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Hunter 326 Holding Tank Vent Filter GrantDP at 11:28am 06.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/495 Hi, has anyone installed (or replaced) a holding tank vent filter on their Hunter 326 (2002)? If so,
Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 Mike Oldak at 11:25am 06.22.20 Big Boats 17/2553 I'm going to up grade my traveler to a new Harken system. I'm thinking of leaving the existing rail
Unclogging refrigerator drain line jhickner at 11:02am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1466 My Beneteau 351 Oceanis refrigerator drain is clogged. Any suggestions for unclogging it?? Thanks. J
possible fix for cracked spreader? (2) CDGannon at 10:55am 06.22.20 Smaller Boats 3/1275 I've got a spreader that's cracked at the mounting bracket. I'm looking for replacements but, in the
How to lengthen the bottom of the furling jib on Capri 18? JonnyEp at 10:41am 06.22.20 Smaller Boats 3/908 (Please forgive me if I am not using the correct terms) I have a 1987 Catalina Capri 18 that I keep
How to measure for bimini? TideWalker at 10:22am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/544 I have a Hunter 28.5 and need a new bimini. The instruction for measuring are so vague, just wanted
Stuffing Box Adjustment odaydokay at 10:05am 06.22.20 Engines and Propulsion 18/2478 Those of you with inboards, in particular older ones, I was wondering how often you find you have to
Cotter pin sizes Artey1 at 9:31am 06.22.20 Big Boats 4/1276 Anyone know the cotter pin sizes needed for H34 standing rigging? I forgot to grab my bag while at t
First Trip of the Year MikeHoncho at 9:29am 06.22.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/678 My dad, brother and I are heading out on the 29th for a 4 day trip north. Hope to get to Port Towns
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? (2) patrickfarley at 9:22am 06.22.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/5699 I grew up on a ranch/farm in the central valley of California. I worked in the heat. The summer in
Bought a Morgan 250 Classic - rcolsen at 9:14am 06.22.20 Morgan 5/3131 It was time to get back into sailing and get something bigger than a dingy so we bought a 1975 Morga
GREAT TOOL !! sailme88 at 8:52am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1217 Hey all, Found a great tool. It's a hook knife. Sold as HOOKNIFE, by Sailboat Solutions in N.C.
Looking for Boat Trailer Jakegt117 at 8:37am 06.22.20 Trailer Sailors 4/1310
Deck organizer seized H340 Eli14312 at 8:21am 06.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/578 Most of the sheaves in my deck organizers have seized up. Has anyone found a solution? They're hidd
Maiden Voyage - The Soggy Dollar (4) TheSoggyDollar at 7:58am 06.22.20 Catalina 22 4/713 After 5 weeks on the hard, The Soggy Dollar cast off at McCotters Marina last night around 6pm after
New Rudder Diek at 7:21am 06.22.20 Big Boats 3/834 I need a new rudder for my Hunter 34. Any one have suggestions on where to purchase one?
All things Sunscreen rgranger at 7:21am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1506 I consider myself to be a sunscreen aficionado and wanted to share what I have learned... I also did
Rudder Diek at 7:20am 06.22.20 Big Boats 2/668 Damaged my rutter on my Hunter 34. Needs to be replaced. Anyone have suggestion on where to purchase
Legend 45 Prop. alankeene at 6:59am 06.22.20 Big Boats 2/577
Sahara Dust JamesG161 at 6:59am 06.22.20 Weather and Forecasting 7/2159 One part of the world I never wanted to visit... The Sahara Desert No worries, parts of the world'

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Bowsprits and Spinnakers (1) jssailem at 9:20am 03.03.25 Here I am sailing my 15ft Montgomery with the new asymmetrical spinaker on the home built bow sprit
Bowsprits and Spinnakers dLj at 9:08am 03.03.25 Are you looking for the bow sprit to be mounted under the top deck? Most are mounted on top of the d
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! BigEasy at 9:06am 03.03.25 I had a new prop shaft and coupling machined. It's a very tight fit and there's only two inches bet
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units jssailem at 8:53am 03.03.25 ensure there is current. It is not current that you are reading it is OHM resistance. 33 OHMs for
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 03.03.25 Heat is your best friend. Cooling is also a good friend ......................... on the prop s
Outboard Battery Connection h2o_snow at 8:43am 03.03.25 On my H25.5, I installed a plug near the engine. I purchased the plug from a trailer store. I belie
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Art12050 at 8:41am 03.03.25 Agree with thinwater. We have a 3.5 merc also which uses very little fuel. Granted, our main use is
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! jssailem at 8:31am 03.03.25 My boat was out of the water. I assumed the original engine/transmission shaft setup was proper. I t
PacificNW Spring-time Temptations. (1) jssailem at 8:05am 03.03.25 SKIERS TAKE HEART. My last post encouraged boat owners to get out on the water if they can. Dry days
Upgrading Inverter/charger Johann at 7:54am 03.03.25 Sorry, I wasn't clear. The discussion was addressing the TE-13 standard, specifically about a lith
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries jssailem at 7:46am 03.03.25 I presume you have these in parallel for a single bank. Sorry if my message miscommunicated the in
Upgrading Inverter/charger Johann at 7:46am 03.03.25 Yes, I do. And nowhere in the TE-13 standard covering lithium batteries are the words "shall" or "
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 7:07am 03.03.25 From the ABYC Standard I quoted earlier: "13.7.4 An output disconnect device shall be capable of d
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 7:04am 03.03.25 Do you have access to the standards? Yes, I do. And nowhere in the TE-13 standard covering lit
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 6:50am 03.03.25 Should is the strongest compliance term. There is no "shall" or "must" terminology. These are rec
Non-skid surface (1) william24424 at 6:43am 03.03.25 Total Boat nonskid paint, mix of white & sand color, works well enough, same diamond pattern, has gr
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries walt at 6:40am 03.03.25 I may not have this right but it looks like the batteries went from 97 percent to 38 percent in 3 mo
Upgrading Inverter/charger Johann at 6:17am 03.03.25 Should is the strongest compliance term. There is no "shall" or "must" terminology. These are rec
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Hayden Watson at 6:15am 03.03.25 Split coupling helps and a Sigma coupling makes it dead easy. Heat is your best friend.
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Tally Ho at 5:24am 03.03.25 Do you have a photo? When I replaced mine, the shaft/coupling interface was tight, especially with

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