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Can anyone identify these hatch parts? (1) redunculous at 3:01pm 02.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/999 No hatch id number that I can find so I'm at a bit of a loss regarding this. Anyone know the part n
Ipone app image upload problem redunculous at 2:58pm 02.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1209 When posting a new thread using my iphone I got to attach image and the first one goes fine. When
Fastener Corrosion Control heluse at 2:32pm 02.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1335 Hey, whats the name of the stuff you put on a stainless fastener to prevent galvanic corrosion when
Sail trim book question Gudenuph at 2:19pm 02.14.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 31/7315
Bilge water blues rgj592015 at 1:53pm 02.14.15 Catalina 30 12/2118 I guess I will try everybody's patience with yet another post. There always seems to be about a half
Head sink replacement rgj592015 at 1:08pm 02.14.15 Catalina 30 4/1962 Hi everybody! I need to replace the head sink in my 1982 Catalina 30. Anybody have one for sale or k
Surprise on Dry: Center Board Bolts (3) Regular Guy at 10:31am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 8/1497 The SS centerport metal plate and the plastic roller are looking pretty good, nothing wrong with. Th
Water removal from boat cabin greeneyedjack at 10:24am 02.14.15 Bigger Boats 11/3214 Ok, I have a 1984 28' Oday that because of Family issues (lost both my parents last year) has been n
Refrigerator Not Working salestosails at 10:16am 02.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1585 Hello, I have a 2001 Beneteau 311 that was always stored in Lake Tahoe. Very little use of shore
Surprise on Dry: Ballast Tank Gasket (3) Regular Guy at 8:37am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 2/853 Actually I expected that the gasket is not sealing proper anymore but it looked worse than expected.
Surprise on Dry: Structural (2) Regular Guy at 8:29am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 11/1318 My boat is an the dry on a DIY marina intending to do the usual maintenance like replacing the lines
oday 23 ewait at 8:23am 02.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/973 How to chose a rolling furler
H-26 Forward Boat Cleats Dfisher at 6:33am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 19/1950 Has anyone with a H26 of H260 added forward port and starboard cleats? This will be my first seaso
Centerboard Tang Replacement 1969 Pearson Wanderer Wanderer122 at 6:33am 02.14.15 Pearson 3/1842 Has anyone had the replace the bronze centerboard tang on a Wanderer or the very similar P35? My Wan
Catalina 30 Rudder Craft HDPE rudder George Da Porge at 6:21am 02.14.15 Catalina 30 2/1460 Anyone out there using a Rudder Craft HDPE rudder on their Catalina 30? Thanks!
Dinette table base Guts1236 at 5:41am 02.14.15 Catalina 30 7/1610 I would like to make a smaller table for my dinette style Catalina 30 my question is can anybody poi
1981 C&C Mk 1 Leaky Window Issue Curiousgeorge206 at 9:50pm 02.13.15 C&C 2/4785 Does anyone have a step by step procedure on how to fix leaky seals on both port and starboard side
Cabin light bulb wattage jhpucket at 9:42pm 02.13.15 Big Boats 6/1945 Are the cabin bulbs in the Hunters (410 ie) 10 watts? Want to replace but don't want as bright as f
Bay Cup 1 in Race Galveston Bay Tx HMT2 at 8:04pm 02.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/563 Attention Hunter 31 owners (and others) the BayCup 1 long distance race sponsored by Lakewood Yacht
Heat exchanger ?????? (2) Ken Cross at 6:59pm 02.13.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1333 Hi everyone. I've removed the end cap from my heat exchanger on my Yanmar 2GM20F and the photo shows

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In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? Davenport at 6:34pm 10.09.23 Thanks for saying water that high ain't abnormal. I wouldve bet otherwise. I think my boat has b
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? (1) twalker H260 at 6:20pm 10.09.23 The level of the water in your photo is not unusual for our boat - depending on how many are aboard,
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 6:19pm 10.09.23 Any advice on batteries or thoughts on our current setup much appreciated! Hi Kupe. I just finishe
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:06pm 10.09.23 There are many battery options and none of them is universally good. The right battery matches the o
Universal 25xp. No start. KCofKC at 5:47pm 10.09.23 They were wired two different ways from the factory depending on hull number. Some had solenoids fo
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 5:38pm 10.09.23 By Xmas or by next February I plan on the purchase. From practical sailor and sailboat data the firs
C-28 - what to look for? KCofKC at 5:38pm 10.09.23 John, I took a look at your prospective boat and agree it seems to be in pretty good shape, shows no
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 5:16pm 10.09.23
Rabbit starts PaulK at 5:04pm 10.09.23 Rabbit starts are often used in large fleets, when a RC would have trouble identifying boats that ar
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? TimFromLI at 4:52pm 10.09.23 I replaced my 3 lifeline 4-d's with 6 trojan t-105's and have no regrets. I paid about 900 for the 6
Hunter 30 Hull number location Ralph Johnstone at 4:50pm 10.09.23 Of course a small workshop and a DIYer could replicate the lens for you but incorporating the gaske
C320 - Perkins M30 diesel parts jeremyramos at 4:44pm 10.09.23 Does anyone have a list of maintenance parts for a 1994-ish Perkins M30 diesel engine? I just boug
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? (2) Davenport at 4:40pm 10.09.23 Thanks. The step ballast area did get caulked for some reason, and water level is high.. Weirdly
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (1) Hello Below at 4:38pm 10.09.23
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner Alan Gomes at 4:19pm 10.09.23 Check out the Ericson (EYO) yacht forum. Lots of threads (no pun intended) on zippers, as Ericson us
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ralph Johnstone at 4:13pm 10.09.23 Per ABYC: 10.8.3 Battery cables and other conductors size 6 AWG (13.3 mm2) and larger shall not be
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ralph Johnstone at 4:12pm 10.09.23 The charger you have is woefully inadequate. The batteries have a combined capacity of 360 ah, the
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? mermike at 4:08pm 10.09.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? mermike at 4:05pm 10.09.23 Everybody is death on wing nut connections. Why ? ? ? ? ? I have all wing nut connections on my t
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? mermike at 4:02pm 10.09.23 Related question- take a look at this photo of my current installation- the battery terminals and

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