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Stuffing Box getting "hot" c130king at 7:34pm 04.27.14 Catalina 310 35/8184 I had a leak somewhere. Engine bilge area constantly full of clear/clean water. Bilge pumping runn
Ready To Launch This Saturday! (5) Ward H at 7:21pm 04.27.14 Day Sailers 19/1569 Last year I got caught up doing a lot of deferred maintenance, including a complete bottom job, on o
Yanmar Fuel Shutoff Cable H376/380/386 bigbrownpilot at 7:11pm 04.27.14 Big Boats 5/4740 The diesel fuel shutoff cable in our Hunter 380 won't pull out to shut down the engine. I was able
Deck Fill Caps 37CC finn1 at 6:59pm 04.27.14 Bigger Boats 5/1152 Does anyone know where to locate replacement deck filler caps? They are black plastic 1 1/2". What
nav table hight chusansail at 6:49pm 04.27.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1300 can anybody tell me the clearance from the floor to the nav table apron/ on hunter 37 cutter
Heat exchanger pin hole leak R. Chapin at 6:46pm 04.27.14 Catalina 310 12/3796 I repeatedly loose small amounts of coolant and think I have located a pin hole leak in the undersid
Mast step core wet Kh3412 at 6:40pm 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1225 The core on the deck under the mast step is wet. Drilled some hole to see how far the water spread.
Two Stupid Battery / Connector Questions Ward H at 6:34pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 49/6127 1. My OB neg terminal connector is one size too small for my busbar. Busbar is 3/8, connector is 5/1
Cast iron keel/Hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 6:21pm 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/2357 I just bought a 31' that's been out of the water for several years. For some reason the keel is been
Weekend Work (5) Lost Parent at 5:42pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1266 Just installed my free ST4000+ autopilot with rudder sensor and my Wifes new windlass 74698.vB
Cracked Skeg jacksTYCracer at 3:13pm 04.27.14 Bigger Boats 1/1108 Hello, I am getting into my third season with my 1975 O'day 27. When I bought the boat I knew that
430...new arch wind generator (4) Navicula at 3:09pm 04.27.14 Big Boats 1/847 hi guys....I have been building a new arch for the back of my 430. it will be for solar panels, wind
Hull Blisters mheflin at 1:54pm 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1115 Hi All, New to the site so forgive me if I am repeating and old topic. I'm considering buying a
Thats not Good ! Y25-II (2) Syntonos at 12:24pm 04.27.14 Yamaha 2/2293 Had a halyard block failure on our first real shakedown sail with the new sails on Syntonos. Weather
I40 Ballast Mike Wagner at 12:20pm 04.27.14 Irwin 1/1819 Our Irwin 40 MK II has several lead ingots under the sole in the salon. Any other I40s or Citation 3
Bent Pulpit Rail Okie44 at 11:47am 04.27.14 Catalina 22 1/625 Bought a C 22 a month ago, still setting in my driveway. Had a wind storm and a limb fell on the ce
Deck Anti-skid Pads (1) kloudie1 at 11:16am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/880 On the H-34, on either side of the mast base, there are two Treadmaster pads so ya can stand there s
What paint to use on inside wall of a boat? sd1953 at 10:46am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 17/76884 I have a wall in the navigator's desk area that needs to be painted. What kind of paint do I use fo
Pressure water pump runs on for no apparent reason Skipper at 9:26am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2315 -RESOLVED- Of all the systems on this boat, the domestic water system requires the most attention.
Transom on 25 - solid fb or sandwiched? USY27 at 9:21am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1723 I recently became an owner of 79 Oday25. The boat is in very decent condition even for its age as it

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Electric Sailboat Drives High Current at 10:25am 07.24.23
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 10:19am 07.24.23 Next up: a hybrid...stay tuned... I like the idea of a hybrid. I'm interested to hear your approa
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 10:16am 07.24.23 I think it depends at least a little on your priorities as a sailor. I electrified my old Hunter 2
Electric Sailboat Drives High Current at 10:09am 07.24.23 I think it depends at least a little on your priorities as a sailor. I electrified my old Hunter 25
Removing Treadmaster decking Hollyberry at 9:56am 07.24.23
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 9:17am 07.24.23 I have a 2 gallon accumulator. I love it. :)
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 9:11am 07.24.23 I think of winters in New England, lots of muddy and salty ice and slush on the bottom of the car,
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 9:08am 07.24.23 We need some kind of new discovery or invention, like liquid Coulombs, or something. Maybe gasolin
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 9:05am 07.24.23
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 8:59am 07.24.23 Solar is getting more efficient and so is wind. Even at 100% efficiency, how many square feet (squ
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 8:54am 07.24.23 We could have the range issue for electric cars solved now if we had battery swaping stations. I t
Wrapping my boat question Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 07.24.23 I had my motorcycle tank & plastic wrapped. Getting it off when it showed its age was a bitch. I ca
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars Scott T-Bird at 8:49am 07.24.23 Thanks, I see you have a track cheek block?? that you use to move your jib block without needing to
Removing Treadmaster decking FastOlson at 8:36am 07.24.23 You are going to have to refinish that deck surface anyway, and this is a good time to epoxy-re-pot
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater east coaster at 8:34am 07.24.23 Thank you all for your input, suggestions and what is on your boat and working for you. I now consid
Wrapping my boat question stickinthemud57 at 8:32am 07.24.23 That does look very slick. Definitely sets your boat apart. Have you ever had to remove any sections
Removing Treadmaster decking rgranger at 8:21am 07.24.23 The Treadmaster was put down with epoxy. :yikes::thumbsdown::yikes::thumbsdown::yikes: If it is
Hunter brown hull stripe. rgranger at 8:17am 07.24.23 Are you talking about the boot stripe? On my H26 it was vinyl (just like pin stripes on a car). S
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 8:14am 07.24.23 My observation is that this is cool, but it doesn't scale. What happens when lots of such boats po
Wrapping my boat question (1) Wsailing1 at 8:07am 07.24.23 218144

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