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How far has anyone sailed on a Hunter 25 circa 1970ties? Plymouth Sailor at 11:21am 06.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1046 Looking to hear about any long distance adventures on a Cherubini 25. The furthest I've been thus f
NEWPORT 27 HELM PEDESTAL (1) ATB at 10:50am 06.09.16 Newport 5/1874 124497 Does anyone know the manufacturer of this helm pedestal. It is on a 1973 Newport 27?
Electric upgrade Robert Stevenson at 8:54am 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/541 The boats PO admitted that the ac line was romex and should be stranded. The light on the panel flas
O`Day 30 Bathroom Questions Robert Stevenson at 8:50am 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1878 Water is leaking out of the center of the bathroom faucet. Where can I get a replacement faucet that
sailing club/boat options enad at 8:44am 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 4/837 joining a local sailing club in nyc; 3 different clubs with different fleets: colgate 26 J24 melges
Don't want to remove sea hood on my 1983 H31 SFS at 7:04am 06.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/850 I have some companionway hatch slider issues/leaks. Been reading threads on the topic for 24 hours
Zink replacement on Yanmar YGM20F Canonshooternb at 6:21am 06.09.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/894 I have recently purchased a new to me boat with a Yanmar YGM20F engine that has a heat exchanger. I
Will Batteries Die If Not Used? Maine Sail at 4:52am 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1089 I just had the opportunity to test this on an AGM battery. Lots of dock-talk suggests that a battery
Does Anyone Recognize This Hydraulic Motor Tilt Unit? (2) caguy at 11:32pm 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/518 I just bought a 1989 Mac 26D sailboat. It is pretty well equipped. I've attached a picture of the
pump out fittings SOCAL C50 at 10:00pm 06.08.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1260 The previous owner installed a thru deck for the pump out and I am routing the fittings and hose and
Help me find my Hunter please. TBass at 7:57pm 06.08.16 Big Boats 1/105 Hey folks, new member here who hopes to stick around for years to come. Asking for some networking a
GFCI TRIPPING tbilyeu at 6:35pm 06.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1398 My 2014 Oceanis 45 has a GFCI under the port helm in the 110V 50 amp circuit. I have come back to th
Anyone replaced their compass light with LED? rpwillia at 6:02pm 06.08.16 Catalina 310 15/2774 I am getting around to replacing most of my lights and this is one of the last I have not done yet.
electric wireing for 1980 catalina mark rocco at 5:42pm 06.08.16 Catalina 22 6/1580 I want to hook up my float ,bile-age pump to the battery and switch board....and what is a " bus "
Surprise, my boat leaks! (4) SFS at 3:24pm 06.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2262 TS Colin left water inside what I thought was a pretty dry boat (1983 H31). So the search begins fo
Opening port lights in 1977 Oday 25 patcande at 3:11pm 06.08.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/583 Was rebedding my opening port lights and the outside trim ring cracked when I was tightening the scr
Help - Interior wood finish lifting (2) Newport Bob at 2:42pm 06.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1215 The varnish on the wood panel at the fwd end of the vberth lifted during winter storage (2004, 373,
Onboard internet capta at 1:34pm 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 12/845 I'm a good bit too old to be a natural in this computer age at much of the tech stuff. My wife is th
Weekend Sailing Video. pateco at 1:34pm 06.08.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/957 Last Saturday was a really nice day for a sail. I took a little video. Had to figure out how to pos
Lesson Learned rfrye1 at 11:45am 06.08.16 Big Boats 1/644 Recent haul out for bottom paint on my H376, we had them inspect for vibration above 2500 rpm. Cutla

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Venting Battery Compartment Don S/V ILLusion at 5:56pm 03.12.24 Perspective is important. While it is theoretically possible to accumulate H gas in a closed compart
Rudder Sensor dlochner at 5:56pm 03.12.24 I am planning to install a Raymarine rudder sensor on a Hunter 31. Has anyone installed one before?
Simple Anchor rode markings dlochner at 5:55pm 03.12.24 What do you use to mark the rode so that it's visible before it disappears over the side and distin
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 5:48pm 03.12.24 Batteries are standard flooded batteries. Sorry, I saw another post and that it was you who said
Venting Battery Compartment FastOlson at 5:35pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? You earlier stated that y
Hunter 170 PaulK at 5:14pm 03.12.24 Looks like she's in good shape, too. Daysailers are nice because they're big enough and heavy enough
Simple Anchor rode markings PaulK at 5:03pm 03.12.24 What do you use to mark the rode so that it's visible before it disappears over the side and distinc
Is it real or not? shemandr at 4:13pm 03.12.24 A lot of them seemed cartoonish to me. I'm not sure if they were all AI generated or if some were a
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 4:00pm 03.12.24 Who did the LFP installation? The battery charger should have been changed to one compatible with L
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:24pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? Who did the LFP installa
Venting Battery Compartment Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? Hard to say what was used
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Rich Stidger at 3:19pm 03.12.24 And in addition to keeping the drain holes clean, when you next drop the mast, put a drip loop in th
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 3:14pm 03.12.24 Venting is an issue with Flooded Lead Acid batteries, it is made worse by old battery chargers. AGM
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:08pm 03.12.24
Venting Battery Compartment kandrzejczyk at 3:04pm 03.12.24
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:03pm 03.12.24 Venting is an issue with Flooded Lead Acid batteries, it is made worse by old battery chargers. AGM
Black Butyl tape? Project_Mayhem at 1:19pm 03.12.24 That looks great to me! The 3M stuff is similar to how you described the XFasten
Black Butyl tape? (1) JBP-PA at 1:15pm 03.12.24 223491
Black Butyl tape? JBP-PA at 1:11pm 03.12.24 My windows are in. I found the gray bed-it much easier to use than the black Xfasten. The Xfasten w
Simple Anchor rode markings JBP-PA at 1:06pm 03.12.24 I use a different mark every 20 ft and a distinct mark every 100 where I start over, e.g. 3 orange m

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