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Sad day for bay area sailors sfgary at 7:32pm 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1235 Sad to report that "Sven" Svendsen owner of the Alameda Marina has passed away. He was a dedicated s
1972 Columbia 30, Backstay chainplate EricMorin at 7:28pm 05.28.13 Columbia 0/3656 Hello I am Eric. Me and my wife are new to sailing and we just bought a 1972 Columbia 30 with an Ato
Hot water heater Tally-Ho at 6:21pm 05.28.13 Bigger Boats 1/960 Does anyone out there know where the water shutoff is for the water heater on an O'Day 322? I've loo
luff length of a sail drazlou at 5:44pm 05.28.13 Catalina 30 5/2331 I bought a new 135 headsail for my C30 this year. The boat next to to me is a 30' Irwin and the owne
Fridge and Freezer capacity H430 PuppetMaster at 5:32pm 05.28.13 Big Boats 3/1196 This is a repost from Ask a Hunter owner. I have a 1997 Hunter 430 running the original Grunnert
FT 450 install sullyj020 at 5:13pm 05.28.13 SSB and Ham Operators 1/8373 Going to install my Yeasu FT 450 on the boat, and also install a Tarhill Jr II antenna. just to see
More trip report (1) sailaway78 at 4:17pm 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1027 Now in Appalachicola, and first time with internet access since we left Pensacola. Left Pensacola
oday 25 stormjib at 3:48pm 05.28.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1233 New owner looking to confirm the draft of a oday 25' 1976. Seems to be more than the common 2'3'' ce
Fridge capacity for a1997 H430 PuppetMaster at 3:28pm 05.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/885 I have a 1997 Hunter 430 running the original Grunnert 110v refrigeration system. I am converting t
Start Battery Test Button (1) Pat Hooyman at 3:27pm 05.28.13 Big Boats 8/1571 Attached is a picture of the Parallel Start/Charge Circuit Panel located under the nav station seat
CYOA Charters Hannah Quinn at 3:04pm 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1703 Has anyone used CYOA Charters out of the USVI? Looking for some reviews. Especially interested if
Swing keel 'Foil' c_witch at 2:56pm 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 0/619 Hi all, Looking for some input as to the weight of my swing keel. It is about 60 inches long by 1
Hunter 22 Rudder mcpedersen at 2:43pm 05.28.13 Smaller Boats 0/790 I posted below about the 216 rudder, but I would also be willing to refit to the new H22 style, hung
Where is the best place to buy Humter replacement parts ? steveholmes630 at 1:25pm 05.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1022 Where can I get replacement parts for my 2005 Hunter 27 on-line
Hunter website steveholmes630 at 1:24pm 05.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/794 Does anyone know what The Hunter website is now ? I can't find it anywhere.
Salt water in engine bilge IanJ at 1:19pm 05.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/5268 I have a 1984 Hunter 31, with a Yanmar 2GM diesel. All seems to be running well, but I noticed some
DMI Depth and Knot Meter gholker at 1:06pm 05.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1507 Need some advice trouble shooting a depth/knot meters. DMI 4" round model. I bewlieve their o
Hunter 216 Rudder mcpedersen at 12:51pm 05.28.13 Parts Search 0/1165 Can anyone help with locating a used rudder for the Hunter 216? Mine snapped off at the hull this
Anchor JamesRay at 12:42pm 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 15/1655 Can you have too much anchor? A friend gave me a 20lb danfourth and was reading that's for about a
helm seat (1) iamjonathan620 at 12:16pm 05.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4350 I recently saw a Catalina 35' in a marina in Titusville that had a helm seat at a height that allowe

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Posting Guidelines Ward H at 5:57am 04.10.23 I've been trying out Video Editor apps for pre-editing on the phone right on the boat. Amazing tool
Spreader blocks location garymalmgren at 5:52am 04.10.23 Any set rule on how far from the mast to install them? Starboard spreader. halfway between mast an
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? glanrock at 5:27am 04.10.23 I'm curious what you did about the cracks you found. Did you paint over them with epoxy primer? Did
Posting Guidelines TomY at 5:19am 04.10.23 Timely thread. I'm immersed in a self-imposed Youtube -'Shoot video on DSLR and Iphone'- crash cours
Removing Dyneema Core thinwater at 4:38am 04.10.23 The Warpspeed line has a Dyneema core so I figured that would be a Dyneema to Dyneema splice unless
Furlex 100s Bearing Tube Problem (3) KursadT at 4:29am 04.10.23
Alternator temperatures danooxnard at 4:25am 04.10.23 The FLIR and infrared heat guns only see the surface temperature. They do not seen inside things or
Install wash down pump? Slipin Away at 1:35am 04.10.23 See my solution to simple wash down Located under hunter 45cc modifications
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 10:58pm 04.09.23 TICs (thermal imaging cameras) are notorious for being way off on the temps represented by the cros
Alternator temperatures MikeHoncho at 9:00pm 04.09.23 TICs (thermal imaging cameras) are notorious for being way off on the temps represented by the cross
Escape Rumba - Mast Replacement (4) rgranger at 8:33pm 04.09.23 Here pics of the one I had tos 214493 214494 214495 If they were about 50% bigger I might still hav
Escape Rumba - Mast Replacement rgranger at 8:28pm 04.09.23
Frozen Galley seacock JRT at 8:17pm 04.09.23 I used this product and it worked great in water. https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/other
Ice Box Lid Hold Open JRT at 7:58pm 04.09.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They wor
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 TreeRog at 7:48pm 04.09.23
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 TreeRog at 7:40pm 04.09.23 It went super smooth and easy. 3 men job to play it safe. The whole centerboard will be replace in
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee SycloneDriver at 7:03pm 04.09.23 I suggest that you figure why the operating pressure is low. The pressure is critical to push the w
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40pm 04.09.23 No it is not the way things generally are but from your drawing it looks fixable and I'll be glad to
Replacement Seals for Instrument Thru-Deck Fittings? BigEasy at 6:26pm 04.09.23 I have not seen replacement rubber grommets for Shakespeare #4189 cable outlet fittings. You can re
Posting Guidelines Tally Ho at 6:23pm 04.09.23 +1 I toyed with the idea of doing a YouTube Channel, but when I exchanged emails with a gentleman f

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