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Engine coolant temp monitoring on a Vulcan 7 jwerkjr at 4:48pm 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1312 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 3/469 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 11/1148 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 14/1350
Finally got the boat wet JohnGill at 2:10pm 07.30.18 Smaller Boats 37/3364 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 6/1309 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 2/433 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 12/1109 Hello All, Very informative forums with lots of interesting information as I've been reading the la
Outhaul upgrade hook at 9:52am 07.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/600 The outhaul on my MacGregor 25 is a line attached to the end of the boom and a cleat. I would like a
weak mast support wires silvercharlio at 9:19am 07.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/942 I had an accident with my Mac 26M, pull a boat hull( was in a lift ) with my right wires mast suppor
Bimini purchase Fritzy at 9:18am 07.30.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/523
NMEA 0183 Connection in Hunter 50 (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:02am 07.30.18 Big Boats 6/1082 Does anyone know what is connected to the NMEA 0183 terminals on the Raymarine X30 autopilot in my 2
Sherwood pump number for Oday 28 with M12 engine fourwhitesocks at 7:21am 07.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 21/3291 Trying to figure out which Sherwood raw water engine pump I have on my 1986 28' Oday. Has the Unive
Mast Crutch for 1984 Hunter 23 tdboss at 7:15am 07.30.18 Smaller Boats 6/870 The boat I got did not come with the factory mast crutch/holder. Does anybody have a used one, know
smoking belts and blown starter? glonek5 at 6:01am 07.30.18 Big Boats 21/2290 Ok- hoping this group can assist me. 2005 Hunter 38 Yanmar 3JH4E Last fall on our last sail suddenly
New owner of an old 192 Iowaboy77 at 9:23pm 07.29.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/736 I owned a Mac 25 from 2001-2009- destroyed in a storm, and not replaced. This summer a friend picke
Extracting A 1/4 inch Machine Screw With A Broken Head Rick D at 9:05pm 07.29.18 Ask All Sailors 22/5248 Hi all. While I was in Santa Catalina Island, a guy next to me fouled his prop on the mooring line a
Mast thickness Sturtzebecker at 8:36pm 07.29.18 Smaller Boats 2/942 I own an H260 keel version. Compared to other boats the same size in the marina, my mast seems awf
Midship Dockline Cleat Location ? Leeward Rail at 8:08pm 07.29.18 Catalina 22 19/2385 I'd like to install a midship cleat for easier docking. Can anyone who has one, give advice as to th
Fuel tank cleaning DArcy at 7:31pm 07.29.18 Ask All Sailors 2/262 Any suggestions for how to clean a fuel tank? The tank is gasoline, I have an Atomic 4. This spring

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Masthead sheaves PlaneTom at 4:56pm 05.10.24 My mast head is welded to the mast and when I changed out the hard plastic sheaves it was a frustra
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 4:40pm 05.10.24 Please confirm the refrigeration runs on DC, not AC. If it runs on DC and your house battery bank i
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? kappykaplan at 3:54pm 05.10.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat dow
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 3:40pm 05.10.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat down
Air Conditioner Vents (1) tkwhalen at 3:19pm 05.10.24 missed one
Air Conditioner Vents (5) tkwhalen at 3:19pm 05.10.24 Finally made to the boat attached are vent pictures as promised
Engine fire tkwhalen at 3:11pm 05.10.24 Any chance it had any thing to do with moving your water pump to the front of the engine?
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:09pm 05.10.24 Look in your spam folder as I have sent you two private messages crazy dave
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? (2) tkwhalen at 3:03pm 05.10.24 Just back from the boat here are a couple of pictures of what I did.
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:01pm 05.10.24 Look in your spam folder as I have sent you two private messages crazy dave
Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 2:44pm 05.10.24 Weather girl in Chicago is saying to set my alarm for 3:00 am tomorrow morning for a chance to see t
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Rick Webb at 2:36pm 05.10.24 Alcohol
Major Sun Storm Alert ! Don S/V ILLusion at 2:30pm 05.10.24 I'm pretty sure I've told others to store their phone there. The capacitative coupling to your bod
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. JRacer at 2:28pm 05.10.24 Get a can of the PVC cleaner fluid that they sell at HD or Lowes for PVC (it's used to clean the PVC
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Captain Larry-DH at 2:22pm 05.10.24 paint thinner. The problem is using solvents will likely leave a faded image of the lettering from
Major Sun Storm Alert ! shemandr at 2:19pm 05.10.24 only if you store your cell phone there :laugh: I'm pretty sure I've told others to store their p
Northern Light Show - Possible JamesG161 at 2:16pm 05.10.24 Those may extend South to the Gulf Coast too. :cool: Jim...
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. JamesG161 at 2:13pm 05.10.24 Sand paper! Or Fine Grit Rubbing Compound. Jim... PS: be careful with Acetone.
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. rgranger at 2:03pm 05.10.24 Citrus strip! Sand paper!
Window unit AC install Tally Ho at 1:49pm 05.10.24 All good: g on that search page. Greg

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