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Waste discharge pump. Better luck this time (2) Justin_NSA at 6:46am 06.22.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/472 Let's hope 3rd time is a charm as they say. My records show that the boat came with a Jabsco. I see
refinishing cabin foor boards Drjeffjd at 6:41am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1534 I have a 1998 Hunter 340 and I have a couple of floorboards that have some mold damage. Can anyone
Looking for Columbia 29 Defender genoa or jib crbedd at 6:37am 06.22.20 Columbia 5/1999 Looking for pre-owned roller furling genoa or jib in good condition, looking good for Columbia 29 De
Replacement seal for forward hatch, '93 Catalina 34.. daviddiscenza at 6:10am 06.22.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/733 Hello. I have a '93 Catalina 34 with a leaky forward hatch. I've searched through the products secti
Honda 50 too much oil? Emerald isle matt at 6:09am 06.22.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/506 Hi I have a 2003 Honda 50 that has oil coming out of dipstick. Early this year cleaned carbs with ga
Catalina 36 MkII Owners Manual amrajab at 11:46pm 06.21.20 Big Boats 2/2889 Does anyone have a pdf copy of the owners manual for a Catlina 36 MkII? I would greatly appreciate i
Propane System Repair dph123 at 8:38pm 06.21.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/752 Discovered my propane system is leaking. I need someone in Poulsbo/Kitsap or Seattle to troubleshoot
Mystery boat* (2) Spinnacher at 8:19pm 06.21.20 Ask All Sailors 32/4197
Replacing the Hatch lens Richardwm at 7:21pm 06.21.20 Bigger Boats 9/5594 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 24/7067 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 10/1965 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 14/4128 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 9/1202 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 4/789 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 2/392 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

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Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 10:22am 02.27.25 Now that's a garbage survey. Nice idea but really badly written. There is no option for never havin
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 10:07am 02.27.25 I read the Marine How To (Thanks Rod) on Installation and Orientation of Flooded Batteries in Boats.
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 9:23am 02.27.25 I was looking at this article and it says that in their testing, the chain 3-strand back splice brok
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 9:21am 02.27.25 If you plan to use a snub line, or a line/chain combination, the extra strength chain is not worth
Upgrading Inverter/charger Johann at 9:15am 02.27.25 An ABYC compliant LiFePO4 system does require the devices talk to each other, especially the regula
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 9:08am 02.27.25
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin Don S/V ILLusion at 9:01am 02.27.25 Any thoughts on outgassing and the precautions. I know it can lead to corrosion of sensitive elect
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Calif. Ted at 8:56am 02.27.25 I read Brian Toss's book on rigging and then watched his video, when it got to the part about the B&
Chain splice capta at 8:40am 02.27.25 Good to know. All of the ones I had seen were only 50% of G43. How well do they run through the g
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin dLj at 8:05am 02.27.25 Any thoughts on outgassing and the precautions. I know it can lead to corrosion of sensitive elect
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 8:02am 02.27.25 It is not necessary to completely decorate your electrical system with blue boxes. Victron's communi
Upgrading Inverter/charger Johann at 7:48am 02.27.25 We have had Victron gear since 2019. I have more blue boxes than I can count and zero failures. I in
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 7:41am 02.27.25 Any thoughts on outgassing and the precautions. I know it can lead to corrosion of sensitive electr
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:34am 02.27.25 Poster contacted me. Told him to contact Mike Thomas at the forum store who ordered the masts from
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:27am 02.27.25 Be careful as there is a big difference with a Hunter 42 Passage and the smaller trailerable sailboa
Non-skid surface Allowishish at 7:23am 02.27.25 We went with the kiwi grip as well with great results. Clean the surface well (as stated above there
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? CrispyCringle at 7:08am 02.27.25 The hardest part will be getting the materials while down in Mexico. We are in Sea of Cortez right n
Upgrading Inverter/charger CrispyCringle at 6:44am 02.27.25 Well I wouldn't say Victron uses sanskrit, but they do use actual electrical and engineering terms.
Outboard Battery Connection shemandr at 6:20am 02.27.25 Your shoulder will thank you every time you push the starter button!
Chain splice thinwater at 6:20am 02.27.25 Is the OP suggesting short sections of rope between the chain bits, spliced at each end? If yes, the

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