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Reliability of B&R Rig Boilermaker5175 at 12:51pm 11.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5042 Although I find much to like about Hunter sailboats, particularly for lake sailing/coastal cruising,
Hunter 23.5 decals djpryor at 12:42pm 11.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1322 I have a 23.5 Hunter that I need to replace the striping ' decals. Does anyone know where I can purc
New cockpit drain through hulls Minnesail at 11:54am 11.01.13 Catalina 22 8/5041 I have a 1974 Catalina 22 that still has the original cockpit drain setup. I've read here that Catal
question about 15 O'Day's year and model jerryvowles at 11:46am 11.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/769 I have a 15' O'Day Hull No. 3015, Class No. 333 I got this info from a name plate I'm mounting a s
oil and water dont mix patman75 at 10:25am 11.01.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1154 Got a mighty YSM 12, 78 vintage and just blew a head gasket, so sea water in the crankcase. Im going
Cheap Boat Antifreeze funsail at 10:07am 11.01.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2336 It's time for winterizing and the price for RV/Boat antifreeze is getting very high. I have seen a m
Adler-Barbour Refrigerator Thermostat (1) cnardell at 10:07am 11.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/7033 Since I bought the Hunter 290 new in 2001, the refrigerator has been problematic, primarily due to t
best mouth horn?-Horatio Hornblower? Ward S at 9:39am 11.01.13 Parts Search 7/4395 At the Annapolis Boat Show earlier this month, Pam Wall of West Marine, showed and told of the Horat
Pressurized water to elegance head lillia28 at 5:51am 11.01.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3751 I am considering upgrading my Mariner 28 to a Raritan Elegance electric head. The boat does not have
Leaking thru Keel Bolts n4hhm at 5:07am 11.01.13 The Cherubini Hunters 12/4475 OK Old Timers, Here's the situation. H 27 with very little keel leak resting in slip. More pronounce
Source for H37 Cutter water tanks lingerfeltja at 8:31pm 10.31.13 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2337 I am the very happy new owner of a 1982 H37-cutter. The content and enthusiasm of this group was a m
Rough Bottom on H216 bobbened444 at 7:40pm 10.31.13 Smaller Boats 3/1026 I have a nine-year old Hunter 216 that has always been sailed in salt water. The bottom has been pa
Beneteau 40 winterizing ac unit Captpete12 at 7:17pm 10.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1297 What is the best way to winterized the cruise air unit
Boat Survey - when and at what price point? whitejw1967 at 6:21pm 10.31.13 Ask All Sailors 25/7554 I am looking to buy a pocket cruiser ideally at or below $10,000. I've found what I think is a great
Traveler Philip R. at 5:48pm 10.31.13 Bigger Boats 8/1725 Can I move the traveler on a 27' from the the rear to over the hatch?
correct anchor chain sunwindsea at 5:44pm 10.31.13 Catalina 30 4/1636 Is 1/4 heavy enough? I am on the verge of buying a windlass for my C-30 (1979). I am trying to chos
Roller Furling UV Strips firehoser75 at 5:07pm 10.31.13 Ask All Sailors 22/10353 Has anyone used a cloth called Odyssey as the UV protection strips on their roller furling genoa? Th
Catalina 30 depth gauge acox271929 at 2:57pm 10.31.13 Catalina 30 4/3435 I have a 1991 Catalina 30 MK II ? Tall rig. I know the keel is 5' 6" deep. But since the transducer
Problem with table in main cabin jackberry at 1:41pm 10.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1274 My table on my 1992 Hunter Legend has gotten very resistant to moving either around or up/down. How
The Cause Of Accidents Like This BayMan at 11:10am 10.31.13 Ask All Sailors 33/4400 Just read an article of a 70' with 7' draft that was making 6 knts when it tried sailing over a roc

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MPPT controller location (1) Deleted member 117556 at 6:07am 03.05.23 On my 310 the solar MPPT controller and battery monitor are mounted on the port side in the compartm
Drinking water filter thinwater at 5:47am 03.05.23 We use an filter when filling the tanks and then use a Brita Filter pitcher for drinking and cookin
Drinking water filter RoyS at 5:38am 03.05.23 We shock treat according to Peggy's instructions in the Spring. We fill the tank by running through
Drinking water filter dlochner at 5:38am 03.05.23 My marina had good water so I don't pre-filter it going in, but I would where I don't know the wate
Boat hook All U Get at 5:36am 03.05.23
Boat hook dlochner at 5:35am 03.05.23 So far I haven't found that to be the case.... maybe in a few more years. The application might h
Drinking water filter JBP-PA at 5:31am 03.05.23 I have the standard 10 inch under sink cartridge filter with a good carbon filter. I have been usin
Drinking water filter Sailor Sue at 5:25am 03.05.23 Just like Dave, we use a filter on the hose when we're filling the tank. We also installed a filter
Boat hook Sailor Sue at 5:17am 03.05.23 I have tried a pop rivet, they don't last long. There is often some twisting force on the pole, thi
Drinking water filter dlochner at 4:57am 03.05.23 We use an filter when filling the tanks and then use a Brita Filter pitcher for drinking and cooking
Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas dlochner at 4:21am 03.05.23 An interesting article on anchoring the PNW. https://loosecannon.substack.com/p/the-cqr-aint-that-b
Boat hook dlochner at 4:19am 03.05.23 A pop rivet or two would also have worked. I have tried a pop rivet, they don't last long. There
MPPT controller location dlochner at 4:08am 03.05.23 I'll keep an eye out for this problem, but installing under the bimini should reduce it significant
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Ralph Johnstone at 10:28pm 03.04.23 I also checked the switch, I put my tester on the terminal and on the body while pushing the switch
MPPT controller location SJN at 8:39pm 03.04.23 I apologize for typos in above message. Typing will cradling a laptop offers less than professiona
MPPT controller location SJN at 8:20pm 03.04.23 Hello! This is a worhty project. I mounted two flexible 100W solar panel to the Bimini. Wires ra
Longitudinal prop crack Michael Davis at 8:06pm 03.04.23
H26 centerboard bracket (1) rgranger at 7:54pm 03.04.23
Longitudinal prop crack PK123 at 7:33pm 03.04.23 I keep my first bigger boat there when I lived in Surrey. The boat before our current boat was on t
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Hans Baart at 7:33pm 03.04.23 Do you mean when the key is on, but the engine is not running? Greg Yes. Thanks

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