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Trump Companion 21 tedsteffan at 12:43pm 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1406 Greeting all! I am about to embark on a full refit of a Trump Companion 21 and will be looking for a
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Davenport at 12:32pm 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1111 Before hurricane season I was thinking of dropping my h260 mast and storing it either in normal stra
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? Davenport at 11:50am 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/630 Im a heavy guy and my old h260 creaks when I walk on the wood floor and it bounces too. So far I've
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Chuck C. at 11:03am 04.19.24 Smaller Boats 5/767 Has anyone installed a mid-ship cleat on a H260? I've been tying off my spring line to the winch b
Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 10:58am 04.19.24 Big Boats 4/625
Lifting strap blocking (1) jdrutten at 9:55am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1508 Paging though my manual I found an illustration suggesting that 4"x4" blocks should be placed under
SUN - fascination (1) jssailem at 8:22am 04.19.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/504 I find the Sun is an engaging mystery. Be it an Eclipse, the surprising appearance during a bleak Pa
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? Indysailor at 5:36am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 6/1306 I will be sailing out of Traverse City in late July. Boat is moored in TC. Mostly, we plan to day sa
Yet Another Strange Electrical Glitch! Rick D at 7:42pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/546 So, my solar regulator would not produce significant wattage. (Victron 100/200 MPPT). I did a firmwa
Fort Pierce inlet xavpil at 6:57pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 4/884 Hi all. coming back from Bahamas to fort pierce on Saturday EOD. Getting contradictory opinions from
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 5:19pm 04.18.24 Big Boats 17/1927 I have a H49 that was originally from SoCal so the temps were reasonable, so the original owners did
over starting line early NCBrew at 12:41pm 04.18.24 Racing 15/4052 In a small club racing, the racing instructions state "even if the I flag is not displayed, (which w
Aquarius MikeFitz at 11:35am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/668 I just purchased an Aquarius 23 built in 1971. It is a project. I did not see it with the mast up. I
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 11:33am 04.18.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/1560 My Catalina 28 MK2 has an engine compartment blower (I presume this is standard issue) with both an
I Need a Surveyor Recommendation in Nanaimo, British Columbia?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:29am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/408 Does anyone out there know the name of someone who could complete a boat survey for me in Nanaimo, B
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question chriscampbell at 8:30am 04.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1627 I posted last fall about removing old macerator and permeated hoses. I've now replaced most of the h
Hunter 23.5 new windows massnspace at 6:29pm 04.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1108 Thinking about replacing some of the fixed windows in my Hunter 23.5. Mainly the front curved one.
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (5) Skycap92 at 4:57pm 04.17.24 Smaller Boats 4/950 Hi All, I'm in the beginning of a full restoration of an '87 23'. The boat had sat in someone's ba
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 8:39am 04.17.24 Ask All Sailors 15/2699 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 4JH2E. Engine runs great, starts immediately when the key i
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door (4) sailcapt340 at 5:57am 04.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1199

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Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification danclawson at 10:30am 08.15.25 Sounds like you may have removed the manifold before (same part on M25). Does it just lift off af
House batteries not charging when engine running stackwalker at 10:17am 08.15.25 Good upgrade. This problem walks like, talks like and sounds like a typical charge relay problem of
Surveyor in Connecticut? BarryL at 10:10am 08.15.25 Hi, In 2021 I used Captain Burton Robson. I thought he did an excellent job. https://americanmarine
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard kappykaplan at 9:56am 08.15.25 Ringydingydo, I also have an Edson pedestal, but my guard goes through holes in cockpit sole. When
House batteries not charging when engine running dlochner at 9:32am 08.15.25 How should you charge your LiFePO4 batteries when not on shore power? @Ringydingydo Good questio
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? dlochner at 9:26am 08.15.25 I know that by definition sailors have deep pockets. But seriously, 20 bucks each? To each their
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard (1) fred1diver at 9:23am 08.15.25 How are you planning on mounting it? Although my pedestal guard does go all the way to the floor, th
House batteries not charging when engine running (1) JamesG161 at 9:22am 08.15.25 I suggest they get the H410 owners manual download it here H410
Grey non skid Paint Ringydingydo at 9:22am 08.15.25 Early last year I had my factory "non-skid" redone and it now actually is no--slip/skid. On any bo
Grey non skid Paint Ringydingydo at 9:20am 08.15.25 I used Kiwi Grip when I redid mine a few years ago and it has held up famously. Be sure to use tap
House batteries not charging when engine running Don S/V ILLusion at 9:12am 08.15.25 His H410 used to have old version of the ACR Relay, that only worked when the engine was running. T
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard (3) Ringydingydo at 9:11am 08.15.25 Please post photos of your current set up. Thanks Kappy, In the photo with me, you can see how the
House batteries not charging when engine running Ringydingydo at 8:57am 08.15.25 I depends on how your alternator is wired to the batteries. My old system had the alternator outp
House batteries not charging when engine running JamesG161 at 8:52am 08.15.25 Start with the easy stuff first. check the battery isolator or ACR relay. if you have an isolator,
Hunter 37.5 switch to propane Ringydingydo at 8:51am 08.15.25 If the boat does not have a proper propane locker, hanging one externally is probably the easiest o
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? Rich Stidger at 8:50am 08.15.25 I use Wrap Pins. Quick and easy. No tools needed. https://defender.com/en_us/c-s-johnson-hook-and-
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 8:40am 08.15.25 Hurricane Erin is first in 2025 Season icane Hunters. NOAA flights have different instrument lik
House batteries not charging when engine running dlochner at 8:29am 08.15.25 My older boats had the 1/2/both switch, but this one is more complicated. It has a starting system
House batteries not charging when engine running Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 08.15.25 My gut feeling is that the batteries have been discharged below 12 volts many times and they are ju
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? degas at 8:26am 08.15.25 Have you considered stainless split rings? They're inexpensive, simpler to use, and reusable. That's

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