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Broken strut SFS at 3:03pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/2228 Guess this will teach me to worry about dock lines. Had the boat (1983 Hunter 31) out Saturday, mot
Diesel Generator - economical? Don Lucas at 2:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/620 I would like to have more power available to run stuff like hot water, air conditioning, water maker
anchor windlass idea allen-deckard at 2:34pm 09.08.15 Catalina 22 3/758 haven't seen anyone try it so there ya go it means I have to give it a try hehe What I'm planning
H-23 Kenyon mast pins Earprints01 at 2:18pm 09.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1154 I have a Kenyon mast on my H-23. It is held on the deck with two pins through the mast base and the
Volvo 2002 gauges JerryA at 1:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/477 Hi Folks, I have a Volvo 2002 diesel in my boat and it seems that the gauges become less accurate
Lightning Strike or near miss? Nodak7 at 1:51pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 8/1718 Instruments E120/E80 (Classic) MFD's We had a bad storm last night and had some near miss lightning
Seawater Pump - erratic output - Hunter 38 tvicknair at 1:09pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1223 Hi, On our 2006 Hunter 38 with a Yanmar engine, the impeller disintegrated. After replacement of t
Depth Finder has stopped working Richard Bryer at 12:52pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 3/1357 The original Datamarine S200DL depth finder has stopped working. When I turn it on I get "MSD18.8" o
Need mast Jdaniel343 at 12:40pm 09.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1046 1977 Catalina 27 tall rig Yesterday my shrouds, which was new, failed on the starboard side and mas
First post, O'day 30 restore (2) Bswett at 11:58am 09.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2625 Well hello, This is my first post in this forum. I'm in the process of restoring an O'day 30 w
Anchor locker hinges + AC drain question (1) tredychris at 11:56am 09.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1490 On my O'day 28, one of my anchor locker hinges fractured across the two screws on the deckside of th
Spinnaker question Tim22 at 9:21am 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2003 I have had my Hunter 310 for just over a year and have been flying my cruising spinnaker in mostly l
Columbia 22 boom, rigging, sails and other items needed Tinneric at 8:45am 09.08.15 Parts Search 0/693 I have a 1969 Columbia 22. I need Boom Mainsheet rigging Sails Galley Owners manual I am s
Recent purchase of a Columbia 22, need help with rigging Tinneric at 8:41am 09.08.15 Columbia 0/1173 Hello, I just purchased 1969 #375 Columbia 22. The boom is missing, as are the sails. Where can I
succes with a question repawn at 7:31am 09.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1459 Hi all, Well I purchased my O'day 22 July 2014 - finally went out sailing over the weekend. While
Folding Bikes Bob S at 7:23am 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3879 I have a pair of folding bike on our boat. I finally scrapped the WM 199.00 special I bought 4 years
Bow Cleat on Hunter 270 larryjbrandt at 7:21am 09.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/751 How is the best way to tighten bow cleat when nut has come off bolt inside the hull?
Cowl vent (1) yorammelnik at 7:03am 09.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/798 Hi, I have an Oceanis 390 from 1989 and Im missing 2 forward cowl vents. Attached is a picture of t
H34 hull only 1/4" thick at head seacocks? (1) H3newdog at 6:54am 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1137 I couldn't believe my eyes when I removed the seacocks for the head. It is so thin it makes me think
What to do about the slope of the sole OS2Dude at 6:12am 09.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/856 As those of you with a Catalaina 30 know, the slope of the sole is quite pronounced near the vberth

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Clog in sanitation outlet (2) rgranger at 5:00pm 12.16.23 Might a drain snake/router used from underneath work? These are only $20 at lowes
Grounding electrical system Davidasailor26 at 4:56pm 12.16.23 The DC grounds, AC ground, and bonding system can all be tied together at a sing ground bus. An unde
Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? Richard19068 at 4:15pm 12.16.23 Which side of the un-equal end should be on the top of the floor? The longer edge or the shorter ed
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Belzoni at 3:51pm 12.16.23 Great. Haven't ordered the anode yet, so thanks for the link! Gotta go back to the yard to measure t
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 MFD at 3:35pm 12.16.23 Alas, I've learned the Charles Marine Isoguard Transformers were discontinued in 2016. Thanks Georg
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, MFD at 3:24pm 12.16.23 Resurrecting an old post with my 2 cents. Last summer my alternator failed on the start of a long p
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 3:21pm 12.16.23 $30 worth of Tea-Gel will last you a lifetime, unless you drop the canister overboard. Don't ask, yo
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Belzoni at 3:08pm 12.16.23 Last question on this topic: The MHT article on best practices for anode installation points out the
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 3:02pm 12.16.23 When looking at an item on Sailrite, click on a single item. Scroll down a bit to Description - Docu
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 3:01pm 12.16.23 I usualy run from 175 to 190. It gets close to 200 if I push it hard and the sea water is warm. W
How's my hull? Not Too Shabby at 2:53pm 12.16.23 All good points. Thank you for the tips, again.
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 12:44pm 12.16.23 When we go sailing, we think we're sailing a boat, how foolish of us. We are really sailing a floati
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 12:41pm 12.16.23 My concern with properly sunken staples is to keep the gelcoat under the cushion in tact while not
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Belzoni at 11:55am 12.16.23 The only prep work here is to be absolutely positive that the spot(s) where the anode(s) are attach
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 11:43am 12.16.23
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water dlochner at 11:17am 12.16.23 No... Galvanic isolation refers to the separation of an electrical circuit to eliminate stray curr
Clog in sanitation outlet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:02am 12.16.23 Muriatic acid--available from any hardware store--will work and costs a lot less than SewClean. How
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water jssailem at 10:30am 12.16.23 OK.. Lets agree to talk in common terms. A Zinc is a specific piece of metal. An Anode is the metal
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 10:28am 12.16.23 dLj's conclusion is one that is shared by almost all sailors. I have been reading about wind gener
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 12.16.23 Should I strip the newly painted prop and polish to bare metal? The water will make short work of

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