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Restoring H34 electrical panel (2) Mike Oldak at 10:58am 08.21.19 Big Boats 7/1290 Quite a number of the 12 volt and 120 volt lamps on the electrical control panel have died. Does an
Blown Fuse (1) CJB220 at 10:07am 08.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/853 I have a 2005 H36. Recently, the 5 amp fuse in the cockpit engine control panel has blown. I replace
Refinish a Mercury Blackmax Outboard Prop? jviss at 10:00am 08.21.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1186 I have a prop that has a lot of the finish off, and lots of spots of corrosion on it. It looks, see
23' Cabin Cushion Replacement Joe Spruill at 9:31am 08.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/661 HI! Got a boat with no cushions...looking for dimensions, sources, used to buy, ALL options open!
Vision 32 handling characteristics? zephyr070 at 9:28am 08.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1440 My first post in a sailing forum! Hi all, I'm about to purchase my first cruiser, a 1989 Hunter Visi
locating rit colour gelcoat for 1981 Oday 34 Pados at 9:10am 08.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/895 Hi there new Oday 34 owner, just wondering where Oday owners get right colour gelcoat for deck repai
impeller Rgjunglebunny at 8:35am 08.21.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1259 raw water impeller pump on yanmar 4jhe 1989 Having trouble fitting new impeller.......... any ideas
Once a sailor, always a frog Kermit at 6:52am 08.21.19 Ask All Sailors 41/3235
Catalina 27 Keel Repair (1984) Tonyn1776 at 6:19am 08.21.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/2760 Hi All, I have a small crack on the aft section at the keel-hull junction and it is allowing water t
Adding 2nd house battery in parallel on 2006 Hunter 38 kenvail at 5:48am 08.21.19 Big Boats 19/2178 My Hunter 38 has one 4D house battery. This just isn't enough for our usage. I want to add a second
when your having fun, get in trouble, and a fellow sailor decides to help :D dmcd38 at 5:21am 08.21.19 Sails Call Lounge 2/528 rn6_m4hhxVs
100:1 Pre-Mix Oil for All 2-stroke Outboards jviss at 5:13am 08.21.19 Ask All Sailors 19/3923 Amsoil has an oil that they say works in outboards at 100:1 "regardless of the mix ratio specified f
Best way to drill a 2 5/16 hole adjacent to the breaker panel? AndreInPortland at 7:38pm 08.20.19 Catalina 22 18/1773 Hi all, I found myself with an unexpectedly free Sunday, so I decided to seize the moment and repla
Water Tanks mbaker at 6:05pm 08.20.19 Big Boats 32/3565 Both tanks corroding from inside, aluminum flacks in filters. Replacing tanks almost impossible unl
Out of curiouity, I have noticed that the new forum doesn't show the "like " accumulation. Planned? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 4:19pm 08.20.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/617 nothing further- just curious
2001 Hunter 410 salon fabric Don Lucas at 3:25pm 08.20.19 Big Boats 13/833 Anyone happen to know the name of the purple colored fabric cushion covers on a 2001 Hunter 410?
B331 companionway sliding hatch squeaks Mystic51 at 12:59pm 08.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1443 Beneteau 331 sliding hatch is squeaking and very hard to slide. Recommendations for taking it apart
Looking to Re-wire my Newport 33. (1) jimmywhale at 12:02pm 08.20.19 Newport 4/2052 Greetings All, I have recently purchased an older 1984 Newport 33 which needs a lot of love. Natural
C310 IA Web Page link to the Forum is Broken SawyerCurt at 11:34am 08.20.19 Catalina 310 1/460 Before someone else points it out to me, I do know that the link to this forum from the C310IA web s
Barcelona, Spain lehighsail at 9:44am 08.20.19 Destinations 6/1184 I am looking for information on going for a day sail in Barcelona, Spain the first few days of Novem

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looking for Lat/Long plotting software ShawnL at 4:59am 09.12.24 You should also be able to import it into Google Earth, though I don't know if it will do all of the
Sturdy marine tablet Rick Webb at 4:42am 09.12.24 And an Otter Box
Prefer to trailer dlochner at 4:41am 09.12.24 Great discussion. Our buoy is roughly 20 miles away. We never leave anything on board, not even our
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A dlochner at 4:33am 09.12.24 Continue with the Wix you have been using. OEM filters are just rebranded filters from some other ma
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Ralph Johnstone at 10:11pm 09.11.24 Hey, that's no laughing matter! :p:laugh::biggrin::facepalm::laugh::dancing::laugh::tongue::biggr
Sturdy marine tablet MikeHoncho at 8:57pm 09.11.24 The he only issue is heat from direct sunlight. I switched to a higher power charger and it keeps th
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 marcham at 8:35pm 09.11.24 Hey, that's no laughing matter! Got stuck once head down, shoulders in, in a lazarette and couldn't
Sturdy marine tablet jssailem at 7:15pm 09.11.24 :plus: I also use an iPad Pro. It has plus 1000nits brightness to help in full Sun. Additionally yo
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A jssailem at 7:12pm 09.11.24 Your engine manual identifies the oil filter as 18A-01 on page 76. https://ab-marineservice.com/wp
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Steve L22188 at 7:09pm 09.11.24 That's it...it explains everthing. Our guy is trapped in the bilge!
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 duck21 at 6:59pm 09.11.24 True true, agreed that any cabin top hole can drip, and leaving things unsealed can certainly increa
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? chuckwayne at 6:32pm 09.11.24 Why did you go with the sock? I assume you have to go on the foredeck to douse the ups, true? yes
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 6:23pm 09.11.24 Francine has arrived and left the damage in her wake. 3 fishing boats adrift. https://x.com/i/status
Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 6:20pm 09.11.24 Great discussion. Our buoy is roughly 20 miles away. We never leave anything on board, not even our
Shrink wrapping details? (1) quadrille38 at 6:20pm 09.11.24 have been reading the conversation and wanted to second that if you can find a canvas cover you will
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 5:58pm 09.11.24 Small amount of progress to report. The weather has cooled down so we got started. I had a good look
Sturdy marine tablet MikeHoncho at 5:22pm 09.11.24 IPad Pro Max.
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 3:58pm 09.11.24 thanks for posting the manual! It answered some questions we had about our merit. it is nice to ha
USCG Changes Local Notice to Mariners Access Davidasailor26 at 3:31pm 09.11.24 Pretty interesting. I was wondering how the LNMs would handle the change away from paper charts, sin
O'day 22 Bilge drgbanks at 3:26pm 09.11.24 Thats insane. If they did inspections after every storm, they'd be out of business It doesn't rain

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