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Boarding ladder for hunter Edge bjohnston at 3:41pm 05.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/896 I am the new owner of a 2009 Hunter Edge and was wondering of any suggestions for a boarding ladder
Replacement mast for 1991 hunter 35.7 Legend Brian Jalbert at 2:07pm 05.21.18 Parts Search 1/490 My mast has developed a crack at the base and I have decided to replace it. I'm not having much luck
Looking for bulb replacement for deck lights Meis at 12:41pm 05.21.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/875 I am looking for a replacement bulb for my 1978 O'Day 30 deck lights. I have the original and it is
New Spring cabin project - WM sale Justin_NSA at 12:16pm 05.21.18 Ask All Sailors 2/475 While it's somewhat cool enough to sleep on board without the AC, I'm getting soft, I decided to rep
Hunter Pleated Window Blinds Mounting Hardware (3) Geoff E at 11:20am 05.21.18 Parts Search 0/555 Hi I have a Hunter 336 and am not sure if it has original blinds throughout the vessel but they are
Teak handrails - reinstall kclancy at 11:10am 05.21.18 Catalina 22 7/3845 Hi All - I finally completed painting the decks with Kiwi Grip. It looks great - for a total newbie
1980 H27 Cherubini Rudder Removal Papachef1968 at 10:28am 05.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/988 I recently acquired a 1980 H27 Cherubini. The rudder was snapped of during the last hurricane. I was
It is that TIME AGAIN.... PFD Check jssailem at 9:28am 05.21.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1293 Yes it is spring. One of the rites of spring is a check of your never used in anger PFD. For you gu
Gravity wins Jackdaw at 8:52am 05.21.18 Ask All Sailors 67/4602 every time. Each spring WYC runs a 3-weekend series to jump-start new crew. Its 90 minutes classroom
Cracked Water Tank Garymadhatter at 7:42am 05.21.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1302 My water tank on my 1980 O'Day 30 is cracked and needs to be replaced. It is impossible to remove wi
How universal are trailers? jwlarson2 at 7:27am 05.21.18 Trailer Sailors 9/1486
Insurance Prices Jump Screen Saver at 7:06am 05.21.18 Big Boats 8/1042 HI, Im not sure what everyone else is experiencing but my insurance has just jumped nearly 60% I hav
My Engine won't start Steve k at 7:02am 05.21.18 Catalina 30 6/1138 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 mkii with a Universal 25MX Engine. I reinstalled the three batteries from
How Long Is a V222 mast? What length to make a gin pole? Todd Atchison at 6:48am 05.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/6074 I'm making a gin pole to assist in raising my mast. First, I measure the V222 mast as right at 24 fe
The hardest kind of math... (1) Brian D at 6:38am 05.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 43/4835 Don't you just love marketing?
Layout Question Yachtsman1686 at 5:50am 05.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/678 Hi All, I'm new. Just bought a boat, already looking for my next boat. We really liked the layout o
Running a new transducer cable mcrow33 at 4:29am 05.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/979 Any Bene 361 owners every replace the speed/depth transducer. If so suggestions on how you ran the n
1976 O'day 25 Bilge Pump Installation supercub at 2:26am 05.21.18 Bigger Boats 9/2453 The boat never had a bilge pump installed. I found a purposely made passage between the bilge and th
Glenn Henderson H41 compression post support dakno at 11:48pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 13/1001 This is really upsetting. My lightly used 08 H41 has a depression at the compression post. I believe
Beneteau Spare Parts Manual JohnB40 at 9:07pm 05.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/5014 I would like to see a spare parts manual. When I go to spareparts.beneteauusa.com it says I can regi

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Cold machine works but... danm1 at 7:02pm 07.29.24 Did a "paper test" on the seals (too cheap to risk a dollar) and wow. Fridge took only a light tug a
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Ward H at 6:59pm 07.29.24 Yes, most likely user error. I posted all I know about his boat so far except I just remembered
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Rich Stidger at 6:39pm 07.29.24 What shifter? Since he is new, maybe operator error?
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04pm 07.29.24 @spencersea have you removed that toggle on the foredtsy? @dlochner also advised correctly about
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 5:54pm 07.29.24 You can alarm on empty (e.g. water tank) or full (holding tank)
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 5:51pm 07.29.24 Can the SCAD sensor be used as a signal switch? I would like to retrofit the sensors onto the "Navi
40.5 Bilge Pump Through Hull Replacement Rich Stidger at 5:48pm 07.29.24 Thanks, Rick. Now do you have a solution for the crick in my neck? :p
Reefing: Procedural Questions JoeWhite at 5:38pm 07.29.24 Foswick, one should reef as soon as white tops and larger waves are visible nearby. This confirms th
Cold machine works but... dLj at 5:34pm 07.29.24 I have pretty much the same set-up, but my Adler Barber runs for maybe 15 to 20 minutes when first s
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 5:24pm 07.29.24 I think the correct term here is "nettles," not buntlines. I think it's important to tie them, eit
Yanmar electrical problem. dlochner at 5:10pm 07.29.24 2 strand: 1 Black, 1 red, an example of 12v boat wire. 3 strand: 1 Hot, 1Ground and 1 Neutral, aka
dinghy kappykaplan at 4:57pm 07.29.24 I wonder if @HBBIS 's statement had something to do with his post the other day asking about dinghy
dinghy Ralph Johnstone at 4:47pm 07.29.24 Was there a question? "No question mark so it must have been a statement" as quoted by Captain Ob
Reefing: Procedural Questions Ward H at 4:42pm 07.29.24 @duck21 As others have mentioned, tying the buntlines to the boom is not recommended as it is too ea
Yanmar electrical problem. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:40pm 07.29.24 226420 @DStegs49 , I sure wish this was available in Canadian Home Depots. These are top of the li
Yanmar electrical problem. DStegs49 at 4:32pm 07.29.24 Not going to get to the boat for a while now so I'll be checking back to see what else comes in befo
Yanmar electrical problem. ggrizzard at 4:27pm 07.29.24 2 strand: 1 Black, 1 red, an example of 12v boat wire. 3 strand: 1 Hot, 1Ground and 1 Neutral, aka 1
Yanmar electrical problem. dlochner at 4:25pm 07.29.24 Don't buy wire from HD. Corrosion 'creeps'. Get "tinned" copper wire from a chandlery. Yep, pro
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday Davidasailor26 at 4:15pm 07.29.24
Yanmar electrical problem. ggrizzard at 4:15pm 07.29.24 Don't buy wire from HD. Corrosion 'creeps'. Get "tinned" copper wire from a chandlery.

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