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Onboard WiFi Networks jviss at 10:52am 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 4/741 (Creating this discussion to avoid hijacking the "Correct Fusing" discussion.) @jssailem @Davidasail
Mast raising Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05am 07.05.18 Smaller Boats 4/997 @Jen G sent me a private message as she was having difficulty raising and lowering the mast. I forg
Hunter 18 Furling Drum dfendley at 6:20am 07.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/682 My jib furling drum has lost it's rewind capacity. How do I fix the drum to rewind?
Hunter 426/44DS Shore Power B PhilippeADN at 12:07am 07.05.18 Big Boats 10/866 Good morning everybody, I'm a very happy owner of a 2003 426/44DS sailing in South France. Since I
Outboard Brag MikeHoncho at 6:38pm 07.04.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/777 I've been looking good a small outboard for my 6ft dinghy inflatable. Found a year old Lehr 2.5 with
Manual Windlass/Capstan for Hunter Vision 32 Eureka at 6:30pm 07.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/724 My wife and I are getting too old to haul up our anchor and chain by hand. We want to instal a manu
How much Deck Paint for H34 ? FlyingAloha at 5:57pm 07.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/804 hi. im 40 days in on my major over hall. 40 days straight. 13 hour days. I just need to know how muc
Correct fusing? dave_and_dd at 2:34pm 07.04.18 Ask All Sailors 38/2550 Hi - I'm installing a new chart-plotter. The power lead for it comes with an in-line fuse (3Amp) in
What paint can be used above and below water line? Capt Robbie at 1:12pm 07.04.18 Ask All Sailors 4/380 I just got a little 12 foot day sailor project boat to toy around in. It is a gelcote hull that has
Winch stress (3) dLj at 12:39pm 07.04.18 The Cherubini Hunters 33/2154 So as some may know from other threads on SBO, I'm in the process of rebuilding all the winches on m
Interior Paint Color '81 H27 Cherubini GorillaToast at 11:56am 07.04.18 The Cherubini Hunters 4/625 Do any of you know what exact shade of white the cabin fiberglass is on a '81 H27? I tried Interlux
Stuffing Box Material Neil McDonald at 11:22am 07.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/564 My 1989 H35.5 has had a plastic stuffing box, presumably Marlon, since I bought it over 15 years ago
Shrouds Spreader (1) SUMB44 at 11:20am 07.04.18 Ask An Oday Owner 9/842 So, I'm trying to replace my shroud spreader brackets, the things that anchor the spreader bars to t
Catalina 22 Spreader boots (4) Leeward Rail at 10:48am 07.04.18 Catalina 22 10/2744 Making Leather Catalina 22 Spreader boots My rubber spreader boots had definitely seen better days.
Portlight gasket leaks dehler25 at 9:37am 07.04.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1789 I had a very small dripping leak from two Lewmar portlights, I removed the offending units and rebed
Commerce forum is broken jviss at 9:11am 07.04.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/638 Tried to order some winch covers today, when I click "add to cart" nothing happens.
Independence Day dlochner at 7:44am 07.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/447 Happy Independence Day to all. While we are busy with our celebrations and grilled hamburgers, let
Size of Prop "Ears"... rpell1@msn.com at 7:26am 07.04.18 Engines and Propulsion 13/1416 Good morning all and Happy July 4th, Now that I almost have my new boat, '97 Cat30 MKIII, the quest
Installing Vent in Fore Hatch nveater at 6:55am 07.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/300 I have a Hunter 33.5 (1994), with the flush deck mounted hatches that Hunter used for several years.
Instruments in dark can not be seen when lit up. Michael-Louis at 3:59am 07.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/446 Hi All, On my 1992 Legend 35.5 all instruments become fuzzy and unreadable when lit up in the evenin

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2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? justsomeguy at 7:11pm 06.29.24 I bought a can of R134a and a hose for about $50-60 bucks and recharged my fridge myself. Not diffic
Stripped Wench Base Screw rgranger at 7:09pm 06.29.24
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) dlochner at 7:06pm 06.29.24 1404 is a cleat for a Danforth style anchor. The wedge slides into it. One caveat, it seems to be pl
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... rgranger at 7:03pm 06.29.24 "and then pop in new [ Monel rivets". Don't use stainless or aluminum. Thanks for the assist:ton
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting JoeK at 7:01pm 06.29.24 I have not done any firmware updates. Do they happen automatically? How would I update the hand set?
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 6:37pm 06.29.24 No its not wired backwards, this system worked flawlessly for 3 years and for some strange reason l
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 6:15pm 06.29.24 Thanks gang! Got back to the boat today with more time to dig into this. The unit is a NovaKool
Need help recognizing items on my boat Sanfelice at 6:14pm 06.29.24 The second picture is an anchor mount for Danforth type anchors
Stripped Wench Base Screw jssailem at 5:35pm 06.29.24 Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail wench to the hull has given way to
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator (1) jssailem at 5:27pm 06.29.24 Do you have the shunt properly wired? spect you could get a negative amp reading.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24pm 06.29.24 The boat is a 23 wing keel. I am waiting on some photos and will report back soon
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port (2) jssailem at 5:14pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Downsizing to a 260 Ward H at 5:12pm 06.29.24 This is where a Stack pack is worth every penny. We struggled with flaking our new heavy stiff main
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dLj at 5:11pm 06.29.24 OK, but that really wasn't the point. The magnet trick makes fishing a messenger easy, but you hav
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port heritage at 5:03pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Need help recognizing items on my boat DayDreamer41 at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Hi All, Hope your day is going well. I've figured out most of my boat. I have a Dufour 34 from 197
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) jssailem at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Your Dufour 34 is a mast head rig. e back stay tensioner. Study how to trim your sails using the adj
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:56pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 4:45pm 06.29.24 I had mine recharged for around $200. Still works great 3 years later. A new system was going to co
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator heritage at 4:45pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current f

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