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Seeing is believing (3) All U Get at 4:22pm 02.12.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1073 Hi all, Found a nice beach and was lucky to have the camera rolling at the right time. Test your ey
Replacement Marine Speakers - 1993 Hunter 30T bretts9669 at 2:56pm 02.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 12/1464 I'm looking at buying replacement speakers (most likely the Poly-Planars) for the cockpit speakers.
solar setup wally123 at 12:26pm 02.12.16 Big Boats 6/1806 Hi looking for advise on solar set up for a 2000 h410. We use between 85 and a 115 amp per day with
19 Montego kentoby1 at 9:32am 02.12.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1257 Hi Folks, Just purchased a 19 Montego swing keel boat. Anybody know where the keel bolt is? Can't se
heat exchanger rintys1 at 8:39am 02.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/647 Hi i have a 2006 hunter 27 which is on dry dock in st kitts i called Mr Cool regarding a new heat ex
So you are a sailor, huh? (1) Brian D at 8:16am 02.12.16 Sails Call Lounge 14/1309 119602
Universal 5424 engine instrument cluster Brad B at 7:37am 02.12.16 Ask All Sailors 1/385 The instrument cluster on my universal 5424 is cracked around the edges and has very weathered look.
MIAMI BOAT SHOW CYQK at 5:28am 02.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/400 Saw these folks at the show sirenmarine.com They sell a wireless boat monitoring system called the s
Hard Dinghy (1) william24424 at 6:09pm 02.11.16 Ask All Sailors 32/4539 I bought a Fatty Knees from local (Cape Cod) builder David Foynes, it's a stable designed, rowing '
Restoration photos of Hunter 31 1984 (4) 51RD55 at 4:37pm 02.11.16 Mid-Size Boats 31/6086 Because of mild autumnal/winter weather, we are happy to have had the opportunity to get a head sta
Bimini Questions allen-deckard at 10:25am 02.11.16 Catalina 22 8/2464 Not saying I'm doing it in the near future but would like to replace my Bimini. Questions who has o
Hunter 216 Hydraulic Integrals Kirk at 10:02am 02.11.16 Ask All Sailors 2/410 I have been having problems with my Hunter 216 Hydraulic Integrals. I have a fleet of 3 2006 216s wh
Woolsey ablative bottom paint? kito at 7:13am 02.11.16 Ask All Sailors 1/867 I've been waffling the last few months on my bottom paint selection and came across a good deal on W
H36 Selden in-mast furler mast bend and topping lift. sailboss at 6:58am 02.11.16 Big Boats 6/1971 I have the in-mast furler with Rodkicker hard vang. The boat is rigged with a topping lift and the
Lake Lanier, Georgia Diesel (Mechanic) Recommendations Bob4203 at 6:12am 02.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/693 I am planning on pulling out in late March (Aqualand yard) for a cutlass bearing replacement and dri
Ranger 28 Mast Section Wanted 3-8 Feet (1) eusjim1 at 11:17pm 02.10.16 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1281 It is a standard Kenyon MORC 4060 4" x 6" spar grite.com/Spars/Kenyon_Spars/4060-MORC.html
Does it make any sense Hello Below at 8:28pm 02.10.16 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1262 I understand the potential benefit of balancing a battery bank by feeding positive and negative from
Allmand 31 Tall Rig EcOHolMeS26 at 4:50pm 02.10.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1193 The guy, Chris, who replied to my sailboat for sale ad, gave an email address that is invalid. It i
High tech racing photos. Delezynski at 3:28pm 02.10.16 Ask All Sailors 2/606 Hi all, I would like to ask for a bit of help. I am trying to do a short video to post on Youtube.
6" Orbital Pneumatic Sander for hull Windtherapy at 2:10pm 02.10.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1232 I have to ask...has anybody used a pneumatic orbital sander for hull finishing? If so, where did yo

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Push Button Starter Testing sailcapt340 at 1:10pm 09.19.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 1:07pm 09.19.23 I sent you a PM Those mechanical thermostates are pretty much junk. The only thing that they can
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 12:49pm 09.19.23
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 09.19.23 I would say to look at the Maxwell 500 specs and see what is required in the way of maximum amperage
Alternatives to NER Salsa (better price, less ugly) bellrock9 at 11:47am 09.19.23 Lanex Meltemi fix, 10mm. Google it. .79/ft from a company in Jamestown. Used for my 3:1/6:1 mainshe
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 11:31am 09.19.23 This seems to be a recurring topic. My response to related question last spring seems relevant. I
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 10:57am 09.19.23 Good point, I do the same as far as removing the speed sensor, but I had never thought about removi
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 10:56am 09.19.23 Seems to be just the stern/transom area. the side don't have this. Other than being dirty, the res
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 CrispyCringle at 10:54am 09.19.23 The mast pin on the 23.5 is pretty beefy. And the width of the vang hinge is wide. I dont recall the
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 Dalliance at 10:51am 09.19.23 Call Garhauer. When I bought my rigid vang from them, they made custom mounting plates to match th
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Techstyle at 10:50am 09.19.23 I have a similar section on my check list. I also have to pull and drain the through hull tri-data
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:46am 09.19.23 220076 I've got to confess, I've never seen gel coat come away like that in addition to the OP's po
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 10:44am 09.19.23 220070 that's all I do!! I have a similar section on my check list. I also have to pull and drain
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting P12nash at 10:32am 09.19.23 I did the same thing as Senang on my H38. It works great and provides a lot better light. I will s
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 09.19.23 220075
Rudder counterbalance? Tsatzsue at 10:29am 09.19.23 219623 But if you want to conduct an experiment and see if swinging the sheet to windward and then
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 10:24am 09.19.23 I agree 100% with rgrainger. Uhg.... and from someone with a French last name to bout. :facepalm
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior sorcererdog at 10:23am 09.19.23 Thank you for your suggestions. Will check this out and let you know.
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 10:16am 09.19.23 We looked at the MH 31 yesterday and it is indeed a beautiful boat. But it has a few awkward design
Rudder counterbalance? Tsatzsue at 9:51am 09.19.23 Does the boat want to round up into the wind? That is called weather helm. If your boat wants to

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