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Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos (1) George P at 5:28am 11.27.23 Bavaria 4/1459 Hi, I'm new to this group. Just purchased a 1999 Bavaria 36 with a Volvo Penta 29 hp saildrive. T
Hunter 326 Running Rigging (1) Missionalan at 3:48am 11.27.23 Ask All Sailors 4/685 2002 Hunter 326 Need some thoughs from the hive mind. Here are the running rigging specs from the
Just purchased C30 MKII! Brooke89 at 9:17am 11.26.23 Catalina 30 9/1669 My boyfriend and I are super excited about this purchase. Its a 1989 C30, looking forward to learnin
Couple of questions for Hunter 18 Owners CurtisC at 8:33am 11.26.23 Day Sailers 0/664 I've been wanting hiking straps in my Hunter 18 since I bought it. Curious whether any 18 owners ha
ID this old boat please (2) SailingLoto at 5:01am 11.26.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1059 The unused sailboats that reside on this lake amaze me.... any ideas? 30ft 1976 Peterson according
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:36pm 11.25.23 Engines and Propulsion 42/4911 1. I've never had this problem before. But 2 weeks back, starting engine after sailing it gets overh
1991 H42 with Heart interface Freedom 20 inverter charger- I think i have a problem! (1) eianm at 7:41pm 11.25.23 Big Boats 3/826 When i get back to my slip and reconnect shore power and turn my switchboard switch for shore power
Hunter 35.5 FLWestCoast at 5:23pm 11.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/799 Hello: I am looking exclusively at 1989-1995 Hunter 35.5 because I like the size, layout and feature
Hunter 140 frame Ayrehead at 10:50am 11.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/689 A question about the Hunter 140 / JY14. I have a JY14 built in 1997 and there is a wood board at th
Replacing compass in Hunter 45CC Viktor Eysselein at 4:28pm 11.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/589 Has anybody replaced the cockpit compass in a Hunter 45CC? Any tricks? Thanks, Viktor
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib rburt at 10:33am 11.24.23 Smaller Boats 16/1880 My recently purchased 2002 Hunter 260 came without a jib. I would like to have one made that is a m
CLosed must be postponed. georgetheleo at 9:39am 11.24.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1054 Thread still works.
Single private mooring rentals fishinnnc at 4:45am 11.24.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1954 Hi All, I wanted to get the sites opinion on the feasibility of me installing mooring buoys that cou
Mounting a motor sbrogden at 6:49pm 11.23.23 Trailer Sailors 6/1118 I have a Vagabond 14. The only lake near me that accepts sailboats has only two docks which both NE
raymarine connections NCBrew at 4:34pm 11.23.23 Ask All Sailors 5/474 I know nothing about supplying info to the Axiom 9 I have. I added course and speed as an option. R
Pro/con of high capacity alternator for Yanmar 3JH2E bmohr at 10:13am 11.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/869 I have a 1998 Hunter 376 with the original Yanmar 3JH2E (non-turbo) engine, with only 1,300 hours. I
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember (1) Ward H at 8:43am 11.23.23 Ask All Sailors 9/632 221569
Need hard vang 1987 c & c mk III Jimongee at 8:32am 11.23.23 C&C 3/757 Im Jim and a former Hunter owner. I purchased a 1987 C ' C MK III this summer. I winter it in Mani
Starting a yanmar 4jh2e after 3 years? khodgesj90 at 6:58am 11.23.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/946 Anyone have experience on this? Ive seen some say a diesel engine shouldn't have a problem starting
Happy Thanksgiving! kappykaplan at 6:41am 11.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/433 May all of you enjoy great meals with family and friends. :beer:

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Early 80s H36 Strut chichiflys at 6:13pm 03.03.25 I can certainly grind down some of the strut when I get it back, but the pink is pretty deep. You c
Lewmar trimline hatch seal replacement jssailem at 6:12pm 03.03.25 Try Hatch Masters. hatchmasters.com
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. jssailem at 6:10pm 03.03.25 The usual leaks on the fuel pump are the hoses or fuel lines running from the pump to the injector.
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries jssailem at 5:59pm 03.03.25 Thank you all for the insight. A big part of this exercise is to familiarize myself with the batte
NOCO CHARGERS a NO-GO? MFD at 5:36pm 03.03.25 My magnum 2800 inverter/charger has a somewhat similar 'feature'. I think they call it 'battery sa
SSB ground Plane Option Don S/V ILLusion at 5:27pm 03.03.25
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries MFD at 5:02pm 03.03.25
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries (1) MFD at 5:02pm 03.03.25 BAT1/BAT2 show about 3.32v when charged and after resting, which corresponds to 80%? Then later, the
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries Davidasailor26 at 5:00pm 03.03.25 I would not trust the state of charge displayed by the bms until it has cycled several times. I ha
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries MFD at 4:57pm 03.03.25 I would not trust the state of charge displayed by the bms until it has cycled several times. I ha
Early 80s H36 Strut heritage at 4:54pm 03.03.25 Good information. You might want to do what I did and fit a small mushroom zinc on your new strut.
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries heritage at 4:50pm 03.03.25 I would not trust the state of charge displayed by the bms until it has cycled several times. I hav
Bowsprits and Spinnakers (1) RussC at 4:34pm 03.03.25 I fabricated my setup in 2018 (Mac 25') and it's worked out great for me. I didn't need much length
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Richard19068 at 4:25pm 03.03.25 Here is an idea. Use it to fill the built in- no spill. Use it direct. Can size is whatever you w
Bowsprits and Spinnakers garymalmgren at 4:22pm 03.03.25 Hi Wood and Steel. RE: Do my plans seem reasonable so far? Is the bowsprit even necessary? Will the
Early 80s H36 Strut Ralph Johnstone at 3:42pm 03.03.25 Here is a snap shot of my old and completely galvanically compromised strut It doesn't look too h
SSB ground Plane Option dLj at 3:26pm 03.03.25 I don't have direct experience, but I've heard good things about this. dj
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Charles Erwin at 3:20pm 03.03.25 Here is an idea. Use it to fill the built in- no spill. Use it direct. Can size is whatever you wa
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Captain Larry-DH at 3:06pm 03.03.25 You can go for hours on the internal tank. It will be plenty. The suzuki 2.5 sips fuel. PS - very ti
Lithium battery question MFD at 3:01pm 03.03.25 The batteries I have a built in BMS, I really don't have access to the settings. In light use it se

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