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fenders redhead78 at 1:29pm 04.22.13 Ask All Sailors 2/864 Hi all I bought 3- 8x20 fenders at sale defender a while back, they sem a little soft, what pressure
Catalina 27 boat speed Lookout at 1:12pm 04.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/6652 Hi My race director keeps asking what by boat speed is in 2 knot, 3, 4, 5 knot winds. I own a Ca
Boat Speed in Light Air Lookout at 1:02pm 04.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/912 My Race director keeps emailing me question about our Catalina 27, 1977, standard rig speed in light
Legend 40 inner forestay Sin Sentido at 12:52pm 04.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/619 Looking for information on how to install an inner forestay for a storm jib. Carlos.
A Little Late This Year... (1) Maine Sail at 12:08pm 04.22.13 Ask All Sailors 34/3497 I am running a tad behind schedule this spring and was hoping for launch around the 15th. The truck
R&R of cutlass bearing H27 dakno at 12:01pm 04.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1201 Hello...Help I have to replace my cutlass bearing on my 1981 H27. The boat has origional 1GM and
309 Cabin Lights sherriphil at 11:48am 04.22.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 8/2760 I have a 2006, 309 (#26) and the light over the galley sink finally blew out. I took down the light
How to Protect Aluminum? (1) FourPoints at 11:48am 04.22.13 Ask All Sailors 18/3090 I pulled my stern cleats off over the weekend to rebed them since at least one of them had started l
Painting carpet headliner OdayDave at 11:26am 04.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/908 I'm having my cushions reupholstered and now the carpet headliner looks a little shabby by compariso
Selden Rod Kicker Boom Vang? Bowedtoothdoc at 10:51am 04.22.13 Big Boats 6/5057 Has anyone had to move back the vang attachment point on their boom? I recently had to replace the
Sea Talk CPU RRHunter at 10:15am 04.22.13 Big Boats 10/1695 We're having a problem with the electronics on our boat. They all have power but are not updating. N
Painted mast corrosion ... (4) Scott T-Bird at 10:15am 04.22.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1267 I was a little dismayed when I took my mast down this year and discovered some corrosion under the p
Radar Cabling (1) Bob S at 9:14am 04.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1298 I installed a Raymarine RD218/C70 Classic MFD back in 07. I had to cut the radar cable because the c
Bulkhead movement? (1) twistedline at 8:53am 04.22.13 Smaller Boats 15/6555 Hello, I have a Hunter 25.5 and while re-bedding my port chainplate I noticed that it had moved
Riging Umberto at 7:04am 04.22.13 S2 1/1493 I bought an S2, 7.3 (24 Ft.) and the seller said it was equipped with a spinnaker (I have the sail),
Interior Liner source? Pat at 6:27am 04.22.13 Bigger Boats 2/946 Good Morning, does anyone have a source for the carpeting/liner used on the O'day 272 and other mode
Battery Size NYSail at 6:25am 04.22.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/3121 Hello all, Quick one here... what is the smallest battery one can use as a back-up / starter batt
New Headsail DJN51 at 5:06am 04.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/722 Need to replace furled headsail after this season,what is the largest sail 23.5 Hunter owners have i
Buff Deck Color (1) Mick143 at 4:11am 04.22.13 Bigger Boats 4/1445 Hello , need help locating a color source for the tan deck color on 28 ft O'Day. It is a 79, and the
TV antenna on mast top or spreader height Philip_Oceanis 361 at 1:34am 04.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/8371 Would you prefer to install a TV antenna on the mast top or near the spreader height (above the rada

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No power at electrical panel on B331 BigEasy at 9:13pm 05.07.23 Also check the ground cable to the engine block; corrosion there can cause the problem. (Initial sta
Bilge pump wowes!!! azambella at 9:10pm 05.07.23 Sorry, lack-o-detail... 12 VDC electric bilge pump external swich. Switch is not the problem... Co
Bilge pump wowes!!! jon hansen at 9:02pm 05.07.23 hand or electric?
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? Stu Jackson at 9:00pm 05.07.23 1))) but as soon as I engage the transmission, the rpm dip below 1000 rpm. 2)))) So a restrict
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:52pm 05.07.23 The irony is by the stroke of a keyboard the results is a 10 fold lower cost than your replacement
No power at electrical panel on B331 Stuermer at 7:52pm 05.07.23 Thank you Syclone Driver. I will check that.
Hunter 240 mast replacement Rick Webb at 7:50pm 05.07.23 US Spars in Gainsville, FL Probably, I think some were built with a different brand.
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? CowboyWay at 7:49pm 05.07.23 Thanks for the tips on testing the lift pump. I'll give it a go in a few days. Another thing I'm now
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 7:41pm 05.07.23 On the Jobsco pumps, the clips are bright blue and captive so that they slide back and forth but ca
Will a Raritan fit? Hunter 31 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34pm 05.07.23 There is a sailor's tale that more crew/skippers have fallen overboard trying to relieve themselves
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help bonkle at 7:29pm 05.07.23 I see a whole bunch of problems. starting with a crack in the holding tank, followed closely by cor
2016 Beneteau 381: does the table drop to become a bed? ron2photo at 7:12pm 05.07.23 I have a B38. There are 2 set of table legs. There is a shorter pair of the same tube type. they are
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:11pm 05.07.23 I see a whole bunch of problems. starting with a crack in the holding tank, followed closely by corr
depth transducer and plumbing issue artboas at 6:49pm 05.07.23 so we re-commissioned our 2008 Hunter 36 this weekend. To my annoyance, one of the things I manage
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 05.07.23 The timing test @SycloneDriver suggests is a good one. You can also listen to the sites of the click
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? SycloneDriver at 6:29pm 05.07.23 The Racor fuel filter appears to be on the suction side of the electric pump. This is common, I'm n
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help dlochner at 6:18pm 05.07.23 You have a big mildew problem. Time to clean that up, the boat will smell better. Don't use vinegar
No power at electrical panel on B331 SycloneDriver at 6:04pm 05.07.23 @ Syclone Driver: do you mean a fuse for the grounds? No. Check to make sure the grounds are not
Old bilge: water in keel Ward H at 6:01pm 05.07.23 THe surveyor found moister in the upper part of the keel, right where the bilge connects with the k
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help bonkle at 6:01pm 05.07.23 I did not see the link, so I now understand. Good luck on the retrofit. Jim... Just want to make

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