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PTC One --> Tropical Storm Alberto (3) JamesG161 at 7:07am 06.18.24 Weather and Forecasting 6/634 POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE ONE eason in many years. There is Low Level Survey Flight in the Storm
CNG Tank Sdiring at 7:03am 06.18.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/627
Sailing a Beneteau 35.1 with lifting keel raised weihenstephan at 6:01am 06.18.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/666 Anyone with the experience of sailing a Beneteau 35.1 (or other late model Beneteau/Jeanneau) with t
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack (2) ThomNL at 1:17am 06.18.24 Ask All Sailors 9/734 Hi all, I have just purchased my first sailboat a Catalina 22 MKII 2004 and I have missed something
Looking for small burner caps for Force 10 (1) Jan Stephens at 9:30pm 06.17.24 Parts Search 3/427 Its for a Hunter 340, Force 10 Propane 2 burner stove with oven- need a replacement for the small bu
Battens catsails8 at 8:25pm 06.17.24 Catalina 30 8/880 Where is a good place to store battens when not in use? Are there any clever ways to store them belo
Advice on repairing spreader bracket torn bolt hole (1) Catalina27 at 7:03pm 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 2/285
What's this? DanMaine at 3:34pm 06.17.24 The Cherubini Hunters 5/754 In the head of my HC 37 I'm challenging anyone to identify this electrical box! I suspect it to be
Salvaging Sunken Boat Miles22 at 3:22pm 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 21/1611 Sadly My 1971 Bristol 24 (unmasted)sailboat has sunken this past week in Miami. It was anchored not
Reconditioning circuit breakers DanMaine at 12:27pm 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 7/756 My boat is 40 years old and has a slow of circuit breakers. Most work. Sometimes you have to flip t
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 geoffschultz at 7:03am 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 2/461 I'm specing out electronics for a new boat, and I will be using a B'G Zeus 3S for a chartplotter. I
Adding winches chp at 4:57am 06.17.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/234 I would like to add winches to the winch pads on my 280 so I can bring the jib sheets back to the he
keel bolt torque colin59 at 7:26pm 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/611 Hi,used the info on the documents section to tighten my keel bolts. Double checked the bolt size and
Catalina 27 cockpit Coaming trim BTC1984 at 6:32pm 06.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/271
Hunter 306 window replacement Arbee at 6:10pm 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/312 I'm planning (and have ordered) new port lenses and gaskets for our H306. I was going to replace the
1984 H31 bgettel at 5:52pm 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/247 Does anyone know where I might find any documentation on the H31 from the mid-80s? I'd like an owne
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts fiatlux at 10:56am 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/474 Hi, We have a 1990 Hunter Vision 32. In the aft cabin the hardware has broken loose from the top h
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? jssailem at 7:46am 06.16.24 Ask All Sailors 7/580 Every year there must be 30 plus queries that ask this question. It is a sensible query to ask curre
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 2:52pm 06.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/1570
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot jamesstrobel at 2:30pm 06.15.24 Smaller Boats 15/859 I broke my z-spar mast foot while raising my Hunter 23 (1990) mast. I'm really having trouble ident

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Galley table ideas Foswick at 2:47pm 03.25.25 What are you looking for, aesthetically, budget-wise, and level of effort? I mean, a foam-core carbo
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 2:36pm 03.25.25 Windlasses usually have an adjustable clutch that will slip at a certain load. You can adjust your
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode Foswick at 12:31pm 03.25.25 This might be more DIY than you had intended, but this is a REALLY simple circuit. If you are even a
Diesel engine as generator question? Foswick at 12:06pm 03.25.25 The simple answer is operating a diesel for long periods of time out side of its design parameters i
macerator install new location Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 03.25.25 the elevated macerator would then be drawing the liqued uphill through the hose and thinking that i
Diesel engine as generator question? Foswick at 12:02pm 03.25.25 Are you looking to repower with an old genset engine? I took this to be a more general question, lik
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 12:00pm 03.25.25 So, my question (that I think is relevant to the OP) is, what specifically causes problems? The
Diesel engine as generator question? Stu Jackson at 11:59am 03.25.25 Mark and Maine Sail's answers are good ones. The other important issue is that diesel engines selec
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 11:58am 03.25.25 Are you looking to repower with an old genset engine? Diesel engines have duty ratings for how long
Diesel engine as generator question? Foswick at 11:56am 03.25.25 I can't offer an answer, but I am interested in the question. Specifically, I am unclear of exactly
What is the "metal box" at the end of a rubber hose laying on my heat exchanger? Stu Jackson at 11:53am 03.25.25 Grabbing photo tonight. Will update post. Sorry posted before all the "known" stuff was done. No w
Main Rigging Upgrades Foswick at 11:16am 03.25.25 No, I definitely don't need that kind of purchase, especially since I don't really fuss with outhaul
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode kloudie1 at 11:11am 03.25.25 I have seen some automatic anchor lights, but I've not seen an anchor-steaming combination with the
Diesel engine as generator question? Tally Ho at 10:44am 03.25.25
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 10:17am 03.25.25 Will give that a try, thanks!
What is the "metal box" at the end of a rubber hose laying on my heat exchanger? Robert Strickland at 9:33am 03.25.25 What's at the other end of "the hose leading to it..."? Grabbing photo tonight. Will update post
Diesel engine as generator question? Maine Sail at 9:07am 03.25.25 Do diesel engines that are used as dedicated land based generators run at very high rpm's? What is
What is the "metal box" at the end of a rubber hose laying on my heat exchanger? Stu Jackson at 9:00am 03.25.25 What's at the other end of "the hose leading to it..."?
Main Rigging Upgrades jssailem at 8:54am 03.25.25 Do you need an 8:1 purchase on the outhaul for a sail that is about 190 sqft? There is nothing trou
Diesel engine as generator question? colemj at 8:51am 03.25.25 If you assume a fixed speed genset and not an inverter variable speed one, then yes, gensets are typ

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