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The ghost ship of Diamond Shoals Captain Larry-DH at 7:13am 11.02.22 Destinations 2/1121 This is some interesting sailing history which remains a mystery - S6XPAYjCCAc
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? (2) xavpil at 5:50am 11.02.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 32/3935 Hi all i have a 1980 cat 27 Both bulkheads serve as a separation wall for the head Or the closet acr
deck hardware: what is this called? (1) 4Winds at 1:17pm 11.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/794 I lost the pin to this guide wire anchor. You can see what it looks like on same item lower left. An
Jib sheet length Cederholm at 12:59pm 11.01.22 Catalina 30 1/901 My 1980 Catalina 30 came to me as a project with neither sails or running rigging. I'm starting to s
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 11:10am 11.01.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1664 Anyone with a full cockpit enclosure have experience leaving it up in a northern winter? My enclos
Keel sag orion440 at 9:34am 11.01.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1616 Hello all I have a problem that I can only think to call it keel sage but it may not have anything t
What do you have at the top of your mast? (1) SDS3 Sailors at 9:15am 11.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3245 What do you have at the top of your mast? I have the (unfotunate) opportunity to start from scratch
Slip Unavailability AlastairLC at 8:19am 11.01.22 Ask All Sailors 20/4058 The two marinas on Lake Pleasant where I sail in Arizona have long waiting lists for slips, and when
Cockpit enclosure panels Mclovin at 3:49am 11.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/592 Does anyone know of have suggestions to buy or have made cockpit side panels for 2001 hunter 460. W
Hunter 460 head sail running rigging Mclovin at 6:04pm 10.31.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/555 Hi all, We bought a 2001 hunter 460 last summer. Love it, been using it a tone. Since we have had i
Macerator pump won't run. JoeK at 4:44pm 10.31.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2682 So I ran my Jabsco macerator pump dry for more than the recommended 15 seconds and it shut down. Now
Rope to Wire - O-Day 25 CShev at 3:25pm 10.31.22 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2189 Hi All, I'm new here ( pleased to meet you), I picked up a lovely 79 O'Day 25 about two months ago
Saltwater hose to engine (1) 4Winds at 2:34pm 10.31.22 Engines and Propulsion 24/4518 What hose should I be using to connect seawater strainer to engine? I tried 3/4" 80psi heater hose b
Winterizing question George Braun at 11:28am 10.31.22 Big Boats 17/1845 New-to-us 2008 Hunter 36. With the goal of winterizing the house water system, drained the tank at
Port shades/covers (1) rgranger at 9:52am 10.31.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1206 Hi All I saw these covers on a boat ad and thought there were great... but the search terms I have
Fender covers- Yes or No? Rich Stidger at 7:23am 10.31.22 Ask All Sailors 29/3520 I have heard that using fender covers is bad because they trap dirt and will then abraid the topside
OEM Bimini support structure (1) 4Winds at 7:19am 10.31.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/945 What is OEM mfr for 2005 Hunter 33 aluminum Bimini support structure? I need to acquire new struts (
4.108 winterizing CYQK at 4:33am 10.31.22 Ask All Sailors 24/1728 My first time winterizing this engine When you run rv antifreeze through the system do you leave it
New Legend 35 owner here. pete c at 4:09am 10.31.22 Big Boats 6/909 Looking to hear from other HL35 owners,. Is there a checklist out there for things to check specif
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? Meis at 12:18pm 10.30.22 Ask All Sailors 17/7885 I have had a person interested in possibly buying my boat that wants to know the Hull ID Number prio

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11.0 battery wiring jssailem at 8:12am 05.05.25
BATTERY? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:11am 05.05.25 8ds are too heavy to easily manage physically and have no advantage over other options. As to the ot
Luff Extrusion length for hunter 23.5 Dzzz at 8:10am 05.05.25
Tight furler Project_Mayhem at 7:54am 05.05.25 I was exclusively referring to the line that goes around the drum. My last boat had a smaller Hood f
Luff Extrusion length for hunter 23.5 SteveHughessails at 7:53am 05.05.25 Welcome to the forum. I wish I had the answer for you. I have only just experienced the joy of furli
Battery recommendation - anchor windless mermike at 6:47am 05.05.25 People talk about special fusing on the batteries. Bascily if you have any sort of working fuse or
Is this crackling sound normal shemandr at 6:36am 05.05.25 ...he said it's the plastic inside the cabin. I don't know what it's called, it's the plastic mold
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? AndyL at 6:25am 05.05.25 Random question was your 04 at Annapolis Sail School before you got her? We bought it from an own
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 6:01am 05.05.25 I feel every single word of that. That's why, after just a few minutes of trying, I decided not to
Down the (New Design) Hatch! Gene Neill at 5:44am 05.05.25 I feel every single word of that. That's why, after just a few minutes of trying, I decided not to r
Access to the underside deck from the salon? shemandr at 5:29am 05.05.25 For my Hunter of that vintage there were buttons that covered fasteners of some sort. I don't remem
Is this crackling sound normal JBP-PA at 5:22am 05.05.25 When it's in the water it might not be so bad, water supports the hull better. I'm sure there is a
Is this crackling sound normal shemandr at 5:18am 05.05.25 That's a lot of creaking. Do you want to buy that?
Tight furler Terry Cox at 4:15am 05.05.25 Is there anything I might want to do to give it a tuneup? Do you have a Hood double line system? I
Non binary boaters Leeward Rail at 2:14am 05.05.25 young men who only cared about girls, fast cars, and drinking cheap beer. As opposed to old men wh
Tight furler garymalmgren at 1:57am 05.05.25
Tight furler jssailem at 9:35pm 05.04.25 If you adjust the back stay you tighten the forestay. It is the way adjustable backstays work. Adjus
Battery recommendation - anchor windless dLj at 8:46pm 05.04.25 I like AGM's for start batteries and AGM's for my bow thruster and windlass. I prefer Lifeline AGM's
Tight furler skunther at 8:40pm 05.04.25 You may have a slack forestay. If the forestay has a lot of play this can cause the extrusion to be
Bench testing alternator Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 05.04.25 I'm looking to get this bench tested at an auto parts store...I'm guessing that to test this altern

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