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Acetone a safe cleaner? DAVA390 at 8:12am 04.18.21 Ask All Sailors 35/5498 The boat Iust bought, rubrails are in good physical condition but are badky scuffed and dirty. A lot
electrical almost completely done fred1diver at 7:00am 04.18.21 Ask All Sailors 5/919 hey everyone quick update on my progress. the 120v circuit is done and up to code, everything works
Lead keel, non-copper paint jaysweet at 6:45am 04.18.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1644 Hi Folks, Our Hunter 306 has a lead keel which has always been a mess as far as keeping bottom pain
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? matts997 at 8:45pm 04.17.21 Ask All Sailors 22/3000 I just had a mechanic do a major rebuild of my Yanmar 2GM20F including new bearings, seals, oil pump
Parallel Charge Circuit (1) Georgedoyle at 7:58pm 04.17.21 Big Boats 3/1080 I'm having trouble figuring out how this charge circuit works. No charge from the main engine altern
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck (1) bigchief at 5:18pm 04.17.21 Smaller Boats 11/1622 Need to replace the Centerboard up haul line and I can not get the large bolt that holds the Centerb
Rust on arch base weld (1) Nachismo at 4:40pm 04.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1132 Anybody have a home remedy? I suppose I could rig an arch sheet ;)
Parallel Charge Circuit (1) Georgedoyle at 4:39pm 04.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/387
Help with 1983 Hunter 22 (3) Sullzarollz at 4:24pm 04.17.21 Smaller Boats 3/696 The boat I bought was pretty much empty on the inside and I need some help figuring out what some th
1992 Hunter 335 interior cushions zipper size? markpieczonka at 4:18pm 04.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/306 Hi, I have a 1992 Hunter 335 and am wondering if anyone knows the zipper size for the interior cushi
Pelican life line clasp mikej21 at 2:47pm 04.17.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1504 My lower life line pelican clasp broke. If it matters I have a 2005 Hunter 33. Went to West Marine
Lubricant for impeller VernonJ at 2:36pm 04.17.21 Mid-Size Boats 28/8660 I have heard that I should lubricate the impeller on my Yanmar 2GM (Hunter 326) when I replace it. I
SV Smitty SV At Last at 1:40pm 04.17.21 Catalina 310 2/1020 Passed astern Smitty at about 1625 today. Unfortunately had some place to be. Maybe but you a beer o
Replacing old thru-hull transducers, hole size difference. Jerdavis77 at 12:55pm 04.17.21 Ask All Sailors 4/3892 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 7/2986 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 10/1113 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 6/1667 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 15/1793 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 10/1740 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 4/1176 Sooooo, as an additional add on to my last post - Peter, at Marlowe - Hunter gave me the original 2

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webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater 89Vision32 at 4:29am 01.27.25 What is the age of the unit? The compressor is the challenge. Is the freon level proper? Is the bre
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater jssailem at 4:22am 01.27.25 A soft start will help to mitigate the surge. You stated that all the wiring and connections are cl
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater jssailem at 4:18am 01.27.25 What is the age of the unit? The compressor is the challenge. Is the freon level proper? Is the brea
Runaway diesel colemj at 4:13am 01.27.25 If the cause is fuel dumped into the sump, this usually manifests itself at the next startup after f
Runaway diesel Robert Strickland at 3:45am 01.27.25 I agree, that is not a runaway diesel. In a runaway, the engine will rev in a series of surges lik
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater 89Vision32 at 2:13am 01.27.25 Your description sounds like you are talking about the shore pedestal breaker. You are having a co
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater 89Vision32 at 2:10am 01.27.25 Filter before the pump clean? Yes all my filters are clean and my seawater output flow is perfect
What is this on my boom? Andy6789 at 11:15pm 01.26.25 Looks like you have an excellent reefing mechanism :)
What is this on my boom? Hayden Watson at 9:05pm 01.26.25 Thanks @Joe I was thinking the two cleats near the mast are horn cleats, but are you saying thos
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater justsomeguy at 8:58pm 01.26.25 I cant figure out what is causing this. Filter before the pump clean?
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Hayden Watson at 8:52pm 01.26.25 The Marelon seacock has a flange against the hull which greatly increases the force required to brea
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring (1) Hayden Watson at 8:45pm 01.26.25 I have been using a 35-lb anchor with 40' of 5/16 chain off the roller on my bow sprit for 26 years.
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring shemandr at 8:07pm 01.26.25 I don't see why the Danfoth style anchor can't live on the roller (Except of course on a mooring aka
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring miketcook at 7:26pm 01.26.25 I agree with Tally Ho. The picture is the same as my '89 Tall Rig. with furler, bowsprit and anchor
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater dlochner at 7:13pm 01.26.25 It may not be the heater, it may be the other things you are using, a few more lights, the refrigera
Home Pumpout System dlochner at 7:05pm 01.26.25 Bug lands on diaphragm, crow pecks at bug... :eek: Maybe, however UV does much more damage to the
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater (2) jssailem at 6:59pm 01.26.25 Your description sounds like you are talking about the shore pedestal breaker. You are having a col
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring Tally Ho at 6:44pm 01.26.25 Most bowsprit rigs look just like that, and can handle an anchor roller just fine.. if you are worr
Beneteau Oceanis 350, cushions dimensions ksimonsen at 6:38pm 01.26.25
Transmission output rust TimFromLI at 6:32pm 01.26.25 Is anti seize advised for the coupling during install? I used anti seize but the general consensus

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