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hunter 310 water heater replacement jimbesikof at 5:59pm 06.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1927 I have a 2000 Hunter 310, The water heater is rusting a the bottom. I am going to replace it, but it
New main or live with the old? Old Sailor 2 at 5:38pm 06.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/712 As I work my way upgrading my '92 Passage I find new stuff to do every day. Our boat Gratitude sail
Starting Problem ridetheocean at 2:59pm 06.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1825 Hello, thanks for all the help on the stanchion question. I have another question. Sometimes wh
Sea Slide - anyone use this? gord331victoria at 2:25pm 06.11.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2503 Anyone using this product? I am contemplating using it on my Bene 331, as up here in Canada, I am ti
Battery Box Rant Griffinroydonald at 2:00pm 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1691 I have been chasing some electrical problems in the wiring for my boat and made the following discov
Boats & Grease wufibugs at 1:27pm 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3420 Kloudie's comment on another thread about steering cables got me to thinking that when I took down t
Made Some Decisions Bad Obsession at 1:17pm 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 34/4541 Most of you will remember my post about selling my Catalina 30. There are a lot of decisions that g
Sailboat Trailer IslandDreamer at 12:21pm 06.11.13 Trailer Sailors 1/1718 Does anyone have an experience with Custom Sailboat Trailers located in Bacliff Texas? I am looking
Water temp and sending unit Jtoben at 12:04pm 06.11.13 S2 2/1181 We are considering replacing the engine raw water temp cold/hot gauge with one that has the actual t
sail patching doug fulp at 11:35am 06.11.13 Catalina 22 2/845 I have a small tear in my main sail (catalina 22), can someone recommend the best way to patch the s
Wheel and rudder alignment ranchu56 at 11:29am 06.11.13 Big Boats 1/766 ALCON, Installing Raymarine wheel-pilot on the Admiral's boat. Wheel with keyway centered at the t
stern bearing jaraman at 11:16am 06.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/754 What are the dimension of the cutlass bearing for a 393 with 30mm shaft
B First 310 Electrical Breakers/Panel Parts JRacer at 11:12am 06.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1866 I had to add some breakers to my 92 Beneteau First 310. Back of the breaker panel shows it was made
Spinaker pole mast ring. Happy Daze at 10:55am 06.11.13 Smaller Boats 3/1323 OK guys! Anyone know how high the spinnaker pole ring is on the mast? Apparently a spinnaker was an
Prop Shaft Spec's for (Yanmar) 40.5 Rick D at 10:11am 06.11.13 Big Boats 1/793 I got this info from Hunter and thought I'd post it. I'd like to find a place to stick it for others
MacGregor 26X stern rails Justin_NSA at 9:31am 06.11.13 Parts Search 2/9541 I thought I'd give this a try. I am looking for a used pair of original 26X stern rails for my 26S
Hunter 23 110% or 135% Genoa Size??? jimfrankelly at 9:21am 06.11.13 Smaller Boats 6/1733 I am going to buy new sails for my 1987 Hunter 23 and would like advice on whether to choose a 110%
The Lite Cylinder Propane Tank Recall Bob S at 9:17am 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 23/9316 http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/portal/site/PHMSA/menuitem.ebdc7a8a7e39f2e55cf2031050248a0c/?vgnextoid=7c73
Looking to Rendezvous in Puget Sound or San Juans valhallasailingtv at 9:04am 06.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/719 hello: i sail outta Seattle and would like to meet up with other macgregor sailor's to rendezvous...
Question for Victron BMV-600S Battery Monitor Users JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:59am 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1834 Hi, I installed a Victron BMV-600S battery monitor this year. I tried to program it this weekend bu

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Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 7:15pm 05.13.23 opps :facepalm: The link diameter has a 125% over design factor. So depending of the link Size, yo
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Georgedoyle at 5:31pm 05.13.23 We are in the middle of tracing out our wiring for the same purpose. We're looking to set up a plan
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 5:17pm 05.13.23 The only downside might be that both parties have to be WhatsApp subscribers, which is not a big de
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 4:59pm 05.13.23
Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Rich McD at 4:45pm 05.13.23 Thanks Dave. I spoke to Adam at MT. It was a dead end but a great tip. He was really responsive. I s
Vordus at 4:43pm 05.13.23 Possessed by this song _TVBCl4CvZE
Non Skid; Black Spots DaveJ at 4:05pm 05.13.23 I had the same issue, I think. I removed the black by using a good boat soap, a medium bristle brush
Hauturier equivalent in USA? xavpil at 4:00pm 05.13.23 They may accept parts of your current license and give you some sort of credit, Where did you get
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 3:44pm 05.13.23 This is my informed advice on Anchor chains. Anchor chain Engineer Jim...
Hauturier equivalent in USA? Joe at 3:43pm 05.13.23 When I first came back from Europe, I was talking with a New York City tug boat captain, and he tol
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? MikeHoncho at 3:40pm 05.13.23
Refilling CNG Tank MikeHoncho at 3:33pm 05.13.23
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 3:32pm 05.13.23 you can lose 125% of the link diameter and still be ok. opps :facepalm: The link diameter has a 1
Non Skid; Black Spots Joe at 3:27pm 05.13.23 Try acetone. It works well removing carbon grease rubber types of marks.... such as shoe sole scuf
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 3:25pm 05.13.23
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 3:20pm 05.13.23 Huh? If you lose 125% of something, you've lost everything and then some. My best guess - missing
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dLj at 3:14pm 05.13.23 I talk, text and exchange photos and videos with a surprising number of boat owners all over the wo
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 2:59pm 05.13.23 PS: you can lose 125% of the link diameter and still be ok. Huh? If you lose 125% of something, y
Anchor windlass cautionary tale kappykaplan at 2:58pm 05.13.23 Great detective work and summary. :beer:
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 2:40pm 05.13.23 If not, why would this be corroding so significantly? Water dripping on or regularly exposed to ra

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