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Jensen Cassette Player Peter n Gail at 12:46pm 08.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/818 Hi I have a 1993 Hunter 30. It has a " jensen auto reverse instalock and tuner". I am trying to
Evinrude 6HP 2- cycle question Skip Gundlach at 12:11pm 08.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 12/1496 Evinrude 6HP 2- cycle question Our engine isn't developing full power. We had not used it for s
sea water filling my head Skipro at 11:48am 08.19.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3257 We recently converted the forward head in our Beneteau 400 from standard Jabsco to electric. It has
Volvo MD2B Raw Water seeping into oil SailMaster at 10:53am 08.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/867 Ok guys, I found that the volume of liquid in my oil pan has increased since changing the oil 4 day
please help: First 38 sonar and speed transducer identificat (1) Veit at 10:23am 08.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1341 Hi, this is a 1984 First 38, please give a look at the pictures below, anybody can tell me which one
What's the best size? jdhohmann at 10:23am 08.19.15 Racing 5/1713 I race with a Hunter 40, right now I have a 140% genoa and have been racing and cruising it for 15 y
Sailing to Mackinaw island flynhi4u at 9:30am 08.19.15 Trailer Sailors 43/7917 We are planning on going to the North Channel next summer and will be spending the winter making the
How can I redesign the rudder system Armyaviation at 8:35am 08.19.15 Trailer Sailors 28/2913 This is an American fiberglass 21 foot sailboat. I am redoing the whole back end of the boat and bef
Gaz split Luciole at 8:19am 08.19.15 Big Boats 3/1243 Is there anything that can be done to avoid split of gaz from the gaz vent? We have a Catalina 34 MK
Great Weekend (1) arknoah at 8:10am 08.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/864 On Saturday, August 15, the wind was good enough for a lot of back and forth runs across the Patuxe
New Mainsail JaimesGampa at 6:13am 08.19.15 Big Boats 11/1455 Have a 1997 Hunter 376 with original main. Dismal performance in a recent 5 day race leads me to thi
And in NH All U Get at 5:59am 08.19.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1105 Hi all, Nice rescue by USCG in NH but what was the cause? http://www.seacoastonline.com/articl
Barlow 19 Winch rcnight at 4:09am 08.19.15 Irwin 1/1114 How does one dis-assemble this winch without the Barlow dis-assemble winch handle? I'm guessing it m
Running AC off inverter generator on Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 3:54am 08.19.15 Big Boats 15/2588 I tried to run my air conditioner off my portable inverter generator the other day. The bus breaker
AC Bus breaker tripping Don Lucas at 3:47am 08.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/726 I tried to run my AC for the first time the other day off my portable 2200W generator and the panel
New (free) Gear for Sale ads Phil Herring at 9:06pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 7/750 By about 9pm Pacific I'll have the new gear ads online. Here's an overview of the modifications:
Joining the Hunter fleet, hit me with the facts Justin_NSA at 8:05pm 08.18.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1267 Hey folks, I'm going to be selling my MacGregor 26S and possibly buying an '89 33.5 if the survey ch
Radar dome size and location...... NYSail at 7:40pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 1/627 Hello all, going to purchase a garmin radar.... Like the XHD model and wondering about size and loca
Where should this thru hull go? (1) mytime at 6:17pm 08.18.15 Catalina 30 8/960 Our first year with our 1994 Catalina 30 and we were out with a heavily loaded down boat (in Cockpit
UGENT: Do any of you use Warfaran and continue to sail. caguy at 5:17pm 08.18.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3782 I have to have a valve replacement and have to make a decision to day between an mechanical aortic v

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Galley fiddle touch up (1) hvac&r tech at 7:18am 03.11.23
Check valve in head plumbing? kloudie1 at 7:13am 03.11.23 That check in the middle of the picture (with arrow pointing right) looks to be in a small diameter
Check valve in head plumbing? RoyS at 6:49am 03.11.23 I think the check valve he is referring to is the joker.
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? stickinthemud57 at 6:42am 03.11.23 Dyneema is overkill for a topping lift, IMO. My topping lift is permanently attached at the top of
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Davidasailor26 at 6:39am 03.11.23 After a series of late (for me) night emails and texts the issue was resolved. Darn certificates a
To lead lines aft or not? RoyS at 6:39am 03.11.23 You could do this expensive modification in stages over the next few years. If for some reason you u
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? JBP-PA at 6:31am 03.11.23 I would do dyneema, uncoated SS wire, VPC, or Sta-Set X for it's low stretch for the longest part a
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Dave at 6:27am 03.11.23 After a series of late (for me) night emails and texts the issue was resolved. The security certific
To lead lines aft or not? stickinthemud57 at 6:19am 03.11.23 I dislike clutter in the cockpit and since all the control lines lead there, I made organizers, por
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Tally Ho at 5:54am 03.11.23 Back to DefCon 4
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Sail22Capri22 at 4:05am 03.11.23 I thought about just using rope as well but figured there was a reason for the wire since cat direct
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? jssailem at 3:34am 03.11.23 there can be an issue with the halyard riding up over the edge of the sheave and getting jammed. S
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters spadaforaj at 3:27am 03.11.23 Hi - I have the same setup. The fire extinguisher has never been engaged, but this spring we could
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? Joe at 3:07am 03.11.23 The spinnaker halyard block should be "swiveling", and attached to the top of the mast so the sail w
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Joe at 2:53am 03.11.23 All you need is regular 1/4" dacron rope. You don't need coated wire, or dyneema, just the rope and
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? shemandr at 2:52am 03.11.23 I can't recall having anything but rope topping lifts. This isn't a place to spend extra money on h
Galley fiddle touch up Davidasailor26 at 2:29am 03.11.23
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 03.11.23 Which is strange... I don't have an antivirus on my phone that I use to access the site, or on my i
Cleats?????? Project_Mayhem at 10:19pm 03.10.23 If you're in fresh water you can use Unistrut washers as backing plates. Very thick, heavy anti corr
Cleats?????? C_Level at 9:54pm 03.10.23 Nylon will snap (eventually) and aluminum (short of catastrophe :)) will not: Schaeffer Marine-- n

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