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Operating the House/Start battery selector (1) Udi at 2:48pm 05.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/4100 Hi ! Request The forum's advise concerning the operating of the "operating the House/Start batte
Insurance RichardSprince at 1:01pm 05.15.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1054 In the process of purchasing a 22 ft. Racer/daysailer. Insurance is cheap enough, property and $100k
Macerator for Hunter 34 (1) Charlie98117 at 12:46pm 05.15.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/2537
2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. JohnB40 at 12:44pm 05.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/1176 I have just had the bearing replaced. Unlike many boats it's a rubber sleeve held in by friction and
M7 Toggle Jaw Reverse Thread (1) sunlover at 12:22pm 05.15.22 Ask All Sailors 2/511 Anybody Know where I can find one of these? I'd prefer a double end left right bolt, but ironicall
Electric motors for sailboat Ivortickle at 9:17am 05.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/1518 Any recommendations or thoughts regarding adding an electric motor to my sailboat. Would be used pri
AC voltmeter replacement Stephen M at 5:32am 05.15.22 Big Boats 9/1201 My voltmeter on our 420 started reading less and less then 120v over a period of time and now is rea
Bargain Genoa (3) patbratton at 3:03am 05.15.22 Smaller Boats 2/924 A friend on the dock gave me his old Jib. It is not really old but he put a roller furling jib on th
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar SycloneDriver at 8:34pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 27/7110 I've been doing a lot of research trying to find an affordable alternator upgrade for my 3YM20. I'v
Yanmar's The_Sailing_Pelican at 5:10pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1124 Hi I could swear I had a topic been develop on this subject but VOILA it's gone(?)... So... I have
Santana 20 needs a motor maybe a trolling motor? (1) acudavid at 4:58pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/871 Hi everyone, I have a 20 ft Schock Santana that I bought to support a charity for young sailors. It
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? (2) jaysweet at 3:20pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 22/3429 Two days ago, I ran the engine (Yanmar 2GM20F) on dry land to test it before today's launch date. I
Newbie hoping for some help with b343 project Byrnsy at 2:41pm 05.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/516 Hi all, I've just bought an oceanis 343 project and hope some other owners maybe able to help me. My
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 simonbbt at 12:49pm 05.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/736
Ericson 28-2 Fuel system simonbbt at 12:38pm 05.14.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/908 Have just acquired a 1989 Ericson 28-2. While checking all systems, for the life of me I can't find
Installing macerator on 2000 Beneteau 411 in forward head Craig Meredith at 11:31am 05.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1526 Our forward head has a deck pump out but it does not have a macerator for draining the the holding t
Rearming an inflatable life vest George Jarvis at 11:26am 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1154 I inherited an inflatable life vest with a recent sailboat purchase. I ordered a rearm kit for it w
Can you identify this Throttle Controller? (1) AJ23793 at 10:57am 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/774 I have a Hunter 27X. It was a limited production boat. The throttle controller uses a removable wi
Bottom paint no sand primer? bigchief at 10:11am 05.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/48 Any guess as to what this transparent gold coating is under my old antifouling paint? I used paint
Hunter 41DS Hydronic Heater Location Geoff E at 9:13am 05.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1844 Hi all. I recently purchased a new boat (Hunter 41DS) last fall. Sometime during the very cold win

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Sails, materials, designs - so many questions BigEasy at 8:39am 04.11.25 Going to take a different "tack" on this subject. I believe that I will stick to OEM sails when I r
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 8:32am 04.11.25 Today I will be attempting to confirm the position of the mast using the halyards etc. and tighten t
Alternator Temperature Sensors Hello Below at 8:31am 04.11.25 The only difference between the Balmar alternator and battery temp sensors is the size of the lug h
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions Captain Larry-DH at 8:23am 04.11.25 There are a couple of other choices - radial Hydranet and its equivalence from other manufacturers,
Possible deck issue? BigEasy at 8:21am 04.11.25 I would think if it is the same at ALL of the stanchions (or at least symmetric port/starboard) tha
B&R rig tuning take 1 (1) SteveHughessails at 8:18am 04.11.25 I spent my time on Wednesday cleaning and oiling all the turnbuckles etc. By the time I was finished
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 sailermania at 8:17am 04.11.25 Thank You all for your posts. I apologize as I was away. This Hunter 27 has nothing on it electronic
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question JoeWhite at 8:11am 04.11.25 There are at least 3 capacitors in this image. Look on the underside of the PC board where the capac
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 7:59am 04.11.25 Of course you do....... I will not argue that it is 90's technology. But it appeared dlj was ove
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 7:51am 04.11.25 @shemandr nice explanation! I very much agree with you on being able to point. I've never understood
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions Joe at 7:20am 04.11.25 I disagree with this. Of course you do....... I will not argue that it is 90's technology. But
Possible deck issue? thinwater at 7:05am 04.11.25 I would think if it is the same at ALL of the stanchions (or at least symmetric port/starboard) that
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel SailingLoto at 6:14am 04.11.25 Unless you are launching a sunfish, I would expect this dolly, the trailer and you to end up wet.
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions shemandr at 5:15am 04.11.25 To try to answer dLj's question about how to tell if a sail is worn out. I would say there two area
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Timm R Oday25 at 4:52am 04.11.25 THat looks pretty handy to have around . It would take some getting used to when backing up
Cabin Ventilation Foswick at 10:09pm 04.10.25 That's weird: A company selling a product that explains why their product is the best solution to a
Cabin Ventilation Stu Jackson at 8:55pm 04.10.25 foswick, no need to try to reinvent the wheel, along with some dubious assertions. Here is the bibl
Salvage Yards pgandw at 7:34pm 04.10.25 General only builds/rebuilds Rhodes 22 for 50? years. Can't tell you about the toe rail. Fred W
Salvage Yards Project_Mayhem at 7:27pm 04.10.25 What boat and what material is the toe rail made of?
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? MKennon at 4:35pm 04.10.25 I made reservations about a month in advance. There were openings all week. the marina said that tim

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