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How many impellers? (1) flightlead404 at 3:34pm 10.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1508 I had some slightly reduced cooling the other weekend, thought I'd investigate. I've owned the boat
23.5 interior/navigation light bulbs (1) Orbweaver at 8:02am 10.17.22 Smaller Boats 4/1019 I want to replace all my bulbs with LEDs, but I'm not sure what type of bulb this is. I tried search
Sink in C&C 30 MK I? ManuKai at 5:30am 10.17.22 C&C 6/2161 The sink in my 1982 C'C 30 has a hole. I told my mate that scrubbing the rust so aggressively was a
Where is the Mac 25 cored? "Crackling" sound in the cabin benches? HeelBoy at 4:58am 10.17.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/930 Well, the decks and soles and cockpit etc were all great, It was stored in a pole barn out of the el
Passage 456 saloon upgrades (6) discovery at 8:59pm 10.16.22 Big Boats 12/1535 Posting the latest upgrade I made on my 2002 passage 456 Discovery..we've been cruising full time si
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul (4) Ralph Johnstone at 8:44pm 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 14/5997 Has anyone experienced the endless amusement of working on the drive head of their Raymarine Autohe
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain discovery at 5:20pm 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1311 Need to replace 200 feet of G4 high test chain...Looking at Rigamanti chainfg in Italy...anyone have
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? Apex at 1:01pm 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2307 I am in process of rigging a new outhaul. C'C30mkII. I searched this forum, and googles but found
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy nitrogenase at 12:00pm 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1907 After a full season taking our dog to shore for a pee on our stand-up paddleboard, I am planning ahe
Emergency engine shut off? (1) xavpil at 9:04am 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 22/3206
engine: belt too much slack and water drop (1) xavpil at 8:57am 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 25/2171
Diesel tank gauge not working (2) xavpil at 8:41am 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1788
J 24 winter storage papa_goat at 8:11am 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 3/972 Has anyone come up with a solution to keep water out a J24 during winter storage with the mast up?
Sails gt Ken at 7:41am 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1325 Looking for set of used sails for 1988 Catalina 22 WK . Helping a friend get his boat in the water.
Clipper Marine 21' As The Story as it was told, newly weds purchased in 1975, (3) sola fide at 10:24am 10.15.22 Trailer Sailors 6/3072 I was born in 1975... Now the story starts on craigslist, From there I purchased my dream on the
Leaking thru hull 87Jayhawk at 10:06am 10.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3525 New member. Thanks for the addition. 1983 ODay 28 with a slow leaking thru hull fitting that feeds
Remote controls for 9.9 Yamaha on a Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 5:56am 10.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/932 The remote controls on my (new to me) Niagara 26 for the 9.9 Yamaha are on the inside of the motor c
Replacing transducer on C310 Clydo at 10:18pm 10.14.22 Catalina 310 3/1267 If any fellow C310 owners have replaced transducer and cable would appreciate path cable goes from b
23.5 headsail DJN51 at 5:33pm 10.14.22 Smaller Boats 0/12 What is OEM headsail on 23.5.and how big can you go with CDI Furler?
23.5 headsail DJN51 at 5:30pm 10.14.22 Smaller Boats 1/1125 What is OEM headsail on 23.5 and what's tge biigert you can

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Went to see a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:42pm 08.20.25 @Dave602 Pressurizing the cabin by closing the opening ports and forward hatch, take a large singl
Went to see a hunter 22 quiggers at 2:40pm 08.20.25 That pump will leave .5-1" of water in the bilge. You'd need a dry bilge system to get it all out.
House batteries not charging when engine running Benny17441 at 1:26pm 08.20.25 If your shore power charger is putting out 13+ volts and the batteries are only charging to 12.4V th
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? LLoyd B at 12:40pm 08.20.25 Post #10 edited for clarification of question
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? shemandr at 12:38pm 08.20.25 They still could be for reef lines but they could also be for halyards. Do your halyards run to th
Went to see a hunter 22 Dave602 at 12:26pm 08.20.25 We had a 22 for years and that was common in ours. We rebedded a lot of hardware and researched ever
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? Brian Hope at 12:20pm 08.20.25 The provision for the lines is from the area just aft of the mast. There are also four sheaves at th
Installing a cleat in the anchor locker Project_Mayhem at 12:20pm 08.20.25 Use your bow cleats. They're already there, dont require any reinforcement and are easier to tie off
Are you aware of this ABYC Update colemj at 12:14pm 08.20.25 But you only have to be able to pick them up one at a time Of course. If you need to routinely r
Are you aware of this ABYC Update colemj at 12:02pm 08.20.25 it is a risk/reward situation Trade a slightly simpler system for greater risk. A one battery syste
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? shemandr at 11:32am 08.20.25 Can we assume that the provision for four lines leading to the cockpit are from the boom? If so I w
Installing a cleat in the anchor locker Surfside at 11:18am 08.20.25 I assume the boat has bow cleats suitable for anchoring. The anchor point in the locker is typical
Installing a cleat in the anchor locker Surfside at 11:16am 08.20.25 If you have access.... I would add a backing plate. If you can create access... I would make the
Installing a cleat in the anchor locker Surfside at 11:15am 08.20.25 You'll have to inspect the structure and probably drill a hole to confirm the thickness.... Definit
Installing a cleat in the anchor locker Surfside at 11:13am 08.20.25 You'll have to inspect the structure and probably drill a hole to confirm the thickness.... Definit
Installing a cleat in the anchor locker Surfside at 11:12am 08.20.25 We have a Cat 28. I was advised to install a cleat in the floor of the anchor locker cabinet. Is
135 jib for an O'day 222? shemandr at 11:10am 08.20.25 I wonder if the 135 could be trimmed all the way in on the coachroof without fouling on the spreader
Went to see a hunter 22 Project_Mayhem at 10:42am 08.20.25 That pump will leave .5-1" of water in the bilge. You'd need a dry bilge system to get it all out.
Do I need Bottom paint? Project_Mayhem at 10:30am 08.20.25 It had a barrier coat, was dried out for half the year, and still had blisters? Did you ever figur
News from Mary-Lou Project_Mayhem at 10:28am 08.20.25 Beautiful boat!

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