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Battery Selector Switch Setting Smithsonian at 12:55pm 08.13.21 Mid-Size Boats 11/3500 I own a 2006 Hunter 33. It is new to us and we don't know which setting to put the battery selector
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 (1) Jerry Nevins at 11:40am 08.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/979 Can anyone help with how to connect the 3 wires from the mast? The colors don't match up... The yel
Galvanic corrosion Protection 1989 Hunter 30 "Shift Diameter" ? steveebryant at 10:09am 08.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/470 My boat is in the water. I want to be prepared when I take it out in a couple of weeks. I want to
H26 mast on H23.5 SandCat at 10:07am 08.13.21 Smaller Boats 10/905 Can a H26 mast be cut down and used to replace the mast on a H23.5? My 1995 23.5 mast is the Zspar
WTB mast for Hunter 23/23.5/240 SandCat at 8:16am 08.13.21 Parts Search 2/447 WTB mast for Hunter 23/23.5/240. Preferably the Zspar Z190, and ideally located in the southeast, b
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage galliob53 at 5:51am 08.13.21 Big Boats 7/1800
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 outwardboundguy at 4:16am 08.13.21 Engines and Propulsion 23/2973 I am purchasing a 2001 Bene 361, I've read the owners manual and I still have no idea of how to set
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW galliob53 at 9:30pm 08.12.21 Big Boats 17/2569 Has anyone taken their 420 Passage up or down the ICW and what advice can you offer? Our boat has t
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Jimongee at 7:07pm 08.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3088 I have the 3 gm30 f engine. The engine is a jewel. It has been totally maintenance (repair) free an
BOOM VANG!!! sailingsoon at 7:06pm 08.12.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2960 Hey guys Once again to consult tbe sailing oracle, the library of Alexandria of sailing. That being
CNG Tank Safety Cap Source? Rick D at 5:58pm 08.12.21 Ask All Sailors 3/597 I looked online, but could not find any source. There certainly must be one. I just picked up two (n
Broken bolts and headaches Kinetic at 5:31pm 08.12.21 Ask All Sailors 30/3156 Hello All, New here and hoping to get some suggestions and offer anything in return at a later time
New outboard and new adjustable bracket (1) geola1 at 3:08pm 08.12.21 Trailer Sailors 11/1646 I don't have great access to the 4 bolts that are holding the adjustable bracket
Barient 21ST? (1) lwaddell at 10:05am 08.12.21 Parts Search 2/831 Looking for a used Barient 21ST - 2 speed self tailing winch. Would love to hear from anyone with on
Raw Water Pump Failure KZW at 8:31am 08.12.21 Catalina 310 6/1817 Five years ago, I replaced a leaking Shurwood raw water pump (300 hours) with an Obferdorfer N202M-9
Clogged sanitation line Roger Holloway at 8:16am 08.12.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/3827 I had a clogged line yesterday that I was able to unclog with a sewer snake to get the head to flush
A few quick battery box questions GonzoF1 at 7:19am 08.12.21 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3102 I am going to redesign our battery boxes. We are using eight 6V GC2 batteries for the house bank and
ODay 39 water tank level henrykorous at 6:47am 08.12.21 Bigger Boats 3/1043 Planning on installing on level gauges for my water tanks. Was wondering if anyone else has water le
Beneteau 45 AC circuit breaker popped? I can't find the correct breaker? bb2021 at 6:16am 08.12.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3309 I was on deck doing post sailing cleanup. Wife was below cleaning up there. She pops her head up and
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook sailtheworld79 at 2:27pm 08.11.21 Big Boats 31/4786 So we got the new boat and we've been shaking it down on shorter cruises and just found I can only r

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Constrictor Clutches heritage at 5:01pm 06.25.25 TEGiqlYzIEw Colemj, does this commercial constrictor setup work on the same principle as yours?
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? LLoyd B at 4:50pm 06.25.25 I'm inclined to blame ego driven welders that have well fed lawyers mostly because I'm a cheap sailb
Windlite 14 Foswick at 4:35pm 06.25.25 The nice thing about that boat is its simplicity. You almost can't rig it wrong. So, don't sweat it.
BATTERY? Hayden Watson at 4:27pm 06.25.25 Thanks for all of the comments so far. I was at the boat today and got some info on my old battery
A blessing or a curse? Foswick at 4:26pm 06.25.25 I just realized how small the boat is. That changes my answer to about half the time, expense, and c
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 4:22pm 06.25.25 Send out an inquiry to our resident expert on plumbing, Peggy Hall. She can give professional advic
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 4:19pm 06.25.25 Is this the strainer your speaking of? Are you recommending both a new strainer and new hoses?
I Just Bought a Boat! A Free Boat! kappykaplan at 4:14pm 06.25.25 Not even a sailboat :( :plus: Maybe he'll make it into a sailboat!
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Rick Webb at 4:08pm 06.25.25 Thanks for the tips and advice. It's sad that due to "Liability" reasons, welders don't want to re
BATTERY? dlochner at 3:50pm 06.25.25 So how would I size a charger for future use and a change to LFP? I would probably use a 280ah ba
I Just Bought a Boat! A Free Boat! BigEasy at 3:46pm 06.25.25
Cheap outboard Foswick at 3:33pm 06.25.25 I'm mostly worried if it can push a large boat with enough thrust to maneuver, especially if there'
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 3:19pm 06.25.25 How much water should be flowing into the YANMAR 2GM20F? The contractor seems to think there wasn't
Compass Glare Hood Foswick at 3:15pm 06.25.25 On my now vintage Aqua Meter Galaxy compass there is a plastic two part glare hood that folds down
BATTERY? (1) Hayden Watson at 3:12pm 06.25.25 So how would I size a charger for future use and a change to LFP? I would probably use a 280ah ba
I Just Bought a Boat! A Free Boat! Leeward Rail at 3:09pm 06.25.25 Not even a sailboat :( Greg Well. He does say he wants to do a bunch of changes. Maybe it's fu
How to tell gelcoat was damaged by paint remover newsailor72 at 3:06pm 06.25.25 There's some blue paint left after the black coat got removed. I tried a small test spot with Lysol
I Just Bought a Boat! A Free Boat! Tally Ho at 3:00pm 06.25.25 Not even a sailboat :( Greg
BATTERY? Tally Ho at 2:48pm 06.25.25 Up grade the charger and you should get 6-8 years from the batteries. ;) So how would I size a ch
Constrictor Clutches colemj at 2:43pm 06.25.25 The advantage of constrictor clutches are that they are easier on the rope, can be used with bare dy

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