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Northern Lights generator Orrin at 6:50pm 01.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/641 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 9/1045 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 7/929 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 6/817 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 5/3516 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 12/866 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 24/2657 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 14/1660 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 10/784 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 24/1694 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 33/3256 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 1/709 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 10/898 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 5/1190 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 10/1802 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 19/3264 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 28/3012 Bad news: while pulling my boat, the yard mangled the anchor roller (anchor was removed for storage)
Cross Reference for M18 to Kubota Parts lpbosch at 10:15am 01.13.18 Catalina 30 9/4740 I am trying to replace my injectors and my injector pump. However, like many of you I do not want t
Sheave/ Block preferred lubes Ilanortho at 6:32pm 01.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/4202 Hi; My boom and mast sheaves have started screaming; time to re-lubricate. Any preferences for lube
1X19 stretch capta at 6:14pm 01.12.18 Ask All Sailors 53/7862 My wire is pretty tight. I can't get more than a couple of inches of deflection on the uppers or int

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Dinghy Lights dLj at 10:58am 08.12.24 I run an 8 foot rowing dinghy. The only requirement for lights is to have a flashlight available. I
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator LloydB at 10:55am 08.12.24 When connected to shore power the source is the shore panel providing AC, Neutral & Ground to the bo
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment jssailem at 10:51am 08.12.24 When one considers the science of eelgrass in Puget Sound and the players who have claimed dreadful
Plastic stuffing box? BigEasy at 10:30am 08.12.24 We've just got our hands on Fjord MS33 (1970s vintage). PO mentioned that the stuffing box would li
Plastic stuffing box? jssailem at 10:05am 08.12.24 Andy, the plastic (most likely nylon) part is inexpensive. It will have a shorter life than bronze b
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment SoSound at 9:55am 08.12.24 Part of my report is to give a heads up to anyone who might want to use the state park facilities.
New Hand Held Nationwide Radios ggrizzard at 8:58am 08.12.24 Thanks for the responses. Ah yes, semantics. "No monthly fees ever"... Just yearly. "Coast to Coa
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 8:56am 08.12.24 Where do you do your banking, HB? I believe currently, a buck USD is a buck and a thirty-three cent
O'Day Tempest Cockpit Drain Problems jssailem at 8:34am 08.12.24 Hi, and welcome to the SBO Forums. As @shemandr shares, cockpit drains are intended to drain all wat
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Marty P. at 8:33am 08.12.24 I have hydronic heating on my boat. The unit was initially designed to heat sleeping space on a tru
Solar Voltage (1) Johann at 8:24am 08.12.24 This is two of the 335W Panasonics in parallel. Partly/Mostly cloudy days back in May.
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 8:24am 08.12.24 Welcome Jorob, to the SBO forums.
Anchor, dock, or buoy? jssailem at 8:22am 08.12.24 Where do you do your banking, HB? I believe currently, a buck USD is a buck and a thirty-three cent
Solar Voltage Johann at 8:10am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach t
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Hello Below at 8:06am 08.12.24 ~$25/ft?!?!!!?!!?!?!?!!?!?!? Keep in mind that Ralph pays in Canadian currency so that converts to
Putting a hole in the transom Jorob at 8:03am 08.12.24 there appears to be a recessed area under the locker (where the red funnel is), where you can drill
Solar Voltage (1) Hello Below at 8:01am 08.12.24 Interesting discussion - over the past year of running my panels, I've never seen them even reach t
Putting a hole in the transom jssailem at 7:56am 08.12.24 Is that locker vented? Important question. How of you plan to address the accumulation of gas vapo
Putting a hole in the transom American_Mainsail at 7:32am 08.12.24 Hi Joe, Thank for the response. The reliability is definitely something that I'm after, and the pe
Putting a hole in the transom BigEasy at 7:21am 08.12.24 Does anyone have experience of running fuel lines through the transom? What is best practice/equipm

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