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Run Silent, Run Deep (1) TrapperJohn at 9:57pm 10.07.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/46 This was recently posted on LinkedIn. Being a former submariner myself, I had to take notice. In 198
Hatch and lens restoration with wood (5) trevoratlarge at 5:02pm 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 2/85 Hi folks. I bought my boat in April and the previous owner was in the early stages of refurbishing t
Had KBW20 tranny rebuilt on a Hunter 42 Passage and now Fwd is reverse and Rev is forward (1) mesmith1122 at 2:58pm 10.07.25 Big Boats 3/91 Just had my Kanzaki KBW20 tranny rebuilt. Shift lever is facing towards the stern of the boat with t
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards Hayden Watson at 12:36pm 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 1/68 I recently got some Samson MLX3 line to make new halyards with. This is a moderately high-tech core
Tropical Storm Jerry (1) JamesG161 at 8:42am 10.07.25 Weather and Forecasting 8/145 234774 Dammit Jim...
Precision 280 Oriondriver at 7:35am 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 0/57 Anyone have experience with this boat? Thanks in advance.
SWANSEA, MA Listed: 09-28-2025 Dave1act at 7:00am 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 0/14 2006 Hunter 36 SWANSEA, MA Listed: 09-28-2025 My name is Dave, I am interested in your boat. You
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed (2) skunther at 6:02pm 10.06.25 Ask All Sailors 5/131 I recently replaced the joker valve, and the outlet connector and hose adapter facets are bowed towa
Shower drain on 1993 Legend 35.5 skunther at 5:51pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/54 I modified my shower drain to pump overboard via the galley drain (https://defender.com/en_us/whale-
Reefing lines jamming (2) skunther at 5:39pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/155
Deck light fixture missing? (2) skunther at 5:25pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/163
Rudder packing Gland failing (1) boris2point0 at 2:02pm 10.06.25 Yamaha 0/59 Hi Sailors. I am looking for some advice form other Yamaha owners. I have a Y30 there is signifi
Catalina 30 Stanchion issue DPotter at 1:37pm 10.06.25 Catalina 30 0/44 Hi all - 1994 Catalina 30 here. I have a loose stanchion that looks to have been bent at one point.
H50 generator Laid-back at 11:04am 10.06.25 Big Boats 1/68 I have to replace or repair the FP 12 mini generator on our Hunter 50 and are trying to weigh my opt
Splendide WD2100 - F13 Error on Hunter 460 FatSteveTheBoatCat at 9:10am 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/50 We have a vented Splendide washer dryer combo WD2100 that came installed on our 2002 Hunter 460 in t
Teak/ Holly woodworking question. (2) BAD ORCA at 9:03am 10.06.25 Ask All Sailors 19/252 I had to cut away a chunk of floor to get access to the forward part of the bilge/keel bolt in recen
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? Woodworks1 at 7:15am 10.06.25 Catalina 30 17/249 My stuffing box seal packing nut has bottomed out, I think. it feels like the nut has bottomed out
Aft Cabin adding Cabinets or Shelves buddybear at 8:47pm 10.05.25 Catalina 310 1/81 Normally the aft cabin is used for storage we call it the garage. Has anyone put cabinets or shelvin
Electrical Project Almost Complete (4) AP0196 at 3:33pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 9/238 Spend the last two weekends (And two cases of beer) redoing the electrical on my Cat 22. I wish I ha
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? sailbadsinner at 2:56pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 5/191 My Xantrex 1800 inverter just smoked and died. It has been in my Morgan 43 since 2007. 18 years i

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Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed dlochner at 4:48am 10.08.25 The latest round of joker valves do not hold up. They get soft and don't fully seal and get worse ov
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE BIGUA at 3:57am 10.08.25 Hi Jim; about your comment ; ""I was told not to replace mine, too many failures. Jim "" Why ? Wh
Tropical Storm Jerry Will Gilmore at 12:30am 10.08.25 Well.... seems like an opportunity for @Will Gilmore to make some bad Jerry Rigged puns....:beer:
Hatch and lens restoration with wood dLj at 12:05am 10.08.25 The Internet is ripe with opinions - I'll give you one more - use as you wish. It will become clear
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards dLj at 11:47pm 10.07.25 I wouldn't use a thimble in your case, or if I did it would be the nylon.one. I've gone from spliced
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed skunther at 10:52pm 10.07.25 I bought a new ($$$) PH2 toilet a couple seasons ago, and found that getting a complete seal around
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed skunther at 10:42pm 10.07.25
Autopilot "gauge" powerhead discolored can't read on my C310 Clydo at 10:40pm 10.07.25 Raymarine / Autohelm LCD Screen Replacement for ST4000+ , 5000+, 6000+ Nav Units WgJKykomf3A Tha
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed FastOlson at 9:55pm 10.07.25 I bought a new ($$$) PH2 toilet a couple seasons ago, and found that getting a complete seal around
Autopilot "gauge" powerhead discolored can't read on my C310 Stu Jackson at 9:37pm 10.07.25 Do you have video link that shows me what to do? Clyde, you need to ask frenzy13 who said he bough
Mariner 2+2 rigging issue Sunbird22358 at 9:15pm 10.07.25 Toggles come in the same sizes as all swage fittings and turnbuckles, do yo ucan get one that matche
Hatch and lens restoration with wood PaulK at 7:59pm 10.07.25 Wooden hatches are tricky because wood warps when it gets wet. People try to use teak because it war
Had KBW20 tranny rebuilt on a Hunter 42 Passage and now Fwd is reverse and Rev is forward (1) dlochner at 7:34pm 10.07.25 Do you have a single lever control for the engine or separate throttle and gear shift? Were the cabl
Had KBW20 tranny rebuilt on a Hunter 42 Passage and now Fwd is reverse and Rev is forward Project_Mayhem at 7:26pm 10.07.25 Maybe some pics would help you get some more answers?
Tropical Storm Jerry (1) JamesG161 at 5:54pm 10.07.25 234806 Dammit Jim...
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:51pm 10.07.25
Plastic boats FDL S2 at 5:30pm 10.07.25 I'm sorry to hear about Skipping Stone and your "grounding". Changing of a way of life is always to
Surfed our '72 yesterday morbidfollower at 5:10pm 10.07.25 I've considered something like a 75% jib a couple of times, but for the number of times we go out
Autopilot "gauge" powerhead discolored can't read on my C310 Richard19068 at 4:55pm 10.07.25 Raymarine / Autohelm LCD Screen Replacement for ST4000+ , 5000+, 6000+ Nav Units WgJKykomf3A
Autopilot "gauge" powerhead discolored can't read on my C310 Clydo at 4:32pm 10.07.25 Could you provide a LINK to this video, please? Stu - I ordered the screen and just got delivery.

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