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Cleaning out my digital closet (1) inarathree at 6:20am 01.02.15 Smaller Boats 17/1661 Im cleaning up my digital closet (hard drive), and thought I would post information for the 1980's H
Another solar question... (1) weinie at 5:02am 01.02.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2197 New Jeanneau comes with the following setup. 2x80AH house batteries 1x80AH engine battery The
Impellers (5) seadaddler at 4:43am 01.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/5064 Well I went to check my Yanmar recently and checked my 2 belts and changed the water pump belt after
First 38 teak colors in cabin? (1) PekuHako at 1:07am 01.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2100 I have a lot of tlc to do on my First 38 amongst which is laquering in the cabin. The teak in the c
Water tanks 1 & 2 WhiteNow at 12:59am 01.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2794 My Bene 340 has fore and aft h20 tanks both filled. Though on control panel tank 1 display exhibits
What use of First 38 lines and eyes in transom? (3) PekuHako at 12:04am 01.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1885 Hello Beneteau-owners. Just bought a Beneteau First 38 a week ago. This is my first post. In the
Auto pilot compass location Clydo at 10:36pm 01.01.15 Catalina 310 15/3955 Idle question - Think our factory auto pilots have a separate location for compass? On some boats
Choosing a Solar Charge Controller Genesis V at 9:00pm 01.01.15 Big Boats 32/9048 I am in the process of purchasing 300watts of flexible solar panels for a Hunter 356 and down the ro
Jan/Feb C-22 "MainBrace" Available CaptDon01 at 2:55pm 01.01.15 Catalina 22 0/959 The 2015 Jan/Feb C-22 Association's publication the "MainBrace" is available, and starting with this
hull number donelanc at 12:58pm 01.01.15 Bigger Boats 1/937 Is there a way to get the history of my boat. I went to boat history but they only go back to 95,
Cost of shroud on a 22ft sailboat? (2) Monaco at 11:20am 01.01.15 Ask All Sailors 40/8515 I'm a sailboat newbie and I think that makes me an easy mark to take advantage of. I'm wondering wha
Buy or Pass? (2) Kper at 10:21am 01.01.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/2834 Our Cat25 currently has the original Johnson 9.9 two stroke that is pretty tired and has been giving
Happy New Year, and Thank You Chris14830 at 9:39am 01.01.15 Smaller Boats 1/726 I just wanted to say Happy New Year, and thanks to Crazy Dave and all the other Hunter experts out t
Remove solar panel on 37.5? davjonLegend at 8:18am 01.01.15 Big Boats 22/4975 The solar panel on my Legend 37.5 is mounted just under the boom. I think solar trickle charging is
sailing videos RIVERCRUISER at 7:45am 01.01.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1054 FWIW http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/sailing-around-britain/ktl-2-now-free
bent mast hunter healer at 7:22am 01.01.15 Big Boats 5/1656 Confusion does anyone know where I can find the mast height on 84 hunter 34 from the deck step to t
End-cap for Oday 19 boom? radler at 5:58am 01.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/763 Hello- The end cap for the boom (on the side closest to the mast) on our Oday 19 fell off, and th
New electric panel rbjenterprises at 4:06am 01.01.15 Catalina 30 3/1666 I am looking for a new electrical panel. My C30 was built in 1989 and although the panel is function
Shower sump drain pump Pompadi at 2:03am 01.01.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1531 Happy new year... Every time we try to drain the shower sump I have to prime the pump to get it goi
Sailing World Write-up Ted at 10:55pm 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1897 I am looking for the 1990 issue of Sailing World magazine with the write-ups of the boat of the year

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Engineering Help Needed Tater at 7:52am 10.19.23 Project complete: all that remains is strapping it on and testing. Maybe I can go play tomorrow.
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) william24424 at 7:22am 10.19.23 I prefer the room on the high side while tacking on my larger boat. Two people maneuvering around ea
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger RoyS at 6:53am 10.19.23 I'm intriqued . How does the line inside the clear tubing come out ? Is there a slit ? No slit. Ve
Whisker Pole Seahawk345 at 4:59am 10.19.23 Thanx for the reply's....very much appreciated.......
'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube RBilly at 3:33am 10.19.23 Thanks for reply. Haul out time here. Will tackle that next Spring.
Misc repairs and changes tcbailey67 at 2:42am 10.19.23 was thinking about cam cleats with fairleads, that's another option
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Tom J at 9:38pm 10.18.23 Discovered short circuit at the panel (which was a total btch to open with the wheel/autopilot sti*
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 8:08pm 10.18.23 The solenoid pulls the wire that is attached to the high pressure pump lever. You said that much b
Man the Boats... jssailem at 8:07pm 10.18.23 Good question. Last Saturday I had planned to head to the boat. Unfortunately the rain storm we had
Diesel shut off pull jssailem at 8:01pm 10.18.23 On my 4.107 Perkins, I have a solenoid that I push a kill button on the cockpit engine panel. The so
Put-In-Bay? David in Sandusky at 7:47pm 10.18.23 Put-in-Bay is the Harbor with big restaurants and night-time entertainment in bars. They have a big
'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube Mickstr at 7:19pm 10.18.23 On my 272 and 322, it's a small maybe 3/4" diameter plastic tube that is connected to the fitting fe
Diesel shut off pull Richard19068 at 6:57pm 10.18.23 I see. The OP has a Yanmar. The thread has become a bit confusing when a question is asked about a
Misc repairs and changes Ward H at 6:31pm 10.18.23 I can't think of a reason not to use 5/16" thru out the boat. You could use cam cleats on the 1/4" l
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22pm 10.18.23 Your description of the gin pole is correct but what made it difficult to identify was the photo was
Misc repairs and changes tcbailey67 at 6:20pm 10.18.23
Misc repairs and changes (1) Ward H at 6:13pm 10.18.23 I had an O'day 25 for 6 years. Here's the list of lines I used on my O'day. The last column is qty
Saildrive MH40 Yanmar SeaDrive at 5:49pm 10.18.23 I also own a MH40-2013 and have had the main window leak problem. I removed them and resealed, them
Man the Boats... Michael Davis at 5:19pm 10.18.23
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 5:13pm 10.18.23

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