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Hunter 216 hydraulic lift and rudder ggrusso at 10:40am 06.20.13 Smaller Boats 1/1137 I am currently looking to buy a Hunter 216 but my concern is with the hydraulic lift and the rudder.
Pumping from all 3 water tanks DAVID BLOCH at 10:33am 06.20.13 Big Boats 2/801 We rarely pump from our three water tanks, since in the marina we're always connected to city water.
V22-forestay question QuinnMcColly at 9:51am 06.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3037 Hello all! My wife and I wanted to rig our 'new to us' Macgregor V22. The problem we encounted was t
curious about battery charger specs rgarrison@gmail.com at 9:49am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1363 I recently bought a used Cat 30. There is a 5 amp battery charger installed charging 3 batteries. It
Multi-tester shemandr at 9:37am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1745 Both my multi testers are kaput. I need a new one and would like to get a decent one that is easy t
chemical dehumidifiers kpgraci at 9:21am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2255 I bought some of those damp-rid closet dehumidifiers, the ones that come on a hanger and have a plas
VolvoPenta D2-40B Elect. Diag. Needed crzhors at 8:36am 06.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1384 Hello from the jungle, Can anyone lend info on finding a Electrical Schematic for the 2007 D2-40B wi
Depth offset on 2012 H(e)33 Serena1 at 7:39am 06.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1403 I would like to know what the distance is from the depth transducer to the bottom of the keel on a 2
Collecting tools to keep onboard IH82BL8 at 7:29am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 36/3937 I want to keep tools on the boat, separate from my tools at home. Initially I thought I'd buy a bas
Mainsail telltales gettinthere at 7:26am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1053 Looking for some best practice advice for attaching telltails to the edge of our dacron mainsail. Se
VC 17 bottom paint cruising for season in Florida Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 6:38am 06.20.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3265 I'm thinking about taking our 356 down to Charlotte Harbor for the winter from Kentucky Lake. I nee
Rolling Ball - V22 Snoopi at 6:30am 06.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1137 Hello, I am looking for a replacement keel cable rolling ball (or volcano ball?) for an 1978 Macgre
Mac V22 - Rolling Ball Snoopi at 6:29am 06.20.13 Parts Search 0/3549 Hello, I am looking for a replacement keel cable rolling ball (or volcano ball?) for an 1978 Macgre
Beneteau First 32S5 'Sound Wave' Gino at 5:40am 06.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1576 Boat HI
New water heater Ron-Anne at 5:19am 06.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/958 I'm about to install a new water heater and was wondering what I was going to run into with the heat
Topping Lift to Support Davits Piratenorm at 4:22am 06.20.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/743 Good morning all. I have added 50 lbs or solar panels and framework to my davits adding to the weigh
More Help needed for mast raising...H26 abk at 10:23pm 06.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1129 I am a new owner of a 1996 H26... I have been through the manual and CrazyDave from the forum has di
spreader lights LED (3) Navicula at 7:51pm 06.19.13 Big Boats 2/3087 just installed some LED spreader lights.......they work great.........I hooked them up to the deck l
Refinishing deck teak Jwhy at 7:40pm 06.19.13 Catalina 30 1/1333 What is the best product to restore weathered teak?
LED Lights nitepilot at 7:21pm 06.19.13 Day Sailers 3/1591 I want to put up some LED lights for the fourth while my O'Day 20 is at the dock. Anyone ever done t

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Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing (1) dmax at 7:28am 05.15.23 I had a similar problem, S.S. pin in aluminum quadrant - really stuck. I made a press out of 1/4" ba
Advice for a Solo Sailor? fourwhitesocks at 7:25am 05.15.23 A poly line is great because it floats and won't get into your prop if you accidentally forget it's
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:22am 05.15.23 @CapeCodBubs Private message sent to you Dave
Recommissioning a 27 year old Tartan 3800 dmax at 7:06am 05.15.23 "Problem 3: this has existed, and is festering: the "tub" for the shower and fridge drain sump is cr
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 6:50am 05.15.23 I solo sail a LOT. A game changer for me was adding an AIS for sure! Look into the Garmin InReach
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 6:46am 05.15.23 it is made by fluke. :biggrin: For simple diagnostic work some Chinese ones work well. A tech I kn
Advice for a Solo Sailor? fourwhitesocks at 6:29am 05.15.23 I solo sail a LOT. A game changer for me was adding an AIS for sure! Look into the Garmin InReach d
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Leeward Rail at 6:19am 05.15.23 But chump change it is not it is made by fluke. :biggrin: For simple diagnostic work some Chinese
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 6:17am 05.15.23 They slowed the phones to prevent older batteries from suffering a voltage drop that would cause th
What amperage "Entertainment" breaker? P12nash at 6:11am 05.15.23 I need to replace the Entertainment breaker on my DC panel, and neglected to write down what ampera
Using and STORING a Bluetti AC200Max for AC power on a 310 JRT at 6:08am 05.15.23 I'd mount it on the aft bulkhead behind the head, just use stainless through bolts with nice large f
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 6:04am 05.15.23 PiHole on a boat is not impossible. You would just need a cell hotspot to connect to the cell netwo
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dLj at 5:39am 05.15.23 I've been wishing to have the $'s to buy a fluke 120B handheld oscilloscope... Talk about perfect fo
Stanchion bases Seahawk345 at 5:35am 05.15.23 Thanks for the clarification. I'll definitely go to the link for Hunter Owners. Much appreciated....
Engine compartment ventilation BabuBoat at 5:01am 05.15.23 Excellent. My Hunter has a (loud) blower fan and a rather large opening just forward of the engine
Crack in mast post base fiberglass RoyS at 4:46am 05.15.23 I have a 1980 H33 and that post base is an aluminum casting enveloped in fiberglass. On mine the bas
Engine compartment ventilation Terry Cox at 4:44am 05.15.23 Our boat came equipped with an engine room fan.
Acrylic portlight question SailingLoto at 4:37am 05.15.23 I used vhb and dow795 on my Laguna. Was able to find cast acrylic on ebay

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