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23.5 Jib Sheet Cleats Tony_Furst at 4:07am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 15/1481 Has anyone replaced the original jib sheet jam cleats with rope clutches or something else? If so wh
Finding my grandfathers boat samueljamess at 3:20am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/655 Hello everyone, my Grandfarther built the boat in the early 1970's. It has recently come to my atten
Where to get a dodger Hunter 31 at 6:25pm 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4590 I have a 31 Hunter. It has the frame and all the snaps for a dodger but no fabric. Does anyone know
Next best thing (2) LeslieTroyer at 5:50pm 05.27.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1184 Docs say stay off the boat till Tuesday. My heart surgery went great but lifting, squating are not
URGENT Captmayhem at 3:47pm 05.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1383 I'm sinking, well, not me per se, the boat is though. Went down to the boat today to work on the spr
Micron size rblevens at 2:36pm 05.27.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2547 On a diesel Racor filter for our Yanmar engines... what micron size do you run? Anyone run 30 micron
H216 Drain Plugs Richard_J at 2:25pm 05.27.17 Smaller Boats 2/721 Over the winter I purchased a 2003 Hunter 216. I am going to put it in the water soon. The Owners
Hunter Vision Pic SqPeg at 12:34pm 05.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/535 I'm looking for a picture of the cover for the engine gauges and ignition in the cockpit. Any help o
Hunter 27-3 Faucet Heads VT Fitz at 7:50am 05.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/925 As we continue to get our new-to-us 2007 H27-3 ready for launch, I seem to have a broken transom sho
Cheap Stainless Steel Fittings???!!! Beware! (1) Nodak7 at 7:33am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2401 As I am sure many of you have I like to go to big Boat Shows. On a number of occasions there has bee
Shaft alignment jibes138 at 4:56am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 7/925 How come boat shafts aren't connected by a universal joint like in a car? Seems like the automotive
Weekend Sail motivation pics...... ilance at 10:07pm 05.26.17 Catalina 22 34/4927 It's killing me already.......I know that I'll enjoy the refurb process......but it's going to take
Sailed to CAT Island (1) JamesG161 at 6:42pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 15/3780
California Meriachee at 3:15pm 05.26.17 Destinations 41/5939 With no disrespect to anybody who has a boat there, its shocking that in and around Monterey, how ma
Atomic 4 engine swap to diesel K Day at 1:47pm 05.26.17 Catalina 30 14/8862 Has anyone swapped out an A4 gas engine for diesel? What kind did you get? Can you get recondition
Oil light won't go completely out + tone rblevens at 12:48pm 05.26.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1406 My Yanmar oil idiot light just won't completely go out... (say 98% out) and the tone almost can't be
Aurora Sure-Step mcrow33 at 12:38pm 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2344 Hi, Has anybody used Aurora Sure-step? I have a 2000 Beneteau 361 with beat up deck. The previous o
Testing the new Horizon True leveling camera mount (1) Jackdaw at 12:30pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/1618 I'm testing out the new Horizon True DAL1000 self-leveling camera mount. Its not a fluid as the $400
Battens for 23 chuter at 11:57am 05.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/512 Need to replace the remaining battens in the Neil Pryde main on our '86 Hunter 23. Anyone have the
Battery charger connections jibes138 at 10:39am 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 4/480 Is it acceptable to connect the battery charger hot wire leads to the battery terminals at the "Off

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Hunter 49 2008 Georgedoyle at 8:03pm 07.22.24 Look under the chart table in front of the captains chair for the seatalk box. Remove the wood panel
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? DArcy at 7:50pm 07.22.24 The boat has a start battery switch and a house battery switch (2 deep cycle batteries ) and in bet
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Stu Jackson at 7:45pm 07.22.24 Here are the basic boat wiring diagrams. Which one do you have? Most likely the one in #3, 4 & 5
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Lusitano at 7:18pm 07.22.24 No need to remove the house batteries yet. Turn off the start battery switch. Place the house batte
My boat stinks! Straycat22296 at 6:17pm 07.22.24
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Davidasailor26 at 5:47pm 07.22.24
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:46pm 07.22.24 The boat has a start battery switch and a house battery switch (2 deep cycle batteries ) and in bet
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? JoeWhite at 5:45pm 07.22.24 No need to remove the house batteries yet. Turn off the start battery switch. Place the house batter
New Campbell Sailer Prop (2) Tally Ho at 5:03pm 07.22.24 Now that I've had the new prop on for a while, here are my thoughts. 1. It seems to be a little f
ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 4:27pm 07.22.24 I never did climb the mast but a friend of mine did. He is in good shape but it was still a workout
Catalina 30 traviler shive Don Guillette at 4:06pm 07.22.24 You indicated that the curved track traveler effects trim and you're right but it shouldn't. The tra
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 3:45pm 07.22.24 Now that I've had the new prop on for a while, here are my thoughts. 1. It seems to be a little f
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? (1) Tally Ho at 3:40pm 07.22.24 Follow up question @matts997 and @Tally Ho You said the 280 was your first boat. What prompted the
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Lusitano at 3:40pm 07.22.24 My start battery has a switch The boat has a start battery switch and a house battery switch (2 de
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Lusitano at 3:37pm 07.22.24 You should trace out the wires and switches and draw a schematic diagram. Then you would understan
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? jviss at 3:30pm 07.22.24 You should trace out the wires and switches and draw a schematic diagram. Then you would understand
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Lusitano at 3:28pm 07.22.24 I assume this is a new or "new to you" boat Please explain exactly what you mean. Your question is
To swivel or not to swivel Captain Larry-DH at 3:16pm 07.22.24 I think @dLj hit it. A swivel helps If you Are leaving your anchor down for an extended stay It
Catalina 30 traviler shive SycloneDriver at 3:15pm 07.22.24 Oh, I'm very sorry! I was just being a spelling Nazi dick! :) No worries
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Lusitano at 3:15pm 07.22.24 I assume this is a new or "new to you" boat Please explain exactly what you mean. Your question is

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