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Battery bank PDW at 3:47pm 12.27.20 Smaller Boats 7/1092 How / where do you mount a battery bank on a Hunter 240? Have 2 batteries for solar storage and 1
Yamaha 30 Blue Horizon at 3:47pm 12.27.20 Yamaha 6/1204
Water Tank for Vision 32 Ed D at 1:38pm 12.27.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/499 Has anyone out there replaced the water tank on Vision 32 if so can you tell me the supplier and tan
White Christmas in Florida (2) Gene Neill at 12:19pm 12.27.20 Catalina 22 6/794 White sandy beaches, that is! :biggrin: We finally broke our two-year bad luck streak, and got a 20
Bilge Pump and Float Switch in Frozen Water asalotto at 9:23am 12.27.20 Ask All Sailors 26/3365 Over the winter, if water accumulates in the bilge and then freezes around the bilge pump and/or flo
Military Sail Boat? (1) JamesG161 at 8:25am 12.27.20 Sails Call Lounge 24/2123 We saw this boat pulled up to the Restaurant Pier at our Marina.
Battery Switch Query ChrisHunter at 7:56am 12.27.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/1377 Several of the boaters on my dock were up a couple weeks back. A new boat owner moved to our dock a
Coax connections at the mast Gene Neill at 4:27am 12.27.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1161 What do my fellow trailer sailors use? We have PL-259 connectors joined by a double female. It seems
Alternator belt tension Clydo at 10:25pm 12.26.20 Catalina 310 11/2530 Is 1/2" acceptable amount ie., press down on belt at longest point and if depress 1/2" ok for tight
Winter Sailing Cowpokee at 6:29pm 12.26.20 Other Sailboats 7/1630 So I went down to the marina this afternoon to pressure wash off the boat since the forecast was for
Windows - really? PGUTIERREZ at 3:47pm 12.26.20 Ask All Sailors 20/3420
Nordex Nord 12 (1) sdillonjr at 2:13pm 12.26.20 Ask All Sailors 2/879
Hunter 33 rudder split (4) Mike16211 at 10:59am 12.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1992 I found a split in my rudder today while doing a winter bottom inspection. I need advise on repairin
New Self Tailing Winches LeeandRick at 9:31am 12.26.20 Ask All Sailors 22/2805 The arthritis is getting bad enough we've decided to put self tailing primary winches on the old (46
Drifter vs asymmetrical spinnaker (1) Voyager1 at 8:33am 12.26.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3393 Looking to add a light weight sail. Was thinking asymmetrical spinnaker (see previous post) but have
H26 Rudder CaptainRan at 8:17pm 12.25.20 Smaller Boats 8/906 Is the rudder on a 1998 H26 solid and can I drill into it? My boat is in a slip and I like to lift t
Partially malfunctioning fuel gauge panel \| help! (2) jdd01257 at 4:38pm 12.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/498
Cabin entrance cover leaks (1) sailnoproblem at 8:43am 12.25.20 Ask All Sailors 3/443 My cabin entrance cover leaks during heavy rain. It did once before but I traced it to the front of
Beneteau First 41s5 1991- Owner Manual HolaOla at 5:54am 12.25.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/752 I recently bought a beneteau First 41s5 1991 and I am looking for the owner manual, can you help me
halmatic / alden / hulls jon hansen at 8:00pm 12.24.20 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/1891 does anyone know what resins were used the build these boats. epoxy or polyester? i don't have a

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Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 jdrutten at 7:15am 08.26.24 Hmmm ... strange! I think the dealer has some flexibility on where to install the batteries and they
Cat310 Engine bed Tomusa at 7:15am 08.26.24 2005 no plate and REPLACED M10 WITH M12. Adjusted existing mounts with no issues. Working fine for
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove dlochner at 7:11am 08.26.24
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove LloydB at 6:53am 08.26.24 Propane torch. After all you don't really have to heat shrink or solder stuff that often.
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Johann at 6:43am 08.26.24 You might find the info here: https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_290_51735090.pdf
Navigation Instruments Power Outage imagine504 at 6:03am 08.26.24 My previous boat was struck while docked, and fried. It did not sink--some boats do. BoatUS totaled
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove jviss at 5:48am 08.26.24 For years I have been thinking of designing a gas toaster - one you could connect to your propane su
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine jviss at 5:42am 08.26.24 Yes, what Dave says. Racor fuel filters and Wix oil filters. Wix are probably the best, and I beli
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Tally Ho at 5:24am 08.26.24 Soak the bread in alcohol and light it? Maybe not. I have used the wire pyramid one but collapsed
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine dlochner at 5:07am 08.26.24 The best prices I have found are from Niemiec Marine in CT. Good service Good prices. Yanmar fuel f
Propane Outboard Issue caverun at 4:05am 08.26.24 Can't believe that's a 2 year old motor! looks like new. How long is the warranty on those?
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From sailme88 at 3:46am 08.26.24 O.K., here's a trivia quiz for you. In the old Dick Tracy comics, when ending a conversation on hi
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 dlochner at 1:53am 08.26.24 Why would you want to limit the traveller movement? When it is at the ends of its range, the travele
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine KCofKC at 1:33am 08.26.24 Toad Marine, Catalina Direct etc., they can provide them. But like some one mentioned you can assem
Starter motor burned up? KCofKC at 1:29am 08.26.24 You have a couple of problems. First the wiring harness connector plug shorted out, there is where
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Stu Jackson at 7:51pm 08.25.24 Now you're just being contrary. For example, if someone tells me "go to "A" dock and tie up at sl
Looking to hire help on a Catalina 25 in (Woodland, WA) hour away from Portland, Oregon higgs at 7:29pm 08.25.24 Another reason to join a yacht club.
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? higgs at 7:27pm 08.25.24 Going downwind a lot of centerboard boats go a bit faster by raising the center board. When day sai
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove JBP-PA at 6:38pm 08.25.24 A telescoping marshmallow fork works well. It's flat so it doesn't warp your toast. When collapsed i
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage jssailem at 5:59pm 08.25.24 It is true. Clean fuel supplied to a diesel engine that has a source of air and compression will run

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