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Replacing 23.5 Centerboard HunterKid at 8:46am 06.21.21 Smaller Boats 3/684 My centerboard has detached from my Hunter 23.5 after drifting sideways into an unknown underwater b
1987 Cat 22: Installing VHF Antenna John Marrone at 7:04am 06.21.21 Smaller Boats 4/1929 Boat arrives on my trailer ( part of the purchase) in a few days and trying to get ahead of making
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 6:58am 06.21.21 Ask All Sailors 30/4837 Background: My boat has a Xantrex Freedom HF inverter/charger. It was professionally installed. Here
Jabsco Head Swap: Bolts (1) duck21 at 6:41am 06.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1817 Hi all, A quick, hopefully easy question. The boat: a 1996 Hunter 376. The Jabsco head failed a
What's in your toolkit? skunther at 11:44pm 06.20.21 Ask All Sailors 41/7387 My wife and I recently purchased our first cruising boat for multiple week trips in the Pacific Nort
Wind Generator Shopping tkwhalen at 6:05pm 06.20.21 Big Boats 6/1852 I've begun wind generator shopping research reading etc. My main objective is spread out the time be
Ok Kids Help me solve a disagreement (2) tkwhalen at 5:54pm 06.20.21 Big Boats 9/1484 Attached are 2 pictures of the companion way doors on our boat. In one you can see the latch at the
Question about 1990 Hunter 18.5 T-Ball Receivers Dhozer at 5:43pm 06.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/398 I just picked up a Hunter 18.5 and when checking over the boat completely missed something during my
Sail slugs (1) Justin_NSA at 5:01pm 06.20.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1685 Had a very windy sail yestersay. My neighbor broke 6 sail slugs. He had to remove his main to get ne
Used H260 Deck Rigging Wanted h2o_snow at 4:35pm 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 1/346 Hi All, A long shot, but in my efforts to move towards true single line reefing I'm looking for a f
Boomkicker on a trailer boat? john6206 at 1:54pm 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 1/916 Last year we had the boat in the marina and I was convinced I should get a boom kicker. This year
Looking for info Trailer (1) c28 at 1:01pm 06.20.21 Columbia 1/1175 Does anyone have any information on these trailers? Specifically the overbuilt stainless ladder with
Beneteau 34 Bimini sunlover at 11:03am 06.20.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1132 I just purchased this boat that had some hurricane damage. I'm trying to locate a replacement for
H260 Model Year Differences? Tedd at 9:00am 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 20/2618 Is there any model year of H260 you would prefer over the others, or prefer to avoid? And why? Now
Paceship PY26 Icebox Nemo Nusquam at 8:41am 06.20.21 AMF 4/1540 Have any of you converted the "icebox" to a refrigerator, ' if so, what did you use for that modific
Paceship PY26 Anchor Nemo Nusquam at 8:40am 06.20.21 AMF 13/3216 Have any of you fitted an anchor winch system to the bow of your Paceship -- manual or motorized --
Surprise!! Grohe Faucet washer failure (1) Rich Stidger at 8:06am 06.20.21 Big Boats 3/939 So I'm sitting at the Nav station reading my emails and suddenly the hot water at the galley begins
Cat 22 Swing Keel Sailboat Maintenance (2) John Marrone at 5:42am 06.20.21 Catalina 22 8/1305 Boat is on its way form seller in New Mexico. What Deck cleaning products, detergents, brush types,
H410 Start Battery Don Lucas at 5:21am 06.20.21 Big Boats 23/2574 I just discovered my 3.5 year start battery is DEAD. Looking into I find that the battery disconnect
Has/Is anybody using the CDI Main Furler -MR2? Wade Gizzy at 5:09am 06.20.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/658 Do you like it? Would you recommend it?

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Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 5:46pm 04.14.25 If you are looking at going cruising for longer periods of time then a Wakespeed or Zeus regulator
Catalina 25 1981 dLj at 5:45pm 04.14.25 We are planning on sanding and finishing most of the wood. But very light sanding. Don't. That is
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 5:24pm 04.14.25 We are planning on sanding and finishing most of the wood. But very light sanding. Don't. That is
Catalina 25 1981 garymalmgren at 5:22pm 04.14.25 We are planning on sanding and finishing most of the wood. But very light sanding. Don't. That is
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 5:20pm 04.14.25 There are some caveats on this - but for sure there are often ways around the idiotic "marine" pric
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 5:17pm 04.14.25 All good advice so far. One thing to know is that your boat is a pretty easy boat to own. They are
Catalina 25 1981 dLj at 5:17pm 04.14.25 So, just be aware of that. Much of what you need for living aboard does not have to be "marine grad
Alternator Temperature Sensors Bob S at 5:14pm 04.14.25 I can see the advantage convenience of Bluetooth on the 618 especially on a new to me design. I curr
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 5:11pm 04.14.25 Usually there is a small tank in the toilet to help flush. Best to look at the websites and get the
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 5:10pm 04.14.25 I don't think that Catalina 25 ever came with a plumbed head, at all - just a port-a-potty ... did
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 5:09pm 04.14.25 Looks like what you have is called the traditional layout of the Catalina 25. I think there should
Catalina 25 1981 Foswick at 4:49pm 04.14.25 Usually there is a small tank in the toilet to help flush. I don't think that Catalina 25 ever came
Catalina 25 1981 dlochner at 4:16pm 04.14.25 Would it have a water tank? Usually there is a small tank in the toilet to help flush. Best to lo
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question Justin_NSA at 4:16pm 04.14.25 I converted my fluorescent fixture to LED. Still have to mind the polarity
Refridge and freezer artboas at 4:12pm 04.14.25 I have a 450 and the freezer quit. It seems that the pin valve into the evaporator got plugged as I
Hunter 456 rudder issue smokey73 at 4:12pm 04.14.25 @artboas I agree that a tiller arm is generally cast aluminum or possibly some other alloy that is
Hunter 376 Dining Table Finish artboas at 4:08pm 04.14.25 Dug a little bit in my Hunter files archive.... found this one (attached).... I would use a 2 part
H310 Shoal Keel Bent Rich 35.5 at 4:07pm 04.14.25 So here a couple of pics of the keel. Actually now that I really look at it, doesn't seem as bad a
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question artboas at 4:04pm 04.14.25 Very good suggestion @JoeWhite - get the polarity wrong and those electrolytic capacitors have a ba
Hunter 456 rudder issue artboas at 3:59pm 04.14.25 Hi Smokey! Thanks for your reply, then my guess was right. Thanks. And your comment is interesting

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