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A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 3:35pm 02.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3471 Hi, I thought about posting these 306 questions separately but didn't want to spam the forum. We've
learning to sail... The big step... Daryl V at 3:20pm 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1578 Wanting to start a week or two live aboard courses in my winter ( frozen and landlocked in winters l
Installing shore power (4) Erbardy at 2:37pm 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 17/3001 202703 202704202705202706Installing shore power. I am going to have two recepticals, one is for the
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 10:14am 02.17.22 Catalina 22 22/3309 Good morning everyone. This will be the first of hopefully many posts to this thread and forum. On
Salon Lights wiring H49 (1) Velero49 at 7:04am 02.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/611 I am replacing 6 lights in the salon. The old lights (mini flourecent) have 3 wires and the new on
transmission heat exchanger question CYQK at 2:54am 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 4/609 Mounting new exchanger on new zf12m gear Anyone know of a substance to apply between them that will
315 Starting Battery Specifications (2) Skipper John at 11:37pm 02.16.22 Catalina 310 5/1716 Our new 315 was ordered with the starting battery option, but the manual did not address how the bat
Thanks for all the help and advice CaptainRan at 10:39pm 02.16.22 Smaller Boats 4/720 We're moving from Las Vegas to Puget Sound and I've already purchased a new boat up there so letting
Retrofitting an arch Ryan Oakes at 7:02pm 02.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1087 I have recently purchased an 87 hunter 40 legend which has the traveller in cockpit. I'm curious if
Insurance higgs at 6:42pm 02.16.22 Ask All Sailors 31/3303 A friend of mine just bought a Bayhen 21 in Florida - worth around 4K. He has had a terrible time f
help to identify this part (1) chp at 6:10pm 02.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/771 Has anybody seen this part which is what I'm assuming is a forestay tension adjuster. Can't find any
Hunter 49/50 alternator wiring Laid-back at 12:30pm 02.16.22 Big Boats 9/1443 I had to take out my alternator to change the impeller, not having done the Boas Fix yet. When putti
Yanmar coolant Dale Haz at 9:55am 02.16.22 C&C 8/6299 I'm unable to locate Yanmar coolant YG30, it appears to be replaced by YG30R. Are these the same pro
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? jviss at 9:43am 02.16.22 Ask All Sailors 16/14735 Hi all, What do you all think is the best tool for drawing boat schematics? Something free or che
Don't drag your rudder on the ground when trailering. Doing some fixing after PO fail. (1) waterman30 at 9:17am 02.16.22 Smaller Boats 8/1103
Raritan PH Superflush .v.s Raritan PHII Apex at 3:11am 02.16.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2474 What's the difference? Wednesday morning curiosity as it were...
Mattress Dimensions - 2018 Oceanis 41.1 AwwShucks at 8:17pm 02.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1034
Sole Refinish Question Archangel123 at 7:33pm 02.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1430 I have a 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 36 Center Cockpit. The boat is nearly immaculate and I want to mainta
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle Manuel Mendoza at 5:42pm 02.15.22 Catalina 22 8/1155 Greetings to all, I decided to do maintenance on my kick up rudder and it has been impossible for me
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar Cap'n Dave at 2:59pm 02.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1316 Went sailing Saturday morning, 30 degree weather. Left the slip without starting the 2GM. After a co

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DC to DC charger size dlochner at 5:29am 07.19.25 that will cause your LFP to discharge to a low SOC A couple of points. First and foremost, LFP ba
Trolling motor for backup? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28am 07.19.25 The use of ethanol free gss and shutting the gas off to the carb goes a long way for gas engines run
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 5:03am 07.19.25 Our New England Ropes T-900 halyards are over 25 years old and still perform like new. We had
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 4:51am 07.19.25 Most seem to be focused on the performance angle of different halyard materials, but that is inconse
DC to DC charger size Johann at 4:44am 07.19.25
Block Island July 3rd 2025. Captain Larry-DH at 2:59am 07.19.25 Finding room for enough scope in BI on the July 4th weekend is more of a challenge than some people
Rhodes 19, Stuart built, water coming through centerboard trunk Will Gilmore at 11:33pm 07.18.25 It is probably not normal. I have no experience with the Rhodes 19, but I own a Mariner 19 (O'Day),
2012 Hunter 41DS Water tank valve location MFD at 10:13pm 07.18.25 Under the sink - there is the distribution manifold for the plumbing. My 41DS has an intake line fro
Strange grumbling noise behind engine JoeWhite at 9:39pm 07.18.25 I wonder if the bearings in the alternatot is worn out. Can you push and pull the engine sideways wh
Cabin top hand rail Arrgh at 8:39pm 07.18.25 Hmm...I wonder if a previous owner changed mine. I don't have an of those spacers, just regular tea
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions Arrgh at 8:37pm 07.18.25
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? FastOlson at 7:45pm 07.18.25
Strange grumbling noise behind engine BERK30 at 6:38pm 07.18.25 What you describe could be harmonic vibration. (forward, reverse and neutral). What is transmitting
Strange grumbling noise behind engine BERK30 at 6:36pm 07.18.25 Do you have good raw water flow out the exhaust? You might check the condition of your water pump
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 6:34pm 07.18.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 6:11pm 07.18.25 Nice to see that seasoned sailors, as they most certainly are, take the time to visit our backyard s
07 H-36 windlass Dan_Y at 5:25pm 07.18.25
Replacing Deteriorating Accent Stripe Dan_Y at 5:05pm 07.18.25 Yes, I bought the blue and silver stripe shown from SBO
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? kappykaplan at 4:27pm 07.18.25 Do you mean reverse the ends so that the end that was attached to the sail becomes the end that you
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? PaulDaniel at 4:25pm 07.18.25

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