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Hunter vision in mast wires P Lund at 11:31am 09.04.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/1217 Good day. On my hunter vision - My mast head anchor light wire disappeared into my mast. Do the wi
1977 O'Day 27 - Water damaged bulkhead / Chainplate Repair MarionAdele at 10:46am 09.04.22 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1950 Hello! My wife and I just picked up an O'Day 27 and we're aiming to get the bulkhead repaired so we
Running rigging lines internal to mast on a hunter 28.5 CptCliff at 9:34am 09.04.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/556 I've recently purchased a Hunter 28.5. The Mast is currently set up to route up to 4 lines inside t
battery charging issues vidalia at 9:23am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1835 We have four 14 year old wet lead acid 100 AMP hour deep cycle 6 volt batteries wired to create two
Max-Power Bow Thruster Lee Hadjiosif at 8:44am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 3/474 Does anyone have a Max-Power bow thruster with a different brand control panel? I would be intereste
Windlass Power Source Lee Hadjiosif at 8:22am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 21/3379 My windlass is wired to the starting battery. I'm wondering if it makes more sense to wire it to the
Legend Series Solar Panel Replacement Question for Those Who Have Replaced Their's Rick D at 6:34pm 09.03.22 Big Boats 0/426 I recently received the replacement solar panel and trim ring. When checking the fit, I noticed the
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list dlochner at 9:27am 09.03.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1214 Saw this and immediately thought of Peggie. https://ryanandsophie.com/product/toilet-pump-tee-unise
Autopilot for 26X Wade Gizzy at 9:08am 09.03.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1368 What is a good BASIC autopilot for 26X? I'm sure there is lots of posts on this subject, but I can't
Swing Keel questions JTarka at 7:26am 09.03.22 Catalina 22 7/1170 Hi - I'm new to the forum and have questions about the C22 swing keel. I'm in the market for a trail
Cracks on cabin roof around mast step/plate Com-Pac 23 Mandack at 7:16pm 09.02.22 Com-Pac 5/3531 Has anyone seen cracks in the gel coat around the mast step on the cabin roof? I just got the boat f
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo StephenD at 8:30am 09.02.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/1251 It's a blue seas item, maybe $135-150: essentially a battery switch completely segregating the start
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers 4Winds at 7:49am 09.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3338 My 2005 Hunter 33' boat uses Shurflo water strainers in front of engine and a/c seawater intake pump
Invest 91L- update --> TS Earl (2) JamesG161 at 4:45am 09.02.22 Weather and Forecasting 15/2791 The major tracking models have aligned already. "Fish Storm" again. :clap: tlantic Season. Think
Y-33 Running Rigging (3) djghosie at 4:20am 09.02.22 Yamaha 11/1969 Hello, Yamaha owners, it's me again! While I'm still deciding whether to take the boat or not, I am
Forestay diameter on 1979 Hunter 30 Robert1224 at 7:51pm 09.01.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1370 Ahoy, I am pricing out roller furlers and won't drop my mast for another six weeks. Does anyone happ
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 TimFromLI at 7:11pm 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2411 I have a B'G Vulcan MFD and a Airmar DST800 (depth speed temperature sensor). The boat speed is slow
I saw something sad today... rgranger at 6:14pm 09.01.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1650 I was checking out some eye candy on sailboatlistings.com today and ran across a 1983 Macgregor 25..
Just a little surface rust (4) Captain Larry-DH at 2:26pm 09.01.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1472 On my list - replace rusty clamps. Long ago I wrote in one of these forum posts that I've never seen
25 bulkheads Ill Wind at 12:39pm 09.01.22 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1000 I am fixing up a 25 with no salvageable plywood in the interior. Though I could remove/use as patter

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Refitting Hunter 40-1, need some advice... danooxnard at 4:21am 07.23.25 You may want to rethink the insulation plan for the refrigerator. Drilling hole to check depth of i
Mainsheet blocks Codybear at 3:01am 07.23.25 Look on page 2: https://gallery.harken.com/gallery/6a2afe99-3917-47c9-8aae-ea65c671bac8.pdf. Check
Cockpit shower part number marcham at 9:51pm 07.22.25 THere are several options that might fit .... check out the western marine catalogue. Your local cha
Refitting Hunter 40-1, need some advice... marcham at 9:43pm 07.22.25 I've seen a lot worst. I bet a stainless brush will take 95% of the scum and light surface corrosion
Finally a 3D printing project that I like Leeward Rail at 9:37pm 07.22.25 A bit off topic but, I think stubbing your toes is nature's reminder to pay attention. (As long as i
Catalina 22 Step bolt Leeward Rail at 9:20pm 07.22.25 was also slightly ovaled, even though it had already been reinforced with a sleeve at some point.
Refitting Hunter 40-1, need some advice... (4) Canuck Sailorguy at 8:59pm 07.22.25 Thanks for the input, most helpful. Re your comments about the keelbolts - I'm attaching photos of t
Strange grumbling noise behind engine Leeward Rail at 8:45pm 07.22.25 Does it make the noise in neutral at the dock ? (Shaft won't spin from water passing it at the dock
Hunter 38 one and only piece of exterior wood MFD at 8:21pm 07.22.25 I have always taken a bit of shameful pride in that the companion way hatch handle is the only piece
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:12pm 07.22.25 T8Sa6r6E7MA -Will
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:11pm 07.22.25 Lets go a little further back to.... 1930 I woke up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes:beer
Researching mystery San Diego Family of 4 whose Sea Dreamer sailboat disappeared south of Hawaii in 1989 Dave at 8:02pm 07.22.25 The original poster is no longer an SBO member. The is now closed.
Weather forecast for the PNW MFD at 8:02pm 07.22.25 How are things in the Gulf Islands? Are they okay with fresh water resources this year on the smalle
New LFP House Battery MFD at 7:30pm 07.22.25 It is pretty standard to be able to shutdown charge and discharge circuits on the battery itself. A
New LFP House Battery (1) Tally Ho at 6:37pm 07.22.25 What screen pops up when you touch "BMS Control" on your app? I can turn off charging and discharg
Its funny Friday! Michael Davis at 5:42pm 07.22.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (7) Michael Davis at 5:39pm 07.22.25 After a day kayaking the Marble River we left Varney Bay , out through Quatsino Narrows and decided
Its funny Friday! fred1diver at 5:25pm 07.22.25
Its funny Friday! Michael Davis at 5:19pm 07.22.25 Strange how every generation thinks their music is the best. Kermit and I know ours is the best!
New LFP House Battery heritage at 5:17pm 07.22.25 What screen pops up when you touch "BMS Control" on your app?

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