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cabin lightbulb change (1) MFD at 8:32pm 11.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/910 Anybody know the trick on removing this fixture to change the bulb? I was going to put a banana in
What must be a silly steering question (2) max_sailing at 5:52pm 11.07.24 Catalina 310 12/1734 Hello, Long time reader, first time poster. Over the summer I acquired 310 hull 238 here in Portla
Convert roller furling main to traditional ? spadaforaj at 4:46pm 11.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/967 Hi - 2004 Hunter 41 with seldon in mast furling. Never worked right - but sail is probably stretche
322 Mooring lines don't clear anchor on roller Mickstr at 4:24pm 11.07.24 Bigger Boats 4/509 I keep my 322 on a Mooring, and have a CQR I'd like to hang on the bow roller. However, due to the a
Looking at a Catalina 36 MKII Jim Nortz at 3:40pm 11.07.24 Big Boats 8/1475
Oil Leak Randy Miller at 12:26pm 11.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/757 Hi...I have a 1987 Hunter 34' sailboat with a Yanmar 3GM30F engine in her. The last time I took the
A little dingy rsrguy3 at 4:25am 11.07.24 Trailer Sailors 1/659 Managed to pick up my first boat in quite some time yesterday, a hobie holder 12. A bit of wear and
Plumbing Randy Miller at 5:55pm 11.06.24 Ask All Sailors 11/929 I have a 1987 Hunter 34'. I am having some leaking problems on some of the hose coupling and T-fitti
42cc Passage Rudder Post & Ressed Furling Drum Questions Shokunin21 at 10:34am 11.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/493 Considering purchasing a Passage 42cc (1990-97) and researching refits/upgrades to make it more 'blu
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Justin_NSA at 7:14am 11.06.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/1249 I have a Camco TastePURE Water Hose (Contains No Lead, No BPA ' No Phthalate) I bought several years
Steering cable Newport28 at 5:46pm 11.05.24 Newport 6/789 Hi there, my steering wheel is rough, I think I may have to replace the steering cable, does anyone
Heat Pump Winterizing Sdiring at 9:14am 11.05.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/653 I have a Hunter Legend 40.5 with two heat pumps. They have a common intake and separate discharges.
Which boat is the best boat for me? jssailem at 8:47am 11.05.24 Ask All Sailors 2/345 This query often appears each year, in many forms. New to sailing dreamers with visions of sun dre
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail DHembree at 8:17am 11.05.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/481 Does anyone know the fairly accurate center-to-center dimension of the steering pedestal railing on
C30 MKIII Stanchion Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 11.05.24 Catalina 30 4/858 Does anyone know how the stanchions on the mk3 are mounted? Are they through bolted or is there an e
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:29am 11.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/572 Does anyone know what size wrench to use for the lower, larger bolt on the flange that the riser is
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:12am 11.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 61/6738 My new to me C30 has a plastic through hull, plastic winterizing port and plastic raw water strainer
Beneteau Oceanis 311 vs Parker 325/335 LK andyb28 at 1:06am 11.05.24 Ask All Sailors 0/229 Good Morning, I am looking to move to a Lifting Keel boat from a smaller twin keeler and have my l
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 11.04.24 Smaller Boats 19/1916 Road King no longer builds trailers for sailboats. Not sure about Magic Tilt but waiting on a respo
Left over Cetol up for grabs (1) kemsa51 at 10:38am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 11/577 Having no prior experience refinishing teak and being someone who never fully grasped the concept of

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Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (3) Michael Davis at 5:22pm 07.06.25 Port Neville to Lagoon Cove. Motored from Port Neville, bucked the tide and a 15/ 17 kt headwind for
Replacement LED anchor bulb (and deck light bulb) surfstud31 at 5:05pm 07.06.25 You might be better off replacing the light fixtures as well. I found on my 1995 Beneateau that the
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F Dalestr at 4:56pm 07.06.25 What should be done with the lift pump once bypassed? Leave it mounted? You could leave the lift p
A great mast raising system seb at 4:25pm 07.06.25 Thats's a fabulous system and I decided there's no way I can go on living without this...lol. How
Air conditioning SVEclipse at 4:13pm 07.06.25 Awesome. Be sure to report how well it does. I tried one of those, but I had it in the cockpit with
Anchor Swivel Terry Cox at 4:09pm 07.06.25 What size anchor swivel should I be using? Our 35,000 pound boat with a 40 pound Danforth anchor n
Solar controller overcharging batteries Maine Sail at 4:05pm 07.06.25 Based on the design of the hetsink it is very outback looking, design wise .Having imported from Tai
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question shemandr at 3:18pm 07.06.25 On our Ranger 29, a masthead rig, we used to sail with the 110 jib and no main on windy days. That
Anchor Swivel Davidasailor26 at 3:02pm 07.06.25
Anchor Swivel Rich Stidger at 2:34pm 07.06.25 Agree. A swivel is not needed in most cases. However, if you have an all-chain anchor rode, I find
Headmate kit gwoolverton at 2:13pm 07.06.25 I still have to original head, made by Wilcox Crittenden. Do you still have that rebuild kit? Thanks
Anchor Swivel BigEasy at 1:15pm 07.06.25 Why do you want an anchor swivel? For the vast majority of sailors, a swivel is not needed. Ag
Anchor Swivel dLj at 1:05pm 07.06.25 Hello I just purchased a 1985 C&C 32,I have a 25 pound plow anchor. What size anchor swivel should
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 12:55pm 07.06.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 12:45pm 07.06.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 12:29pm 07.06.25 Not to be argumentative, but where did he say that? He said today in another post: Today at 7:37 A
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question timpete at 12:11pm 07.06.25 Reporting back, I got my local loft to make me a 110 that I have on a CDI FF2. Works great! I can sa
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) BigEasy at 11:55am 07.06.25 I made it a point to be present while it was removed because I needed to be sure that a legitimat
Glue to attach handle to hatch BigEasy at 11:50am 07.06.25 How long did the unused Plexus MA310 last? Probably a year. Keep it stored in climate contro
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] smokey73 at 11:34am 07.06.25 How long is "it hasn't run in awhile." Are we talking a few years, a few months, a few weeks etc.

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