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83 H34 Sheets and Lines FlyingAloha at 7:54am 06.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/567 Hi. Does anyone have a List of line and sheet lengths for a H34 ? I need to replace ALL on my 1983.
Selling an expensive boat mitffonsok at 5:45am 06.28.18 Bigger Boats 45/5739 I am preparing to sell 54' center cockpit sailing yacht. It is a beautiful boat and it is loaded wit
Westerbeke Diesel overheating Steph at 4:27am 06.28.18 Ask All Sailors 12/6455 After just 10 minutes of running, my Westerbeke 13 is overheating. I have good fresh water intake
Hunter 40 legend mast questions riversloth at 4:52pm 06.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/729 Was wondering how many of you have had to replace your mast. I was considering a legend 40 but th
Bilge Pump for O'day 20 SUMB44 at 4:12pm 06.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1411 Has anyone installed an electric/automatic bilge pump or sump pump in their O'day 20 or similar? I
Rigging Line ? (3) BreakingWind at 2:51pm 06.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/940 I have a 2001 h260 and It came with a piece of rigging that I am not sure about.. a cable 30ft with
Install a new refrigeration unit? Pat T at 2:15pm 06.27.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1731 My current Adler Barbour cold machine is on the blink. It is probably as old as the boat. It starts
MKII vs. MKIII rpell1@msn.com at 2:04pm 06.27.18 Catalina 30 7/3217 Does anyone know the actual differences between a Cat30 MKII vs. a Cat30 MKIII in 1997? I've searche
O'day 20 Rebuild SUMB44 at 12:40pm 06.27.18 Day Sailers 0/806 An very interesting write-up of someone's experiences with the rebuild o their O'day 20: https://fo
Lazy Jacks and racing Jimski at 12:39pm 06.27.18 Catalina 30 25/6271 About 70% of the sailing I do is racing. I currently do not have lazy jacks. I know my crew would ap
Saw these drain plugs on D&R Marine... Anyone use them? And if so, where/how? (3) SUMB44 at 11:53am 06.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2352 https://www.drmarine.com/prodimages/ds236as.jpg Drain Plug to Drain Inner Hull (2 pc) FITS 1" HOLE.
Another rudder question (1) kclancy at 10:58am 06.27.18 Catalina 22 3/490 Hi Gang, I forgot to take my rudder off this weekend before coming up the ramp. (I'm sure nobody el
Climbing the mast. I HAVE A PROBLEM! Jimongee at 10:26am 06.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2766 ok here is my dilemma; just arrived in MI for the summer sailing season. In prepping our 356 on the
H23.5 Salon Berth Conversion PropellerHead at 9:19am 06.27.18 Smaller Boats 1/471 We've spent a few nights on the boat now and I'm not liking the aft berth. I find it too cramped and
Hinged Tabernacle SUMB44 at 8:54am 06.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2011 Has anyone implemented the hinged tabernacle available on the drmarine.com website? If so, could y
Flagpole Using a Mast lehighsail at 8:41am 06.27.18 Ask All Sailors 9/7414 I have just gotten a 32 ft. aluminum mast that I would like to use as a flagpole. It has the shroud
1975 25' lancer manual Tomdewitt at 6:55am 06.27.18 Ask All Sailors 3/534 New to sailing and just purchased a 1975 lancer and I am trying to find an owners manual, can anyon
Cleating (the main) at the mast (6) ScubaGuy2 at 3:42am 06.27.18 Catalina 22 40/6814 We are a little confused about cleating off the main on the mast. There seems to be two ways this c
Fantasia engine swap? Ron Inglis at 1:42am 06.27.18 Fantasia 35 1/1317
Rigging Question (2) pclarksurf at 10:03pm 06.26.18 Catalina 22 2/536

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Cracked stringer on project boat Project_Mayhem at 2:37pm 08.06.24 If it was FRP you would never have to have done that repair. :) If it was FRP, may have cost more
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 2:35pm 08.06.24 I used to fret over wood that's prone to rot. Then I realized, this wood has lasted 45 years. I thi
Cracked stringer on project boat Project_Mayhem at 2:33pm 08.06.24 I used to fret over wood that's prone to rot. Then I realized, this wood has lasted 45 years. I thin
Yanmar 2gm engine died jviss at 2:31pm 08.06.24 Most modern generators are inverter-based, so, not necessarily.
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 2:22pm 08.06.24 Gentlemen, let's keep this civil. We can agree to disagree and we can have different opinions, just
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 2:19pm 08.06.24 I was a marine tech way back in 1980, and since got an electrical engineering degree. I have never
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Dave at 2:14pm 08.06.24 Gentlemen, let's keep this civil. We can agree to disagree and we can have different opinions, just
Yanmar 2gm engine died (1) dlochner at 2:04pm 08.06.24 there is no throttle on a diesel engine. There's a speed control, and is connected to the governor
Legend 356 / 36 Rig question shemandr at 1:59pm 08.06.24 . We have just had the standing rigging replaced... The use of the word "Had" implies that someone e
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 1:58pm 08.06.24 Thanks for your opinion, ive replaced many over years of boat repair, as a Marine Tech. They Burn u
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 1:56pm 08.06.24 Well. Your partially correct. Power is supplied to the ignition via a power relay. That compensate
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 1:56pm 08.06.24 Well, I must say that I think your opinion is faulty. First, ACRs activate when they detect a volt
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 1:53pm 08.06.24 Well. Your partially correct. Power is supplied to the ignition via a power relay. That compensate
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 1:50pm 08.06.24 Well, you show me an ignition switch that shuts off the the ignition power when the starter is enga
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 1:46pm 08.06.24 Really, it doesn't matter if the solenoid is active during cranking, it has no real bearing Unless
Yanmar 2gm engine died jviss at 1:43pm 08.06.24 When the demand for power goes up, more fuel is injected into the engine and it provides more power
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 1:42pm 08.06.24 I think, but cannot be sure, that the solenoid only operates when the ignition switch is in the "on
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:39pm 08.06.24 Jviss, I stand corrected! So then the start & house batteries are combined when starting with the s
No one owns a Mariner? Really? Serenity on Hudson at 1:37pm 08.06.24 Rented Rhodes 19 in Oyster Bay LI in the 80's. Mr Rhodes could be seen in his house overlooking the
Yanmar 2gm engine died jssailem at 1:33pm 08.06.24 I noticed when I tried to push the throttle it would revert back to a lower setting. Is that correc

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