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Selden Mast foot replacement Sandra A at 11:50am 08.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2200 I have a Selden furling mast on a Hunter 46 LE. I recently noticed a crack in the foot or heel of th
Beaching a H260... bob fliegel at 7:27am 08.19.20 Smaller Boats 8/1002 Has anyone ever beached a H260 to clean her hull? As it is very hard to clean the hull where the H2
What qualifies as "advanced"; when rating sailing ability? Kings Gambit at 7:23am 08.19.20 Ask All Sailors 96/6660
Battery Data (1) GonzoF1 at 6:50am 08.19.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/2821 Hi everyone... It has been a while. I hope y'all are well these days. I have a question or two abou
new impeller and hood latch 3.3 merc 2003 SailingLoto at 5:10am 08.19.20 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1559 free if you need them. sold boat. message if interested.
Sink and cook top (4) Clive PC at 9:33pm 08.18.20 Smaller Boats 15/1540 New under mount stainless sink with folding faucet fed by on demand pump. Also new two burner cook t
Old cooler position (1) Clive PC at 9:21pm 08.18.20 Smaller Boats 2/606 In the old cooler location, I added two 24 inch drawers. the upper is for silverware and other cooki
260 Mods (1) Clive PC at 9:15pm 08.18.20 Smaller Boats 7/1472 I'll try to keep this short. While others would disagree, the 260 is a great boat for its intended p
O'day 20 Center Board micheblue at 4:00pm 08.18.20 Parts Search 2/447 Broke the center board on my 1977 O'day 20. Worth repairing? I'm guessing I could get $3,000 +/- as
Questions About Composting Toilets Red_Dog at 3:40pm 08.18.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/3217 I've been doing some research on composting toilets. However, the re-fit of my head is a couple of y
2005 Hunter 41, TV mount mattf at 1:25pm 08.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/761 I wonder if the large bulk head between the pullman birth and salon is a safe place to mount a TV..
wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 mattf at 1:18pm 08.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/511 Hi, I need to know if I can safely Mount a flat screen TV to a large Bulkhead between the main salon
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? JonnyEp at 1:08pm 08.18.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/832 Hello everyone, (forgive me is this isn't the right forum, I didnt think it was specific to smaller
Painting non-skid williamtl at 12:28pm 08.18.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/945
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) (1) patrickkidd at 11:41am 08.18.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2566 I am replacing my depth sounder in a 1981 J/30. It looks like the 3/4" balsa core is totally rotted
Hunter 326 bigger headsail mikew320 at 11:20am 08.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1038 Hi all, My 2003 Hunter 326 is coming up to needing new sails. I am planning to go with a fully batto
Head sail/Genoa needed rudy gonzales at 11:13am 08.18.20 Parts Search 0/3 2005 Hunter 41 DS; need head sail. Thanks Rudy 361-215-2262
Pearson 39-2 1988 chainplate removal (4) lshingledecker at 10:20am 08.18.20 Pearson 2/1468 I bought the Pearson 39-2. Standing rigging needs immediate replacement so the mast will be taken d
Ancient Mariner (1) lehighsail at 10:13am 08.18.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1219 SPORTSMarvin Creamer, a Mariner Who Sailed Like the Ancients, Dies at 104 20 HOURS AGO https://weste
Hi - Sail needed rudy gonzales at 9:47am 08.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/424 Looking for a used head sail for my 2005 41' Hunter DS, 110% Genoa. Rudy 361-215-2262 Thanks

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Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:54pm 12.01.24 Most likely correct answer.... dj Ill tey again tomorrow while i continue to clean in /out the bo
Espar hydronic heating system Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 12.01.24 I have an Espar S3 D5E heater and it is plumbed into the main engine fuel tank. Over the past three
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:52pm 12.01.24 Can you put a new slurry of acid and water in there? This of course is assuming that the plates are
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:48pm 12.01.24 As others have said, the batteries are toast. If they were submerged, especially in brackish or sal
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:46pm 12.01.24 Please clarify this statement - were the batteries submerged in water for 4 years? If they were
Espar hydronic heating system Hello Below at 2:04pm 12.01.24 Here's source for tanks and the fittings. https://www.suremarineservice.com/Heat/Fuel-Tanks-Fuel-P
Black tank overboard discharge.... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:46pm 12.01.24 A study of a few years ago reported that the chief source of enteric bacteria in South
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. shemandr at 12:04pm 12.01.24 Congratulations for your new to you boat. Precision is a well regarded boat line. So I expect you t
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. jssailem at 11:59am 12.01.24 Looks like a fun Pocket Yacht. A move up from your Capri 14.2 in that now you have a cuddy to hide i
Espar hydronic heating system dlochner at 11:51am 12.01.24 At your convenience, could you take a photo of your auxiliary 7L diesel tank and post it along with
Black tank overboard discharge.... jssailem at 11:44am 12.01.24 It seems disjointed. You cannot pee in a bucket and "discharge it" (empty the bucket) into the wate
Espar hydronic heating system Hello Below at 11:32am 12.01.24 After discussing this with the dealer he recommended that I use a separate fuel tank for the unit a
What is the black plastic/rubber screw on ball ? Captain Larry-DH at 11:29am 12.01.24 AND to Dave. Forespar and Garhauer. The Garhauer balls aren't shiny. Sorry, I couldn't resist.:b
What is the black plastic/rubber screw on ball ? Stu Jackson at 9:48am 12.01.24 Da Ding .......... the Whatzzitt prize goes to Capt Larry https://www.forespar.com/media/153104-su
Espar hydronic heating system east coaster at 9:41am 12.01.24 On a full tank I usually get 8-10 hours, but much of that is dependent on temperatures in and out of
Parts compatibility between raw water cooled and freshwater cooled Volvo MD11D Mark Maulden at 9:38am 12.01.24 I have a 1983 freshwater cooled MD11D; as any vintage Volvo owner knows, spare parts are unavailabl
Espar hydronic heating system matts997 at 9:16am 12.01.24
Black tank overboard discharge.... Kings Gambit at 9:12am 12.01.24 If someone wants to deliberately violate the NDZ law there is really nothing the CG can do unless t
Black tank overboard discharge.... JBP-PA at 8:55am 12.01.24
Black tank overboard discharge.... Kings Gambit at 8:05am 12.01.24 Probably okay. I don't think there are any coast guard regs about direct discharge. True. There i

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