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Replacing 420 cabin lights with switches with LEDs (1) pjb13 at 7:28am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/813 Has anyone swapped out the cabin lights on the 420 that have the off on toggle with LEDs? I have tri
KVH tv6 Dome CYQK at 5:17am 02.20.20 Ask All Sailors 2/378 Anyone on the forum use one of these? How good are they? Thks
Kanzaki transmission dip stick Buddha at 4:35am 02.20.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/5856
My latest upload Brian D at 8:17pm 02.19.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/834 I know, shameless plug. But they say if your don't blow your own horn someone will use it as a spitt
Will Asymmetrical Spinnaker work? pumpkinpie at 5:56pm 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 45/6004 We have found a practically brand new, barely used North Sails G2 Running Gennaker (Asymmetrical Spi
Full Batten Mainsail Conversion nveater at 3:29pm 02.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/974 So my Hunter 33.5 has a full batten dacron mainsail- I'm not a huge fan of all full battens and wond
How is the Traveler rail for main boom mounted? ingramsail at 3:11pm 02.19.20 Smaller Boats 1/806 Just started restoring a 1977 Catalina 22. Question l have is how the rail mounted to the stern?
What sticks to plastic wheelpilot pedestal mounting bracket? Richard19068 at 2:26pm 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1439 Hello, I have a Simrad Wheelpilot that mounts to the steering pedestal with a plastic bracket. The
75th Anniversary (1) Brian D at 1:49pm 02.19.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/1553 75 years ago today, the Marines and Corpmen of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions stormed the be
Hunter 450 Replace Water Tank Sensor Chuck Cohen at 1:38pm 02.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/448 Has anyone replaced their water sensor unit in the top of the tank under the floorboards next to the
Catalina Direct now has the 310 listed! JRT at 1:20pm 02.19.20 Catalina 310 5/1461 Maybe it was all those parts I ordered since last year but I really appreciate seeing our 310 listed
Rabbit Hole Golfpro at 11:46am 02.19.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1304 Greetings. Anyone know the secret to getting into and out of the 'Rabbit Hole' starboard lazerette o
Winch shims capta at 9:32am 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1413 Fortunately, I found a couple of sets of shims for our Lewmar 65st electrics. Right part number and
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack (2) kmhalvorson at 8:09am 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2864 Discovered this stress crack near the starboard spreader bracket. Any ideas on how to repair will be
Depth finder installation Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 02.19.20 Ask All Sailors 5/674 There seems to be a very strong preference towards 4200 for underwater applications within the commu
Looking for plastic CDI Furling Drum (Bail) (1) Golfpro at 5:34am 02.19.20 Parts Search 8/1142 Greetings fellow sailers. Have just acquired a '87 Hunter 31 with what I have investigated as a CDI
Help identify motor mount (2) Wes329 at 5:28pm 02.18.20 Ask All Sailors 1/334 I am trying to repair this motor mount can anyone help me ast to the brand or model?
Reefing hooks on Masthead of a Beneteau First 38? JuanMarcos at 3:15pm 02.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/614 Hello fellow Beneteau owners. I am a fairly new boat owner/sailor and would appreciate the guidance
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Robert H. Wood at 3:09pm 02.18.20 Ask An Oday Owner 22/7087 ON THE TRANSOM OF MY BOAT IS THE NUMBER XDYN06598686. WHAT DOES THAT STAND FOR?
1984 Catilina 22 mast caterer10 at 2:37pm 02.18.20 Ask All Sailors 28/2631 Hi Looking for help/info on our 1984 Catalina 22. We recently acquired the boat with a mast with 3

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Leaking around Mast sailme88 at 3:35am 10.15.24 Wind driven rain will find it's way in through sheave openings and down. There is no way to stop thi
Mix Axiom and C80? Screen Saver at 3:04am 10.15.24 As a sort of transition and but not exactly a great fully functional solution, you could put the Axi
Mix Axiom and C80? marcham at 2:06am 10.15.24 I'm afraid the only way to make it work and keep everything networked is 2x new screens, 1x new rada
Keel bulge Jim Legere at 1:58am 10.15.24 As Dave mentioned above, it may be due to some 'inclusion' in the lead that happened during casting.
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 1:33am 10.15.24 The Dorade boxes are a known source of leaks if they are still in original 'factory' condition. The
Lazy Jacks ? KCofKC at 10:58pm 10.14.24 Personally I am one of those that do not like the lazy jacks for the reasons cited. . I don't like
Keel bulge c&cgal at 9:19pm 10.14.24 It is lead poured with stainless steel plate and bolts
C30 start battery recommendation dlochner at 7:05pm 10.14.24 Seven years is pretty much the end of life for a Lead Acid battery. Stay with a flooded lead acid if
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. BAD ORCA at 6:25pm 10.14.24 What will hold the G10? It won't crush, but what is the structure under it holding this whole const
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration Davidasailor26 at 6:02pm 10.14.24 Today I discovered that the boat also has a Raymarine EV-1 on the network. I guess that would expla
C30 start battery recommendation Davidasailor26 at 5:54pm 10.14.24 A group 24 will start the engine fine. A deep cycle group or 31 gives more flexibility to use it fo
C30 start battery recommendation Steve_Catalina at 4:58pm 10.14.24 pretty much any battery will work on these small engines. Your current battery lasted 7 years, you d
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 4:47pm 10.14.24 I'm not a dermatologyst but a little Vaseline For Men would help improve the dry skin 100%. I don
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 4:13pm 10.14.24 What? Is that not something we do anymore? Most of the misspellings are a result of that pesky sp
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. dLj at 4:11pm 10.14.24 I feel like that material is crushing from the years of the keel sitting on it with tiny washers.
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. Project_Mayhem at 4:04pm 10.14.24 If all else fails, make a hole in the side of the keel stump for better access?
C30 start battery recommendation Project_Mayhem at 4:03pm 10.14.24 MaineSail recommended a deep cycle instead of a starting battery. Tons of info on batteries and sola
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. BAD ORCA at 2:40pm 10.14.24 I think rather than remove material for a backing plate to sit flush - that's what I think you are
C30 start battery recommendation JoeWhite at 2:35pm 10.14.24 I suspect your lead acid battery perished due to low fluid level. Do you check the fluid level every
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. dLj at 2:32pm 10.14.24 I think rather than remove material for a backing plate to sit flush - that's what I think you are t

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