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Hard to raise mainsail Bronte at 12:03pm 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 0/1 Hunter 35.5, big main, hard work to raise, any suggestions or advice on lubricants?
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits anelso29 at 11:06am 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 32/3401 Hello All, I'm looking for recommendations on all-in-one kits or a series of components to set up a
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator twenger at 8:19am 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 60/4861 Is there an internal system in the '06 Hunter 41DS that enables house bank charging off the alternat
Balmar external regulator not lighting; no apparent alternator output Kings Gambit at 12:00am 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 7/810 This morning I started the diesel engine but my Balmar ARS-5 regulator did not come on. It worked la
Catalina 25 Bilge (1) haagermeister at 4:46pm 08.01.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/704 Hi all, I am curious if anyone has experienced cracking like this in their bilge and if it is cause
Invest 97L --> TD 4 --> TS Debby --> Hurricane Debby (2) JamesG161 at 9:22am 08.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 30/3621 226480 The next few day will determine much more information. 226481 Jim...
Tartan 30 Pillow Block (1) charlesodowd at 7:55am 08.01.24 Tartan 5/851 Folks that are familiar with the Tartan 30 will know that the engine is placed in center of boat wit
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 5:09am 08.01.24 Ask All Sailors 30/2216 I have a couple of older Mercury outboards, black. The motor covers have become dull and chalky. H
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Knotallthere at 6:24pm 07.31.24 Big Boats 7/958 Hello, I would like to change the hull liner on my Hunter 356 and the store here is currently out
Nissan 3.5B2 outboard shift linkage access cover (1) Richard19068 at 10:41am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 2/331 Good morning (at least here on the west coast). I have a 20 year old Nissan 3.5B2 two stroke 3.5 ho
Hull Shield Guystapo at 10:20am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 7/883 Has anone ever used Hull Shield ?
Air and generator Guystapo at 10:16am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 4/679 I have a Catalina 34 with new air conditioning ..what size generator and where can I put it to be le
Stuffing box adjusting (1) Mattcia123 at 9:52am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 18/2760 Hey everyone, I have a new to me sailboat with a new engine in 2021. Beta 35. The stuffing box is ru
Cabin Material Question Bluebonnet87 at 8:45am 07.31.24 Smaller Boats 12/1399 What wood is typically used for the cabinets/benches, etc inside the cabin. I know various woods can
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable Schwarz633 at 2:16am 07.31.24 Tartan 20/2867 I'm in the process of purchasing a 33R (#5) and just had the sea trial yesterday with the owner. It
Help with where my lines go on my Oday 272LE KevinRMagyar at 9:15pm 07.30.24 Ask All Sailors 4/393 Looking for a good picture or drawing of the boom and its rigging, the traveler and its pulleys, the
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 6:08pm 07.30.24 Engines and Propulsion 10/1554 I recently did a bunch of work on the engine on the hard - it's been almost a month so very keen to
1gm10 Electrical Vannbrook at 5:17pm 07.30.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/506 I think this is a new one. I am aware of the issues with the starter button and wire size but this
Hose life? jviss at 3:55pm 07.30.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1327 Wondering: how long do engine hoses last, like seawater hoses, coolant hoses? I have some originals
2005 Hunter 36. barrilem at 10:33am 07.30.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/456 Tank monitor display has faded and not readable. Monitor system does work. Is this a float or sensor

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Selene needs a new piston. (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:46pm 08.25.25 Since I am asking, has anyone added a Windless? For a "99 H-310 ? I even wrote a book on it. Yo
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash Richard19068 at 9:39pm 08.25.25 ... before getting the boat put in this spring, the crack was not there.... The crack happened whil
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash (8) BTC1984 at 8:47pm 08.25.25
Deck top clutches, organizers, winches Tally Ho at 7:58pm 08.25.25 If you want to thrubolt deck hardware, drill the hole through the deck and the cabin liner. Then dr
Selene needs a new piston. Tally Ho at 7:46pm 08.25.25 I replaced the piston on a used Seldon rod kicker. You can get the specs from Seldon or take yours
Electrical diagram for Catalina 34 my 1.5 1990 Stu Jackson at 7:43pm 08.25.25 Start here, complete boat manual is there. https://c34.org/wiki/index.php?title=Catalina_34
Rotten locker floor dlochner at 6:32pm 08.25.25 Is there access from the V-berth to the area below the anchor locker? Is the wood only supporting t
Rotten locker floor LittleMurph at 6:22pm 08.25.25 Probably 5 to 10 years. We've only had it for a couple of months now.
Oil filter for a 331 novodka44 at 5:59pm 08.25.25 30B 27 hp
Oil filter for a 331 novodka44 at 5:58pm 08.25.25 What engine? Oh sorry 30B 27 hp
Oil filter for a 331 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:55pm 08.25.25 What engine?
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? Brian Hope at 5:43pm 08.25.25 Thanks for the ideas and the pictures; Some of the described hardware is on the boat, but not in use
Refinishing Wooden Wheel Foswick at 5:39pm 08.25.25 Good point about sanding, Will. I think this will be a take-home-and-do-in-comfort job, though. Othe
Edson steering brake question GBeck at 5:20pm 08.25.25 T-stat follow up. I removed the t-stat. I ran the engine and motored around for 30 minutes to make
Refinishing Wooden Wheel FastOlson at 5:11pm 08.25.25 If the joints are all solid, with no racking or cracking, I would lean toward just stripping off the
Rotten locker floor shemandr at 5:05pm 08.25.25 How long do you want to keep the boat?
Beneteau First 345 Keel Width trevorharris at 5:04pm 08.25.25 Already emailed them, waiting to hear back, but I figure I'd try here too.
Yanmar 3GM30F: Wiring Harness & Aftermarket Panel Charles Erwin at 4:57pm 08.25.25 Apart from alternator lamp excitement (listen to Kloudie) have a look at the motor connectors. Your
First Day out on the Hunter 240 SteveHughessails at 4:53pm 08.25.25 Thank you for the feedback. We always step our Mac25 on the hard and then go in the water; not sure
Selene needs a new piston. kappykaplan at 4:47pm 08.25.25 Beat Army! :plus::plus::plus:

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