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Air conditioner install: finding ducts in head liner watercolours at 10:35am 08.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1192 Hello fellow Hunter Matesmen, I have a 41DS that I'd like to add air conditioning to. I was told th
Winch cable tube and keel and bottom paint questions Model 70 at 9:58am 08.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1956 Is there supposed to be any type of rubber boot, seal, etc on or in this tube? From under the boat
Twist in mainsheet DJN51 at 9:37am 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1778 On my 23.5 my main sheet has developed a twist,neither block are bound,removed main sheet,washed and
O' Day 272 LE chain plates gave way (2) Terry Lee Sjoberg at 9:21am 08.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/6284 The photos reflect the damage of the chain plates located on the bulk head wall mid ship below deck.
ICW in December simpsonc at 9:19am 08.09.12 Big Boats 7/2005 I own a 2005 hunter 41 AC. I have the standard 56 hp yanmar, air/reverse cycle heat and an inverter
Cove Stripes ? Who needs them? (1) Calif. Ted at 8:02am 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3875 Got a couple rolls of tape intending to redo the cove stripes but after getting the old ones off dec
Funny Video tcbro at 8:01am 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1525 Hi, I have been away from this forum for a while but I thought you guys would ernjoy this Olymp
Question for sailers sailerdaughter at 8:01am 08.09.12 Ask All Sailors 23/3278 My dad cannot physically sail right now and asked me to sell off some of his equipment. Since we are
Rudder Kraft Kick Up rudders (1) HakunaMatata at 7:42am 08.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1074 Where credit is due: to those who recommended the choice. I must say the rudder I bought last yea
Anchor rope -Length, size, type mjmercer19248 at 6:22am 08.09.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3235 Help!....Need anchor rope for the 37C. I'm told to get at least 100" of 5/8" stranded nylon. Any o
power batt? antonic47 at 6:01am 08.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2368 I have a mac25. I need to wire the running lights and would very much enjoy interior lights and soun
hunter 28.5 traveler car thetone at 12:52am 08.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1822 Does anyone have detailed isntructions on how to get the rutgerson traveler car off of the track on
Rutgerson Parts Jason Martz at 10:59pm 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1094 Does anyone know if there is a U.S. Distributor for Rutgerson parts?
Sequitur - We Have Bought a Sailing Sk�tsje Sequitur at 10:08pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1431
Mast cap Fredn56 at 9:46pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1408 Is there supposed to be a cap on the masthead, or is it open? Looking at a 1984 Mac 25' very clean.
Irish Olympic Sailing victorhoisington at 9:38pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 30/5057 Just thought you might like to see how the Irish are viewing the Olympic Sailing. http://www.thatv
Goiot wheel lock lock up islandrunner70 at 8:59pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2281 Bene Oceanis 370. The steering is a Goiot system but I am having the wheel lock/brake freeze up o
untrustworthy Rocna? capta at 7:53pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3459 I have been offered one of the bad serial number 88# Rocna anchors for a pittance. Is it necessarily
Overheating The chief at 7:34pm 08.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1211 My 89 Cat 30 has been running hot. I have owned the boat for 9 years and it usually runs between 160
windex 10 or 15 e714753 at 6:40pm 08.08.12 Catalina 22 10/6423 Should I use a windex 10 or 15 for the catalina 22? Thanks Deltaville Va

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Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Jstonge at 4:53am 10.26.22 When cold on my 2GM20F, I normally set the throttle to about half when trying to start. If crankin
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 Tin Kicker at 4:47am 10.26.22 Looks like black sealer around the base on top that you need to break free. Debond and other solven
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (1) Tin Kicker at 4:39am 10.26.22 Wanted to add this shot for how the folding rub rail pads are so easy to remove and stow, but can't
Knot Transducer Terry Cox at 4:36am 10.26.22 Usually forward of the keel and off set. Depth and speed next to each other. Sole hatch access from
Voltage Meter Issue (1) Tin Kicker at 4:33am 10.26.22 As a licensed aircraft mechanic and engineering investigator who's had or worked on airplanes and bo
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long kloudie1 at 3:46am 10.26.22 I agree, Ralph.. From experience, the engine will clear of that residual water when decompressed an
Dropping rudder 35s5 Wesleymi at 1:35am 10.26.22 I finally tool grinder to my quadrant to get it all apart. Stainless steel, aluminum, and salt water
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:41pm 10.25.22 (There may have been rum involved) Rum in the exhaust hose you say ? Absolute sacrilege. Sacril
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long kloudie1 at 6:53pm 10.25.22 Drain hose is the exhaust hose. It will drain (if overfilled) when it is removed from the mixing elb
Wing Keel repair PaulK at 5:31pm 10.25.22 Looks like we need to wait for bil1215 to measure the keel and see if it was cut down or not. If no
H33C prop walk kappykaplan at 3:50pm 10.25.22 Once the boat speed has picked up, water flow over the rudder will combat the prop walk effect and
Stagnant water in the lazarette CarlN at 3:18pm 10.25.22 It's very common for limber holes to get plugged with bilge trash. If you can find it, just poke the
Voltage Meter Issue marchem at 2:47pm 10.25.22 So, given a nav table and a laptop computer, you could estimate your SOC by plugging in all the var
Wing Keel repair dLj at 2:44pm 10.25.22 The bulb was clearly an after market addition. I'm not convinced that much if anything was cut off
Precision 185K Advice ifmdalvey at 2:40pm 10.25.22 I live just down the road from you and my first boat was a Catalina 22. its a great boat to start w
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 2:39pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:32pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? (1) Tally Ho at 2:30pm 10.25.22
Wing Keel repair dLj at 2:29pm 10.25.22
H33C prop walk sail sfbay at 2:17pm 10.25.22 A sketch of you docks with prevailing wind direction would help. What propeller, feather and folding

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