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Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) (1) Seaswood at 5:36am 08.28.20 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2145 This boat 14 Javelin 1971 guess was full over the seats with flotsam jetsam what ever was not remove
Any drop-in replacement for the new Marinco 4" Solar Vent? Ken13559 at 6:37pm 08.27.20 Ask All Sailors 16/6775 I just fitted a new (but kept in box for a year) 4" Marinco Day-Night Solar Vent to replace a ~10 ye
Hunter 18 with 170 rig Jrtauber at 5:29pm 08.27.20 Day Sailers 3/1283 There is aHunter 18 with the rig and sails from a 170 for sale. The specs show that the 170 mast is
Catalina 315 - Any New Comments? AlastairLC at 5:01pm 08.27.20 Mid-Size Boats 9/4192 Thinking of buying a C315. Besides being a late model Catalina and the right size for me, I really l
Another Raymarine wind speed issue. Lineareagle at 4:45pm 08.27.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/970 Intermittent wind direction and speed on my ST60 then no wind indication, still have depth and beari
Furling mast, weird switch (1) jchandler2730 at 4:08pm 08.27.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1576 Can anyone help me with this S shaped switch on my mast - it is a Hood or selden furling system.
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel smokey73 at 4:01pm 08.27.20 Ask All Sailors 14/7924 What size wire do you have from you Battery ON/Off or On/OFF/BOTH switch to your electrical distribu
2 cycle fuel mix John G. Davis at 3:54pm 08.27.20 Ask An Oday Owner 8/927 Does someone have an idea what the mix would be for an older Mercury 20 hp outboard. I think it is a
Refrigerator problems jvoorhies at 1:48pm 08.27.20 Big Boats 3/659 Our refrigerator was not staying cool, so I added a few small blasts of refrigerant and the unit co
Teak and holly finishing fred1diver at 1:26pm 08.27.20 Ask All Sailors 20/7287 Hey everyone, I just scored a crazy deal on some teak and holly plywood, just need to finish it to h
Hunter34 breaker Lonnie at 1:18pm 08.27.20 Big Boats 2/528 Where would I find replacement main DC breaker. make and model ??
Bought an H170 (2) Edzzed at 1:07pm 08.27.20 Day Sailers 3/1297 So a couple weeks ago I purchased a Hunter 170. I had done a bit of reading up on them before makin
Kudos to the SBO team (1) Roland5048 at 12:17pm 08.27.20 Ask All Sailors 4/571 Just wanted to give a shout-out to the SBO team on the great job they did on my new mainsail cover.
Yanmar 2QM15 injector pipe leaking. newage1461 at 11:51am 08.27.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/1838 I have a recently rebuilt 2QM15 that leaks fuel at the connection to the injector. I've tightened th
Newbie and a 1987 Hunter 28.5 Shaw_2112 at 9:39am 08.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1088 Just bought a new to me 1987 Hunter 28.5, I've owned powerboats but this is my first sailboat. I hav
Stray Current? rpell1@msn.com at 7:15am 08.27.20 Catalina 30 12/3757 We are having a "discussion" at our Club about whether or not being continuingly hooked up to shore
Laura. Routes? Justin_NSA at 6:41am 08.27.20 Weather and Forecasting 9/902 We don't leave for Wichita until Saturday, but we're trying to choose the safest route from Destin
Which Nav App for iPhone? rpludwig at 5:27am 08.27.20 Catalina 22 9/1500 Sorry for the oft asked redundant question....which nav app do you guys favor for an iPhone? local
So im thinking about taking up sailing sold my powerboat today WilliamKidd at 8:42pm 08.26.20 Ask All Sailors 8/588 There is a ensenada 20 not to far from me I think I'm intrested in . What kind of things should I lo
Installing an electric bilge pump 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 8:26pm 08.26.20 Bigger Boats 7/1777

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Starter motor burned up? heritage at 5:11pm 09.29.24 I agree with what David said. Instead of having two cables from the battery run into the engine com
2999 Hunter 310 rudder kappykaplan at 4:41pm 09.29.24
paralleling batteries MFD at 3:21pm 09.29.24
Starter motor burned up? Davidasailor26 at 3:02pm 09.29.24 Update: what would happen if my alternator voltage regulator was defective? if yes and it was stuc
Took out zephyr sail drive motor kloudie1 at 2:37pm 09.29.24 The engine part is the sane as a 20 HP OMC outboard unit from that era.. meant to be transom mounted
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (1) spadaforaj at 2:21pm 09.29.24 Update - works just fine. Four pvc patches and the air floor more than holds its shape. I did not
Took out zephyr sail drive motor Project_Mayhem at 12:35pm 09.29.24 It doesn't do any harm leaving it as is. If you prefer, you can remove the cable altogether. I have
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Richard19068 at 12:21pm 09.29.24 My first post. I'm not even sure if I am in the right place or forum, so I would be happy to take a
Took out zephyr sail drive motor leela at 12:11pm 09.29.24 Thanks,I'll look into that
Starter motor burned up? BTC1984 at 12:09pm 09.29.24 Update: what would happen if my alternator voltage regulator was defective? if yes and it was stuck
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 (1) jssailem at 11:43am 09.29.24 Welcome Back @Shorinsean. I see you have upgraded your boat since 2022. Congrats. It is easy to ma
Took out zephyr sail drive motor dlochner at 11:42am 09.29.24 Since I have an engine with a ground I haven't delved very deeply into this issue. If you don't have
Fan inside fridge/icebox Sailgunner at 11:39am 09.29.24 Never have cold beer with that setup. Put a small refrig unit in for the frig and close the cross h
Took out zephyr sail drive motor leela at 11:35am 09.29.24 Yes exactly, that is the question
Took out zephyr sail drive motor dlochner at 11:35am 09.29.24
2999 Hunter 310 rudder Tally Ho at 11:29am 09.29.24 My friends boat broke off its mooring during a storm and the rudder shaft broke off. Any ideas on
2999 Hunter 310 rudder Tally Ho at 11:26am 09.29.24
Took out zephyr sail drive motor Tally Ho at 11:24am 09.29.24
Took out zephyr sail drive motor dlochner at 11:16am 09.29.24 We're going to need a little more information. Do you mean the motor is completely out of the boat?
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 (3) Tally Ho at 11:13am 09.29.24

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