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PEX and chlorine (1) Bouchard at 4:41am 01.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/5101 Hello Sailors I own a Hunter Legend 40.5 1996. It comes with PEX piping. See pic attached. I've fou
Throttle Position while Sailing dkinzer at 7:31pm 01.12.22 Big Boats 18/3986 In December, we chartered a 44' Fountaine-Pajot Helia and sailed from Ft. Lauderdale to Key Largo an
Fridge & Freezer not Cold Enough Steven N at 6:51pm 01.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1790 2006 Beneteau 423 fridge and freezer not cooling fridge at 43 freezer at 29 cleaned the cooling finn
What do I do with PO's, uhh, leftovers? shot-by-ford at 5:53pm 01.12.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 22/2870 This is my first post in this forum, sorry to intro myself with such filth. Unfortunately that's lar
376 hunter tank level sensor (2) Nicolas at 5:21pm 01.12.22 Ask All Sailors 3/478 Hello, I own a 376 hunter which is stored in Florida and I am currently in Canada. I need to change
dis-continuous standing rigging on a 1996 beneteau oceanis 400 replacement ? bwagner187 at 4:46pm 01.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1972 Ahoy mates , This is my first sailing vessel that I resonantly purchased and I am not trying to
Have a Takacat? Dr. D at 12:28pm 01.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1276 I'm thinking I need a dinghy. One that looks interesting is the Takacat. Its two bags it would fit i
Tired Winches (1) Plymouth Sailor at 8:53am 01.12.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1927 Dear Fellow Sailors: Any suggestions on correcting the esthetics of my winches? Paint, prep etc
Any sailors on Lake Hartwell, SC? Light air at 4:13am 01.12.22 Ask All Sailors 3/575 I bought a Catalina C22 last week. It's been 20 years since I've last owned a sailboat, and then it
Catalina on Lake Hartwell, SC Light air at 4:04am 01.12.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/613 Any on the forum? I could use some help checking the rigging on my C22. I bought a Catalina C22 la
Dometic AC needs capacitor (1) kbgunn at 6:21pm 01.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/7901 I have a Dometic MarineAir 16K AC model VTD16K-HV. It has a dual start capacitor for the compressor
St4000+ glass exchange bcrossb at 5:17pm 01.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/442 I have an st4000+ autohelm with burnt screen. I have a replacement st4000+ . I want to just replace
Dinghy covers NYSail at 5:02pm 01.11.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1800 Hello all I have a Highfield 310 Classic dinghy 2020 and am looking for a cover. See a few companies
Columbia 26. 1967 dreamboat26 at 4:09pm 01.11.22 Ask All Sailors 3/484
1984 Hunter 37C Mikem at 3:27pm 01.11.22 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1843 My daughter has a 1984 H 37C. Everything abut the boat is great but for the holding tank. A previo
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive HeatherE at 3:23pm 01.11.22 Engines and Propulsion 16/2720 Hi, My W30 Westerbeke V-Drive engine is toast. I am looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree V-Drive or a
Hunter 40.5 access to service steering shaft/bearings and brake smokey73 at 11:55am 01.11.22 Ask All Sailors 0/292 Has anyone with a Hunter 40.5 had to replace or access the Edson steering system from the top side (
Which Battery is better? (2) Andiamo 34 at 11:10am 01.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/3761 How can you tell which battery is a better choice for your house batteries? One has more Reserve Ca
A few questions. Mike8193 at 7:42am 01.11.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1215 The hull on my Benteau 323 of course is curved on the bottom and the iron keel(not encapsulated) is
Sailing 2021 round up garymalmgren at 4:16am 01.11.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1454 here is my (japan) sail round up for 2022. Hope 2022 turns out a little better. All the best gary I

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Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise smokey73 at 5:30am 05.15.25 I'd make sure there that the fuel tank is clean and there is no "gunk" in the bottom of the tank. D
37c fuel tank cleaning Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:25am 05.15.25 The effort is not that great. I was certain to empty the tank regardless so that is not really an ef
Doors Won't Close expresso37 at 5:08am 05.15.25 I also have a 2012 motor yacht with warped bulkheads around the master cabin door and the en-suite h
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 4:55am 05.15.25 Thanks for the responses @Tally Ho and @kappykaplan the first week we own the boat we plan to take
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration Brian M H23 at 3:59am 05.15.25 I replaced engine mounts a few months ago on my 3YM30 Yanmar. Excessive vibration in neutral idle,
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration Brian M H23 at 3:53am 05.15.25 I'm not clear on this one myself. @Brian M H23 has not replied on this item and in the VID. it loo
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box Zoom767 at 2:19am 05.15.25 You probably know this already, but when you replace the packing rings, position the cut at 120 deg
Nav light wiring Stu Jackson at 8:28pm 05.14.25 Masthead light: White light, halfway up the mast, facing forward All-round light: 360 degree white
My first boat and I'm a bit puzzled RussC at 8:07pm 05.14.25 floatation if it should capsize. most people remove all or part of it. I guess if you plan to sail o
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore (1) fred1diver at 6:49pm 05.14.25 How does this look?
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore Johann at 6:41pm 05.14.25 It can be simpler than this. No need for a $300 automatic relay - just a $25 manual transfer switc
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore heritage at 5:16pm 05.14.25 It can be simpler than this. No need for a $300 automatic relay - just a $25 manual transfer switc
37c fuel tank cleaning Charlie98117 at 4:00pm 05.14.25 Seems like you're going through a lot of effort and still won't have a throughly clean tank. I was
Nav light wiring kappykaplan at 3:56pm 05.14.25 Most boats combine the stern and side lights onto one breaker as they're never needed independently
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration Charlie98117 at 3:51pm 05.14.25 I agree there could be an alignment issue but more likely one or more mounts are gone.You can check
37c fuel tank cleaning Cocoa Beach Sailor at 3:35pm 05.14.25 I did already take into account needing something for the diesel return. I decided that I am going t
Doors Won't Close capta at 3:09pm 05.14.25 Before you do anything else, try ending your next sail on a different tack. I'm not kidding. It coul
Spreader loose capta at 3:05pm 05.14.25 I don't know your boat specifically, but I have seen spreaders mounted to move and others not, so lo
Folding prop sizing for y3ym30ae sd25 on Oceanis 35.1 Dr. D at 2:48pm 05.14.25 My boat has the three blade Flexofold prop and it works fine. While sailing put the transmission int
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? thinwater at 2:34pm 05.14.25 ReMov, as quoted in post 7. It will take off the residue and allow full strength bonding. Really. I

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