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Facebook C-22 Racing and Regattas (1) CaptDon01 at 5:48am 03.24.16 Catalina 22 1/465 We have plenty of information on repairing our beloved C-22, but how about racing? Many of us are al
Hunter 340 Optional Winches 8 sandy paws at 7:33pm 03.23.16 Big Boats 2/862 I'm installing winches on 1997 340 on the pads by the radar arch. I know they are for the spinnaker
Re bedding the big windows h430 kmatthews at 7:12pm 03.23.16 Big Boats 12/2544 Hey all first poster here. I'm a new to me Hunter 430 owner that came with its fair share of leaks.
What is this deck plate for? (1) rade0041 at 7:09pm 03.23.16 Smaller Boats 32/3424 Hello, Could anyone tell me what the plate on the floor near the back of the cabin on my 1996 26'
Rebuilding Winches on 1990 35.5 Steverhnm at 7:07pm 03.23.16 Big Boats 7/1333 So is there any advice on the type of grease or source of instructions on rebuilding the 1 and 2 spe
No good deed goes unpunished (1) Kermit at 6:51pm 03.23.16 Ask All Sailors 65/9105 Many years ago I rehabilitated injured birds of prey. I gave my blood, sweat and tears for them. I a
CE Rating on 2006 Hunter 31 jrogersthat at 6:03pm 03.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2117 I am looking to find the ce rating of my hunter 31. Does anyone know what it is and where can I find
Hole in mast for access to the wiring and plug. nlneilson at 5:49pm 03.23.16 Catalina 30 13/6276 I want to cut an access hole near the bottom of the mast to get to the wiring plug and the wiring.
Carbon Build Up nveater at 4:23pm 03.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/780 So I removed my 22 year old mixing elbow to replace and the passageway (exhaust manifold ?) where th
Shallow water costal sailer mark west at 3:35pm 03.23.16 Trailer Sailors 19/6624 Thin water sail boats suggestions. Some days the sandy mud bottom of river by our dock is close to t
Pros and Cons of the Hunter 32 Vision, yr 1990 Biscuit Juan at 1:09pm 03.23.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3649 Just sold my Hunter 34 and I want to get rid of payments and downsize to something I can sail a lit
7500 - 10000 just for remove and install on a repower??!! SailMaster at 10:27am 03.23.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/1235 Hello all, I was just quoted 7500 to 10000 to remove an Volvo MD2B and replace it with a Yanmar 3YM
Pulling Up the Ramp with a FWD timebandit at 9:10am 03.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1220 I have a chance to get an Ford Edge and I am worried that it might not get the 25 up the ramp being
Beneteau 361 Bottom Paint Bob Grove at 9:10am 03.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1453 We are the proud new owners of a 2000 361, and we are about to embark on the pre-season preparation.
Looking to purchase new sails suttonwt at 9:04am 03.23.16 Cal 5/1044 I'm looking to replace 3 old (original?) sails on my 1968 Cal 28. Anyone have any suggestions on whe
When to equalize? gettinthere at 8:23am 03.23.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1201 My eq instructions say to eq until specific gravity stops rising. My sg is always around 1275 when
Speedo removal (1) toliver at 8:22am 03.23.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1830 Does anyone know how to remove an old Kenyon Knotmeter sending unit? On the outside of the hull in t
nice boat (1) kpgraci at 8:11am 03.23.16 Sails Call Lounge 14/1850 My marina is pretty strick wanting everything dotted and crossed, insurance and registration wise. S
Top of compression post question (1) suttonwt at 7:58am 03.23.16 Cal 2/1016 Another member pointed out that I'd posted this in an old thread and suggested that I post it as new
Storage on 2009 41 DS Knotty Dog at 7:36am 03.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/845 Hello all, We're considering buying this boat for long term cruising in Mexico and the Caribbean. I

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DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 10:54pm 09.01.23 Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm hoping it's just the bulb. I'll have a look behind the panel thi
ACU Location BigEasy at 10:20pm 09.01.23 I've got the grey wheel. I was told it would work with the EV 100.. That ST4000+ wheel that yo
Car Accident (1) Tally Ho at 9:43pm 09.01.23
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 9:43pm 09.01.23 Luna is running again, her new owners are really happy. Discovered a leaking injector seal so I task
Rope to anchor chain attachment thinwater at 9:14pm 09.01.23 I use a splice. Nothing to catch on my hand, smoother over the roller. No shackle to mouse. Having u
Winterization? Tally Ho at 9:02pm 09.01.23 I have a bypass on my water heater, so I dont fill mine with AF. I bypass the WH, open the drain va
ACU Location Tally Ho at 8:54pm 09.01.23 My compass is mounted in my bilge, above any nuisance water line. My ACU is mounted in my lazzarett
ACU Location Ralph Johnstone at 8:44pm 09.01.23 Ralph I'll have to double check the voltages. When I switch from stby to auto I get a low batte
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 8:14pm 09.01.23 Oh yeah - I agree with some other posters here that the backstay probably shouldn't be torqued down
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 8:12pm 09.01.23 Ok, this is dredging up an old post but I wanted to FINALLY come around and update it since it's bee
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 8:03pm 09.01.23 Well, I'm out here at anchor and happy to report that this is a TOTAL fix! :biggrin: It does need a
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:20pm 09.01.23 The only argument I can offer to counter the theory of a water mineral buildup is that my joker val
ACU Location Don Crowther at 5:47pm 09.01.23 Ralph I'll have to double check the voltages. All the connects looked good but that doesn't mean the
DC panel led indicator stopped working BigEasy at 5:32pm 09.01.23 Thanks! I couldn't find the part on the Beneteau spare parts site but the Blue Sea one is available
ACU Location BigEasy at 5:23pm 09.01.23 Good Day We have a 1993 33.5 Has anyone here done this install? I'm wondering where you mounted t
ACU Location BigEasy at 5:15pm 09.01.23 I'm not about to get rid of my ST4000 as I've heard of several reports that seemed to feel the EV
Rope to anchor chain attachment jssailem at 5:13pm 09.01.23 I think that if you are just going to toss the anchor over the side and retrieve it by the hand over
ACU Location Ralph Johnstone at 5:10pm 09.01.23 my control head is shot. Which is the brains of the 4000. Yes, unfortunately when the control hea
Raritan PHII long term review (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:04pm 09.01.23
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 4:34pm 09.01.23 The only argument I can offer to counter the theory of a water mineral buildup is that my joker val

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