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Restoring Venture 222 gcallender at 2:06pm 08.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/900 I would like to get in touch with any Venture 222 owners in North Carolina to check out how there b
Be wary rafting to Canada Boomer54 at 12:07pm 08.25.16 Destinations 11/1646 it seems a rather large group of rafts, tubes and dinghys from the US caused an international incide
Old Boat - Old wiring - old batteries (1) jssailem at 12:00pm 08.25.16 Musings With Maine Sail 47/10461 Wanting to get through to winter when I plan to do complete electrical refit. Here is my present sit
SIMRAD I20 Pkg Jdaniel343 at 11:42am 08.25.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1950 I bought a Simrad I20 Pkg from Defender (good price $664) for Depth, Temperature, Speed and Trip Log
FCC License required for MMSI number Charlie98117 at 10:48am 08.25.16 Ask All Sailors 40/8061 I got a new radio with the DSC distress call feature so I tried to register for a MMSI number on the
Auto Pilot... questions and choices Jack at 10:39am 08.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/606 Hi All, We have a 2008 H33 with a Raymarine C-80 (now known as the classic) Chart plotter with ST-6
tiller Drbmack at 9:30am 08.25.16 Parts Search 2/655 My tiller snapped on Oday Daysailer 3. Where do I find a replacement? I capsized and was rescued by
Invest 99L Forecast JamesG161 at 7:16am 08.25.16 Sails Call Lounge 4/1425 Invest 99 L is still not even organized. It will track over the Bahamas and into South Florida at p
Helm Blower Switch lehighsail at 6:44am 08.25.16 Ask All Sailors 21/4218 I am thinking of installing a switch at the helm for the engine compartment blower just to make it m
Upwind troubles sailnewbie at 5:21am 08.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/5223 Still having trouble getting upwind, is it possible that my rigging adjustment is wrong or does that
VERY close reaching gettinthere at 10:48pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 24/3691 Sailing my 1985 Endeavour 42 (33 ft LWL) across Penobscot Bay today, very close reaching. The number
Grass fouls Propshaft toliver at 9:33pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 36/2871 OK just back from new experience...Lost all headway 100 yds after leaving the slip tonight, quick an
Racing a MacGregor or Venture 21 MacGyver at 7:41pm 08.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4478 Greetings from Galveston Bay area Texas. I'm in my 5th year of racing a Venture 21 in the local We
Why no jeanneau?? NYSail at 7:13pm 08.24.16 Other Sailboats 1/1084 Jeanneau very nice boats.... Why no forum? Anything I should know??? Looking at at 42 ds
Diesel runaway RAD88 at 6:36pm 08.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 1/866 Is it possible for a clogged fuel filter to cause the engine to runaway? I have a 1977 Yanmar YSB-12
Starter Switch problem? (1) armandolio at 6:33pm 08.24.16 Catalina 30 29/3843 Starting my 1989 C30 can be inconsistent. Sometimes I warm the glow plug for 45 seconds and it star
A Bad Taste Bob S at 6:25pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1535 I'm not one to vent and I generally wouldn't say a bad thing about anybody but I am a little ticked
Battery Bank Wiring Question catawbahunter at 6:03pm 08.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2125 My Hunter 36 has 2 4D house batteries and a separate starting battery. The engine alternator rechar
Three fresh water system issues. (1) Zeus2012 at 5:39pm 08.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2270 127293 1. We are currently living aboard, for the past year, using fresh water from our tanks, which
Isomat mainsail gate (1) Sefuller at 5:02pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/3750 127290 My O'day 34 came with a cotter pin on a string riveted to the mast which is inserted into the

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MORC jssailem at 7:42am 04.06.24 Looks like the Hunter is not in the list of boats that have been measured and qualified.. https://ww
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt kloudie1 at 7:42am 04.06.24 Doesn't sound that bad but ya might want to check the glow plug circuit and plugs to see if all are
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 7:39am 04.06.24 Thank you all so many wonderful suggestions. It seems of all of these, the best option is to use th
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 6:53am 04.06.24 Just don't ask which anchor is best...:biggrin:
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM RoyS at 6:31am 04.06.24 Water heater will drain quickly if you hold open the pressure/temperature relief valve lever while t
Sailing down the channel (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:09am 04.06.24 Nice choice of color. :cool:
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed circa1971la at 5:57am 04.06.24 Thank you all so many wonderful suggestions. It seems of all of these, the best option is to use the
MORC shemandr at 5:52am 04.06.24 Is MORC still being used? The last MORC race I was in was over 40 years ago. That was on Lake Erie
Backup Nav Lights for $2.49 elink at 5:42am 04.06.24 very cool. thanks for sharing
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed elink at 5:40am 04.06.24 While the discussion continues on this, circa1971la, you can likely make a decision on what is best
170 cracked warranty hull Crazy Dave Condon at 4:59am 04.06.24 The very first thing you need to do is drill a 1/8 inch hole at the end of each crack about a quarte
Hunter 34 rudder JamesG161 at 12:18am 04.06.24 You can find the owners manual and more on Hunter 34. Hunter resources, by model Jim...
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? jssailem at 12:15am 04.06.24
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 12:04am 04.06.24 You say rough starting in cold weather, Do you have glow plugs? When you look at the exhaust is ther
Hunter 34 rudder jssailem at 11:40pm 04.05.24 Good looking boat bottom.
Hunter 34 rudder (1) Marauder at 11:28pm 04.05.24 Thanks guys for the replies and info, much appreciated. The HIN says its an 1985. Claude your rudder
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 10:49pm 04.05.24 Please see my thread on 3GM30F. I could really use some help on this one. After they worked on the i
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:40pm 04.05.24 On Thursday the shop sent another tech to check out the engine. First crank of 10 seconds produced n
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:20pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to tak
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:19pm 04.05.24 Wire is 3/16 coated to 5/16, threaded studs are 5/16-24. The pelican hook is shorter than the lifel

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