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Zinc's in fresh water newage1461 at 8:10pm 06.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1304 Do zinc's serve much of a purpose on a boat in Lake Michigan? I once had a PY26 with a yanmar and a
Thanks for all the advise, mast raising, keel, paint, ladder (8) patrickfarley at 7:41pm 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2080 I am now in Sarasota Florida and have been having a great time. I am not even close to being done w
wireless windspeed instruments skippinschool@gmail.com at 6:47pm 06.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1258 does anyone have any alternative to the expensive wireless wind indicator?
How to fill in the flowmeter thruhull? Chester at 6:46pm 06.11.12 Catalina 22 5/1520 Well, we launched, and nearly sank, our "new to us" Catalina 22 this weekend... or as I like to thin
25 water entering around keel pan area itsagoodthing at 6:45pm 06.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1452 water is entering ( seeping really ) around keel basin, it appear the fiberglass is cracking ?? Any
Fresh water tank MCAPITAINE at 6:40pm 06.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1369 I have a Beneteau 411 year 2000. If I fill the main thank under the bed on the front with water whil
Automated Radio Check John T1594 at 6:17pm 06.11.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2055 This was new to me! This weekend we used the new automated radio check available in our area (Coasta
Fresh water craigthill at 6:04pm 06.11.12 Big Boats 1/1082 I have a 1985 34' Hunter... Need to know what the fresh water tubing and fittings are and where to g
Winterizing Blunder...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:10pm 06.11.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3521 The drain plugs on seacocks are there for good reason. This was about a $600.00 mistake on a 1.5" br
Forestay. Connection to deck. (1) ppm411 at 4:25pm 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/6947 Before I get creative, I thought I would ask the experts on what I should be looking for here. I am
Shore power with engine? bcollis at 4:25pm 06.11.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4063 I don't leave my shore power hooked up, so the first thing I do when I get to the boat is plug in.
C27 Replacement Spreader Bracket Ajay73 at 3:28pm 06.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 20/5407 Wondering how many out there replace the stock C27 spreader bracket with the stainless steel one ava
What is this odd looking (old) contraption? (1) JonnyQuest at 3:25pm 06.11.12 Bigger Boats 5/1294 Guess it was an old knot meter or something, the connecting wire has been slipped long ago near the
Autohelm? morrisn1 at 2:08pm 06.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1168 Our 94 Catalina 270's depth finder is just blinking on the last number it happened to hit on. This
Rudder Quadrant Bolt/Nut size (1) senang at 2:06pm 06.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1562 I am installing an autopilot on my Hunter 38. The attached picture is from the installed bolt on the
internal leak in cockpit drain maconhudson at 12:50pm 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2750 We have determined that there is a leak in the cockpit drain and the water is leaking into the boat.
Hunter 306 Owners Manual pdf? bigbrownpilot at 12:32pm 06.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2382 My wife and I are purchasing a 2003 Hunter 306, and I was wondering if anyone had a .pdf copy of the
To Turbo or not to turbo SettleMeDown at 12:29pm 06.11.12 Big Boats 6/1328 We're looking and comparing some H49s. Some have 75hp diesel and others have the 110 turbo. Search
1.6 amp Electrical Leak BillyK at 12:27pm 06.11.12 Catalina 30 7/2310 just finally installed my battery monitor.. and its showing me that i have a 1.6 amp electrical lea
Cal 30 1967 cal_dreamer_12 at 12:14pm 06.11.12 Cal 0/2839 I just bought a 1967 cal 30 hull #122 about a month ago. It was a pretty terrible shape left pretty

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Towing a dinghy dlochner at 6:09am 01.02.23 Tow the dinghy and note the steady GPS speed. Toss the tow line overboard and note the change in GP
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck dlochner at 6:08am 01.02.23 Try Rigrite.com.
Towing a dinghy RoyS at 6:04am 01.02.23 Been towing our small Mercury roll up with the outboard attached in the raised position for about te
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width Marmalade at 5:58am 01.02.23 @smokey73 there was a link posted here that I booked marked... has a collection of old files from Hu
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width smokey73 at 5:52am 01.02.23 Drawing of Keel... I don't quickly see width simply dimensioned, but could get a ruler and get +/-
1994 vision 32 fuel tank dimensions smokey73 at 5:47am 01.02.23 I actually spec'd 3 pick up and 2 returns. 1 pickup and return for the main engine (Yanmar) 1 picku
Towing a dinghy LloydB at 5:36am 01.02.23 a what?? 'a large Silvertron passed way close to us'
Any sailor peppers out there? shemandr at 5:34am 01.02.23 As for Scurvy, a couple of years of Vitamin C wouldn't take up much room. Maybe a lime tree in a po
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 01.02.23 Also, Mara Metals who extruded your keel is a good source as well for future questions
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking dlochner at 4:54am 01.02.23 Hatchmasters are the go to guys for hatch repair. The Ocean series gaskets can be challenging to r
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters thinwater at 4:47am 01.02.23 Unless it is a commercial vessel, the extinguisher must be in-date and less than 12-years old, but i
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) rgranger at 4:41am 01.02.23 Here is the windy current display for Jan 2
Older sailers Crazy Dave Condon at 4:13am 01.02.23
1994 vision 32 fuel tank dimensions zephyr070 at 12:35am 01.02.23 You might want to check with Ezell Industries in Perry Florida. In all likelyhood they built your
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? Terry Cox at 10:24pm 01.01.23 Probably okay for most of our high-30s/low-40s at night, but I very much doubt they would be able t
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? jssailem at 10:16pm 01.01.23 As @Terry Cox and @MFD have identified, the waters you plan to sail (like the PacificNW), are a pri
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48pm 01.01.23 The gasket is now 16-17 years of age and appears to need replacement. My opening hatch and port g
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking Ralph Johnstone at 9:35pm 01.01.23 If I remember right, use a drop of SuperGlue on the ends, hold together for 5 seconds, NO SEAM !
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? MFD at 9:25pm 01.01.23 My understanding is that up here in the Pacific Northwest that heat pumps may not be particularly ef
Any sailor peppers out there? JohnShannon at 9:05pm 01.01.23 What a boring apocalypse, if you are going to be grabbing guns and "liberating stuff" surely you w

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