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Teak Rub Rail pcharn01 at 2:32pm 01.23.23 Catalina 22 10/1234
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? 4Winds at 2:10pm 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3366 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 with furlex100s jib furling system tied into the second of the four holes fo
Winches H26 Marc the army sailor at 12:59pm 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/552 Recommended size/models of self tailing winches to replace stock non self tailing winches?
End Boom Sheeting Kopite at 12:36pm 01.23.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1629 Hello All, I have an '84 Cat 27 that has mid boom sheeting with the curved traveler. I am racing th
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 10:35am 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1726 I am replacing 2 sections of the head liner in the double aft berth in my 2005 Hunter 38. What I wi
Mast cleat (1) ckreitlein at 8:24am 01.23.23 Parts Search 5/1101 I have searched unsuccessfully, I need one (preferably two) mast cleats identical to what I have on
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks (2) w855973 at 7:40am 01.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/832 Would you buy this Hunter 146 with the small cracks in the top of the hull, and at what price?
LPG Change Over Nauti Laopo at 6:38am 01.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/514 I have a 91 Hunter 42 Passage that I'd like to swap out the original stove/oven to propane. Has anyo
Slip n slide! Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 01.23.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2084 A couple of years ago we detailed and then hand waxed the deck. It looked good and stayed cleaner fo
Winter Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 4:54am 01.23.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1768 Awfully quiet over here in these precincts, so thought I would tickle your fancy with a point or two
Has anyone ever installed a Raymarine linear drive autopilot to a Hunter Legend 37? Stella Orion at 9:02pm 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 2/587 I'm looking for pics on an install of a linear drive unit to the Edison quadrant into the port lazer
Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing? dtrask at 2:03pm 01.22.23 Big Boats 6/1143 Has anyone added an NMEA2000 backbone to their Hunter 386? I'm looking to go from the helm station
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 fred1diver at 11:01am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1835 Hey everyone, spring is almost here, I wish! looking to upgrade my galley in my Pearson30 Need new
First Year (1) LD_C310 at 11:01am 01.22.23 Catalina 310 7/1700 Hi all, my first post on the forum - thought I'd share my experiences in my first year with Kismet.
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue (1) heybonzo at 9:32am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1497 212378 The attached image is the interior surface of the boat hull in a semi-accessible space. The
EPropulsion battery Excessive Movement circa1971la at 9:02am 01.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/737 Hi, wondering if anyone has had issues with excessive play in their EPropulsion battery? My new one
Primary Winch Location - Legend 40 TheTexLex at 8:28am 01.22.23 Big Boats 2/820 It appears are if there are different pads available for locating the primaries. Mine are mid cockpi
Beneteau 361 cockpit shower faucet replacement (1) bmadan at 7:29am 01.22.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1496 Running thru my repair list and got to the cockpit shower. The faucet is corroded and I sense it's l
Water heater, electrical enigma TumbleNor at 7:07am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 18/2339 Hello, I wonder if any of you can help me figure this out. I have a water heater Quick BR 23 12 S (1
Chart plotter choice overwhelm mforum at 6:28am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 33/9146

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Quick electrical question, inv. to shore JoeWhite at 4:35pm 05.12.25 If your inverter has a built in relay, you can connect it's output into the house circuit breaker in
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore dLj at 4:25pm 05.12.25 I'm sorry, I'm not understanding your question. Perhaps rephrase it? Is your inverter one of these s
Prop Walk kappykaplan at 4:03pm 05.12.25 Once you learn to use prop walk to your advantage, it is almost like having a thruster on the boat
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms Davidasailor26 at 3:55pm 05.12.25 Do t they always go off at night? At this point I think they are engineered to have the low battery
Prop Walk Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 05.12.25 We have a Flexofold which produces about half the walk of fixed prop. I like having that much to hel
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system Morgan donor at 3:30pm 05.12.25 My Perkins 4-108 initially took a bit of cranking to start. When it fired, it had white exhaust smok
Hunter 30 (1990) Salon Table shemandr at 3:23pm 05.12.25 The store on this site may be able to help. But a 30 year old part may be unavailable. Good news i
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system jssailem at 2:38pm 05.12.25 Here you go. How to start a diesel in sub freezing tempertures. FIKWKEZsyEg
Looking for ideas on galley remodel BigEasy at 2:31pm 05.12.25 Nice!
How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured? (1) stevenhagberg at 2:30pm 05.12.25 Image of "Bob Stay" I also think you should unload mast tension by loosening backstay tension be
New technology : Lightening Protection System (1) jssailem at 2:29pm 05.12.25 Great information for those with less understanding of the power of lightening. Thank you @artboas a
Prop Walk BigEasy at 2:26pm 05.12.25 Learn how to use prop wash & prop walk as well as midship spring lines to your advantage. Really no
Prop Walk (2) jssailem at 2:19pm 05.12.25 I am of two experiences. I had a big "Michigan Wheel" prop on my boat in 2015. It produced signific
New technology : Lightening Protection System artboas at 2:16pm 05.12.25 We have had several discussions about the damage caused by lightning to boaters and their equipment
How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured? stevenhagberg at 2:14pm 05.12.25 In my case it wasn't the same bracket, but the stem fitting itself. Your reach will be more difficu
How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured? stevenhagberg at 2:11pm 05.12.25 I have a 2001 MK III C30. Standard rig. I replaced that bottom bolt with a drop forged eyebolt
Prop Walk kappykaplan at 1:59pm 05.12.25 Not a Beneteau, but I switched from a 3-blade fixed prop to a 3-blade MaxProp several years ago. Th
pearson 33-2 halyards jssailem at 1:53pm 05.12.25 Dave. I went to all rope halyards in 2017. They preform wonderfully.
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system kloudie1 at 1:24pm 05.12.25 A very small air leak between the tank and the inlet of the lift pump can do that.. every connection
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system degas at 1:22pm 05.12.25 I have heard of pre heating systems that can be installed on the Yanmar 3GM series to help with col

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