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Is it the boat or me? GreggL at 6:25am 09.04.12 Ask All Sailors 31/4648 I've posted this question a number of times and have gotten many differing responses most of which I
Don't fill your diesel tank with water! jibes138 at 6:02am 09.04.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2827 Neighbor with a Catalina 320 asked if I wanted to go for a sail so I said sure. A few minutes later
macgregor 26d questions karlos263 at 4:38am 09.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4336 I recently purchased a 1987 Macgregor and have a couple of questions maybe someone could answer. It
Engine Overheating JeffThompson at 3:51am 09.04.12 Big Boats 12/2718 Have been having issues with our Yanmar 3JH4E overheating. First time it happened was about a month
Tipping point Deadline at 2:57am 09.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1499 On Saturday, Aug. 25, wife and I sailed our H320 through a day-long storm on the Chesapeake Bay whil
St. Horizon 2150 vhs/AIS to C95 galynd at 9:27pm 09.03.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1453 I'm trying to connect my stand horizon vhf/ais to my raymarine c95 chartplotter to show ais data on
First trip! tothesea at 8:54pm 09.03.12 Irwin 1/3517 Took my baby out today for the first time. Mind you, this was my first time really sailing. Almost r
All's well sailaway78 at 8:08pm 09.03.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1845 Isaac is history. We had no power for a couple of days, couldn't get out of the sub division due to
Wing vs Swing UPSGUY at 7:39pm 09.03.12 Ask All Sailors 19/4841 I'm thinking of moving into a wing keel boat. I like the swing keel design but would like to elimin
Need Autopilot Help neilleparkerjr at 7:23pm 09.03.12 Big Boats 6/1658 Hi People, The clutch on the Autohelm ST-4000 autopilot on the 1995 37.5 Legend I bought this yea
ample power? JohnShannon at 7:04pm 09.03.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/2610 Alternator seems to have stopped working. Looks like the field winding is open. I think the altern
H19 mast not seating flush (3) Chesapique at 6:52pm 09.03.12 Smaller Boats 5/1220 For some reason the mast on my 1994 H19 does not want to seat flush on the step. Is this normal? The
H19 on trailer correctly? Chesapique at 6:49pm 09.03.12 Smaller Boats 4/1333 My H19 does not seem to want to sit all the way forward on its trailer. With the bow completely touc
Onboard battery charger, galley mods (2) oreana123 at 6:07pm 09.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1214 My battery charger died so I got a replacement and finally installed it so I could charge my battery
Boat Value carboman at 5:25pm 09.03.12 Smaller Boats 6/1412 Has anyone used this link: https://www.americanboating.org/value_main.asp Did an 87 H23, a few
H23 Battery Charging from Outboard carboman at 4:55pm 09.03.12 Smaller Boats 11/2565 The previous owner had run a two wire cable from the battery compartment to the area under the cockp
Hunter Service Jim Beck at 4:47pm 09.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2926 Like me, you may have been wondering what customer service might be like with the change in ownershi
Diesel Problems Nodak7 at 4:42pm 09.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1561 My good friend and diesel expert died last week and now I need him so I turn to you guys for help.
Concerned-Engine overheated rbtrinkle at 3:42pm 09.03.12 Big Boats 4/2781 We have a 1995 Catalina 36 with Universal M35 engine. This weekend while under engine power, we not
boom teacher63 at 3:21pm 09.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/923 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and am trying to run the main and ? to the cockpit. However, being a newby

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Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 6:45pm 05.17.22 Assuming you are averaging about 5 knots gets you to the north entrance of Swinomish Channel during
New Articles PaulK at 6:42pm 05.17.22 Great to hear and see that the fog seems to be burning slowly off. You may need to change your profi
Port hatch on Hunter23 help Crazy Dave Condon at 6:36pm 05.17.22 I am a retired Hunter dealer well versed in the 23 wing keel boat. Marine putty was used to fill in
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 Project_Mayhem at 6:25pm 05.17.22 I am trying to find a model with a clutch of sorts that will allow slip when the keel is all the wa
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Project_Mayhem at 6:20pm 05.17.22 While I agree that in this case it's probably better to look for a different boat, here's how it wor
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:08pm 05.17.22 The Catalina 22 and Catalina Capri 22 are two different hulls. The swing keel Catalina 22 can be la
Hunter 41DS Hydronic Heater Location Hello Below at 5:43pm 05.17.22 I wish I had a heater like that. How much electrical power does it use? I have the same furnace a
New Articles Tally Ho at 5:39pm 05.17.22 On a scale of 1 to 10 with Rod being a 10, this is probably a 2. I recently broke my elbow. The doc
Is this a terrible idea dannoz at 5:39pm 05.17.22 https://m.sailboatlistings.com/view/95604 You guys are all right... $3k around the corner...
Hunter 41DS Hydronic Heater Location Geoff E at 5:05pm 05.17.22 Don't know but I don't think it's very much. I've only owned the boat for a few months and will sta
silly question on gas detector Hello Below at 4:44pm 05.17.22 Some cleaning products, alcohol, solvents, diesel will all trigger the alarm. :plus:
silly question on gas detector dlochner at 4:29pm 05.17.22 We have a Trident gas detector. All kinds of organic vapors will set it off. Not really a big deal.
Amount of Liability Insurance Hello Below at 4:27pm 05.17.22
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. jviss at 4:14pm 05.17.22 Well, you could move the light - go to separate port and starboard lights mounted on the toerail or
Amount of Liability Insurance Crusty Ol Salt at 4:06pm 05.17.22 Looking at $500,000 per occurrence at Whitehouse Cove Marina
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? Charlie98117 at 4:02pm 05.17.22 That looks like a Yanmar GM series, the manual is the guide but it's not going to say anything about
Amount of Liability Insurance Calif. Ted at 3:54pm 05.17.22 a broken leg in Puget Sound will cost you more than the $80 ambulance ride to the hospital $80 amb
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... jviss at 3:52pm 05.17.22 butterfly block So that's what it's called! I searched and searched for such blocks to restore th
Amount of Liability Insurance Hello Below at 3:39pm 05.17.22 I'm in Canada but I will sail in U.S. waters from time to time (Pacific northwest). While you are
Yanmar's Charlie98117 at 3:31pm 05.17.22 I replaced my 3GMF with a 3GM30F. Perfect drop-in replacement, exact same engine mount spacing and

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