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Neutral switch All U Get at 8:58pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 30/3716
Removing aluminum cable wheel from ruddershaft Chatlessargent at 6:40pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 10/533 My cable wheel is a two piece aluminum wheel over the ruddershaft. It is bolted together with SS bo
DSC Test Call sailboatracer at 6:17pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 76/8942 Is there a way to test to see if a VHF radio can properly send a Digital Selective Call (DSC) if the
Buying line to make lazy jacks IH82BL8 at 3:37pm 03.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/936 So, braided polyester line. Is there any such thing as marine grade here or is all polyester line c
CD Anchor Roller Dug22 at 3:25pm 03.15.19 Catalina 22 4/786 I purchased the anchor roller from CD. I am a little confused about how to run my 1/4 inch chain thr
Montgomery 15 Bunk Length NicholasR at 2:46pm 03.15.19 Trailer Sailors 2/1455 I am considering upgrading to a smaller boat from the O'Day 20 I have now. I am wondering what is t
Preparation of iron keel for epoxy application RBilly at 1:10pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 14/4924 I have an'83 O'Day 28 with an iron keel on Georgian Bay (fresh water). I am going to strip the keel
Coronado 35 sloop center cockpit 1972-3 wallabob102152 at 12:56pm 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3313 New owner ar Chula Vista Marina, Ca. Looking for Shore Power Main On/Off Switch on board location Fo
"T" Type Fuse (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:58am 03.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/642 Got to my 2007 Hunter 41DS 2 days ago. Tried to turn on the TV (which is fed 120 volts AC thru a ded
Stern shower needs more pressure (H33) Maurice Doran at 11:45am 03.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2612 My '05 H33 has the stern shower setup but I find there is very little pressure there. It looks like
What a flake! (1) Phil Herring at 9:54am 03.15.19 Ask All Sailors 89/9439 If the unholy trinity of sailing forums is coffee, guns, and anchors, the next rung down is mainsail
26S hanked on jib repair. Russ Ward at 8:39am 03.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/740 I have a hanked on jib that has a long vertical rip in the top two feet. I have been considering ho
Rebedding Mast Step on 1980 O'day 23? (2) Chart Guthrie at 8:28am 03.15.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1250 This past summer, I noticed cracks in the ceiling of my cabin around the bolts for the mast step, wi
i have to replace the sail rope. Nieves500 at 8:11pm 03.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2582 I am new in this sailing, I have a Hunter 25.5 and I have to replace the sail ropes, who can tell me
Nearly flooded into the cabin. (1) Doug Doty at 6:32pm 03.14.19 Catalina 22 15/2320 We had rain today like I have never seen before. Winds clocked 69mph .... My cockpit drains had alw
Mac 25 with Wheel steering (1) PJDoItNow at 5:56pm 03.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/679 I wondered if anyone could tell me more about this version. We have had her for 12 years and never
Confused HIN (4) rsaack at 3:42pm 03.14.19 Day Sailers 6/1711
Shunts (1) capta at 2:32pm 03.14.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1494 I've got this great Blue Sea battery monitor @ the chart table, but the old analog meters on the Bas
Material for 26s keel chp at 12:48pm 03.14.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/483 Just wondering if the swing keel for the 26s is all fiberglass or does it have a wood core. I'm goin
Sailing paradise and ice roads Scott T-Bird at 11:00am 03.14.19 Ask All Sailors 12/844 I just happened to turn on a web cam that I've had on my tool bar and was astonished to see 2 vehicl

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What's the best way to remove & replace in-line air blower on B331 inside transom compartment beneteau007 at 9:41am 06.20.24 I've figured out a way to remove the original blower and will make an improved & easily accessible m
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat RitSim at 9:37am 06.20.24 Keel is probably going down at an angle. Check for wear on one side of the pivot. it wouldn't take
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 9:08am 06.20.24 Thanks for showing me the way to pull the wires, jdrutten. I knew the fuel and waste tanks were behi
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat Rich Stidger at 9:01am 06.20.24 I was able to stop the clunking of my centerboard at anchor by simply raising it a little bit. Give
Electrical panel backing board (1) twodzusfittings at 8:51am 06.20.24 could use a few more instruments, but I'm not sure what to get? INTO THIS THREAD!
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 8:26am 06.20.24 The Jabsco macerator pumps from our era of Hunters (early-mid 2000s) had material problems. Mine wa
Battens Ward H at 7:57am 06.20.24 Actually, I just realized how simple it would be to buy a couple of lengths of PVC pipe, glue them t
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working American_Mainsail at 7:45am 06.20.24 It was the Macerator. I had a brand new spare, after some further investigations, I figured it was
PTC One (1) JamesG161 at 6:22am 06.20.24 Storm Surge alert.
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 06.20.24 @isaksp00 Picture of pole please? Anyone with a 260 please take a photo of the mast raising struts
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. Terry Cox at 4:07am 06.20.24 Then seal the drips with some Silicon. Nooooooo! Had a similar problem awhile ago. Here is what I
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. (1) sailcapt340 at 3:18am 06.20.24 Do you have one of these on your deck? ver is the access way for the mast cables to enter the boat.
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 3:17am 06.20.24 The boat has now sat in the water for three weeks and the bilge is completely dry. Great news! :be
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 3:01am 06.20.24 Thank you. That is good information I had not considered, but those thru-hulls do appear to be in g
B&G Vulcan 9 to monitor engine NMEA2K Cederholm at 1:30am 06.20.24 Very helpful - thank you
Mooring and bilge pump Sunbird22358 at 10:26pm 06.19.24 There should be at least 3 thru-hulls in addition to the already added manual pump. The Galley Sink
Help with wiring for new engine slorandy at 8:26pm 06.19.24 Thank you very much for the input and suggestions. Very helpful to understand the existing configur
Missing Reef Hook? Occasional Heeler at 8:14pm 06.19.24 Indeed .. many thanks for the pic.
B&G Vulcan 9 to monitor engine NMEA2K dlochner at 6:31pm 06.19.24 In the B&G go into settings, and tap the option for network. One of the menus there is for a Device
NGCC In Memoriam KCofKC at 6:29pm 06.19.24 I still think that more than likely there was a lack of volunteerism or the organizer retires and no

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