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Anyone live near Ontonagon on the Upper Peninsula? Noodat Lady at 3:17pm 03.19.20 Ask All Sailors 0/234 In northern Michigan, that is. I am interested in a boat there and would very much like to have some
Beneteau 323 Standing Rigging Cotter Pin Size Question Beneteau323 at 2:15pm 03.19.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/1736 I have 2005 Beneteau 323. What are the recommended cotter pin sizes for the forestay, sidestays, and
Only in Texas Brian D at 2:00pm 03.19.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/461 Texans have a proud, creative spirit From the county where drunk driving is considered a sport, co
System Ground Skipper7E at 10:45am 03.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/747 I have a 1989 Hunter 30. does anyone know if their is a main "System" ground for the boat? Ive trace
I just got the confirmation... fred1diver at 10:41am 03.19.20 Ask All Sailors 7/827
BUKH 20DV Engine. Ignition Issues OOC at 9:59am 03.19.20 Engines and Propulsion 21/3299 Recently had my engine serviced. Was a good starter and ran well. Has developed an ignition issue. I
Anchor roller modification spadaforaj at 8:47am 03.19.20 Ask All Sailors 8/970 I have the stock arrangement on a 2004 Hunter 41. As the anchor is deployed the stem bangs the furl
New ceiling (5) Mr Fox at 7:28am 03.19.20 Ask All Sailors 13/815 Not the underside of a roof, but the slats along the inside of the hull. I had this done by the wood
Adding to and Wiring house bank..... NYSail at 4:57am 03.19.20 Ask All Sailors 4/627 Hello all, So I have been looking to upgrade my house bank...... I can get 4 6 volt T125's in the o
Self Sheltering? JamesG161 at 7:07pm 03.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 25/1791 I have had several days of having to do this. So I began trying to find as much information on this
What is this? (2) Justin_NSA at 5:35pm 03.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1129 I got it from a person who had a C22 and another boat. Pretty vague huh? It is triangular and has n
Down turn in the financial markets and FED money at 0%, what will that mean for boat prices. jssailem at 9:26am 03.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 49/2414 Watching the decline in the stock market I began wondering what that might mean for the sailboat mar
Sailing in the time of Coronavirus (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.23.20 Sails Call Lounge 170/12435 Its been the elephant in the room on SBO, so let's push it out of here: will the virus affect your s
1990 Hunter 35.5 keel issue (4) Heli_fixer at 7:15am 03.18.20 Big Boats 9/1193 Hello all, I just went to the boat yesterday which is on the hard up here in Canada and noticed some
My I/O is for sale on boatrader.com Is this query a scam? shemandr at 7:07am 03.18.20 Ask All Sailors 46/2700 " Hi, thanks for getting back to me, i'm Project Engineer and currently offshore...so i won't be abl
Sail color scheme (4) gtg at 6:18am 03.18.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/647 Most boats have white sails with colorful spinnakers. I have lucked out with a colorful jib. Is the
Early this morning in Rockport Harbor, Maine. (1) TomY at 5:49am 03.18.20 Destinations 14/1437 A friend took this a few minutes ago. This is Scott at the bait shed down in the harbor. He opened t
Transducer HD74 at 6:59pm 03.17.20 Ask All Sailors 3/688 i plan on replacing thetransducer on my hunter 340depth,speed I wonder if anyone knows how or how di
Replacing Jabsco with Raritan XDMusic at 4:48pm 03.17.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/5363 I have a Jabsco manual pump on my 1999 Hunter 340. It is the version Jabsco started building in 1998
New word: Boatist rgranger at 3:55pm 03.17.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1317 In a recent email, I said to someone "I'm not boatist" The reference was to a mistaken assumption

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Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? pgandw at 5:53am 10.28.23 I switched from a 5hp Honda to an EPropulsion Spirit 1.0 (pretty accurately rated at 1000 watt/3hp e
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track Cat 310 #1 in GA at 5:53am 10.28.23 Many years ago, when I began promoting midship springline cleats on tracks for those of us who didn
Outhaul car on Selden Boom cymeyer at 5:42am 10.28.23 I had a 386 for many years and now 46. I have replaced other parts but not parts B2 and B3 on your
1975 oday 22 dlochner at 5:42am 10.28.23 Rewiring on an older boat is often a good idea. As for the location, low and center is a good place
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 5:30am 10.28.23 You'll be happier with the Trojans. A couple of comments about the wiring. The jumpers between the b
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 4:55am 10.28.23 Thanks everyone! I've got my hands on that awesome Technical Manual and I'll post any interesting up
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA sailme88 at 4:55am 10.28.23 why not remove the pump and bring it to a Kubota dealer for a match up..
1975 oday 22 (2) Anomymous 163294 at 11:54pm 10.27.23 Just bought battery yesterday, all lights are working, Yay! but those will all be changed to led. al
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (2) Kupe at 9:05pm 10.27.23 Hey gang- Just wanted to thank all of you for great guidance, insights, and suggestions. The dead
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Richard19068 at 8:41pm 10.27.23 Yes, that is when I put in the amarine macerator. I recently got the service kit for the Jabsco mac
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) stephen_i_w at 8:38pm 10.27.23 I have also been struggling with this issue, on my C-315, as well. Good mid-ships cleats would cert
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 10.27.23 If the voltage drops below 12v then that could be a problem. The The voltage is only one piece of
macerator doesn't have enough oumph dlochner at 7:19pm 10.27.23 @dlochner, what voltage should I expect when the macerator is running? It will obvously drop some b
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 6:35pm 10.27.23 Last May you had a similar problem and posted this as your solution... What is different now than t
Fuel lift pump feels hot question Richard19068 at 6:08pm 10.27.23 I don't know what this means as far as running the pump for 15 minutes and seeing if it gets hot but
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Terry Cox at 6:06pm 10.27.23 Hi John. Unless I missed it, did you check the hose from the macerator through the through hull valv
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Richard19068 at 5:54pm 10.27.23 The 12V vs 24V would sure make a difference. @sabbatical88 Last May you had a similar problem and
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 10.27.23 My macerator is the Jabsco 18590-2094. ct when the macerator is running? It will obvously drop s
Fuel lift pump feels hot question Ralph Johnstone at 5:02pm 10.27.23
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) sabbatical88 at 4:18pm 10.27.23 Thanks everyone! My macerator is the Jabsco 18590-2094. When I stopped getting vaccuum I installed

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