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Mystery boat* (2) Spinnacher at 8:19pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 32/4195
Replacing the Hatch lens Richardwm at 7:21pm 06.21.20 Bigger Boats 9/5592 I have an 84 34 foot O'day and want to replace the lens on the cabin hatch. Anyone know if it is a
Pressure washing teak decks higgs at 7:04pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 24/7055 I usually hand scrub my teak decks with a bleach mixture every year. I am thinking about using an e
H410 Steering issue (1) scottdube at 6:49pm 06.21.20 Big Boats 10/1962 So we were out this evening for a Fathers Day sail. As we motored out we lost the steering. Wheel
just saved 90$ fred1diver at 3:38pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1042 went to the boat yesterday morning and finally found the shore power plug, it bugged me not knowing
Acrylic slider over companionway decktosser at 2:44pm 06.21.20 Smaller Boats 14/4125 I'm betting that this topic has been discussed before but my search has not turned anything up that
Life lines and padding G0ri11@ at 2:35pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2703 I installed the stanchions on my J24 yesterday, with some old vinyl coated lifelines that are servin
Father's day Sailnobroblem at 2:17pm 06.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/691 HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all. Supprised no one posted this earlier
Transducer placement on a 18.5 Hunter Revv up at 12:35pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1201 Got a Garmin Striker plus 4 to act as a depth finder, the plan is to mount the transducer in a seale
Roller furler Jrtauber at 8:59am 06.21.20 Big Boats 8/1514 My 1993 Hunter Legend 375 has a below deck furler and original UK 130 Genoa. It is near impossible t
Hunter 376 salon string lights behind teak strips in salon? ghsmindy at 8:53am 06.21.20 Big Boats 4/788 I need to replace the string lights on the port and starboard side of the salon in my Hunter 376. Th
Hunter 26 replacement battery recommendations? CDGannon at 8:47am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/384 I've got an 8hp Johnson outboard. I'm hearing good things about AGM's. Any suggestions?
Mast spreaders for '94 Hunter 26 with an IMI Isomat mast (1) CDGannon at 8:44am 06.21.20 Parts Search 1/615 I've got a 1994 Hunter 26 with an IMI Isomat Mast. One of the spreaders is cracked at the mounting b
Pop-up assist for Venture 25 goetz305 at 8:36am 06.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2695 Hi I just bought a Venture 25 and have it in my back yard doing some repairs. Has anyone found a wa
Battery issues Petunia at 7:02am 06.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2087 This is our first year with our new beneteau we are on a mooring and are having trouble with keeping
Universal M-12 Heat Exchange Zinc Anode Ran-Dee9229 at 7:00am 06.21.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2577 What size Zinc Anode do I need for my ODay 28 that has a heat exchange model 298633?
Blocked through Hull fittings Gary Ryan at 6:56am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/949 Guys, my fresh water overflow and I believe my Sump Pumps through hull fittings are blocked. I susp
H31 main sheet Flip Rutledge at 6:55am 06.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1342 does anyone off hand know the length of the main sheet on a 1986 H31. I need to replace mine,but unt
Raymarine radar / Chart plotter removal NYSail at 6:06am 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1592 Hello all.... So just purchased an ais (Garmin 800), a new radar (Garmin) and will be installing my
Nice Run... sailme88 at 5:22am 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 10/988 As a follow up to the post last week about my friend's acquisition of a boat from the original owner

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Solar Charging Question Timm R Oday25 at 4:44am 02.26.25 As a fellow owner of an Oday 25 , perhaps my observations might help . There isn't a great deal of r
Solar Charging Question Captain Larry-DH at 4:38am 02.26.25
The little things.... Aft locker catch dlochner at 4:08am 02.26.25 A few years ago I upgraded the alternator to a high out put Balmar. When I fired up the engine to se
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 3:33am 02.26.25 Another option is separate inverter and charger. This might let you be a bit more creative with fit
Solar Charging Question Leeward Rail at 11:59pm 02.25.25 Here's a worksheet I found last year: https://www.custommarineproducts.com/uploads/1/4/3/7/1437708/
The little things.... Aft locker catch Will Gilmore at 10:54pm 02.25.25 As an ex-IT admin, I've seen my share of stupid, but none so much so as my own, when it took me twen
The little things.... Aft locker catch Ralph Johnstone at 8:16pm 02.25.25 It's heart warming stories like this one which keep me coming back to SBO year after year. It seems
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions azambella at 7:29pm 02.25.25 Zincs? Are there zincs on the GMF?
The little things.... Aft locker catch (1) markymac1961 at 7:17pm 02.25.25 Okay due to overwhelming interest I'll come clean. My 'bad day' involved sitting on Pt side transom
Upgrading Inverter/charger Terry Cox at 6:41pm 02.25.25 Thoughts? Several. Our 1991 P42 came with an original Heart Interface 1600 charger/inverter when w
Installing chocks on the bow Project_Mayhem at 5:17pm 02.25.25 Use this guide as your bible for sealing. Do not use silicone. It will fail. 4200/5200 will fail in
Hunter 49 Solenoid for Lewmar 54 electric winch Johnhen at 3:04pm 02.25.25 Thanks George. I found it there shortly after posting the question. My problem is I'm 6'5" and 250
Upgrading Inverter/charger mermike at 2:08pm 02.25.25 The engine compartment is one of the worst places you can mount an inverter/charger. They all produc
Upgrading Inverter/charger kbgunn at 1:48pm 02.25.25 Depends on the bells and whistles you are wanting for your install. I've had good experience with Re
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 1:11pm 02.25.25 It is always a challenge when I think about adding bling to my boat. Do I really need it? Where will
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 12:49pm 02.25.25 Victron has become the default standard for electrical system monitoring. That's a huge plus in the
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 12:24pm 02.25.25
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 12:11pm 02.25.25 OK, thanks for the help
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 11:58am 02.25.25
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (4) jssailem at 11:52am 02.25.25 It depends on the type of jammer. Some use clutches that they term jammers. These have a range of li

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