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1990 Hunter 35.5 circuit breaker/switch sls11115 at 6:34am 01.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2102 I recently purchased a 1990 Hunter 35.5. I am looking for a circuit breaker/switch on the main elec
Paper gasket enough for impeller cover? Starrfish at 6:07am 01.26.15 Ask All Sailors 12/5832 I have a yanmar 1gm and a chronic drip from around the impeller cover. A little I could live with bu
identification paper lost fabrizio57 at 3:02am 01.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/957 Hi guys from the Indian Ocean. during the recent refurbishment of my Oceanis 430 year 1986 I incredi
Is your V small jleblanc31 at 9:09pm 01.25.15 Ask All Sailors 37/8288 So im going to be a live aboard someday and have had visions of sleeping in the v berth . but every
Removal of skeg on 81 H-30 newage1461 at 6:58pm 01.25.15 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3580 Just curious, has anyone removed the skeg and had just the rudder by itself? Is this possible, or d
LED running lights Sandy Stone at 6:49pm 01.25.15 Ask All Sailors 22/7007 I am considering replacing the bulbs on my running lights with LEDs, but I have read that replacing
hunter 40 quadrant 1987 crazy frenchman at 6:48pm 01.25.15 Parts Search 0/840 Looking for a 1987 hunter 40 steering quadrant thanks
Yamaha 33 windlass Rick B at 6:47pm 01.25.15 Yamaha 11/6375 If anyone has an electric windlass installed on their Yamaha 33 could you please describe the model
Solar panel slowdog at 6:34pm 01.25.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1124 I have a solar panel that I want to use should I wire it in on the hot side of the master switch so
Yanmar Oil Leak (1) jimlarsen at 6:22pm 01.25.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/2882 We are looking at a boat to purchase. Everything looks great on the boat except for oil leaking out
Bottom transducer interference with HF radio ISABELLA5 at 5:06pm 01.25.15 Ask All Sailors 2/997 My bottom machine causes interference in my HF Ham radio. It produces constant audio popping. Anyon
how is the catalina overall?? Kierjo at 3:46pm 01.25.15 Big Boats 12/3465 hello, just doing some boat searching to purchase a boat as a liveabord in the florida keys area an
how are the cherubini hunters?? Kierjo at 3:44pm 01.25.15 The Cherubini Hunters 20/5134 hello, just doing some boat searching to purchase a boat as a liveabord in the florida keys area an
hunter vision 32'?? Kierjo at 3:41pm 01.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1596 hello, just doing some boat searching to purchase a boat as a liveabord in the florida keys area an
Dismasting Imminent (3) Roger Long at 3:40pm 01.25.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 26/6875
Settee/berth extension Tom Potter at 3:26pm 01.25.15 Bigger Boats 4/3031 I was thinking of adding a extension to the port side settee/berth. I know Oday had a option for th
Larger cockpit polarbear at 3:07pm 01.25.15 Ask All Sailors 27/5966 I am currently sailing a Catalina 22. I would like to move to a larger boat. I sail in Lake Michigan
Dodger question...... woodster at 3:03pm 01.25.15 S2 21/6462 ...how many of you use a dodger on you aft cockpit boats ...i just set the dodger frame up on my 9.2
Cleaning canvas IH82BL8 at 1:46pm 01.25.15 Ask All Sailors 4/997 What's the best way to clean Sunbrella fabric? How do I re-water proof it? Thanks.
Fein Tools Ron20324 at 9:47am 01.25.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1105 A couple years ago I had to reach into the head's under-sink cabinet to to cut off some length of th

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Raymarine RL70C..... NYSail at 10:23am 10.06.23
Water in the bilge Crazy Dave Condon at 10:18am 10.06.23 @Kjstanc Companionway cover needs something underneath it to prevent water from pooling on top of i
Dingy Davits and air floor boats danm1 at 10:15am 10.06.23 Eyes on the transom are step one. Have read many added d-ring lift points inside tubes. I used towi
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking kloudie1 at 9:56am 10.06.23 I think "cheap" is the word. A simple bimetallic disk which pulls its points open at a set temperat
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 10.06.23 Yup, that breaker is usually attached to the top of the compressor case .. These are set for some p
Starter switch sporadically engages starter JoeWhite at 9:06am 10.06.23 The Yanmar solenoid is not a simple contact switch, it also drives a lever to engage the pinion gea
Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 jssailem at 8:36am 10.06.23 Hello... Backstay adjusters are not usually original equipment on most large boats. That is not to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing Davidasailor26 at 7:58am 10.06.23 Rule 22 tells us a boat is capsized when the masthead is in the water. In theory, once you begin to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing DArcy at 7:51am 10.06.23 BTW, you can get the Racing Rules of Sailing here: https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/WSRRS2021
Damage to Keel jssailem at 7:45am 10.06.23 :plus: with Fast Olsen Like a car door ding. You can talk to the marina, but it may be an empty sol
Racing Rule Question on capsizing DArcy at 7:43am 10.06.23 Rule 22 tells us a boat is capsized when the masthead is in the water. In theory, once you begin to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing jssailem at 7:37am 10.06.23 From a practical standpoint, the "in control" condition would be subjective and a decision by a comm
Damage to Keel FastOlson at 7:36am 10.06.23 The keel is lead. and the suggestion to reshape the ding should work fine. Finish with some epoxy fi
Water in the bilge (1) rgranger at 7:33am 10.06.23 Hunters have a headliner. So water can get in from above and then travel along the headliner and lea
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking (1) kloudie1 at 7:18am 10.06.23 Yup, that breaker is usually attached to the top of the compressor case .. These are set for some pr
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:16am 10.06.23 220447
Racing Rule Question on capsizing LakeShark at 7:15am 10.06.23 @DArcy , @jssailem , @Davidasailor26 Thank you for the input. I did not know about Rule 22 and that
Damage to Keel ggrizzard at 7:04am 10.06.23 I'm not sure the keel is lead. Many Mfg's changed to steel around the early 80's.
Water in the bilge ggrizzard at 7:00am 10.06.23 Well, we are trying to help find the source of the leak. If you can isolate where the water initial
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment jssailem at 6:58am 10.06.23 Could you also identify it as a "Fuel Line Bleed Screw"?

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