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Hatch, Hunter 45 CC (1) Jeff Jellick at 1:13pm 07.08.22 Big Boats 3/872 One of the Hatch handles that secures the port hatch on our Hunter 45 CC has come off. This has happ
45DS mainsail furling seanmadian at 11:17am 07.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3412 Hello all -- Searched for related threads but found none (?!). Please cross-post if you have resourc
Autopilot Direct Drive on H34 WasabiRush at 9:52am 07.08.22 Big Boats 13/1679 I have an '86 H34 with the sometimes infamous ST4000+ computer and helm wheel drive. It worked fine
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim patagoniadave at 9:23am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 32/2861 This is a question for the experienced singlehanders. Do you find it more efficient to steer to the
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? (1) Maine Sail at 9:12am 07.08.22 Sails Call Lounge 47/4494 As everyone well knows the real estate market is insane. We live in a small seaside neighborhood ab
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? [SOLVED] (1) CowboyWay at 9:08am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 10/3420 I'm curious if anyone knows the trick to get a Raymarine autopilot ACU-100/P70s to receive Garmin ne
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Samura Sailer at 8:56am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 31/2431 I'm helping my friend who just purchased a 30' Albin ballad sailboat sail with him to his house in P
chainplates hunter 460 juan rius at 7:29am 07.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/384 hi i am desperate cant find 1/2 inch steel plate to replace my chainplates any help please all the w
Window thickness on a Hunter 335 Glenn5ft19 at 7:20am 07.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/536
Marinized VW Rabbit engine covepiper at 7:10am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 2/535 Hi all, We are trying to track down a starter for about a 1983/84 marinized VW Rabbit diesel. The or
can you swap a yanmar 2gmf 13hp for a yanmar 2gm20? limbojimbo87 at 7:02am 07.08.22 Engines and Propulsion 1/570 a buddy and i recently took on a free sailboat restoration project and it looks like the previous ow
GPS antenna location on Hunter 45 DS Boby_Hunter33 at 7:57pm 07.07.22 Big Boats 7/938 Hi All, There is an seatalk gps antenna connected to the cockpit MFD (which is the master), can some
Help! Murgatroid at 7:15pm 07.07.22 Ask All Sailors 18/2026 I've bent my mast and live in the middle of Indiana. What do I do?
C310 Wheel removal to service the engine control box? CowboyWay at 7:00pm 07.07.22 Catalina 310 6/1324 Couple of related things... I can't tell if my buzzer, engine sensors or wiring is at fault, but whe
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild (5) sailcapt340 at 3:22pm 07.07.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2174 Has anyone rebuilt their Raw Water Pump? My 2000 Yanmar 3GM30F Engine needs a new Raw Water Pump. I
companionway gasket drbaer at 1:37pm 07.07.22 Big Boats 1/507 need a new gasket for my sliding companionway hatch for 1993 Hunter 37.5
Shackle at base of retractable main LynnM at 12:43pm 07.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1013 Is there supposed to be a shackle at the bottom of the sail? What does it attach to? Also---what Fr
bulkhead angle for a new compass brockangelo at 12:29pm 07.07.22 Catalina 22 15/2282 I'm looking at adding a depth finder and a bulkhead mounted compass. Does anyone know what the bulkh
Garmin UHD 73cv and Wind Vanes/Sensors kbapark at 9:14am 07.07.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1073 My wife bought me a Garmin UHD 73CV Chart-plotter/fish finder last Christmas for a bay boat that I h
Catalina -> True North Banooma at 8:04am 07.07.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1453 Hey all. Now I know you can't believe everything you read, see, and hear on the internet, but I've

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ICW and the Hunter 49 short rig Daze at 5:44am 07.14.25 @tkwhalen Hi Kevin - Still planning on heading south on the ICW this year? I'm planning a trip sout
Improving airflow at charger/inverter compartment Rafael8008 at 5:34am 07.14.25 Thank you for all your thoughtful comments. I've ordered 4 individual 12V computer fans and a ther
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P testingthewaters91 at 5:24am 07.14.25 Rick Neary, East Coast Marine Transmissions. He was the head mechanic for Mack-Boring the East Coas
New LFP House Battery SycloneDriver at 4:58am 07.14.25 When you leave the boat do you leave loads on that will discharge the LFP? If so, the 13.2V float w
Head filling with water while I'm away Better Days at 4:30am 07.14.25 Clean the valve at the top of the anti-siphon. Been there, done that. If it's blocked with "gunk" y
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P dlochner at 4:11am 07.14.25 Do you have any recommendations? Rick Neary, East Coast Marine Transmissions. He was the head mec
For mast crutch h260, easy to use from Lowes 1 1/4 x 72 inch galvanize pipe and 90degree or better yet t-joins. $70 and hour. Still tinkering. PICS. Crazy Dave Condon at 4:04am 07.14.25 @Davenport I noted a seat installed on the aft gas locker lid in the rear cockpit. Nice idea. Wh
Mastgate (1) sailme88 at 3:49am 07.14.25 As Ward said, sometimes it's a threaded bolt. I've seen many knurled knobs. The pic is a knurled k
Survey before insurance will renew? Captain Larry-DH at 3:45am 07.14.25 One of the objectives of a survey may be to discourage owners of less expensive boats to give up hu
Survey before insurance will renew? Foswick at 10:40pm 07.13.25 Is this true? With an automobile, the conditions of the car with regard to safety (good brakes and
New LFP House Battery (1) jssailem at 9:29pm 07.13.25 Doing the same type of install. Following the diagram worked up by Maine Sail.
Survey before insurance will renew? thinwater at 9:15pm 07.13.25 I think it's important not to conflate the discussion of liability insurance with hull insurance. F
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P testingthewaters91 at 8:04pm 07.13.25 Before you start drilling out the center hole, I think it would be important to understand the bolt
New LFP House Battery SycloneDriver at 7:31pm 07.13.25 I feel like I'm shooting down everyone's suggestions, don't let that stop you from posting. I reall
New LFP House Battery SycloneDriver at 7:29pm 07.13.25
New LFP House Battery SycloneDriver at 7:18pm 07.13.25 No need to add the trickle charger for the start battery. Start batteries recharge very quickly and
New LFP House Battery SycloneDriver at 7:04pm 07.13.25 I would put a safety cover over the positive start battery terminal or put it in a battery box. It
For mast crutch h260, easy to use from Lowes 1 1/4 x 72 inch galvanize pipe and 90degree or better yet t-joins. $70 and hour. Still tinkering. PICS. Daveinet at 6:00pm 07.13.25 I'd recommend using a deep V roller for the cradle. The reason is, it will allow you to walk the mas
For mast crutch h260, easy to use from Lowes 1 1/4 x 72 inch galvanize pipe and 90degree or better yet t-joins. $70 and hour. Still tinkering. PICS. (6) Davenport at 5:52pm 07.13.25 I slid mast and attached mast base side braces, help avoid roll or pressure on mast wing thingee. T
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. bartpkelly at 5:36pm 07.13.25 The first measurement is the resistance in the sensor, this is done with the engine not running and

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