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Adventure Bob J. at 9:25am 07.31.20 Ask All Sailors 2/423 I was lucky enough to have my son spend four days with me anchored over at Hollbrook Island. Before
DC Phillipi Circuit Panel Breakers Jeff Tirey at 8:56am 07.31.20 Bavaria 3/2853 Does anyone in the Bavaria sailboat community know where one can find individual circuit breakers fo
Hunter 1991 35.5' Legend blaser1234 at 7:55am 07.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/404 Any tricks for removing fiberglass access panel for shower faucet replacement? Have started to cut c
EEE SAH EEE AHS TheSoggyDollar at 6:35am 07.31.20 Catalina 22 10/810 Still new here and want to do things right... Soggy is docked at McCotters Marina in Washington, NC
Stripping Bottom Paint Dan Hunter 28.5 at 7:26pm 07.30.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1146 I am in the process of stripping the bottom paint off my Hunter 28.5 sail boat. The two West Marine
Trailer for Oday 25' Jakegt117 at 7:19pm 07.30.20 Trailer Sailors 5/1508
Identify this wire (1) andrewgswitzer at 3:42pm 07.30.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1129 I know this wire goes here. I just don't know what it is. It is on the front of a yanmar 2gm. Is it
Insulating our Hunter Fridge BugOutBoat at 10:02am 07.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1514 We would like to replace the insulation around our Hunter 460 fridge. We'd like to hear from anyone
New Bedford, MA local knowledge? jviss at 9:24am 07.30.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1894 Hi there, Thinking of visiting New Bedford next week. Anyone familiar with sailing there, taking a
Shifting issues Beneteau 373 at 9:06am 07.30.20 Ask All Sailors 5/832 Hello. We purchased our Beneteau 373 sailing boat a year ago. On the first day the shifter will not
Vacuflush to Fresh Head change over kellysails at 8:40am 07.30.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3564 Hello, My first post on Sailboat Owners forum. I have been a SN member for years but I hear that
Sailboat Beauty Pageant (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 08.10.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1598 Since we're all on the water filling our phones with photos, post your best pic of your own boat. E
Hot water coming through cold lines Jacksail at 7:51am 07.30.20 Catalina 310 18/3445 Just back from a trip to Long Island Sound, mostly motoring, but the thought of a nice shower at the
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 Jacksail at 7:47am 07.30.20 Catalina 310 10/3659 The aluminum propane tank cannot be refilled due to age. It was made in 1999. No reputable dealer wi
Shifter Cable....new unwanted project! rpell1@msn.com at 6:51am 07.30.20 Ask All Sailors 3/569 Good morning all, ...and another project I didn't want....My shifter cable snapped and I'm having a
Facnor Shackie thetone at 3:09am 07.30.20 Ask All Sailors 2/401 Can anyone tell me the specifications of a Facnor R24 shackle? I can't seem to find the specs anywhe
routing for transom drain 09 26M jeffjuneau at 2:54am 07.30.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1710 Hi, I am just 5 days into a new-to-me 26M, and am stumped by a lot of the plumbing. This is an 09 26
H42 Anodes question eianm at 11:18pm 07.29.20 Big Boats 6/944 on my 1991 H42 i have anodes on my skeg , shaft and on my variprop. I am intrigued that there is n
Squealing shaft? NotCook at 8:34pm 07.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1229 So we are motoring along, about to enter the channel into the marina, and a horrendous squealing sou
Once again...a rigging question Jimongee at 7:57pm 07.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/494 I recently took my 2002 -356 out of storage. It was stored with mast down. I had marked the turnbu

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Runaway diesel Hayden Watson at 11:11am 02.01.25 That might work, but bear in mind how the hand crank connector actually works. When the engine fire
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING dLj at 10:42am 02.01.25 I'm pretty sure everybody responding to you knows the USCG requirements for lighting on your 16 foot
Seattle Boat Show Stu Jackson at 10:24am 02.01.25
Seattle Boat Show Hello Below at 10:01am 02.01.25 Went to the Vancouver boat show on Thursday. The lack of attendees was surprising. But holy smokie
Runaway diesel dLj at 9:58am 02.01.25 Agree. I would not want to be connected to the nut if the engine fired. If only I had a ratcheting
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING Urban Hermit at 9:33am 02.01.25 <sigh> I'll go through it again. For sailing I'm going to have a 135 stern light at the top of the
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 9:29am 02.01.25 It sounds like a a broken 5V or Gnd wire, or a short between the transducer centre tap and either 5
Seattle Boat Show Michael Davis at 9:24am 02.01.25
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 9:23am 02.01.25 When you replaced the transducer, did you home-run the cable from it straight to the AP, or is ther
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 9:19am 02.01.25 No Good suggestions, but is there any way that the drive wires to the AP motor, or the wires for th
Seattle Boat Show Stu Jackson at 9:04am 02.01.25 You go to a winter boat show and it snows! Could there be some cosmic connection?!?;)
Runaway diesel Hayden Watson at 8:56am 02.01.25 In my experience with hand cranked diesel engines, you won't have enough stored energy in just the
Your experience with online courses? john6206 at 8:23am 02.01.25 OK, now that I'm almost finished with my Udemy class, I'm prepared to say . . . wait for it (you're
Runaway diesel dLj at 8:19am 02.01.25 I had a simular thought as well. On my Universal M25XP, I cannot get a socket on the crankshaft nu
Handcrank starting a small engine. dLj at 8:10am 02.01.25 The poster described modifying the existing engine crank handle end to fit the impact driver. My r
Raritan Seara bowl fills with water jmarty32 at 7:58am 02.01.25 Thanks Peggie, i will look at this when i am at the boat. Appreciate your help.
Runaway diesel Hayden Watson at 7:50am 02.01.25 My thought was to get the engine spinning, pull off the drill and close the decompression levers.
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING dlochner at 7:42am 02.01.25 The forward-facing 225 on top of the rudder post is no more confusing to other boats than a big fla
Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 7:33am 02.01.25 The connection to the engine needs a quick, automatic disconnect for when the engine fires. dj T
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING (1) jssailem at 7:31am 02.01.25 Saw these on a 10ft dingy at the boat show today they would meet the CG requirement for a small boat

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