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Locking the Companionway on a small Hunter rgranger at 8:09am 04.01.19 Smaller Boats 33/3949 Hi Hunter Owners. On the cruising forum I read a post titled Securing the companionway and other ap
Battery capacity test (2) tfox2069 at 7:55am 04.01.19 Musings With Maine Sail 7/1370 So I've been scouring the boards here, MaineSail's site, and taking on board advice from a number of
44DS/AC or 41DS/AC Need Your Thoughts (1) Rick486 at 6:50am 04.01.19 Big Boats 13/705 Hi all: I have attached a photo of the acrylic galley sink back splash from Maxine. Over the years t
Engine Monitoring Tristan Simonds at 6:07am 04.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2301 I have a 96 Hunter 376 with a Yanmar 3JH2E that has no gauges, just idiot lights for oil pressure an
Jabsco toilet problem. wyctoronto at 5:48am 04.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/1992 My Jabsco electric head fills up roughly half of the bowl after flushing. Is the problem the joker?
1986 H31 prop shaft specs mark porter at 5:39am 04.01.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/576 Hello to the Hunter Community! I have a slightly bent prop shaft that I may end up replacing if I ca
Replacing windshields in Hunter 49 artboas at 12:02am 04.01.19 Big Boats 0/432 Im replacing both my overhead windshield panels. I posted previously on how to remove these effortle
Electrical Issues - Shocking! EJWash at 9:45pm 03.31.19 Catalina 30 41/3812 The boat: 1989 Catalina 30 MKII The issue: Shore power circuit breaker tripping Hi All, My boat i
Several Rigging and Parts Questions About My 1984 Cat 22 (5) AndreInPortland at 8:03pm 03.31.19 Catalina 22 20/6795 Hello! I just bought a 1984 Catalina 22 pop-top swing keel. My first mistake boat! I had a chance t
Water leaks on a 34? Mike Oldak at 7:14pm 03.31.19 Big Boats 10/841 We're in the process of redoing much of the interior due to water leaks. Found the water and waste
MacGregor Venture 17 tom11673 at 7:03pm 03.31.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3286 Later this week I will be looking at a 1973 Venture 17 that I am interested in possibly buying. I kn
Hunter 23 Tiller Pilot install (4) P100D at 6:56pm 03.31.19 Smaller Boats 14/2693 Installed a raymarine ST1000+ tiller pilot on our Hunter 23. Here's some pics of the install. Very e
Caulking around rudder post chriscycles at 5:05pm 03.31.19 Big Boats 2/451
V Berth door sticking Randy R at 4:43pm 03.31.19 Big Boats 9/864 Has anyone removed the plastic door jam on a 376, the door is dragging heavily near the latch. It l
Toe rail varnish.... and caulk NYSail at 1:10pm 03.31.19 Ask All Sailors 9/3664 Hello all... So wife is getting ready to sand and varnish toe rails.... 84 feet of love!! Also we wi
Hunter 26.5 trailer Polonez13 at 12:02pm 03.31.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2356 Hi All, I am looking to buy a sailboat trailer or a nice cradle for my 1989 Hunter 26.5 Also lookin
Finally on the water! (2) Dug22 at 11:53am 03.31.19 Catalina 22 3/429 I finally got to put my boat in the water this weekend! The wife and I stayed on her two nights. She
I got rhythm Brian D at 8:27am 03.31.19 Sails Call Lounge 20/1206 I think I may have posted this before, but it is just amazing to watch and hear. 5v5eBf2KwF8
Technical Data Alansails at 7:29am 03.31.19 Catalina 310 16/1468 Not my area I know, I am intruding on Jesse's space, but was looking through our 310/315 IA web site
MacGregor 26M motor choice awc at 5:45am 03.31.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2485 I know this has been covered before but I can't find any more recent conversation than 2005. What m

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Car Accident (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:12pm 09.01.23 Does your car look anything like this ? a bit of a smile on your face after a kick in the pants (or
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Tally Ho at 3:11pm 09.01.23
Car Accident jon hansen at 3:06pm 09.01.23 i feel for you. it is a bummer. glad your ok. lots of fun vehicles out there for a new love affa
Rope to anchor chain attachment jviss at 2:58pm 09.01.23 Rope/chain splices scare the hell out of me but I've got use one at this stage of life because of t
Rope to anchor chain attachment Ralph Johnstone at 2:57pm 09.01.23 is a direct rope to chain splice better than using an eye splice around a thimble and an appropriat
ACU Location Ralph Johnstone at 2:38pm 09.01.23 Looks like our Raymarine ST 4000 has finally given up. Are you interested in troubleshooting the
Car Accident jviss at 2:26pm 09.01.23 What is this mystery love of yours? It's a great car. A 'crossover,' between a sedan and an SUV.
30T Wing Keel Width seaj30 at 2:01pm 09.01.23 I was out in the boat yard visiting my 30T a few days ago. We are in a drought so it's on the trail
Weathermax for genoa Straycat22296 at 2:00pm 09.01.23 Sunbrella has a long history of proven durability and product life. Being that labor costs to instal
Car Accident Stu Jackson at 1:54pm 09.01.23 so hoping they don't total my car! I love it so. What is this mystery love of yours?
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting jviss at 1:53pm 09.01.23 We disconnected the antenna and then tried to transmit Bad idea. Will blow the output stage on mo
Rope to anchor chain attachment Stu Jackson at 1:51pm 09.01.23 I've had both. No windlass. Older setup was a rope to chain splice. Worked great over bow roller.
DC panel led indicator stopped working jviss at 1:51pm 09.01.23 I wonder why they even put these bulbs on electrical panels. They really are only indicators that t
Car Accident jviss at 1:49pm 09.01.23 People still wear watches?!? Riveting injury. Glad you're OK, Rich got that right. Relax and kic
Rope to anchor chain attachment jviss at 1:47pm 09.01.23 I think a chain splice is the best, simplest, most reliable and economical solution. I've made thes
Car Accident Stu Jackson at 1:46pm 09.01.23 People still wear watches?!? Riveting injury. Glad you're OK, Rich got that right. Relax and kick
DC panel led indicator stopped working dlochner at 1:41pm 09.01.23 LEDs don't work for ever and the wires connecting them about 22 or 24 ga. The wire is easily broken.
Rope to anchor chain attachment dlochner at 1:06pm 09.01.23 There is nothing wrong with using a high quality shackle (Crosby) in your situation. It also allows
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting JBP-PA at 12:59pm 09.01.23 That would probably work. As David said, you want to have a big safety margin, especially with cheap
DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 12:53pm 09.01.23 Thanks! I couldn't find the part on the Beneteau spare parts site but the Blue Sea one is available

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