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Snake on a boat (1) Charisma at 5:48am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 44/6082 Just a heads up. So this is the third time we have come across a rattler on our boat. We anchor out
Difference between an H31 Legend and a 31 Cherubini SFS at 5:45am 08.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2711 I've tried using the Search feature for this answer, but have been unsuccessful. We are looking at
what grit for cleaning cabin sole njlarry at 5:41am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2125 Our teak and holly veneer cabin sole is over due for refinishing. Cleaning it is the challenge. We
Bottom 3' of roller furling jib are loose? danstanford at 5:21am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/849 I have only ever set up hanked on sails before and our new 2000 H290 has a nice roller furling jib.
Best method for preserving/restoring cabinet woods cbarnhart53 at 4:32am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1146 I recently had a minor disaster when a combination of events lead to the sinking of my Catalina 27 i
Boom angle? LittleCreek at 1:33am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4151 Hello everyone, I just spent some time replacing the internal rigging inside my boom and reattach
Steping the Mast IAMCCF at 9:09pm 08.23.15 Bigger Boats 3/1363 My 1980 Oday 28 will need to have the mast stepped each Fall and then the boat ' mast will need to b
leave it open or closed! Karyon at 8:32pm 08.23.15 Smaller Boats 3/767 So today we took our new H23.5 for its second sail, the previous owner says when he fills the ballas
LED cabin lighting Uno Mast at 8:31pm 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/6115 Seems like I read somewhere that it's a good idea to change something besides the fixture when upgra
Yanmar 4jh heat exchanger eianm at 8:25pm 08.23.15 Big Boats 1/1810 I have just had to go through the process of changing my heat exchanger and found the cost of genuin
Ordering new Main Sail. Couple of questions Ward H at 6:49pm 08.23.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1472 I am finally replacing my 35 yr old main sail. I got a couple of last minute questions which of cour
WYC Woman's Cup (5) Jackdaw at 5:58pm 08.23.15 Racing 1/1177 WYC has the largest number of woman racers of any club in the USA, and we actively promote ladies to
Main water pump Fredthedriver at 4:14pm 08.23.15 Catalina 30 4/887 Has anyone changed a main water pump un a universal m25xp diesel, mine has siezed and broke fan belt
Adequate towing vehicle? spitfire1967 at 3:30pm 08.23.15 Trailer Sailors 17/10376 I have a c/b ODay Mariner which weighs 1300 lbs. The question is: What vehicle can I purchase whi
Coolant Leak buddybear at 3:05pm 08.23.15 Catalina 310 5/1792 Have been doing multiple jobs on the boat. Disconnected the discharge hose from the raw water pump t
Roller fuller problems and the weekend scottmellloyditude at 2:53pm 08.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/865 Roller fuller... Harken and it looks to be in good shape. However we have tried to use it twice and
House bank battery location drkmcdaniel at 11:25am 08.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2075 I have a 1994 35.5 legend, The house bank batteries are located in the port side lazarette, I would
Fuel tank Location drkmcdaniel at 11:20am 08.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/719 I have a 1994 Hunter 35.5 legend, the original owner removed the fuel tank, could someone possibly p
Vent Cowling White hcolvin1 at 9:21am 08.23.15 Parts Search 3/768 I dropped my cowl vent overboard. Anyone know where I can find a replacement?
Empty Holdibg Tanks on Beneteau 473 rbelau at 9:18am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/5038 We are planning an offshore trip. It it possible to empty our (waste) holding tanks overboard (once

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Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:34pm 01.21.24 Can only guess that a previous owner hoped that it would add to the flotation of the boat. Does it
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Dalliance at 2:14pm 01.21.24 I replaced mine in 2012 with the 6 gal Seaward brand. No problems to date. Check dimensions closel
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel kloudie1 at 12:37pm 01.21.24 A good machine shop can make an adapter plate that would allow the A4 transmission to bolt up to the
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel jssailem at 12:04pm 01.21.24 I would contact Yanmar and ask the questions. The simplest approach is inline. My boat came with a
Weather at your location currently and photo? (2) jssailem at 11:55am 01.21.24
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:34am 01.21.24 WOW, there it is in all of it's curious logic ! I don't see a Hunter label on this "always on" pane
Hunter misleading weights Crazy Dave Condon at 11:33am 01.21.24 As a dealer very much involved with the water ballast hunters, the 23.5 dry weight is 2,000 lbs with
Testing out my jump starter... dLj at 11:18am 01.21.24 This sounds contrary to most car mechanics that told me one way to check the alternator or battery
Testing out my jump starter... LaDonaMina at 10:42am 01.21.24 This sounds contrary to most car mechanics that told me one way to check the alternator or battery f
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel dlochner at 10:30am 01.21.24
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 jssailem at 10:25am 01.21.24 That looks similar to the unit I installed. Specs stated lots of insulation around tank yielding war
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Deleted member 117556 at 10:24am 01.21.24 Would like to see a picture because I cannot visualize the installation you describe. My AC is in th
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel MikeMowles at 10:24am 01.21.24 So the Yanmar has a sail drive? If you know the model number of the Yanmar, you can look up the ser
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel dlochner at 10:08am 01.21.24 So the Yanmar has a sail drive? If you know the model number of the Yanmar, you can look up the serv
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 10:04am 01.21.24 I have the Jeep JumpBooster and use it on the H285 and on my Sea Ray. When I start the engine it st
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Greg_D at 9:59am 01.21.24 Did the AC work when you looked at the boat? Did the owner show you the plumbing? On a boat that
Weather at your location currently and photo? LaDonaMina at 9:51am 01.21.24
Hunter misleading weights JoeWhite at 9:47am 01.21.24 I have been there, done that. With my H25.5 I towed it with my van and damaged the tranny. So I boug
Testing out my jump starter... (1) LaDonaMina at 9:46am 01.21.24 I have the Jeep JumpBooster and use it on the H285 and on my Sea Ray. When I start the engine it sta
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 JoeWhite at 9:38am 01.21.24 I am not sure about the amount of space you have for your existing water heater. For my C36, I remov

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