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Claude L.-Auger's compression post mod for Hunter 34 Phil Herring at 10:06am 11.17.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1074 Just a heads-up that @Claude L.-Auger posted an excellent article on his Hunter 34 compression post
6v battery replacement Jwhy at 10:00am 11.17.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1535 I have four 6 volt batteries purchased at the same time, wired into two circuits. One of the circuit
Evolution Autopilot Question Jimbeaux at 8:46am 11.17.19 Ask All Sailors 8/894 I recently purchased a boat with an evolution autopilot. Despite practically turning the boat upsid
Hunter 23 - Standing Rigging Replacement (2) dam_duggy at 8:21am 11.17.19 Smaller Boats 4/1374 Hi, I am replacing the standing rigging on my 1987 Hunter 23 and have a question for those of you t
Jabsco Toilet Installation plus new Supply and Discharge Lines - Removal - Prep - Installation: 1984 Hunter 31 Sailboat (2) Windy Daze Hunter 31 at 8:12am 11.17.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2065 Video: Jabsco Toilet Installation plus new Supply and Discharge Lines - Removal-Prep-Installation W
Manson Supreme 45 for Hunter 38 letskeepriding at 6:59am 11.17.19 Big Boats 12/1871 Hey all, so I'm out of town and I found a Manson Supreme 45 on craigslist for $300. Shouldn't be a p
Hull Letter and Bottom Stripping Source (1) sail sfbay at 6:58am 11.17.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1714 Trying to source a 3" tall letter Microsoft Himalaya (I think that is the font) "R" in black and 6.5
HERON, the hardest working sailboat I know, was designed in 1929 by John Alden. (3) TomY at 6:29am 11.17.19 Alden General Chat 10/7294 Although she was built by the owners (Twig and Bonnie), and launched in 2003, she's sailed over 100,
Beneteau 40 cc Stratus3 at 10:39pm 11.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1122 about six months into my new to me 1996 beneteau 40 cc. I have gone trough all the major systems cle
Help on a New Traveler catalanc at 4:22pm 11.16.19 Ask All Sailors 35/2462 Hi Everyone, I recently purchased a 1988 Seaward 24. I want to replace the traveler on her and am l
Propane outboard in cold weather question GSBNY at 2:34pm 11.16.19 Ask All Sailors 29/3373
Advice from 26m and 26x owners - ease of sailing pwoconnor at 9:58am 11.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2530 Hello, I would be very grateful for some advice as to whether these boats are suitable for a beginn
Good Bye Raster Charts dlochner at 7:16am 11.16.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1386 The time has come to move on from raster charts. Beginning next year, NOAA will no longer produce ra
Nature encounter stories Hunter216 at 6:00pm 11.15.19 Sails Call Lounge 44/4319
New Catalina 30 mystery cover (1) Scarecrw at 2:13pm 11.15.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/796
Garmin Inreach vs Spot vs what else is out there? dlochner at 1:56pm 11.15.19 Ask All Sailors 18/4497 Considering a satellite communication device. Wondering what people have used and think of Garmin In
Starting a new C&C Landfall 42 Thread/Forum Canuck_BC at 1:44pm 11.15.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1506 Hello sailors.. I am having trouble finding other Landfall 42 owners.. let's chat here. Anyone??
How bad for my 3DL jib to live in a jib sock? danstanford at 1:20pm 11.15.19 Racing 16/2612 New boat and I have a 3DL jib with no UV protection so my initial plan was to keep it in the sausage
1982 Lancer 25 - quote wanted vashonsailing at 12:38pm 11.15.19 Ask All Sailors 21/1755 1982 Lancer 25 - I recently purchased one and am trying to find a dealer that can provide a quote fo
Looking for Sliding Galley Catalina 22 Erbardy at 12:38pm 11.15.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/717 I am partially restoring a newly bought 1974 catalina 22 and would love to find a sliding galley. D

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Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 9:37am 08.06.24 What coulour was the exhaust smoke? Normal. Slightly gray. I kinda looked like there was more? Like
Yanmar 2gm engine died marcham at 9:17am 08.06.24 Do you check the oil and coolant before each start? If not, that would be a good habit. No. But wil
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator marcham at 9:08am 08.06.24 Is there an internal system in the '06 Hunter 41DS that enables house bank charging off the alterna
Yanmar 2gm engine died dlochner at 8:52am 08.06.24 Don't assume the oil light and the engine dyeing are related. Running any engine at full throttle
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 8:42am 08.06.24 The solenoid combiner only works when the ignition is in the "on" position, and only works with the
Yanmar 2gm engine died dlochner at 8:29am 08.06.24 Since there is no oil loss either by burning or leaking, a failed oil pressure may well be the culpr
Refrigerator thermostat wiring jviss at 8:15am 08.06.24 Very nice, thanks. Yea, I don't really have good place to mount it within view of the cabin, withou
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 8:13am 08.06.24 Well, if you have a mechanical solenoid your not using an ACR. Those have relays using contact point
Refrigerator thermostat wiring (2) Hayden Watson at 7:57am 08.06.24 Hey Hayden, where did you mount the Inkbird, in the box, or outside?
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak (2) jssailem at 7:50am 08.06.24 I have a deck-stepped mast on my Cal35. When I removed the mast for refitting, I also removed the ma
Cracked stringer on project boat jssailem at 7:16am 08.06.24 I agree with Gary and Greg about how I would approach the problem. Removing the mast removes the s
Legend 356 / 36 Rig question jssailem at 7:03am 08.06.24 The challenge may have occurred at the same time as the change in rigging, but it is not necessarily
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 6:36am 08.06.24 It irks me that builders uses so much wood in fiberglass boats. They clearly weren't thinking these
H26 Roller Furler issues Crazy Dave Condon at 6:35am 08.06.24 It is a CDI FF2 system. Look under boat information and look at the hunter 260 downloads. There you
Cracked stringer on project boat Tally Ho at 6:33am 08.06.24
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass (1) Tally Ho at 6:21am 08.06.24
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 5:41am 08.06.24 Have a Legend 37 as well, and took a slightly different approach. I read lots of these threads on
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 5:40am 08.06.24 There is generally no need to baby a diesel engine. If it was running well before you brought the R
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge All U Get at 5:35am 08.06.24
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 5:18am 08.06.24 Do you check the oil and coolant before each start? If not, that would be a good habit. No. But will

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