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Survey Member 131497 at 5:43pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1341 Hello again Regarding surveys... How does this is usually done? Do you split the cost with the boat
Help identifying portlight manufacturer (1) Mhkent at 3:53pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 7/951 I am trying to identify my aluminum portlights so I can get new seals/gaskets. If you recognize thes
Morse MV-2 Parts for hunter drtsr1 at 3:49pm 06.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1498 I am in need of parts for my Morse MV-2., or a full replacement if any one can help.
TV Antenna Rick486 at 2:31pm 06.12.20 Big Boats 15/2112 Hi all: I have a small TV antenna at the top of my mast which appears to losing it's ability to feed
Engine Cover Removal 40.5? (1) Rick D at 2:24pm 06.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/517 Have any of you had success in removing the FRP cover from the top of the engine compartment. It was
Clean up duties fred1diver at 2:09pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 9/962 Hey everyone, with the boat closer I can get some work done on her, I was wondering what soap/produc
Fake News: Family Living On Deserted Island! dlochner at 2:08pm 06.12.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1456 This showed up on a newsfeed this week. Sounds terrible, living in isolation on a deserted island in
Debating motors john6206 at 1:55pm 06.12.20 Smaller Boats 7/1782 After sitting on the fence for about two months, I had decided to go with a mercury 3.5hp long shaft
Grab bars on deck bstaff250 at 11:40am 06.12.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/1267 We have a 1992 Hunter 33.5. Love it, except when walking from the bow to the dodger, there is very l
Air Conditioner Install mpassero at 10:17am 06.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1712 I'm looking into installing AC on my 2004 Hunter 33. Does anyone have a recommendation on a unit?
Alternative to gas shock end fitting plastic, Beneteau part number 124059???? (2) Vegas at 10:03am 06.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/605 I've replaced these several times on the helm seat that lifts to give access to my swim platform. T
Isotherm Air Cooled Refrigeration System Sizing Ward H at 9:19am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1591 I'm ready to replace the non working Adler Barbor refrigeration system in the ice box of my Catalina
Ranger 23 seeking a good home (3) tomv6380 at 9:18am 06.12.20 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/13 Hi, I'm moving off of the lake and will no longer be able to store my 1978 Ranger 23. Its mostly
mold control in effect fred1diver at 8:58am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 4/454 so I rented a fogger and I'm in the process of killing the mold in the boat, I'll go remove the fogg
The battle with my AC unit SycloneDriver at 8:53am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 6/458 I recently purchased a 2008 Beneteau 31. The owners were older and rarely used the boat. The inter
Help with new vibration (1) Steve L22188 at 8:07am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 13/784 After enduring the winter and early spring, I fired up the Yanmar 2GM last weekend. The motor ran f
Adding midship cleats - to pot or not? CharlieRN at 7:38am 06.12.20 Trailer Sailors 9/1180 My Com Pac Sun Cat came with three cleats (a single bow and two stern) - I'd like to add two midship
1998 Hunter 410 Fresh Water Piping b.needalman at 7:23am 06.12.20 Big Boats 8/760 My 1998 Hunter 410 has unusual fresh water piping. The tubing (hose) is a translucent white, semi-fl
Loos specs for Beneteau First 310 grandview846 at 6:50am 06.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1087 can anyone share the tension settings when using a Loos rigging gage? Also, to which of the 4 holes
Maine Visitors RoyS at 6:35am 06.12.20 Destinations 44/4899 May be best to plan to visit somewhere other than Maine or else comply with the following edict: Te

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Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 8:42am 03.29.24 So you are going to slow down the ships in and out of Baltimore to 1-2 knots until past the bridge?
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge R
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 8:30am 03.29.24
Stem Fitting Cat 310 #1 in GA at 8:29am 03.29.24 John, You have the "new & improved" fitting. Notice how the thickness of your fitting does not vary
How does a battery selector switch work? jssailem at 8:26am 03.29.24
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 8:21am 03.29.24 Becareful when buying Northstar Batteries and any TPPL batteries. Many of them are designed for use
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 8:05am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-
How does a battery selector switch work? dlochner at 7:40am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Bat
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Jim Legere at 7:35am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-8
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:26am 03.29.24 What is the make/model/approx age of your toilets? If not one of the high end all china "thrones,"
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help (4) Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:24am 03.29.24 What you are calling the "transmission cooler" is actually the engine heat exchanger. The Yanmar 3Q
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 7:17am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge Ru
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 03.29.24 The magic number is the 8+ kts speed. I'm sure there is a minimum steerage speed for that ship, may
Table bases (3) twodzusfittings at 6:59am 03.29.24 Have you looked into one of these. I had one on my previous boat, a Hunter 25.5. I bought the table
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Batt
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 6:51am 03.29.24 Amazing resources! I will modify as described. Thank you so much. I will post pictures and update as
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 03.29.24 Well @Ted10028, you've just made the discovery about the 1+2+B switch that leads some of us to make
Stem Fitting (1) john2 at 6:35am 03.29.24 ours is a bit different. no cracks last time
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 6:12am 03.29.24 Given the parts premium $ for Volvo, I would suggest you change to a new Betamarine. I did that cha
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 6:10am 03.29.24 As a sailboat dealer, there were times I went into cold water becoming a member of the Polar Bear Cl

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