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Locate Battery Charger NCBrew at 3:31pm 12.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/862 I have a Hunter Legend 35.5 1993. The Battery Charger is not working. I found where it is loc
Nasty Stuff Leaking (1) bawlmer at 2:54pm 12.15.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/1534 Hello fellow sailors. Among lots of other boat troubles this year. I arrived at the boat to find a p
Bimini for 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 12:43pm 12.15.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1383 Does anyone have a design pattern for a bimini for a 1987 Hunter 28.5? Billy
Pick one... (1) Brian D at 7:55am 12.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 61/4354 200994
Chapman's Piloting Publication (1) patbratton at 6:36am 12.15.21 Ask All Sailors 33/4978 Who has the oldest copy of Chapman's Piloting? I bought mine new for $11.95.
Broken Faucet Dave Powell at 5:05pm 12.14.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1210 I have a 2012 Catalina 309. The faucet on the galley sink fell off. All the hoses are still attached
Charter Sailing In Miami jacquesrive at 4:52pm 12.14.21 Ask All Sailors 4/850 Hey everyone, I am working on getting my OUPV six pack license and intend on doing charter sails in
Beware of flopping jib sheets (2) Dr. D at 11:43am 12.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1752 One picture below shows the screecher reefing line guide near the jib sheet track. The other picture
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:21am 12.14.21 Ask All Sailors 10/912 TOOLS EXPLAINED DRILL PRESS A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar
Hunter 38/39/42 TV removal TrickyRick86 at 7:05am 12.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/778 Hello all my wife and I just bought a Hunter 39 - just picked up last weekend - and everything looks
Can't find the leak norbszczurek at 11:31pm 12.13.21 Big Boats 5/1935 Help, I own a 1984 Catalina 38 #274 with a Universal M-30 5425 engine. Months ago we overheated, th
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws (1) sunlover at 4:31pm 12.13.21 Ask All Sailors 6/828 All over my Beneteau are screws ripped out from a fiberglass edge. A U-Nut would be perfect (see
deck craze lines prosmile at 3:55pm 12.13.21 Ask All Sailors 20/3284 I called a broker to schedual an appt to see a 1990 boat listed for sale. The broker said the boats
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance Jenni1066 at 2:57pm 12.13.21 Smaller Boats 6/1516 Hi All, We recently purchased 2002 Catalina 250 K. I was told by the boat broker this model does no
310 DC Current Draw Chart (1) Fleet at 2:53pm 12.13.21 Catalina 310 27/4771 Thought this might be useful. Barefoot is having electrical issues, so I took DC current draw measu
Rigging attachment question (1) WilliamJ at 12:19pm 12.13.21 Ask All Sailors 44/3695 Hello everyone. New to the forum and ready to learn! Just started my liveaboard adventure and wonder
What should compression be on a 2QM15? Ferency at 7:04am 12.13.21 Engines and Propulsion 6/1086 Hi there, I'm going to be doing some TLC to my engine over the winter. Wanted to check the compress
Looking for a highfield lever that might want to sell??? eianm at 8:49pm 12.12.21 Big Boats 1/547 just wondering if anyone might have an old highfield style lever they aren't using that they would c
P42 Maxwell Windlass Terry Cox at 4:43pm 12.12.21 Big Boats 2/780 Just published an article in the Boat Info tab that describes the Maxwell windlass that Hunter equip
St Simons Island Slip Available SailMaster at 11:25am 12.12.21 Destinations 0/29 Good evening all, I am posting to gauge interest in transient slip in Frederica Yacht Club the at

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Is this a DC current leak? shemandr at 4:31pm 11.03.24 Its from all those youtube electricians comparing electricity on boats to water going through hoses
Cabin Top Winch Advice... ...3TacksontheWater at 4:28pm 11.03.24 It's hard to say, on the block thickness ... an inch, maybe 3/4? Your guess is as good as mine. The
Is this a DC current leak? BAD ORCA at 4:04pm 11.03.24 I wouldn't worry about that. I find it's time to worry when we've just pulled into a transient sli
H280 Dog house hinge Panera at 3:43pm 11.03.24 I have removed the hinges which allows the "doghouse" to be moved out of the way for engine maintena
Oday28 egreen024 at 3:39pm 11.03.24 The biggest issue I ran into on my 25 was getting the motor low enough in the water and being able
Cabin Top Winch Advice... ...3TacksontheWater at 3:34pm 11.03.24 The winches on my 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I have no 'base plate' at all. If your cabin top is rounded
Sheet to steering garymalmgren at 3:16pm 11.03.24 This is how I actually got my boat's sheet to tiller steering to work WELL! DOUgO-tSCDY EL-i5bebVSo
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? walmsleyc at 2:14pm 11.03.24 Go to a parasail paramotor diving shop. They have V shaped tools to cut parachute or other lines. Y
Is this a DC current leak? Ralph Johnstone at 1:58pm 11.03.24 I don't know if that would fit your observation but I'll throw it out at risk of being thought an i
Is this a DC current leak? BAD ORCA at 1:50pm 11.03.24 I really shouldn't post on any electronics thread because I barely understand electronics. But it
Is this a DC current leak? BAD ORCA at 1:47pm 11.03.24 What types of devices are connected to the fuse block? My guess is one or more of them have some ca
Is this a DC current leak? shemandr at 1:29pm 11.03.24 I really shouldn't post on any electronics thread because I barely understand electronics. But it o
Sheet to steering stickinthemud57 at 1:26pm 11.03.24 :plus: I do the same. The tiller clutch was hands down my favorite upgrade :plus: To the Tiller Ta
Sheet to steering Project_Mayhem at 12:18pm 11.03.24
Sheet to steering Stu Jackson at 11:56am 11.03.24 The author's correct last name is Letcher. Great book if you can find it, long out of print. I sti
Is this a DC current leak? walt at 11:51am 11.03.24 solar panel and charge controller "could - depending on a bunch of things" do something like that wi
Dammit, Jim (1) jssailem at 10:05am 11.03.24 Let's not get ahead of the NHC. Here is the present forecast status. It looks like it could form
Is this a DC current leak? Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 11.03.24 Do you have one you would recommend or would anything from local Home Depot/ Harbor Freight suffice
H280 Dog house hinge JoeWhite at 9:34am 11.03.24 That brings up another question, how to cut holes in fiberglass? With 2" hole cutter. I would glue
Oday28 Project_Mayhem at 9:14am 11.03.24 The biggest issue I ran into on my 25 was getting the motor low enough in the water and being able t

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