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Dropping Acid....battery problems Tally Ho at 2:30pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1725 I was doing some maintenance today (gale-force winds from the north and heavy seas kept me from vent
Ongoing maintenance - Rudder duncanhoo at 2:13pm 09.05.11 Bavaria 2/2674 Finally caught up on my boat (that is finally after many years fixed all the broken/breaking stuff
My boat won't start sometimes loki219 at 2:13pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 5/3598 I have a 1987 Catalina wingkeel with a universal diesel aux..My problem is tha The motor starts the
h33.5 trailer psherwin at 1:10pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1100 I am looking for a trailer for a Hunter 33.5 ('88-'94 bulb wing keel). Does anyone have one on the
Winch replacements for c42 mkI pintospal at 12:33pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 0/1443 Anyone replace their original c42 mkI winches with electric? Thoughts and recommendations?
Review/Feedback on an S2 1978 6.8? JimGo at 12:14pm 09.05.11 S2 10/11491 Hi! I'm still trying to find my first sailboat. I just visited a 1976 S2 6.8 that's in very nice s
Making up Standing Rigging.... (1) Sumner at 12:05pm 09.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1999 Guidelines for correct swaging is available online in Advisory Circular 43.13-1a or AC 43.13-1a. Sw
Hunter 37.5 - Setting Up for Singlehanding Neill Parker Jr at 11:33am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2296 I am considering purchasing a 1995 Hunter 37.5 was hoping there are some Hunter 37.5 owners who coul
plugging leaks dtrainor at 11:15am 09.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/894 Folks, My wife and I purchased a (very) used 15 foot O'Day and we have enjoyed sailing it on a smal
Rotten bulkead and counter GDavies at 11:00am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1235 A project I'll be taking on soon will be the replacement of the bulkhead below the cockpit, and the
Okay, gimme hell... zeehag at 10:03am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3564 found a cheeepo ct41 for parts boat--- i can use much of the items on board and not have to pay ret
Passport II A/C: Control Board or Compressor? Capn D at 9:47am 09.05.11 Big Boats 2/2239 I've got an 11 year old Marine Air Passport II 16K A/C system. About 6 years ago the control board f
Interior Wood Touch Up Suggestions Ducati at 9:04am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3559 After a season of racing the inside of our boat has its fair share of interior wood dings. The mar
Cockpit Wood Steps (Boards) replacement (5) Sylvain at 8:41am 09.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4204 The teak steps (boards) on the edges of the cockpit were not the best looking and needed to be refin
West Coast delivery, running the gauntlet.. (7) CharlieCobra at 7:46am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 35/8607 Time for a break from my insane schedule so we are fixing to drive down to Frisco to pick up a Hudso
LED lighting replacement recommendations luken7 at 7:04am 09.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/10054 Good day, on our B361, we're looking to change the interior lighting to LED bulbs to help with our p
Jib furling systems and sails Jeff Janice Whipple at 6:55am 09.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3011 We have owned our O'Day 25 for just one year now. A very fun boat! We are looking to purchase new
impeller damage mortyd at 6:48am 09.05.11 Catalina 30 7/1760 my engine stopped pumping water and my mechanic replaced the impeller and the problem was cured, but
MacGregor 25 Pop-up top lock Mity at 6:20am 09.05.11 Parts Search 1/3928 Hi, I have a MG Venture 25 and the PO took out the lock for the pop up top. I have been trying to fi
H336...Mast Rake Dmac336 at 6:01am 09.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1754 Recently purchased a '96 336.....the 336 has an exaggerated taper in the mast...boat was shipped ove

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New electrical panel dlochner at 7:51am 10.18.22 There is no provision for electronics or an autopilot. Cabin lights are typically on 2 circuits, por
New electrical panel Cederholm at 7:50am 10.18.22 This is great! thanks guys - and how did I forget the bilge, sheesh!
New electrical panel WayneH at 7:45am 10.18.22 Are you cooking onboard? Propane needs a solenoid at the tank. On that line, I saw a neat idea. Some
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 7:45am 10.18.22 Due to space limitations, I'll probably use a heat exchanger from Sure Marine. It is only 2" x 23" w
New electrical panel Scott T-Bird at 7:44am 10.18.22 I've used separate breakers for each of the following: chartplotter autopilot VHF sailing instrumen
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 7:42am 10.18.22 It sounds like he had a bit of confusion over the specifications of his boat. I think he mentioned
How many impellers? sailcapt340 at 7:40am 10.18.22 On my 3GM30F Yanmar, I had 1 Yanmar impeller separate from the hub also. It happened about 4 years
Replacing transducer on C310 PlaneTom at 7:27am 10.18.22 I got the same answer from Raymarine at the time. It didn't look like a bad routing, so I decided to
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 7:13am 10.18.22 Thanks for the insight. He doesnt know everything from a complete physics perspective, but Captain
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 7:04am 10.18.22 It looks like he will have light winds all week. It will be excellent for motoring in the ICW. He
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:42am 10.18.22 Couple of hundred hours is a lot. Suggest a scheduled replacement every X hours. "a lot" meaning
23.5 interior/navigation light bulbs Orbweaver at 6:38am 10.18.22 Thanks guys! I'll have to remove all the bulbs and measure lengths.
Twin coil water heater Bob S at 6:22am 10.18.22 I was thinking of using a heat exchanger https://www.supplyhouse.com/Heat-Exchangers-821000 but I do
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 6:22am 10.18.22
Twin coil water heater Bob S at 6:12am 10.18.22
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement (3) CAVU at 6:02am 10.18.22 I have a Hunter 380 and your story sounds like mine. Our 380 had its rig destroyed by the two boats
23.5 interior/navigation light bulbs Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 10.18.22 @kloudie1 Thank you for the referral. Crazy dave
Diesel tank gauge not working Parsons at 5:47am 10.18.22 Eon... An eon is a very long time by human standards. It can be any length of time, just as several
Sails Timm R Oday25 at 5:41am 10.18.22 I've also had great experiances with Bacon Sails
How many impellers? RoyS at 5:32am 10.18.22 Was happened to the pin that goes through the hub of the impellers that you installed?

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