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Macgregor Venture 24 - outboard tank location LisaT at 10:54am 08.07.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/501 We recently purchased a 1970s Macgregor Venture 24 and are in the process of doing a complete re-fit
Polar Bay Model SLX16DHS-1 A/C Unit Manual Saucier826 at 10:28am 08.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/395 Can anyone help me find a manual for a Polar Bay Model SLX16DHS-1 A/C Unit? The Unit is in a 2005 Hu
Oceanis 400 wheel shaft key size Tamas Gal at 10:07am 08.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/460 Hello, Does anyone know the size of the key on the steering wheel shaft for the Beneteau 400? Thanks
3gm30f valve adj thaeni at 8:21am 08.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/369 Do the compression levers need to be removed in order to remove the valve cover.?
rudder movement O'Day 272 LE Dream Weaver at 8:00am 08.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/835 There is so much play in my rudder. The steering arm that it is attached to has lots of play in it.
Seadeck on the deck? Puesta del sol at 7:54am 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 2/579 Has anyone used Seadeck to cover up their nonskid areas And/or used as a flooring in their cockpit
Wood rot Hardhead at 7:33am 08.07.17 Catalina 22 18/1908 I just had an unpleasant discovery last weekend- For some reason, the original owner of my 87' had
Family? pateco at 7:31am 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1378 I have a sister, who gets violently seasick, but invites herself along on sailing trips when other s
Oceanis 352 Leans left... KennyBene at 6:27am 08.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/1850 Why does my boat list to port when at anchor? A friend tells me "they all do that" and another frie
Need to open up the top of the jib but the car is all the way back? danstanford at 5:33am 08.07.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/1641 115% foresail with pretty good shape but it medium to light winds I cannot get both sets of telltale
H410 prop shaft steve123 at 8:11pm 08.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/466 Hi i am trying to avoid a boat lift to get the prop taper on a hunter 410 with yanmar 4jh2e 50 hp I
Smoke on the water... (2) Captn Scotty at 8:11pm 08.06.17 Destinations 1/656 ...Fire in the sky! All the inland forest fires are really putting a haze over the coastal waters an
That Stupid Rub Rail rpwillia at 7:19pm 08.06.17 Catalina 310 9/1542 In the Governor's Cup this weekend on the Lower Potomac the rub rail on the port side pulled out aga
Keel bolt torque Jwhy at 6:20pm 08.06.17 Catalina 30 9/4007 Does anyone know how tight the nuts should be? I have some water in the bilge and want to be sure n
B&g upgrade with Seatalk S/v Calypso at 5:52pm 08.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/2386 Hello all. I've been reading previous posts but haven't found the answer I need for my particular s
Sad to see this. Kids electrocuted on sailboat Skipper at 4:43pm 08.06.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2001 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/06/boy-scouts-apparently-electrocuted-on-boat-in-east-texas-2-dead
Need help with a B&G Zeus and wind instrument and other issues SoSound at 4:30pm 08.06.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5433 I've been having problems with the wind sensor/transducer on my B'G system for some time now. My ap
Hoisting a 420 Rick Webb at 4:25pm 08.06.17 Ask All Sailors 4/342 Or similar hull. Our youth program has several 420s and three three place trailers. The two bottom
Buying A Boat That's On The Hard jviss at 3:34pm 08.06.17 Ask All Sailors 36/2557 Update: corrected "seller would pay the survey" to "buyer would pay the survey" in line one of parag
Cabin windows Mark Maulden at 3:16pm 08.06.17 S2 9/1725 Well, there have been numerous posts about S2 window replacements. I had the local yard do mine abo

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Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:22pm 03.01.24 I reviewed your "about Me" post... "Fairly new to sailing, in process of learning." The Catalina 2
Bon Voyage! dLj at 9:19pm 03.01.24 Congratulations - may retirement provide you the time to do the things you like, the good health to
Keel repair KCofKC at 9:11pm 03.01.24 Captcoho, I took each photo and blew them up pretty large and went over them more than just casually
Snow falling on Cedars (1) SoSound at 8:52pm 03.01.24 Love the title! As long as the snow is finally falling, I might as well stay where I can do somet
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Project_Mayhem at 8:19pm 03.01.24
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 KelToy at 7:17pm 03.01.24 I have a 2008 38. Under the speaker system in the cockpit there is a hole in the stainless arch.
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 chuckwayne at 6:51pm 03.01.24 I'm sure it's like the 356 - the wires go down the aft tube (port side on the 356) thru a smallish h
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? dlochner at 6:36pm 03.01.24 The most expensive boat you can buy is a free boat. There is probably very little coring to worry ab
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. (1) jssailem at 6:01pm 03.01.24 WOW!... That makes the $4K I paid for my V-Drive Borg-Warner transmission rebuild sound like a steal
Clean Out Oil Pan jssailem at 5:52pm 03.01.24 Having just completed a rebuild of my engine (1973 Perkins 4.107) I can affirm there was 49 accumula
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 quadrille38 at 5:36pm 03.01.24 I have designed an install of two 365Watt Panels which keeps them low over the bimini top to reduce
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 03.01.24
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? tumbleweed2045 at 4:44pm 03.01.24 Thanks for the responses! Title wouldn't be an issue. I think this boat should be listed in the clas
Passage Compass replacement Terry Cox at 4:28pm 03.01.24 I have a 1991 Hunter Passage 42. The compass is sun damaged and the ( bezel ) mount the compass sit
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Project_Mayhem at 4:21pm 03.01.24 After some thought, I decided to go this route: The contactless level sensors came with a PCB to con
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 KelToy at 4:20pm 03.01.24 Thanks! Yes! I saw that one - very helpful! I was trying to find more details on where the run of wi
Passage Compass replacement Tally Ho at 4:14pm 03.01.24
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 Hello Below at 4:12pm 03.01.24
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? KelToy at 4:10pm 03.01.24 I made a frame of 1" tubes that I mounted to the arch and to my davits. It covers the rear of my b
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 4:08pm 03.01.24 Do they run aft to the stern clamshell vents. Crawl into the aft storage and look to the furthest c

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