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Swinging off the mast gtg at 10:33am 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 15/5408 Anyone seen someone swing from the mast? I turned a 25 Catalina jib halyard into a swing. I was to
Lithium/ Lead Acid Hybrid System... nautikaljeeper at 10:11am 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1452 Interesting article. Would really like to hear some feedback from some great minds. Mainsail? Lithi
Propeller Replacement H29.5 sthorogood at 6:06am 07.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/363 I ran over a tree and sheared the blades off my 1995 H29.5 propeller. Have new prop on way from Hun
Portlight in hunter 26 jbreland at 5:36am 07.07.20 Smaller Boats 7/922 Have a hunter 26 and need to replace the lense (opening part) of the port. They are the Gray enterpr
Anyone out there sailing a 23' Rob Roy by Marine Concepts rogerschwake at 7:11pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 17/5794 Just bought a Rob Roy 23' in Florida and pulled it home to Iowa. It is a 1987 build boat with lots o
Solenoid shut-off switch Claude L.-Auger at 7:06pm 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1161 Hi everyone Have had my 34 for 20 years and today I replaced the plastic Yanmar ignition panel for t
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 RPD677 at 7:02pm 07.06.20 Trailer Sailors 10/4359 Hi Everyone, This is my first post and I am relatively new to sailing so pardon my beginner knowled
Kudos for Navman repair work Steve L22188 at 6:47pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 0/315 My Navman combo speed/depth display finally shot craps. Sent it off to Tom Stevens (see his YouTub
Glad I looked Pagan Baby at 6:44pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 9/932
Hunter 38 deck drainage system (1) Sergey Vetrov at 6:43pm 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/513 There are three run-outs for water drainage on the deck oh Hunter 38. The problem is that they are
Looking for a waste cap. (1) murrayabbott at 5:35pm 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/603 Hi everyone, I was out on the boat for the weekend and went in for a pump out. Unfortunately the att
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? jonelli at 5:10pm 07.06.20 Engines and Propulsion 22/6582 I know these are generic motors, Tohatsu, Mariner, etc... And I've got the service manual. But, bef
Water logged rudder Halipeno2 at 4:47pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1029 I have a 1995 Hunter 35.5 Legend, I removed the rudder to replace the plastic bushings because they
Looking for a waste cap (1) murrayabbott at 4:34pm 07.06.20 Big Boats 5/850 Hi everyone, I was out on the boat for the weekend and went in for a pump out. Unfortunately the att
Swing Keel or Fixed Keel that is the Question MiltonB at 4:14pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 5/705 I have a Gulf Coast Brand Model 23 I have no idea if it has a swing keel or fixed keel. The only in
Lewmar folding wheel. Gary Ballentine at 4:07pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1426 Looking at replacing the original 42 inch wheel on my Hunter 40.5. Was looking at the Lewmar 42 inc
1992 Hunter 33.5 DC Shore Power and DC Panel replacment (5) calvin at 3:30pm 07.06.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/696 One of my last projects this winter was to install a shore power connector and a new DC panel with d
Diesel - All Seems Fine, But ... rpwillia at 2:36pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1238 So in commissioning prep this year I replaced my spin on filter and my racor. To make it even crazie
1992 Hunter 33.5 Folding Wheel? calvin at 1:47pm 07.06.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/2633 Has anyone put a folding wheel on their 33.5? Am considering doing so on mine and wondering if anyon
Companionway Steps Restoration thetone at 12:53pm 07.06.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/694 I have water damage to my companionway steps and dining table. This is my 1990 35s5. Can anyone give

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Fuel filter size Stu Jackson at 8:16pm 01.25.25 Fuel Filtration 101 (with both primary Racor and secondary engine filter identification) Fuel Filt
What is this on my boom? yelkenli at 7:29pm 01.25.25 A track for the reefing clew. Not common, but one of my boats had that. Thanks @thinwater Does a
Runaway diesel Captain Larry-DH at 7:20pm 01.25.25 Ok thanks gentlemen. Reassuring to know. Startling video.
Fuel filter size Alan Gomes at 6:44pm 01.25.25 Don't use a 2-micron filter anywhere in the system. It is too hard on the fuel pump. MaineSail had s
What is this on my boom? PaulK at 6:32pm 01.25.25 Modern reefing lines run through sheaves at the end of the boom, up to the clew of the sail, and the
Runaway diesel Hayden Watson at 6:07pm 01.25.25
Fuel filter size Don S/V ILLusion at 6:05pm 01.25.25 Lots of info on how to size primary and secondary filter size. Primary typically larger than the sec
I'll never see this again (2) Will Gilmore at 6:00pm 01.25.25 229504 229505 -Will
Runaway diesel garymalmgren at 5:47pm 01.25.25
Fuel filter size Ralph Johnstone at 5:09pm 01.25.25 Seems the most common arrangement is 10 micron in each filter. My Yanmar guy is an endless fount of
What is this on my boom? (2) garymalmgren at 4:29pm 01.25.25 Hi yelkenli RE: The topping life comes to a block on the end and from there I am not sure where to
Removing boat name under paint (!) 4lane at 4:25pm 01.25.25
What is this on my boom? (1) JoeWhite at 4:25pm 01.25.25 If i have to guess, the block on the end of the boom is part of the Dutchman reefing system. There s
Fuel filter size JoeWhite at 4:11pm 01.25.25 On my c36 primary fuel/water separator it is 2 micron. The engine fuel filter is 10 micron. No it do
What is this on my boom? thinwater at 3:53pm 01.25.25 A track for the reefing clew. Not common, but one of my boats had that.
What is this on my boom? stickinthemud57 at 3:43pm 01.25.25 As for the track on the starboard side of the boom, I have a similar one on my boom that I installed
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Blitz at 3:26pm 01.25.25
I'll never see this again Crazy Dave Condon at 2:23pm 01.25.25 3/8 mile driveway uphill With steep incline with a 2-6 inch sheet of ice in the Virginia mountains.
recommendations for a line cutter (on prop shaft) for a 2004 Hunter 41 Rich Stidger at 1:48pm 01.25.25 I have a simple serated disk that works very well. Mine is a one piece, but split ones are made so y
Tuning guide ldd at 1:26pm 01.25.25 I did try Seldom. They offered a general tuning guide. They suggested I contact the builder. On Bene

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