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Replacement Rudder Alan Stephenson at 9:28am 11.03.17 Catalina 30 3/1244 The rudder on my Catalina30 mk3 TR is saturated and should be replaced or rebuilt. Has anyone used t
Boat Plumbing - Potable Water - Backflow Preventer Before Heater? (2) jviss at 8:24am 11.03.17 Ask All Sailors 35/6217 My previous boat had a backflow preventer between the pump and the water heater input. My current b
The Elissa...Who Knows About Her? (1) Simon Sexton at 7:21am 11.03.17 Ask All Sailors 30/2522 http://www.tallship-fan.de/images/segl543b.jpg Who knows their Nautical History?! Step right up an
Winterizing the Yanmar 1GM10 engine w/o starting? heath18703 at 1:52am 11.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2267 We usually winterize the engine by disconnecting the water intake line and running a gallon of antif
Raritan Phil won't flush in dry mode redhead78 at 12:11am 11.03.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1730 Hey all havin a little trouble wf my head water in bowl won't flush in dry mode pump seems limp rea
1977 Venture 25 Hal P at 4:38pm 11.02.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/799 Question 1: Could someone post a picture of how the Canopy is held up or connected to the boat. Qu
H37C Accommodation Layout Change, too much? (1) cobright at 4:04pm 11.02.17 The Cherubini Hunters 21/2411 Skip ahead to the TL:DR to get to the meat of this... 6 months ago my wife asked what I thought abou
Shroud Cleat Project (8) Jacktar at 2:57pm 11.02.17 Catalina 22 29/6500 5 Ta dah ready to go to boat, and best of all check out the price143256 143257 Finally (I know h
Hunter 49 / 50 AC with 12kw generator problems artboas at 1:49pm 11.02.17 Big Boats 19/2162 Ok, so this is going to get a little technical. First of all, how many out there with 12kw FP genset
Raymarine ST60 plus package Voyager1 at 1:37pm 11.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4112 I purchased my ODay 302 two months ago and the boat came with a raymarine ST 60 plus value electroni
Catalina 22 Cooler Step Options (1) brockway at 12:24pm 11.02.17 Catalina 22 9/5049 My Cat came with a blue cooler. Worked ok but not the best ice chest. I've got a 48qt Igloo Island
Port propane holder modified for a scuba tank Tucsonsailor at 10:21am 11.02.17 Big Boats 4/642 Hi All: I own a 380 Hunter. As you who own this boat know there are built in containers on the port
M25xp Oil plug washer size Ron Allen at 8:45am 11.02.17 Catalina 30 1/619 Hi I have a 1989 with a M25xp engine that has developed a small oil leak from the pan plug. What siz
Who Else Loves The Bruce Kirby Sonar?! (1) Simon Sexton at 8:38am 11.02.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1527 http://shumwaymarine.com/images/sonar/library/rolexUpwind.jpg
Cutter rigged foresails with two furlers cajon409 at 7:49am 11.02.17 Big Boats 2/651 I have a habit of looking for like Hunters for sale, love the heck out of mine, so just looking. Cam
Hunter 340 Windlass georgewd at 7:04am 11.02.17 Big Boats 5/3693 Hi All, I am contemplating adding a windlass to my 1998 Hunter 340. I know I will need to run wirin
Cold Weather Cruising ... JoeRickard at 6:45am 11.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 35/7846 I'm a Great Lakes sailor and have an Oceanis 45 (5th season). I'd like to prepare my boat for early
Fitzgerald report JohnShannon at 7:55pm 11.01.17 Ask All Sailors 39/3002 Navy has released a report on the McCain and Fitzgerald collisions. http://s3.amazonaws.com/CHINF
Refit -Running gear (7) pvtpotter at 7:05pm 11.01.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1435 Lots of good work done. New prop shaft, shaft log, cutlass bearing and engine mounts. Reconditioned
Specs for Replacement DPDT Switches in Panel? Tyler Rippel at 5:25pm 11.01.17 Smaller Boats 16/1198 I looked in the manual but can't find specifics for replacement requirements. I have a couple switc

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2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (1) American_Mainsail at 2:12pm 08.02.24 I owned a 2006 Hunter 41 DS. The boat is equipped from the factory with a solenoid combiner. When t
Hard to raise mainsail Bronte at 2:09pm 08.02.24
Cabin Material Question Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 08.02.24 If using acetone, be prepared to change your gloves often. It slowly melts/degrades most disposable
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Project_Mayhem at 2:03pm 08.02.24 Don't forget to use a fuse. I usually go with the inline automotive blade fuse holders. Glass is one
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations Tally Ho at 2:01pm 08.02.24 Thanks for the thoughts/comments. I'll get some pictures this weekend. Super tiny holes. My "assump
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Tally Ho at 1:57pm 08.02.24 We will need a little more info to help size the panels correctly... Namely, what size are the bat
Hard to raise mainsail Tally Ho at 1:48pm 08.02.24 I used to use any dry silicone lube and would run a rag up and down the mast slot. Also, check your
Hard to raise mainsail shemandr at 1:45pm 08.02.24 My H356 could be a bear to get up. That boat had in mast furling so I only had to raise it a couple
Hard to raise mainsail kappykaplan at 1:38pm 08.02.24 Use a dry lube like McLube SailKote on the slugs and in the track. Cleaning the track with a little
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator dlochner at 1:29pm 08.02.24
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator twenger at 1:17pm 08.02.24 There should be a way to charge both batteries on your boat. Only a prior owner who's a fool would
Invest 97L capta at 1:16pm 08.02.24 I haven't been watching this depression, but if anyone has, what is the Big Dog (the North Atlantic
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator twenger at 1:15pm 08.02.24 Did the combiner allow for charging of the house batteries from the alternator? Or just allow house
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 1:13pm 08.02.24 deleted
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:39pm 08.02.24 I owned a 2006 Hunter 41 DS. The boat is equipped from the factory with a solenoid combiner. When th
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator dlochner at 12:13pm 08.02.24 There should be a way to charge both batteries on your boat. Only a prior owner who's a fool would w
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Terry Cox at 11:38am 08.02.24 Any insight is welcomed. As Don mentioned in his post, use your volt meter to first, check the cha
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations kappykaplan at 11:26am 08.02.24 If it's been on the hard 2+ won't most of the water intrusion have evaporated/dried out prior to do
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations rcoleman67 at 11:22am 08.02.24 Thanks for the thoughts/comments. I'll get some pictures this weekend. Super tiny holes. My "assumpt
Invest 97L kappykaplan at 10:57am 08.02.24 Dammit Jim... :thumbup:

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