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AC/LO on aft cabin AC unit Dr. D at 11:21am 07.27.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/388 My boat has two AC/Heat units, one in the main cabin and one in the aft cabin. Both are Dometic 16k
C&C 27 Mark 5 bow pulpit RitSim at 11:17am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 2/261 A friend has a damaged bow pulpit from the boat blowing over on the hard in his yard. The shippi g
Just a quick hardware swap he said...... (5) pclarksurf at 10:50am 07.27.20 Catalina 22 10/1211 Not that I needed to be reminded that a 47 year old boat invents new and unique ways to keep me busy
Forward hatch '87 Hunter 28.5 Baydragonfly at 10:00am 07.27.20 Parts Search 7/977 My well-meaning brother-in-law stepped on the hatch and broke a hinge...can't just replace the hinge
Yanmar YSB-12 Start Problems (1) solesurchin at 9:42am 07.27.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/2471 Hi All, I sail a Miura, a 31' South African built boat form 1975. My dream boat, solid and capable
Zodiac raft parts source odaydokay at 9:35am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 10/472 Having trouble locating a replacement piece of braided poly cord. You know, the two that run along
VP MD7B waterpump Renegade135 at 9:14am 07.27.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/512 Trying to keep my 40 year old Volvo alive.. the water pump is leaking where it bolts to the case, on
Hudson Florida Guystapo at 9:11am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 3/330 We just purchased a home on the water in Hudson Florida ..We plan to move our Catalina 30 full draft
ranger 16 mast step bospoort at 8:27am 07.27.20 Ranger Boats (WA) 2/1107 Hi, I just bought an old Ranger 16 that needs some work. Making decent progress, but the mast step
Making Donations cb32863 at 8:12am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 25/1315 We have been out on the boat 3 times in the last seven days. Not too bad considering it has been pre
Passage 450 sanitation hoses jamesrladd at 7:39am 07.27.20 Big Boats 1/267 I'm biting the stinky bullet and replacing all my sanitation hoses in my 1999 450. The mid head pump
Hunter 42 Refrigerator Evaporator replacement Sergio G. at 6:41am 07.27.20 Big Boats 0/379 We liveaboard a 90' Hunter 42 Passage with a Adler Barbour CU100 Cold Machine for the refrigerator,
Is my Gooseneck cooked? (1) odaydokay at 5:24am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 7/781 Just happened to be up on the deck yesterday and notice this "C" shaped ring lying on the deck right
How to locate a rigging manual Strugglebundle at 4:58am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 3/446 Hello all, recently bought a vanguard volant, which I had to pretty much excavate from a landfill. W
Email Link Problems (2) dlochner at 4:47am 07.27.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/337 Since Last night, the links in the notification emails don't seem to be working. The link yields a
Email notifications are not working (1) rgranger at 4:45am 07.27.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 10/889
How do I test AGM batteries for damage from overcharge? Captain Larry-DH at 7:38pm 07.26.20 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2277 A solar charge controller failed on my boat allowing high output from one 50w solar panel to reach t
Jerks! rgranger at 5:31pm 07.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1668 So I have been prepping to pull my boat and put it on the trailer. I keep the trailer in a gatted l
Finally found (and fixed) that pesky leak (1) rgranger at 5:29pm 07.26.20 Smaller Boats 0/576 So this seems like it might be helpful to a lot of the owners of smaller Hunter sailboats and I want
Real chance of capsizing? srimes at 5:27pm 07.26.20 Ask All Sailors 34/6326 Here's a short clip of yesterday's sailing. Was using the heavy air jib and 2 reefs in the main as t

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Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? ekmar1991 at 12:11pm 12.02.23 I'll be back at the boat in a few days and Ill be sure to take some good photos of where it sits. T
How to winterize macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:50am 12.02.23 You'll find detailed instructions for winterizing both the fresh water system and the sanitation sy
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 11:49am 12.02.23 Problem has to be a mismatch between the Yanmar OEM senor and the no name gauge. I would think a Yan
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 11:47am 12.02.23 Temp Gauges have a temp range. They need a sensor that matches the gauge range. I just bought a new
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? jssailem at 10:50am 12.02.23 Your image of the mast base is nice. Would like to see an image of the decal where the mast sets. T
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink Johnb at 10:40am 12.02.23 Hello again, The light above sink suddenly stopped working, all others work fine. Checked the switc
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 12.02.23 I am a phone tech and I use this wire tracing test equipment to find and ID broken wires How is t
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink JoeWhite at 9:14am 12.02.23 I am a phone tech and I use this wire tracing test equipment to find and ID broken wires https://www
Priming AC/heat pump. Davidasailor26 at 8:36am 12.02.23 I don't have a bypass kit for my hot water heater either. I simply run all hot and cold water lines
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? David in Sandusky at 8:18am 12.02.23 Lots of good advice already. First, I would say that a roller curler for your foresail is a great i
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? shemandr at 7:54am 12.02.23 Sailboatdata.com shows the 26X as a fractional rig which normally wouldn't suit a 150%. If you want
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31am 12.02.23 I have the SCAD system. I had to install their probe because I have a metal tank. What makes their
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib Crazy Dave Condon at 7:02am 12.02.23 @Crusty Ol Salt I concur with you recommending local sail lofts; however, there are many marinas an
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Justin_NSA at 6:55am 12.02.23 I have the SCAD system. I had to install their probe because I have a metal tank.
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 6:50am 12.02.23 I don't have a bypass kit for my hot water heater either. I simply run all hot and cold water lines
Priming AC/heat pump. TimFromLI at 6:48am 12.02.23 Another method is to use use a pony pump to pump the antifreeze through the thru-hull outlet from ou
Electric Motors Scott T-Bird at 6:43am 12.02.23
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? (1) rgranger at 5:57am 12.02.23 I used this fairlead to run the lines outside the stanchions
Priming AC/heat pump. Davidasailor26 at 5:55am 12.02.23 The 4 gallons is probably overkill. The first couple are what I recover from my water heater after w
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 4:15am 12.02.23 thanks. wow 4 gallons seems like a lot.i have no idea how many gallons my ac/heat pump requires for

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