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Main 110 breaker like never seen on this planet??? wdonovan at 6:14am 04.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1825 1998 Hunter 310 - The main AC breaker is 3 pole - hot, neutral, ground. Ground? Yeah. Never seen a b
Compass vs GPS All U Get at 5:42am 04.28.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2327 Hi all, We have done a check of heading comparison between our compass and the GPS heading from our
My 2005 Force 10 stove FBD at 5:05am 04.28.21 Ask All Sailors 5/779 I stove is not working. What parts should I buy to see if I can get it working. The eyes are very
Head replacement bear333 at 4:18am 04.28.21 Catalina 310 11/2101 Hi everyone, I recently purchased a 2004 310 with a Wilcox Crittenden head and Jabsco electric conve
H23.5 Centerboard Pin Bearing Replacement (3) bigchief at 8:07pm 04.27.21 Smaller Boats 2/999 Took my Centerboard off to replace the uphaul line and noticed the pin bearing was quite worn. See p
O'Day 272 has a Vetus Water Loc for 2" hose but a 1 7/8" hose and 1 7/8" exhaust thru-hull? Is this right? Revolutionary at 4:21pm 04.27.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1129 I was replacing old hoses on my 1984 O'Day 272 and noticed that the exhaust water hose is 1 7/8". I
Hunter 216 mast crutch needed... (1) Terriblerabbit at 2:31pm 04.27.21 Day Sailers 2/928 Does anyone have a mast crutch they can sell me, or would be willing to take some pictures with meas
Refrigeration help JAE at 2:04pm 04.27.21 Catalina 310 23/3441 My 20-year-old Adler Barbour refrigeration unit is either dead or dying. Still investigating... no c
How do I find out how much my sailboat is worth? CaseyJohn2001 at 1:35pm 04.27.21 Parts Search 3/794
surveyors Big Mack at 11:53am 04.27.21 Ask All Sailors 2/690 Can anyone recommend a reputable surveyor in the Rio Dulce area. More specifically for aluminum boat
Hunter 45 DS 2010 mast height Udi at 11:41am 04.27.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/700 Hi ! I need to replace a Jennicker halyard. I can't find the exact hight of the mast and didn't fi
Occasional loss of engine power on Hunter 356 Musetta at 11:28am 04.27.21 Engines and Propulsion 7/1232 The Yanmar 3GM30(f) on my Hunter 356 had its 1000-hour overhaul about 150 engine hours ago. It now
Occasional loss of power on Yanmar Musetta at 11:27am 04.27.21 Engines and Propulsion 0/15 The Yanmar 3GM30(f) on my Hunter 356 had its 1000-hour overhaul about 150 engine hours ago. It now
Can't see how to delete this thread Revolutionary at 11:15am 04.27.21 Bigger Boats 1/22 Can't see how to delete this thread, moved the content to another forum that was better suited for t
Any Recommended Marine Contractors in the Southern Michigan (Lake Michigan) area? duck21 at 9:16am 04.27.21 Ask All Sailors 1/418 There are a few things I didn't get done that I'd like to hire out if I can find someone who could e
Anchorman Sprint 900 Windlass Disassembly and Fleming duck21 at 9:12am 04.27.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1878 Hi all, First, Does anyone know if there are any sources for parts for the Sprint 900 Windlass? Th
Matching color of cabin top nonskid for gelcoat repair Monheganlover at 8:37am 04.27.21 Catalina 310 6/1913 I want to fix a few dings in the topside gelcoat of my 2002 Catalina 310, particularly on the nonski
Lift line replacement. (1) RolfSail at 6:24am 04.27.21 Smaller Boats 7/857 We got it out, finally. After much difficulty (see Centerboard post). Even with three people pullin
Cabin top rail removal? Hydro Therapy at 5:12am 04.27.21 Ask All Sailors 4/644 I would like to strip down and refinish my cabin top rails. The best way to do the job would be to r
Anchor light not working (1) dleckenby at 3:07am 04.27.21 Catalina 275 11/3531 My anchor light is not working, I suspect a blown bulb, but before I go up the mast I would like to

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Oday Trailer Weight Distribution Indysailor at 3:17am 04.04.25 If I end up grabbing this boat, which I plan to, I was thinking I could try and make some minor adj
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Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? (6) MKennon at 10:57pm 04.03.25 Thanks for all of the reply's! We finally got to make the trip last weekend! (Last week of March) Wo
Aqua Lift muffler C310 jssailem at 9:07pm 04.03.25 :)
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? MarcinS at 9:07pm 04.03.25 I have seen this file, unfortunately it does not contain the RAL color codes. I have written to the
Keel Bolts Jan_H at 7:21pm 04.03.25 The keel-bolts are usually torqued well beyond what is necessary to support the weight of the keel w
Sailing Tender shemandr at 6:52pm 04.03.25 I built a 7' "Peanut Pram" and it was a great tender for many years. Stitch on glue, plywood panels
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 6:46pm 04.03.25 George I've replaced Lewmar size 44's on a 320 and it was simple, holes matched but some were strip
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? (1) marcham at 6:41pm 04.03.25 I have this file from Hunter.... Attached! Remember to polish the nearby gelcoat before colour match
Keel Bolts shemandr at 6:27pm 04.03.25 Take Dianaofburlington's advice to heart. If you have a sailboat specific problem do not have a yar
Down the (New Design) Hatch! Calif. Ted at 6:22pm 04.03.25 George I've replaced Lewmar size 44's on a 320 and it was simple, holes matched but some were stripp
Ellebogen Isolators BigEasy at 6:08pm 04.03.25 An FYI regarding Boeshield - all T9 products are the same regardless of packaging and dispensing me
Lithium cold storage question MFD at 6:03pm 04.03.25 Presuming you have shore power or another way to keep the batteries charged, there are quite a few o
Ellebogen Isolators Clutch Cargo at 5:39pm 04.03.25 Good idea, I will do this also. An FYI regarding Boeshield - all T9 products are the same regardless
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit shemandr at 5:29pm 04.03.25 I don't know much about engines. But an old and rough test for compression for an older car was to
Sailing Tender (1) MFD at 4:52pm 04.03.25 Saw this earlier today, made me think of this thread.
Keel Bolts Tally Ho at 4:23pm 04.03.25 I think this makes a very strong case for my long-held and empirically-proven point that the 5200 h
Wiring a combo deck/steaming light ...3TacksontheWater at 4:10pm 04.03.25
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit Rich 35.5 at 3:35pm 04.03.25 Try shutting off the fuel supply and let it run the gas out of the carb. When you come back in a h
Sailing Tender dLj at 3:33pm 04.03.25 I have a Trinka 8' sailing dinghy. The mast comes apart and everything stores inside the dinghy: mas

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