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H340 1-2-Both Switch Nichole340 at 10:28am 06.09.19 Big Boats 12/1349 My 2000 Hunter 340.....1 - 2 - Both Switch seems to be acting up. Twice now, the number 1 side (st
Breaker panel wording jngotasail at 9:54am 06.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1513 Hi, Is it possible and if so how would I change the wording for the breakers on my panel? For exampl
Old Start Battery Solar Panel Joe Shipes at 6:57am 06.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/600 Owner of a 1998 Hunter and 450 CC looking to see what other owners have done with the Start Battery
Venture 23 - missing forestay? vdesmond at 6:08am 06.09.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/483 Hello! I am a new boat owner and new to the site. Thank you everyone for all the great info. I am
Legend 35.5 leaning to starboard. Michael-Louis at 1:29am 06.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1678 I purchased a 1992 Legend 3 years ago in Holland. She is leaning to sb-side about 1-2 degree and can
Mainsail slugs for H26 Z-Spar? twistedskipper at 9:33pm 06.08.19 Smaller Boats 1/461 I have a 1998 Hunter 26 with the Z-Spar Z230 mast. The specs on rigrite.com say 8mm round slugs. T
mounting solar charge controller Greg_C. at 9:00pm 06.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1437 I'm preparing my Oceanis 50 for blue water cruising and am adding 4 160W solar panels and a Renogy 6
Red Fiber Washer (gasket) (1) helmfam at 6:30pm 06.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/787 Took apart my transom shower to fix a leak. There are red fiber washers where the steel shower contr
Push latches will not unlock Seraglio at 5:38pm 06.08.19 Ask All Sailors 3/562 I have a 2009 Hunter 36 with push locks on the lockers. One latch is "frozen?" closed. I have jigg
Engine control panel (1) Jon Elliott at 3:03pm 06.08.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1143 I have a 1978 Hunter 27 with the old engine control panel with just the three dummy lights. Can some
Calling all ODay 28, 30, 31 club racers or sail trim fanactics dennisv at 2:14pm 06.08.19 Bigger Boats 11/1421 Gentlemen, "I have the need, the need for speed" (Top Gun quote). I have a ODay 28. I suck sailing
O'Day 322 core (4) Tally Ho at 2:10pm 06.08.19 Bigger Boats 5/744 I pulled my salon hatch today to rebed it (work day instead of sail day today :-(. Here is what the
ODay 20 Mast Tony Lajoie at 9:19am 06.08.19 Parts Search 1/464 Hi. I have a 1978 Oday 20. A tornado type storm came through VA and snapped my mast. I'm having t
Fuel Lift Pump sjsflyer at 9:07am 06.08.19 Catalina 310 16/1834 Fuel Lift Pump does not come on with ignition switch. It should come on prior to starting correct?
Forestay Mod gwduffield at 1:16am 06.08.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/872 Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever attempted to reposition the forestay such that a M26C becomes
Jib sizes Red_Dog at 5:17pm 06.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/470 When I purchased my 28.5, it came 3 jibs, a 150% on the installed roller, a 110% hank on and a third
Rigging question. Wisakedjack at 3:08pm 06.07.19 Catalina 30 16/2650 I have 1976 Catalina 30 (tall rig, bowsprit) that I bought few years ago. Its a great boat that I've
I Just Learned An Expensive Lesson DonRS at 3:03pm 06.07.19 Catalina 30 30/4142 So my wife and I just bought our first boat, that event I put on a thread from last Feb/March. We h
New reefing lines for H34 Mike Oldak at 2:15pm 06.07.19 Big Boats 8/584 I'm installing new reefing lines on my H34, any suggestions on diameter and type?
Unknown part found on H34 (1) Mike Oldak at 12:22pm 06.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1077 Does anyone know what this is and what it is used for?

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Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 5:30pm 01.01.24 With the main DC panel windlass breaker ON, the windlass controller box would "click" when pressing
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Rich Stidger at 2:12pm 01.01.24 It's not the breaker or the switch, because there would be no clicking if either were faulty. In add
Need a new swing keel MBBoater at 12:58pm 01.01.24
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help ice breaker at 12:29pm 01.01.24 Could be a bad solenoid/batery contactor too.
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Sailgunner at 12:28pm 01.01.24 One of the best upgrades I did recently was replaced my Simson Lawrence with a new Lewmar. What a di
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch Scott T-Bird at 12:08pm 01.01.24 I did that conversion on my 3GM30F and it works fine. I attached a Trombetta P-610-B5V12 directly
Need a new swing keel shemandr at 11:56am 01.01.24 For the one time I sailed an O'Day Mariner I thing it had a metal CB. What is the material of MBBoa
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help shemandr at 11:49am 01.01.24 On my H356 the breaker was beneath the nav table on the bulkhead. If I remember the battery switch
Need a new swing keel Captain Ron 18 at 11:12am 01.01.24 Happy New Year! My dad had an O'Day Mariner when I was growing up and we sailed the heck out of her
60 best Boats 30' and under lacoursmarc at 11:08am 01.01.24 I'm putting together a list of boats including their basic specs in order to narrow down my search.
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch (8) Claude L.-Auger at 11:05am 01.01.24 I did that conversion on my 3GM30F and it works fine. I attached a Trombetta P-610-B5V12 directly o
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch Scott T-Bird at 10:44am 01.01.24 I was just looking at the YM series parts and it appears the solenoid is mounted directly to the gov
60 best Boats 30' and under Don S/V ILLusion at 10:18am 01.01.24 Pretty much all the boats we are talking about here were "built to a price." My Ericson, which for
Battery charging marcham at 10:13am 01.01.24 An interesting aside is that our panda generator alternator only charges the start batery it shares
Battery charging (1) marcham at 9:56am 01.01.24 Start with the owner's manual (posted link to it in your windlass thread). You should have an autom
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help (2) marcham at 9:49am 01.01.24 From the manual, it seems engine has to be running and there is a windlass motor breaker on the star
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 9:07am 01.01.24 Pretty much all the boats we are talking about here were "built to a price." My Ericson, which for
(re) location of hot water heater Tom J at 8:59am 01.01.24 The standard location for the water heater on the C310 is already above the engine. A little bit hi
60 best Boats 30' and under Steve L22188 at 8:40am 01.01.24 Asking which boats should be in a "best under 30'" list is just one step away from the dreaded "shou
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 8:17am 01.01.24 Eliminate any boats that were, as the sayings go, "built to price" Pretty much all the boats we ar

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