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Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list dlochner at 9:27am 09.03.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1249 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 4/1395 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 7/1197 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 5/3643 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 6/1285 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 11/3497 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 15/2890 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 11/2052 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 5/1424 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 5/2492 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 6/1745 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 4/1540 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 3/1076 I am fixing up a 25 with no salvageable plywood in the interior. Though I could remove/use as patter
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? MarkHejtmanek at 9:45am 09.01.22 Smaller Boats 8/3260 Hi All, I just purchased a 2000 Catalina 18 last weekend and transported it across the Rocky Mountai
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 8:27am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 27/4397 So I purchased a new dinghy this week and needed stainless braided wire crimped with a loop on each
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 6:30am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1833
New lifelines barnstormer at 6:16am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 5/978 Just had my lifelines on a catalina 30 replaced with coated wire and all fittings including pelican
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sailcapt340 at 6:00am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1827 How long do you keep or continue to use Diesel Fuel Stabilizers? Biocide and Stabilizer versus the
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? (1) Di Smith at 12:14am 09.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/587 Hello, We have just purchased a 2005 Hunter Passage 456 with refrigerator and freezer (I cannot find
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 11:51am 08.31.22 Big Boats 14/1740 I have a Hunter Legend 376 which had an after market air conditioner installed prior to my purchase.

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Electronics..... so many options (1) Tally Ho at 1:21pm 08.15.25 They don't operate when the mic on the radio is used, only with the remote mic, at least on the VH6
H380 Bent rudder and Smile Don S/V ILLusion at 12:58pm 08.15.25 Bahamas + bent rudder shaft + keel separation = grounding. Should be evidence on bottom or leading
House batteries not charging when engine running (1) JamesG161 at 12:58pm 08.15.25 ok i found this in H410 Owner's Manual rs can chime in to help you. Jim...
Rudder Surprise - Found Water, Found Cracks... Found a New Project dLj at 12:50pm 08.15.25 This skeg is on a 1981 Hunter 30? Is this a Cherubini Hunter 30? I think if I were doing that skeg
House batteries not charging when engine running JamesG161 at 12:46pm 08.15.25 engine is on the voltage should still be going up over 13 volts. Nope! did you download you H410 o
Electronics..... so many options FastOlson at 12:24pm 08.15.25 We have had a Simrad VHF with the wireless remote for over a decade. It just works, as the saying go
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit JimHansen77 at 12:06pm 08.15.25 Fwiw, Raritan K.O. doesn't stand for "knockout"...it stands for Kills Odors. It was the first of
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:38am 08.15.25 Fwiw, Raritan K.O. doesn't stand for "knockout"...it stands for Kills Odors. It was the first of t
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard kappykaplan at 11:36am 08.15.25 1. Where did you run power to the chartplotter - up through the guard legs from under deck? Yes W
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? JRacer at 11:25am 08.15.25 I know that by definition sailors have deep pockets. But seriously, 20 bucks each? To each their
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Richard19068 at 11:23am 08.15.25 Alternative to Raritan Spray Kit This approach does not get CP into the intake lines or the toilet
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper rgranger at 10:56am 08.15.25 I replaced the entire lift line on a 26. And did a step-by-step right up with photos if you think it
We are expecting a Heat wave.. A Tropical heat wave.... jssailem at 10:55am 08.15.25 Weather update. Rufus look at Friday. Friday August 15 The next couple of days will present a Tou
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard Ringydingydo at 10:53am 08.15.25 Ringydingydo, I also have an Edson pedestal, but my guard goes through holes in cockpit sole. When
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper SteveHughessails at 10:52am 08.15.25 I'm really hoping someone can/will help me out. Many thanks :-)
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? JBP-PA at 10:45am 08.15.25 I used .040 because that's what I had on hand. I feel it is too thin. I'm switching to rings or the
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard Ringydingydo at 10:45am 08.15.25 How are you planning on mounting it? Although my pedestal guard does go all the way to the floor, t
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification danclawson at 10:34am 08.15.25 I'm not sure every diesel repair shop would be familiar with that system but the one I use is. It'
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification danclawson at 10:30am 08.15.25 Sounds like you may have removed the manifold before (same part on M25). Does it just lift off af
House batteries not charging when engine running stackwalker at 10:17am 08.15.25 Good upgrade. This problem walks like, talks like and sounds like a typical charge relay problem of

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