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I Want to Paint My Hull BLACK - Advice? JoelHoover at 10:47am 07.18.12 Ask All Sailors 33/21548 I love the sleek, regal look of a black hulled boat. My past vessels have been in good shape and the
Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning Paul and Judy at 10:04am 07.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1399 I am considering installing a EnviroComfort reverse heat/cool air conditioner. This unit draws wate
Notice the boats on the cover of Michigan's 2012 State map dlandersson at 8:57am 07.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/867 Notice the boats on the cover of Michigan's 2012 State map :D - available at any Michigan Welcome
Overnight beaching (1) al4b at 8:57am 07.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1559 In area of large tides, safe anchoring can be difficult as you have to be fairly far from the shore.
Out haul question Fronk5 at 8:56am 07.18.12 Catalina 22 11/3796 Newbie here, have gone out sailing the boat twice now. Not much for an out haul on the boat, just a
Hunter 23.5 Swing Keel grcccw55 at 8:52am 07.18.12 Smaller Boats 15/6433 I've just purchased a 92' Hunter 23.5. When I launched the boat for the first time, the keel did not
Season is over already :( Justin_NSA at 8:22am 07.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1831 Well the drought is killing us again. We started the season 2' below normal water level and it kept
Night Sail ... Scott T-Bird at 8:16am 07.18.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1324 I drove past the marina at 7 on the way home from work last night and noticed the wind still blowing
Just bought a 1975 mariner 2&2 Rum-Runner at 7:49am 07.18.12 Day Sailers 4/1310 Its missing a rudder and tiller but besides thats its all there and in decent shape for being 35+ ye
Knots ..... (1) Delezynski at 7:48am 07.18.12 Ask All Sailors 19/2420 Not sure if this works for every one, but there is an app for Android users that looks very interest
Help with 3GM30F Fuel Line robertsapp at 7:35am 07.18.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/1519 On my 3GM30F, the short length of fuel line that connects the lift pump to the engine-mounted fuel f
Leech flutter, Pointing...some observations Indysailor at 7:12am 07.18.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/12248 Hi folks, I'm hoping to get some feedback on a couple observations I had recently with my boat. Fi
Taurus - To all gearheads Taurus at 6:54am 07.18.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1878 To all those gearheads out there. I posted about two months ago about a gear slippage problem we ha
A Year on a Boat Roger Long at 5:19am 07.18.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/6367 I missed the actual date for this post because I forgot, looking back at the archives, that my first
best prop for a.... rippleeffect709 at 5:00am 07.18.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2316 I am just upsizing to a Catalina 30. it has a universal 21hp diesel with a folding prop. i would lik
vhf toast? anthony at 4:46am 07.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1112 Hello All Im looking for inspiration on why my vhf radio has no sound.I have power to it, as all the
Engine Hour Meter Me and Boo at 4:14am 07.18.12 Catalina 30 14/4858 What is the engine hour meter wiring path on a C30 first model with the Universal M25? I am getting
Adding Oil to a 10-2 Westerbeke DavidCoxInc at 3:55am 07.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2865 My 10-2 indicated I was down about a quart of oil. I added 1/3 of a quart of oil (that all I had at
H290 Refrigeration Jon Bastien at 11:42pm 07.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1320 Hi everyone, I have a Hunter 290, and the refrigeration unit has not worked since I bought the boa
are my spreaders setup correctly? (2) newsailor72 at 10:22pm 07.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2107 my spreaders are at an angle to the mast and the angle is so big that they are catching my main sail

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windlass not working and how to use it solo? Hollyberry at 1:27pm 05.03.22 Our anchor locker has a sloping floor and the chain needs to be cleared by hand periodically when re
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 1:16pm 05.03.22 One item I am up against is once the boat is in the water I need to move around 50 nautical miles t
H34 chainplate revisited. Artey1 at 12:20pm 05.03.22 Well done. I feel like this may become a right of passage for any future H31/H34 owners brave enough
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 12:02pm 05.03.22
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Dr. D at 11:42am 05.03.22 Last season I bought a Vulcan anchor, made by the same company making the Rocna. Although the compan
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension Richard19068 at 11:40am 05.03.22 That is the correct belt, and I (1) compared it with a brand new one and the length is exactly the
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Stu Jackson at 11:40am 05.03.22 Better still, I will pull @Stu Jackson in to provide his expert opinion and resources on this, and
Misc Issues Roland5048 at 11:16am 05.03.22 Just had the same issue. Picked up some mono fishing line around the shaft between the prop and str
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 11:16am 05.03.22 Thank you, I do have the manual. It explains how the system works which helps understand how to com
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement Nichole340 at 11:16am 05.03.22 Kloudie, I like the design of the faucet you highlighted. I'll be at the boat later this week and
Deep stick rgranger at 10:59am 05.03.22 We're still recovering from that Google look up but maybe in the mean time, his best bet is to cont
Hunter 34 Port Light Shroud Length Hans Baart at 10:54am 05.03.22 Did all of mine a few years ago. I set up a jig and used a router and milled them down, just needed
ePaint update (1) Sailor Sue at 10:50am 05.03.22 Well done! Need some photos of the finished product. :beer: Sorry, didn't take any pictures before
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. splax at 10:44am 05.03.22 I made a fuel polishing system by connecting a furnace filter to the fuel line, and then to an elect
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 10:44am 05.03.22 205079
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement kloudie1 at 10:40am 05.03.22 Any way to remove the fixture and clean and lube it? May have some scale build-up in the valve that
Anchor locker leaks LloydB at 10:31am 05.03.22 You might try treating the anchor locker as if it were a fuel tank by plugging the drain and pressur
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 05.03.22 Question, you say to fill back into the heat exchanger, why would not pour back into the coolant fi
Funny Friday!!! (1) lehighsail at 10:24am 05.03.22 205077
H34 chainplate revisited. (1) HelloOutThere at 10:23am 05.03.22 Managed to build new chainplates using scrap galvanized 4x4x5/16 angle iron and stainless coupling n

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