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C&C 35' Mark 1 1973 gabriel32724 at 3:36pm 06.23.13 Big Boats 1/1094 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 1/997 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 5/4191 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 2/1948 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 17/4975 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 14/2634 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 2/2107 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 9/1493 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 2/1231 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 3/1111 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 6/1235 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 3/1113 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 13/2772 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 5/1801 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 6/1171 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 1/690 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 29/23054 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 4/1348 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 15/6444 Wow. Look at the tide upcoming for where I am now. There is going to be bottom that hasn't seen
Vire 7 gas engine carb problem? stx203 at 6:52am 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3001 I have the old Finnish Vire 7 inboard gas engine in my 77 Oday 25. Has always run well however this

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Mast raising ideas... tailboom at 7:07pm 05.25.23
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! artboas at 6:55pm 05.25.23 Very cool project and result. I would like to have the same setup. In thinking about doing this,
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter thinwater at 6:45pm 05.25.23 I just wanted to close this issue for the sake of anyone else having it. I took the engine to a mec
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter philiefay at 6:26pm 05.25.23 I just wanted to close this issue for the sake of anyone else having it. I took the engine to a mech
Hurricane Season 2023 dlochner at 6:23pm 05.25.23 What does that pie chart mean? Seriously. What's lacking is reference data. What's the mean and
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank Stu Jackson at 6:16pm 05.25.23 it doesn't matter. What you NEED to know is what your fuel consumption is. Do a search on that phr
Beneteau 12VDC Panel indicator lights BigEasy at 6:10pm 05.25.23 Quick update on the DC panel indicator light.....typical boat project! So I received the replaceme
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? FigBug at 6:02pm 05.25.23
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? Dalliance at 5:56pm 05.25.23
Hurricane Season 2023 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:53pm 05.25.23 What does that pie chart mean? Seriously. Nothing. Seriously nothing.
Hurricane Season 2023 shemandr at 5:48pm 05.25.23 What does that pie chart mean? Seriously.
Stuffing box- dumb question? MikeHoncho at 5:11pm 05.25.23 It's all based on degrees relative annoyance, the above being near the top of the list. Agree!
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Terry Cox at 5:01pm 05.25.23 Twice now I have bought LED replacement bulbs from a trusted supplier for use in my bow nav light a
Hurricane Season 2023 (1) Tally Ho at 4:59pm 05.25.23 I think I can guess and come as close as 30/30/40 :facepalm:
Water temperature sensor (1) Tally Ho at 4:52pm 05.25.23
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 (3) CapeCodBubs at 4:30pm 05.25.23 Bought the Hunter with no drain installed. I certainly Dont want to just plug holes and eliminate dr
Seacock Mystery Tally Ho at 4:15pm 05.25.23 You are a pretty lucky guy. Those are REAL seacocks, not those silly ball valve things. First thing
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind (1) graeme000 at 3:49pm 05.25.23 Water in the boat. Was the water ballast tank full? Yes. It was full. But fills itself up quite q
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 2:39pm 05.25.23 What is the meaning of bow light? noun. : the white light displayed forward by a ship at anchor or
Circuit panel wiring question. jviss at 2:31pm 05.25.23 What is a "bow light" then? And why would it have a separate switch on a very limited panel? And

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