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Replacing old thru-hull transducers, hole size difference. Jerdavis77 at 12:55pm 04.17.21 Ask All Sailors 4/3170 My 27' 1978 Hunter came equipped with SR Mariner instruments. The transducers for the knot and depth
Leaking from recently installed PYI PSS Shaft Seal (1) LVGS at 9:37am 04.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2548 Several days ago, we had a PYI - PSS shaft seal installed on our 2006 H33. 24 hours after cleaning/
Hunter 23.5 sheave under mast plate for CB line. timothy_c at 9:35am 04.17.21 Smaller Boats 10/863 some time back there was a thread here about replacing (or attempting to replace) the sheaves under
Downgrade from Furler (3) SkipJack at 8:17pm 04.16.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1423 My 26X has a furler with genoa ' cover. For trailering, I would like to downgrade to bare forestay.
Worried about my holding tank coming loose (1) MikeTheHunter at 2:52pm 04.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1363 I am a new liveaboard owner of a 2000 Hunter 340. The holding tank and the diesel tank are secured b
Hunter 260 Solar Battery Charging on Mooring John Marrone at 12:18pm 04.16.21 Smaller Boats 10/1452 Have seen several images of smaller than usual rigid solar panels attached to Mast Crutch. In additi
PROP upgrade size Coyote at 11:59am 04.16.21 Mid-Size Boats 4/974 Sooooo, as an additional add on to my last post - Peter, at Marlowe - Hunter gave me the original 2
Removing Liquid Electrical Tape Parsons at 10:47am 04.16.21 Ask All Sailors 3/2538 What do you use to remove the dried-on mess of liquid electrical tape? I applied this stuff myself
Do all Hunter 34s have a false bilge? Hans Baart at 10:16am 04.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1729 I drilled into the bottom of the bilge with a very small drill and it felt like is was in to solid
Fuel Filter Question (1) RichardT at 9:54am 04.16.21 Catalina 30 9/1857 I am trying to find a replacement part for a fuel filter element installed as my primary fuel filter
Pulling mast C&C 29 Mk II to torque keel bolt Sky sailor at 8:38am 04.16.21 C&C 1/926 Hello, New to this forum. I have owned my 1984 C'C29 for 7 years; have never checked keel bolt und
NEED Prop Size Coyote at 7:42am 04.16.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/924 I am in the process of buying a 1990 Hunter 30-2, with a Yanmar 2GM-20F old prop is in horrible shap
B311 Swing Keel Issue (6) Eleven at 5:07am 04.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/552 Well, few days ago I realized I could rotate the swing keel mechanism of my B311 with my fingers. It
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. BAD ORCA at 9:43pm 04.15.21 Musings With Maine Sail 10/1898 my shaft zinc has replacement has gone from every 6 months to about every three months recently. It
This is crazy rgranger at 8:39pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1751 Have you seen this? https://www.yachtingworld.com/yachts-and-gear/fastest-sailboat-the-two-teams-ho
Humorous statement on Wishful thinking for Sailboat pricing (1) Grey wolf at 8:34pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1009 Just had to send this funny Craigslist Boat wanted add, it certainly puts sailboat costs into perspe
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches smo10018 at 4:27pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 13/5176 Just bought a triple clutch unit of the Spinlock XAS rope clutches. Was at first surprised to see 6
Beneteau 311 Twin Rudder TIe-Rod ends question, (Tie bar), why plastic? CaymanMom at 4:12pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 3/459 Hello , Question to this group please...re: twin rudder 311 tie bar (tie rod) ends are currently pla
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements Sail Savannah at 3:17pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1195 I run a 6-pack sailing charter on a Catalina 30. For a 6-pack, the CG doesn't require any inspection
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot JuanMarcos at 2:22pm 04.15.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1552 Hello felloe Beneteau owners! After 2 years working on my Beneteau First 38, I have finally decided

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Engine fire dlochner at 6:26am 05.31.24 Correct. I have 2/0 from the battery to the alternator which has an ampacity of 350A if memory ser
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? Gene Neill at 6:24am 05.31.24 photo dump I like that cooler! How many quarts is it? Does it fit as well as it appears?
Engine fire Hayden Watson at 6:22am 05.31.24 It really depends on the wire size from the positive bus bar to the alternator. If the ampacity of
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? JBP-PA at 6:10am 05.31.24 There are several shoal keel/centerboard trailer sailor boats in the 25ish range that can be launche
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:00am 05.31.24 As @isaksp00 suggests, once the internal nuts are released, can the plate be lifted at the stud area
Engine fire ice breaker at 5:55am 05.31.24 So if my engine started and ran without any issues, then the fire circuit to the pressure switch wa
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 5:52am 05.31.24 In my experience rub rails are attached to the hull. Where you see the chain plate behind the rub ra
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 5:48am 05.31.24 Sounds like a bad design. Cutting the rub rail would be my last and final choice. Does your rub rai
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? SailingLoto at 5:43am 05.31.24 I love my swing keel c25, but totally understand wanting something more modern.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft SailingLoto at 5:40am 05.31.24 I have their hdpe flip up rudder on my c25. It's all I've ever had on that boat so I can't tell yo
Idle and throttle control help dlochner at 5:26am 05.31.24 The answers to some of the questions may be here: http://www.downeasteryachts.com/wp-content/upload
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 5:17am 05.31.24 I was worried I might be over propped. I have no idea what prop that is except that it is a 2 blade.
Love Hate relationship (1) Gene Neill at 5:11am 05.31.24 I need to come up with something clever on my Capri 22, the boom is too low to fit a Bimini under i
Bilge water question Ward H at 5:01am 05.31.24 I have a MKII, aa 93. I agree with the others, the corrugated hose coming in from the left in the pi
Are your PFD's ready? sailme88 at 4:49am 05.31.24 I keep the PFDs in a clear walled storage bin ( several actually). They stay dry and out of the mild
Are your PFD's ready? sailcapt340 at 4:25am 05.31.24 The flag bracket itself is cut in a half moon shape ( a tad too deep) to fit over the stainless pipe
Chain plates Hunter 49 isaksp00 at 4:19am 05.31.24 Would it be feasible to cut the old chainplate just below the rub rail, then slide the top half up a
Engine fire dlochner at 4:10am 05.31.24 . I then have another 200A MRBF fuse where the alternator wire connects to the positive charge buss
Idle and throttle control help dlochner at 4:05am 05.31.24 In neutral, I am able to rev the engine from idle to high RPM with no hesitation or issue. When I s
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 4:04am 05.31.24

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