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New Tow Vehicle w4swk at 7:28am 07.31.18 Catalina 22 26/3105 Soooooo, after 250,000 miles on my pickup, I think I will look for a new tow vehicle. I've always ow
Can't post in Owners Mods (1) pateco at 7:06am 07.31.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/785 I wanted to add a project in Owners Mod's, but when I go to submit an article, it says I need to log
Hunter Legend 40.5 water in oil S.V. Windshadow at 6:22am 07.31.18 Engines and Propulsion 1/535 Yesterday we found brown thick oil up about 4-5 quarts. How can water get in there? My mechanic said
Water in the oil S.V. Windshadow at 5:58am 07.31.18 Big Boats 36/3796 2 hour sailing in following winds. Then 30 minutes of motoring to a slip. After sitting 4 days, our
Seawater Pump Identification? jviss at 5:23am 07.31.18 Engines and Propulsion 8/1193 I replaced the impeller on my Westerbeke seawater pump, part number 33636. Now the back of the pump
Hood furler bugsboat at 3:30am 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 4/424 I have a 1995 Hunter 37.5. The bearings in my Hood 810SL are good. But I had to use a vise grip to h
Block Island sunrise. (1) TomY at 3:19am 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1133
Does anyone know what the 36 was designed for? Alctel at 12:07am 07.31.18 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2314 The 36' cherubini hunters seem to be a bit of an odd ball out of the whole series - only made for 2
Has anyone tried digital /wireless radar? Kings Gambit at 10:03pm 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1732 The radar was swept off me boat in a weird collision that I may come back to someday here. In the m
Finding the elusive oil leak (2) LeslieTroyer at 9:55pm 07.30.18 Big Boats 3/1030 in the middle of my 3week Cruise I noticed oil leaking from the engine. It was very hard to pinpoin
Orca tows a sailboat plenny7 at 9:00pm 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1210 This would have been something to see https://bnqt.com/2018/07/30/orca-tows-sailboat-across-harbor
Electric winch to raise mast for 18.5 Olive Gardener at 8:53pm 07.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/325 Does someone has a simple way to set up an electric winch to step up the mast? I am getting older a
Engine coolant temp monitoring on a Vulcan 7 jwerkjr at 4:48pm 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1269 I have been researching a way to hook up a second sending unit in the hot water line going to the ho
Weekend Fun! (4) w4swk at 4:42pm 07.30.18 Catalina 22 3/453 cell that moved through causing a little scramble to get the sails down! We are prepping the boat
Can anyone identify this electrical connector? (1) jwerkjr at 4:10pm 07.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1074 This connector is on my 1984 3GMF engine. One lead attaches to the altenator. The other leads into t
Bimini Hater Alert (3) BlowMeAway at 4:04pm 07.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 14/1297
Finally got the boat wet JohnGill at 2:10pm 07.30.18 Smaller Boats 37/3266 Yesterday I launched the Hunter 23 and moved it to the slip for the rest of the season. In doing so
S2 8.5 Cradle needed Buzz Brown at 11:15am 07.30.18 S2 6/1263 Any ideas on acquiring a cradle for a 1980 S2 8.5? Boat is located in southeast Michigan.
Hunter 34 Boom Brake (2) Allan12210 at 10:40am 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 2/419 In reply to Ilanortho, I re-purposed my soft vang as a cunningham with the addition of a hook. (I us
Owning vs. Sharing in MI? dmdiehl64 at 9:57am 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1046 Hello All, Very informative forums with lots of interesting information as I've been reading the la

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Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. NYSail at 4:56am 03.22.24 I am pretty sure Duracell 6volt batteries are East Penn/deka which are fairly decent quality for flo
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 8:31pm 03.21.24 What's the matter with a vent on the outside of the hull? I have never had a boat that vented the
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. (1) Tally Ho at 7:43pm 03.21.24
Venting 3 compartments at once dlochner at 7:43pm 03.21.24 Why are you venting those areas? Passive ventilation is desirable for the batteries. The holding tan
Hull damage mac twenty five 1954 willys at 7:40pm 03.21.24 You will have to wait until the hull is warm enough to fiberglass. The reaction will not kick if i
Venting 3 compartments at once higgs at 7:31pm 03.21.24 What's the matter with a vent on the outside of the hull? I have never had a boat that vented the b
No core?? Tally Ho at 7:30pm 03.21.24 Looks like really nice craftsmanship @dmax. Greg
Don't Always Trust Cross Reference Directories dLj at 7:16pm 03.21.24 That sucks... dj
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 03.21.24 I might get flamed for this but I would check out a couple of your local big box hardware/home stor
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Richard19068 at 6:38pm 03.21.24 Looking for a good general solution. Not sure what I or next owner will be doing . Short term will
M-12 Oil Change Davidasailor26 at 6:38pm 03.21.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose a
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 6:30pm 03.21.24 Ted; Everyone so far has been trying to answer your question in a vacuum. You have to provide info
M-12 Oil Change Richard19068 at 6:27pm 03.21.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose a
M-12 Oil Change Richard19068 at 6:26pm 03.21.24 Unless there is a existing hose from the oil pan to attach a pump to, or you can access the drain pl
M-12 Oil Change JoeWhite at 6:23pm 03.21.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose an
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Richard19068 at 6:21pm 03.21.24 I've heard some people say you can go with automotive batteries. I see 680 CCA on Amazon for an AG
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. NYSail at 5:43pm 03.21.24
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? shemandr at 5:06pm 03.21.24
Looking at a 373 shemandr at 5:01pm 03.21.24 ... Our biggest hurdle was how to get the dog into the dinghy... Yet another reason for a scoop t
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? heritage at 5:00pm 03.21.24 Bahia Honda State Park has a boat ramp and is a great spot for snorkeling and swimming. I would cal

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