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Propane solenoid very hot to touch - normal? TropicalSeattle at 10:34pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/9473 Noticed today when I went to refill my propane tank that the metal part of the solenoid used to turn
Bottom paint. Willemvan at 10:23pm 05.10.15 Smaller Boats 4/782 Do any of you leave your hunters in the water all year and if so, what do you do to avoid blisters.
Cabin power / wiring Macboy at 9:57pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1909 Adding some creature comforts and interior LED lighting. I'm wondering how deep into the wiring I sh
Looking for Hunter Owner Captain Al Miller Jimongee at 8:55pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/983 I have so many purchase and install questions regarding my 2002 356 and a new windlass I need to acq
Bronze Engine fittings Albanach at 8:43pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 1/839 Would you paint engine bronze fittings, such as the Oberdorfer Raw Water pump, or just let it go gre
ST60 Wind Sun Cover John T1594 at 8:19pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1079 I need to replace the sun cover on the Raymarine ST60 Wind display on my 2000 H340. The available co
first time in the water next sunday piedpiperIII at 7:20pm 05.10.15 Catalina 22 16/1513 Next sunday my son is off work, he and I plan to take the cat out for my first time. I plan to do it
Shake and Break, part 9 Skip Gundlach at 6:55pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 0/608 Shake and Break, part 9 - May 10, 2015 We left you wondering whether we'd see wind and sun, and,
Water Heater wire to breaker fried/breaker trips Bob4203 at 5:55pm 05.10.15 Catalina 30 13/2964 I hope someone can give me some sound advice here. My Catalina is the 1988 Mark II model. My hot wat
Tough landing... Doug/Karen at 5:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 14/2474 Recently, in the process of making a windy entrance into our slip, I managed to drag the starboard p
20 oday mast part? 10th street YC at 5:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/982 I am entering my 1st season owning a sail boat - my 20' oday main mast has a part missing (I am gu
What size for a smaller headsail? Indysailor at 4:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/566 Currently I just have one headsail for my ODay 23, a 135% genoa. It works quite well much of the tim
Universal Glow plug rewire issue Sefuller at 4:03pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2403 I did the rewire of the trailer harness connectors on our boat two seasons ago, and installed an Ech
Dimensions of stove top for B361 bshock at 3:47pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/762 Hi All, does anyone have the dimensions of the stock two-burner stove top that comes with the B361?
Painting hint using interlux brightside Bfranchini at 2:24pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4318 The weather is finally good enough to start painting the boats so I decided to practice on Puffin, o
Packing material size a65sailor at 12:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 4/871 I wondered if anyone knew what size packing I need for an 83 H34 packing gland. Thanks.
salon cushion covers Emanuela at 12:20pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/739 Does any body know the amount of material needed to cover the cushions on a 473 Beneteau oceanis sa
bulkhead replacement on an ODAY 25. sdstef at 11:18am 05.10.15 Day Sailers 4/1891 It looks like it is my turn now to replace my bulkheads. Water ingress has rotted some of the area
ST 4000 + display unit Retiring type at 10:08am 05.10.15 Parts Search 2/1168 Does anyone have a display unit for a Raymarine ST 4000+ autopilot system they could part with?
Boat lifts S. Shaner at 9:36am 05.10.15 Smaller Boats 5/1220 Hello. I'm moving the Hunter 22 to a new lake with a residential dock at the house we'll be using. A

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Maine Sail at 3:27am 10.11.23 Those batteries need to be charged with a 14.7V absorption and the recommended charge current is .4
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1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 2:48am 10.11.23 The plastic barrel bung that is screwed into the sole is where the rope to the back of the centerboa
Navionics price increasing dLj at 1:58am 10.11.23 After this last flurry of posts, I thought I'd give OpenCPN a try. I really wanted it to work... b
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. John T1594 at 11:55pm 10.10.23 I had a similar problem on a Furlex 200 on my 2000 H340.I was able to stand at the base of the furle
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. justsomeguy at 10:54pm 10.10.23 It seems like I ultimately need to: Take down the forestay Remove the furler Repair the furler and
Navionics price increasing SoSound at 10:43pm 10.10.23 After this last flurry of posts, I thought I'd give OpenCPN a try. I really wanted it to work... bu
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. Stu Jackson at 9:33pm 10.10.23 Any shortcuts around this? Sorry, nope. I had an idiot install my ProFurl in 2003. He forgot t
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Stu Jackson at 9:22pm 10.10.23 You've overloaded your 120V service. It is either your incoming AC breaker on your boat's electrica
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 10.10.23 I went with Wema, installed the gauge near the electical panel, and the sending unit through the la
1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 7:03pm 10.10.23 oh and i figured out why my sliding hatch is burnt. there seems to be wasp nests on it so the po has
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) jssailem at 6:48pm 10.10.23 Me too. That fluff piece was a bit of marketing spin... British Columbia Summers are warm but not
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43pm 10.10.23 I'll also check West Marine and some other local retailers for the Group 27 marine Flooded Dee
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:08pm 10.10.23 As @Ward H said, there is nothing special about WM batteries. They are made by East Penn who make ba
1975 oday 22 (3) Anomymous 163294 at 5:57pm 10.10.23 believe me . there is no centreboard. under the round plastic is my bilge area. there is no rope go
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 Davidasailor26 at 5:49pm 10.10.23 Looks like a good list. I might suggest adding two things: Off wind performance / Code sail or spin
C&C 29-2 Traveler Upgrade? (3) TOK at 5:42pm 10.10.23 Hi, I have a 29-2 on Long Island Sound. A lister on the C&C forum figured out a modification to the
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 5:33pm 10.10.23 So going to shop both- I think somebody mentioned Sam's or Costco as a good source of T105 golf car
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:10pm 10.10.23 I'm amazed that you're the only person I've ever seen to raise this question because anyone with a Y
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Claude L.-Auger at 5:09pm 10.10.23 I have a Yanmar engine with the Kanzaki tranny. Same issue with the tranny dipstick. I have an easy

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