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Edson wheel adjustment! Growl at 8:38am 05.04.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2254 Hello all, I just acquired a new slip and when I was turning to port I only had half a wheels distan
Hunter 460/466 Spinnaker Pole (1) Scallywagger at 12:10am 05.04.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/460 Would anyone have a plot and know the length
Hunter 34 battery access Renn Nelson at 7:47pm 05.03.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1083 Hi new owner hunter 34 Battery s located starboard side under cockpit seat Is there another access I
Drive Shaft Removal DanMaine at 6:28pm 05.03.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2958 How do you remove the drive shaft from a H37c?
shroud tension Walton Stanley at 2:48pm 05.03.22 Smaller Boats 8/1847 We have Hunter 18s. How do you tighten shroud tension. There is no turnbuckle, just a channel shroud
Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? joelm100 at 1:13pm 05.03.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1547 Good morning all, I'm hoping for confirmation that my Yanmar 3jh3e freshwater/coolant pump actually
ePaint update Sailor Sue at 9:31am 05.03.22 Ask All Sailors 3/588 Thanks to kloudie1, JamesG, and rgranger, who actually answered my question, and suggested trying mi
Hunter 19-2 rigging diameter? massnspace at 7:12am 05.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1016 I purchased a 1996 Hunter 19-2. I am starting to think that the wire rigging may have been replaced
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement (1) Nichole340 at 6:10am 05.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2436 Has anyone replaced their 340 Head Sink Faucet with any other model another than the original type ?
Lake Cruise April 2022 ShotgunSlim at 2:39am 05.03.22 Catalina 22 6/1285 For your enjoyment, laughter and possible inspiration: I finally got "Kellie Marie" out on my favor
Modifying the rear berth on a Legend 35. pete c at 6:33pm 05.02.22 Big Boats 3/595 I am the soon to be owner of an '88 Legend 35. I have been doing some reading on the differences bet
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Andrew-Sarah at 6:17pm 05.02.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2578 We are new to a beautiful Beneteau Oceanis 43', 2008. We will be cruising on the Great Lakes, Canadi
Misc Issues mjsb at 6:09pm 05.02.22 Engines and Propulsion 21/1995 First let's be honest new Boaters do stupid things, and I am no different. The boat is a Hunter 31,
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 5:16pm 05.02.22 Smaller Boats 23/2916 My Mercury 9.9hp motor has been very unreliable and unpredictable. Works fine tested on land and it
Headsail sizes Captainfrankii at 4:50pm 05.02.22 The Cherubini Hunters 3/804 What size head sale for 37C in 10 to 15 not winds? How hard is tacking a 150 Genoa when tacking and
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard Hayden Watson at 4:31pm 05.02.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1161 I need a 7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard but cannot find anywhere to buy a piece smaller than 24"x29
311 Beneteau water tank . (1) cac32505 at 2:33pm 05.02.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1130 Hello, my name is Christian and I'm new to the group. I recently purchased a 2001 Beneteau 311 and
Solar Charge Controller Question 04PatsSox at 2:18pm 05.02.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1827 The background information: We have a Catalina 30 Mk I and recently converted it to an electric driv
AH 3000 belt Hayden Watson at 2:12pm 05.02.22 Ask All Sailors 2/404 AH 3000 (yes, the old external belt drive unit.) Anyone happen to know the diameter and tooth pitch
Catalina 27 Keel Bolts (3) youngkevin89 at 12:17pm 05.02.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3529 I am in the process of buying a larger boat (have small deposit down but have not yet committed). Ev

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Update on Mercury 5 Hp Propane outboard SV Temenos at 10:36am 07.02.25 That is interesting I wouldn't have expected that. I converted my generator over to propane and it
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Don S/V ILLusion at 10:34am 07.02.25 PULL FROM OCEAN/LAKE. . . . It probably is not wise, but do people ever have hose in Texas or Flori
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Justin_NSA at 10:23am 07.02.25 Another thing I did/do besides my onboard filter system; I filter the dock supply with another filte
Any good Hunter 260 dinghy options to mount dinghy, davits, bar, frame?? Maybe have bimini frame behind OUTBOARD and have hanging ropes for dinghy? (7) Davenport at 10:12am 07.02.25 I like the h260 cuz it is small but strong so gives many options, so maybe there is way to add suspe
Electric Outboard Motor for Cat22? SVEclipse at 10:04am 07.02.25 That sounds like a decent idea, which A/C unit are you running? A Zerobreeze MK2 without the tiny
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Rick D at 9:48am 07.02.25 So far so good. Yesterday the boat was put in the slings during the morning and in-between the aft
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D CrispyCringle at 9:37am 07.02.25 I wouldnt want to drink water thats been in a tank for weeks. We live on board and go through 80 gal
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Davenport at 9:17am 07.02.25 PULL FROM OCEAN/LAKE. . . . It probably is not wise, but do people ever have hose in Texas or Florid
1996 Catalina 30 mkiii reseal steering pedestal Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 07.02.25 You'll be astounded at the number of responces you receive ............ if you include pictures o
Unreliable shore power jackhart at 8:58am 07.02.25 I pulled into the campground at Bristol Dragway once, plugged in my 50 amp surge protector, the li
Solar controller overcharging batteries colemj at 7:05am 07.02.25 Epever is not a cheap Chinese controller. They produce some of Outback Power's controllers (Outback
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 07.02.25 So far so good. Yesterday the boat was put in the slings during the morning and in-between the afte
1996 Catalina 30 mkiii reseal steering pedestal dmax at 7:01am 07.02.25 Most likely, the cables aren't the source of the leak, the water is just running along them. You nee
Double the tanks, double the Catalina fun? shemandr at 6:18am 07.02.25 I'm guessing that divided tanks is a hold over from past years when water you might get from questio
Deck scupper size (1) jssailem at 6:04am 07.02.25
Wheel Bearings for original trailers? Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 07.02.25 The part number is usually etched in the bearing. If not, then you can measure the hub to figure out
A blessing or a curse? jssailem at 5:43am 07.02.25 Rudder could be a single board gudgeons & pintles attachment to the transom, with a tiller for contr
A blessing or a curse? (2) jssailem at 5:38am 07.02.25 I use images to help determine what rigging and rudder were originally considered.
3GM Priming water pump? jssailem at 5:22am 07.02.25
Wheel Bearings for original trailers? JBP-PA at 5:14am 07.02.25 Alas, I've always had to take the hub apart first, then take the old bearing to the auto parts stor

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