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refinishing interior woodwork fred1diver at 9:31am 01.23.20 Ask All Sailors 27/3618 hey everyone, I'm redoing my interior wood, I was thinking about using lemon oil instead of teak oil
Spinnakers, Cruising Sails, Code Zero and Bloopers on 420? pjb13 at 9:21am 01.23.20 Big Boats 26/5019 We are new 420 owners and now that we have figured out the actual dimensions of the boat given the c
H34 Engine mounts Mike Oldak at 8:57am 01.23.20 Big Boats 5/1048 After 35+ years and way too much rattling of my engine that I should change the engine mounts. (lea
Battery Cable Butt Connectors GonzoF1 at 7:33am 01.23.20 Musings With Maine Sail 12/3276 Quick Background We bought our 42' Navigator (powerboat) about 5.5 years ago. One of the first upgra
Blue color stripe above the water line ger123 at 5:59am 01.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1050 Hi, I have to refit the blue stripe above the waterline on my H340 (2002). Ist the original a blue g
Galvanic Corrosion gfrazzle at 4:39pm 01.22.20 Ask All Sailors 43/8186 My diver recently informed me that I had a "hot" prop and it was being damaged by the galvanic corro
Blisters mdjamesh at 12:33pm 01.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/6
Blisters Hunter 28.5 mdjamesh at 12:12pm 01.22.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2018
Mooring Ball replacement? smokey73 at 11:35am 01.22.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2581 How often to you replace your mooring ball? What manufacturer do you use and have you found any that
When the boat you want finally comes on the market... Brian D at 10:27am 01.22.20 Sails Call Lounge 9/1495 ...and is sold the next day! ik8djx5Vvig Hey, it's winder. What did you expect?
Hunter 336 traveler Hankoni at 10:22am 01.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2061 The Traveler on the 1996 Hunter 336 is positioned on top of the steering wheel post. We would like t
Outboard Motor Cowling shanker at 10:01am 01.22.20 Ask All Sailors 23/3727 Curious as to how you guys take care of scuffs and scratches that somehow appear on motor cowlings?
Tank monitor Ilanortho at 9:49am 01.22.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2552 Hi; Looking for final advice as to whether to install the Tank Tender or an external tank monitor su
Polar Bay AC control panel programming to shut off fan buddy0 at 9:28am 01.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3132 I have the Polar Bay SLW16DHS-1 on my Hunter 33. I've discovered from post Polar Bay A/C Owners that
Moving Trailer with Forklift? (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 01.22.20 Ask All Sailors 32/9267 I'm planning on moving my boat to my shop for pre-season prep and repairs. There are two lots availa
Leak from port light Slider at 10:33pm 01.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1666 Our 2012 B37 has a small leak from the small port light over the desk. We do not want the wood dama
More January racing in Texas Bill19233 at 8:21pm 01.21.20 Racing 29/5512 Last week was over 20 knots, but this week was another drifter. A frontal passage gave us a little w
Looking for a rigging service in or near San Pedro CA marke14 at 6:54pm 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/4035 Greetings SBO friends, If anyone has any recommendations for a rigging company to re-rig my wire ro
Catalina 34 MK II salon table conversion gary16188 at 3:35pm 01.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2983 Hello, Can anyone tell me how to lower the salon table for use as a berth. i cannot figure it out. T
Hunter 37.5 (1990)-Garmin Linear Drive Autopilot Installation Assistance Biggin at 2:17pm 01.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/840 I am in the process of replacing all of my original Raymarine instruments including the ST60 (wheel

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Upgrading Inverter/charger MFD at 11:06am 03.02.25 Haha, <quote>Basically a committee meets and discusses an issue and then comes up with a consensus
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 11:02am 03.02.25 I thought this was a recommendation, and not a requirement? And also a fairly new recommendation at
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units Ralph Johnstone at 10:52am 03.02.25 Perhaps it's the poor resolution of the photos. but the external foil attachments appear to be less
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries (1) MFD at 10:43am 03.02.25 I presume you have these in parallel for a single bank. If it were me, I would go sailing for now, b
Retrieving engine hours MFD at 10:17am 03.02.25 I have the same problem with the Yanmar panel hours display. For mine, sometimes in the summer when
Upgrading Inverter/charger MFD at 10:08am 03.02.25 Agreed, but ABYC states that the BMS must give an audio or visual warning before disconnecting. I'
Chain splice MFD at 9:55am 03.02.25 Back to the original question - joining two pieces of chain. I have done it in the past with a rope
Best way to remove FlexiTeak adhesive. jim01749 at 9:51am 03.02.25 Thank You! Will give it a shot!
Best way to remove FlexiTeak adhesive. SteveHughessails at 9:23am 03.02.25 MEK, harsh stuff Methyl Ethyl Ketone but it will eat adhesive very quickly. Wear gloves!
Mast gate and repairs for C27 LloydB at 8:59am 03.02.25 Very easy ...very cheap.. in the world of sailing ...very rare .. :dancing:
Low water pressure at Transom Shower head LloydB at 8:32am 03.02.25 I would expect you have debris inside your hot/cold shower control valve. The valve needs to be disa
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? (1) DFD at 8:15am 03.02.25 Hi Scuppers, My 170 seems to be in about the same shape as yours was. Just have a new small crack r
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 marcham at 7:57am 03.02.25 Unfortunately.... very common in production boats. Had that issue in my 2020 Oceanis 31 and 2019 Yam
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:41am 03.02.25 SCAD offers an internal sensor for metal tanks that consists of putting the sensor into a sealed PVC
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units jssailem at 7:21am 03.02.25 Your Waste tank issue may be waste material on the inside of the tank that has attached itself to th
Chain splice jssailem at 7:10am 03.02.25 Strong currents and pitch black with nearby shoals and anchored boats Some nights, you are just no
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 6:44am 03.02.25 Hi Hi, Most questions are optional, and only input that respondents can answer are expected.
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 6:43am 03.02.25 Damian - that's exactly the point. You really want me to remember the species of shark when it's b
Chain splice Captain Larry-DH at 4:52am 03.02.25 I have snagged my nylon rode twice in the past couple of years and it is a real bugger to get free
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 (1) sailcapt340 at 4:29am 03.02.25 So while I was routing a new remote mic cable to into my pedestal on Wednesday, I just happened to b

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