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Refrigeration lines HD74 at 11:11am 07.25.21 Ask All Sailors 1/444 My refrigeration lines on my fridge are sweating and dripping a lot of water. This is causing a buil
H212 Centerboard raising rope broken timjneedham at 8:49am 07.25.21 Smaller Boats 4/1061 I ordered new Dyneema cord to replace the broken one, but I'm not sure how I'm going to attach it. D
Lewmar port lights Xstream at 7:22am 07.25.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2547 My 1996 Oceanis 281 has six older style Lewmar port lights. I have heard of other folks who have re
Chicago slip question Jimongee at 5:41am 07.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/474 we are on our 356 in Sturgeon Bay, WI awaiting parts. In 2 days we are departing for Chicago. We
Fresh water pumps NYSail at 11:44pm 07.24.21 Ask All Sailors 3/933
Lewmar folding wheel capseaquel at 5:45pm 07.24.21 Ask All Sailors 4/891 Lost one of the machine? Screws which connect the folding parts of the spokes to the standing parts.
Hunter 35.5 Legend back stay rigging. (2) FrKim at 3:39pm 07.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1093 Should the back stay be tight to the point of inducing an aft bend in the mast between the fore stay
Hunter 212 - Trailerable - I need advice for the procedure on Replacing the 6mm Dyneema cord used to raise the retractable centerboard timjneedham at 1:56pm 07.24.21 Trailer Sailors 2/555 Has anyone replaced the rope? The rope is snapped and the keel swings freely down. I'm pretty anti-p
Keel (4) Rodsails at 1:22pm 07.24.21 Big Boats 4/997 Had a great day sailing near Big Bay De Nok Michigan, only to come to a hard stop at 7.5 knots. 3 ha
Time to tighten main furler? (1) Nachismo at 12:37pm 07.24.21 Big Boats 21/3279 With main mostly unfurled I see the remaining couple wraps are aft. See pic. Would tightening the
Portlights RMintle at 11:04am 07.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/887
ANGLE OF HEAL FOR RACING upwinddan at 9:48am 07.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3679 I race a Hunter 33.5 that has the elliptical blub with the little wings. I am wondering if anyone ha
New Rudder? DeliriousSailor at 9:01am 07.24.21 Smaller Boats 14/3160 Hello everyone, I need some advice regarding the rudder on my H26. The current rudder needs repa
Fuel guage for 1982 Hunter 33 john1234 at 8:52am 07.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2017 There is no fuel guage on my 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini era sailboat. Anyone have suggestions to what
Life Line Stanchion Replacement FrKim at 7:29am 07.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/618 Can anyone explain how to replace a mid ship Life Line Stanchion. Are there any instructions availa
Weeds in the prop? Jimongee at 6:23am 07.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1678 Ok so here we are in our 2002 356 yesterday. We were motoring into the Sturgeon Bay very busy chann
Change the filter on a Beneteau 51.1 AC joelsbuch at 5:37am 07.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/592 How do you change the filter on my AC units? The boat manual doesn't seem to show a filter but my d
Got the mast up! (1) patbratton at 5:20am 07.24.21 Smaller Boats 5/663 Friday was hot in Georgia. My son and I spend the morning running down the remaining parts to replac
Transport Costs? Apex at 3:01am 07.24.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2846 Anyone have experience in transport recently? Have a quote for 30ft. (only response thus far). Incl
Little Pinholes In Fiberglass Plymouth Sailor at 7:35pm 07.23.21 Irwin 1/1575

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Engine Overheating ciso at 12:24pm 04.21.25
Keel structure on a Hunter 37C dmax at 12:14pm 04.21.25 Yes, generally a J or an L and then cast it place - to replace the bolts, Marskeel cuts out the surr
Keel structure on a Hunter 37C FastOlson at 12:05pm 04.21.25 I hope you get your answer. I always understood that lead keels have "J bolts" cast into the lead an
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip jdrutten at 12:01pm 04.21.25 Can anyone suggest the best engine coolant for a Yanmar 2gm20f? Some say Dexcol is not a good idea.
DC to DC charger size Maine Sail at 11:21am 04.21.25 I have a question for all of you that have switched to lithium house banks but kept the AGM start b
Topside Canvas H49 Terry Cox at 11:09am 04.21.25 Has anyone replaced their topside canvas recently? Looking for a ball park number to compare bids
Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! EnamrdSalr21 at 10:52am 04.21.25 As someone who bought a boat that was wired with lamp cord and masking tape ,perhaps my experiance
Removing pin from old deck block? (1) BAD ORCA at 10:50am 04.21.25 Yes! I do believe that would be acceptable for your application. My end mill just arrived from
Part 3: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! EnamrdSalr21 at 10:49am 04.21.25 One more thing . that bent pin shows rust . I'd replace it and not use a cotter pin ,which can snag
DC to DC charger size Stu Jackson at 10:48am 04.21.25 ANY and ALL alternators WILL WORK more cooly when they are current limited.
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) seanb at 10:46am 04.21.25 Can anyone suggest the best engine coolant for a Yanmar 2gm20f? Some say Dexcol is not a good idea.
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better dLj at 10:30am 04.21.25 but they will leave marks Not if you cover them. dj
Part 3: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! Timm R Oday25 at 9:23am 04.21.25 One more thing . that bent pin shows rust . I'd replace it and not use a cotter pin ,which can snag
2001 Hunter 340 main bilge and leak questions Benny17441 at 9:18am 04.21.25 I guess water when the level reaches over an inch due to a pump malfunction. Better kept under the
Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! Timm R Oday25 at 9:15am 04.21.25 As someone who bought a boat that was wired with lamp cord and masking tape ,perhaps my experiance w
Just bought a Hunter 410! So many questions Benny17441 at 9:10am 04.21.25 The water pump should pressurize the water lines almost immediately after the valves are shut off.
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (1) rgranger at 8:40am 04.21.25 Would be nice to have one of these but expensive for a single use! I think I'm just going to get a
The holy grail of all questions nautical smokey73 at 8:38am 04.21.25 Um,... by having a dry boat? I keep my spare rolls in a storage locker and the current roll is on
The holy grail of all questions nautical rgranger at 8:26am 04.21.25 Store it in a Ziplock bag. :beer: Yep! That is exactly what I do.
Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? rgranger at 8:22am 04.21.25 I get it, e stands for fold down transom. How could we over look such an obvious connection.:facep

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