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1989 Hunter 23 Rcarbo at 10:14am 06.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/360 I recently purchased a 1989 Hunter 23. What holds the large hatch cover up over the cockpit? Than
Converting ice box to refrigerator (2) patrickkidd at 10:11am 06.30.16 Catalina 30 7/4699 One of the previous owners of my Catalina 30 installed a mini fridge unit in the ice box. The compre
Reefing points on O'day daysailer borovans at 10:07am 06.30.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1121 Hi there, I currently have jiffy reefing set up just below the first batten on the mainsail but want
cruisair ac not starting properly duality at 10:02am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1582 hope someone can help, i have a 16k btu cruisair with separate condenser. sometimes it is stubborn s
Fuel Shut Off cable Tricky at 9:14am 06.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/972 My "Kill the Fuel" handle was left pulled out and being that it was placed in a terrible spot has be
New Tiller / Rudder Advice for a 26D Citadel89 at 8:51am 06.30.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1136 I recently purchased a '90 26D and quickly noticed that the rudder and tiller were in need for repla
Yanmar manual mixing elbow maintenance SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:51am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 47/11892 I was reading the manual yesterday for my 4JH4-HTE. It states "Replace the mixing elbow with a new o
Spinnaker prep Kermit at 8:32am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1074 I've read millions of articles and watched billions of videos on flying asymmetrical spinnakers. Mos
Batteries Plus?? Solstice at 5:48am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 8/875 I am replacing my factory installed 4D's this week as a preventative measure before we take off on a
Raymarine st6002 auto pilot aw6686 at 5:22am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 0/404 My clutch is slipping. Have read the manual and made adjustments by loosening the screw and turning
I need some d@#n wind. (1) Texas Gun-Man at 9:34pm 06.29.16 Catalina 22 23/2083 I took the week off to sail and the North Texas wind is DEAD. I've tried everyday and the forecast i
Best ever (1) sailnewbie at 7:21pm 06.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/454 For our 224 Mac these car TVs are awesome, one velcroed under front v birth and one hanging from mas
This made me laugh... (1) rgranger at 6:58pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1055 http://cdn.lolcaption.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/epic-fail-sailing-fail.jpg
Flag etiquette kmart at 6:58pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 50/2705 So...so 4th of July coming up this weekend. I always fly Stars and Stripes when onboard my boat.
Have you ever noticed? Bad Obsession at 6:41pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 11/788 Have you ever noticed that things are better when you are on the water/on the boat? Seriously, cann
Slip increase sfgary at 3:42pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/730 Good afternoon , my question is for San Francisco bay sailors. I just got a letter from my marina (A
Rudder Board - Does Anyone Paint It and Leave in Water? econnors at 3:34pm 06.29.16 Catalina 22 6/1034 I always pull my tiller/rudder out and stow in the cabin after I sail. But I'm wondering if boat ow
best hair dryer renita jackson at 3:24pm 06.29.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/177 I have caroline cat and I want to buy a new hair dryer for myself . According to my researches Parl
Ethanol Gas vs. TruFuel (Ethanol Free) Maine Sail at 3:18pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 62/15326 About 4 years ago I began using TruFuel or similar in much of my equipment. Prior to this I had trie
Lewmar 16 ST Ratchet Gear Siren Sailor at 2:47pm 06.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/862 Thanks in advance for ANY help. I am working on a Lewmar England 16 ST, it came as the Cabin top wi

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Lantern Advice dLj at 5:09am 10.24.23 If you've ever experienced the light and heat from a Coleman lantern, you'll know the difference. T
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 4:39am 10.24.23 OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't lo
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 4:09am 10.24.23 A load tester like that probably works OK for testing your batteries for golf cart use, but is less
Lantern Advice (1) Jim Legere at 4:04am 10.24.23 I second what Terry Cox says above. In order to get decent light for reading (and the consequent inc
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 4:03am 10.24.23 All the batteries in one bank do not degrade at the same rate. I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V
House Battery Condition Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 10.24.23 I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V batteries and whenever it feels a sluggish I conduct an individua
Rough night - storm surge kappykaplan at 2:27am 10.24.23 Wow. Looks very gnarly! Glad to hear that you, your crew and your boat are safe.
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Witbooi at 10:19pm 10.23.23
Diesel shut off pull Benny17441 at 9:17pm 10.23.23 Whenever you stop the boat you should let the engine cool down to normal idling temperature before s
House Battery Condition Benny17441 at 8:54pm 10.23.23 All the batteries in one bank do not degrade at the same rate. I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V b
Mast Trailer Project_Mayhem at 8:12pm 10.23.23 lol, a friend of mine works at a sail loft in Halifax NS, the owner of the mast (not my friend) str
Square top main on water ballast? (1) rgranger at 8:08pm 10.23.23
Hunter 216 in light air Benny17441 at 8:08pm 10.23.23 It is all about speed, not enough water flowing through the rudder. Go deeper on the tacks.
Hunter 216 in light air rgranger at 8:02pm 10.23.23 Good idea. I'll try this strap first, if works, I'll need to figure out how to install a traveler.
Hunter 216 in light air chuckwayne at 7:53pm 10.23.23 rgrainger's suggestion to bear off a little to gain speed is a good one, as is adjusting mast rake.
Mast Trailer PaulK at 7:36pm 10.23.23 If you can leave the boat on poppets at the yard it would be simple to rig up some slings between th
Rough night Dave at 7:32pm 10.23.23 Earlier this evening @dLj shared a video of a rough night in his marina. The video itself was most c
Square top main on water ballast? SkookumZac at 6:41pm 10.23.23 I am fortunate to have an Evolution loft right here in Charleston. They did the measurements and des
Lantern Advice Rick D at 6:27pm 10.23.23 I have one in the main cabin of our Hunter 40.5. The best use over the years was offshore races when
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 6:19pm 10.23.23 I had to do this to transport my mast to a fabricator for repair after I launched once. My trailer

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