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Fuel Tank question Alansails at 5:39am 07.26.13 Catalina 310 17/3692 After our trip on our 310, which had been flat sailed on an inland lake-engine had only 130 hrs on a
Maxwell Winch replacement letsgo at 5:31am 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/5652 1984 h34. My Maxwell Winches need repair/replacement. I don't race the boat. The price per unit can
1984 h34 with a Grunier compressor letsgo at 5:15am 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/710 l have a 1984 h34 with a Grunier compressor. Worked until this season. Fan runs but does not cool th
Matrix+ AIS GX2150 Ken13559 at 10:34pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3561 Anyone uses this Standard Horizon GX2150 vhf? Appreciate feedback on how good/bad the AIS perform? I
Introduction Tedd at 10:05pm 07.25.13 Sailing Motorcyclists 8/140985 I'm not sure I quite qualify for this forum, because I don't actually have a sailboat! But I am ser
Bottom paint ?? adamskeith at 9:14pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 11/2075 I recently purchased a Hunter 23 that I plan to sail in fresh water . There are so many bottom / ant
Connecting two chains for windlass use (2) Rich Stidger at 8:03pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/17288 In the past I have used a connecting link like in the first picture below. You peen over the four p
Broken rudder hold down cable. Roadking Larry at 7:34pm 07.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1531 After having a fine afternoon on the boat doing a little maintenance and adding a tiller tamer, ever
Large hatch and top hatch (1) Jtbarker at 7:32pm 07.25.13 Catalina 22 8/1508 Hi, I wanted to see if there is a company that makes plexiglass hatches for my 1982 Catalina 22. The
Blew a diesel hose higgs at 6:23pm 07.25.13 Engines and Propulsion 10/4855 Blew a fitting and it sprayed diesel all over my bilge. Not gallons, but enough to smell. What do
Speed and Sail Trim. geehaw at 5:58pm 07.25.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/10761 Last weekend I was out in about 20 knot winds. I weas sailing with a reefed main and a genoa. Heel w
Powering A/C at anchor GeorgiaBII at 5:19pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 21/4070 I've got a 5000 btu window A/C unit installed in my cabin into the lazerette. I'm thinking a 800/900
NMEA Mux (multiplexer) recommendation? jviss at 5:13pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4277 I need a NMEA 0183 Mux. I have been putting it off for years, toying with the idea of converting to
Added 235w Solar Panel to H33 (15) sea_casper at 3:32pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4677 Deciding to go Solar, I observed that the best buys in Solar Panels per watt are those in the 200-25
Help with identifying my old Jib Furler (1) jrowan at 2:59pm 07.25.13 Catalina 30 1/1168 Hello, I am trying to repair our jib furler which now has a broken lower drum plate. I cannot orde
Does anyone recognize this Brand & model of furler? (1) jrowan at 2:57pm 07.25.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1700 Hello, I am trying to repair our jib furler which now has a broken lower drum plate. I cannot or
Fixed A-Frame Mast Raising System (1) kpgraci at 2:16pm 07.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 16/18344 Stepped the mast yesterday using a gin pole and wire bridle for baby stays...I'm still not happy wit
engine size and shroud length billdoherty at 1:08pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 8/1848 a friend has an old johnson 25hp. Will the 25.5 be capable of handling the size, weight and power.
Hunter 25.5 owner's manual Happy Daze at 1:04pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 7/8216 Does anyone know where I can get any type of owner's /tec/spec guide for an "85 model 25.5 actually
12/120V Portable Refrigerator/Freezer cscott at 1:01pm 07.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2484 Dometic CF-35 Refrigerator/Freezer Just purchased a Dometic CF-35 Refrigerator/Freezer to use on my

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CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! jviss at 4:11am 05.25.23 Very cool project and result. I would like to have the same setup. In thinking about doing this,
Engine Alinement jviss at 4:04am 05.25.23 I consider this project successfully completed. Thank you for following up and congrats on a figur
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! CYQK at 3:44am 05.25.23 that is an example, few in todays world, of greatness!!!!
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change NYSail at 3:34am 05.25.23 When changing the on engine filter (secondary) always fill the bowl before you screw back on. Assume
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 05.24.23 My question would be - would adding a fresh water tank in the bow (say 26 gallons/110 Litres) help
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 05.24.23 Changing the filter seems should be a simple job, but somehow I have a way of complicating it. Yo
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind graeme000 at 8:55pm 05.24.23 What about one of those anchor sails? They help keep the boat pointed into the wind at anchor. T
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind SycloneDriver at 8:40pm 05.24.23 What about one of those anchor sails? They help keep the boat pointed into the wind at anchor.
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 05.24.23 I consider this project successfully completed. Just goes to show that clean living and an in dep
Hunter replacement rudder assembly Tally Ho at 6:50pm 05.24.23
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 6:37pm 05.24.23 I just dealt with what I thought was going to be a bent shaft after hitting a small log. I had a so
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch Tally Ho at 5:46pm 05.24.23 You know, this has me thinking. I have "outlets" to the water, just above the waterline and that w
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change Tally Ho at 5:31pm 05.24.23 I would re-bleed the system, and pay particular attention to cylinder #3. Once you are sure you have
Circuit panel wiring question. Wm. Gill at 5:23pm 05.24.23 Maybe you should start a little contest about what's under the Dymo label! My guess is VHF. Deci
Sleeping on 22 new design morbidfollower at 5:21pm 05.24.23 Please post your thoughts after you've used your v berth set-up. I'm interested to know how you l
Plans for hurricane season 2023? shemandr at 5:16pm 05.24.23 A problem in the Stuart area is that marinas typically don't have a lot of dry land storage. In par
Engine Alinement Dan Anthony at 4:52pm 05.24.23 Thank you everyone. The new mounts are exactly like the original mounts. They should have been a
Plans for hurricane season 2023? capta at 4:28pm 05.24.23 Thanks for sharing , very useful info . i never thought of using carpet remnants. You are welcome.
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 CapeCodBubs at 4:28pm 05.24.23
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54pm 05.24.23 Got your message and will call Friday. Picture of inspection port in relation to hull drain please

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