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Request pedestal information on the Hunter 30 Cherubini PCannonSr1 at 8:14am 04.29.19 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1019 Can someone tell me who made or what type the Pedestal is on the 1978 Hunter Cherubini? I would lik
Leak at shaft (1) jngotasail at 4:19am 04.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1440 Hello, I got the boat into the water on Saturday. After a couple of hours I noticed some water in th
Two questions shine at 7:51pm 04.28.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1846 Why are there two holes on the bow and stern chain plates where the forestay and backstay attach ?
Nice to to kick off the racing/regatta season (8) Jackdaw at 6:11pm 04.28.19 Racing 10/1129 164180 Downwind fun, fast (12 knots), and time for a water or a smoke. 164186 2nd place overall!
Bottom paint question - Great Lakes (1) Sefuller at 5:11pm 04.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1012 Attached is a photo of the rudder on a boat we recently acquired, prior to disassembly for reconstru
170, Laying down the non skid strips Shorefun at 2:31pm 04.28.19 Day Sailers 0/430 So I laid down the non skid strips on my 170. I bought the non skid sold on this site. They are pre-
Shut Down Procedure (3) Jac123 at 2:23pm 04.28.19 Catalina 30 13/4216 1989 Catalina 30 The Universal Diesel Engine Manual states that the M-25XP has a separate stop lever
H26 Coaxial VHF cable Fred at 1:56pm 04.28.19 Smaller Boats 17/2000 I need to change the in-mast portion of the VHF cable on my H26. (it got damaged and is now too shor
Jeanneau 349 swim platform johnm5858 at 1:52pm 04.28.19 Ask All Sailors 1/514
Hunter 23 interior plywood replacement (1) StevenHunter at 1:04pm 04.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2315 Since a few months I have a neglected Hunter 23. The previous owner left it to rot and due to leakin
How much line in a Z Par furling acepilot123 at 8:52am 04.28.19 Big Boats 2/469 would anybody know how many feet of 10 mm line you need to replace the inhaul line of a Hunter 37.6
Venture 17 (1) Ranger56 at 7:10am 04.28.19 Parts Search 0/489 Looking for the cast fitting that attaches to the foot of the mainsail where it inserts into the mas
Fuel Hose 1clamp or 2 CYQK at 6:32am 04.28.19 Ask All Sailors 4/347 Always put 2clamps on all my thru hull water hoses Do you put 2clamps on your fuel lines from tank t
Help Identify Please (1) Day Dreamer at 12:18am 04.28.19 Ask All Sailors 2/430 This boat is a lien sale being auctioned off in the SF Bay. I went and looked at it and was not sure
New to the site little white dragon at 6:48pm 04.27.19 Trailer Sailors 35/3149 Hello there I am new to the site. I have been reading a lot of the threads and have been extremely i
Smoked (1) rgranger at 6:07pm 04.27.19 Ask All Sailors 13/992 i was out doing a ripping 0.8 kts in a 3 mph breeze when this guy smoked meod look:oops:
Anchor light bulb spec ianinbc at 3:03pm 04.27.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/911 Can anyone tell me what 12V bulb is specified for the masthead of the 1996 Oceanis 351? I don't want
Toerails holding water. What have people done to modify or correct this? Gladstone at 2:47pm 04.27.19 C&C 11/3922 Hello, I am helping my friend fix up his boat. I'll say up front I'm a woodworker, not a sailor so
Boat club with extensive reciprocity. cspeer1 at 1:54pm 04.27.19 Trailer Sailors 5/998 I am a trailer sailor. I would like to find a boat/yacht club to join with reciprocating privileges
Raymarine autopilot mounting suggestions - Hunter 33-2 buddy0 at 1:26pm 04.27.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/1071 Hi, I am installing a Raymarine wheel pilot on a 2005 Hunter 33-2. I am looking for suggestions on

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Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 6:37pm 06.29.24 No its not wired backwards, this system worked flawlessly for 3 years and for some strange reason l
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 6:15pm 06.29.24 Thanks gang! Got back to the boat today with more time to dig into this. The unit is a NovaKool
Need help recognizing items on my boat Sanfelice at 6:14pm 06.29.24 The second picture is an anchor mount for Danforth type anchors
Stripped Wench Base Screw jssailem at 5:35pm 06.29.24 Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail wench to the hull has given way to
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator (1) jssailem at 5:27pm 06.29.24 Do you have the shunt properly wired? spect you could get a negative amp reading.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24pm 06.29.24 The boat is a 23 wing keel. I am waiting on some photos and will report back soon
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port (2) jssailem at 5:14pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Downsizing to a 260 Ward H at 5:12pm 06.29.24 This is where a Stack pack is worth every penny. We struggled with flaking our new heavy stiff main
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dLj at 5:11pm 06.29.24 OK, but that really wasn't the point. The magnet trick makes fishing a messenger easy, but you hav
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port heritage at 5:03pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Need help recognizing items on my boat DayDreamer41 at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Hi All, Hope your day is going well. I've figured out most of my boat. I have a Dufour 34 from 197
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) jssailem at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Your Dufour 34 is a mast head rig. e back stay tensioner. Study how to trim your sails using the adj
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:56pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 4:45pm 06.29.24 I had mine recharged for around $200. Still works great 3 years later. A new system was going to co
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator heritage at 4:45pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current f
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:02pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the readin
Invest 92L Johann at 3:59pm 06.29.24 I knew about the drop sondes. But I was looking at the recon map and there are wind barbs from wher
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 3:56pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the reading
Stripped Wench Base Screw Don S/V ILLusion at 3:44pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo... Of the wench or the winch? The former might be more entertaining.
Stripped Wench Base Screw fiatlux at 3:20pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo...

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