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Bubbly under top-coat (3) Fidgit at 5:43pm 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 3/245 Hi all! Ever seen paint do this? I'm sanding down what I thought was just a sad paint-job, and it lo
Pearson 36-2 center board maintenance (1) Jeff Miller at 11:58am 11.29.23 Pearson 2/552 Knowing that Pearson made at least 135 36-2's (own #135) I can't be the first and only one to have i
Re-anodising boom and holes (1) PK123 at 8:27am 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 6/531 Boom - renovation Ive got a great local company that will remove existing anodizing and re-do that f
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack (1) tfox2069 at 6:57am 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 4/408 Completed winterization on the boat after my first season of ownership. Most everything was straigh
Charts recommendation bob45 at 5:55am 11.29.23 Ask All Sailors 7/590
Replacing Hunter 44DS windows (1) Upwind at 4:18pm 11.28.23 Big Boats 4/577 Attached, please find my solution/procedure for replacing Plexiglas window inserts on (most) Hunter
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 1:57pm 11.28.23 Trailer Sailors 18/1262 I bought a used and neglected 2001 WWP 19 that had not been on the water in at least 10 years. Other
Bonding Cable rbroad9 at 12:37pm 11.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/419 Does anyone know where I can purchase the green/yellow bonding cables used on a Hunter 38? I believ
V32 Halyard Lead Blocks (2) Belzoni at 6:50am 11.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/444 Hi. New owner of a 1989 Vision 32. Among the many things I need to do, is to replace sheaves in the
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 9:23pm 11.27.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1034 I hope Peggie Hall still has her ears on for this one....We now have a Seawind 1160 catamaran. Rece
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out eianm at 8:15pm 11.27.23 Big Boats 4/355 My original Ray autopilot still function perfectly, BUT, the screen is burning out- going dark in t
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib (2) NYSail at 6:59pm 11.27.23 Ask All Sailors 24/1716 So going through all my stuff this off season and came across a long forgotten Hank on storm jib fro
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 3:53pm 11.27.23 Seaward 15/654 Hello, Hope someone can help. I have a new to me 1988 Seward 25. What was told to me is that it has
Too many ads Crazy Dave Condon at 8:53am 11.27.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 25/1500 The other day looking under boat information, there were too many pop ups and ads. Trying to x ou
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos (1) George P at 5:28am 11.27.23 Bavaria 4/881 Hi, I'm new to this group. Just purchased a 1999 Bavaria 36 with a Volvo Penta 29 hp saildrive. T
Hunter 326 Running Rigging (1) Missionalan at 3:48am 11.27.23 Ask All Sailors 4/394 2002 Hunter 326 Need some thoughs from the hive mind. Here are the running rigging specs from the
Just purchased C30 MKII! Brooke89 at 9:17am 11.26.23 Catalina 30 9/1095 My boyfriend and I are super excited about this purchase. Its a 1989 C30, looking forward to learnin
Couple of questions for Hunter 18 Owners CurtisC at 8:33am 11.26.23 Day Sailers 0/368 I've been wanting hiking straps in my Hunter 18 since I bought it. Curious whether any 18 owners ha
ID this old boat please (2) SailingLoto at 5:01am 11.26.23 Ask All Sailors 10/868 The unused sailboats that reside on this lake amaze me.... any ideas? 30ft 1976 Peterson according
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:36pm 11.25.23 Engines and Propulsion 42/4114 1. I've never had this problem before. But 2 weeks back, starting engine after sailing it gets overh

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2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 4:45pm 06.29.24 I had mine recharged for around $200. Still works great 3 years later. A new system was going to co
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator heritage at 4:45pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current f
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:02pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the readin
Invest 92L Johann at 3:59pm 06.29.24 I knew about the drop sondes. But I was looking at the recon map and there are wind barbs from wher
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 3:56pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the reading
Stripped Wench Base Screw Don S/V ILLusion at 3:44pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo... Of the wench or the winch? The former might be more entertaining.
Stripped Wench Base Screw fiatlux at 3:20pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo...
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 3:20pm 06.29.24 Hurricane Beryl It is small and compact moving West at 23 mph. The Hurricane Hunters heading to th
Stripped Wench Base Screw Justin_NSA at 3:18pm 06.29.24 You're sure it's not thru-bolted? That would be strange to just be screwed in.
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Justin_NSA at 3:15pm 06.29.24 I had mine recharged for around $200. Still works great 3 years later. A new system was going to cos
3gm30f injection pump rack control stuck Charles Erwin at 3:13pm 06.29.24 The picture shows the governor actuator lever ("the fork" - the lever that has a deep notch.) The p
Stripped Wench Base Screw Justin_NSA at 3:12pm 06.29.24 I want to see the stripped wench too! ;)
Stripped Wench Base Screw kappykaplan at 3:07pm 06.29.24 Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail winch to the hull has given way to
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 3:01pm 06.29.24 This is not correct. 316 can be quite magnetic. I actually just had someone consult me on some 316
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... BrianQ at 2:53pm 06.29.24 You don't need to remove either end cap but it is much easier if you remove the front and rear sheav
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dlochner at 2:09pm 06.29.24 "and then pop in new [ Monel rivets". Don't use stainless or aluminum. Unless of course the end
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... ggrizzard at 1:42pm 06.29.24 "and then pop in new [ Monel rivets". Don't use stainless or aluminum.
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting Davidasailor26 at 1:41pm 06.29.24
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting dlochner at 1:18pm 06.29.24 Wow! You actually got Simrad support to answer a question? You are among the fortunate few.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 imp6 at 1:06pm 06.29.24 Thank you @Crazy Dave Condon i sent you a message. Glad to have you here I read plenty of your posts

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