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Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? shemandr at 1:49pm 03.23.25 Trailer Sailors 8/1063 I'm looking at this boat in New Jersey. I live in South Florida. The broker says the trailer needs
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration efair at 1:13pm 03.23.25 Mid-Size Boats 10/1459 Our newly-acquired H33 has the subject engine. It starts and idles fine, but with the throttle leve
Removing Holding Tank timills at 8:17am 03.23.25 Bigger Boats 2/708
1982 H33 - boom vang rigging questions efair at 7:29am 03.23.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/605 Hello all, with gratitude to this fine forum: we've just acquired the subject boat but it is missing
Main Rigging Upgrades (4) Foswick at 10:57pm 03.22.25 Ask All Sailors 25/3357 So, when I got this boat last spring, I knew I was going to rework some running rigging. It was "goo
'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit? (3) markymac1961 at 9:56pm 03.22.25 Big Boats 2/632 Hi All, I'm purchasing an outboard/RIB combo for my H340. Looking at a new latest model 4 stroke Y
morse cockpit transmission control handles PeteT at 6:32pm 03.22.25 Catalina 30 0/688 I am sure this has been asked before, but I cannot find any resource. Maybe one of you will know. I
Bowsprit Protection from Chain (1) Foswick at 5:23pm 03.22.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1526 We had a rough day, recently, and found out several hours into it that our chain was loose. (The win
can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this (5) Davenport at 9:01am 03.22.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/510 can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this. On
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like (2) Shorinsean at 9:20pm 03.21.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/822 We've been trying to chase down a mild but persistent bilge leak in our new-to-us 2001 311 that appe
Hunter 356 rub rail removal gene thompson at 3:08pm 03.21.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/437 How does the rub rail on the 2002 Hunter 356 detach from the deck/hull joint?
Stuck Seidelmann 245 centerboard Seidelmann 245 at 2:48pm 03.21.25 Ask All Sailors 1/265 Looking for suggestions to remedy a problem I have with the retractable centerboard on my Seidelman
Sanitation hose again (1) Mike8193 at 8:35am 03.21.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1060 I have attached a photo from the owners manual of my 2005 Beneteau 323. My boat is on the cradle 1.
Gravity Gradient Satelite [SWOT] JamesG161 at 6:49am 03.21.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/650 Interesting to find where I gained weight this year. :facepalm: v5GJ4trliE4 Jim...
Boot stripe fred1diver at 5:41am 03.21.25 Ask All Sailors 5/691 Hello everyone Just getting my to do list for when the boat is untarped And since I bought the boat
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop jbmia at 5:28am 03.21.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1698
Parting out a O'Day 25 (1) Lee3575 at 3:48pm 03.20.25 Ask An Oday Owner 0/31 Do to Gelcoat bad and several leaks Boat is being parted out (not selling trailer) Mast is 29ft, Boo
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question T J Furstenau at 3:30pm 03.20.25 Big Boats 9/965 I know it's a long shot, but as the saying goes, nothing ventured nothing gained. What are the chan
Launching/Recovering Sailboat rcoleman67 at 7:24am 03.20.25 Trailer Sailors 22/3618 I'm a new owner of a Catalina 25 Wing Keel with 3' draft. I've been a freshwater bassboat owner all
Small holes in keel dwillems at 6:05am 03.20.25 Ask All Sailors 0/31 I am looking at a 1985 Pearson 28 and the boat is in great shape expect for two issues. First, the

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Whisker pole questions Rick Webb at 8:05pm 12.02.25 @jssailem that checks out. The ends are not riveted on, they are swaged. Replacing them will requi
Top Down furling for solo sailing MFD at 7:58pm 12.02.25 I installed a Selden on my boat ~7 years afo. I rarely use it, mostly just do lazy cruising. A few
What type of hoses last the longest? Project_Mayhem at 7:44pm 12.02.25 Many automotive hoses, even with a tough life, will outlive the useful life of the vehicle. The idea
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review dlochner at 7:19pm 12.02.25 If you are saying this then, yes, you CAN do it that way, but you don't have to. That is, you don't
What type of hoses last the longest? Foswick at 7:15pm 12.02.25 I would challenge that 10-year assertion. That is true of hoses that work in heat, oil, UV, or with
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review Foswick at 6:49pm 12.02.25 This is not what I said, Well, I thought we were in complete agreement, but now I'm confused by w
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review dlochner at 6:07pm 12.02.25 What Dave wrote about putting circuit protection near the power source is exactly how most marine w
What type of hoses last the longest? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:51pm 12.02.25 I learned from several highly respected yard managers that 10 years is the average working working l
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review Foswick at 4:27pm 12.02.25 Circuit Interruption devices (fuses, breakers etc) always go near the source of power, which can be
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review Stu Jackson at 3:29pm 12.02.25 BlueSea is a very helpful company and has a great website. https://d2pyqm2yd3fw2i.cloudfront.net/fi
Whisker pole questions Davidasailor26 at 3:17pm 12.02.25 @jssailem that checks out. The ends are not riveted on, they are swaged. Replacing them will requi
Cleaning a Diesel Tank Foswick at 2:57pm 12.02.25 Thanks Deke. I am just waiting on a couple of small parts to put together my fuel polisher. It's lai
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 2:45pm 12.02.25 A trick I saw on the Off Center Harbor site for doing fillets was to make a "Tool" to form the curv
Whisker pole questions (3) Gene Neill at 2:41pm 12.02.25 @jssailem that checks out. The ends are not riveted on, they are swaged. Replacing them will requir
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review dlochner at 2:39pm 12.02.25 But the moment a given circuit has more than one device, you have to fuse the wire at the panel, no
TV Options gfrazzle at 2:34pm 12.02.25 Sounds like Roku is the way to go. Thanks guys!
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review pgandw at 2:26pm 12.02.25 IF your circuit goes to a SINGLE device (load), you could get away with using a smaller fuse at the
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes Paul Cossman at 2:14pm 12.02.25 Thanks all for your time and responses. Yesterday I started to dig into the job and decided to shel
Shifter sticking when shifting in and out of forward (1) Woodworks1 at 2:14pm 12.02.25 I found this information useful also. The control cable or rod should be arranged at right angles to
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review jssailem at 1:57pm 12.02.25 Welcome to the forum. Nice schematic and fuse plan. Yes as @kappykaplan indicated, the fuse is for

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