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Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? gsg900 at 12:05pm 07.07.21 Big Boats 9/849 Ok Hunter folks - long time lurker, first time poster. Tried to search the forums for some solution
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 11:37am 07.07.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1675 What is Wobbly? It is a British descriptive name given to a canal boat. Boats are narrow and used in
Will this battery charger work? SailorElliot at 6:21am 07.07.21 Ask All Sailors 3/769 Hello! I just bought a Flicka 20, and it came with these batteries. I realized recently that the on
Water dripping from salon lights SVFinally at 5:09am 07.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/857 We have an H376. When it rains, hard, we have water coming in through the 3 center lights in the sa
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues Nodak7 at 4:54am 07.07.21 Big Boats 24/2348 Our Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass was making a racket last time we anchored. It had been a ye
New H240 patbratton at 4:47am 07.07.21 Smaller Boats 11/932 Headed from Wildwood to Jupiter Florida to purchase 1998 H240. We have to tow back to Atlanta. If it
How to bleed the water heater heat exchanger on 2003 H326 stuendan at 12:43am 07.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/824 Have replaced engine coolant in H326 and every thing seems ok engine wise. Pretty sure that the pota
H44 anchor light wyctoronto at 7:15pm 07.06.21 Big Boats 4/481 Does anyone know OEM the anchor light used on H44-2005? Trying not to waste a trip up. Thanks
1 month of sailing, update Orbweaver at 6:58pm 07.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/676 We have now had Serenade on the water for a month, and roughly 50 miles logged. she is a pleasure to
Ameriseam Crazy Dave Condon at 4:06pm 07.06.21 Smaller Boats 1/483 I was advised Ameriseam is under new ownership as Jim Larsen has retired. Ameriseam now under new o
Transom Replacement Jerk McGerhkins at 11:17am 07.06.21 Day Sailers 8/1121 Hello all, I recently purchased a new (to me) 1969 O'Day Javelin.Super excited for this new adventur
JY14/Hunter140 crack under mainstay mount (2) mrisjor at 10:58am 07.06.21 Day Sailers 7/1277 I've read through the posts about crack repair on a Luran S hull, but I haven't seen anything like t
Shaft alignment Mike Mc at 9:54am 07.06.21 Catalina 310 6/1064 Just installed new shaft, cutlass bearing, PYI Dripless, coupling, damper plate, transmission, and e
Fresh water pressurization time lapse ricksoth at 9:26am 07.06.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/797 Our boat has a PO fresh pressurized system that seems kludged together. The '77 Cal has solid coppe
Reefing furling main while running down wind? ramoore at 8:27am 07.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2786 Hi, I'm still getting used to the furling main on my 44 DS. The short version of my question is ca
Replacing shower drain hose on Beneteau 351 sognatore at 8:07am 07.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/931 Hi Everyone My first time posting I just purchased a Beneteau 351 and in investigating a smelly he
Inflatable recommendations Jim22207 at 6:46am 07.06.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1092 My 21 year old Aqua Pro 310 is ready to be replaced. I am looking for a light inflatable that will p
Update Electronics Tywanon at 5:19am 07.06.21 Big Boats 10/1145
Simple Reef Hook (2) pclarksurf at 11:35pm 07.05.21 Catalina 22 5/1417 Saw a couple of recent discussions on reefing and found myself lacking in that mechanical arena as w
reinforcing the lower shroud chain plates mtarcher1 at 9:02pm 07.05.21 Catalina 22 1/573 The C22 Tuning Guide says, "To minimize shroud flex due to deck flexing it is advisable to reinforce

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Line for "boom topping lift" measured length and material required for 1989 Hunter 30 ? steveebryant at 6:23pm 03.02.24 I have estimated that 48' will be more than meets my needs. I'm less certain about the nature of th
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 Project_Mayhem at 6:09pm 03.02.24 I'd skip cutting of the heads of screws and all that and spend $10 on a mount that includes all the
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line jssailem at 5:54pm 03.02.24 Napa... https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/SME188052 Gates..https://www.gates.com/us/en/fluid-power/eng
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 artboas at 5:44pm 03.02.24 Sorry to re-open this thread but I've just bought a new TV for my 49 and any additional advice/tips
Clean Out Oil Pan Justin_NSA at 4:23pm 03.02.24 On my Universal 5416 I have a drain plug. After running the engine, then sucking out 90%, I remove
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 4:08pm 03.02.24 I'll be interested in seeing what you end up with. Those windows are on my list (but a ways down at
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:40pm 03.02.24 Shipping from D&R is very high. I am also thinking to get rounded ends. Not the original look. I've
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 2:30pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:22pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'd
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 2:10pm 03.02.24 You have probably seen these but if not I thought I would point them out. I don't know how much the
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. Tally Ho at 12:52pm 03.02.24
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:45pm 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dlochner at 12:45pm 03.02.24 I went down this road a couple of years ago. The hoses on the Yanmar are metric, not SAE. That means
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 12:42pm 03.02.24 I assume you have frameless ports. Plexiglass, generically Acrylic, is a better choice than Lexan,
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to kee
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Sounds like you'll miss them, and vice-versa. Hope for you that the watch would have been more usef
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:39pm 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 11:48am 03.02.24 If you read the 1/2B article you will see I still advise an ACR. That combiner is just a version of
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 11:31am 03.02.24 Looking at big boats, I once imagined owning a 50ft Maple Leaf that was for sale near my home. Noth
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 11:00am 03.02.24 Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I have their

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