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My keel is too low to lock in place patrickfarley at 5:25am 07.31.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/5000 The hole in my keel must be too long to keep the keel high enough to lock into place with the second
Drinking Water Filter JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:14am 07.31.14 Catalina 310 2/1716 Just curious if any other 310 owners have installed a drinking water filter other than the on the fa
Shore power lookoutmcg at 4:37am 07.31.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/981 Our Hunter has 2-30 amp plugs to run the A/C on one and the other is Battery charger, Outlets, Micro
Catalina 36 or Hunter 37? jimm22n at 11:36pm 07.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4633
Hunter 376 Mast and B&R Standing Rigging TriSwiss at 10:10pm 07.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4010 I trying to source a new/used Mast and Standing Rigging for 1996 Hunter 376. First I've tried con
Ohio destinations for Day Sailer flagbag at 8:33pm 07.30.14 Day Sailers 0/826 Requesting destination ideas for O'Day 17' DSII in East Central Ohio. Was hoping to find; but have n
Installing battery John_F at 8:09pm 07.30.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1245 Yes, this is an elementary question. But what is the best way to install a battery? I have to repla
I need a marine power cord. av8erdunn at 6:21pm 07.30.14 Smaller Boats 8/1258 I don't have shore power yet on my 260 but my marina requires me to use a marine cable for power to
Profurl b29l furler opinions kito at 5:41pm 07.30.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3316 I need a furler for my project H30. I would like opinions on the Profurl basic furler (b29l) that is
sailnet store av8erdunn at 4:12pm 07.30.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2457 Anyone ordered from sailnet store? :( I purchased a set of edson controls for my H260 last Wednesd
Oil pressure alarm Milwaukee Protocol at 3:40pm 07.30.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1576 No issues with engine. Motored normal last night. Now after starting oil pressure alarm going off.
Freezer frosts up captmaddog at 3:00pm 07.30.14 Big Boats 10/1311 We are only able to go sailing on our Hunter 420 passage about every other week. We leave the fridg
what are 90 % jib measurements? jmczzz at 2:36pm 07.30.14 Catalina 22 7/1666 I only have one head sail, a 130 genoa. I would like to have a an 90 % jib. but do not know the meas
outhaul replacement Hickdog at 2:36pm 07.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/895 i need to run my outhaul back thru my boom after it was hauled out by little hands. Will i need to r
Holy cow! (2) John23883 at 1:48pm 07.30.14 Smaller Boats 6/893 All, Learned a new term today. While working on our Hunter 26 with the mast down I noticed that th
Hatch (1) rblevens at 1:11pm 07.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3833 The previous owner made his own hatch. It is broke and besides doesn't look too secure! What do othe
Belts Jacksonboat at 1:04pm 07.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1026 Does anyone have the info or a good link on what the exact sizes of all three (Alt, Water and main)
Irwin 28 Winch Size? eugenesdream24 at 11:49am 07.30.14 Irwin 1/1871 I'm doing some research to eventually upgrade my winches. Does anyone have any idea the diameter of
New O'day 22 owner repawn at 11:37am 07.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1413 Hi all, Thought I would introduce myself before I pile on with questions. My name is Chris and I
Sea strainers on a Hunter 420 captmaddog at 10:52am 07.30.14 Big Boats 4/1259 This may sound like a dumb question, but I am trying to locate the sea strainers for the 2003 Hunter

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Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure (1) AndreInPortland at 2:12pm 08.02.23
Alder Barbour Refrigeration (2) IllusionV at 1:59pm 08.02.23 Adding a resistor to the P or T termina is how you control the speed of the compressor. 0-ohm give
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:50pm 08.02.23 Gotcha. Thank you, makes sense! :) Re: 240. The main sail looked quite new (virtually unused). Whe
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:44pm 08.02.23 I'm saying that you need to figure out how to remove water from your boat if you are going to leave
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure LakeShark at 1:42pm 08.02.23 So forgive me for asking but are the pintles welded to the bracket? I like the look of @Gene Neill
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:42pm 08.02.23 Does that mean you are recommending a slip or using a lift for every sail? Unfortunately I don't th
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot (2) jviss at 1:41pm 08.02.23 OK, jviss, you got me to investigate oil pressure on my Yanmar 2qm15. According to the Yanmar Servi
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (1) rgranger at 1:41pm 08.02.23 Thanks for the list and the questions: Very. I expect the majority of the summer sail's (with the
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 1:38pm 08.02.23 I agree with @Scott T-Bird about the Ensign fulfilling your current sailing goals... but without a
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 1:26pm 08.02.23 Unless you really want to shop for options, the Ensign that is yours to be had sounds like an excel
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Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA JamesG161 at 1:05pm 08.02.23 This fits all your needs, can add keyboard, mouse, pencil and more iPadOS 16 Full computer functio
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Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Rick486 at 12:46pm 08.02.23 Thanks for the detailed response, Rick. Would I be asking for trouble leaving it alone with a boom
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 12:02pm 08.02.23 Purple is course change and why. Crazy Weather... Jim and John. PS: note the tropical wave off
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:51am 08.02.23 Oh My Gosh! Sometimes I cant see the forest for the trees.:banghead::banghead: But surprise surpri
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 08.02.23 Unless you really want to shop for options, the Ensign that is yours to be had sounds like an excell
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H170 versus H18 experience tasmith822 at 11:15am 08.02.23 Mark2, Thank you for your write-up. I also sailed in the Raleigh area with some dailsailers up to 1
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 11:08am 08.02.23 Damn straight! "Running under sail at 6 to 7 knots! Love it!" Good on you! :beer:

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