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New Batteries TonyDilly at 2:26pm 04.23.15 Catalina 30 2/971 I have to replace the batteries on my 78. They have already been moved to below the nav station and
Brass Fittings for Water Heater okay? (1) Dreaming at 2:24pm 04.23.15 Catalina 310 5/13363 Recently installed a new water water heater and I used brass pipe fittings in the freshwater plumbin
Hunter 260 bran1371 at 12:07pm 04.23.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2273 I am interested in a trailerable sailboat that can safely go coastal cruising. Would a Hunter 260 be
Baffled By The Throttle Cable! John Jeffrey at 11:43am 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1366 I have a Channel 32 with Yanmar 2GM - probably the original equipment. Throttle cable snapped insid
Safety first, always chrisings at 10:48am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 6/909 Hey folks, I just read some saddening news that I do not want to get specific with. I do however
Yanmar temp buzzer DJBrookster at 10:42am 04.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1708 Hi, the buzzer is sounding for the temp overheat right as engine is switched on from cold. On low r
How do I Install a Head Ventilation Filter?? SDK at 10:25am 04.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2013 Has anyone installed one of these in a 2004 Hunter 33? If so, where do I locate that ventilation "
Flooring Replacement tigermoon at 9:33am 04.23.15 Big Boats 2/798 Has anybody out there had the flooring replaced on a larger Hunter?? I have a 1985 Hunter 40. One
Draining the ballast on retrieval SFKjeld at 8:55am 04.23.15 Smaller Boats 9/1116 I pulled my 23.5 out for the first time the other day. We pulled the boat onto the trailer, then tow
C36 and Raymarine P70 down_shift at 7:31am 04.23.15 Big Boats 1/938 I'll be setting up the autopilot this weekend. For the vessel hull type selection, is the C36 consid
Getting on/off full keel boat on trailer? flynn at 7:19am 04.23.15 Trailer Sailors 25/8459 Has anyone found an easy way to get up and down from a full keel boat while it's on the trailer? I h
Running Rigging confusion Minnesota_Slick at 6:35am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 20/3661 Hi folks, I've got a 1977 Ericson 29' that needs new running rigging. I'm ordering the rigging us
Water Pump Grease Admiral at 5:54am 04.23.15 Catalina 30 3/917 My water pump grease fitting needs to have grease added. What kind, brand or type is used hear? I
Hunter 280 mikejay65 at 5:54am 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/840 does anyone to know how wide the wing is on a 1996 hunter 280, i need to know for transportation. t
Stuffing box Admiral at 5:45am 04.23.15 Catalina 30 12/1952 I have a 78 C30 and the stuffing box needs to be re-packed. I have read how to do it in the many po
Shake and Break, part 4 Skip Gundlach at 4:35am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 0/628 Shake and Break, part 4 - Sunday, April 12, 2015 We left you as we anchored just inside the Littl
Tiller extension SFKjeld at 1:23am 04.23.15 Smaller Boats 8/2434 I have a wooden tiller that I believe to be original on my 1995 23.5. There is a fitting on the end
Launch FAILS (1) Jackdaw at 12:39am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4348 Well its spring, and that means a new set of launch fails. Post 'em if you got 'em! This one from
What color is your sheet? dcalif at 11:29pm 04.22.15 Big Boats 23/4031 My sheet is nasty brown. So are the halyards. Old and smelly, too. So... Replacing the rigging on
Hunter 33 rudder hudsonjohn at 8:32pm 04.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/899 I have a 2005 Hunter that will be splashed soon for the season. There is a little bit of slop in th

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Jib Furler Failure heritage at 4:35pm 09.28.23 Thanks Justsomeguy. That discussion about how the upper swivel is secured as a unit was revealing.
Bumpers on H41AC Swim Ladder Rails? ice breaker at 4:19pm 09.28.23 SBO sells them
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 3:42pm 09.28.23 I agree that's a heavy machine and the throat is on the small side, but I can't imagine what it wou
advice on diesel symptoms-- head gasket blown? Roland5048 at 3:34pm 09.28.23 Age suggests it is corroded, but would that affect compression? If it is blocked or even partially
keel control Tally Ho at 3:31pm 09.28.23 This link is from the Marlow Hunter website. There are however a number of threads on this forum th
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 3:30pm 09.28.23 Gentlemen, let's not get our spinnakers in a knot. Threads drift is a common issue and in this case
advice on diesel symptoms-- head gasket blown? Ralph Johnstone at 3:06pm 09.28.23 Age suggests it is corroded, but would that affect compression? It's not the age that causes the
A windlass in the future? mjsb at 2:52pm 09.28.23 Your first step here will be to post pictures of your existing anchor locker from every angle you c
advice on diesel symptoms-- head gasket blown? dmcelwreath at 2:39pm 09.28.23 good advice , thanks. I am out for season, but I can run engine with a hose and bucket of constant
advice on diesel symptoms-- head gasket blown? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:17pm 09.28.23 it really sounds like a mixing elbow problem not surprising after 20 years. After years of carefu
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Jim Legere at 1:50pm 09.28.23
advice on diesel symptoms-- head gasket blown? Ralph Johnstone at 1:41pm 09.28.23 Engine starts ok , maybe 30 seconds or so before it catches, 30 seconds is excessive starting. 5
A windlass in the future? Ralph Johnstone at 1:33pm 09.28.23 Your first step here will be to post pictures of your existing anchor locker from every angle you ca
advice on diesel symptoms-- head gasket blown? Roland5048 at 1:00pm 09.28.23 Had the same symptoms with my 3YM20. Thought it might be a fuel or injector problem. Changed out t
Bumpers on H41AC Swim Ladder Rails? (2) dkinzer at 12:58pm 09.28.23 I made the bumpers from UHMW as I had mentioned - a simple drawing is attached. I actually made the
A windlass in the future? jssailem at 12:23pm 09.28.23 Vertical/Horizontal. Decide on where you can install. Get adequate power to retrieve the rode.
A windlass in the future? Rich Stidger at 12:15pm 09.28.23 My 2 cents. I've had a windlass for 26 years. Buy what fit and the configuration that works. I would
Raymarine RL70C..... Rich Stidger at 12:06pm 09.28.23 Ok, that's fine. I can do a check or PayPal. Your preference. I will message you my full address.
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 11:40am 09.28.23 everyone will be glad to know that i have walked away from this one. cheers all and thank you
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland rgranger at 11:31am 09.28.23 Mr Brian Harold May is now Sir Brian Harold May https://pitchfork.com/news/queens-brian-may-knighte

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