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This weekend out (2) Doc_holiday at 5:32am 09.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1086 Had a decent trip Saturday in the bay. We moved the boat to Hampton and are now sailing in the bay w
How safe is it to use a generator? Caribbeanknight1 at 5:07am 09.08.13 Ask All Sailors 81/17822 My father in law just bought us a small gas powered generator for our small Hunter H240. It's a ver
over heating coolant in exhuast water approved at 4:41am 09.08.13 Catalina 30 2/961 I have a universal diesel in my Catalina 30. Yesterday the raw water intake was blocked and the moto
In mast furling jamming (1) Akapeterc at 3:35am 09.08.13 Big Boats 29/8541 68385.vB
Symbol on spinnaker (2) Akapeterc at 2:42am 09.08.13 Big Boats 5/1725 I dug out the spinnaker from my locker today and tried it out for the first time. Does anyone know
Weak Radio Transmission Albanach at 1:17am 09.08.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2280 As a result of a recent VHF radio check with the local Marine Rescue station I discovered that my tr
The right lazy jacks for my H34 zds at 10:10pm 09.07.13 Big Boats 18/4955 My 1983 Hunter 34 needs lazy jacks. Something that I can stow below the reefing hooks when not in us
Sweptback spreaders? jmomcal at 8:59pm 09.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/931 Do all Hunter sailboats have sweptback spreaders?
26D Special Dagger Board (1) alabamaranger at 8:57pm 09.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/3587 When I bought the Mac 26D, it came with this dagger board. The guy said it was built for racing? A
Tachometer Troubles Jon Bastien at 6:57pm 09.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1671 Hello all, I've been having some issues with my tachometer since I bought the boat. It's a Yanma
H290 Refrigeration, part III Jon Bastien at 6:43pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1521 (To recap: The refer didn't work when I bought the boat two years ago, and there's no way of knowin
Wind Forecasts Kermit at 6:28pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1239 Wind HAS to be the hardest thing to predict. Today's forecast at Wateree Lake was 1-2 knots for this
Lewmar mainsheet traveler repair (1) 31seahorse at 5:30pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/4342 Hello List Members, There is a Lewmar traveler on our boat that appears to have a continuous line
Windlass for Hunter 430 Boaty Call at 4:48pm 09.07.13 Big Boats 1/971 Hi Group, this is my first post so forgive me if I don't use proper protocols. I am hoping someone
Americas Cup. Is this "Sailing"? rfrye1 at 2:09pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 50/5659 I'm watching the Cup on NBC and find myself amazed at these "flying machines". They are incredible.
Autumn sunsets (2) Ross at 2:04pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/802 Starting about now and continuing until cold weather sets in the sunsets will be spectacular if you
Lift or Stairs twx at 1:27pm 09.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/941 I'm looking for a replacement for the lift that helps raise the stairs into a 40CC. The one currentl
I can't help it...... I have to say something. Rocket1 at 1:24pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 49/5208 So, I'm watching the tube the other night and one of the thousands of commercials for Viagra comes
Yanmar 2GM belts duncanew at 1:10pm 09.07.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/6045 I have a 1981 Yanmar 2GM 13 hp raw water engine. Can someone tell me the correct part number for a G
What are these called... (1) Brian D at 12:01pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1568 ... and where can I find them? They look like nylon clamps for horizontal rails but everywhere I lo

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dock neighbour's shore power cord? Richard19068 at 11:38am 08.14.22 Maybe King Harbor has changed recently, but I wouldn't be surprised if that WAS the harbormaster's
ODay 34 refrigeratiom (1) eherlihy at 11:36am 08.14.22 Here is a screenshot from my battery monitor of my Dometic CF-50 refrigerator running while on the m
What's this hole in the shelf for? Stu Jackson at 11:26am 08.14.22 Maybe something as simple as a way to store tall spray cans and keep them upright and secure.
RayMarine Autohelm on Hunter 33 1981 ggrizzard at 11:15am 08.14.22 Since the "above deck" variety auto pilot is more likely to fail over time, I'd like to know if a b
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 11:00am 08.14.22 what this means is that you have decided to keep the boat. i have always thought you have a very coo
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 08.14.22 It does not provide overcurrent protection. Hmph ! So much for dreams of early retirement :facep
What's this hole in the shelf for? Calif. Ted at 10:56am 08.14.22 If I had one I'd put a cup holder in it to hold the squeeze bottle of soap upright and not on it's s
dock neighbour's shore power cord? thinwater at 10:42am 08.14.22 ^^ Unfortunately, that is only GFI (it's in the Q/A section). It does not provide overcurrent protec
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Rich Stidger at 10:42am 08.14.22 So now that the head is off, is there any visual evidence of the cause of the lock-up? I presume th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (6) jssailem at 10:23am 08.14.22 Some more images from the project. abin works space. The second picture you can see where we opened
Last ride smokey73 at 10:19am 08.14.22 My stepdaughter gave me a book one Christmas titled "Defeating Squirrels." It took the author 90 p
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (10) jssailem at 10:07am 08.14.22 There are a lot of nuts, screws and bolts holding this engine in place. Like a helicopter, a bunch o
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't smokey73 at 10:04am 08.14.22 okay @jssailem You've teased us now with a picture from Saturday morning posted on Sunday. Where
Weather is killing me brockangelo at 9:58am 08.14.22
Weird Electrical Experience LloydB at 9:53am 08.14.22 Not weird. Wrong. Call the inspector/electrician back to your new to you to you house. Better to fix
Catalina 25 floor access panels (2) Delta21 at 9:40am 08.14.22 The wood access panels are screwed to the floor. It has the retractable keel. I sponged out about 2
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve Orcas Bob at 9:35am 08.14.22 Thank you flightlead 404! Just where you said it would be! Jabsco's video on cleaning the solenoid i
dock neighbour's shore power cord? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 08.14.22 but it does not solve the problem for smaller boats with no AC system. They are NOT going to instal
Last ride dLj at 9:20am 08.14.22 @All U Get whats your next adventure? More boating? Land sailing? Something else? Don't know yet?
Are these window cracks concerning NYSail at 9:04am 08.14.22 Pete. I have the same frame designed on my Cal. The frame is not an issue. The screw hole needs to

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