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Sail trim question Oliverhg at 2:28pm 10.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1224 I have a Hunter e36 with furling main and had a Hunter 33 before this in a similar setup. I am fi
Helm balance hunter 336 curtdo at 1:36pm 10.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1172 I had perfect helm balance last weekend on my 336 in lower 20kts of wind. Did 6.3 kts of boat spee
Depth finder transducer billfahle at 12:27pm 10.25.14 S2 2/1039 Anyone know where the depth sounder transducer was placed on a 1983 s29.2A? I realize this may be di
trying to replace wteering boot seaduction1227 at 12:20pm 10.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/693 I own a Catalina 250WK with wheel steering. I am trying to replace the boot leading to the rudder an
Forestay vs Jib Halyard Tension hejumper at 11:56am 10.25.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/11299 Can someone help me understand the relationship of forestay vs halyard tension on the draft of the j
spreader boots on wood spreaders haaf at 10:39am 10.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/929 I have a 1981 Catalina 30 and am rebuilding the wood spreaders. I'm considering attaching spreader b
Northwest Indiana? Bob135711 at 9:02am 10.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1236 Any Macgregor 26 owners here Northwest Indiana? I just purchased a 2007M a few weekends ago from Atl
fresh water -air lock? HELP !!! Rick J B at 7:55am 10.25.14 Big Boats 2/2918 Hi ! Could someone please help me. I have recently filled up my fresh water tanks on my Catalina 42M
Cleaning Caframo Fans? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:01am 10.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3411 Does anyone have any tricks for cleaning Caframo Bora fans? I have four of these units which I reall
Outboard motor with alternator azsailing at 11:44pm 10.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/3665 Hi all, I am researching to buy my first sailboat. One boat I am looking at currently has no outboa
Yanmar 3QM30 crankshaft py26129 at 8:44pm 10.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1679 We meet these great folks this summer on vacation. Their engine died on them just west of Montreal a
Battery Winterization Doug4bass at 7:33pm 10.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1364 Hi Guys. In the past , up here in the Great White North , I have always fully charged the batts on
Google exec breaks Baumgartner's altitude record (1) justsomeguy at 5:00pm 10.24.14 Sails Call Lounge 0/2709 Without all the hype. :D But PCWorld couldn't decide on an opening altitude. http://www.pcworld.
Mast diagram RMelis at 4:21pm 10.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/651 How might I get a diagram (paper or electronic) of my 35.5 mast?
End of season Claude L.-Auger at 2:45pm 10.24.14 Big Boats 4/1067 Boat launched May 31st, I can't believe the season is already over. I can't complained however, grea
Conundrum back in the water. (4) tcwaltz at 2:44pm 10.24.14 Bigger Boats 15/2615 So they put my boat back in the water today. I had to rush to put the graphics on but pulled it off
My First Sailboat. IrishRifles at 1:51pm 10.24.14 Ask All Sailors 20/3445 -------- ------
Replace the muffler bob Krouse at 11:57am 10.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/735 I have to replace the muffler on my 1988 Hunter 40 Legend. Hunter technical support wasn't able to
Filling the cabin liner gap on Window cut-outs? CloudDiver at 11:22am 10.24.14 Catalina 22 17/4195 Hi Everyone, I'm sure most of you have seen my Winter Restoration thread for hull #10580. I'm post
Marlowe Hunter 40 Jim Beck at 10:41am 10.24.14 Big Boats 12/3656 My wife and I are considering buying a Marlowe Hunter 40. Anyone have any experience with this model

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Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? capta at 10:53am 09.16.23 I'm sorry, but it seems as though you are trying to re-invent the wheel. To the best of my recollect
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:49am 09.16.23 Now once Cat 5 Hurricane is now called Post Tropical Storm Lee. Looks like the lack of HEAT did
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? dlochner at 10:31am 09.16.23 Have never heard of heat sink fins on the alternator. I have heard of people using computer fans and
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 10:25am 09.16.23 Your topping lift is wire? That would make it a spare mainsail halyard, wouldn't it? gary The top
Universal 25xp. No start. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 09.16.23 219947 Yeah, that was my third guess I didn't want to think about. Just wanted to make sure we'd c
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:38am 09.16.23 I've only listened to you audio about 100 times so far. Can you VERY CAREFULLY rotate your engine
Legend 43 stock propellor Tally Ho at 9:35am 09.16.23
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:32am 09.16.23 Thank you. That is my guess. Much like an old car. Now, anyone have a video to pull the starter b
Where are these blocks used (1) Tally Ho at 9:32am 09.16.23 I pulled one out this morning to run my spinnaker sheet back to my winch. Works like a charm and I
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:31am 09.16.23
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:30am 09.16.23 Absolutely beautiful demonstration of exactly what's going on with your engine :clap: . 1. Is the
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Tally Ho at 9:29am 09.16.23 I believe the OP is taking the boat to the Bahamas and Caribbean. There are no pump outs there, its
Universal 25xp. No start. kloudie1 at 9:11am 09.16.23
Third Reefing Point rgranger at 9:11am 09.16.23 I got a new main for my H26 and wished I had ordered a third set of reef points. the 240 is a very
Universal 25xp. No start. Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 09.16.23 I've only listened to you audio about 100 times so far. Can you VERY CAREFULLY rotate your engine (
Universal 25xp. No start. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:46am 09.16.23 Absolutely beautiful demonstration of exactly what's going on with your engine :clap: . 1. Is the
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 Mousam 4.6 at 8:37am 09.16.23
Adding Additional/Sub DC Panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:31am 09.16.23 So to be clear, just the positive of the new panel to the original panel? Would I then connect the
Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat morbidfollower at 8:16am 09.16.23 I have the same black panel on my 88 and it is stock. My 82 had the panel lakeshark describes.
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:59am 09.16.23 Educate me, Don...I already knew that relying on a seacock a bad idea...what IS the correct way to

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