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Non - Skid Repair jparks at 6:41am 10.16.13 Catalina 310 4/1868 Hello All: I have a 2002 C-310. I have an area of non - skid that needs repair (the size if the r
321 boom vibration AdamCermak at 6:36am 10.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2308 When the main sheet is under load, e.g., under way or bearing down on it to furl the main (in mast),
Oceanis 46 light switches crispin.hull at 12:07am 10.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/5020 Hi I have recently bought a Beneteau Oceanis 46 and cannot contact the previous owner for this rath
2gm20f factory oil rec. not found anymore Jared1048 at 9:25pm 10.15.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2201 I have a 2gm20f circa 1985. In the manual it says to use Shell Rotella 20 wt for temps between 50-70
Fuel tank sediment/water separator? dutchy at 8:25pm 10.15.13 Big Boats 3/1486 Fuel tank on my H34 is way down in the starboard locker along with my 3 batteries. I plan on draini
Battery Switch (1) kingsailor at 7:44pm 10.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/3329 Hey all, Would someone please explain the function of the battery switch. What setting do I use w
smelly bilge cherub78 at 6:25pm 10.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1130 Hi everyone. I have a 78 cherubini27.after repeatedly pressure washing the bilge and all the way ins
Hood Sea Furl 3250 - Parts Urbansailor at 5:55pm 10.15.13 Big Boats 2/4794 When I bought my boat, I noticed that the housing around the furling reel (fairlead and guard spring
Rotted Lazarette Bulkhead unhumble at 5:49pm 10.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1636 Hello: I am (hopefully) buying a 1987 Legend 35.5 and have found the bulkhead between the port cock
Replacing mast sheaves Tom11579 at 5:46pm 10.15.13 Big Boats 1/1074 I have a Hunter 40 Legend and the mast and boom sheaves show a great deal of wear. I would like to
Looking to replace interior cushion material kemahflash at 5:24pm 10.15.13 Big Boats 16/3179 We have a 2002 hunter 456, it has the tan ultra leather interior. Any suggestions on if there is a w
Swing Keel timeiabottle at 5:10pm 10.15.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1145 Hi Anyone ever had there swing keel not go down The threaded rod is free and well greased . Dove and
Forward Hatch Gasket - 1987 23' carboman at 4:56pm 10.15.13 Smaller Boats 1/863 I remember seeing where someone had posted here that they found a source for the forward hatch gask
hunter 25("79 model") trailer configurarion jimhenry at 4:51pm 10.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/662 Does anyone have the specs on stanchion placement, height and width of converting a trailer for floa
knot speed Philip R. at 4:16pm 10.15.13 Bigger Boats 2/981 Is the knot speed indicator at the front? If so,is it a paddle wheel? Can I clean it to make it work
broken screw on travler steveebryant at 1:09pm 10.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1345 Dear Sailors, I have a 1989 Hunter 30. I tried to remove the port cleat on the traveler. It was
First Leg Roger Long at 1:04pm 10.15.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/5478 Jimm arriving in Solomons on Valinor at the completion of the first of many legs of his journey to t
Electrical issue? Michael Meyer at 11:59am 10.15.13 Catalina 310 4/1498 I have been chasing what I think is an electrical issue. A while back my refrigerator wouldn't star
IC 34 1980 traveller raised fixture RikHall at 11:57am 10.15.13 Irwin 3/5050 I have some weakness in the raised portion on which the traveller sits and am looking for suggestion
IC 34 - prop shaft strut RikHall at 11:56am 10.15.13 Irwin 4/3384 I have some play in my prop shaft strut and am looking for suggestions from anyone who has made repa

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Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:53pm 05.14.23 Here's how the older Garmin antennae looked when in stalled according to the manufacturer's instruct
Water holding tank fittings broken fred1diver at 4:52pm 05.14.23 Tried a few things, but it still leaks :thumbsdown: Thinking about replacing the tank for a bladder,
Non Skid; Black Spots jviss at 4:49pm 05.14.23 painting and adding grit like Soft Sand Good analysis, Dave. I have done non-skid repairs using a
Stuffing box- dumb question? Ralph Johnstone at 4:30pm 05.14.23 it begs for replacement. That's about the most descriptive phrase you could apply to the seal :th
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity Timm R Oday25 at 4:27pm 05.14.23 I agree with KappyKaplan . It is upside down . When I mounted mine exactly like that ,I ran the wire
How many have serviced your Winches jviss at 4:20pm 05.14.23 Yes, and it depends. If you've done it before, and do it often enough, it's quick and easy. Should
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity kappykaplan at 4:17pm 05.14.23 That looks like a GPS antenna, but it's upside down. Welcome to the forums. :beer:
Non Skid; Black Spots (1) Tally Ho at 4:06pm 05.14.23 I always give my deck a good scrub with water and Bar Keepers Friend. It is very abrasive, so be ca
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing Tally Ho at 3:57pm 05.14.23
Water holding tank fittings broken fred1diver at 3:34pm 05.14.23
Stuffing box- dumb question? Tally Ho at 3:22pm 05.14.23 That looks really off-line for some reason. If it was me, I would haul the boat, remove the couplin
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 3:06pm 05.14.23 RTFM strikes again! :biggrin::stir:
Non Skid; Black Spots (1) dlochner at 3:04pm 05.14.23 215664 Above is an enlarged section of the OP's photo. Notice the relative uniform shape of the dar
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 3:02pm 05.14.23 This is not good. It should be connected to a breaker on the AC panel. I will have to look into it
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 2:43pm 05.14.23 I think you meant 25% larger. The way the sentence was written, yes, it should be 25%. It was eas
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 2:40pm 05.14.23 (The battery charger breaker on the AC panel does nothing.). This is not good. It should be conne
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 2:38pm 05.14.23 Why don't you just turn the battery charger off instead of wearing out the plugs on your shore powe
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 2:33pm 05.14.23 Rick, I have no reason to believe that there's any issue with running the engine while plugged in.
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jviss at 2:32pm 05.14.23 while only being 125% larger I think you meant 25% larger.
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 2:31pm 05.14.23 I would never do that simply because the two systems are not designed to be simultaneously running.

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