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Replacing Raymarine ST50 Tridata display. coastal sailor at 9:25am 07.26.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1029 The original ST 50 Raymaine Tridata display finally quit working on our 1995 Hunter336. Is there a d
Hunter 386 Throttle/Shifter cable replacement Gary Ryan at 7:56am 07.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/545 Hey Guys, we have a 2002 Hunter 386 with the larger console. May have to change out the throttle/sh
Sliding hatch fix Salvonight at 5:21am 07.26.23 Ask All Sailors 2/329 Good morning, I recently purchased a boat and don't know much about boat repair but consider myself
Hunter 49 Rudder Question (1) Georgedoyle at 7:16pm 07.25.23 Big Boats 9/971 We pulled our boat out of the water today for bottom paint. I noticed that above the rudder there is
Hunter 38 Cowl Vent (2) quadrille38 at 6:00pm 07.25.23 Big Boats 5/788 I did a small enhancement project today. Replaced the white plastic cowl vent with a new stainless s
Cleaning a Webasto Heater (1) dkinzer at 4:40pm 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 0/780 I have a Webasto SG1577 diesel hydronic heater installed by Sure Marine Service in Seattle. It funct
Newport anchorages NYSail at 3:25pm 07.25.23 Destinations 18/3367 So friends are invited wife and i to Newport for the folk festival this coming weekend. Tried to res
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer jpcrane at 1:55pm 07.25.23 Day Sailers 5/1583 Hello everyone! I'm new to sailing, new to Day Sailer ownership, and new to this forum. I recently
Beneteau 323 LynnM at 11:55am 07.25.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1025 1) what are the 2 toggle switches on the head sink? 2) how do you tell where the icebox drains? 3) h
Well...the time comes to all of us.... Dunlookin at 10:17am 07.25.23 The Cherubini Hunters 3/927 ...each sailor, each, boat, each of us. My beloved 1978 33' Cherubini Hunter (Dunlook'n) has develo
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Jason and Dina at 10:03am 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 8/740 We have 1990 Catalina 30 MKii and would like to cap the black water tank's access to the macerator.
Replace Lewmar vent with solar sailAnnapolis at 8:13am 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 1/300 I would like to replace a Lewmar Retro-fit Mini Vent Black with a solar vent. Does anyone have expe
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 7:06am 07.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2752 Hey Guys, our Hunter 386 has started to exhibit some intermittent clutch slippage. Backing out of
Covert holding tank to auxiliary diesel tank. Pmack240 at 7:04am 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 6/454 Thinking of getting rid of holding tank on 42 Hunter Passage and installing two composting heads, th
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Daveinet at 6:06am 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 36/3599 So I have an interesting situation I'm in. As some may recall, my boat was crushed by a tree, and I'
Raytheon Chart Platter Question for Old School Folks Rick D at 7:37pm 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 3/530 OK, so my RC520 Raytheon chartplotter I had below for 23 years suffered a screen burn. Not worth rep
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? tkyoung04 at 6:48pm 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 5/836
Here are some videos of my boatwork on 1975 C&C 33 Mk1 'Yellowtail' Traveler7 at 6:06pm 07.24.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/1236 First trip where we got stuck.... 0_HNMvU-GCs Interior WO7PqyP6v0w In Portland at the Marina Ln5z8Yn
H 41 sea water pump removal captprogreso at 12:21pm 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 4/326 Hi to all, while assembly back the sea water pump i broke one of the 4 bolts, now i have to take dow
Wind sensor error fix needed Dr. D at 11:55am 07.24.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1549 I was racing yesterday and I thought the the TWA/AWA numbers were a bit odd on a long beam reach. At

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Alternator Temperature Sensors dlochner at 1:59pm 04.11.25 In addition the cable lengths are much different. The alternator temperature sensor (MC-TS-A) is 5
Sailing Tender azambella at 1:49pm 04.11.25 There are plans for nesting dinghy's that are interesting. Full sized boat. half the space and two
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions shemandr at 1:48pm 04.11.25 An additional benefit of having the sailmaker to the boat is to locate spreader patches, and stanchi
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:43pm 04.11.25 Or be a cheap skate like me and simply cut them to a better length... Very easy to do, the biggest
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:38pm 04.11.25 Have you purchased these mast steps already? Looking at their web site, I don't see how long the su
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 1:25pm 04.11.25 They did but i feel like they are a bit too long. I certainly could buy shorter ones if i have to.
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:22pm 04.11.25 Those are nice looking steps. I see they come with M6-10 screws. I might be tempted to just go wit
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:20pm 04.11.25 Hello, The step you posted looks like a work of art. It's beautiful. My boat came with these: htt
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 1:16pm 04.11.25 I didn't have that experience with 3Di. North Sails was the most expensive of my options at the ti
B&R rig tuning take 1 (1) SteveHughessails at 12:50pm 04.11.25 I checked all of the rigging tension. I was almost on the scale lol. I started with the forestay. I
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 12:47pm 04.11.25 milled aluminum. 6061 https://www.lunarmarine.com/product/maststep Have you purchased these mast
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? Richard19068 at 12:46pm 04.11.25 Those are nice looking steps. I see they come with M6-10 screws. I might be tempted to just go wit
B&R rig tuning take 1 (1) SteveHughessails at 12:38pm 04.11.25 OK, attached some open end wrenches to my halyards and was shocked to see them swing out a foot past
Cabin Ventilation Foswick at 12:33pm 04.11.25 I believe it is more than just that. Have you read it? There is an entire section that explains t
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BarryL at 12:28pm 04.11.25 Hello, The step you posted looks like a work of art. It's beautiful. My boat came with these: http
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 12:22pm 04.11.25 Hi, Generally I prefer machine screws because you can remove them. Last I checked, a rivet WOULD p
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 12:18pm 04.11.25 What are the mast steps made from? dj milled aluminum. 6061 https://www.lunarmarine.com/product
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BarryL at 12:15pm 04.11.25 Hi, Generally I prefer machine screws because you can remove them. Last I checked, a rivet WOULD pr
Replacing interior mast extension Hunter 426 smokey73 at 11:50am 04.11.25 Why would you need to replace the interior compression post? Pics of the reason if available please
Daysailer 3 roller furling marke14 at 11:46am 04.11.25 This is a "luff-wire" style furler, no foil. Same furler was used on the 192 (and some 222s), only

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