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Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Darwinless at 1:34pm 07.01.24 Ask All Sailors 13/468 Hi! Has anyone set up a hunter 22 with bilge keels? Thanks!
Sources for Lister Petter Diesel Parts in Pacific Northwest? Sailor Joel at 12:52pm 07.01.24 Engines and Propulsion 3/255 Recently discovered water in the oil in my Lister Petter Alpha 30 LPWS3. They aren't very common in
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. KitGriffin at 10:16am 07.01.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/422 Hi all, I have odd problem starting my 1990 Catalina 28/Universal Kubota. New batteries and voltage
Alternator wiring question? (1) BAD ORCA at 9:23am 07.01.24 Musings With Maine Sail 15/658 I have an1980 Universal 5432 engine with unknown stock alternator. I pulled it off yesterday to get
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? Tony2024 at 9:01am 07.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/500 Hi. This may sound, or be, a strange question. :) If a 2005 Hunter 31 and a 1992 Hunter 37.5 legend
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. (3) carlc376 at 4:27am 07.01.24 Day Sailers 13/869 I am new to sailing and have only been sailing my (new to me) o'Day 23 for about a month (which with
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 (3) Brinky63 at 4:25am 07.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/809 While doing the monthly maintenance SS cleaning on my Hunter 306 arch I noticed some stress cracks.
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore (3) zinahewitt at 10:33pm 06.30.24 Ask All Sailors 14/867 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34 1975. It never had shore power. I added a box with 30 amps, 3 switches w
Is my foresail too big? Bluebonnet87 at 5:52pm 06.30.24 Smaller Boats 12/850 I recently bought a hunter 26.5 with pretty new sails. The foresail is a genoa with a luff length of
23-2 Where to place the bilge pump hose? AndrewJillings at 11:03am 06.30.24 Ask An Oday Owner 5/341
Temperture - Heat - Storms - Sailing (3) jssailem at 10:14am 06.30.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/438 SEA TEMPERATURES and Storm Development We need to understand some basics about sea temperatures bef
Masthead removal/Catalina 27 (2) Catalina27 at 9:59am 06.30.24 Ask All Sailors 3/262 I am preparing to replace my spreader brackets that broke with the kit from Catalina Direct. In orde
2GM20F - How long for FW temp to rise above 100F? tmaccabe at 9:57am 06.30.24 Engines and Propulsion 6/375 Hello, I'm troubleshooting my gauges after both oil press and water temp pegged high during our last
deck organizer access - Vision 32 (1) Belzoni at 9:28am 06.30.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/184 Hi. I need to repair/replace my deck organizers that are hidden under a dress panel on my deck. Can
Fuel Tank Gauge Power747 at 9:25am 06.30.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/278 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 boat. Is there a fuel gauge anywhere on the tank or somewhere? I never know
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? Screen Saver at 8:52pm 06.29.24 Big Boats 4/444 Hi, This relates specifically to a Hunter 49. Short Version: Does anyone know if fluid from under
Looking at a Tartan 33 Lazy1 at 7:47pm 06.29.24 Tartan 6/416 Hey, I have been sailing a 1986 Catalina 22 for 5 years on Lake Erie and looking to size up on the c
Need help recognizing items on my boat (2) zinahewitt at 4:47pm 06.29.24 Ask All Sailors 9/500 Hi All, Hope your day is going well. I've figured out most of my boat. I have a Dufour 34 from 1975
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 3:45pm 06.29.24 Ask All Sailors 24/848 Having some difficulty with this, I posted this same issue (2) years ago which I never did resolve
Stripped Wench Base Screw fiatlux at 2:46pm 06.29.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/366 Greetings, Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail wench to the hull has g

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Dammit, Jim (1) jssailem at 8:28am 11.05.24 Looking this AM, Windy reports TS Rafael is forming in the warm waters of the western Caribbean. Pro
Left over Cetol up for grabs Davidasailor26 at 8:26am 11.05.24 Quite an improvement!
What is this stuff on my hull? kappykaplan at 8:25am 11.05.24 Not a satisfying update, unfortunately! Tks!
Left over Cetol up for grabs dLj at 8:23am 11.05.24 Nice job! dj
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 jssailem at 8:21am 11.05.24 I look forward to hearing more of the story about the sprit. Images of what you discover and how the
Retrofit Generator Quasimotor at 8:14am 11.05.24 Johann! Thank you so much for that time and money-saving advice! I own a Chevy Bolt EV car and, unl
Looking for pictures of the bow hardware for fastening the jib and forestay. Chuck_FLA at 8:13am 11.05.24 I've attached a drawing from the original set up instructions which should help. Thank you Tom. T
Left over Cetol up for grabs (5) kemsa51 at 8:11am 11.05.24 It kind of felt like this scene from a Seinfeld episode. s very aware I had grossly misjudged thing
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser Stu Jackson at 7:41am 11.05.24 Same size as the other nuts on those studs. Here's a tip: Muffler & Exhaust Riser Replacement 101 (
Looking for pictures of the bow hardware for fastening the jib and forestay. (1) Tom Winningham at 7:37am 11.05.24 I have a Venture17 and believe the set up is the same. I've attached a drawing from the original se
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species DHembree at 7:36am 11.05.24 SBO store employees are former Hunter employees who have nearly all the hunter sailboats specs and
Retrofit Generator Johann at 7:28am 11.05.24 I installed a nextgen 3.5kW genset in the lazerette of my H336. It was ok and served its purpose but
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Davidasailor26 at 7:26am 11.05.24 I just updated my response to your post. The Vetus design does look nice for a plastic unit. There'
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 7:25am 11.05.24 I have a Vetus plastic sea strainer and have it mounted just a bit above the waterline, which on a C
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 11.05.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Davidasailor26 at 7:19am 11.05.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 7:18am 11.05.24 The pump should be self priming so a loop above the waterline should be fine. But a loop will only
oil pressure light beeping while engine running? yanmar 3JH4E. Lusitano at 6:46am 11.05.24 (Rickover trained) Believe your indications (until "proven" otherwise.) The oil pressure light (i
What is this stuff on my hull? illusion1024 at 6:21am 11.05.24 illusion1024, anything to report on the excavation? I spent a bit of time the other day scraping a
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jssailem at 6:16am 11.05.24 I bought the Groco ARG 750 bronze strainer. Just looked and Defender lists it for $220 It is on the

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