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CNG to propane conversion Bill Roosa at 6:22am 07.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/866 Well CNG just became too much trouble to use so I converted to propane. I reused the CNG regulator a
Parting out - anyone? rgranger at 5:52am 07.09.14 Balboa 0/1944 Hello Balboa 26-ers I broke my gooseneck this weekend and need a new one. Does anyone know someone
wet floor in head lifeis4joy at 5:25am 07.09.14 S2 5/1502 I have 1979 S2 8.0 . I have removed the wet carpet in the head and see there is a drainage "trough"
Foresail size 110 or 135? John rolka at 5:06am 07.09.14 Catalina 30 18/3118 I have a catalina 30 tall rig, this last winter i added a bow sprit and bought a doyle ups, which is
Salon Conversion to berth rbenyoung at 10:54pm 07.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1045 Any pointers on changing the table in the salon of a Oceanis 400 to a berth, I have the shorter legs
Battery recommendation for a C30T longterm at 8:59pm 07.08.14 Catalina 30 14/3642 I've got a 1990 Catalina 30 Mark II that needs a new pair of batteries. I've been trying to find
For a reason... Thomasjbrothersjr at 8:18pm 07.08.14 Catalina 22 2/747 Today we spent a bunch of time getting a few things squared away. I rigged the double reefing lines,
Boat Fire Mark Maulden at 8:00pm 07.08.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1176 Another boat fire in Anacortes WA. Two docks away. Google "Anacortes boat fire". Sorry don't know
A/C size recommendation? SailCam at 7:39pm 07.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4741 I recently purchased a used 343 and am planning to install a marine air conditioner. The boat will b
Solo sail Whinestopper at 7:29pm 07.08.14 Day Sailers 1/1217 Hi. I was concerned that I've not read any positive threads about the 170. I took mine out solo th
need a gps / depth finder av8erdunn at 7:24pm 07.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1456 I am buying a 1999 hunter 260 wing keel and am wanting to add a GPS / depth finder to it. Any reccom
through hull fitting ideas for a Mac 21 USCG369 at 6:39pm 07.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/983 My mac Venture 21 has a flexible rubber reinforced hose that allows the keel cable to pass through t
Be Careful with those Shore Connections (1) Nodak7 at 6:24pm 07.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3157 OK...learned a lesson the other day with our 30 amp shore connections. Make sure that they are secur
auto bilge pump RAYPALMER at 6:19pm 07.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/717 auto bilge pump on catalina 28 is not turning off.
Capri 18 new owners (1) smallboatrestoration at 6:06pm 07.08.14 Smaller Boats 6/2616 Just picked up Capri 18 390, a 1989 model. Can someone tell me what the cleats are used for on the m
Any experts on solar to provide an update of things. jbinbi at 5:20pm 07.08.14 Musings With Maine Sail 42/10138 I have searched but not found anything new on solar panels and systems for charging, yet there has b
Pop top pics Captain grog at 4:46pm 07.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1781 On my Mac 2-24 does anyone have pics that they can share of the poptop in the upright position and m
How to raise the salon table on a 2000 passage 450 judybuddy at 4:21pm 07.08.14 Big Boats 3/984 Hi everyone, I've loosened the 't' handle bolt, pulled the pin out as far as it will go and got u
size of spreader bars for 25' O'Day? nadeauM at 3:54pm 07.08.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/618 I lost my spreader bars. I need to confirm the size, mainly length to replace them. All info appre
Overheat Alarm Mike H. at 3:52pm 07.08.14 Big Boats 3/777 We were out last weekend at Duxbury Reef doing some fishing when the overheat alarm came on. We h

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shore power female-end fell in the water dlochner at 3:47pm 07.03.23 Did you reset the circuit breaker on the pedestal? It is likely that it tripped.
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery dlochner at 3:45pm 07.03.23 Disagree, we have 600 amph LIPO batteries and only a 20 amp DCDC charger from starter batt given th
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions Mike H. at 2:45pm 07.03.23 Thank you Don. Getting that scgrew out would be easier if I pulled the whole pump and removed the sc
275 Traveler and Main Sheet (2) Mike C275 33 at 2:39pm 07.03.23 As Codybear notes, whether continuous or separate lines, the real problem with the 275 set up is tha
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions Don S/V ILLusion at 2:36pm 07.03.23 1) The steering is stiff as hell. It takes two hands and some strength to turn the wheel. Is this
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Syversens at 2:35pm 07.03.23 The silly way is only silly if you use your high output alternator as your main source for rechargi
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA JamesG161 at 2:15pm 07.03.23 Tks for doing this, John Don't forget me :biggrin: This started months ago in a Private Message t
Engineering Issues Ward H at 2:13pm 07.03.23 Very scary. Kudos to Dad for reporting it to park services, then following up with FD. His actions
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA Ward H at 2:11pm 07.03.23 Yes, thanks John
Its funny Friday! (1) Ward H at 2:03pm 07.03.23 Along the retirement theme
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA kappykaplan at 1:26pm 07.03.23 Tks for doing this, John. :beer:
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jssailem at 1:14pm 07.03.23
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) SabreToothedEngineer at 1:08pm 07.03.23 If you remove the small bulkhead in front of the V-berth you might get a visual and perhaps even so
Fresh water leak NoReverse at 1:07pm 07.03.23 Close all your thru hulls. Leak when water pump on? Using sink or not? Eliminate all possibili
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question Claude L.-Auger at 12:59pm 07.03.23 If you remove the small bulkhead in front of the V-berth you might get a visual and perhaps even som
cant identify my venture2? micmacirq at 12:57pm 07.03.23 i have a bill of sale from the marina stating the boats past and their right to sell her to get her
cant identify my venture2? micmacirq at 12:55pm 07.03.23 allow me to add the lola sat abandoned for roughly 30 years in a marina before i took posession. sh
Engineering Issues Rich Stidger at 12:52pm 07.03.23 Give me 15 minutes and 4 tubes of JB Weld. No problem.....
cant identify my venture2? kappykaplan at 12:34pm 07.03.23 Please post photos. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question SabreToothedEngineer at 12:32pm 07.03.23 I have both the shelf and the cut-out in the bottom of the locker. The shelf is clearly original to

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