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First. Class 12 1988 astegall11 at 11:54am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1785 Ones anyone know who made the rig on these boats? Is the rod navtec?
1980 37 ft Cherubini mjmercer19248 at 10:43am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1246 I have to replace the throttle and transmission cables. I have a yacht specialties pedestal. Where c
64 volt solar panels Mdpassmo at 9:30am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4384 Arghh I can't find anything on 64 volt solar panels and how to wire them to a boat. Anyone know anyt
Honda 2000i and SmartStart (2) Paul and Judy at 9:23am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2832 I found this article written for the RV crowd but it contains very interesting information regarding
B41 from Myrtle Beach, SC to Annapolis, MD zoya at 9:20am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1506 Hello all, I am taking delivery of a new Oceanis 41 from Beneteau SC factory late september and s
309 Engine Temp Siamese at 8:13am 08.01.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2259 Running my Yanmar at cruising speed, 2800 rpm, my temperature gauge reads 160 degrees. If I run at
Thinking of buying a cutter rig 37' - 1980. Captpete12 at 7:45am 08.01.12 Big Boats 3/1080 I am thinking about buying a hunter 37' cutter. She is a 1980 and had considerable work done to upg
H37-C Forward Cabin Modifications (2) FredV at 7:41am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1614 I've now tested all sleeping quarters on Fred V and have concluded that none of them are "couple com
H37-C Aft Cabin Modifications FredV at 7:30am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/880 The aft cabin makes a fairly decent "single bedroom", but if there's no real need for that, does any
Is a waste-discharge thru-hull really necessary? FredV at 6:50am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/5097 OK, I know this may be a bit unorthodox, but I'm interested to know your opinions on this idea. B
Voltage Drop - Analog versus Link 1000 wgkenney at 6:49am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1914 Hi all, I have a question around voltage readings. I have a Freedom 20 charger / inverter that is
Hunter 240 Boom Kicker installation kenkindy1 at 6:00am 08.01.12 Smaller Boats 5/2047 Hi All, I just received delivery of a boomkicker solid boom support. The boom kicker attaches to
Hunter 37ft Cherubini Prop mjmercer19248 at 5:28am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 18/5547 Hi All, I am new to sailing and this website. I just bought a 1980 37ft Cherubini. Needs work but
Raymarine X5 issues Jimm at 5:04am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2739 Looking for anyone who has had issues with X5 calibration. Installed the wheel pilot 2yrs ago. This
Adler Barbour DMC-12 Parts Needed El_Marinero at 5:03am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1812 Recently purchased a DMC-12 Alder Barbour cool machine. Looks decent, but was curious as to if anyon
Impellor pabraam at 3:14am 08.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2941 Removed the original Johnson (not Yanmar!) impeller from my 3JH4E Yanmar engine. However lubrificati
Ran Into a Bridge Today... JoelHoover at 8:19pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3118 Sooo, currently my boat is in the Port of Los Angeles. There's 2 ways out of the port, the long way
anchor windlass causing breaker to pop karenhodgson at 7:38pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 11/5499 we have a 2000 hunter 450 passage and are recently experiencing a problem with our windlass. the cir
Cabin wood finish Chet Knights at 7:12pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 3/1519 My '86,34' needs some restoration of the wood finish in the cabin. Does anyone know how the wood w
Simple Traveler Upgrade (2) primetime at 7:08pm 07.31.12 Catalina 30 35/8214 Hi- I'm in the process of slowly and modestly improving a 1980 C-30 tall rig which is currently in

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Selden Rodkicker strut replacement nightowle at 11:58pm 01.17.23 My Selden gas strut gave up the ghost after 22 years this past fall. I bought a replacement with a
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:08pm 01.17.23
Anyone selling Hunter 38? Tally Ho at 7:14pm 01.17.23 https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2008-hunter-38-8594902 Greg
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 7:11pm 01.17.23 Good to hear you found a suitable boom replacement. Mine is still in the garage so I know you didn't
Corrosion On Engine (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 01.17.23 There is a bunch of corrosion and not sure if is worthe repairing. I'd really be worried that y
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young stickinthemud57 at 6:58pm 01.17.23 I grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, and in the course of planning for a cruise with my old buddies d
Corrosion On Engine (3) Mclovin at 6:48pm 01.17.23 ok so i pulled it apart with alot of work. There is a bunch of corrosion and not sure if is worthe r
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 6:39pm 01.17.23 If the tape is in the track I would remove it. It's likely to come off as the sail goes up and down
Single handing FDL S2 at 6:17pm 01.17.23 What do you think about glueing down outdoor carpet on the sole of the cockpit? On my Hunter, I hav
Think your PO made mistakes? ...3TacksontheWater at 5:58pm 01.17.23 My first Catalina 22 had pedestal steering. It was wonderful for single handed sailing. You could ea
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights Greg Mott at 5:44pm 01.17.23 Thanks Dave, I have never heard of pressurizing the hull before. I will give this a try!
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights Greg Mott at 5:43pm 01.17.23 An old marina yard trick is to pressurizing the cabin and look for air bubbling out from anything s
A good 31' +/- for a 77 year young Hollyberry at 4:27pm 01.17.23 It would be good to know your approximate budget and any restrictive factors (draft, bridge clearanc
Dometic Refrigerator Update kappykaplan at 3:52pm 01.17.23 Looks great!:beer:
Busted Mast (2) sbrogden at 3:33pm 01.17.23 Mast has been put back together. Here's a look at the repair. I covered the joint with aluminum tap
Dometic Refrigerator Update (2) patbratton at 3:25pm 01.17.23 I got the galley rail on yesterday. I drilled it from the bottom and countersunk the screws. It work
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 2:36pm 01.17.23
Single handing WI Rigger at 1:48pm 01.17.23 What do you think about glueing down outdoor carpet on the sole of the cockpit? On my Hunter, I have
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Leeward Rail at 1:17pm 01.17.23 these systems all use R134a which can be found $10-$20 at any auto parts store Not in Canada, with
Water stains to lacquer finish arf145 at 12:42pm 01.17.23 I don't know about back in 93, but I believe that stain colored varnish (or polyurethane) is in fact

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