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1978 hunter 27 leaking fresh water tank (1) Big Fish at 12:31pm 11.06.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/2353 I have a leak in my fresh water tank. The tank is located under the V berth. The outlet to the tank
First 235 head cb32863 at 11:33am 11.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4175 My 1992 235 has the porta-potti as opposed to a full marine head. I am thinking of adding a head and
Beneteau backstay tip long screw replacement John Moore at 9:28am 11.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/790 My 2008 B323 has a bent Tip Long Screw (between the two turnbuckles). Does anyone have any experienc
Rubber insert for yamaha 30 portside porthole hapibeli at 9:11am 11.06.15 Parts Search 0/491 Hello all. I need the rubber insert that goes between the fiberglass cabin shell and the lexan porth
Dicision making need experience help john wieland brake at 8:02am 11.06.15 Ask All Sailors 9/467 Ahoy fellow sailors. What brings me to ask for opinion s. Is that I've got the wanderlust 2 yes a
Un-stepping and re-stepping a mast. Damifudo at 6:43am 11.06.15 Catalina 30 23/7922 I am running through the jobs I need to do, on the new to us Catalina 1988 Tall rig, One need is to
A little boat porn courtesy of the trailer sailor (1) Phil Herring at 5:56am 11.06.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2370 Posted by Rick Kane over there: http://forum.trailersailor.com/post.php?id=1421607 I'm not especia
Photo contest: people's choice voting (1) Phil Herring at 8:30pm 11.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/248 Thanks to a great suggestion by Kermit, we're also going to open up the photo contest to your vote a
Dehumidifier size marchem at 2:01pm 11.05.15 Catalina 310 14/3137 On our Catalina 27 we used a small peltier dehumidifier (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QTW6KQ
If the boat had to be home, put it to good use. (1) DAVA390 at 1:41pm 11.05.15 Ask All Sailors 1/404 116823 Since management decided last winter I'm no longer permitted to put Christmas lights on the r
Photo contest judging begins Phil Herring at 12:09pm 11.05.15 Ask All Sailors 41/1976 As you can imagine, this is going to take some time! We are using our staff as an esteemed panel of
Charger change-out question GonzoF1 at 10:54am 11.05.15 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1289 I have just ordered a new Sterling PCU 60A charger, but my three 8D Batteries Plus batteries are abo
Catalina port light replacement gholtze at 7:29am 11.05.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1067 I'm trying to replace the glass portlights on my Cat28, can't figure out how to remove the locking t
Towing camper and small sail boat with a small truck frimi_captain at 4:51am 11.05.15 Trailer Sailors 14/3094 I have a Ford Ranger and a West Wight Potter 19. Thinking of retirement, traveling the country and v
Improving vhf and fm reception ArkadiyS at 8:03pm 11.04.15 Catalina 30 12/1445 We took down our mast (to fix a leak) and at the same time replaced our VHF cable all the way from t
Seems the market is saturated with water ballasted 26x and 26m boats for sale TortugasRoyal at 7:29pm 11.04.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2260 Seems the market is saturated with water ballasted 26x and 26m boats for sale. Trailable hunters al
Cherubini 25 re-build (4) Dennis Kitchen at 7:23pm 11.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2719 116793 116792 116790 116789 A few progress update photos. Galley cabinets fabricated in Ribbon Sapel
Air conditioning install SailingGestalt at 7:10pm 11.04.15 Ask All Sailors 31/9097 Hi Folks, I have a 1985 P34 with only passive ventilation. I ALSO have a wife and two young sons -
What the heck electric... 2discover at 6:42pm 11.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1328 Hi all! I'm asking for your help again. And it's about electric installations again. Here is what ke
Standing and running rigging? mcginn m22 at 6:09pm 11.04.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3246 Hey all, new owner of a v222 Ive fixed the retractable keel / cable and have just been motoring aro

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C&C 30 MKII question Apex at 11:13am 08.08.23
AC Fridge overconsumption. henri at 11:08am 08.08.23 It is a fridge and freezer for the kitchen. Current is Alternating current (230V AC). Consumption is
Hunter 212 hull crack jayarmala at 11:06am 08.08.23 Crack runs from shear line at rear of bow pulpit vertically down to keel. Hull is hunter plastic.
engine will not get up to temp. Stu Jackson at 10:14am 08.08.23 now the engine won't get up to temp it sits at about 140 and take a long time to get to that temp.
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 10:03am 08.08.23 There are three bolts as reported holding the keel on but not sure on that I have seen the Shop dr
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) stickinthemud57 at 9:55am 08.08.23 ...keep that mainsheet in hand. I only needed once to learn. Good advice. Of the three times I ha
AC Fridge overconsumption. MikeHoncho at 9:47am 08.08.23 AC = air conditioner or AC = alternating current?
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement JamesG161 at 9:46am 08.08.23 James, do you mean screw the sink flange from below to the Corian counter above? No. Hold down the
VHF Handheld jviss at 9:40am 08.08.23 Today I learned my old, bare bones Standard Horizon HX270S has a better receiver than my new, fancy
Hunter 212 hull crack Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 08.08.23 No idea without several pictures of the crack from all angles. What is the hull made of, plastic or
AC Fridge overconsumption. Terry Cox at 9:27am 08.08.23 Our boat has two 120VAC reverse cycle heat pumps; 16K BTU main cabin, 9K BTU aft cabin. Combined, th
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement Summerof69 at 9:26am 08.08.23
Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 8:58am 08.08.23 @MysticBlue and @duck21 Doug and Moderator the information that Doug referenced to is somewhere on
engine will not get up to temp. (1) JamesG161 at 8:57am 08.08.23 Here is your M25 parts list. Jim...
AC Fridge overconsumption. JamesG161 at 8:27am 08.08.23 You should clean out your AC water discharge line. I sometimes use Crushed, Spa Chorine tabs in the
AC Fridge overconsumption. Don S/V ILLusion at 8:13am 08.08.23 Hello, On my hunter I have a fridge in AC with water cooling. This type of compressors usually tak
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Qomomoko at 8:08am 08.08.23 Thanks for the list and the questions: Very. I expect the majority of the summer sail's (with the
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 MikeHoncho at 7:55am 08.08.23 When I think about cost, the big number is $3,000 to $3,500 per year for storage, slip, haul-out, a
AC Fridge overconsumption. henri at 7:37am 08.08.23 We are in 230Volts AC and I measured about during several minutes, before the fuses blew. Same mea
AC Fridge overconsumption. jviss at 7:32am 08.08.23 Not questioning your numbers but at 12 volts that would be 166 amps using a 2/0 cable. You should

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