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Transducer wire Shadownav at 4:47pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 2/963 Hi all! I have an '83 Hunter 31 project boat. Looks like it's had a couple transducers during its
C&C 35' Mark 1 1973 gabriel32724 at 3:36pm 06.23.13 Big Boats 1/1055 I have a sailboat with a pump or macerator, there is several hoses going to it. I dont know what tur
mainsail rigging PD Harding at 2:49pm 06.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/955 Recently bought a 1989 Hunter 30 that had the mainsheet diverted from its original position through
Tests For proper Amount Of Twist Don Guillette at 2:42pm 06.23.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/4132 I had an interesting conversation with a Aussie sailor today. I love those folks and the mates from
Is this ok for tranny? odaydokay at 1:40pm 06.23.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1900 I need to do a transmission oil change in my Universal M12 (Hurth HBW 50 gearbox). I have an unopene
Hunter 356 Bilge Pump problem SwanAround at 12:56pm 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/4713 In my 2004 Hunter 356 the bilge pump is having trouble pumping the water up the 5' it needs to go to
how to make safety line covers? pugetsoundsailer at 12:24pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2560 wondering what people are using to make those niffty safety line covers? Not sure what they are call
Y30 rudder bushing kbuckley at 11:18am 06.23.13 Yamaha 2/2037 I have some play in my rudder post that allows the rudder to change position slightly and move up an
Key Switch DeniseO30 at 10:49am 06.23.13 Bigger Boats 9/1348 Need to replace it on my O30 I'll take pics.. Gad..what a mess of wires back there! :Liar:
Rudder Repair Question (6) RonRock at 10:40am 06.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1147 I am repairing my rudder as you may have guessed. I have cut and shaped new aluminum side plates for
MOB equipment Jwhy at 9:52am 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1083 I'm looking at equipment to aid accidental swimmers. What combination of poles, throwable line and
Buying a Boat - Water in Bottom? Oceania at 9:50am 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1181 Hello All, I'm a beginner sailor looking for my first boat this summer, and recently looked at a
Exhaust manifold question (1) c130king at 9:05am 06.23.13 Catalina 310 3/1014 Hello again, I have a leaky exhaust manifold (possibly using wrong term). It is the inverted u-sha
Jib Car Adjustment Kit YVRguy at 8:06am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2623 My H34 doesn't have any lines to adjust the jib cars - just a pull-pin to lock them in place. As a
Explain me furling jbinbi at 7:53am 06.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1713 OK. I am not dumb. I have been sailing for 45 years. Just got a 1 yr old e33, but no instructions
Instrument Circuit Problem De Lourde at 7:51am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1102 Our Hunter is a 2005 33', we are the second owners, approx. 4 years. The problem we are having is,
Non skid paint solution Sailgunner at 7:50am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/638 I wanted to paint the gray non skid on my 410. I checked on this site and some manufacturers and nev
Beam reach, fastest point of sail? kito at 7:40am 06.23.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 29/22112 What am I doing wrong? Friday we took our C22 out on a local lake, beautiful day with winds 10-15 mp
Big boat (1) sfgary at 7:14am 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1319 Saw this huge sail sail boat behind Angel island yesterday.
Big Tides! Roger Long at 6:53am 06.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/6149 Wow. Look at the tide upcoming for where I am now. There is going to be bottom that hasn't seen

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In search of the driest bilge possible (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:24am 03.04.23 I use quite a few condensate pumps at work . They are taller than the floorboards will allow .They
In search of the driest bilge possible Timm R Oday25 at 4:43am 03.04.23 I use quite a few condensate pumps at work . They are taller than the floorboards will allow .They a
In search of the driest bilge possible Davidasailor26 at 4:35am 03.04.23 My source of moisture in the bilge is air conditioning condensate. The 8k AC in the aft cabin does
advice on auto chart plotter cymeyer at 4:27am 03.04.23 enjoy your paper charts. this is a personal preference. I keep paper as back up but electronic
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Douglas Ronne at 4:21am 03.04.23 So I glad in a filet below the shelf in the lazarette and that seems to have fixed it! Been through
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question rgranger at 4:15am 03.04.23 There are a little bottles of blue stuff you can buy from West Marine but if you spill it stains eve
Hunter 240 cover rgranger at 4:08am 03.04.23 Rats, they have a 260 pattern; no 240. The search goes on. Ospreys return this month! Woodyvv Thos
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 kappykaplan at 4:08am 03.04.23 I don't get that in Chrome on a PC; however, I do get that option in Chrome on my Android phone. Le
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) rgranger at 4:03am 03.04.23
Replacing reefing line sheeves on a 1983 Beneteau First 38 AlaskanDan at 10:04pm 03.03.23 Hi Marcos, If memory serves, for the boom end they used the same system as for the masthead, that i
MPPT controller location Ralph Johnstone at 8:39pm 03.03.23
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Sail22Capri22 at 8:03pm 03.03.23 Thanks for the reply! When I mean fresh water I mean the tank that supplies water when you pump befo
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question David in Sandusky at 7:58pm 03.03.23 All you want in the waste tank is Odorlos, or another product that supplies oxygen - that will elimi
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 7:48pm 03.03.23 last year I installed a 200 watt panel above the Bimini and a victron controller 100/20 see pictur
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 7:46pm 03.03.23 Couldn't be more mistaken. Moisture and a lack of O2 and you've got a recipe for SS crevice corros
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:44pm 03.03.23
Longitudinal prop crack SycloneDriver at 7:40pm 03.03.23 Looks like an opportunity to upgrade! The previous owner might make it right, call him and give him
In search of the driest bilge possible Rjm st.petersburg at 7:35pm 03.03.23 My source of moisture in the bilge is air conditioning condensate. The 8k AC in the aft cabin does n
Bow roller replacement Beneteau First 325 Davidasailor26 at 7:32pm 03.03.23 Do you mean the roller itself or the stemhead fitting? Beneteau Spare Parts usually carries items li
Longitudinal prop crack Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 03.03.23 The prop nut has, at some time, had the beejesus torqued out of it with enough force to split the hu

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