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Single handing and injury Mark Maulden at 7:25pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 26/3577 With "all" our Problems behind us we decided to leave Fri am for a sail somewhere and back on Sat.
Snake on my boat. rgranger at 7:18pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 38/15845 Hey All Something strange happened today. The family and I went sailing today at Smith Mountain La
Boom setup slowtype at 6:52pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 5/6058 I am having a difficult time figuring out how to set the boom on my 1987 catalina 22. Mine seems rea
Desolation Sound Lost Parent at 6:44pm 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1371 Is anybody planning a trip up there this summer ?
Demasted JasonC at 6:39pm 06.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4191 My forestays snapped at the top today while sailing Chesapeake Bay. In case you want to know you ca
just bought first boat 1973 catalina 22 TLUNLIMITED at 6:19pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 2/1561 Would love to find a manual that shows manufactured specs for this boat, wiring, plumbing, trailer e
R/V Tioga Video (2) Roger Long at 5:51pm 06.16.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/6215 13.6 Meg Windows Media Video of the R/V Tioga's trip yesterday to service the Martha's Vineyard Coas
Stern Tube/Stuffing Box Hose Failure pencema at 4:14pm 06.16.12 Catalina 30 8/6541 I had a near-catastrophic failure the other day while motoring my '75 Catalina 30. Found several in
Throttle lever and demolition! DarylA at 3:40pm 06.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/3297 I'm delighted to say we took our Mac 26m to the coast ' got it wet. Apart from one or two small is
h420 perforance therobesons at 11:29am 06.16.12 Big Boats 11/2333 We are new to hunters as this 420 is our first one. In light air, under 8 kts this seems to be a sn
Removed Factory Genset, Now inverter does not work. therobesons at 11:11am 06.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/727 Duplicate post sorry. How do you remove a post? Bob
Catalina 27 Bayrealtor at 10:51am 06.16.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2760 Hi all! I recently purchased a catalina 27 dinette model. Wondering if anyone can give me directions
Spot Free Rinse (De-Ionizer) xcyz at 10:42am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1261 Much of my time while on the boat at the slip is washing, waxing or wiping the boat. I can only wash
Extending Seatalk Cable Mad Dog at 9:50am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1903 Hi folks, I apologize if this has been asked before, but a search didn't yield anything. I just
Getting Hunter 216 to head up into wind or irons Ed_S at 9:47am 06.16.12 Smaller Boats 3/1488 Hi, I'm new to the Hunter 216 but have sailed other boats. My experience is you get the boat to he
Windless and chain size? therobesons at 9:25am 06.16.12 Big Boats 3/1277 We have a 1999 h420cc. The chain that is on the boat is to small to fit the windless. Does anyone
Removed generator, now Inverter does not work! therobesons at 9:17am 06.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1156 We have a 1999 h420cc and the Factory Generator was in the rear locker and exposed to salt water and
26D PopTop Gas Strut Challenge (3) r.oril at 8:48am 06.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2401 After reading all of the threads on this subject, I decided to "get'er done"! I looked at all of the
Garmin NMEA 2000 to Raymarine X10 Cable jduehmig at 7:59am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2872 Here's a question that should be simple but I want to make sure I don't do something stupid. I have
Yanmar stalls at low rpm after running markgoldfarb at 7:58am 06.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4401 My Hunter 295 has a yanmar 2gm20f. She runs great until I come back to the dock after runing her for

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Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 3:27pm 12.31.22 Joe, Not sure about your HE zinc, but mine is visible in the space between the cover plate and the e
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 3:24pm 12.31.22 Paint over metal reduces the probability of metal corrosion. My regular engine color is Perkins Blue
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions JoeWhite at 3:20pm 12.31.22 I am not clear as to why you are trying to remove the end plate. If you are trying to remove the bro
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 3:17pm 12.31.22 I'm thinking you're right, there is absolutely no room on the side and taking it out would allow me
Happy new year to all kappykaplan at 3:13pm 12.31.22 Happy New Year, fred1diver! :beer:
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 2:56pm 12.31.22 You are going to want to get to the inside of the heat exchanger (HE). Does not look like you have m
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater Project_Mayhem at 2:52pm 12.31.22 Michigan City is a great little place as Greg mentioned. I spent most of a summer there working on m
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? BobH57 at 2:49pm 12.31.22 My '99 H410 had a 16k BTU reverse cycle AC unit for the main salon and forward berth (located under
Orca Tally Ho at 2:48pm 12.31.22 I suppose if you "need" the latest technology, this is cool. However, I see no reason to jump on th
Happy new year to all jssailem at 2:47pm 12.31.22 Happy New Year Fred.
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions (4) Syversens at 2:07pm 12.31.22 So this saga continues, today i tried to replace the zinc and got the old out. Looks like zinc was s
Older sailers Terry Cox at 1:49pm 12.31.22 Coming up on 80 and still going strong. Enjoy solo sailing as well as with crew. Grand kids really l
Com-Pac 16 general questions shemandr at 1:33pm 12.31.22 And for my learning does the towing capacity of a vehicle include the weight of the vehicle? For ins
Over zinced? joe28532 at 1:29pm 12.31.22 I see this is an older post but I'm going to comment anyways. Zinc does not work in freshwater. It c
Older sailers dlochner at 1:27pm 12.31.22 Besides, we can't give up now. Who'd be around to answer all the questions that keep coming up? :bi
Catalina 30 topping lift line length Stu Jackson at 1:23pm 12.31.22 Ron, if you don't know already, you should get to know these guys: Catalina 30 Groups Link Subscrib
Older sailers Stu Jackson at 1:20pm 12.31.22 Just hit 77 three weeks ago. I think Higgs' concerns are certainly valid and I share many of them,
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width mgg at 1:18pm 12.31.22 Thanks for the drawings. I had already jumped in and measured it before seeing your reply. I measu
Pesky Otters sesmith at 1:09pm 12.31.22 Maybe you otter use a shotgun and #4 shot.
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width Marmalade at 12:52pm 12.31.22 Drawing of Keel... I don't quickly see width simply dimensioned, but could get a ruler and get +/- 1

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