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Fresh water treatment solutions AXEL at 8:57am 07.31.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1174 Is there a cheaper way to keep fresh water (not drinking) "fresh" other than buying water treatment
Hunter Legend Rudder Stops.. (1) TommmD at 7:47am 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/665 95 Legend 355.. this will probly more of a rant then a question, since I really hope noone else has
South African "Catalina" 22 (6) greg_m at 7:15am 07.31.17 Catalina 22 475/54312 I thought I may figure out how to do this and show you what I purchased! In short a 70's something,
Shopping for inverter/charger cajon409 at 7:13am 07.31.17 Big Boats 12/1757 Going from a Freedom 20/link 2000 to Magnum, mastervolt, ect, pros and cons,..
Hidden fuse(s) on C30 wiring harness? George Da Porge at 6:40am 07.31.17 Catalina 30 10/1232 Anyone know if the wiring harness has any fuses in an inconspicuous location? I'm stuck with no jui
Max prop settings Legend 35.5 Bob in New Orleans at 6:33am 07.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1930 Hunter legend 35.5, Yanmar 3GM30f, I'm replacing my fixed pitch 18x11 two blade propeller with a 16"
H26 led cabin lighting Charisma at 6:03am 07.31.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1241 OK I know this has been brought up before but i cant find it. Can someone give me a link to a direct
Hunter 466 Engine crank no start Dennis55 at 6:21pm 07.30.17 Ask All Sailors 34/2515 Engine started perfectly last week Hunter 466 2004. Tried to start today and it turns perfectly, but
Salon Mirwin at 6:02pm 07.30.17 Catalina 310 5/1313 hi everyone, Well, we sold our freedom 30 so now it's time to get serious....would you 310 owners te
Windex bent up (4) Bilbo at 5:44pm 07.30.17 Catalina 22 15/1710 Well, today I had to drop the mast at the dock to unbend one arm of my Windex. Somehow it got bent u
Practice Sail Trim Don Guillette at 1:34pm 07.30.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/1821 I receive this type of phone question about once every 3 weeks and every time it throws me for a loo
37.5....What Do You Make Of This? (1) Rick D at 1:16pm 07.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/396 This is a friends 37.5. They noticed the deck lifting on the starboard side and this crack. It was r
Hunter Passage 450 Volvo Instrument Panel/VDO Tachometer Chuck Cohen at 12:44pm 07.30.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/898 Our 20 yr old, original tachometer died last week. It's a VDO. Volvo part #873660 and VDO #N02070009
Bearing buddies on my 2005 146 trailer SFKjeld at 10:54am 07.30.17 Day Sailers 11/1265 This is the original trailer. Like to put bearing buddies on it. I have no documentation on the trai
Happy Birthday Woodster! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:47am 07.30.17 Ask All Sailors 10/941 May God grant you the senility to forget the people you never liked anyway, the good fortune to run
H35.5 Legend Bilge Pump Operation (1) Kgatesma at 7:30am 07.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/883 Is there a switch somewhere to manually activate the bilge pump or is it automatic? There is about
Bilge pump switch 35.5 Kgatesma at 4:59am 07.30.17 Big Boats 3/515 Is there a bilge pump manual switch somewhere on a Hunter 35.5? Are the buttons on the battery co
Ben Huff Sailing Wrangler David in Sandusky at 4:57am 07.30.17 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1966 Ben Huff docked his Cherubini Hunter 30 next to us this spring. Turns out he is getting ready to sol
H35.5: Head not getting water Kgatesma at 4:56am 07.30.17 Big Boats 5/508 On a Hunter 35.5: The PO says the water to the head is shut off. Is there a valve somewhere that t
Air conditioner wet filter twx at 6:45pm 07.29.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/921 Wondering if anyone has heard of the acceptability (or not) of putting something in the AC wet filte

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NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? xavpil at 4:52pm 06.02.24 You might find this thread helpful. https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f121/trent-severn-waterwa
Portlight Polish Skipper J at 2:58pm 06.02.24 I used Novus Plastic Clean and Shine on my Gray Industries portlights. They have four grades of abra
Re-bedding Deck ports Don S/V ILLusion at 2:30pm 06.02.24 This might be the most often asked question here and about which the most information exists. Th sea
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp Ralph Johnstone at 2:25pm 06.02.24 I found the water exiting the exhaust not hot ??. Is the water you refer to, coming from the heat
Leaky windows J.R. Seago at 2:24pm 06.02.24 Try these guys. https://catalinaonly.com/retrofitwindows
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? dlochner at 2:14pm 06.02.24 Thanks Sue and sorry for late reply (actually doong the great loop ) we plan on leaving NYC by the
Got a great grill? sailcapt340 at 1:57pm 06.02.24 Just returned from our boat today, had a nice grilling planned as well. Only to find our Magma Part
Battery Switch Mystery JamesG161 at 1:55pm 06.02.24 Hunter wired the boat's OEM Solar Collector to the Start Battery, to Trickle charge it. Depending o
Re-bedding Deck ports kappykaplan at 1:42pm 06.02.24 Sikaflex or 3M 4200
Need to replace sea cocks. Hayden Watson at 1:16pm 06.02.24 I recently installed Marelon series 93 seacocks and am very happy with them and really appreciate th
Engine fire artboas at 1:01pm 06.02.24 Art, I think you mean the fuel shutoff solenoid? I don't think there are a "choke" on a diesel. Ye
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp singlemalt at 12:41pm 06.02.24 What temperature was the exhaust water? Considering that the engine is in the open it runs cool. It
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 Sutric at 12:19pm 06.02.24 I wouldn't worry too much about it. On my boat it's primary purpose if finding mud.
Replacing exhaust hose Sutric at 12:16pm 06.02.24 I found I had to have the access hole in order to be able to work the hose off the exit. Then, if yo
Hunter 36: water in bilges - is it normal? Terry Cox at 12:05pm 06.02.24 Is this normal? Perhaps. Different model boat, but I empty the shower/fridge/freezer sump and bilg
Need to replace sea cocks. Terry Cox at 11:53am 06.02.24 Our original 1991 bronze seacocks still work with occasional lubrication. Why do you need to replace
Battery Switch Mystery Rick D at 11:22am 06.02.24 Which model Victron Solar controller do you have? My Victron controllers do not have a sense wire,
Selecting window tint Davidasailor26 at 11:09am 06.02.24 Isn't that why one wears polarized dark glasses? The polarization is usually angled to cut glare o
Selecting window tint Not Too Shabby at 10:57am 06.02.24 Good points by all. I'm likely going to proceed with the SunTek Symphony DS 15 with 54% reflectivity
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? scouper at 10:00am 06.02.24 Thanks for the tips! Solved it. Actually, my hole is in the right place, and no, there is no wiring

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