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Wind calibration wyctoronto at 2:35pm 08.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/383 I need to recalibrate my ST60 wind. When they say do two or more circles are they big/small fast/slo
Electronics O'day 22 drgbanks at 2:18pm 08.22.24 Ask An Oday Owner 10/506 There are wires running everywhere on this O'DAY 22. I'm probably going to have to run new wires fo
Don Casey's Books drgbanks at 12:10pm 08.22.24 Ask All Sailors 9/450 Working on my 2nd boat, a1975 O'day 22. I plan to order the The Complete Illustrated Sailboat Maint
B&G Foward Scan Questions joelm100 at 10:48am 08.22.24 Ask All Sailors 13/540 Good day all, I'm gonna run with Scott T-Bird's hi-jack of Barryl's post . I'm looking for real adv
H42 Passage lists to port HoosierSailor at 6:00am 08.22.24 Big Boats 10/645 Boat is new to me this year and the one thing that just bothers me is the boats leans about 1 degree
Cell Phone Boosters jviss at 5:19am 08.22.24 Ask All Sailors 23/988 While cell coverage on the coast is improving all the time, there are still places where it's poor.
Cabin sole Hunter 37 Aussie at 7:20pm 08.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/323 Hi, I have a 2014 Marlow hunter 37 that i recently purchased, the window have leaked probably from
Hunter - How to convert dinnette to bed? (2) hunter430owner at 4:33pm 08.21.24 Ask All Sailors 2/170 We just purchased a Hunter 430 1995 and our owner + Realtor left as soon as they made the sale. We'v
engine alarm won't shut off Toby1979 at 1:32pm 08.21.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/446 2001 Beneteau 473 with a Westerbeke 71C-four installed Engine starts normally but the oil Pressure
End Stop for Beneteau Oceanis 46 ozoneman at 9:44am 08.21.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/276 I need 4 end stops for my jib car rail. I want to order the parts but am away from my boat and don'
Geology in the San Juans jssailem at 9:29am 08.21.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/362 We live and sail in some of the prettiest land/seascapes in the world. Looking at the San Juan isl
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? (1) shaant01 at 4:30pm 08.20.24 Day Sailers 18/971 Hello, I own a Siren 17 and it feels like there is too much slack near the foot of the mainsail. It
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard yelkenli at 2:44pm 08.20.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/473 I purchased a boat that is on the hard after transport and getting a paint job among other things.
Heavy weather sailing Lfarquhar at 2:36pm 08.20.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/862 How well does a Beneteau 373 with a shallow draft heave-to in heavy weather? Say Beaufort 6 -7 or w
1976 C&C 24 table replacement sailing_citrus at 12:32pm 08.20.24 C&C 0/145 I have a 1976 C'C 24 and the table is, well, missing. There is a lot more wrong with it, but I would
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? (9) wfonger at 9:56am 08.20.24 Ask All Sailors 16/901 Considering buying but would like more info and the owner says the do not know what make / model it
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage ManicFarmer at 7:12am 08.20.24 Engines and Propulsion 20/1359 Bought a 1990 Hunter 28 a few years ago to learn to sail and it has had good bones to her, but as on
Megayacht Bayesian sank JoeWhite at 5:48pm 08.19.24 Ask All Sailors 44/2747 https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/peri-navi-bayesian-sinks-1-dead-6-missing
Raw water strainer for the air conditioner pump Moon Dytuck at 5:07pm 08.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/565 Hi, I have a Shurflo Raw water strainer going to my water pump for the air conditioner. It is smal
Which jib car to use on a Hunter 33 ADW-Canada at 2:11pm 08.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/254 My Hunter 33 has two tracks with jib cars (was going to call them travelers, but found out that's wr

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Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:23pm 11.11.24 The industry has always recommended dish washing liquid to lubricate hose connections...I've always
Tosca gets a windlass mermike at 6:18pm 11.11.24 Do I wire it to my on/off switch, directly to the battery, or to the bus bars I have after the key
Plumbing Terry Cox at 5:44pm 11.11.24 As on our boat, Zurn Quicktite was and is a good product. I found our leak and fixed it. Seemed sill
Maintenance intervals malighthill at 5:22pm 11.11.24
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 4:25pm 11.11.24 I think you'll find @Peggie Hall HeadMistress 's suggestions are about the best you'll get anywhere.
HELP! with outhaul line replacement (3) smokey73 at 4:11pm 11.11.24 To close out this thread. I replaced the outhaul line by suspending the boom with the topping lift
Tartan 33R Wiring Diagram (2) dlochner at 3:19pm 11.11.24 A couple of quick comments. First, for DC systems at this stage of the design it is acceptable to d
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 2:50pm 11.11.24 try to call xfininty, youll fell better! just cut the cord when they added the new device to my hom
Tartan 33R Wiring Diagram (1) Schwarz633 at 2:48pm 11.11.24 I haven't had the time to review the links posted by Stu Jackson yet, but I woke up this morning wit
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 LloydB at 2:15pm 11.11.24 Seeing how electronics has become sophisticated enough to answer a doorbell camera with your cell ph
C30 MKIII Stanchion (1) stevenhagberg at 2:15pm 11.11.24 228426 There are two screws into the deck. I don't really know if there is a bedding plate there. I
Looking at a Catalina 36 MKII Jim Nortz at 2:11pm 11.11.24 John & Joe, Thank you very much for your kind responses. In answer to your question Joe, it is a st
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:00pm 11.11.24 An alternative suggestion: Put a y-valve in the head discharge line that creates a choice between p
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 1:39pm 11.11.24 Does it fit from head to tack without bunching up? Not tensioned, or even with all of the wrinkles
New main sail too tall. Now what? duality at 1:33pm 11.11.24 try to call xfininty, youll fell better! just cut the cord when they added the new device to my home
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 1:15pm 11.11.24 Update. North Sail respond to my email. I literally made this post after sending the first 2 emai
New main sail too tall. Now what? thinwater at 12:38pm 11.11.24 Does it fit from head to tack without bunching up? Not tensioned, or even with all of the wrinkles o
New main sail too tall. Now what? BigEasy at 12:37pm 11.11.24 Approximately early August I contacted North Sail about a new main and jib. I install the main a
New main sail too tall. Now what? JoeWhite at 12:24pm 11.11.24 That happened to me aswell, eventhough I had measured the original sail luff. The sailmaker said tha
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? JoeWhite at 12:17pm 11.11.24 Here is my setup https://mei1970.org/saillavie/macerator_installation The installation is much simpl

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