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Fav ipad app for sailing Canonshooternb at 6:48pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2537 I just bought a new to me 28-2 Pearson and looking some electronics. For this summer I think i wil
Prepping iron keel Canonshooternb at 6:30pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2192 This past season has cause some water to penetrate the surface of the iron keel on my boat. The r
Progress on recoring project. (1) jguyer at 5:46pm 04.13.15 S2 8/1749 I spent the winter cutting off the bottom skin on the coach house and side decks, removing rotted co
fuel usage / hr hunter 28.5 hunter healer at 5:26pm 04.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/3293 Anyone know the diesel fuel usage / hr for the 1985 hunter 28.8 with a 2gm diesel motor, thank you
H260 windows Big Mike at 5:16pm 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/728 I have a hunter 260 and need to replace the front and side acrylic glass. Im not sure what I need
Smoke House Bay seadaddler at 4:53pm 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/532 We are in Smoke House Bay Marco Fl. If in the area stop on by and say hello. Nick
Bow Thrusters Hunter 41 BretonBreeze at 4:47pm 04.13.15 Big Boats 19/6287 I have a 2004 Hunter 41 and am looking to install a Bow Thruster. I have the instructions from Hunte
Java Trip 2014-15 Jim Seamans at 4:11pm 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1091 This is a preliminary report on fuel usage for our 3GM30F Hunter356. We left Cobb Island, MD on Nov
Coll Hersee solenoid not working barnstormer at 3:48pm 04.13.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3198 Help! I have a M25 in a 1987 Catalina and I was upgrading the glow plug circuit with the recommended
1981 Hunter 27 Wiring Diagram mkrokidas at 3:29pm 04.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/2282 I've searched the web with no luck. I just bought a 27 that sat for 4 years with 16" of water in it
How to remove windows in O'Day 272LE without breaking? RugbyGuy at 3:21pm 04.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2060 I would like to replace the windows in my O'Day 272LE without breaking to use as a template for new
Beneteau 331 lifting keel diagrams mmw at 2:02pm 04.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4720 I have a 2003 Beneteau 331 with a lifting keel. "Somehow", while the boat was in on-land storage the
Broken Keel Fitting BillsMisty at 1:43pm 04.13.15 Catalina 22 11/2070 The fitting on the top of the keel parted, so the lifting cable is free from the keel and cannot rai
Taking in water while underway Alctel at 1:27pm 04.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1941 This is less alarming than the title may suggest, but when underway I seem to be taking on some wate
Rudder post bonded? Jared1048 at 11:40am 04.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1649 I bought a new rudder about a year ago to be sure it was strong and to have one less thing to worry
Removing Headliner (3) FlimFlamII at 11:28am 04.13.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1588 Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to remove a glued on headliner panel? It's glued to fibe
Alternator rebuild. Sandy Feet at 10:45am 04.13.15 Big Boats 3/1458 I have an OEM alternator on a Universal 35B with 900 HRS on it . I do not know the history of servic
1999 Oceanis 461 halitc at 10:40am 04.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/978 i own a 1999 Oceanis 461, i'm trying to collect some electrical, plumbing and electronics diagrams,
Thur Hull location 7seas at 10:02am 04.13.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/611 What is the best place to locate depth sounder ' knot meter thru hull fittings on a 2002 Mac 26 X
old style Lewmar lens rgarrison@gmail.com at 9:35am 04.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/948 My Hunter has the old style Lewmar port lights, size 0. I cannot find replacement lens anywhere, no

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Just a bit too much heel and helm Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 10.18.23 I echo what John just said above, but have a few additional comments in line with that. Being singl
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:49am 10.18.23 (no mid-ship cleats) Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought tra
Diesel shut off pull Stu Jackson at 10:32am 10.18.23 Stu, If I'm single handing at sea and I see or smell 'burning', I want the engine shut down now wit
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:27am 10.18.23 I've posted this many times before: from 2010 and a letter to the editor of Latitude 38 in 2008!!!:
main flow issue DinghySailor at 10:21am 10.18.23 Returning to this a couple years late. The issue was mostly due to the sheeting angle on the jib. M
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 10:10am 10.18.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C3
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 10:10am 10.18.23 Jumping to the dock to stop a boat is so dangerous there should be a sign in every marina. Ditto n
Diesel shut off pull ggrizzard at 9:42am 10.18.23 Stu, If I'm single handing at sea and I see or smell 'burning', I want the engine shut down now with
Put-In-Bay? Apex at 9:24am 10.18.23 put in bay is nice, we enjoy Kelley's island more. It is a bit more subdued. Both locations have m
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 9:21am 10.18.23 mot much more to add, other than agree with other responses. My friend in question has the necessar
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 10.18.23 :worthless:
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar rgranger at 8:47am 10.18.23 We have a Raymarine radar dome which is connected via wifi. Works great. Had once a connection
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 8:45am 10.18.23 What to do? New wife was out of the question. :oops::laugh: So it looks like you could have a sec
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 8:22am 10.18.23 friends I know moved up and promptly reduced usage Such a fact makes perfect sense, even though it
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar Mike H. at 8:13am 10.18.23 We have a Raymarine radar dome which is connected via wifi. Works great. Had once a connection
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction (3) odaydokay at 8:03am 10.18.23 Finally got this off the boat. It shows a 3/95 date scratched into the plastic housing. Anyone hav
Diesel shut off pull Don S/V ILLusion at 7:43am 10.18.23 In theory, perhaps, in practice not so simple. At least on the 3JH2E the pull is about 3 inches.
Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 7:18am 10.18.23
Kevlar skid plates? (1) piratesnail at 7:07am 10.18.23 The boat is currently in storage about 1 hr away. I was planning on heading up there in a few week
1984 c25 sits bow down Capn Bill at 7:06am 10.18.23 My previous boat was a C-25. It sat vrey slightly bow up because of the outboard (Honda 50). Bow d

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