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Info needed on LARGE Boats / Research Vessels (100ft+) GooseGoose at 5:37pm 07.27.23 Sails Call Lounge 3/873 Hey there! I work for a company that helps secure funding and acquire resources for Alaskan tribes.
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dchipley at 3:49pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1463 Does anyone spray the zinc coating used on the prop shaft on their Max Prop? Is there another coati
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 3:19pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/996 I'm looking for some troubleshooting information: 1) I am seeing some salt crystals on the motor so
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head arthur.goldberg at 3:01pm 07.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1301 Hello sailors These lights are out in my Beneteau 2002 Oceanis 331. I tried to open up the fixture
Unstepping mast in Chicago? xavpil at 11:49am 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/794 Planning taking a 42' Jeanneau down to Mobile, AL and looking for a place to unstep the mast in Chic
Battery Confusion.. Jtcf78911 at 10:35am 07.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1428 Hi. This is a simple ask...so please bare with this relatively new boat owner. For background, I h
New to me C&C 25 MKI CliffA at 9:03am 07.27.23 C&C 4/983 Hello All. We just purchased our first sailboat - a 1973 25MK1. It will need a bit of love but over
Gunk to stop that leak! Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 07.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/733 I have a rather old two stroke that doesnt run right if the gaskets don't seal correctly. I replaced
Storm Damage patbratton at 7:07pm 07.26.23 Smaller Boats 5/924 Aqualand Marina, Lake Lanier, Georgia experienced what appeared on radar to be a squall line last w
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Anchored87 at 6:36pm 07.26.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1756 Considering purchasing a Mariner 19 that is described as being in great condition ( painted and clea
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 (10) Dnea at 1:03pm 07.26.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1434 Hello All, I have an accepted offer on this sailboat, being sold by the estate. The PO passed away
New Boat, Custom Work? Good or bad for me? (1) RustyPepper23 at 11:37am 07.26.23 Smaller Boats 2/571 Hello everyone! I am new to the forum. recently purchased a 86 H23 and as I'm gutting it, I'm findi
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 10:24am 07.26.23 Sails Call Lounge 22/2777 Please, let me know your best chili recipes! I will ultimately eat it with beans, and prefer con ca
Replacing Raymarine ST50 Tridata display. coastal sailor at 9:25am 07.26.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1118 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 5/571 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 2/343 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 9/1006 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 5/867 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 0/842 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 18/3854 So friends are invited wife and i to Newport for the folk festival this coming weekend. Tried to res

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Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! shemandr at 1:55pm 06.07.25 I've looked at SBD.com at the 192 and it strikes me that the wiring should be pretty simple. I don'
Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! Clutch Cargo at 1:05pm 06.07.25 I will add to the previous posts by also stating that wire does corrode over time, and likewise the
Check valve??? Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 06.07.25 especially below the waterline. Once again proving that great minds think alike. That is what I
Sailing characteristics of the Beneteau 320 1.4m fin keel? jssailem at 8:51am 06.07.25 AI report which is consistent with the typical French designed boats of the 30-36ft design. The 198
Water tank sensor malfunction - loose wire ? spadaforaj at 8:13am 06.07.25 Hi all - and thanks. Don;t want to replcate everything and found the part - these are the metal foi
Check valve??? Terry Cox at 7:19am 06.07.25 . I use it on my boat Your boat, your choice. On our boat we use this type of hose for maximum dep
B&G Vulcan 7 power cable "pin-out" s/v-Windsong at 7:10am 06.07.25 I found the information late last night on another installation manual. Thanks to all who commented
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? JBP-PA at 7:01am 06.07.25 Here is what Practical Sailor had to say. I don't know what they mean by "add security". I couldn't
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? LLoyd B at 6:55am 06.07.25 just off hand i wouldn't expect to see that on a boat unless it was a submarine;)
Mast leak. I am looking for a diagram of how mast to compression post is designed on Hunter Passage 42cc1997 Rich Stidger at 6:43am 06.07.25 Had a similar problem when we purchased our boat in 2002. PO did a crappy repair job so fixed it on
1999 Hunter 310 bilge water Tally Ho at 6:02am 06.07.25
Hunter 30 tanks sandpiper10471 at 5:12am 06.07.25 I assume your Hunter 30 is a Cherubinni version. I own one and to my knowledge, there were no facto
Check valve??? (1) Captain Larry-DH at 3:45am 06.07.25 Transparent hose, even with fiber reinforcement, is not recommended for below waterline use and eng
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? dLj at 9:51pm 06.06.25 IMG_0303.jpeg shows the underside of the backstay attachment? No backing plate or chain plate? Ther
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? Foswick at 9:16pm 06.06.25 IMG_0303.jpeg shows the underside of the backstay attachment? No backing plate or chain plate? There
Power cord management Foswick at 9:10pm 06.06.25 I second the use of Velcro straps. These are just handy to have on the boat for a bijillion uses. W
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? (2) skunther at 8:31pm 06.06.25
Hunter 30 tanks ggrizzard at 8:30pm 06.06.25 I assume your Hunter 30 is a Cherubinni version. I own one and to my knowledge, there were no factor
Mast leak. I am looking for a diagram of how mast to compression post is designed on Hunter Passage 42cc1997 Terry Cox at 7:55pm 06.06.25 Mast is leaking around deck step area. Had a similar problem when we purchased our boat in 2002. P
Power cord management Terry Cox at 7:32pm 06.06.25 I repurpose the galvanized 'S' hooks from those rubber cargo straps that I find on the road to hang

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