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Honda 2000i and SmartStart (2) Paul and Judy at 9:23am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2845 I found this article written for the RV crowd but it contains very interesting information regarding
B41 from Myrtle Beach, SC to Annapolis, MD zoya at 9:20am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1518 Hello all, I am taking delivery of a new Oceanis 41 from Beneteau SC factory late september and s
309 Engine Temp Siamese at 8:13am 08.01.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2269 Running my Yanmar at cruising speed, 2800 rpm, my temperature gauge reads 160 degrees. If I run at
Thinking of buying a cutter rig 37' - 1980. Captpete12 at 7:45am 08.01.12 Big Boats 3/1080 I am thinking about buying a hunter 37' cutter. She is a 1980 and had considerable work done to upg
H37-C Forward Cabin Modifications (2) FredV at 7:41am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1625 I've now tested all sleeping quarters on Fred V and have concluded that none of them are "couple com
H37-C Aft Cabin Modifications FredV at 7:30am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/886 The aft cabin makes a fairly decent "single bedroom", but if there's no real need for that, does any
Is a waste-discharge thru-hull really necessary? FredV at 6:50am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/5158 OK, I know this may be a bit unorthodox, but I'm interested to know your opinions on this idea. B
Voltage Drop - Analog versus Link 1000 wgkenney at 6:49am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1926 Hi all, I have a question around voltage readings. I have a Freedom 20 charger / inverter that is
Hunter 240 Boom Kicker installation kenkindy1 at 6:00am 08.01.12 Smaller Boats 5/2049 Hi All, I just received delivery of a boomkicker solid boom support. The boom kicker attaches to
Hunter 37ft Cherubini Prop mjmercer19248 at 5:28am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 18/5600 Hi All, I am new to sailing and this website. I just bought a 1980 37ft Cherubini. Needs work but
Raymarine X5 issues Jimm at 5:04am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2749 Looking for anyone who has had issues with X5 calibration. Installed the wheel pilot 2yrs ago. This
Adler Barbour DMC-12 Parts Needed El_Marinero at 5:03am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1816 Recently purchased a DMC-12 Alder Barbour cool machine. Looks decent, but was curious as to if anyon
Impellor pabraam at 3:14am 08.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2944 Removed the original Johnson (not Yanmar!) impeller from my 3JH4E Yanmar engine. However lubrificati
Ran Into a Bridge Today... JoelHoover at 8:19pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3133 Sooo, currently my boat is in the Port of Los Angeles. There's 2 ways out of the port, the long way
anchor windlass causing breaker to pop karenhodgson at 7:38pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 11/5572 we have a 2000 hunter 450 passage and are recently experiencing a problem with our windlass. the cir
Cabin wood finish Chet Knights at 7:12pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 3/1527 My '86,34' needs some restoration of the wood finish in the cabin. Does anyone know how the wood w
Simple Traveler Upgrade (2) primetime at 7:08pm 07.31.12 Catalina 30 35/8405 Hi- I'm in the process of slowly and modestly improving a 1980 C-30 tall rig which is currently in
hunter 28 coastal vs offshore sail2011 at 6:50pm 07.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 23/8018 i'm planning a cruise from nyc to va beach about 30mi off coast. at the end of AUG'12. 2 sailors a
Foul Smell ad meliora at 6:11pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3790 Hi good evening, I have (family has) a hunter 49 and it sits more than she sails :( - I just recentl
chain plate deck covers - 11.0A and others? Mark Maulden at 5:33pm 07.31.12 S2 8/1829 I had to pull the chain plate deck covers off to reseal the chain plates. I found washers under the

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Missing boom PRoberaon at 8:56am 02.02.23 Have no windows. Previous owner put smoked plexiglass on outside. Would look better had they got the
Headed back to BAJA Rltgold at 8:44am 02.02.23 Hi Watercolors ! Must be pretty fricking cold right now? That sounds like a very dramatic place to l
Headed back to BAJA watercolours at 8:38am 02.02.23 My wife & I have just decided to head back to Baja which will be our 3rd trip. We will be again goi
On a 41DS (2007) : Can't get access to water tank watercolours at 8:25am 02.02.23 Thank you very much. I wasn't aware of calibration. I'll check this weekend. thanks again. I'll upda
On a 41DS (2007) : Can't get access to water tank Nodak7 at 8:21am 02.02.23 thanks for the response. No I haven't checked the vent. The water fills perfectly fine, but then th
How to get under the windshield visor/eyebrow on a 41DS watercolours at 8:13am 02.02.23 Hi. Yes, there are those screws on the top of the eyebrows, but the long handholds on the top of the
On a 41DS (2007) : Can't get access to water tank watercolours at 8:09am 02.02.23 thanks for the response. No I haven't checked the vent. The water fills perfectly fine, but then the
Headed back to BAJA Rltgold at 8:07am 02.02.23 Justsomeguy, Your right it's 10 years . thanks
On a 41DS (2007) : Can't get access to water tank Nodak7 at 8:00am 02.02.23 My starboard water tank doesn't fill past half way. Can't find a way to get under the white plasti
How to get under the windshield visor/eyebrow on a 41DS Nodak7 at 7:57am 02.02.23 Hi fellow Hunter owners. I have a 2007 Hunter 41DS. There's a rain leak on a front windshield but c
Proper Lifeline Tension jssailem at 7:41am 02.02.23
Missing boom jssailem at 7:39am 02.02.23 I am going on 2 years and ready for some minor touch ups this spring. Not a total redu just the scra
Punxsutawney jssailem at 7:34am 02.02.23 Well our own @Phil Herring when he pokes he's head out from under the covers will awaken to a brig
Punxsutawney Leeward Rail at 7:24am 02.02.23 His accuracy is 40%, which is almost as good as flipping a coin! Some would say that is about as g
Punxsutawney Leeward Rail at 7:21am 02.02.23 We have our own animals here that do predictions. Merv, the fake puppet one, seems to do more accur
Punxsutawney JamesG161 at 7:20am 02.02.23 We did note that we were into 6 more weeks of Winter. New Nick name for Phil, no sex reference impl
Punxsutawney JBP-PA at 6:25am 02.02.23 Those of us in PA religiously follow Phil and place our utmost faith in his predictions which are ex
Missing boom Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 02.02.23 What's wrong with your current windows? If they're leaking they can most likely be resealed. If the
Proper Lifeline Tension sailcapt340 at 5:27am 02.02.23 On my boat I find that the tension changes, sometimes slightly and other very tight. When I connect
Proper Lifeline Tension JamesG161 at 4:38am 02.02.23 I teach new crew to use Life Lines to walk along my deck. [slack per @Joe You "pull up" on the lin

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