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Holding Tank Vent Question StanleyJ at 6:49pm 07.25.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1015 My 15 gallon plastic holding tank current has about 1.5 gallons of water in it this season. There a
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 12:07pm 07.25.24 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1629 Hi Folks, I'd appreciate your take on the following: A previous owner had replaced the alternator*
Another lithium conversion about to start... Rich 35.5 at 10:38am 07.25.24 Ask All Sailors 3/583 I'm planning to make the switch to lithium. I'd like to run the general outline of my plan by the co
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement (1) Nodak7 at 9:03am 07.25.24 Ask All Sailors 3/457 I have a UK Furling Mainsail. It appears that it has cracked and degraded. Has anyone ever changed o
1987 P31-2 Jfrost59 at 7:18am 07.25.24 Parts Search 1/345 Looking to replace the sun cover for a Raymarine ST4000 autopilot
Leaking port lights daverippetoe at 11:34pm 07.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/619 I have a 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 and am having a horrible time getting the overhead ports to seal. I
Oceanis 473 in the Great Lakes wally30 at 5:27pm 07.24.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/401 My family is interested in purchasing a 473 (3 cabin) in the southern Caribbean, but would like to g
Vigil RT80 VHF Radio Terry Cox at 2:43pm 07.24.24 Big Boats 5/487 Just placed a wanted ad for a Vigil RT80 VHF radio. Ours will transmit, but not receive audio. Any
Boat Mocs jviss at 2:08pm 07.24.24 Ask All Sailors 27/1759 I just bought boat shoes from Sperry, Dockers, and Florsheim. Florsheim are far and away the superi
It's That Time Again ......................... (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:57pm 07.24.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1053 ....................... to pay the insurance man. Every time I thumb through my insurance policy r
Whale of a Time! (3) dlochner at 11:53am 07.24.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/723 We're off cruising in the St. Lawrence River and beyond. This morning we up on the Saguenay River in
Standing rigging repair (1) jcrewser at 10:40am 07.24.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1069 226243Could I temporarily prolong the life of my standing rigging by installing a screw on extension
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? BAD ORCA at 10:06am 07.24.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1222 I was having backflow issues on my Marine Elegance electric toilet, so ordered new joker valves and
New Alden member in France (1) StettO at 7:50am 07.24.24 Alden General Chat 6/1728 Hello everyone, We have just acquired the 949DD Challenger 38 which was waiting for us in a micro fj
H26 furler mast swivel might be the problem Chiriqui at 7:40am 07.24.24 Smaller Boats 1/59 I thought I posted my problem yesterday but I can not find it..oh well The halyard is wrapping arou
Missing Swinging Keel on H26 Legend Mags at 7:27am 07.24.24 Smaller Boats 0/10
Couple Who Attempted to Cross Atlantic Found Dead in Lifeboat jviss at 7:05am 07.24.24 Ask All Sailors 2/537 Haven't seen this on here, sorry if this is redundant. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/world/ca
New Ham jviss at 7:03am 07.24.24 SSB and Ham Operators 12/1548 Ha, I forgot to post this! In my retirement, as they say... I studied for 6 days and took all thre
Hunter 26 legend. Swing Keel Missing Mags at 6:53am 07.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/446
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 07.23.24 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1129 There's two plastic through hulls for the cockpit drain. One that goes through the transom and the o

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Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 12:14pm 05.16.25
A little help with parts... jssailem at 12:10pm 05.16.25 You may (or may not) find used easy lock clutches on eBay. Rig-Right indicates they have an upgraded
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location jssailem at 12:00pm 05.16.25 Drill out plug You can usually just put a drywall screw into the center of the plug and turn it. T
Spreader loose Moose1958 at 11:34am 05.16.25 Thanks to all who have replied to my question ! I have gotten an idea of what to inspect further an
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? Johann at 11:16am 05.16.25 As other's state, you cannot program the Multiplus over bluetooth regardless if it has the bluetoot
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise BarryL at 10:52am 05.16.25 Hi, Congratulations on the new boat. As I have never sailed in the great lakes I can't offer any ad
A little help with parts... kappykaplan at 10:00am 05.16.25 You may find some of the information you seek here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.p
Coppercoat in low fouling area colemj at 9:45am 05.16.25 We have had coppercoat. It does not inhibit soft growth at all. It isn't very effective at hard gr
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise dlochner at 9:40am 05.16.25 @Stu Jackson No auto pilot. it seems in better condition than other boats we looked at, but the t
Visual Distress Signal Alternatives and Disposal of Pyrotechnic Flares pgandw at 9:39am 05.16.25 According to some testing (I forget who), distress flares work for decades past their expiration dat
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? colemj at 9:38am 05.16.25 I've installed several Multiplus's and a Magnum unit. You didn't state which Magnum you have, nor w
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration BigEasy at 9:37am 05.16.25 My good sir, I leave the positioning of motor mounts in your capable hands. Please don't leave me
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location knotimpossible at 9:31am 05.16.25 From my view of photos, the drawers' wood faceplate clearly has wooden plugs for screws underneath/
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise dLj at 9:30am 05.16.25 @Stu Jackson No auto pilot. it seems in better condition than other boats we looked at, but the t
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (1) BigEasy at 9:30am 05.16.25 Ralph, I can't explain the discrepancy between the Yanmar & Ellebogen mount recommendations (fo
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location knotimpossible at 9:28am 05.16.25 Have you tried accessing by removing the stairs? I assume it's removable for engine access I have
Just Do It BAD ORCA at 9:06am 05.16.25 Nice job, looks great. I wish it were this easy for all of us. I have several decades of many laye
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise jssailem at 9:05am 05.16.25 John I like your current thinking. Once you have had a few days/nights with your boat on the short h
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? BAD ORCA at 9:02am 05.16.25 Guessing the amount of labor time for an install is a bit of a crap shoot. You need to know the ski
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 8:55am 05.16.25 @Stu Jackson No auto pilot. it seems in better condition than other boats we looked at, but the

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