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Hunter 23.5 sheave under mast plate for CB line. timothy_c at 9:35am 04.17.21 Smaller Boats 10/1158 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 6/1712 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 15/1865 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 10/1810 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 4/1222 Sooooo, as an additional add on to my last post - Peter, at Marlowe - Hunter gave me the original 2
Removing Liquid Electrical Tape Parsons at 10:47am 04.16.21 Ask All Sailors 3/3557 What do you use to remove the dried-on mess of liquid electrical tape? I applied this stuff myself
Do all Hunter 34s have a false bilge? Hans Baart at 10:16am 04.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2111 I drilled into the bottom of the bilge with a very small drill and it felt like is was in to solid
Fuel Filter Question (1) RichardT at 9:54am 04.16.21 Catalina 30 9/2431 I am trying to find a replacement part for a fuel filter element installed as my primary fuel filter
Pulling mast C&C 29 Mk II to torque keel bolt Sky sailor at 8:38am 04.16.21 C&C 1/1157 Hello, New to this forum. I have owned my 1984 C'C29 for 7 years; have never checked keel bolt und
NEED Prop Size Coyote at 7:42am 04.16.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1095 I am in the process of buying a 1990 Hunter 30-2, with a Yanmar 2GM-20F old prop is in horrible shap
B311 Swing Keel Issue (6) Eleven at 5:07am 04.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/700 Well, few days ago I realized I could rotate the swing keel mechanism of my B311 with my fingers. It
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. BAD ORCA at 9:43pm 04.15.21 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2454 my shaft zinc has replacement has gone from every 6 months to about every three months recently. It
This is crazy rgranger at 8:39pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2137 Have you seen this? https://www.yachtingworld.com/yachts-and-gear/fastest-sailboat-the-two-teams-ho
Humorous statement on Wishful thinking for Sailboat pricing (1) Grey wolf at 8:34pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1172 Just had to send this funny Craigslist Boat wanted add, it certainly puts sailboat costs into perspe
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches smo10018 at 4:27pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 13/6624 Just bought a triple clutch unit of the Spinlock XAS rope clutches. Was at first surprised to see 6
Beneteau 311 Twin Rudder TIe-Rod ends question, (Tie bar), why plastic? CaymanMom at 4:12pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 3/541 Hello , Question to this group please...re: twin rudder 311 tie bar (tie rod) ends are currently pla
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements Sail Savannah at 3:17pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1644 I run a 6-pack sailing charter on a Catalina 30. For a 6-pack, the CG doesn't require any inspection
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot JuanMarcos at 2:22pm 04.15.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2129 Hello felloe Beneteau owners! After 2 years working on my Beneteau First 38, I have finally decided
Vinyl insert running length of mast track above gate Drinky Crow at 1:55pm 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 2/426 Guess it were installed to improve airflow over main attached with its bolt rope maybe? Tides say be
Close Call (2) Roland5048 at 11:58am 04.15.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1711 Sunday, 4/11 about noon, apparently a small tornado or possible waterspout came through our marina.

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Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 1:37pm 04.01.25 Hmm, the early adopters probably have separate BMS and are responsible about charging. I suspect m
Emergency Manual capta at 12:43pm 04.01.25 I like that phrase. :) If there's a "big marina in the sky", I would hope there's a lovely anchora
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! (1) BigEasy at 12:37pm 04.01.25 While we are the subject of alternators. What is the purpose of the black jumper wire as seen on Hi
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:33pm 04.01.25 I really appreciate the input. Thanks to those that replied. Lots of food for thought. I think my fi
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:19pm 04.01.25 Yep, if you plug into shore power every night or even every couple nights, LFP aren't really necess
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! Stu Jackson at 12:12pm 04.01.25
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Stu Jackson at 12:09pm 04.01.25 Clyde, what makes you think you need to do this? Have you been trying to start your engine and it d
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:05pm 04.01.25 Flooded batteries are still an alternative to AGM. For decades all we had were flooded batteries, m
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 12:03pm 04.01.25 LFP batteries have been around now for about 15-20 years, the longevity of a good set of well maint
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove jssailem at 12:02pm 04.01.25 Perhpas it is time to contact Force 10. The item appears to have been replaced with newer designs.
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 11:59am 04.01.25 That is an attractive price point for the LI batteries vs your cost for AGM's. The weight differen
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 11:44am 04.01.25 Allegedly LFP batteries will last many years longer than AGM or FLA, but we haven't had them around
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! colemj at 11:41am 04.01.25 I don't think it will work without connecting the ignition terminal. That is used by the internal r
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! dlochner at 11:40am 04.01.25 Yes, the battery sense wire needs to be connected to the battery. This tells the regulator what the
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? LydieBP at 11:32am 04.01.25 just got a quote for $2000 to rebuild (Florida ) versus $2300 new . I will be putting in a new ZF 12
Emergency Manual LloydB at 11:07am 04.01.25 7 minutes ago Add bookmark #57 I would pick the most likely experienced teachable of the five new
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 11:00am 04.01.25 Just replacing the agms would be the simpler solution by far. I don't have space under the companio
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 10:54am 04.01.25
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:42am 04.01.25 I'm looking to get this one hooked up so I can launch. I know this isn't the ideal alternator. Elect
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove dLj at 10:27am 04.01.25 With a two burner stove with no oven below it, you won't get it to gimbal correctly by placing the p

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