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Hunter Legend 35.5 running rigging - reef lines TommmD at 4:54am 04.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1583 I have a '95 35.5 ' some very detailed sketches of the reef line runs - but no line specs. Anyone ha
Any good Diesel mechanic recomendations for this problem? wilf at 7:45pm 04.28.17 Engines and Propulsion 20/2392 Anyone in the long beach california area know any good experienced diesel mechanics ? i have a probl
Ballast tank improvement fortunare at 5:06pm 04.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/748 On my Mac 19 the "front" vent was under the cabin hatch. I added some PVC pipe with a valve to open
sailing with bimini up. gbrian at 3:25pm 04.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2657 Just bought my 1994 26s. last year and never used the bimini. While prepping for this season, with t
New prop for my 390 yorammelnik at 3:00pm 04.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/2632 Hello 390 owners, I have a Perkins Prima M50 on my 390 What are your propeller's dimensions? I'm thi
New prop for my 390 yorammelnik at 2:57pm 04.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/306 Hello 390 owners, I have a Perkins Prima M50 on my 390 What are your propeller's dimensions? I'm thi
In Hull Transducer Location on O'Day 222 Wood Jigger at 2:11pm 04.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/804 Hi, I'm about to install an in hull transducer for my depth meter (works through my chart plotter)
Running Rigging - am I an idiot? redunculous at 11:56am 04.28.17 Big Boats 9/1595 So I'm looking at my manual and I'm about to pull the trigger and replace all my running rigging but
Pros and Cons of Diesel rgranger at 11:11am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 41/2558 I didn't want to hijack the recent thread on getting diesel smell out of cushions... but that thread
I have a Bayfield 25 1976 boat for sale John A. Smedley at 10:02am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1420 I have a bayfield 25 1976 boat for sale with main, jib on furler, recently surveyed with all repair
H25.5 - replace rope clutches jyjohnson at 9:52am 04.28.17 Smaller Boats 11/907 The (original ?) Easylock handles broke. Rather than trying to replace the handles, I bought a dual
port trim adhesive splax at 9:19am 04.28.17 Big Boats 6/496 The exterior plastic trim oval around a port has come loose and I would like recommendations for whi
Move the vented loop ? (2) nveater at 8:35am 04.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3464 Just reinstalled my 23 year old engine after having a rebuild -the connecting rod was bent fairly s
Any Passage 450-456 owners with Flexafold 20x14 3 Blade prop discovery at 7:56am 04.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/555 I have a 2002 Passage 456 , yanmar 4jh3-te 75 hp turbo engine and have installed a 3 blade flexafol
Diesel smell in boat cushions starledAR at 7:48am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5162 I have a Hunter 41 that suffers from having an overfilled tank (once) and being shut up most of last
Running rigging help...(WM 40% off again) need to order... rpludwig at 5:28am 04.28.17 Catalina 22 21/1194 Gents, my 84 C22 has been on the hard, working on interior stuff, hull and bottom/keel, should be go
What Year C-22 Have Interchangeable Keels rustyw007 at 5:24am 04.28.17 Catalina 22 2/461 Hi, I was wondering if a keel from a 1984 C-22 will fit a 1975 C-22? More broadly - what years can
H216 motor recommendation thurter at 10:14pm 04.27.17 Day Sailers 3/935 About to get my first sailboat since I was a kid a h216 do I'm curious what's a reliable motor to ge
Choosing a hybrid wind/solar charge controller patrickkidd at 7:58pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 45/9301 Hi there! I am looking at wind and solar power, to power a NorCold 2.5A icebox conversion kit (frid
Starting When Start Battery is Dead? DayDreamer41 at 6:54pm 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 48/8057 We purchased a DS 41 last year in September, sailed her some 500 Nm's to the home port and shortly a

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Replacing C 310 fuel tank john2 at 1:09am 03.21.24 Our boat was a mess when we bought it.... I had several leaks in the back, hwh connections water hos
outboard hoisting xavpil at 11:54pm 03.20.24 I sincerely ask that you take it easy with the trash talking, especially with just the one inciden
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:52pm 03.20.24
Rode for Desolation Sound JoeWhite at 9:27pm 03.20.24 My C36 has 50' of chain and 3/4" rode. I feel safer with thicker rode.
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Stu Jackson at 8:38pm 03.20.24 AGM for Boats Changing batteries AGM technology is the worst for boaters ever invented. Why? Read
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question MaryEllaRose at 8:25pm 03.20.24
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 8:22pm 03.20.24 I don't really see the specifications for a deep cycle. How can I be sure I am getting a deep cycle
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 8:15pm 03.20.24 A battery like that will be just fine for starting the engine. The problem is that starting the eng
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 8:10pm 03.20.24 I used a Group 24 FLA battery from Autozone for years to start my Yanmar 3JH2E. The big difference
No core?? Project_Mayhem at 8:05pm 03.20.24 See, Greg's boat is still floating. They mustve done something right! Actually, my O'Day 25 has sur
Adding Solar to Hunter 466 leary17 at 7:28pm 03.20.24
Hull damage mac twenty five 1954 willys at 7:27pm 03.20.24 Once the hull is in the correct shape... you can add a stringer to make it rigid by laying a piece
No core?? (1) Tally Ho at 7:22pm 03.20.24
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. higgs at 7:06pm 03.20.24 Ideally you want a starting battery for engine use only and at least one house battery on a separate
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. higgs at 7:03pm 03.20.24 Check your insurance policy. It may not cover you if you have damage from a battery that is not mar
My last boat - probably higgs at 6:51pm 03.20.24
No core?? Project_Mayhem at 6:48pm 03.20.24 Overall good but far from amazing. That said, there isn't anything I've found that's terribly shocki
Adding Solar to Hunter 466 tkwhalen at 6:40pm 03.20.24 You are correct any inverter /charger will work fine. As you note the the mppt controller feeds the
Imperial or Metric dmdiehl64 at 6:35pm 03.20.24 No matter what tools you put onboard, sooner rather than later the tool you really need is at home
Black stuff all over a boat? (1) jssailem at 6:29pm 03.20.24 I am working on the assumption that the surfactant is critical in the observed results. The label

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