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Generator Installation Waltsailor at 7:35pm 12.28.19 Big Boats 12/2392 I want to install a diesel generator in my 386 and need some insights and photos from others who hav
Ethanol Free Gas App/Website jmce1587 at 7:14pm 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1372
raymarine tiller pilot fred1diver at 5:17pm 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1355 hey everybody, in my new to me boat I have a tiller pilot, what do I need to use the nmea 0183 plug?
Any 450,456 or 466 owners discovery at 2:15pm 12.28.19 Big Boats 1/501 Looking for someone interested in a great deal on a new furling main for our rigs. Seller has two qu
EV-100 install Bob135711 at 2:03pm 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2658 I am at Seabrook Marina, Houston Can a I get a good recommendation for a reliable someone with profe
Yanmar winterizing Voyager1 at 12:56pm 12.28.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2095 I have a yanmar 2gm20f and to winterize the engine I run 4 or 5 gallons of antifreeze through the en
Local knowledge Stratus3 at 11:36am 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1348 Hi All, this is going to be a very obvious newbie question. Looking at a cruising guide and and the
Mast step crutch. jackhartjr at 10:20am 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 3/632 Hi folks, I have an Oday 22. Looking for a picture of what folks use to help raise the mast please!
Researching mystery San Diego Family of 4 whose Sea Dreamer sailboat disappeared south of Hawaii in 1989 (3) stormstoppers at 6:47am 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 28/8166 I'm trying to learn about a missing family of 4 that disappeared south of Hawaii in August of 1989.
M-18 exhaust haze in engine compartment pcadkins at 12:20am 12.28.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/1584 Hello all. new to the forum. I have done a search and guess I am the only one with this problem. I
alcohol or propane, the age old question fred1diver at 2:30pm 12.27.19 Ask All Sailors 51/6717 hey everybody, getting my thoughts together for the next sailing season, I know I have a lot of work
Tiller replacement fred1diver at 5:47am 12.27.19 Grampian 2/1545 Hey everyone, anyone know where I can get a nice wood tiller, at the moment Cool Whip has an alumini
cabin floor needs replacing, plus the sole fred1diver at 3:31pm 12.26.19 Grampian 1/1074 hey everyone, just back from another visit to my new to me 1975 Grampian 26. I knew I needed to repl
Rebedding rear strapeyes and winches. (1) Russ Ward at 2:22pm 12.26.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1101 I am working on repairing some leaks from above and am rebedding most of the deck hardware. I have q
Hunter 35.5 port stern rail sasafil at 1:34pm 12.26.19 Parts Search 1/693 Looking for a stern rail port side for my 1990 Hunter 35.5 legend. I'm in NE Florida.
35.5 Legend standing rigging replacement sasafil at 11:45am 12.26.19 Big Boats 4/1172 Anybody out there replaced standing rigging on 35.5 Legend to tell me the approximate cost. Much app
TWO OR THREE BLADE PROP twodzusfittings at 11:17am 12.26.19 Bigger Boats 18/2433 What differences will I experience? Speed, handling, Fuel consumption, lower revolutions? What do fo
Electrical Fire! (1) Windcall42 at 8:39am 12.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1774 Had a high resistance ground, from ignition switch to Alternator controller, towed to Saint Augustin
Hunter 235 Broken Mast Foot Blefler at 8:09am 12.26.19 Smaller Boats 14/2519 While lowering the mast on my 235 a large gust of wind blew the mast sideways and I was not able to
Any great sailing accessories for Christmas? (2) HMT2 at 8:49pm 12.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/882

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Could use some help! rgranger at 3:45am 06.22.24 :plus: what @Justin_NSA said:beer:
mast attach points rgranger at 3:44am 06.22.24 When you say a hole, do you mean a grommet? Or is there a actual tear in the sail cloth? And when yo
mast attach points kappykaplan at 3:02am 06.22.24 sorry no pics at this time. We really need photos to help you.
Could use some help! LloydB at 12:33am 06.22.24 Could both halyards be tied together in a knot and hung up on a through bolt or something inside the
Could use some help! Justin_NSA at 9:45pm 06.21.24 Is it hard to drop the mast on this boat? It's just me, but I would change out the sheaves, convert
Could use some help! tomthrasher at 9:03pm 06.21.24
Could use some help! rgranger at 8:01pm 06.21.24
Torque settings for keel bolts on Hunter 41 (1) rgranger at 7:54pm 06.21.24
Could use some help! Davidasailor26 at 7:51pm 06.21.24 Congratulations! Welcome to the forum and to the world of boat ownership. :beer: Do you mean that t
Head treatment rgranger at 7:46pm 06.21.24 Muriatic (hydrochloric) acid is not a tank treatment...it's commonly used to remove sea water miner
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 7:00pm 06.21.24 Results of dusk light test: power on - charging and oil lights come on, alarm sounds turn key - cha
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 6:49pm 06.21.24 Results of dusk light test: power on - charging and oil lights come on, alarm sounds turn key - char
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 6:09pm 06.21.24 Your proposed actions sound as good as any. Narrowing down the source of the sound will be the most
Flickering House Lights (2) PeteT at 5:50pm 06.21.24 Hi all just and update. The cabin lights are in parallel. Used just a little common sense and follow
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 5:49pm 06.21.24 Planned actions: Pull control panel while connected to try to identify alarming item. Observe panel
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? thinwater at 4:46pm 06.21.24 How do you feel about a Prusik hitch instead of a fall arrestor device? Levels of risk .... I di
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues Gene Neill at 4:41pm 06.21.24 Ethanol is at the root of 99% of all small engine problems. If you're not using ethanol free fuel, t
Head treatment Foswick at 4:14pm 06.21.24 Foswick said: I just want to chime in here with a small thing to add. When discussing the "best" t
C&C 30Mkii Folding Prop Davidasailor26 at 3:39pm 06.21.24 I feel that the feathering prop (at least the MaxProp) is better at providing power in the water (e
C&C 30Mkii Folding Prop (1) Tally Ho at 3:30pm 06.21.24

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