303.jpeg shows the underside of the backstay attachment? No backing plate or chain plate? There
Power cord management Foswick at 9:10pm 06.06.25 I second the use of Velcro straps. These are just handy to have on the boat for a bijillion uses. W
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? (2) skunther at 8:31pm 06.06.25
Hunter 30 tanks ggrizzard at 8:30pm 06.06.25 I assume your Hunter 30 is a Cherubinni version. I own one and to my knowledge, there were no factor
Mast leak. I am looking for a diagram of how mast to compression post is designed on Hunter Passage 42cc1997 Terry Cox at 7:55pm 06.06.25 Mast is leaking around deck step area. Had a similar problem when we purchased our boat in 2002. P
Power cord management Terry Cox at 7:32pm 06.06.25 I repurpose the galvanized 'S' hooks from those rubber cargo straps that I find on the road to hang
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? Foswick at 6:55pm 06.06.25 Like others, I am confused about the purpose. I can sort of see if the vent was on the deck and you

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