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Best water tank purifier? Pat at 9:30am 06.11.18 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1220 What is the best water tank purifier for warm to hot climate for sailboat water tank? Thanks for
dripless mortyd at 9:00am 06.11.18 Catalina 30 2/925 have any of you gone to a dripless stuffing box. if so, are you satisfied and how much did it cost i
Standard Horizon Remote Mic lehighsail at 7:26am 06.11.18 Ask All Sailors 42/6618 My VHF remote mic stopped working and traced the problem down the the connector at the helm that the
2000 hunter 212 deck stress cracks Rudds67 at 5:15am 06.11.18 Trailer Sailors 2/1410 So one of these boats came up for sale nearby and I couldn't pass it up.. looking for a smaller tra
No Hot Water jviss at 5:13am 06.11.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 44/3540 Recommissioned the Tartan 3800 plumbing after sorting out some very poor plumbing practice which inc
How to install deck wash plumbing Jimongee at 3:53am 06.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/413 Hello folks; I have a 2002 356. We will be launching next week for 3 months of sailing the Great La
Active Captain All U Get at 1:55am 06.11.18 Ask All Sailors 5/941 Hi all' Has the Active Captain website been taken down. I sometimes check for information while at
Yanmar ysm12 Starter Olyjeff at 6:35pm 06.10.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1001 My Yanmar ysm12 starter has been dragging a bit. Kind of a hesitation when I first push the starter
refrigeration in NOLA Monty VM at 5:30pm 06.10.18 Big Boats 2/494 I have a relatively new compressor for my grunnert cold plate system. I do not think the compressor
Bad battery charger? Clydo at 3:30pm 06.10.18 Catalina 310 10/1979 My 2003 C310 still has original battery charger which some have said not the best. Yesterday did mo
Fuel Tank Leak?? in 1997 H376 Marie T. Murphy at 1:49pm 06.10.18 Big Boats 7/897 PLZ, My fuel gauge is not accurate. It read about 1/2 full. I attempted to add 10 more gals..But,so
Upper lower shrouds (2) Jimmy at 12:57pm 06.10.18 Smaller Boats 47/4737 151801 I finally came to the conclusion that my upper and lower shrouds are to shortused some traile
Inerior cabin wall wood. KeysyLou at 12:35pm 06.10.18 Big Boats 6/894 I have to replace some of the interior planking on the wall of my Hunter 430 (2 foot hole in hull th
need your help with1992 Hunter 35.5 Legend robtack at 12:07pm 06.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1828 Dear Hunter Legends owners, I need your help to make my final decision to purchase this specific (ab
lake Dillon ,July 26 DAVA390 at 8:41am 06.10.18 Ask All Sailors 2/336 Just reserved a Catalina 22 for lake Dillon (Dillon Marina) for midday Thurs July 22. If anyone is b
Changing spreader Stephane Aloise at 8:41am 06.10.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/631 Hello I have To change my spreader, I want To know if I can unfix my two upper shroud, keep my 4 d
Dinghy davit/attachment Hunter 376? ghsmindy at 8:39am 06.10.18 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1511 We have a '97 Hunter 376 with a dinghy and 2 kayaks. Have always cruised with them on deck and launc
dripless mortyd at 8:26am 06.10.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1579 have you gone to a dripless stuffing box, and are you satisfied. and how much did it cost from begin
40.5 creaking in mast or compression post. glennmul at 7:17am 06.10.18 Big Boats 4/780 Hi all, I have a bad creaking sound in the compression post and lower mast. I removed the cover pl
Shore power mikej21 at 7:01am 06.10.18 Mid-Size Boats 74/8372 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. My boat uses 30 amp power cord and at my marina that is what the power sup

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Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:14pm 09.11.24 Occam's Razor - and I believe this is definitely the simpler solution : own to man, and it is know
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 2:10pm 09.11.24 If you are concerned with the block modified by the PO you can probably replace the block with a mor
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A kloudie1 at 2:04pm 09.11.24 Wix is a reputable filter manufacturer, could stick with them. Perkins does not make filters, they r
Rudder flaps monocerosin at 2:01pm 09.11.24 Looks like a nice smooth bottom. :plus: For sailboat speeds I would be surprised if cavitation in
Engine Alignment Ralph Johnstone at 2:00pm 09.11.24 You'd be a fool to believe me, so carefully put a good portion of your body weight on the shaft flan
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.11.24 Could this be with a 3 pin sender which sends pressure signal and a 8 psi warn? I have heard abou
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 1:38pm 09.11.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 1:37pm 09.11.24 That line that Ralph asked about looks an awful lot like a sensor line for a manual oil pressure oi
Engine Alignment Johnb at 1:28pm 09.11.24 Actually very carefully and with some thought. You are asserting then that the shaft log and cutle
HULL SCRATCHES The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:14pm 09.11.24 :laugh: " https://photos.app.goo.gl/FEQj73etb61HAKXUA " You killing me
Water tank cleaning moe_1200 at 1:10pm 09.11.24 I was just asking this same question over on the Marine Plumbing & Sanitation thread. My plan is to
Rudder flaps shemandr at 1:09pm 09.11.24 Looks like a nice smooth bottom. :plus: For sailboat speeds I would be surprised if cavitation in f
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks moe_1200 at 1:03pm 09.11.24 Amazon has a number of fittings for pressure washers that allow you to get into difficult places. W
Engine Alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 09.11.24 My intuition says that with only the cutless bearing and shaft log serving to hold the flange in po
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 12:50pm 09.11.24 welcome to the forum ! 3 upgrades I highly recommend: replace potable water piping with PEX alumin
Engine Alignment Johnb at 12:24pm 09.11.24 Thank you @valcour and @Ralph Johnstone and also @kloudie1 for many valuable contributions. I do wo
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? VFR750 at 12:11pm 09.11.24 I think having to go forward in bumpy conditions, to raise a spinnaker and then douse it with a sock
Pumpout Carts Suck (1) thinwater at 12:10pm 09.11.24 Absolutely the worst invention in the pumpout industry. Edson should know better. Yes, using the no
USCG Changes Local Notice to Mariners Access PaulK at 11:46am 09.11.24 Good to know. Looks like it should make updates more readily and more widely available.
Rudder flaps (1) Johnb at 11:42am 09.11.24 The sky will not fall if you don't replace the flaps, but if you want to preserve the original desig

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