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Removing Battery Boxes on French Built Boats Breezydays at 5:51pm 08.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/785 I have a French built 423 with the factory installed plastic battery boxes for the service batterie
NJ Disaster (1) lehigh375 at 5:43pm 08.16.15 Sails Call Lounge 12/1806 Don't know if you all know but yesterday Central NJ was hit by another natural disaster. The devast
Aqua Signal Series 25 Rail Mount Brackets (1) Windborne at 4:55pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/4434 Greetings all. It would seem Aqua Signal discontinued their Series 25 rail mount bracket nav light f
Corian Galley Surface TXGulfcoaster at 3:02pm 08.16.15 Big Boats 4/1123 We have a 2014, Hunter 50cc which has a Corian surface Galley. The surface scratches very easily and
GPS recommendations Brian D at 2:59pm 08.16.15 Sails Call Lounge 6/1440 Ah... here we go with another GPS tread. Sure, I could have look in the archives, but this is for my
Leech flutter RobertV at 2:44pm 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1677 I am new to Hunters (Purchased last year). When we are close hauled to windward, the leech of the m
Wind generator vs Solar pannels Southpaw at 1:41pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2477 We are planning on cruising the caribbean for a few years. So I was wondering which would be better
Puffer rudder and tiller specs Huber bay sailor at 1:30pm 08.16.15 Parts Search 0/1124 I have a puffer and a sunfish. The puffer did not come with a rudder/ tiller. I have tried to use on
siren 17 lock down bolt? ECB at 11:18am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/5849 I've just recently become the owner of a lovely little Siren 17, and of course have a huge list of r
HU 216 genakker size ZoltP at 10:27am 08.16.15 Smaller Boats 3/532 Hi everyone ! I can not find anywhere measurements for a HU 216 genakker . If anyone has informati
Past Catalina 310 tech notes paulj at 10:15am 08.16.15 Catalina 310 1/714 A lot of things being done today on our boats are noted on these tech notes. http://catalina310
Shake and Break Part 11 - June 2, 2015 Skip Gundlach at 8:53am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 1/684 Shake and Break Part 11 - June 2, 2015 Well, we left you in a state of suspense over the potentia
Shower bilge pump slocatalina at 8:07am 08.16.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1759 I have a 1999 Catalina 320. The shower works well but the shower bilge pump does not turn on. On the
trapper 500 yse8 engine (1) tryfan at 7:04am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/752 hey there i have a yse8 in my trapper 500 , i replaced the fuel regulator on top of the fuel injecto
Garmin GPS MAP78sc on sale Bob 04 H260 at 6:46am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1022 West marine have this unit on sale for $249. If anyone is looking for a handheld as a backup, dinghy
Lewmar Whitlock pedestal cracked stainless tube tdragani11 at 4:21am 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1014 I have a Hunter 356 2002 and the pedestal stainless tube has cracked on the port side where the wiri
turn on gas stove cleavespoint at 12:56am 08.16.15 Catalina 30 4/2020 just picked up a 1989 cat 30 tall rig, instructions to use the gas propane stove in the galley are n
GPS/Chartplotter newsailor130 at 9:25pm 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1702 I sail in NYC LI Sound area with an older Hunter 22. Looking for a basic GPS or chart plotter (don't
1GM10 Charge Light ON, Batteries Charging MarkW11 at 6:37pm 08.15.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/3649 Hi, Hoping I can get some advice on this. When I start my 1GM10 the charge light remains on, althou
Need some perspective shift Macboy at 5:20pm 08.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1674 It's said that if it seems too good to be true..... So I've been a member of a local sailing club h

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Vhf splitter for ais transceiver dlochner at 1:30pm 02.09.23 I think I've found the relevant thread for my question. I'm about to purchase the Vesper Cortex pac
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? (2) Breezy1 at 1:28pm 02.09.23 Hate to rain on your parade but no, the prop shaft flange is checked for angularity, run out and th
Evaluating a South Coast 26 sesmith at 1:26pm 02.09.23 Even if you don't spring for a survey, bring along a friend that knows more about boats than you. H
Hunter 34 - Shore Power Circuit Replacement - Inlet Replacement (1) kloudie1 at 1:22pm 02.09.23 Hey, Sam.. On my 34, the original 10/3 wire from the inlet runs between the liner and the cockpit wa
Les Cheneaux (Lake Huron) sesmith at 12:57pm 02.09.23 We have been there in our Catalina 350. We only anchored in that area for a couple of nights as we
I have come to the conclusion Terry Cox at 12:40pm 02.09.23 He could not steer the boat and see the compass at the same time You mean he had only the one comp
I have come to the conclusion rgranger at 12:27pm 02.09.23 Please note my comment was for solo sailing. Still not seeing any connection to age. He could no
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver JoeWhite at 12:22pm 02.09.23 I would install its own antenna and prevent damage to your VHF. Dedicated antenna does not require p
Why paint bottom? dLj at 12:13pm 02.09.23 Is this your first time barrier coating or is this a removal and recoat ? Removal only of existin
Where to look for Replacement Trailers brockangelo at 12:07pm 02.09.23 Oh man, that's a seriously cool trailer! Thanks
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver DinghySailor at 12:06pm 02.09.23 I think I've found the relevant thread for my question. I'm about to purchase the Vesper Cortex pack
Holding tanks q's Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:43am 02.09.23 +1 for Ronco Plastics. They make TOP quality thick-walled (50% thicker than most other mfrs) wa
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 02.09.23 My next step will be to remove the shaft and have it check for run-out and bend. Hate to rain on
Barient drum oxidation (1) DinghySailor at 11:37am 02.09.23 Late followup here. Thanks John for the LCR product ref. While perusing the lawn implement isle at H
Evaluating a South Coast 26 AaronD at 11:36am 02.09.23 Just a boat handling point-- the side decks seem quite narrow, which might make going forward to ho
Holding tanks q's dlochner at 11:30am 02.09.23 Ronco in California made many of the tanks for production boats. They may still have a mold for your
Why paint bottom? dlochner at 11:27am 02.09.23 The guy I bought my dinghy off of stated that the motor boaters on the lake he moored at used no bo
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? (5) Breezy1 at 11:11am 02.09.23 Some pictures of the mounts.......
1983 Hunter 34 port side water tank removal swshogren at 11:01am 02.09.23 Having bought our Hunter 34 a couple of years ago - one that a P.O. had removed the port water tank
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Breezy1 at 10:50am 02.09.23 If you don't mind, please share your finding as the mechanical end of these things always interests

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