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Northern Lights Generator Stator Failure BugOutBoat at 11:20am 02.21.20 Big Boats 0/456 My Hunter 460 has a Northern Lights M673M 5.5KW diesel generator with a TF-276KM generator backend.
Anchor Windlass/Bow Thruster Battery Recommendations NotCook at 7:12am 02.21.20 Ask All Sailors 12/3053 We have a 24 Simpson Lawrence dual windlass, and we need to replace the batteries again after 5 year
Spinnaker Halyard for a Beneteau 311 (3) CapitalistSailor at 9:45pm 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2779 My 2000 Beneteau 311 has a spinnaker halyard that exits the mast just above the top of the forestay.
Blue sea switch (3) Mike2006 at 7:37pm 02.20.20 Big Boats 11/1025 Hi can anyone tell me what this blue sea switch (upper right in first picture) is for. I have attach
H 41 CHAIN REPLACEMENT Valerio at 4:52pm 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/983 I think is time to replace my rusty chain, after all the reading i am very confuse, the best set is
Nautitech Catamarans Kings Gambit at 3:11pm 02.20.20 Ask All Sailors 21/4666 So, looking into possibilities for the "next" life. You know--sailboat, motor boat, motor home, rest
Cabin side stripes replacement wrbeglin at 11:06am 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1360 Any insights into the best method to remove and replace the factory stock dual stripes that run alon
Circumnavigate in a Hunter ScottySailor at 10:35am 02.20.20 Big Boats 41/6653 Ahoy fellow sailors Newby sailor here about to open up a can of worms. Due to a cancer scare where
Islander 32 Spinnaker Cole Harmening at 10:10am 02.20.20 Islander 0/954 Hello, I recently purchased a 1977 Islander 32-2 and I am looking for a cruising spinnaker. What si
Traveler rail on stern loose ingramsail at 9:16am 02.20.20 Catalina 22 9/918 How do you repair a lose rail?
Common Beneteau issues and pre purchase checklist miraculix at 9:09am 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1575 Hi all, My last boat deal fell through because the seller did not disclose a severe issue. This c
Legend 40.5 - Genoa furling line cockpit arrangement (1) fero at 8:59am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/768 Hi again, Another subject this time. I find the furling line cockpit arrangement not very good on my
Calibrating replacement ST60 Wind instrument pjb13 at 7:53am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1138 Our 2001 420 has an ST50 but the display and wind indicator and speed instrument were just replaced
Replacement refrigerator strut on 420? pjb13 at 7:32am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/628 Our freezer section is missing the "strut" to hold the top open, though the brackets are there. We h
Replacing 420 cabin lights with switches with LEDs (1) pjb13 at 7:28am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/748 Has anyone swapped out the cabin lights on the 420 that have the off on toggle with LEDs? I have tri
KVH tv6 Dome CYQK at 5:17am 02.20.20 Ask All Sailors 2/343 Anyone on the forum use one of these? How good are they? Thks
Kanzaki transmission dip stick Buddha at 4:35am 02.20.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/4264
My latest upload Brian D at 8:17pm 02.19.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/701 I know, shameless plug. But they say if your don't blow your own horn someone will use it as a spitt
Will Asymmetrical Spinnaker work? pumpkinpie at 5:56pm 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 45/4677 We have found a practically brand new, barely used North Sails G2 Running Gennaker (Asymmetrical Spi
Full Batten Mainsail Conversion nveater at 3:29pm 02.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/649 So my Hunter 33.5 has a full batten dacron mainsail- I'm not a huge fan of all full battens and wond

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Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Sailgunner at 6:18am 10.24.23 Thanks Dennis, Did you find the original table too big for the space? I made a smaller table for ou
Lantern Advice dLj at 5:47am 10.24.23 Mantle lamps - Aladdin, Coleman or Tilley - are too bright for a small boat cabin IMHO. If you like
Rough night - storm surge dLj at 5:43am 10.24.23 The worst night I ever spent on a boat was in the municipal marina in New London. A strong souther
Lantern Advice Jim Legere at 5:32am 10.24.23 Mantle lamps - Aladdin, Coleman or Tilley - are too bright for a small boat cabin IMHO. If you like
Rough night - storm surge shemandr at 5:25am 10.24.23 The worst night I ever spent on a boat was in the municipal marina in New London. A strong southerl
Lantern Advice dLj at 5:09am 10.24.23 If you've ever experienced the light and heat from a Coleman lantern, you'll know the difference. T
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 4:39am 10.24.23 OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't lo
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 4:09am 10.24.23 A load tester like that probably works OK for testing your batteries for golf cart use, but is less
Lantern Advice (1) Jim Legere at 4:04am 10.24.23 I second what Terry Cox says above. In order to get decent light for reading (and the consequent inc
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 4:03am 10.24.23 All the batteries in one bank do not degrade at the same rate. I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V
House Battery Condition Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 10.24.23 I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V batteries and whenever it feels a sluggish I conduct an individua
Rough night - storm surge kappykaplan at 2:27am 10.24.23 Wow. Looks very gnarly! Glad to hear that you, your crew and your boat are safe.
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Witbooi at 10:19pm 10.23.23
Diesel shut off pull Benny17441 at 9:17pm 10.23.23 Whenever you stop the boat you should let the engine cool down to normal idling temperature before s
House Battery Condition Benny17441 at 8:54pm 10.23.23 All the batteries in one bank do not degrade at the same rate. I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V b
Mast Trailer Project_Mayhem at 8:12pm 10.23.23 lol, a friend of mine works at a sail loft in Halifax NS, the owner of the mast (not my friend) str
Square top main on water ballast? (1) rgranger at 8:08pm 10.23.23
Hunter 216 in light air Benny17441 at 8:08pm 10.23.23 It is all about speed, not enough water flowing through the rudder. Go deeper on the tacks.
Hunter 216 in light air rgranger at 8:02pm 10.23.23 Good idea. I'll try this strap first, if works, I'll need to figure out how to install a traveler.
Hunter 216 in light air chuckwayne at 7:53pm 10.23.23 rgrainger's suggestion to bear off a little to gain speed is a good one, as is adjusting mast rake.

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