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Fuse on Tohatsu 8hp starter battery cable? caverun at 6:24am 07.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3391 I've installed a Tohatsu 8hp electric start outboard on my H240 (same motor as the 9.8hp). My only b
electrolytic corrosion splax at 4:50am 07.20.20 Big Boats 7/1472 I hauled out to paint and have discovered extensive pitting on the iron keel. I had remarked to thos
Another battery charger question Doug Thrift at 3:59am 07.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1092 New to me H27 2008. Turned on the battery charger at AC panel today, first time, and the charger bu
Pearson 23C mast weight Ke4bml at 12:45am 07.20.20 Ask All Sailors 1/770 Anyone familiar with the cat rig 23' Pearson and the weight of the mast? I have to remove the mast,
New to me Edel 665 (2) stickers11 at 10:59pm 07.19.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1408 First post - hello everyone. Finally got myself my first boat. Was looking to go a bit bigger, but
Beneteau 331 batteries sf34dtw at 8:40pm 07.19.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2295 Sorry if this has been asked 1000 times! Need new batteries. That are both 6 year old AGM now. Do I
Trailer tongue weight Revv up at 6:50pm 07.19.20 Trailer Sailors 31/4789
Engine vibration garyskip30 at 3:13pm 07.19.20 Catalina 30 4/981 I have a 1983 30 ft Catalina. I get a lot of engine vibration above 1400 rpm. The prop shaft is not
Sailing an AeroRig (1) Hayden Watson at 1:49pm 07.19.20 Ask All Sailors 32/11766 Over the years, I have seen several threads reporting the sighting of boats with a very strange unst
Alternator issue bodaflack at 12:35pm 07.19.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/1908 We are having a problem with belt tension and noticed our alternator seems loose. To our surprise t
272 owners: what weight and style of anchor do you have? LazurusLong at 6:09am 07.19.20 Bigger Boats 4/1610 Hey all! Our 1986 272's anchor is stored in the anchor locker. It looks like 5/16 galvanized chain.
Catalina 27 stern rail mod? CGwill at 4:39am 07.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1921
Where is the Autopilot ? henris at 1:56am 07.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/874 On my Hunter 45DS, I would like to access the motor of my Raymarine autopilot. Where the access ? to
Where is the AutoPilot ? henris at 1:50am 07.19.20 Ask All Sailors 0/25 Cancelled
Solar.... getting volts but no amps???? NYSail at 12:13am 07.19.20 Ask All Sailors 39/8018 Hello all so playing with new boat stuff. I hooked up a 175 watt panel yesterday.Did a basic progra
What are these? (1) dhmetheny at 8:46pm 07.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/852 182560Ok there are one of these plates on each side of the cockpit on my Olympic Dolphin 23. I am ne
Catalina 310 Chainplates removal? CowboyWay at 5:54pm 07.18.20 Catalina 310 7/1864 As a new c310 owner, I'm starting to rebed all 6 of the chainplates. Each of the three on each side
All New Bottom: Redoing my T-26 Monohull in the Driveway (6) withintheruins14 at 5:37pm 07.18.20 Ask All Sailors 17/3449 I am stripping my sailboat's bottom back down to the gelcoat. I'm new to sailing and have a few ques
Wanted: ODay 19 Daysailer Mast patriot007 at 3:12pm 07.18.20 Day Sailers 2/1002 Restoring decent Daysailer. Mast is bent or deeply dented probably not Repairable. Need to replace i
Pearson 303 mast length? STXCUTTTER at 3:03pm 07.18.20 Pearson 4/1983 Good day all I'm hoping someone can answer this question for me.. I'm tasked with sleeving a 303 mas

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Outhaul modifications jssailem at 1:34pm 03.18.25 Fred, Pictures of your current rig will help us understand what you are facing. The discussion will
Outhaul modifications Foswick at 1:26pm 03.18.25 Just want to suggest that, while an internal outhaul is better (in general). They weren't very commo
Hunter 340 refrigerator JamesG161 at 12:39pm 03.18.25 What is your refrigerator model number? On my H430 is much bigger size. but... I used non - expan
Outhaul modifications smokey73 at 11:05am 03.18.25 If you can get the forward end cap off the boom you could mount a cascading block and tackle system
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? PNWE36 at 11:02am 03.18.25 This conversation reminded me contact the person who bought our boat to see if they changed fittings
7 Years no haul out David in Sandusky at 10:23am 03.18.25 Get a survey first. Our survey on our '77 Cherubini 27 footer clearly outlined our maintenance plan
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 9:38am 03.18.25 @Foswick I'm going to walk through your post and give you my opinion on the points you've raised. Th
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 9:35am 03.18.25
Replacing the power connectors on my old Raymarine52 VHf sailcapt340 at 9:11am 03.18.25
Replacing the power connectors on my old Raymarine52 VHf Don S/V ILLusion at 8:59am 03.18.25 That is a very common Molex plug. A simple search will give lots of sources. His ham radio license w
Hunter 290- leaks between hull & floor sole jdrutten at 8:31am 03.18.25 I have a possibly similar issue on my H306. I'm not sure about the 3" hole you mentioned, but If I'm
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau (6) Nonixskis at 8:21am 03.18.25 +1 Looks great! How much time to apply plasteak & approximate cost? I bought 15 feet of PlasTea
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 8:01am 03.18.25 Really? I love Mcmaster and buy a lot from them, but those terminals are 6x the price of the Ancor
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 7:56am 03.18.25 Back to the original question about sourcing terminals. Waytek Wire is a good source for bulk purc
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 7:27am 03.18.25
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? Ted at 7:25am 03.18.25 This comment doesn't directly address your question. Do you have room to relocate your existing filt
Outhaul modifications dlochner at 7:07am 03.18.25 Out hauls are typically inside the boom on larger boats because it is necessary to use a block and t
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 6:53am 03.18.25 I agree with your sentiment, and only reluctantly installed it. The reality is that while you may
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau dLj at 6:44am 03.18.25 Looks great! How much time to apply plasteak & approximate cost? +1
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau BigEasy at 6:33am 03.18.25 UPDATE: Project successful. Went with the Plasteak Teak and Holly (matte finish) and it looks gre

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