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Life lines questions fred1diver at 6:08pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1060 Quick question, my Pearson 30 only has the top lifeline and no hole for a mid height one, is that ok
Yanmar 1gm questions Gerry DELICH at 6:08pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 5/837 My 1gm tachometer is slow / sluggish to respond to throttle settings. Is it the tachometer which is
Troubleshooting wind display (2) kbgunn at 5:23pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 5/2626 I have a Raymarine i60 wind instrument and display. The display will show wind direction but doesn't
Head Floor Non Skid fox9988 at 12:15pm 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 4/599 The (textured) floor of my head curves up with the hull. Dangerous with soapy feet while showering.
Lee cloths Waybad at 10:40am 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 7/2032 Has anybody used a open webbing or netting type material lee cloths for warmer climates? Tapered op
Removing Dyneema Core Project_Mayhem at 5:53am 04.05.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1450 I have some 1/4" Warpspeed line on my furler that I need to remove some line from. It's woven very t
1996 22' MK II delaminating in bilge under cockpit (1) lostsailor at 7:07pm 04.04.23 Catalina 22 1/718
Compression Post--1978 30 foot rdalessio at 6:27pm 04.04.23 Mid-Size Boats 9/1686 Have any of you replaced what looks to be an I-beam connecting the compression post to the keel? Mi
Shaft Alignment MikeHoncho at 6:01pm 04.04.23 Engines and Propulsion 19/5286 I have experiences a bad "rattle" after hitting a log with my '78 Hunter 30 with a Brunton Autoprop.
1980 Hunter 33 Shaft Bearing Dimensions? Matt DV at 3:56pm 04.04.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1199 Hello mates. I am in the process of removing my propeller. I also want to replace my Shaft Bearing (
Seeking Catalina 22 Main Sail fedeadelb at 1:53pm 04.04.23 Catalina 22 2/610 Hi all, I am looking for a Catalina 22 Main Sail. Located in the Bay Area. Interested in purchasing
Recommended maintenance/checks during haulout? skunther at 12:31pm 04.04.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1027 Doing my first haulout of my 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 on Monday for a bottom paint, and wondering wha
Zinc on strut? skunther at 12:04pm 04.04.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/4588
Furling Line Options AlastairLC at 11:10am 04.04.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2011
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages dlochner at 8:25am 04.04.23 Musings With Maine Sail 23/6578 How does an FET isolator, like Victron's Argofet handle different charging protocols? For example a
upper life line an original cable stanchion Rick.johnson at 8:09am 04.04.23 Big Boats 1/665 Hi guys i have a 40 ft hunter legend an will be needing to replace the upper life on the deck any k
Catalina Smile - keel repair or engineered fix on Catalina 36 (6) jimboslice at 7:20am 04.04.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/89 Hello everyone, thanks in advance for the help. I am considering purchasing this 1984 catalina 36 a
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? (6) jimboslice at 7:16am 04.04.23 Ask All Sailors 11/3775 Hello all, thanks in advance I am considering purchasing this 1984 catalina 36 and completing the t
Engraved hull number on P450 henri at 6:12am 04.04.23 Big Boats 3/800 Hello, Does someone know where is the hull number engraved on a Hunter passage 450 ? Same question
Masthead rebuild (1) Valerieflyer at 8:07pm 04.03.23 Catalina 22 0/588 Hi, Our boat did not have an anchor light or a mount for an antenna and when trying to disassemble

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Mast crack hunter 23 rgranger at 8:22am 08.12.25 If you cut off the stump all of the standing rigging will be to short. Think twice before you cut.
B&G Auto pilot device not found colemj at 8:21am 08.12.25 It probably got deselected as a source. Go to to the sources menu and see if it is unchecked. If s
Older solar intake vent. jssailem at 8:21am 08.12.25 Conceptually yes. Unless an engineering student decided to install a diode to prevent the reverse po
Older solar intake vent. colemj at 8:11am 08.12.25 I suspect you cannot replace the NiCad with a lithium because most rechargeable lithiums require a c
Hunter 41 2007 water heater to engine heat exchanger hose replacement (1) MFD at 7:53am 08.12.25 The water tank hoses are on the upper left (facing aft) of the water pump. The two you can see here
Mariner 19 Vang vs Gnav shemandr at 7:49am 08.12.25 I can't comment on the gnav because I don't know what it is. The only comment I can offer is that
Mast crack hunter 23 Shacklepin at 7:48am 08.12.25 If you cut off the stump all of the standing rigging will be to short. Think twice before you cut.
Replacing injectors JamesG161 at 7:45am 08.12.25 So my question is ... what causes an injector to leak fuel? Normally a bronze washer between the I
Recommissioning head and holding tank Project_Mayhem at 7:33am 08.12.25 A 12-15% dilution of muriatic (hydrocloric) acid --available from most hardware stores--will clean
Lifting a Hunter 23.5 on straps Project_Mayhem at 7:26am 08.12.25 Straps should be placed fore and aft of the keel in most cases. Sometimes, due to prop shafts and ot
We are expecting a Heat wave.. A Tropical heat wave.... jssailem at 7:22am 08.12.25 I am up on the beach in Washington. We have had fog.. The beginning of Faugust every morning. It has
Invest 97L (2) JamesG161 at 7:17am 08.12.25 This will be the first Hurricane of the 2025 season. Both model in close agreement. I show both at
Invest 97L JamesG161 at 7:08am 08.12.25 Due to SBO problems, I am not able to modify the Title of this Post Invest 97L --> Tropical Storm E
B&G Auto pilot device not found rgranger at 6:55am 08.12.25 ....??? Call B & G?
A new look at tides... rgranger at 6:51am 08.12.25 Makes sense when you think about it. Yep! Where I am currently living, we have 6 foot tides. An
AIS Questions Hello Below at 6:38am 08.12.25 Do I need to register a new number with a new owner etc etc? If it is an AIS transeiver as describ
Replacing injectors BigEasy at 6:36am 08.12.25 Can you send them to a rebuild service. Years ago I sent the injectors for a Yamaha outboard to a s
Hunter 41 2007 water heater to engine heat exchanger hose replacement (1) Tucker67 at 6:33am 08.12.25 Thanks for the insight. Feel better about giving it another shot. will put some PB Blast on it and s
Hunter 41 2007 water heater to engine heat exchanger hose replacement MFD at 5:31am 08.12.25 Thanks for the pics, they will be helpful for me when I get ready to do this as well. For the seala
We are expecting a Heat wave.. A Tropical heat wave.... (1) MFD at 5:27am 08.12.25 Weather predictions shows the last full sunny day today, then mild cloud cover coming up for a few d

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