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Loss of power Yanmar 4jh4-hte smartchoice at 1:47am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4596 We have a Hunter 50 just 3 years old and are sailing in Malaysia. Coming up the coast to Rebak Islan
Loss of power Yanmar 4jh4-hte smartchoice at 1:45am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/790 We have a Hunter 50 just 3 years old and are sailing in Malaysia. Coming up the coast to Rebak Islan
Need some Intel on keel winch placement: (5) pclarksurf at 10:43pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 11/2528 got the new DL 1200 and was taking a look at fit and placement and I have a conundrum: I don't have
Electric bilge pump sometimes fails to prime patrickkidd at 8:34pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/5200 Does anyone have problems with their sump pump priming in the bilge? Mine seems to sometimes get air
Removing Galley Faucet GorillaToast at 6:58pm 06.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1510 Does anyone have a picture, or a picturesque desription of how the galley faucet on an h27 is remove
LEWMAR OPENING PORT SEAL REPLACEMENT bsouza at 6:20pm 06.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1160 I have purchased new seals to replace two leaking Lewmar opening ports in my Catalina 36 MKII. My
O'day 23 storm jib? (2) Ziradog at 5:41pm 06.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/621 This came with my 1983 23-II, the seller said it was a storm jib. It is small (LP less than 4-1/2 f
shore power and 12 volt electronics fsarmast at 5:35pm 06.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2785 I have purchased a 2004 catalina 350 and the prior owner has been a great help. I want to confirm so
How fast will I go with.... ejet9999 at 5:22pm 06.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1663 I have a Venture 2-24 and a new Tohatsu 9.8 Hp. sail motor. With the mast up and the keel down it wi
Electrical Ground My Mistress at 5:18pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/496 I've been rewiring my Mac26C. All wiring goes to a common grounding point beneath the galley, but th
Additional jib winches? Kermit at 5:15pm 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 34/1978 Have any of you H260 owners added or thought about adding an additional pair of jib winches closer t
what in the world is this doing here? (2) jdub tn at 12:04pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 15/1149 I've been posting about my '88 wing keep I just obtained, and am close to putting in the water. as
Mast Foot Riveting Question (1) Tim Moylan at 11:48am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 4/657 124843 I am repairing the split in my mast by the gin pole hole. I have removed the mast foot plate
Shroud tension shawanaga at 11:46am 06.19.16 Big Boats 4/1048 I am wondering if anyone with a 1990 Hunter 35.5 can tell me what to tighten the three stays to I am
Other fresh water pressure issues MattObjects at 11:27am 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 28/4347 I know FriscoRon has a recent post about fresh water pressure issues but my problem is a bit differe
Drill Drainage hole in cabin lockers? newsailor130 at 11:01am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 9/1806 There are a couple of cabin lockers under the settee in my 1981 Hunter 22 that are part of the molde
Dinghy Tow Jpachill at 6:25am 06.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1122 I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I tried searching the forum and found lots of dis
Auto booster as batter for day sailor dobrosailor at 6:27pm 06.18.16 Catalina 22 8/1038 I pulled most of the wiring out of my cat 22 since it was a rats nest. The basic wiring, running lig
gearbox lee oakley at 5:40pm 06.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/549 Hello , Anyone that could tell mewere to get a control cable for my gearbox? A 79 hunter with a yan
Most genius move for me sailnewbie at 5:06pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1099 Instead of my life lines tied off and need re-adjusted all the time I tied aprusic knots and just sl

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Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries twodzusfittings at 8:39am 03.23.24 Hey long time listers, why are we even bothering to meet Ted's needs. Let's close this subject and m
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 8:39am 03.23.24 After researching, yep, batteries, I was going to go the 6V route to replace my group 31 flooded ba
Replacing half moon blocks at base of mast (2) jssailem at 8:38am 03.23.24 This image of the ones photographed looks identical to the current block made by Garhauer. e. I woul
Replacing C 310 fuel tank Deleted member 117556 at 8:38am 03.23.24 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/tankage.1249923702/#post-1629245 My old thread from when I
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience JoeWhite at 8:14am 03.23.24 I had an opportunity to buy one, but it did not work out. Yes, it is a strong and heavy boat and if
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries dlochner at 7:41am 03.23.24 when you ask a question and get many well-intentioned but often contradictory responses there is no
Replacing half moon blocks at base of mast Ward H at 7:24am 03.23.24 The mast base the blocks are on looks pretty beefy. I expect the blocks are just attached by machine
Launching boats with an outback? Justin_NSA at 7:19am 03.23.24 Check out this thread - https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/need-towing-weight-of-1981-mac-25.
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Justin_NSA at 7:13am 03.23.24 After researching, yep, batteries, I was going to go the 6V route to replace my group 31 flooded bat
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 6:53am 03.23.24 Also, there is no reason many here should take the time to or be expected to provide redundant, rep
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Don S/V ILLusion at 6:28am 03.23.24 There is no reason for me to reinvent the wheel when I don't have time for it. Don't recall compla
Marine insurance sailme88 at 6:22am 03.23.24 Had insurance many years with Boat US. They sold to GEICO. Since then GEICO keeps going up and up
Launching boats with an outback? Sanfelice at 5:52am 03.23.24 Subarus of that vintage have CVT transmissions are much different than a geared transmisson. I would
Launching boats with an outback? Northof60 at 5:51am 03.23.24 Great advice. Thanks. I will definitely look into boat guides. And I'm thinking a tongue extension w
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 Tally Ho at 5:48am 03.23.24 I used a fuse like this when I replaced my batteries a few years ago (i didnt have any fusing at the
Marine insurance Tally Ho at 5:39am 03.23.24
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings Tally Ho at 5:32am 03.23.24
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware LakeShark at 5:30am 03.23.24 Thanks lakeshark, I do have a spare halyard for the jib, and I believe the Furler drum is in the mi
Launching boats with an outback? Captain Larry-DH at 4:12am 03.23.24
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... Sailgunner at 2:11am 03.23.24 Hey Sailgunner, This is what I read about. Do you happen to have any pics of it or any other info

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