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Mast electrical Hunter 26.5 Dionysis at 4:03pm 07.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1402 My wife and I bought a hunter 26.5 and love the boat, with one caveat. No sooner as we put it into t
Fuel filter GrampyV at 3:28pm 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 6/673 New to me Hunter 28. Fuel filter on engine calls for a Yanmar 55710, which I believe is a 10 micron
Replacement Circuit Breaker (2) JACKHEAPE at 2:27pm 07.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/530 Anyone know of a source for the 50 amp DC main breaker? I have a 1983 Hunter 34. I ordered new break
Electrical ring connector failure Mark Maulden at 2:10pm 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 12/657 Waiting out some rain here in the Broughtons and thought I'd pass this along. Several days ago. I n
What's a fair price? rlmiller419 at 12:23pm 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/442 Hi - I own a Phantom 14, probably built in the early 80s. I've enjoyed sailing it in a number of pl
JULY/AUGUST MAINBRACE IS OUT (1) CaptDon01 at 8:31am 07.02.16 Catalina 22 1/518 Check it out, it's free to download your own copy: http://www.catalina22.org Gene, there is an art
Take Two all cleaned up :-) (9) IAMCCF at 8:20am 07.02.16 Bigger Boats 13/1244 Some new pics all cleaned up...
Mack or Stack Pack ? IAMCCF at 8:09am 07.02.16 Bigger Boats 6/5628 Hi All, I am looking into replacing my soot covered Mail Sail cover. Anyone have thoughts on Mack
Zip Stop Main Sail Webone at 7:40am 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 0/477 Anyone have knowledge of this sail and the boat(s) they were used on. Got one in with some other equ
An other traveller question Warax at 4:14am 07.02.16 Catalina 22 11/2555 Hi every one! I've bought an old Catalina 22 ( sail number 2307 , no serial). I've started to put so
need motor mounts for Yanmar 8gm Ormenlange at 3:58am 07.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/361 Figured out my problem (engine stalls when put in gear) one bad motor mount. Of course I need to r
Experience with the SBO sail loft? HMT2 at 1:50am 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 2/481 I may purchase a whole new set of sails for my 1983 H31. If I do this I wil be replacing the main an
Spinnaker rigging willsnow at 10:43pm 07.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2056 Alright guys, I have my assymetrical spinnaker ready to rig... one question: do I drill a hole in my
Aft lazarette seat patrickkidd at 9:26pm 07.01.16 Catalina 30 9/2044 It just occurred to me that a nice aftermarket part for the C30 Mk1 would be an aft lazarette door w
Ignition key blank Justin_NSA at 8:41pm 07.01.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/751 You wouldn't think it would be hard to get a key duplicated. I can't find a locksmith that has a bla
Delamination, Core Options Spence at 6:19pm 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 6/724 I will be replacing about 8ft of core material on the starboard gangway. I guess it's had a lot of t
Reverse stay tension Tim22 at 6:03pm 07.01.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/445 We have a Hunter 310 with a B'R rig which includes a reverse stay from the spreader to the mast base
Nav light won't work, but there's power and new bulb vegassail at 5:48pm 07.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4417 I'm perplexed... trying to get the stern navigation light to work. Using a multi meter, there is 12
High boom over cockpit and traditional mainsail... VanIslandGuy at 5:29pm 07.01.16 Big Boats 10/1654 Hi Folks, We're having fun learning all about our new to us H410. One challenge has been nicely f
Amazing and terrible / sailboat aground Skipper at 5:21pm 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 14/971 This is getting surreal. I start looking at local news now because of all the incidents, and there's

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More efficient way to clean gears? dlochner at 8:07am 04.17.23 MEKP is methyl ethyl ketone peroxide and is the catalyst for polyester resins, not epoxy resin. It i
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue JamesG161 at 8:06am 04.17.23 I thought Volvo parts were overpriced. I just bought a new Starter for my Volvo Penta 50HP = $380
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue JamesG161 at 8:03am 04.17.23 She engaged the starter for one or two turns and then stopped. Weak Start Battery will do the same
More efficient way to clean gears? JamesG161 at 7:37am 04.17.23 Please explain how a drop of Methyl Ethyl Ketone on cardboard will start a fire? MEK is the activa
More efficient way to clean gears? MikeHoncho at 7:31am 04.17.23 Safety Tip. If you use Toluene or Acetone, do not use electric tools to clean the parts. MEK = Oh
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 7:27am 04.17.23 What are you using for grease? Harken? After only one years a good synthetic grease should not be ha
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions Jacktar at 7:27am 04.17.23 Use a nylon 1/4 bolt with wingnut to keep from backing out, cheap at about buck or so and breaks wit
More efficient way to clean gears? dlochner at 7:18am 04.17.23 https://www.practical-sailor.com/boat-maintenance/paints/making-sense-of-solvents
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue kloudie1 at 7:08am 04.17.23 The Yanmar wiring harness connectors are notorious for this problem. Look at the (usually two) big h
More efficient way to clean gears? FastOlson at 7:08am 04.17.23 Just do not give in to temptation and use Acetone. That will dissolve -unevenly- the black dye off o
1990 Beneteau 45f5 rgranger at 7:07am 04.17.23 You may need to search for each topic separately. I did a quick google for Beneteau 45 wiring... an
Newbie Fresh and Green Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 04.17.23 Dinghy selection, in my mind, is completely based on cost vs use. We don't use a dinghy very much a
Fresh Water Prime- Can't Get it rgranger at 6:56am 04.17.23 is blocked.. look for mud nests or spider blockages in the vent first, then look for blockages in t
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions brockangelo at 6:50am 04.17.23 2. My rudder doesn't have a lock. The upper pintle? Has a drilled hole for I imagine a split ring.
Newbie Fresh and Green rgranger at 6:48am 04.17.23 Somebody gave me advice once that when buying a new to you boat - sail her for a year before making
Best glue to adhere peeling numbers to dacron mainsail. rgranger at 6:42am 04.17.23 Here are a few articles I found on the topic https://www.charlotteobserver.com/reviews/fabric-glue
Identifying water in the bilge. rgranger at 6:39am 04.17.23 Here is something that might work.. AquaChek Salt Test Strip Titrators for Pools - Salt Water Pool
Identifying water in the bilge. rgranger at 6:31am 04.17.23 I was the Catalina dealer who introduced the boat now retired Just to clarify, Dave is now retired..
Identifying water in the bilge. TwistedVet at 6:17am 04.17.23 So I had the same issue ('89 C22) but with a swing keel. After a trip in the Mississippi Sound in de
More efficient way to clean gears? JamesG161 at 6:06am 04.17.23 Safety Tip. If you use Toluene or Acetone, do not use electric tools to clean the parts. MEK = Oh M

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