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Oil Pressure Switch vs Oil Pressure Sender geoffschultz at 4:57am 04.21.13 Engines and Propulsion 28/12888 Last night we were on a 190 nm passage from Manzanillo, Mexico to Ixtapa. Just as I was about to co
2002 hunter 466 forward cabin Fully Detached at 2:36am 04.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1026 Hi there , can anybody tell me if the forward cabin on a 4 cabin version of hunter 466 can be conver
Replacing rotten core deck via inner skin removal pearsoncommander251 at 12:38am 04.21.13 Ask All Sailors 8/3845 Does anyone have expereicne removing rotten core wood from the deck by accessing and Removing Inner
Spinnaker pole size for First 310 Jossette at 12:31am 04.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/978 I lost my spinnaker pole overboard on a windy day with lots of guests aboard. I'm hunting for anoth
weather helm on 250 trevor clarke at 9:08pm 04.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2396 i am in australia and am just purchasing a 250. it has a masthead rig so i wondered if raking my mas
San Juan Islands in August Ken Cross at 8:13pm 04.20.13 Destinations 16/8121 We plan on arriving in the San Juans around Aug 8th or so. It will take us about 2 days to get up th
Balmar alternator??? seadoggie at 7:58pm 04.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/884 Out hunter 40 has a Balmar alternator and a Heartguard charger/inverter. We have always taken day tr
A fender for a P.F.D. Chris Patterson at 6:03pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1794 Yep. This is what I told lovely bride she was getting for a new P.F.D. And if she's real good, I'll
Fractional Rig Headstay tension james2034 at 4:36pm 04.20.13 Big Boats 5/4186 I believe that my 1995 Hunter 35.5 fractional rig is tuned within tolerances, with a profurl furler,
Lavac marine heads Bonzai at 4:33pm 04.20.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/13312 Anyone have experience with these vaccum toilets? How do they hold up?
Yanmar Hour meter Repair Rick486 at 3:43pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2908 Does anyone remember a post with an excellent repair suggestion for the Yanmar flickering hour meter
New Mac 26M owner (PNW) serenity4u2 at 2:00pm 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/821 Looking forward to the rendezvous :)
Waiting, waiting... Roger Long at 1:48pm 04.20.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/8865
Forepeak Teak Finish Panel (2) garyg at 1:40pm 04.20.13 Morgan 1/1895 I own a 1970 Morgan 33 and I designed and fabricated a teak forepeak panel to finish off the origina
Lewmar Folding Wheel (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:52pm 04.20.13 Catalina 310 12/2709 Today is day 2 with the Lewmar folding 32" wheel and I love it. One of the best comfort upgrades I'v
Score! (1) David W at 12:09pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1115 The Boat Show is on here in Victoria, BC, and a local retailer had a great door crasher special. Fi
Repainting the interior of my Mac 25 (6) tkiss13 at 11:16am 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2273 I recently purchased in 1981 Mac 25. It had been sitting for about 3 years half full of water and th
A big step down in size mdsdurango at 11:16am 04.20.13 Trailer Sailors 20/7009 Third, or fourth post on this forum with much gratitude to all for your good advice. I started out a
Spinnaker gear - O'Day 28 SkiRacer1486 at 8:26am 04.20.13 Bigger Boats 0/1478 My family just bought an O'Day 28 and I am exploring options for outfitting the boat with spinnaker
St. Johns River and Electro-scan MSD ybrad at 8:17am 04.20.13 Big Boats 6/1357 Does anyone out there have familiarity with how far up (south) the St. Johns the salinity is high en

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300A T Fuse 12V Johann at 7:56pm 03.23.23 In stock here. https://baymarinesupply.com/blue-sea-class-t-fuse.html#c182b
Sourcing original hull decals Crusty Ol Salt at 7:37pm 03.23.23 You may find those here. Decals Jim... i was thinking the same thing. All of what you are looki
H41 in mast furling dkinzer at 7:33pm 03.23.23 Hunter/Selden recommend being on a slight starboard tack (as opposed to head to wind) when furling t
A/C system maintenance Davidasailor26 at 7:30pm 03.23.23 Check for a bleed valve in the water line somewhere near the pump. If you have one you can open it w
Wind instrument replacement Hayden Watson at 7:20pm 03.23.23 I do not know about that unit but I had a Standard Horizon unit that had the same connector on the b
Wind instrument replacement dlochner at 6:53pm 03.23.23 The cabling and the mount are the same for the 608 and the 310.
Sourcing original hull decals Crazy Dave Condon at 6:51pm 03.23.23 @massnspace Call the forum store and talk with Mike Thomas. He use to be the hunter employee who
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III dlochner at 6:46pm 03.23.23 The chain plates may not be the issue, it is the bulkhead to which they are attached that is a conce
300A T Fuse 12V Davidasailor26 at 6:41pm 03.23.23 Wouldn't I want the Max permissable voltage to be 12V? No, fuses blow based on current, not voltag
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 6:21pm 03.23.23 Wouldn't I want the Max permissable voltage to be 12V?
300A T Fuse 12V Ralph Johnstone at 5:54pm 03.23.23 The one you posted is 125v. That's the maximum permissible DC voltage. You'll be better than goo
Time for a new outboard Crazy Dave Condon at 5:30pm 03.23.23 I retired before that happened in 2017. I looked it up Another one bit the dust. You will find w
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 5:22pm 03.23.23 I did look on Amazon. The one you posted is 125v. The ones I saw were on back order. Grainger might
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 03.23.23 It looks like the former owner put the bracket cockeyed
mast lights Terry Cox at 4:55pm 03.23.23 When you bought the BA9s bulb was it this one for the deck light? We use our deck light quite ofte
Re-packed Stuffing Box, Unexpected Behavior Ralph Johnstone at 4:53pm 03.23.23 There is still no dripping - a good result, I think. You're right. Another supporter of the "kee
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III Tally Ho at 4:43pm 03.23.23
Re-packed Stuffing Box, Unexpected Behavior Tally Ho at 4:35pm 03.23.23 Update: we motored for about 3.5 hours today at an engine speed of 2000 RPM (about 800 rpm on the s
Re-packed Stuffing Box, Unexpected Behavior dkinzer at 4:20pm 03.23.23 Update: we motored for about 3.5 hours today at an engine speed of 2000 RPM (about 800 rpm on the sh
Greywater discharge installation Tally Ho at 3:51pm 03.23.23 I advocate for a stress test every Spring to all thru-hull hoses. Grab it and pull in all direction

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