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Had KBW20 tranny rebuilt on a Hunter 42 Passage and now Fwd is reverse and Rev is forward (1) mesmith1122 at 2:58pm 10.07.25 Big Boats 7/515 Just had my Kanzaki KBW20 tranny rebuilt. Shift lever is facing towards the stern of the boat with t
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards Hayden Watson at 12:36pm 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 7/422 I recently got some Samson MLX3 line to make new halyards with. This is a moderately high-tech core
Tropical Storm Jerry (1) JamesG161 at 8:42am 10.07.25 Weather and Forecasting 8/523 234774 Dammit Jim...
Precision 280 Oriondriver at 7:35am 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 9/443 Anyone have experience with this boat? Thanks in advance.
SWANSEA, MA Listed: 09-28-2025 Dave1act at 7:00am 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 0/14 2006 Hunter 36 SWANSEA, MA Listed: 09-28-2025 My name is Dave, I am interested in your boat. You
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed (2) skunther at 6:02pm 10.06.25 Ask All Sailors 26/1312 I recently replaced the joker valve, and the outlet connector and hose adapter facets are bowed towa
Shower drain on 1993 Legend 35.5 skunther at 5:51pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/215 I modified my shower drain to pump overboard via the galley drain (https://defender.com/en_us/whale-
Reefing lines jamming (2) skunther at 5:39pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/588
Deck light fixture missing? (2) skunther at 5:25pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/712
Rudder packing Gland failing (1) boris2point0 at 2:02pm 10.06.25 Yamaha 6/428 Hi Sailors. I am looking for some advice form other Yamaha owners. I have a Y30 there is signifi
Catalina 30 Stanchion issue DPotter at 1:37pm 10.06.25 Catalina 30 0/170 Hi all - 1994 Catalina 30 here. I have a loose stanchion that looks to have been bent at one point.
H50 generator Laid-back at 11:04am 10.06.25 Big Boats 3/394 I have to replace or repair the FP 12 mini generator on our Hunter 50 and are trying to weigh my opt
Splendide WD2100 - F13 Error on Hunter 460 FatSteveTheBoatCat at 9:10am 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/298 We have a vented Splendide washer dryer combo WD2100 that came installed on our 2002 Hunter 460 in t
Teak/ Holly woodworking question. (2) BAD ORCA at 9:03am 10.06.25 Ask All Sailors 19/604 I had to cut away a chunk of floor to get access to the forward part of the bilge/keel bolt in recen
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? Woodworks1 at 7:15am 10.06.25 Catalina 30 26/1288 My stuffing box seal packing nut has bottomed out, I think. it feels like the nut has bottomed out
Aft Cabin adding Cabinets or Shelves buddybear at 8:47pm 10.05.25 Catalina 310 1/329 Normally the aft cabin is used for storage we call it the garage. Has anyone put cabinets or shelvin
Electrical Project Almost Complete (4) AP0196 at 3:33pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 14/741 Spend the last two weekends (And two cases of beer) redoing the electrical on my Cat 22. I wish I ha
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? sailbadsinner at 2:56pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 7/447 My Xantrex 1800 inverter just smoked and died. It has been in my Morgan 43 since 2007. 18 years i
Hunter bow and stern seats, and helmseat teak strips in Digital Dumpster Dive (3) PAC3142 at 1:43pm 10.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/23 Hi, I just posted free Hunter bow, stern, and helmsman seat items in the Digital Dumpster Dive forum
Hunter Bow and Stern seat router template (5) PAC3142 at 1:30pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/133 These are the templates I made from 5mm plywood to cut 1/2" thick Starboard bow and stern seats for

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Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 6:11pm 11.23.25 For sure the Balmar is the least feature-rich of the current offerings, but I just cannot figure ou
Merit 22 owners RussC at 5:38pm 11.23.25 Russ, that is a great upgrade which I also did. I think every Merit 22 should have 5/32" shrouds an
Merit 22 owners Hedgeman at 5:22pm 11.23.25 Russ, that is a great upgrade which I also did. I think every Merit 22 should have 5/32" shrouds and
Buying and cutting G10 Project_Mayhem at 4:37pm 11.23.25 For straight cuts of G10, use a (water lubricated) tile saw, cuts like butter with no dust, edge is
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 4:08pm 11.23.25 We have ACR's that have completely programmable connect/disconnect voltages. Any AGM or sealed FL
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (2) Hayden Watson at 4:05pm 11.23.25 I had that same depth gauge on my C30 but went a different direction. I replaced it with a Garmin G
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 4:02pm 11.23.25 I do prefer the Wakespeed controller. When I looked at them compared to Balmar there was no contest
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 3:52pm 11.23.25 Perhaps my wording was not as clear as it could have been, but I meant exactly what you said; X hou
Depth sounder replacement on C30 jssailem at 3:31pm 11.23.25 What other electronics do you have on board? What other displays are in your eyesight when you look
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? shemandr at 3:20pm 11.23.25 A good way to get the best from a sailmaker is to have a relationship. Over time I believe this can
Depth sounder replacement on C30 RussC at 3:05pm 11.23.25 easy enough to make an adaptor ring for whatever size hole your new unit requires if you're unable t
Depth sounder replacement on C30 kappykaplan at 2:55pm 11.23.25 A lot of alternate ideas are being used by sailors to identify and report their the depth. One alt
Merit 22 owners RussC at 2:38pm 11.23.25 Thanks for the input @Hedgeman :thumbup:. I did get one more sail in before the weather turned and
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing thinwater at 2:36pm 11.23.25 The OP is sailing a small inland lake. Yes, I would say rescue is likely most days in season. A fo
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar JBP-PA at 1:58pm 11.23.25 DC-DC chargers are programmable, however an ACR is completely different, it is relay that opens and
Depth sounder replacement on C30 manymoon at 1:50pm 11.23.25 Yes! This looks exactly like ours. Is this worth the price? Or if we are spending this much, should
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar JBP-PA at 1:28pm 11.23.25 Mostly what I was saying is it's not a bad solution to charge your starting battery off your engine
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar JBP-PA at 1:22pm 11.23.25 Yep. I get it. An ACR was fine if your house and starting battery were both lead acid. DC-DC charg
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? jssailem at 12:51pm 11.23.25 Maybe you just need to engage them. I had a storm jib that was aging and needed some help. I had
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (1) jssailem at 12:39pm 11.23.25 SL172 Depth Sounder Listed at $619, they are not cheap. A lot of alternate ideas are being used by

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