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Current Draw & Charger Question Ward H at 12:04pm 09.02.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1269 I tried to figure my current draw, charge time and amperage to figure if I am running on borrowed ti
Hunter 460 forward waste holding tank atexasex at 11:25am 09.02.14 Big Boats 1/1182 Anybody ever try to replace the forward holding tank on a Hunter 460? Ours has a crack (once repair
bilge fannie at 11:14am 09.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/710 We just bought a Mac 25 and our cleaning it from top to bottom. The boat still smells a little musty
1999 Mac26x with sloppy ceterboard. TDennerll at 10:25am 09.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/685 I just acquired a 1999 Macgregor 26x. I'm concerned about how much side-to-side play there is in the
Engine RPMs vs Engine Temp Marc14857 at 10:19am 09.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1696 When motoring on our Hunter 44AC w 4JH4E engine and fixed 3 blade prop, I usually have the RPMs at 1
2014 Cape Lookout Piratefest vkmaynard at 10:10am 09.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/592 In case some of you guys here don't visit www.macgregorsailors.com. You are invited to the annual
Screws in the header material jonelli at 10:04am 09.02.14 Catalina 30 6/1043 Screwing into the header material Just a simple question really... I have yet to add a new screw a
Plexiglass in bay area for 84 Hunter 34 markwbird at 9:19am 09.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/814 In an overzealous moment I pushed the sliding hatch above the companion open on my 84 Hunter 34 wit
Galley faucet continually running Steve E. at 8:38am 09.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1186 My 1999 Hunter 310 has developed a continually hot water running faucet when the knob is 100% closed
Advice on Replacing Exhaust Hose JBrown1988Hunter355 at 7:51am 09.02.14 Big Boats 4/1054 I found a leak at the connection of my 1988 Hunter 355 Legend exhaust hose and thru-hull fitting. Wa
Detaching Ceiling Panel on '05 373 ChinaCat373 at 7:35am 09.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/664 The ceiling panel on my 2005 Beneteau 373 has detached at the port aft-end near the companionway. T
Engine dying out rsotomayor at 7:18am 09.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/956 I recently had an electric lift pump put in because the manual lever on the original pump would not
H410 Refrigeration Thermostat (5) Jim D at 7:13am 09.02.14 Big Boats 3/934 I am in need of info for replacement of a refrigeration thermostat. I have a adler barbour air coole
Attwood shower sump pump jayncee at 6:05am 09.02.14 Big Boats 7/1633 The Attwood shower sump pump on our Hunter 49 still sometimes works but I would like to replace it w
Transporting Across Country TriSwiss at 5:24am 09.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1715 Does anyone have a recommendation for a "reasonable" marine transport company to over-land transport
Spacreek automatic alternator control cat30 at 5:01am 09.02.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1594 Got the Spacreek automatic alternator control on my 1988 boat. Reading online it is used to maintai
Pearson 39-2 robertrichardson54 at 4:57am 09.02.14 Pearson 1/1540 Any Pearson 39-2 owners have any plans or details of steering system and centerboard specs?
Dry manifold with wet exhaust? balmoralbob at 2:39am 09.02.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/933 My last post re gearbox drama prompts me to start a new subject, lot of good advise and just the mor
Exiting the marina Redondo Ken at 10:03pm 09.01.14 Catalina 310 2/1001 A note of caution. As I was leaving my slip yesterday and motoring out to the main channel, a 55-60
Stepping Mast down in a slip Darkarcher at 6:32pm 09.01.14 Catalina 22 9/1778 For weeks I have looked for a trailer to buy borrow or steal and I just can't find one. I need to S

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De-winterization Winyah Bay at 6:42am 05.16.23 I can't seem to locate the toilet intake seacock on my Hunter 29.5. Any help / pics appreciated. I'
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 6:05am 05.16.23 I tried some recommended items that did nothing, and then used a specific marine cord cleaning prod
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas jviss at 6:03am 05.16.23 Well, back again. I ordered some Rust-Oleum Fabric Paint, and I'm also looking at Fabric Spray Dye.
Cleaning Shore Power Cord cymeyer at 5:54am 05.16.23 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) JamesG161 at 5:42am 05.16.23 The new 9KW Kohler starter wire. More on final connections on next post. Happy Jim...
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset ChrisHunter at 5:36am 05.16.23 My suggestion is to set the offset 1 foot lower than the distance from the waterline to bottom of ke
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat CYQK at 5:08am 05.16.23 If you are drawing air from the top of your engine compartment and cooler air is entering from the b
Cleaning Shore Power Cord NYSail at 4:59am 05.16.23 How do I clean my dirty cover? :D Fortunately the cover only gets a bit dirty and easily sprays c
Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:58am 05.16.23 @Ralph Johnstone Without the keel attached , any boat of that size would buckle the stands. My p
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Captain Larry-DH at 4:57am 05.16.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:48am 05.16.23 Sheesh, John. This is becoming a thread of epic proportion. Almost as much as the, "Boat babe on Str
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) jssailem at 4:45am 05.16.23 Tedd with so much beautiful water to explore I wonder why Cowards Cove? I zoomed in on the breakw
Mast Gate Woes jviss at 3:46am 05.16.23 Take a look here and see if one of these might be of help. https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/MetalMast_
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 3:45am 05.16.23 I should state that I never have the cord out in the sun, I'm at a mooring, and only plug in once ev
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:29am 05.16.23 As of yet, the little engine still lacks that magic smoke which goes Varrooommm. jssailem, it's be
Mast Gate Woes Rick486 at 3:01am 05.16.23 Take a look here and see if one of these might be of help. https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/MetalMast_S
Insurance question xavpil at 2:07am 05.16.23 Just decide first on the coverages you may need. Find a good marine insurance agent in your area,
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 11:30pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , Yikes! Yes, that's exactly why I wanted to ask here before committing to that anc
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 11:22pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , ...Ideally, what I'd like to read is, "I saw it at low tide last week and this is
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? MikeHoncho at 10:41pm 05.15.23 I just looked at Google Earth and think the bigger problem could be that the neighbors might get pu

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