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Soft bottom HLWinesett at 6:13pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/853 I just hauled out my 1990 hunter 30 and noticed a rather large soft spot in the hull located under t
Painting project, Need advice (pictures) (2) wesleysherman at 5:39pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1142 Painting project,updated Need advice (pictures) I have started the awful job of paining my cherub
Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/1017 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1608 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/9903 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th
Keel lead repair Ronald Joseph at 9:20am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1119 I chunked out a piece of the keel including the lead when running aground. How can I adher lead to
Whats on my boom? (1) upslims at 8:50am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 3/1042 On my boom I have a cleat, a ring and a pulley on it. Can anyone tell me what the rigging is for? M
10 free curtain track slides w/ flag (1) upslims at 7:38am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 0/778 I ordered the wrong ones if anybody needs these I have 10 of them and will send them to you for free
23.5 sugar scoop crack (3) hunter235 at 7:29am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 9/1932 I'm working on getting my boat ready to put back in the water and noticed a problem. At the stern th
Battery Charging kbrown1593 at 7:18am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 14/1777 I recently purchased "Sweet Dreams", 1997 Hunter 26. I have the owners manual but cannot figure out
Head filling with seawater YVRguy at 7:13am 04.26.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7526 Hi folks. I have a different twist to a common problem. Every time I pump out the head when I retu
323 shower drain rschultz at 6:06am 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2121 Recently purchased a 2004 Beneteau 323. My question is in regards to the shower drain. There are t
what size lifepo4 bat pdachnowicz at 5:30am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 5/962 Interested in utilizing a Lifepo4 battery this season. Not sure what size. Also looking for somethin
Idling too fast carlager at 2:50am 04.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/3843 The idling on our Yanmar 3gm30f has suddenly increased to 1.600rpm when starting the engine with the
water leak 2 johnareeves at 12:15am 04.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1347 Fixed one water leak - failed macerator pump. Now seem to have some water flowing into bilge from dr
Fuel tank removeal (3) woodster at 7:24pm 04.25.14 S2 8/2009 OK i know i have been saying for some time now that you can remove the factory fuel tank by coming t
DIY backrest reupholster Jeff21115 at 6:19pm 04.25.14 Day Sailers 5/1360 Has anyone reupholstered a backrest without taking it off? Would like to wrap it and use Velcro, but
Pearson 303 Cutless Bearing Removal Captain Keith at 5:07pm 04.25.14 Pearson 5/3935 Has anyone replaced their cutless bearing on a 303? Since the shaft does not use a strut this appear
Will winter ever let go? RBone at 5:02pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/576 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613447/Is-spring-EVER-going-arrive-Nasa-reveals-new-
Stern tube hose oday 26 jfschena at 2:46pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/969 Anyone changed this themselves? Mine has a slight bulge in it towards the middle. Otherwise it looks

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What is the meaning of this? Richard19068 at 12:09pm 08.08.23 DWSA = Displacement to wetted surface area? ASYMCL= Asymmetrical spinnaker?
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma Alansails at 12:06pm 08.08.23 We have bought sails from Al Declerq - Doyle/Quantum sails Detroit, 586-404-5120 including our lates
AC Fridge overconsumption. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:57am 08.08.23 I had the same compressor on my other Hunter and consumption was one hundred watt not one thousand.
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? Stu Jackson at 11:45am 08.08.23 But, the wiring is kinda tight. You do realize there are two ends to every wire, right?
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Stu Jackson at 11:43am 08.08.23 The only way to prove it is to Good analysis. Only thing to add is make sure your DVM (Digital Vol
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? randydandy at 11:39am 08.08.23 JVISS, I'm assuming you found the location of the pump? In our 3800, it is in the transom just in f
Hunter 212 hull crack Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 08.08.23 :worthless: Big crack, small crack, matching crack in bulkhead ? Maybe it's only cosmetic or maybe
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 08.08.23 but when using pump with Perkins 4-108 running it trips the water pump breaker on panel. I'll tak
C&C 30 MKII question Apex at 11:13am 08.08.23
AC Fridge overconsumption. henri at 11:08am 08.08.23 It is a fridge and freezer for the kitchen. Current is Alternating current (230V AC). Consumption is
Hunter 212 hull crack jayarmala at 11:06am 08.08.23 Crack runs from shear line at rear of bow pulpit vertically down to keel. Hull is hunter plastic.
engine will not get up to temp. Stu Jackson at 10:14am 08.08.23 now the engine won't get up to temp it sits at about 140 and take a long time to get to that temp.
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 10:03am 08.08.23 There are three bolts as reported holding the keel on but not sure on that I have seen the Shop dr
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) stickinthemud57 at 9:55am 08.08.23 ...keep that mainsheet in hand. I only needed once to learn. Good advice. Of the three times I ha
AC Fridge overconsumption. MikeHoncho at 9:47am 08.08.23 AC = air conditioner or AC = alternating current?
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement JamesG161 at 9:46am 08.08.23 James, do you mean screw the sink flange from below to the Corian counter above? No. Hold down the
VHF Handheld jviss at 9:40am 08.08.23 Today I learned my old, bare bones Standard Horizon HX270S has a better receiver than my new, fancy
Hunter 212 hull crack Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 08.08.23 No idea without several pictures of the crack from all angles. What is the hull made of, plastic or
AC Fridge overconsumption. Terry Cox at 9:27am 08.08.23 Our boat has two 120VAC reverse cycle heat pumps; 16K BTU main cabin, 9K BTU aft cabin. Combined, th
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement Summerof69 at 9:26am 08.08.23

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