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Attaching flag to fiberglass without through bolts. Giro at 1:11pm 10.29.20 Ask All Sailors 12/3579 Hello: I need some advise on what the best and strongest way to attach a metal base (stainless steel
Blue Interior Cushions that came on O'Day 1983 to end of production O"Days. Sailor_girl at 1:10pm 10.29.20 Parts Search 7/654 New to forum, Looking for blue velour cushions that came on O'Day sailboats from 1984 to end of pro
make stanchions removeable? gfroch at 12:13pm 10.29.20 Catalina 30 4/1590 Not being able to remove the stanchions makes haulout and covering difficult. Has anyone ever cut th
Hypalon glue, need a lot azambella at 9:12am 10.29.20 Ask All Sailors 3/498 Hi, I have some serious rebuilding of my Hypalon Zodiac to do. The little $70.00 containers are n
Pearson 303 ; Mast Pad Eye Location J Rezab at 7:14am 10.29.20 Pearson 3/1881 I have a Person 303 built in 1986. I want to install a pad eye on the mast in order to set my whisk
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port (1) catalanc at 6:16am 10.29.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1335 Hi, I have a 1988 Seaward S24 with an Edson pedestal steering wheel. The linkage is on the outside o
DIY leather steering wheel cover project (3) VisionPNW at 9:39pm 10.28.20 Ask All Sailors 23/8114 When we purchased our new to us Hunter 466, the wheel had a cover but it had some holes and was flak
9.8 mercury prop options SailingLoto at 2:48pm 10.28.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/1301 I run a 1981 Mercury 110, 9.8hp outboard as a kicker on my southcoast 22. It is more engine than ne
Cyclades 39.3 shaft propeller noise. M�rio Sales at 2:06pm 10.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/811 Ello to all, My Beneteau cyclades 39.3 makes a shaft noising when under noising, how more rpms, mor
Wiring Diagrams for a 2009 Beneteau 31 Willie G at 9:57am 10.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4951 I am looking for a link to a comprehensive, downloadable, wiring diagram / manual for a 2009 Oceanis
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two (2) Jackdaw at 9:06am 10.28.20 Ask All Sailors 30/4047
Macerator Pumps, Hunter 45 CC Jeff Jellick at 8:28am 10.28.20 Big Boats 6/1314 Has anyone replaced the 2 Macerator Pumps (Model # 18590 - 2592, 12 - volts) on a 2005 - 2010 Hunter
Hunter Legend 37.5 - Washdown pump installation Maraj at 7:48am 10.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/881 I am looking to install a wash downpump a on a 1993 Hunter Legend 37.5 boat as I often anchor in are
Moving My Hunter 356 to the Virgin Islands! shayes914 at 7:11am 10.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/920 Hi there! I am giving serious thought of moving my 2003 Hunter 356 from Grapevine, TX to St. John, V
Outhaul rigging Captain Carl at 6:54am 10.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3246 I have purchased a 1993 37.5 Legend. The running rigging and sails were missing. I think I have ever
cabin table catalina 22 sport Price at 5:34am 10.28.20 Ask All Sailors 3/862 Looking for source or for plans to build a cabin table that would attach on or fit over the swing ke
Fold or feather? Drinky Crow at 11:21pm 10.27.20 Racing 29/6318 Which prop offers the combination of speed and control?
What is "normal" oil consumption? SoSound at 10:46pm 10.27.20 Engines and Propulsion 18/3684 What is the rate of lubricating oil consumption for a small diesel engine? We have a Yanmar 3YM30 wi
Boarding step build (3) VisionPNW at 9:21pm 10.27.20 Ask All Sailors 35/6121 I purchased a Hunter 466 this spring and it came with a dilapidated rigid step that was made of plyw
386 salon table (1) Waltsailor at 6:03pm 10.27.20 Big Boats 4/961 Changed old shades for these blinds on my 386. Really like how they look, so much cleaner than old

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Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin Rick D at 8:53am 03.01.25 I think putting the house bank in the bilge hollow would be possible but somewhat difficult. In fa
Antifreeze Leak JoeWhite at 8:47am 03.01.25 If I had to guess the source of leak from your description, it appears it is due to expansion and co
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 sailcapt340 at 7:06am 03.01.25 You noted the difficulty of running a wire to the pedestal for the remote mic. Is there another con
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 jssailem at 6:25am 03.01.25 I have had outstanding customer experiences from Milltech Marine :plus:
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Captain Larry-DH at 6:20am 03.01.25 Some good guidance above. A couple of points to add to the discussion: 1) Considering OP is out of
Assistance Finding a Stern Tube for a Beneteau 393 jssailem at 6:19am 03.01.25 Perhaps @SVBLU can section the damaged tube that he removed to obtain the internal diameter. That
Chain splice thinwater at 6:19am 03.01.25 If I anchor at high tide in a spot showing a depth of 10' on the sounder, the boat could be laying
Antifreeze Leak buddybear at 6:13am 03.01.25 Have had a perplexing leak in the coolant system. Have changed a few hoses which seemed suspect and
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin jssailem at 6:12am 03.01.25 In my reconstruction, after the flooding, the cables were moved and replaced.
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 5:51am 03.01.25 @jssailem I think I see a lot of "exposed" electrical connections in the area where your batteries
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 5:46am 03.01.25 @DL thanks for the perspective. Always glad to hear different thoughts. I was looking at it only f
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 dlochner at 5:05am 03.01.25 You don't need to heat shrink that connection, but it would be a belt and suspenders to do so. Or
Retrieving engine hours colemj at 5:03am 03.01.25 Engine hours are counted in the meter even if the display is not working, so they are still there an
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 4:41am 03.01.25 You don't need to heat shrink that connection, but it would be a belt and suspenders to do so. Or g
Aruba 2025 colemj at 4:33am 03.01.25 OK. Good luck. We enjoy Jamaica, and heading there and then down to Panama does route you around t
Chain splice colemj at 4:16am 03.01.25 "BBB is unnecessarily heavy" It has always been my belief that weight over strength was the point o
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 4:09am 03.01.25 All true IF the BMS has an output function. Agreed, but ABYC states that the BMS must give an aud
Aruba 2025 LanoraB at 4:08am 03.01.25 We've travelled this path. Really consider stopping in Santa Marta and Cartagena Colombia. They a
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin dLj at 10:22pm 02.28.25 I am not sure how those reports relate directly to the location of batteries. I don't see much in
Chain splice (2) capta at 9:32pm 02.28.25 I don't understand this comment. Are you saying that the weaker BBB chain is superior to G43? The

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