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Converting an old control panel to a new one... (15) Plymouth Sailor at 9:34am 01.15.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1569 http://Control Panel 1 http://Control Panel 2 http://Control Panel 3 http://Control Panel 4 http://C
Lost outhaul line inside of boom 1mcarlson at 8:38am 01.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3186 I own a 1991 Hunter 42 Passage and need help. Any ideas how to find a lost outhaul line inside the b
Joining / Renewing Membership in C310IA SawyerCurt at 6:38am 01.15.18 Catalina 310 9/1270 Good morning. tl;dr: You can join / renew your C310IA membership by printing this form and mailing
Northern Lights generator Orrin at 6:50pm 01.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/505 I have a 2009 Hunter 38. Looking to install a Northern Lights 6KW generator. (M673L3). Does anyone h
Shroud tension relaxed in cold weather? smokey73 at 2:07pm 01.14.18 Ask All Sailors 9/910 Just went to the boat today to move it to a slip for some winter work. Here in Beaufort SC we seldo
C22 Trawler! (3) rpludwig at 1:01pm 01.14.18 Catalina 22 7/875 Local club member picked up a good C22 hull, built a coach house on top, only C22 Trawler I've seen!
Shaft hose question Hydro Therapy at 12:19pm 01.14.18 Engines and Propulsion 6/730 I want to service my stuffing box. I noticed when I backed off the retaining nut the rubber hose spi
iPad Navionics file to sd card then to chart plotter. DinoKanuck at 8:57am 01.14.18 Ask All Sailors 5/3125 Hello from Frosty Fredericton, NB, Canada Has anyone ever saved a Navionics Created Route from an i
Broadband radar cable CYQK at 8:51am 01.14.18 Ask All Sailors 12/708 Getting ready to consider a radar purchase and now would be a great time to run the cables Like garm
Sad Death Ron20324 at 8:42am 01.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 24/2433 Today's Annapolis Gazette paper has a story about a 25 year-old marine technician who was winterizin
What are these doodads? VisionPNW at 7:44am 01.14.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1549 These gems were in the toolbox of the Hunter I recently purchased. I'm having a hard time figuring o
Whats this strange toolamajig? VisionPNW at 7:05am 01.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/707 It's sort of like a screwdriver, but it's got another metal pivioting piece that I just can't figure
Exhaust hose:1 new owner :0 VisionPNW at 12:48am 01.14.18 Ask All Sailors 24/1534 After four hours of me and my buddy wrestling the exhaust hose on to the mixing elbow, I can see why
Any resident RSOs in the house? Captmayhem at 9:31pm 01.13.18 Sails Call Lounge 33/2874 Had a little run in with Tritium at work shall we say, I'm looking for a second opinion from a qual
Brake pads azsailing at 5:24pm 01.13.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/662 Hi listmates, Planning to replace the brake pads on the stock 26s macgregor trailer. Anyone know a
Battery charger stops intermittently Viktor Eysselein at 5:22pm 01.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/785 Hi all fellow sailors: I have a Hunter 45CC 2008. The battery charger stops intermittently. The boat
Anyone have any experience with these lithium batteries? weinie at 4:38pm 01.13.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1009 https://www.lithiumion-batteries.com/products/12v-80ah-lithium-ion-battery
Packing gland packing size 2003 Hunter 356 Yanmar 3GM30F Goretex CharlieSea at 3:38pm 01.13.18 Big Boats 10/1639 Any one know the size packing for this gland. Also, any comments on the goretex packing material.
Lexan Crib Boards Trent Lindsey at 1:07pm 01.13.18 Catalina 22 19/2985 Hey All, I hope the New Year has found you well. I am doing some clean-up and repairs on my '79 C-
Bad news, good news lingerfeltja at 11:35am 01.13.18 The Cherubini Hunters 28/2693 Bad news: while pulling my boat, the yard mangled the anchor roller (anchor was removed for storage)

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Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 03.29.24 The magic number is the 8+ kts speed. I'm sure there is a minimum steerage speed for that ship, may
Table bases (3) twodzusfittings at 6:59am 03.29.24 Have you looked into one of these. I had one on my previous boat, a Hunter 25.5. I bought the table
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Batt
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 6:51am 03.29.24 Amazing resources! I will modify as described. Thank you so much. I will post pictures and update as
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 03.29.24 Well @Ted10028, you've just made the discovery about the 1+2+B switch that leads some of us to make
Stem Fitting (1) john2 at 6:35am 03.29.24 ours is a bit different. no cracks last time
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 6:12am 03.29.24 Given the parts premium $ for Volvo, I would suggest you change to a new Betamarine. I did that cha
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 6:10am 03.29.24 As a sailboat dealer, there were times I went into cold water becoming a member of the Polar Bear Cl
Table bases thinwater at 5:55am 03.29.24 I've always found cockpits tight anyway, even on my cruising cat. Better to go cocktail party style
Bent wing keels Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39am 03.29.24 Second on the photo
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:35am 03.29.24 @MKennon I will be glad to talk with you about trailering and mast raising tips based on my involv
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Jim Legere at 5:27am 03.29.24 ...To me, having monsters like this operating at 8+ knots speed in restricted waters is asking for
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? mermike at 5:23am 03.29.24 You might add your specific location. Port Townsend has every skilled trade that you need for a woo
Fake teak deck glue..... Kings Gambit at 5:20am 03.29.24
Fake teak deck glue..... (2) twodzusfittings at 4:46am 03.29.24 Greg, what product did Highfield use. Highfield is a good quality dinghy, so I assume, right wrong o
Fake teak deck glue..... JRT at 4:45am 03.29.24 There is several gorilla glues, including marine rated by the label at least. There is a constructi
Stem Fitting JRT at 4:37am 03.29.24 I've never noticed anything like this. I'll look this weekend for sure. Also I'm not sure I'm read
Table bases Terry Cox at 4:11am 03.29.24 Different model boat, but our cockpit table arrangement looks like this: Hunter 42 Owner Modificatio
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Rick486 at 3:56am 03.29.24 Actually tugs are pretty useless - and a danger to themselves - when trying to change the heading o
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Jim Legere at 3:49am 03.29.24 What you are calling the "transmission cooler" is actually the engine heat exchanger. The Yanmar 3QM

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