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turnbuckles on 305 - metric or inch threads? heathfieldvw at 6:36am 01.30.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1967 does anyone know if the threads on the turnbuckles on the standing rigging of a 1985 first 305 have
Mast Light LTDARR at 5:48am 01.30.10 Smaller Boats 0/1400 Hi can anyone advise of the make and model of mast light used on a 1991 18.5 Hunter. Also anyone hav
Needed American Mariner 8.0 Info. mklein@iowatelecom.net at 5:41am 01.30.10 Trailer Sailors 5/11940 I have an opportunity to buy an American Mariner 8.0 sail boat. So far I cannot find much informat
Managing the Bow. KandD at 10:04pm 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4767 Today i tried to take out my Hunter 40 and ran into some engine problems. I dropped the anchor whil
Keeping the Optimus stove going. La Vie at 8:13pm 01.29.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1134 Our Beneteau has an OPTIMUS gas burner and oven. Can anyone help me find a source for replacement bu
disappointed gabriel.donnelly at 5:19pm 01.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2001 30mph gusts today... fired up, headed out to beautiful lake Travis, the lake has been rising, the ma
Yanmar 4jhe Died... KandD at 3:35pm 01.29.10 Big Boats 8/5174 I tried to take out Playpen today, got about 50 yards out of the slip when my engine died on me. Wh
Faymann Diesel gensets galynd at 3:32pm 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 4/4234 Have any of you heard of or own a Farymann Diesel, 4.3 kw, generator. It seems to be a very simple
Winch Maintenance Roy10289 at 1:25pm 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3354 I have Lewmar 2 speed winches on my boat. They are becoming a little "sticky" when grinding and I th
Bow & Stern cleats Phoenix-UK at 12:33pm 01.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2120 Hi, Can anyone help? We sail a Hunter 30T (1990) in the United Kingdom and i have always felt that t
experiences with progressive auto ins filthy liberal scum at 12:12pm 01.29.10 Sails Call Lounge 9/956 i just got an ins quote from progressive today that was 47% lower premium than my current carrier fo
Looking to Buy Spiderjohn69 at 11:45am 01.29.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1326 I'm looking to buy a 1985 Mac25. The boat has been on the trailer with the bow up for some months a
Newport 33 hinged tabernacle Gary M at 11:33am 01.29.10 Newport 1/3736 I am interested in seeing pictures, drawings, and plans for a hinged tabernacle for a Newport 33. I
Battery Alternate jibes138 at 11:01am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3024 Is it acceptable practice to run all your 12 volt stuff on the boat without batteries installed by u
LectraSan on Island Packet 27? bliss at 10:42am 01.29.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2652 Just joined up after lurking in these forums for a while. Great stuff -- thanks! I'm wondering if
A/C on an h34 Benny at 10:38am 01.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2048 Our nephew is thinking about installing a 9,000 btu A/C unit on his 1986 h34. I'm 1,200 miles away
Table/Convertable Berth sean0965 at 9:21am 01.29.10 Catalina 30 7/2388 Hello All, I bought a 1980 Catalina 30 in Nov. The existing table is in bad shape and cannot be
What's under the ice box in a 336 or 340? robertsapp at 9:12am 01.29.10 Big Boats 2/1664 The previous owner of my H336 installed a 16K A/C unit under the port settee. Everyone (including th
Repair/Replacement of broken bowplate gdruist at 9:05am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1266 For my Cal 28, I need to repair or replace the aluminum structure that attaches to the fiberglass on
small boat handling coming in an inlet (3) Bob 04 H260 at 7:19am 01.29.10 Smaller Boats 7/1834 Well we made it to Florida fine, are provisoning and preparing for our trip. We intend to go down th

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Add midship cleat to Vision 32? (1) DArcy at 5:49pm 04.18.22 Depending on your dock arrangement you could use a stern bridle. I use this arrangement for docking
In support of the shop brockangelo at 5:49pm 04.18.22 A generality about boats, often not understood by newer owners. Boats are different than cars. Whil
Sealant for a dirty deck hull joint kendyoozed at 5:45pm 04.18.22
water leak in side deck window, what would be best to seal the surface mounted glass Crazy Dave Condon at 5:43pm 04.18.22 Thanks guys
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 5:42pm 04.18.22 great furler info and photos thanks. jmc
Need Water Ballast Valve New or used for Sailboat Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39pm 04.18.22 Already on top of this sending him a private message
Need Water Ballast Valve New or used for Sailboat Hunter 23.5 twalker H260 at 5:33pm 04.18.22 I suspect this from the 240 should be similar https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/Model
Sealant for a dirty deck hull joint DArcy at 5:32pm 04.18.22 When I did mine I used an oscillating tool with a rasp to clean out the old sealant. The old sealant
What is this number on the sail? Davidasailor26 at 5:32pm 04.18.22 Probably a racing sail number. Regional sailing organizations issue numbers like that for unique ide
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel jonelli at 5:18pm 04.18.22 Puller, can you share the dimensions and source of the bushing and seals? All the parts for the 20
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 5:13pm 04.18.22 Yes, the inrush will shut it down. Depending on your engine, you'll need +/- 180A to run it, plus 3
Burning insense on a boat dLj at 5:09pm 04.18.22 well I would have to say it it for him..... how about one of the things priest swing around? You c
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 5:08pm 04.18.22 The info is all there on the Victron site, both data sheets and manuals for all of the items. You c
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel JoeWhite at 5:06pm 04.18.22 Puller, can you share the dimensions and source of the bushing and seals?
Burning insense on a boat MikeHoncho at 5:06pm 04.18.22 Why? Is incense that important to you? well I would have to say it is for him..... how about one
Air Conditioner Failing buddybear at 5:05pm 04.18.22 Mark, there are some very simple things you can do to determine if it actually needs to be replaced
Need Water Ballast Valve New or used for Sailboat Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04pm 04.18.22 They have the build list for the hunter 23.5
Lowering mast on Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:01pm 04.18.22 Wrong attachments as he is looking for mast/lowering instructions. govto boat information/ Hunter
C310 anchor light ( Top of mast ) light specification (1) valcour at 4:48pm 04.18.22 I pulled down a new wire and replaced mine with a Hella Marine white NaviLED 360 2LT 980 960-0-xxx.
Raw water intake strainer Tally Ho at 4:48pm 04.18.22

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