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H22 V-Berth saddle bags newsailor130 at 10:17pm 07.06.16 Smaller Boats 2/542 I am thinking of having my canvas guy make new storage bags to hang in the V-Berth. Can someone post
Yanmar mixing elbow? ahansom10482 at 8:19pm 07.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2898 Has anyone ever used one of the stainless mixing elbows that are for sale on Ebay? I'm about read
VHF Antenna Replacement salishmermaid at 7:32pm 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3118 I need to replace my mast mounted VHF Antenna. The original antenna is a Metz Manta 6, but I wanted
Pelican Hook/ Gate Hooks for 83 oday 28 Euphoria2011 at 7:21pm 07.06.16 Bigger Boats 9/1363 One of my stainless Steel Gate hooks was very loose and plopped in the water,,,,can anybody confirm
Bilge Pump on C-310 KZW at 7:05pm 07.06.16 Catalina 310 25/4704 I'm looking for sage council and advice. Situation: I cleaned the A/C filter on Tuesday. Doing so l
Sails...letters & numbers mark rocco at 7:02pm 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 5/3740 I pretty sure that the letters on a sail diagram are the way you get the dimensions/size of your sai
O'Day 23 rudder tiller bolt location glaufman at 6:48pm 07.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/469 Hi all... on my '84 O'Day 23 the hole in the rudder for attaching the tiller has worn a bit and both
Fittings for spinnaker halyard on Hunter 356 Musetta at 5:59pm 07.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/555 I am planning to install a spinnaker halyard on my 2004 Hunter 356. I have not been up the mast yet
Pump out only removing about 1/2 the aft tank contents? Gdindy at 5:28pm 07.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2110 I have a 2001 410, I'm 3rd owner. Previous owner told me they usually used front head most of time a
New V berth tank for Hunter 42 JDemo at 3:55pm 07.06.16 Big Boats 1/886 I just stopped in to RonCo plastics in Tustin, CA and spoke with Scott. We discussed the problem of
Another sailor lost sailnewbie at 3:33pm 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 14/799 Lake ray Hubbard had a recent death for a sailor at the dock, first I read he was hit by a pole and
Anti-fouling Paint slomotion at 2:33pm 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1507 Hello - So our summer sailing season has been taken over by barnacles. Our sailboat hit the water
thread deterioration Glenn17467 at 1:45pm 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1127 Recently took sail in for restitching on 3 year old uv cover. Good sailmaker who made it, told me t
Yanmar 4JH4E Whistle Bill Marrero at 1:12pm 07.06.16 Big Boats 11/1647 I have a 2006 Hunter 41AC with a Yanmar 4JH4E 650 hours that whistles from approx. 1200 to 1800 rpm.
Pins for the cockpit table leaves? (1) danb2k at 12:19pm 07.06.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/823 Hi All: The pins which hold up the leaves on my cockpit table are bent and will likely break soon.
Alternator Upgrade suggestions Gunni at 11:32am 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 18/5160 I am planning an alternator upgrade for my Yanmar 4JH3E engine, replacing the OEM Hitachi. Looking
July 4th Weekend--Beginning of the California Summer? Kings Gambit at 11:27am 07.06.16 Destinations 2/726 The weekend certainly seemed like the beginning of summer here in Southern California, albeit an unu
MacGregor trailer Barry Midgett at 11:08am 07.06.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/582 I am now the proud new owner of my second MacGregor26, but it didn't come with a trailer. Need to fi
Fuel gauge SirMichael at 11:04am 07.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2102 I have a 1988 Hunter 28.5. Fuel gauge on it is intermittent. It worked for a while and showed abou
help finding electrical part tim_kd7jz at 8:13am 07.06.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/788 Good morning! I have a Mac 22 that I am re-habbing the electrical on. I need to replace the socket i

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. Terry Cox at 6:40am 12.24.23 Merry Christmas to all and a most Happy New Year.
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions ChrisHunter at 6:12am 12.24.23 Thanks for the great suggestions. I will add these to the winter chores. Must admit, I do not have
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Radiance at 5:19am 12.24.23
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location BigEasy at 5:05am 12.24.23 .so every time I replace the zinc on the shaft I have to remove the prop...crazy also..the cap an
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Davidasailor26 at 5:02am 12.24.23 You should not need to remove the prop. The collar should split into two halves. Just clean up the s
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location (1) Radiance at 4:24am 12.24.23 thank you for your replies .so every time I replace the zinc on the shaft I have to remove the prop.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. jssailem at 3:18am 12.24.23 Thank you Claude. A very Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location BigEasy at 9:42pm 12.23.23 I found this photo on a forum but it's not clear to me where the anode goes Agree with @David
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 7:21pm 12.23.23 Thanks, I'll take it to an alternator shop and ask them if they can add a regulator.
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 6:39pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Davidasailor26 at 6:30pm 12.23.23 The collar should go on point A, as close to the prop as possible.
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 6:10pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Stu Jackson at 6:01pm 12.23.23 No dought about that it wasnt my boat I am juts a friend trying to help in sort out the mess. Good
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 5:57pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Alan Gomes at 5:46pm 12.23.23 No dought about that it wasnt my boat I am juts a friend trying to help in sort out the mess. Good
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 5:42pm 12.23.23 Moral of the story: don't let random low-lifes stay on your boat. No dought about that it wasnt my
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 5:40pm 12.23.23 How nice. What did they say? They juts asked for more info but seems I have resolved this I hope
Battery charging lacoursmarc at 5:28pm 12.23.23 We have two house batteries in parallel that we charge with solar when we are away from the dock. We
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Alan Gomes at 4:56pm 12.23.23 Moral of the story: don't let random low-lifes stay on your boat.
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location (1) Radiance at 4:50pm 12.23.23 I bought the 25MM collar and the anode..right now my boat doesn't have any zincs. so just replacing

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