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The Dreaded Click Click BayMan at 10:59am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 24/1463 Hunter 450 with the Volvo Penta. New to me so I know almost no history on it. Sailed it 120 nm with
Waterlife Radio Kermit at 10:13am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1096 I just got an email from West Marine. They have their own station on Pandora called Waterlife Radio.
O'day 272 drain from stern to bilge (2) Eduard at 9:37am 05.11.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2061 Hi, recently I washed area where raw water intake valve located and water went under the floor (und
PVC coatings on Inflatable RIB Scott B at 9:29am 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 1/290 Seems I had a bad reaction to non-skid deck cleaner and storing my dinghy on the boat over the winte
New Mast for H26 (5) RonniePH26 at 8:22am 05.11.16 Smaller Boats 14/1847 So I just got a new mast from US Spar for my 1994 H26. This mast comes with a different mast foot an
Centerboard questions for Dave donaldbeavin at 8:09am 05.11.16 Smaller Boats 0/420 On the yoke for the centerboard do you use the same roller and pivot pin holes on a 1999 240 as on t
Hunter 17 deck repair DannyChampagne at 8:06am 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/603 I have a Hunter 17 and the deck has some cracks and also around the middle it seems that the deck is
Lifeline stanchions blunt at 1:19am 05.11.16 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3599 We are 95% sure we will be using dyneema for our lifelines.one problem is our stanchions don't have
Boat purchase deal breaker? Natedogg at 8:48pm 05.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2182 Hi everyone, I'm hoping I might be able to get some opinions from the Hunter crowd here! My wife and
B311 or 321 heater location? stevemitchell at 8:40pm 05.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2598 I have a 2000 B311 and am planning on installing a Wallas diesel heater so I can have both heat whil
Need picture of 40.5 Z-Spar mast base plate Rich Stidger at 7:48pm 05.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/754 Do any of you h40.5 owners have a photo of the mast base plate that sits on the cabin top? It will
EVO 100 Calibration Sanfelice at 7:41pm 05.10.16 Catalina 30 5/864 I am having trouble getting the unit to track well under sail and the autopilot is erratic. If you h
Starting Battery options NiceBeny at 7:38pm 05.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1037 My new to me boat might be in need of a new starting battery? even when fully charged (?) it turns o
Barient 25 winch detaching Craig Morford at 6:30pm 05.10.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2141 I am only beginning my second year of sailing and getting only days away from putting in and taking
winch coming off the boat Craig Morford at 6:25pm 05.10.16 C&C 1/936 I am only beginning my second year of sailing and getting only days away from putting in and taking
Remove bathroom sink from hunter 260 (26 etc) bdc1 at 4:36pm 05.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1581 There is NO room in the bathroom on my hunter 260, I would like to remove the sink. Has anyone done
Advice on a bluewater cruiser? Keith Thorne at 2:15pm 05.10.16 Ask All Sailors 45/13118 Hello, Before I begin, I apologize in advance for the wall of text you are about to read. Thank yo
1990 hunter 27 with tiller dgottfeld at 1:36pm 05.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1673 We owned a hunter 23 for years and sold it 5 years ago. We are excited to get back to sailing and we
Bayfield 25 Updating/ Restoring Tips? Matt Adam at 11:04am 05.10.16 Ask All Sailors 4/3233 Hey all, So I recently acquired a '74(?) Bayfield 25 that's definitely seen better days. So far I'v
I love my drifter!!!! gjordan at 8:42am 05.10.16 Catalina 22 26/4887 Yesterday I finally got to sail my new (to me) Catalina. Other than still needing to sort out some r

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FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages dlochner at 11:35am 04.04.23 Each bank gets what the alt is delivering. Impossible to have two different voltages through an arg
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Will Gilmore at 11:26am 04.04.23 That block on the bow, ahead of the furling drum, that looks like a tack block for an asym. -Will
Furling Line Options thinwater at 11:16am 04.04.23 a. The line was probably very old. Stripping the core is common practice. You probably do not need t
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Maine Sail at 11:10am 04.04.23 How does an FET isolator, like Victron's Argofet handle different charging protocols? For example a
Hunter 28 chainplate cooperjack at 11:03am 04.04.23 Thanks so much! I was able to get it undone and thanks for the note on not letting the nut fall, tha
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams Mark Maulden at 11:03am 04.04.23
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (4) JES7 at 10:56am 04.04.23 Look to see if you have a third sail and pole? Take a photo of the furler drum and post it. I was a
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Davidasailor26 at 10:43am 04.04.23 We have Cristec MOSFET based isolators taking the output of our alternator and splitting it to house
O'day 192 tidal mooring rmilofsky at 10:38am 04.04.23 I'd be afraid stuff on the bottom would jam up the CB keel stub that might prevent the CB from com
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (3) Chase Hartzell at 10:34am 04.04.23 Installation wasn't anything too challenging. I marked the spacing and centers on the high-density
Holding tank relocation? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:31am 04.04.23 Where is the head located in the boat? What's the make/model/approx age of the toilet? How far is t
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? FastOlson at 10:30am 04.04.23 All are unknowns. I suspect to discover the extent of damage will entail several boat bucks. And li
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Sailm8 at 10:25am 04.04.23 I would call Catalina and ask them your question. I just toured the Florida plant last week. They
Bilge Pump breaker Davidasailor26 at 9:48am 04.04.23 Back in the day lights on switches and dashboards of cars were called "Idiot Lights". When you thin
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 9:16am 04.04.23 Now it was time for installation. Unfortunately, I had failed to realize that the new spreader brac
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Mark15231 at 9:11am 04.04.23 Nice project! looking good.
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 9:01am 04.04.23 Next I turned my attention to the spreader brackets. The original cast aluminum brackets were prone
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (7) Chase Hartzell at 8:45am 04.04.23 What a long winter it has been. Six months of hockey have finally come to an end and now I can get
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Leeward Rail at 8:38am 04.04.23 replacing the wood in the keel stump (what was Frank Butler thinking?) So it has Wood ?... Ugh.
Bilge Pump breaker cagreen75 at 8:38am 04.04.23 Back in the day lights on switches and dashboards of cars were called "Idiot Lights". When you think

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