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Dometic AC needs capacitor (1) kbgunn at 6:21pm 01.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/6002 I have a Dometic MarineAir 16K AC model VTD16K-HV. It has a dual start capacitor for the compressor
St4000+ glass exchange bcrossb at 5:17pm 01.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/381 I have an st4000+ autohelm with burnt screen. I have a replacement st4000+ . I want to just replace
Dinghy covers NYSail at 5:02pm 01.11.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1292 Hello all I have a Highfield 310 Classic dinghy 2020 and am looking for a cover. See a few companies
Columbia 26. 1967 dreamboat26 at 4:09pm 01.11.22 Ask All Sailors 3/433
1984 Hunter 37C Mikem at 3:27pm 01.11.22 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1603 My daughter has a 1984 H 37C. Everything abut the boat is great but for the holding tank. A previo
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive HeatherE at 3:23pm 01.11.22 Engines and Propulsion 16/2116 Hi, My W30 Westerbeke V-Drive engine is toast. I am looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree V-Drive or a
Hunter 40.5 access to service steering shaft/bearings and brake smokey73 at 11:55am 01.11.22 Ask All Sailors 0/267 Has anyone with a Hunter 40.5 had to replace or access the Edson steering system from the top side (
Which Battery is better? (2) Andiamo 34 at 11:10am 01.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/3079 How can you tell which battery is a better choice for your house batteries? One has more Reserve Ca
A few questions. Mike8193 at 7:42am 01.11.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1074 The hull on my Benteau 323 of course is curved on the bottom and the iron keel(not encapsulated) is
Sailing 2021 round up garymalmgren at 4:16am 01.11.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1283 here is my (japan) sail round up for 2022. Hope 2022 turns out a little better. All the best gary I
Removing alternator on Yanmar 2YM15 jeromsam at 10:39pm 01.10.22 Engines and Propulsion 12/1794 Dear all, I have a race boat, with 2 lithium batteries. I want to keep the weight down and keep the
New Owner!! (1) sv-changes at 7:45pm 01.10.22 The Cherubini Hunters 20/1406
110v into boat Ingram at 5:28pm 01.10.22 Smaller Boats 22/2195 I have 30amp AC plug coming into transom, wiring goes to the battery charger. As it is connected to
Winterizing the main aft scupper on a MacGregor 26M (2) Brians Mast at 11:04am 01.10.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1742 I live in Ottawa, Canada where the winters are cold. I have a 2005 MacGregor 26M (with a sliding gal
Dinghy deck stowage and getting on board. Hunter 336 capseaquel at 10:20am 01.10.22 Ask All Sailors 6/886 Going off west coast Vancouver Island. Do not want to tow dinghy but have easy access/launching. Di
Wind angle Slider at 9:42am 01.10.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/3635 My boat has a Simrad 20 wind indicator. I was out sailing yesterday and the instrument is showing w
Update (1) Maine Sail at 7:17am 01.10.22 Ask All Sailors 35/7154 Hi all, Just wanted to check in with an update. I will be quick because I do not have the use my le
Desperately Seeking Steering; not Susan (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 4:52am 01.10.22 Catalina 310 7/1100 Last summer, my chartplotter and depthsounder crapped out, resulting in my running aground off Sandy
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting (1) dkinzer at 7:38pm 01.09.22 Big Boats 14/1711 In the attached photo, the circled fitting is located near where the chain plates are affixed to the
mast raising (4) MacBeane at 7:28pm 01.09.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 48/5943 Hi, My son wants learn how to sail and since we're currently landlocked I purchased a trailer saile

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drinking H2O hose maintenance? dlochner at 5:55am 11.07.24 Spent my youth drinking from hoses laying around the neighborhood or the practice field. Never hear
42cc Passage Rudder Post & Ressed Furling Drum Questions DRhoads at 5:53am 11.07.24 Shokunin Concur w/ Terry, Great choice :) Take a look at his inputs on the website. Lots of good
Heat Pump Winterizing DRhoads at 5:47am 11.07.24 Method 1. No power required just gravity. - funnel attached to a long tube (~1/2 diam) that fits
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Project_Mayhem at 5:47am 11.07.24 Spent my youth drinking from hoses laying around the neighborhood or the practice field. Never hear
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 11.07.24 I also bought a boat that had been on the hard for a couple of years. It's sitting on the factory Ca
Hold post for future announcement goweld at 5:32am 11.07.24 Hello, we are working on reestablishing www.Paceship.org and thanks to Dave's support, we'll be hos
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:31am 11.07.24 I was warned by an experienced marine diesel mechanic that plastic strainers inside the engine comp
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Rick Webb at 5:16am 11.07.24 Spent my youth drinking from hoses laying around the neighborhood or the practice field. Never heard
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk (1) Jnovva at 5:04am 11.07.24 I've been working on my trailer. Maybe this photo will help. Good luck!
Varnishing difficulties. dLj at 5:02am 11.07.24 Sometimes autocorrect helps. Thanks, I can find it on McMaster-Carr. I seem to spend a lot of time
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads sailme88 at 4:36am 11.07.24 as a rule of thumb, stands are placed where bulkheads exist. Cradles don't alway offer this, especi
42cc Passage Rudder Post & Ressed Furling Drum Questions Shokunin21 at 4:34am 11.07.24 Thanks for the feedback. Sounds interesting about the ss bar, I'll look for the article.
Plumbing Terry Cox at 4:29am 11.07.24 Hi Randy. Likely your boat has the same fresh water system as ours. Wrote an article about it awhile
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 3:39am 11.07.24 Friggin ' auto correct... The would be residue free tape. There are several varieties - put in "re
Plumbing (1) kloudie1 at 3:31am 11.07.24 The original fresh water piping was polybutylene tubing, 3/8" ID by 1/2" OD gray .. The tubing got a
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads (1) john2 at 2:58am 11.07.24 Make bigger pads ! best are in shape of the hull. The pads can only have little weight, just to ke
How to rig a dinghy for a Catalina 28 (1) john2 at 2:08am 11.07.24 I came up with this: It's a lightweight air deck . Secured with 4 ropes at the railing. John
Has anyone ever installed a Raymarine linear drive autopilot to a Hunter Legend 37? coxwaine1 at 11:24pm 11.06.24 Hello Stella Orion, I was wondering if anyone got back to you with pictures about this. I have had
Plumbing marcham at 10:06pm 11.06.24 There would be markings on the hose and the fittings.... some Hunter boats use 15mm some use 1/2",
Plumbing Mark Maulden at 10:00pm 11.06.24 you state tubing..Is it hard tubing or flexible hose? If flexible hose with hose clamps, try tighte

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