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H 34 Bilge Pump wiring faulty hunter healer at 5:59am 04.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/433 I noticed while changing the automatic rule lever on off switch in the nuke that the gear shrink con
red sky in the morning jon hansen at 5:51am 04.22.18 Ask All Sailors 10/824 _SezRHeB8hk
And then there were six, leaks that is, how did you seal the stay attachments? (2) williamtl at 7:07pm 04.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1849
HELP...Shaft cutting advice Solstice at 5:08pm 04.21.18 Ask All Sailors 14/983 kinda need some quick help....went to install my new Gori today and found the end of the shaft needs
Tension on forestay and shrouds Scubagirl62 at 5:00pm 04.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2632 Can anyone give me a good idea how to get the tension right on the forestsy and shrouds on 1996 Hunt
Not filling?? Seaward hw heater. NYSail at 1:50pm 04.21.18 Ask All Sailors 5/456 so commissioning water system. Cleaned tank flushed rinsed all with the winterization water heater b
Another big builder in bankruptcy. Jackdaw at 1:21pm 04.21.18 Ask All Sailors 11/2258 This time Bavaria. Fromm the German journal Boot Magazin. Bavaria Insolvent Fridtjof Gunkel on 20.0
Stanchion leaking Bluenose at 10:53am 04.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/767 Hi folks, on my 331 I have a leaking stanchion, the one by the gate on the starboard side. I have go
Ericson 25: fin keel or centerboard? idearat at 10:26pm 04.20.18 Ericson 1/1829 Any Ericson 25 fin keel owners out there?? I'm trying to determine whether a boat for sale in anoth
311 or similar model mast insides? Pulling wires... stevemitchell at 4:50pm 04.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3279 Does anyone have pictures / know what the inside of a 2000 311 mast looks like? I need to have a n
hunter 310 sliding door cover Dibid at 4:02pm 04.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/697 I want to remove the hatch on the top that contains the sliding door, the depth and speed displays a
lower stay attachments (4) Tim22 at 3:11pm 04.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/606 I recently removed the fittings that secure the lower stays to the deck of my Hunter 310. The fittin
Just lost, without my boat... rpell1@msn.com at 2:35pm 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 58/4271 Hi everyone, This past Tuesday, after finishing up all my chores, bottom painting, polishing, etc.
Re-Bed Stainless grab rail --- best practice ? RonRelyea at 2:05pm 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 15/951 I've got a grab rail that is 1" stainless tubing (horizontal). It is attached to the boat with scre
Good Old Boat Cover Bob J. at 2:03pm 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 1/320 Now I only seen a few pictures of this boat but when the magazine showed up in the mailbox today I s
Condensed for your inconvenience (1) Phil Herring at 11:27am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 30/5629 I don't know a boat owner who doesn't fight the good fight against condensation, the mother of mold,
Hatch for S2-Replacement Needed Lilybel1 at 10:07am 04.20.18 Parts Search 1/512 The top cabin hatch for my S2 6.9 sailboat is shattered. I desperately need a replacement. Do you
Be careful in the boatyard, check those chains and jack stands... nat55 at 9:19am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 19/6202 http://www.wavetrain.net/news-a-views/815-crushed-by-his-boat-brit-dies-in-bizarre-spring-commission
Antifouling Prop Paint Bob R. at 9:12am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 23/9217 Does anybody have experience with Velox Plus antifouling prop paint (from PYI) performance? How doe
Heart Attack - Sailing - AEDs CaptainSV-SecondStar at 8:18am 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 5/949 Greetings all, How many of us (non-commercial) sailors have an Automatic External Defibrillator (AE

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Diesel fill cap/plug Rich Stidger at 2:41pm 06.13.24 It is a standard cap. Take one from your deck pumpout to the store to match it. I brought a black pl
Group 24 starter battery (1) Tally Ho at 2:35pm 06.13.24 The standard rule of thumb I was always taught for a flooded lead acid battery was you could draw i
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 2:23pm 06.13.24 I don't know if you are missing something but I will say, I have anchor controls both in the cockpi
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit dLj at 2:07pm 06.13.24 I must be missing something here as it seems the consensus is cockpit control are preferable. Perh
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dLj at 1:56pm 06.13.24 @Scott T-Bird I agree the FCC page is very hard to follow. As you know, I was looking for internati
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 1:40pm 06.13.24 That's a fair point ... but my start battery is also located forward closer to the windlass than th
Group 24 starter battery Scott T-Bird at 1:35pm 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must
Leaking deck plate replacement dLj at 1:33pm 06.13.24 Yipes ! That's the material and it's certainly gone up over the last 10 years. Be sure to use Kra
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 1:15pm 06.13.24
R2AK 2024 Timm R Oday25 at 12:44pm 06.13.24 These are some hearty souls. I'm thinking they will have some of the very best of stories
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit shemandr at 12:42pm 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Don S/V ILLusion at 12:26pm 06.13.24 I must be missing something here as it seems the consensus is cockpit control are preferable. Perha
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 11:48am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:38am 06.13.24 Check my post #114 on this link for possible answer. Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 11:35am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:33am 06.13.24 The wife and have entertained many an anchorage with colorful language while trying to communicate
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 11:07am 06.13.24 Not True for Hunter sailboats. Start Battery is for many high Amp needs. Mine does Electric Winch
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners isaksp00 at 11:02am 06.13.24 I don't have that boat, but I've seen info on how the water ballasted boats were built. Wondering if
Group 24 starter battery JamesG161 at 10:58am 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 10:38am 06.13.24 I use my start battery to power the windlass and see no reason why not. One of the reasons not to

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