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V berth hatch on the cherubini hunter 36 Alctel at 2:57pm 07.17.19 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1908 Hey, The hinge on my hatch above the vberth broke JUST as I was leaving the boat for the summer in
SCAD external tank sensor/WEMA Group multi tank monitor zigracer at 1:35pm 07.17.19 Big Boats 11/3194 The floats are stuck in both of the WEMA internal tank sensors in our waste tanks. We have the WEM
Harken roller furler Mark 1 Carlton Hama at 12:45pm 07.17.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/566 Our 1985 Hunter 31came with a Harken Mark 1 furler. It worked fine until the yard kinked one of the
Shelf Life of Fluids Johnb at 10:19am 07.17.19 Ask All Sailors 2/429 Would appreciate information on the shelf life of (unused): Automatic transmission fluid. Pennzoil
Overflow from Golf Cart Batteries JRT at 10:06am 07.17.19 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1927 So I'm still learning about my C310, but the previous owner was also on SBO and did the following ba
BWI laws Jackdaw at 9:36am 07.17.19 Ask All Sailors 66/9172 Here's an interesting question; asking for a friend..... ;^) Like every other state, Minnesota ha
Water Pump Not Priming jviss at 7:42am 07.17.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 37/6783 I'm not sure it's a "not priming" problem, but, when I switch from an empty water tank, as indicated
Mast base leak sgiarc at 7:27am 07.17.19 Ask All Sailors 2/532 I have a 1997 Beneteau 461. I am experiencing leaking by my mast base. I took off the old boot and c
Headstay diameter geek_guy at 6:48am 07.17.19 Big Boats 2/635 Looked around and can't find the size of my headstay listed anywhere. Suppose it's one of those thi
sliding hatch tgrayson at 5:18pm 07.16.19 Ask All Sailors 4/666 looking for a macgregor venture 17 top sliding companionway hatch or something to replace it with.ma
I have a 2009 Hunter 31, rubber seal around fake teak seating separating. Genuine Draft at 4:21pm 07.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/679 I have a 2009 Hunter 31 at Grande Lake in Northeastern Oklahoma. The rubber seal around the fake tea
The marina wait list john6206 at 1:55pm 07.16.19 Ask All Sailors 10/3088
What should I look closely at when buying a 1992 375 legend Ctskip at 1:03pm 07.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1237
Cruise from Heven & Hell LeslieTroyer at 12:42pm 07.16.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 24/2883 Great fireworks at Lopez on the 4th. Great meeting up with @Stu Jackson and going to Thetus for a f
magnificent boat repair ! MitchM at 11:56am 07.16.19 Ask All Sailors 10/938 a beautiful old wooden boat in a car collision on its way to a festival. check out the
House Battery Replacement or Upgrade Time? (1) Thomp318 at 9:14am 07.16.19 Big Boats 13/1920 Hi All, I have a 2001 Hunter 410 new to me this summer and I have a bad house battery. My first thou
Window Replacement bawlmer at 6:44am 07.16.19 Ask All Sailors 24/3726 I few months ago I purchased a set of replacement windows from SBO for my Catalina 270. I checked th
Third trip out... Shorefun at 6:42am 07.16.19 Day Sailers 7/1375 So I got out Sunday with my son and nephew. My nephew sail in college and made the trip easy. We h
Delrin pin for keel bolt? Cmackg at 5:47am 07.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/942 anyone used something like that for their bolt? Thinking it might be handy to lock the keel, but let
Alternator Pulley Nut Size jviss at 2:54am 07.16.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/3213 Sorry for this, I'm having trouble finding an answer: What socket size do I need for the nut securi

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Lithium battery question dlochner at 7:13am 01.17.25 I've been running LFP full time for about 6 months. I'm still trying to figure out the BMS, unfortun
Lithium battery question JBP-PA at 6:48am 01.17.25 Never. A reasonable design will avoid it.
Sunken Treasure JBP-PA at 6:46am 01.17.25 Just a note, the second video said he likes having a minimum of 500 nm and prefers 1000nm on his en
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 6:46am 01.17.25 Just a note, the second video said he likes having a minimum of 500 nm and prefers 1000nm on his eng
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 5:38am 01.17.25 Take a heavy dose of Soma, forget the idea ever crossed your mind, and RUN like hell the other way,
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 4:41am 01.17.25 Your plans raise a lot of questions. What inverter is currently installed? What battery charger is
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 4:07am 01.17.25 the son that got stuck in South America in Clovid? Yep. Also the one who got detained by British C
Wiring Diagram Question. Davidasailor26 at 3:37am 01.17.25 It does seem like that should work from m the standpoint of controlling where the power goes. The sw
Who designed the 23.5? kloudie1 at 7:55pm 01.16.25 I think that the early 23.5's were a Cortlan Steck (sp likely wrong) design
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 7:45pm 01.16.25 Can't wait to see the photos!!! Have a blast! Is that the son that got stuck in South America in Clo
Sunken Treasure dLj at 7:43pm 01.16.25 Just a note, the second video said he likes having a minimum of 500 nm and prefers 1000nm on his eng
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:23pm 01.16.25 If you are using an iPhone, it will often use a heic format. Use the export option in the Photos ap
Larger genoa for B323 Davidasailor26 at 7:14pm 01.16.25
Sailing courses in Thailand dlochner at 7:08pm 01.16.25 The first company I contacted was all booked up, but they recommended Java Yachting in Phuket. My
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 7:00pm 01.16.25 The first company I contacted was all booked up, but they recommended Java Yachting in Phuket. My s
Sunken Treasure jssailem at 5:00pm 01.16.25 Here is an interesting perspective about electrical motors on a cruising boat. KZFDz8UhjOc And an a
Spotlight Recommendation jssailem at 4:46pm 01.16.25 LED flashlights provide high-powered beams that will give you remarkable performance. I have three
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? bawlmer at 2:51pm 01.16.25 I had a 71 Irwin 23 with the same problem. I opted to just leave it down. It worked fine. It was in
Spotlight Recommendation JRacer at 2:37pm 01.16.25 I use a Marinebeam Flashlight. have one in the Truck and one in the boat. Bright as can be and can i
Spotlight Recommendation nightowle at 2:23pm 01.16.25 We bought something like this 2 years ago: https://www.amazon.com/Spotlight-Brightest-Flashlight-Adj

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