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Lost Spring (1) Texas Gun-Man at 6:00pm 06.30.18 Catalina 22 5/641
Serpentine woes (1) Rick at 5:34pm 06.30.18 Ask All Sailors 11/655 So I am so excited about an upgrade. I get with Rod Collins (aka MaineSail) and I order, after some
Where to find a replacement lens/cover Vision 32? VisionPNW at 4:43pm 06.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/502 In the process of cleaning, I cracked a chunk out of the plastic diffusion lens cover for the main c
Yanmar 3GM30F Flywheel Ilanortho at 4:38pm 06.30.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1057 Hi; Does anyone know the number of teeth on the flywheel? I'm programming my tachometer and was info
Something that's been bothering me... SUMB44 at 3:13pm 06.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/698 So, the wife and I are about to lower the mast to affect repairs (replacement) on the spreader ancho
Diesel tank leak cmonroe54 at 1:17pm 06.30.18 Big Boats 10/1929 Hunter '37, 1980 Cherubini The 42 gallon diesel fuel tank has just sprung a leak. I'm guessing I'm
Yanmar 2GM20F cranks but no start (1) Justin_NSA at 12:49pm 06.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/2513 Argh! In my last episode, I had to pull my boat out to replace the broken starter and chewed up flyw
Mast is bowed, stemhead pulling out of bow (2) Scott C at 11:35am 06.30.18 Day Sailers 12/1841 Hi gang. I posted a couple of months ago about taking a Hunter 170 - I did, I love it! Had first rea
Jabsco back pressure Scott B at 10:21am 06.30.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2587 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress Just installed a new jabsco big bowl toilet last year .( I know should
Are Stabilizers in the Future for Us? AlastairLC at 8:24am 06.30.18 Ask All Sailors 12/741
Does anyone know how to replace the continuous line for the in-mast furling? sailpablo at 8:14am 06.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/467 Our furling line for the in mast has finally worn out. We hired someone to replace it but his splic
Securing spring lines with eye screws Kgatesma at 7:52am 06.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/400 The partner has run the spring lines through some eye screws in the dock between the dock and boat
1986 Hunter Ledgend 40 Portlight gaskets needed (1) Captain Pickens at 8:54pm 06.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/411 Looking for seals for these? Thanks in advance.
Wanted : A Hunter 23.5 good used mast Mike in Cape Cod at 7:15pm 06.29.18 Smaller Boats 6/804 Side stay broke, mast fell down, tore and split the bottom three inches of the mast and broke the st
Launching/Returning boat to hard, buyer's costs Breal at 7:02pm 06.29.18 Ask All Sailors 44/4721 Hello everyone. How much does it topically cost the perspective buyer of a boat to launch a boat an
Engine/sail drive issue Boconnor310 at 7:01pm 06.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/677 Having a weird issue with my engine. At times, I will put the engine in gear and I will get very li
Sail Winch SUMB44 at 5:45pm 06.29.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/615 So our boat didn't come with a winch crank handle... the winches are Barient 10P... are crank handle
Outboard Motor Mount for my 146's trailer (4) KeukaSailer at 4:07pm 06.29.18 Day Sailers 2/547 Made this for my 146's trailer.....aint the prettiest thing but at least we don't have to wear gas m
Winch Grease agprice22 at 3:30pm 06.29.18 Ask All Sailors 76/5412 dangit! I am getting to rebuild a serviced winch, and I need to install it for sailing tomorrow. I c
Looking for suggestions for a small dinghy or kayak for occasional use bsouders at 12:56pm 06.29.18 Catalina 30 8/1063 Most of our Bay sailing won't require a dinghy but would love advice on a 2- or 3-seater that would

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Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:35pm 03.14.24 This is my installation by previous owner. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/battery-charger
Found a 2003 C310 dlochner at 8:12pm 03.14.24 Adding to @Davidasailor26's questions, what type of battery monitoring system do you have? First,
Found a 2003 C310 Davidasailor26 at 6:24pm 03.14.24 Figure out why your 3 year old batteries are going bad first, before you throw more money at the AGM
How do you clean through hull while in water? Davidasailor26 at 6:17pm 03.14.24 Yes, foam had been there because part of it remained. Didn't seem to do any obvious damage. I have
And I Complain About 12' Tides Tally Ho at 5:53pm 03.14.24 My wife is Canadian, and her uncle lives on the Bay of Funday. It is on my retirement list to get u
Exhaust hose size adapter Tally Ho at 5:49pm 03.14.24 Can you buy a silicone hose that is tapered to fit properly on both ends? I think I have seen hose
House Battery Upgrade Help Tally Ho at 5:28pm 03.14.24 I agree with the golf cart battery idea. I have the same GC2 Duracell batteries that @Tally Ho has
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help AaronD at 4:41pm 03.14.24 We used the "Yakker" version with Navionics for awhile a few years ago; it died after 2-3 seasons, i
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Richard19068 at 2:54pm 03.14.24
Descaling Yanmar 2GM Richard19068 at 2:49pm 03.14.24 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 2:15pm 03.14.24 Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an absolute necessity. Previous owner may ha
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:24pm 03.14.24 plus foam air filter had disappeared. Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an ab
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:13pm 03.14.24 Basically, the thermostat starts to open at 160 F & fully open at 185 F. You can test your t-stat i
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 1:02pm 03.14.24 What's your strategy for using both of these together? Cute. If you re-read my answer it's as bel
Simple Anchor rode markings dkinzer at 12:59pm 03.14.24 We chartered in the BVI and told me their windless pays out a foot per second . About a year ago, I
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 11:52am 03.14.24 It sounds like you verified everything is good on the raw water side, except I'm not sure how you v
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? dlochner at 11:04am 03.14.24
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 11:00am 03.14.24 Looking at cost now, I think I'm just going to go with 2 group 31 AGM instead of 5 batteries I have
Simple Anchor rode markings Bob S at 10:55am 03.14.24 I have 100' of chain and 200' of nylon. We usually anchor in 15' plus 5' of freeboard so it's pretty
Aftermarket arches for sailboats for mainsheet traveler NYSail at 10:54am 03.14.24 I am assuming this is for the cabin top as I would think an aft arch typically used for solar panels

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