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Bowsprint/windless slowhandsailor at 10:56am 07.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1001 I own a H27 1979 and I would like to put a Bowsprint and windless on my boat . Has anyone done th
ST50 VMG Calibrating George-Flux at 10:39am 07.10.12 Parts Search 3/6058 From my windset Autohelm ST50, the VMG display is not telling me the correct wind-angle. Does somebo
Seaward F1150 Water Heater Leak Passagemaker at 10:22am 07.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1826 I have a 2010 (built in '09) Hunter 50 CC with a water leak coming from inside my Seaward F-1150 Wat
Guidelines for selling our H22 Squadron at 9:41am 07.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1654 Hey guys, I'm looking for a little guidance on listing our H22 for sale. Unfortunately, my wife g
Replacing the inverter/charger - advice? KandD at 8:41am 07.10.12 Big Boats 6/1239 Our old ('96) freedom 20 is 'on the bench' at a local electronics shop to get tested, but I fear tha
spinnaker for 373 Peter M at 8:31am 07.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4522 In the process of purchasing a 2005 beneteau 373. I would like to add a crusing spinnaker to the boa
Mike Pae mike pace at 8:21am 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1545 Do to the mistake of assuming that the person that replaced the centerboard pendent on my ODAY 25 ha
K-50 Happy Talk blitz restore day 15 update... (4) CharlieCobra at 8:17am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2158 Here are some shots of Happy Talk, our Kettenburg 50 project on day 15 of the blitzrestore. We've do
Heavy cruiser comes into the shop... (4) CharlieCobra at 8:04am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2935 A Fisher 46, one of twelve made for work in the North Sea and a boat that typifies the term Old Shoe
Is This What We've Been Waiting For? robertsapp at 7:44am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1926 Google Nexus 7. A seven inch Android tablet with WiFi and Bluetooth. Includes GPS, accelerometer, g
Oc 351 Prop shaft taper?? sailrj at 7:03am 07.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1040 I know that the shaft for an Oc 351 is 25 mm, does anyone know what the taper is and will a 1" prop
Acapulco to Puntarenas Costa Rica captain neo at 5:58am 07.10.12 Destinations 3/2326 I have been Looking to buy a sailboat in Costa Rica, Pacific Coast, I have found nothing, but i have
Sinking feeling rblevens at 5:41am 07.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/947 Last fall, after I made repairs to the bottom- I went ahead and bottom coating the whole bottom.
Automatic wet-cell battery break-in? jviss at 5:24am 07.10.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2836 Sorry if this is covered in another thread; I searched and couldn't find anything. Is there avail
Contact in San Diego Kordie at 5:20am 07.10.12 Destinations 1/1753 We are planning on doing the Baja HaHa this Oct. planning from Australia is tricky. I wonder if th
Cabin stereo speaker system jibes138 at 2:51am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2472 The speakers in my cabin, a set of Bose 101 outdoor speakers that are now about 25 years old, sound
Cheapest EPIRB ever AtlanticAl at 12:39am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2883 I just bought an EPIRB for $11.50 It was supposed to be out of date, but it tested perfect, besides
Distilled or RO? capta at 9:30pm 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1938 Well, we've got the watermaker up ' running. Of course it's making way too much water for the two of
Looking at Catalinas swampcreek at 9:02pm 07.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/3037 We currently have a '93 Macgregor "S", we love it but it's time to move to a bigger boat. We're look
is catalina 30 mast grounded? tom power at 8:35pm 07.09.12 Catalina 30 5/3085 Hi all, Back in the spring I was looking for Catalina 30 Mark II. Ended up finding a nice 1985meal

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Stale Forum Terry Cox at 4:50pm 01.31.23 You're going to need a rich pasture to get the jersey to produce the cream for which they are famou
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 Ralph Johnstone at 4:50pm 01.31.23 Sorry, not too clear .................... are you saying that right after the gear engages at 800
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 MatCast at 4:31pm 01.31.23 That is correct. The gear gets engaged and split of a second after the rpm revs up. Idle is 800 or s
Seattle area surveyors. allanb at 3:56pm 01.31.23 I think I saw you on Q dock in Everett looking at a boat That be you? That was probably me. Lookin
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 Ralph Johnstone at 3:48pm 01.31.23 I take it the engine is about 800 RPM when you shift ?
lithium battery conversion Maine Sail at 3:41pm 01.31.23 This article while long will explain drop-in LFP conversions. Drop-In LiFePo4 - Be an Educated Cons
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC JoeWhite at 3:14pm 01.31.23 Before you have a puller fabricated, try removing the 2 set screws first. In my case, they sheered o
Quality Deck electrical connectors Rltgold at 2:55pm 01.31.23 Yep your right ! Thanks
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC jssailem at 2:47pm 01.31.23 I contemplated removing my shaft flange and possibly the shaft. I talked with a prop shop and was ad
Quality Deck electrical connectors Project_Mayhem at 2:33pm 01.31.23 Question ? In regard to the mast wiring harness coming out the bottom of the mast. I normally hard
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC dkinzer at 2:31pm 01.31.23 I can provide pics of what I have if you need them. Thanks, but your description is perfectly clea
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Sailgunner at 2:06pm 01.31.23 I just did it. You need to make yourself a puller. I had one made at a machine shop. Have a shop t
lithium battery conversion stuendan at 2:00pm 01.31.23 As David says - you shouldn't parallel Lead Acid and Lithium - the Lead Acid sits at 12.8V roughly,
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Leeward Rail at 1:56pm 01.31.23 Hate to admit it but I became curious about re-certifying CO2 extinguishers. I do have to go alo
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Benny17441 at 1:48pm 01.31.23 Our experience is the following: We first got a Honda 3000 which had electric start and produced t
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:40pm 01.31.23 Not sure about CO2 extinguisher regulations now. Technically.. checking the weight is enough, but a
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Ameseys at 1:37pm 01.31.23 Here are some more data points. These are boats I've owned or surveyed. I've added a space where I b
25-II throttle cable replacement Nunavut at 1:13pm 01.31.23 Winter 2023 project on Piccolo is to clean the fuel tank. The previous owner had the boat for 10 ye
Quality Deck electrical connectors (1) Rltgold at 1:01pm 01.31.23 I thought this might help somebody. It's a wiring diagram that includes the mast lights to where the
Oday 302 keel surface Tin Kicker at 12:46pm 01.31.23 LOL - Thx Ralph The angle grinder, a drywall cutter with a router bit, and a finger sander were on

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