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I messed up with the teak oil ... SirMichael at 7:35pm 08.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3255 I'm wondering if somebody can help me. On Monday of this week I found some Teak Oil that was left ov
What is the current recommendation on synthetic engine oil? (1) Rich Stidger at 6:15pm 08.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 26/4815 I have a 1998 Volvo Penta MD22L and the owners and service manuals say to use Diesel oil rated at CC
5 minute hero (me) DAVA390 at 5:49pm 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 0/407 So, after dinner, puttering around in the kitchen, The Admiral disappears downstairs. A few minutes
Going gigging for the Frog Crazy Dave Condon at 5:11pm 08.17.16 Smaller Boats 9/588 Kermit advised he had not put in chorox in the water ballast tank and oh did he get a wiff when gues
Roller Furler Identification (1) mrudman850 at 5:00pm 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 2/580 Hi All This furler is installed on my 1977 Catalina 22. Having trouble with it and want to add a l
Big Mistakes are meant to be Made (5) JacksOffSailing at 4:59pm 08.17.16 Catalina 22 20/3364 I just joined the site yesterday and went right to the Catalina 22 section. Ironically, for the past
Attn Raymarine Raystar 125 GPS owners artboas at 4:46pm 08.17.16 Big Boats 20/5999 So, we started our cruise about 10 days ago with an overnight sail to the 1000 islands. Navigating i
Catalina 22 possible purchase (4) DRMark at 4:35pm 08.17.16 Catalina 22 9/1124 Sorry for the long post, but any helpful info or advice would be appreciated. I'm a complete newbie,
almost time for my trip fred1diver at 3:27pm 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 3/439 I'd like to thank everyone who answered all my questions for my trip planning, I'm leaving friday ea
Ballast Weight Soldier at 3:13pm 08.17.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/495 Does anyone know the ballast weight for the Beneteau 343, 2005 year built. Need it for a PHRF rating
On The Rocks...Need Bourbon! Jtcf78911 at 2:54pm 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 28/1906 I wasn't so naive to think that my inaugural sailing season would be one without a few sailing surpr
Floor Matting Dana Shields at 12:25pm 08.17.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1039 Folks, is the attached link good stuff for floor matting (for both the inside as well as cockpit of
What happened here? (2) shemandr at 11:20am 08.17.16 Musings With Maine Sail 15/2559 I put this fuse holder in at the beginning of the season. It was placed to replace one that suffere
Lewmar 42 inch folding wheel Alice A. at 10:55am 08.17.16 Big Boats 2/1627 We have a problem with our 42 inch Lewmar folding wheel. The 2 halves of the hub don't fit together
Long term test on Jabsco head flapper valve alexco38 at 10:26am 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1791 In 2007, I replaced the flapper valve with a home built part. I use a piece of roof flashing rubber
Wiring Connectors... SailFysh at 10:22am 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 28/1786 I'm sure this is old hat to most of you but I have never replaced a raw water pump. It is pretty str
Kentucky Lake Pam at 10:09am 08.17.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/896 Does anyone sail a macgregor on Kentucky Lake?
1993 macgregor. Pam at 9:47am 08.17.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/463 Can someone please tell me where the battery compartment is. And how the motor wires are ran to it.
What is your ratio--greater than 1? Kings Gambit at 9:16am 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 44/2107 Reading through the posts on this forum over the past few years, plus what I see around me and see e
Hunter 39 Shower Sump Knotty Dog at 7:13am 08.17.16 Big Boats 10/1554 Good morning, Does the shower sump drain to the holding tank or does it drain to the bilge in this m

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macerator doesn't have enough oumph Terry Cox at 11:24am 11.06.23
H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it SabreToothedEngineer at 11:09am 11.06.23 Thanks for everyone's advice. In the end I've gone with a similar approach to many others: Split th
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 11:09am 11.06.23 While you're correct about energy, storage and generating power to refill the storage medium, you a
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? (1) h2o_snow at 10:57am 11.06.23 We did have a nasty incident with the old Kenyon KISS butane stove. Our first overnight ever in t
Raymarine E80 Classic network cable Lee Hadjiosif at 10:56am 11.06.23 If it truly is a special, impossible to get, RJ connector, I would cut the cable a few feet back an
H49/50 battery replacement Johann at 10:55am 11.06.23 This is a good article on charging LFP. Charging Marine Lithium Battery Banks \| Nordkyn Design The s
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 10:55am 11.06.23 If you don't have a good way of generating the electricity then I don't know how much of a benefit
Rig Dimensions jssailem at 10:53am 11.06.23 Rick Here is a link to some CAL 24 data http://richardanderson.net/calsailboats/cal-24 As @Richard1
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 10:50am 11.06.23 I disagree - this is exactly when LFP batteries really excel. LFP batteries don't care where they r
Rig Dimensions Richard19068 at 10:38am 11.06.23 Hopefully you found something but no matter what any specs might say you should probably measure any
H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it (1) gfrazzle at 10:01am 11.06.23 I don't know the layout of your foredeck but have attached my installation on a non Hunter(it may be
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dLj at 10:00am 11.06.23 If you don't have a good way of generating the electricity then I don't know how much of a benefit
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dLj at 9:55am 11.06.23 My start battery is only charged by the alternator and has never been connected to any other charge
26 vs 260 weight? (3) h2o_snow at 9:50am 11.06.23 Re: weight. Perhaps consider the H260's wheel steering - believe this was standard and the H26 opti
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? BarryL at 9:35am 11.06.23 Hey, I'm not an expert on batteries, etc. I'm also thinking about new batteries for my boat. Some o
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Project_Mayhem at 9:18am 11.06.23 When I kicked the motor in to forward she just set there and churned water for a while before going
macerator doesn't have enough oumph jssailem at 9:03am 11.06.23 there is a very distinct rise in the pitch of the motor when the last drop of :poop: is discharged.
dodger price Calif. Ted at 9:02am 11.06.23 I just remembered there is a company that offers an online estimator for canvas work, I can't vouch
does h260 have steam light? (1) jssailem at 9:01am 11.06.23
Raymarine E80 Classic network cable Project_Mayhem at 8:58am 11.06.23 If it truly is a special, impossible to get, RJ connector, I would cut the cable a few feet back and

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