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chuter at 11:57am 05.26.17
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Need to replace the remaining battens in the Neil Pryde main on our '86 Hunter 23. Anyone have the
jibes138 at 10:39am 05.26.17
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Is it acceptable to connect the battery charger hot wire leads to the battery terminals at the "Off
jibes138 at 10:31am 05.26.17
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Anyone with a 34 or 35 installed a new battery charger and where did you locate it? My old charger
carefree at 10:06am 05.26.17
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RAINMAN WATERMAKER Hard wired our Rainman Watermaker to our 2006 45cc. Great product for a fractio
Coastin at 9:12am 05.26.17
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What does the sl stand for?
Jackdaw at 6:51am 05.26.17
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From our friends in the UK at Yachting Monthly, comes this great illustrated on-line document on how
Hunter 31 at 6:07am 05.26.17
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I have a 1985 Hunter 31. It just went in the water and I am looking for some parts. There is a set o
Terry Cox at 7:04pm 05.25.17
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Amazing devices these reverse cycle heat pumps, how they can extract heat from 40-45 degree water in
Terry Cox at 7:01pm 05.25.17
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Amazing devices these reverse cycle heat pumps, how they can extract heat from 40-45 degree water in
Captaindon1991 at 4:34pm 05.25.17
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alright so i finally took the boat out for the first time. but i dont think i had the lines that con
DAVA390 at 4:25pm 05.25.17
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136983 We don't overnight much at all,in fact not at all last summer. So I am way over charged up ab
DAVA390 at 4:24pm 05.25.17
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On ask all sailors. Fill out message,add photo, hit post new topic button at bottom ,nothing happen
GorillaToast at 4:05pm 05.25.17
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Erie for Florida via the ICW?
berner73 at 3:48pm 05.25.17
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The off season is just long enough that I forget what a racket that place is. Needed 3 items for Sp
Imascootertramp at 3:27pm 05.25.17
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I have given consideration to coating my hull in Rhinoliner or Linex or similar. What are your opini
NYSail at 2:55pm 05.25.17
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hello all.... Bought a 60amp galvanic isolator for my beneteau 423. I have 2 30 amp coming into the
Charles Erwin at 2:13pm 05.25.17
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Need advice/recommendation for folding collapsible cart to fetch groceries from market to boat when
oldlaxer1 at 12:09pm 05.25.17
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The outhaul on my 1973 Tartan 30 is a bit bizarre. I've attached a picture of what it looked like w
Bill Small & Lisa Grossi at 11:43am 05.25.17
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My 380 Hunter has a bad smell out the vent near the cockpit each time the toilet is flushed. Anyone
Rick D at 9:42am 05.25.17
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I have an old ICOM 700 on the boat and I wanted to replace it with a ham unit, like the 718. I found

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Noisy boats
Tally Ho at 6:52pm 01.22.24
My stern also can be noisy if the waves are slapping that direction. And I had some nuisance noise
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter?
TimFromLI at 6:52pm 01.22.24
Removing dead wires from 30 years of upgrades, and I'm still not done.
Noisy boats
shemandr at 6:40pm 01.22.24
Halyards/wires slapping in the mast were a problem. Noodles/zip ties cured that. Other than that i
Hunter 306 fresh water leak
jdrutten at 6:33pm 01.22.24
My h306 has a port-side midship leak, and if the rain comes in at the right angle and intensity, I g
Noisy boats
quadrille38 at 6:32pm 01.22.24
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame
dLj at 5:55pm 01.22.24
Your picture does not show the screws you are asking about, but maybe it's because I'm looking on my
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :(   (1)
Richard19068 at 5:33pm 01.22.24
Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter?
Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 01.22.24
My project is to get people to understand that not everyone lives up north where winter implies not
Acoustic guitar and boats.
Allowishish at 5:01pm 01.22.24
I have 3 mandolins. I keep one on the boat. It used to be my cheap mando but when I bought my 3rd m
Rub rail Pearson 28
Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 01.22.24
D and R marine. Call or email them. Rudy should be able to tell you if its original. One warning - B
Noisy boats
Jan11 at 4:52pm 01.22.24
To prevent hull slapping make a diaper out of noodles and cloth. I never had the problem but that's
Noisy boats
dLj at 4:48pm 01.22.24
Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers, and creaking cabine
Noisy boats
Jan11 at 4:47pm 01.22.24
My experience with boat owners who say they enjoy the halyards slapping are the ones who go home at
Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump
Screen Saver at 4:39pm 01.22.24
Be sure its the water pump. My 4J4HTE has done nearly 8000 hrs and had one water pump seal replaced.
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :(
Screen Saver at 4:34pm 01.22.24
Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate b
Noisy boats
Allowishish at 4:27pm 01.22.24
Jssailem, wow! Great writing. My first night on our Catalina 27, all the noises were new. I was sli
Noisy boats
OS2Dude at 4:27pm 01.22.24
My boat is silent 99% of the time. Internal halyards with the external lengths of the halyards led
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320
TimFromLI at 4:16pm 01.22.24
I can't comment on the quality of Kuuma but when I replaced my Raritan, I used the opportunity to in

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