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ELECTRIC HEAD SOLENOID LOCATION SVEN MARTINEZ at 9:52am 08.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/409 Hi All: Location on a H386??
Still Pulling Out My Hair...... rpell1@msn.com at 8:09am 08.26.21 Catalina 30 7/1287 Hi all......again, After running this problem last week and receiving some good advice, I find mysel
Leaking head faucet, and cant get toilet to pressurize to flush Pellizze at 4:54am 08.26.21 Catalina 30 14/1541 Hello, I am new to my 1985 catalina tall rig.. when i fill my forward tank, my head faucet continues
C25 cabin sole soft spots JUUD at 8:51pm 08.25.21 Smaller Boats 5/1199 Hello, everyone. This is my first post here and my reason for creating an account. I have an opportu
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? ontherocks83 at 7:56pm 08.25.21 Ask All Sailors 52/3181 So I wasn't really sure what to title this thread because it encompasses a few gripes/concerns, but
forepole lenght carlos37 at 5:46pm 08.25.21 Big Boats 9/979 Hi, I would like advise regarding which forepole ( dimensions) to buy for my Hunter 38. Thanks.
Racing Rules Lee Hadjiosif at 1:35pm 08.25.21 Racing 21/3685 Can someone tell me if there is a formal regulation that prohibits projecting anchors at the bow dur
Auto-Pilots Apex at 10:24am 08.25.21 Musings With Maine Sail 28/5958 Getting a new to me boat, that does not have autopilot. This seemed like as good a place for electr
Invest 99L --> TD 9 --> TS Ida --> Hurricane Ida (1) JamesG161 at 8:11am 08.25.21 Weather and Forecasting 38/3060 Investigation 99L is a Tropical wave birthed in the Caribbean. The Tropical Waves off Africa have
Ottawa area sailor feel like offering a lesson Ottdreamer at 7:28am 08.25.21 Smaller Boats 1/408 I posted for some input on our first outing here: Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Might as well as
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? cskaplan at 6:30am 08.25.21 Big Boats 17/1210 I am a new 430 owner. I want to network the older Raymarine instruments in the arch with my new Raym
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:33am 08.25.21 Trailer Sailors 42/4239 Our Hunter 260 will arrive early next week and we plan on spending a few days learning the mast rais
H31 speed control cable Flip Rutledge at 4:23am 08.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/632 Does anyone here have experience replacing the speed control cable in a Yacht Specialties pedestal?
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before (2) rrfiske at 7:43pm 08.24.21 Trailer Sailors 4/561 This boat is complete and as fun to sail as I remember when I was last on a SCOW in the mid-1960's.
Raw water cooling system question Avi at 7:26pm 08.24.21 S2 9/1693 Hello everyone. I have a 1997 S2 9.2 C with raw water cooling system. The suction pipe from the sea
Replace 222 centerboard line in water without being able to access other line from inside cockpit lewsid at 7:20pm 08.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/591 Through a series of unfortunate events and copious amounts of stupid, the knot on the end of my cent
How to remove rusted strut bolts ('81 33) Rabe at 4:32pm 08.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 27/2588 I was looking at the propeller shaft strut bolts underneath the cockpit and they are extremely rusty
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Anchor Lady at 2:07pm 08.24.21 Engines and Propulsion 32/3994 Hello again my beloved Sailboat Forum, I'm having an issue with my engine overheating. After gettin
O'Day 20 in Narragansett and Buzzard Bays (6) HanksDad at 9:45am 08.24.21 Day Sailers 5/766 Hi All, I just bought an O'day 20 and have it on Webster Lake for the most part. I'm considering tak
Help Identifying my Furler (2) Tim Foolery at 9:33am 08.24.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1291 I have a C'C 24 with headsail furling. Unfortunately the line constantly comes off the barrel and fo

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Noise between Mast and Boom jssailem at 4:05am 06.30.24
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Jim Legere at 3:48am 06.30.24 I wonder how @YankeeGirl fared? Hopefully made it to haul out and is getting the problem repaired. A
Battery Placement (1) Jim Legere at 3:37am 06.30.24 On my 37C I left one (starter) battery in the original starboard cockpit locker location and moved t
Noise between Mast and Boom (1) KGarvey at 3:33am 06.30.24 It turns out the noise was not coming from where the boom meets the mast. The pin that goes through
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator Stu Jackson at 8:03pm 06.29.24 2 concerns, the voltage after 2 1/2 hours didn't drop to absorption (14.2 V) and the charge amperag
Non working microwave Teddy W at 7:42pm 06.29.24 We replaced ours a year ago... Easy Out.. Easy In.. Screws in the bottom holding it in and cord was
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting Davidasailor26 at 7:21pm 06.29.24 I have not done any firmware updates. Do they happen automatically? How would I update the hand set
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) rgranger at 7:19pm 06.29.24
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? justsomeguy at 7:11pm 06.29.24 I bought a can of R134a and a hose for about $50-60 bucks and recharged my fridge myself. Not diffic
Stripped Wench Base Screw rgranger at 7:09pm 06.29.24
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) dlochner at 7:06pm 06.29.24 1404 is a cleat for a Danforth style anchor. The wedge slides into it. One caveat, it seems to be pl
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... rgranger at 7:03pm 06.29.24 "and then pop in new [ Monel rivets". Don't use stainless or aluminum. Thanks for the assist:ton
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting JoeK at 7:01pm 06.29.24 I have not done any firmware updates. Do they happen automatically? How would I update the hand set?
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 6:37pm 06.29.24 No its not wired backwards, this system worked flawlessly for 3 years and for some strange reason l
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 6:15pm 06.29.24 Thanks gang! Got back to the boat today with more time to dig into this. The unit is a NovaKool
Need help recognizing items on my boat Sanfelice at 6:14pm 06.29.24 The second picture is an anchor mount for Danforth type anchors
Stripped Wench Base Screw jssailem at 5:35pm 06.29.24 Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail wench to the hull has given way to
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator (1) jssailem at 5:27pm 06.29.24 Do you have the shunt properly wired? spect you could get a negative amp reading.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24pm 06.29.24 The boat is a 23 wing keel. I am waiting on some photos and will report back soon
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port (2) jssailem at 5:14pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port

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