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Which sealant should I use? sailnoproblem at 1:26pm 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 14/4108 I'm sure this has been asked before, but I am lazy and tired after sanding all the old Cetol off my
Battery questions fred1diver at 1:17pm 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1043 Hey everyone, my boat needs new batteries, came across an ad for golf cart batteries, being 6v I wou
Hunter 386 Cable run Gary Ryan at 12:07pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/304 Does anyone know how the cabling ( GPS, Wind Speed, Depth ) on my 2002 Hunter 386 Helm ( Cockpit ) r
Sailing with the Pop Top Up TheSoggyDollar at 10:16am 05.04.20 Catalina 22 15/4096 Learning more about our new boat everyday, and watching a lot of YouTube videos on various topics/tr
Hunter 42 Passage Windows/Fixed Ports JohnAC at 10:05am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/663 Has anyone replaced the side ports on their 42 and did you have them made or did you buy from Hunter
transom boarding ladder oday20 Nightowl415 at 10:04am 05.04.20 Day Sailers 3/1222 Any suggestions for a fixed mount transom boarding ladder for a 1978 oday20 that is sailed solo? Th
CNG to Propane Conversion kits jdhohmann at 10:01am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1707 Hey everyone Looking to finally convery my Gas Systems CNG stove to propane, but I am having a real
Mounting flatscreen TV on wall Cat310onWinni at 9:50am 05.04.20 Catalina 310 15/6544 We have a 32 inch flatscreen that we would like to mount on wall. What is best location and mounting
Peter 9001 PeterBeckley at 9:31am 05.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/338 Has anyone replaced a 1982 Sherwood pump (it's on a Universal Diesel 5411) with an Oberdorfer pump?
running new depth guage transducer wire in a hunter 29.5 markgoldfarb at 8:51am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/845 I have had to replace both he knot and depth gauged transducers in my 1998 Hunter 29.5. Does anyone
Fuel Tank cleaning George KK at 8:44am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2046 Hi guys My name is George and I live in England UK. I recently purchase a Beneteau First 26 and I wa
Hunter 25 Remodel - What to do with unused parts HippieChick at 8:29am 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 11/1169 My daughter purchased a Hunter 25 and we're remodeling for her to live on. Good thing she's tiny :)
Dedicated Breaker/Electric Head? SDcondogirl at 8:27am 05.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1062
Water Tank Inspection Plate FUP and More Questions nveater at 7:36am 05.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/663 A couple of weeks ago I posted with the query about installing an inspection plate in my poly water
What year did Hunter start making Engine hour meters standard equipment. Buddy Gold at 7:32am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1761 I am looking at a 1994 33.5 that the owner said had no engine hour meter. I found that hard to belie
CO alarm problem (?) Justin_NSA at 7:28am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 36/2974 I installed a new Kidde CO monitor last Fall. Up to now it has been silent and the readout has been
1979 Hunter 33 - Porthole Replacement billredd1 at 7:16am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 4/635 My "new to me" 1979 Hunter 33 has plastic portholes. Many of them are cracked. Any suggestions on wh
Looks like I will have to isolate for the next 14 days. DaveJ at 6:12am 05.04.20 Sails Call Lounge 15/1164 Been married 38 years, this is the first time that my wife has cut my hair. They say the difference
Prout Catamarans Klaussic at 5:39am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/2290 Hello Everybody, I am in the market for a sailboat and I am currently evaluating a number of option
mast light wiring problems jsachetti at 5:00am 05.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/920 Mast light works as I ran wire directly from battery to light and lit up. I then tested for power co

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Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? dlochner at 12:27pm 01.28.25 Zinc is ineffective in freshwater. In freshwater the zinc forms a hard shell that insulates it from
Help with Catalina 25 Rudder Repair dlochner at 12:22pm 01.28.25 You're pretty much on the right track. The tiller should have a bracket that sits on top of the rud
Runaway diesel degas at 12:11pm 01.28.25 My Yanmar did not have one, or not one that I could find. Huh. My 2GM20, circa mid-80s, has 2 lev
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 12:07pm 01.28.25 Sooo ya think I should have a shop sew in a cringle with reinforcement?
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? jssailem at 11:05am 01.28.25 Hi John. I could have said: "No, the surveyor is correct." But that would have generated another
Home Pumpout System Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:20am 01.28.25 I missed that your pump is MANUAL, not electric. --Peggie
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:17am 01.28.25 Peggie, thank you for your detailed reply.Water tank is at the bow under the birth and I believe it
I'll never see this again capta at 9:36am 01.28.25 The longtails. They look very well balanced, but I haven't tried them. I would call them an outbo
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? JRacer at 9:06am 01.28.25 My First 310, also a 92 with a VP 2002 engine does not have one. I also looked to inspect/replace an
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 8:41am 01.28.25 Thank you All for your help! Great forum here.
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 8:40am 01.28.25 I had the same style and what appears to be the same size hose connected to a manual bilge pump In
Lithium Battery upgrade installation james2034 at 8:38am 01.28.25
Lithium Battery upgrade installation (1) james2034 at 8:36am 01.28.25 On our Hunter Legend 35. 5, separating the start bank was easy. Just take the battery cable that'
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 8:34am 01.28.25
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue KStolten at 8:32am 01.28.25 Hi there I am about to throw my self into the project of replacing the rudder bearing soon and was
Lithium Battery upgrade installation james2034 at 8:31am 01.28.25
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? john6206 at 8:28am 01.28.25 Hey - I see this thread is a couple years old - but I'm going to tag a question on. I'm looking a
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks dLj at 8:12am 01.28.25 Why not just replace any OEM "valve on a thruhull" with a stronger seacock valve. Forespar and (mor
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks FastOlson at 7:53am 01.28.25 Why not just replace any OEM "valve on a thruhull" with a stronger seacock valve? Forespar and (more
Home Pumpout System Tedd at 7:39am 01.28.25 Hi Peggie, I did briefly consider using a macerator pump but it has some drawbacks. A macerator pu

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