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I joined the club. NEW BOAT! (10) Project_Mayhem at 9:07am 09.10.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1404 After a two year search, I finally pulled the trigger on a 94 C30. The seller/PO has been incredibly
Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 7:26am 09.10.24 Trailer Sailors 22/3537
Nice restoration Not Too Shabby at 8:25pm 09.09.24 Catalina 22 3/1244 The other C22 owners and @CloudDiver (I see you've logged in recently) might like to see another C22
Any S2 8.5 owners? Whiskey Nancy at 7:16pm 09.09.24 S2 4/1525 We have been preparing our S2 8.5 for a long drive down to Texas. I was just wondering if anyone us
Back on the water again..... ...3TacksontheWater at 5:34pm 09.09.24 Catalina 22 8/1447 Well all, with rain showers and storms all around, on August 30th, Waffle House was finally launched
Catalina 275 no longer available with saildrive jb cruzan at 5:30pm 09.09.24 Catalina 275 1/1238 I read the new Catalina is no longer available with saildrive. Any thoughts as to why this change ?
1987 First 405 Keel Bolts Adam Marvin at 5:15pm 09.09.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/460 Has anyone replaced their keel bolts on a 405 with deep keel? I'm having issues sorting out the orig
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 (1) Rattlenebang at 4:49pm 09.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1330 I'm helping a friend with this boat he just bought and it seems to have a large non-opening hatch fo
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer (1) Moondawg at 2:52pm 09.09.24 The Cherubini Hunters 49/6111 What would cause the Water control panel light (and buzzer) to activate on my Yanmar control panel i
Shrink wrapping details? azambella at 7:03am 09.09.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1247 Can anyone comment on the cost of shrink wrapping for the winter? DIY vs. Service??? Anyone near S
1998 Hunter 410 cabin tri-light fixture. jsmac at 5:25am 09.09.24 Big Boats 0/419 In my Hunter 410, there is a three light fixture above the center cabinet next to the mast base, wit
PTC SIX --> TS Francine --> Hurricane Francine (3) JamesG161 at 7:37pm 09.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 26/3346 227337 227338 Getting Fuel to make it to Named Storm Francine 227339 Dammit Jim...
1986 Hunter Legend 45 documents djmoreau at 4:38pm 09.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/558 Hey everyone, My wife and I just looked at a legend 45 and are most likely going to buy it. I am str
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure adamv at 3:38pm 09.08.24 Ask All Sailors 38/4275 Had the engine out to change the mounts- since putting it back, on a couple occasions now: at crui*
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations StretchCT at 11:05am 09.08.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 39/5738 Hi all - new to the forum and new to Beneteaus as I purchased one this past June. For whatever rea
Hunter 41 fuel gauge doesn't calibrate (2) samjlord at 9:23am 09.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/569 I have a 2004 Hunter 41 with a "Hunter" branded gauge, which I think is an Ultra-8 manufactured by S
ID this boat please (4) SailingLoto at 5:06am 09.08.24 Ask All Sailors 2/856 This showed up recently. Any idea what it is beyond a sailboat? Looks fun.
Engine Alignment Afraal at 3:37pm 09.07.24 Catalina 310 16/2534 Hello forum, My engine could use some re-alignment and I was wondering if you could provide some gu
what are h26 stanchions made of, aluminum? can they rust? Davenport at 2:09pm 09.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/728 what are h26 stanchions made of, aluminum? can they rust? do stanchion caps made of plastic to f
Hunter 50 AC deck light mcconkd at 1:58pm 09.07.24 Big Boats 7/1144 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 AC that we purchased new and the deck light has stopped working. I am assumi

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Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Don S/V ILLusion at 7:43am 11.16.25
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 7:35am 11.16.25 @Ruthine My Hunter Legend 40.5 is a 1994. Each of your tanks has its own separate vent line. One
Vagabond 42 dlochner at 7:33am 11.16.25 Hatches are usually generic, meaning they are off the shelf from other manufacturers. Can you post
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging dlochner at 7:30am 11.16.25 The last couple of posts by @Jan_H and @Big Easy are alluding to the notion that the battery and alt
Outboard transom mount repair JBP-PA at 7:25am 11.16.25 The top left bolt is obviously pulling through. Is that a cored hull?
A day at the beach shemandr at 5:32am 11.16.25 That could take awhile. I'm thinking of a beached 24' boat in Cutchogue NY that was on the beach f
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging BigEasy at 11:14pm 11.15.25 After researching conversion of a Hitachi internally regulated alternator to an externally regulated
Looking at new sails garymalmgren at 11:09pm 11.15.25 Has anyone dealt with or purchased sails from South East Asian Sails out of Thailand? No. but thre
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 8:10pm 11.15.25 235485
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open smokey73 at 7:54pm 11.15.25 @Ruthine My Hunter Legend 40.5 is a 1994. Each of your tanks has its own separate vent line. One o
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Jan_H at 7:49pm 11.15.25
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 11.15.25 I've never done this, @Ralph Johnstone has, perhaps he can explain in more detail. I've HAD it do
Hunter 37C Rudder Drop (7) Rumbero at 5:12pm 11.15.25
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:44pm 11.15.25 Is that where Jim Henson went? t-yk51hhhyA -Will
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 3:56pm 11.15.25 The alternator has to be opened up and the regulator removed or disconnected. I've never done this,
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging dlochner at 3:46pm 11.15.25 How do you disable the IR of the OEM alternator....or is it somehow negated by the external regulat
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Ralph Johnstone at 2:49pm 11.15.25 OEM alternators are about 14.4. My original Hitachi ex. reg. was 14.2V max. and never got much ov
Looking at new sails ShawnL at 2:17pm 11.15.25 I believe that Rolly Tasker has a factory in Thailand (Sam Holmes Sailing youtube). I've purchased
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 2:09pm 11.15.25 Yes, a programable external regulator is necessary as the max charge voltage is usually around 14.2
MarineMaster Pro - Free Route Planner sea_zone at 1:19pm 11.15.25 The route setting function itself is performed by the user by specifying the start/end points, as we

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