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engine hours NCBrew at 7:55am 07.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2045 Does anyone know where the hour meter is for a Hunter Legend 35.5.
110 V outlet in lazarette (1) Dr. D at 6:14am 07.23.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1069 I was replacing a delay relay for the shower sump pump (separate thread) when I saw this outlet; to
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring (3) Davidasailor26 at 5:41am 07.23.22 Ask All Sailors 17/6795
1995 Hunter 26 Trailer U.S. FMVSS Manufacturing Compliance Letter DJKH26 at 9:11pm 07.22.22 Trailer Sailors 5/731 Hi - my first post as a new owner of a Hunter 26. I bought the boat and trailer in the US and am
H41DS Fluorescent fixture replacement (3) Nachismo at 8:28pm 07.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1020
Dramatic Increase in Assessed Value of Watercraft (2) mdibella at 3:18pm 07.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2562 My county (Alameda, California) tax assessor has assessed the value of my 2006 First 36.7 at 22% ove
Keel bolt torque specs for 2009 Beneteau 46? tgarchow at 2:09pm 07.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/600 Does anyone have the keel bolt torque specs for a 2009 Beneteau 46?
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES twodzusfittings at 10:11am 07.22.22 Bigger Boats 15/2197 I have two Spinlock rope clutches which I've designated for the main and spinnaker halyards. The int
Hunter 26/260 Inspection Recommendations rs1sensen at 9:33am 07.22.22 Smaller Boats 2/1718
Anchor Windlass input jmce1587 at 5:50pm 07.21.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2510
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? georgetheleo at 4:13pm 07.21.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/1997 While renewing the volvo shaft seal on my 1990 Beneteau 41S5 I couldnt get the shaft to go complete
Tips for moving the boat forward on the trailer ShawnL at 2:42pm 07.21.22 Catalina 22 9/3268 When we hauled out last fall, we ended up having the boat a little to far back on the trailer. It w
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve Orcas Bob at 2:16pm 07.21.22 Big Boats 16/2234 The Jabsco Quiet Flush electric marine toilet with fresh water flush constantly fills with fresh wat
Sanitize/Clean jmczzz at 8:24am 07.21.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/1604 I am refitting a new to me O'Day 26 CB. I would appreciate any info on what to use or how to sanitiz
Leaking Hull help (2) bayfieldboater at 7:06am 07.21.22 Ask All Sailors 23/3265
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower drm1 at 6:55am 07.21.22 Big Boats 22/3370 Hi we have a 2005 Hunter 36 with a Xantrex Inverter/charger. We have 30 amp shore power, and usually
It appears that I'm collecting boats. (3) Orbweaver at 5:54am 07.21.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/889 I imagine a fair number of folks can relate: Cruising through online ads, just seeing what's out the
Hunter 356 side boarding step? danm1 at 7:07pm 07.20.22 Big Boats 8/1039 I used a sailstep to get aboard from a dock or launch on my 34 with the aluminum toerail, but I can'
General upgrade Info mjsb at 5:38pm 07.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1353 Sitting here toying ideas, now questions. Has any Hunter 31 (83-87) owner ever modified the bilge t
Replacing a Broken Stanchion - H41DS (1) dkinzer at 3:20pm 07.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1693 I broke off one of the stanchions on our H41DS recently and I'm looking into how to replace it. in

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C&C 32 dlochner at 3:14pm 04.24.25 Years before I bought Second Star, a Sabre 362, I saw one at the Atlantic City Boat Show. I was smit
Replacing a cutlass bearing Tally Ho at 3:07pm 04.24.25
C&C 32 (1) Tally Ho at 2:58pm 04.24.25 Find the boat that makes your heart flutter and then find the one that is in the best condition. Th
Replacing a cutlass bearing (3) cdaigle1992 at 2:58pm 04.24.25 Hi All, I believe I also need to replace my strut bearing but am hoping someone here can help me con
C&C 32 dLj at 2:03pm 04.24.25 Find the boat that makes your heart flutter and then find the one that is in the best condition. Th
C&C 32 dlochner at 1:58pm 04.24.25 C&Cs were originally built in Hamilton, Ontario on Lake Ontario. As a result there are many C&Cs. Th
Traveler car/track as tether? kappykaplan at 1:57pm 04.24.25 So, for us, that usually means pointing high and getting our jib furled to calm things down a bit.
Traveler car/track as tether? MFD at 1:48pm 04.24.25 Off topic, but I have found the two-leg tethers to work very well. When at a station, you can use wh
Traveler car/track as tether? dlochner at 1:35pm 04.24.25 The risk being that the tether is so short that it holds you under water, but too long to reach the
C&C 32 dLj at 1:26pm 04.24.25 @Scott T-Bird - all very good points. One thing I would point out however, is that 45 year old boat,
Traveler car/track as tether? thinwater at 1:20pm 04.24.25 I will speak only to the track vs. jackline subject. Stretch. The lack of stretch could keep you fa
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids BarryL at 1:07pm 04.24.25 Hello, At this point the CG is looking for comments. Certainly some of the ATONs will be discontinu
Mast Buoy for Hunter 15' Foswick at 1:06pm 04.24.25 When I was learning to sail, the most valuable lesson we went through was capsizing drills. I use
Traveler car/track as tether? Foswick at 1:02pm 04.24.25 OK, I have a lot of criticism for the skipper and crew in that video, but that's not what your post
Hunter 340 AGM Battery Upgrade? Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 04.24.25 AGM technology is not best for boat use. Either standard flooded wet cells, 6V wet cells or lithium
Hunter 340 AGM Battery Upgrade? Justin_NSA at 12:50pm 04.24.25 I switched over to AGMs a year or more ago. Definitely worth the cost! Got tired of the cell mainten
Proposed Removal of USCG Navigational Aids Foswick at 12:40pm 04.24.25 So ... my question is, "Why?" Removing a nav aid is not inherently a bad idea. It depends on why it
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail Foswick at 12:28pm 04.24.25 Making holes along the toe rail could be particularly troublesome because you may not even notice l
Garmin Chartplotter Mount in Cockpit (1) Tally Ho at 12:18pm 04.24.25 My chart plotter is mounted on an Edson SST arm that is attached to the handrail, and the plotter si
decided against dripless but.... Tally Ho at 12:14pm 04.24.25 :plus:for the Volvo dripless seal. L99fV8eREjY Greg

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