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Standing Water in bilge pump compartment above the keel dhjawor7 at 10:16am 07.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2526 I have just bought my dad's 1983 Hunter 33- he sold it to someone else about 13 or 14 years ago who
Lewmar OP2 Electric Winch problems - circa 1997 - discontinued winch Rich Stidger at 9:52am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1819 I installed the Lewmar OP2 (larger than the OP1) on my h40.5 at delivery in early 1998. Although it
O'day 322 Traveler Replacement Query AlastairLC at 7:28am 07.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2586 Have any of you replaced your traveler track and if so calculated the curvature radius? The formula
One Skipper, Two Skipper 3 or more? Macmanjams at 6:55am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1091 Hi all, New Sailors here. Bought a 76 Cal2-29 last August. 3 Owners. We all have about the same a
My solution for propwalk when backing out danstanford at 6:51am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 34/9308 I am in a new slip this year which is meant for a 25' boat and my boat is 33' and my neighbour is a
Looking for good cat 22 wing trailer (3) stonybrookpictures at 4:38am 07.07.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/653 Picked up a 97 wing keel 22 for cheap. Trailer is funky. It is a load rite of the same year, but was
Yanmar 4jh4-hte mixing elbow Velero49 at 4:31am 07.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/382 My Yanmar has 2 plugs that in theory I should be able to clean the mixing elbow. Has anyone try to c
Marlow-Hunter Crazy Dave Condon at 3:57am 07.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3047 This morning I received an email advising Marlow-Hunter closed it doors effective 6/30/17. I will f
Marlow-Hunter Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 1/141 I received an email this morning advising that Marlow-Hunter effective June 30, 2017 has closed it's
Anyone know YAMAHA EF2000IS WON'T START tudoulaile03 at 11:55pm 07.06.17 Big Boats 6/5256
Main AC panel breaker - Three Pole Single Throw - H36 Tim Mills at 8:47pm 07.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1563 I am looking for a replacement for one of the main AC breakers. It is the three pole (Line 2) AC pow
Foiled again! Photobucket no longer free to link images... CloudDiver at 8:10pm 07.06.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1191 So in case you haven't noticed... photo links to a PhotoBucket account no longer work. This really
bent rudder shaft (1) macwho at 7:51pm 07.06.17 Catalina 30 4/3120 As I was remounting my repaired rudder I noticed that the washer was about 18-20 degrees from sittin
Rudder post Loyalist at 6:57pm 07.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3910 Hello all I am dropping the rudder on my h37c to replace the prop shaft and cutless (lass) bearing.
Replacing Bulkhead in S2 9.2A AnnieRose at 5:48pm 07.06.17 S2 5/1421 I'm replacing a bulkhead that supports the starboard masthead shroud chainplate. Water leakage weak
Thank you Gene piedpiperIII at 5:22pm 07.06.17 Catalina 22 0/423 I want to give a big thank you to Gene Neil for offering the quick connects for my shrouds it's a st
Using Radio to Have Bridge Raised corystemp at 5:16pm 07.06.17 Smaller Boats 7/1916 Sorry for the probably stupid question but how do you actually call in to have a train bridge raised
Newbie: Need help with center mainsheet rigging. #1sleddog at 5:07pm 07.06.17 Ask All Sailors 15/12598 Hi All, I finally got my 1985 Laguna 30 on the mooring. I could use some help rigging the center ma
mast pins for 1985 Hunter 25.5 (1) Submarine at 3:49pm 07.06.17 Smaller Boats 8/816 Looking for a picture of the mast pins for a Hunter 25.5. I searched the store but what came up does
Stern shower gregrosine at 1:00pm 07.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1496 We have a 1999 Beneteau 352. There is a stern shower but we have VP idea how it works. There is a sm

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West Marine Inventory Dalliance at 10:18am 07.30.24 We're lucky enough to have a well stocked, flagship WM in Chicago. The next closest chandielery is
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? jviss at 10:10am 07.30.24 Thanks Don, but it's beyond my budget at this point. I actually think I would prefer the V-boom, bu
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:50am 07.30.24 A related MOB-related solution I prototyped was a little LED ring. When a MOB waypoint is set (rega
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 07.30.24
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:38am 07.30.24 In fact, some of the engine cut-off systems work on this principle. Signal loss cuts the engine. Yo
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:33am 07.30.24 Foswick, what you describe sounds like an Apple AirTag. Been using them for several years now. They
Add starting relay HobieDog at 9:33am 07.30.24 Reviving a very old thread here. My boat with a Yanmar 2gm20f has the clicking start button issue.
Reefing: Procedural Questions Stu Jackson at 9:27am 07.30.24 For the flap of unwieldly cloth below the reef, I have found it to not be a problem. Same here, an
Reefing: Procedural Questions Ward H at 9:21am 07.30.24 Here is a Youtube video I made of putting in the 1st reef. Sorry for the huffing and puffing and h
West Marine Inventory Stu Jackson at 9:17am 07.30.24 I don't think they're dead yet. I was stuck in Tacoma for a couple of weeks making repairs. Package
Useful Technology Ideas thinwater at 9:15am 07.30.24 ...Transmission when submerged.... In fact, some of the engine cut-off systems work on this princ
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 8:59am 07.30.24 Here is a Youtube video I made of putting in the 1st reef. Sorry for the huffing and puffing and h
Useful Technology Ideas jssailem at 8:48am 07.30.24 Foswick, what you describe sounds like an Apple AirTag. Been using them for several years now. They
Reefing: Procedural Questions (1) Hayden Watson at 8:28am 07.30.24 I think the distinction that's perhaps getting muddled is that of the function -- some folks (defin
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Maine Sail at 8:12am 07.30.24 I have a bank of 2 batteries. Batteries had been charging on solar since I first posted. I disconne
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 8:04am 07.30.24 That's a really simplistic model and does not hold true across environments (nor vessels or sailors
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 8:01am 07.30.24 I should mention that while the alt. was cold, it's max. output would have been around 30A. As it
How to remove headliner on Hunter 50 AC 007 Sailing Diver at 7:57am 07.30.24 Hello, I would also like to see the thread from Art Boas. I will be replacing my headliner in my 201
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 7:56am 07.30.24 Measure the voltage at the alternator. Put one lead of your multimeter on the positive post of the
West Marine Inventory Foswick at 7:54am 07.30.24 I don't think they're dead yet. I was stuck in Tacoma for a couple of weeks making repairs. Package

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