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Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas mpearce at 9:53am 11.13.24 Big Boats 13/1250
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. Moon Dytuck at 8:20am 11.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1040 Hi, The furling line is frayed and needs replaced, however I can't figure out where to find out how
Anchor rode HD74 at 5:53am 11.13.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1054 I am getting my hunter 340 ready to cruise. Most of it will be solo. I am adding a windlass which sh
Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat (1) Stanleywester at 12:01pm 11.12.24 Ask All Sailors 21/2115 Have an interesting electrical setup on a new-to-me vessel which I'm trying to figure out. It doesn'
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. CFogel at 11:04am 11.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1033 I am planning on installing a propane locker in the aft starboard lazarette on the H31 I am buying.
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit max_sailing at 9:17pm 11.11.24 Catalina 310 21/3463 Hi C310 friends! I'm planning to replace the manual Jabsco head on my C310 with an electric model.
New main sail too tall. Now what? (3) SycloneDriver at 12:12pm 11.11.24 Ask All Sailors 22/1869 Approximately early August I contacted North Sail about a new main and jib. After a little back and
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? (4) OpenRange2025 at 11:54am 11.11.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2292
Atomic A4 Head Studs question pastorscott at 9:48am 11.11.24 Engines and Propulsion 7/934 I pulled my head, and need to reinstall, is there a reason why the atomic A4 head studs are smooth b
Happy Veterans Day kappykaplan at 3:10am 11.11.24 Sails Call Lounge 5/1046 Tks to all who have served. :beer:
The correct mast length for 1996 Hunter 26 captandave at 2:54am 11.11.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/593 I am restoring a 1996 Hunter 26. I bought it with a 28' mast but I'm not sure it is the correct mast
Maintenance intervals malighthill at 6:48pm 11.10.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/835
Today I said goodbye to an old friend (6) Project_Mayhem at 11:59am 11.10.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1034 Today, with a heavy heart, I passed the helm of my O'Day 25 of the past six years to its new owner.
Tartan 33R Wiring Diagram (1) Schwarz633 at 11:17am 11.10.24 Ask All Sailors 22/1567 I'm doing some upgrades on my 1982 Tartan 33R and decided to draw out an electrical schematic to wor
New to me 78 C&C 35-1 (1) FlyingMonkey42 at 7:49am 11.10.24 C&C 5/1049 I just purchased a 78 35-1 in Florida. Previous owner pulled a few things out to lighten weight for
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? Mike Oldak at 6:43am 11.10.24 Big Boats 34/2840 I'm about to upgrade my Raymarine autopilot from wheel drive to hydraulic drive. Has anyone connect
Oceanis 42 CC Fridge henri at 4:06am 11.10.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/731 I cannot locate the rotary dial to regulate the temoerature on my fridge. I have a 42CC year 2003>
Hunter 49 Cutlass bearing (1) Screen Saver at 7:46pm 11.09.24 Big Boats 5/777 Anyone replaced the cutlass bearing in their Hunter 49, and I guess the 50DS would be the same. The
Sewing bags for the sailing gear (1) zinahewitt at 6:56pm 11.09.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1140 Hi All, Hope your weekend is going well. My Marine Fabric Seamstress was a little busy and had no t
VHF Coaxial Cable identification (4) sailcapt340 at 12:41pm 11.09.24 Ask All Sailors 0/21 Finally going to replace and move my 2000 Hunter 340 VHF Radio from the pedestal to the navigation s

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Cast iron keel has some decent corrosion. Should I address it now before a first sail? jssailem at 10:23pm 09.04.25 Understanding the nature of risks is essential to good seamanship. @Foswick has identified a possibl
Vented loop necessary? Foswick at 10:20pm 09.04.25 The need for a loop depends on where you ingress the drain hose. If you enter the drain hose just be
Fuel usage jssailem at 10:09pm 09.04.25 Canadian gallon in larger! It is Imperial!:biggrin:
LFP for AGM Battery Swap jssailem at 10:07pm 09.04.25 I added in 2 x125 amp MRBF at the positive terminals You did not identify the size of your new Hou
Access to water heater ( C 320) Stu Jackson at 9:58pm 09.04.25 The hot water STINKS! Fresh Water System Recommissioning 101 - Peggie Hall's "Cocktail" Rotten Egg
Cast iron keel has some decent corrosion. Should I address it now before a first sail? Foswick at 9:53pm 09.04.25 As Dave said. Also, to the question of whether this can wait ... It isn't going to hurt to sail li
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Tally Ho at 8:29pm 09.04.25
Vented loop necessary? dLj at 8:26pm 09.04.25 You are pumping water from your bulge and dumping through the sink - so that line has no external ac
Fuel usage Tally Ho at 8:26pm 09.04.25 I meant that my longer periods at or near idle speed may skew my burn rate down a bit in comparison
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 Project_Mayhem at 8:16pm 09.04.25 Are you looking to repair the area above the compression post or below?
Vented loop necessary? Project_Mayhem at 8:15pm 09.04.25 Why into the sink and not the bilge? I'm installing a small pump to suck the last bit of water out
Furler top swivel blowout jssailem at 8:11pm 09.04.25 I would reach out to Harken and poise your query to them. Perhaps they have info on their product of
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 Rick Webb at 7:43pm 09.04.25 Cross Chartering Yacht Transport \| Yacht Shipping Services Home - DYT Yacht Transport Internatio
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 dLj at 7:42pm 09.04.25 I'm kind of surprised at the somewhat harsh answers above ... Yes you can do this trip in this boat
Cast iron keel has some decent corrosion. Should I address it now before a first sail? dlochner at 6:48pm 09.04.25 The procedure you have described is almost correct. Bring small sections of the keel to bright metal
Vented loop necessary? dlochner at 6:41pm 09.04.25 It would probably be best to install a loop that goes well above the water line at any heel angle. T
Looking at 82' Catalina 25 MaryEllaRose at 6:26pm 09.04.25
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:10pm 09.04.25
Fuel usage DaveJ at 6:09pm 09.04.25 I get more miles per gallon than most sailors on this site, but of course, our Canadian gallon in la
Hunter 326 bilge set up jaysweet at 6:06pm 09.04.25 I'm sorry to say that our 2004 H306 has a shallow "false bilge" just aft of the main, deep bilge, wh

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