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Removed generator, now Inverter does not work! therobesons at 9:17am 06.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1168 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 5/2414 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 6/2929 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 7/4512 My Hunter 295 has a yanmar 2gm20f. She runs great until I come back to the dock after runing her for
Mast Luff Sluggs or Boltrope?/Standing Rigging Q Ward H at 6:55am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4614 I am purchasing a new main sail for my Neport 17. I am being offered the option of Luff Slugs for $7
outboard storage for dinghy? iSailor at 6:15am 06.16.12 Catalina 310 1/1922 where do you guys store your outboard motors? On the rail? Anoyone use the deep locker in the port
222 fuel locker anchorclanker at 5:44am 06.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2629 The locker on my 222 had a small 3 gallon fuel tank. I brought it home so I could run the motor up a
Basic sailboat maintenance and repair questions. anchorclanker at 5:33am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2070 While my particular boat is an O'Day 222, I feel there is enough commonality among the many makes an
Inflatable problem mellis18 at 9:47pm 06.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1105 Pulled my Caribe inflatable to clean the bottom and do some minor repair. When I got it home I foun
Andriod phone 1977oday22 at 9:20pm 06.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2046 Ok, I'm getting into the new age of electronics. Now I have an andriod phone, I'm lucky that I can a
Just out of curosity..O'Day 22 1977oday22 at 9:01pm 06.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4925 I happen to run across another 22 at the marina. Although it's a 22 (trailored and un attended) it s
WHERE to wash headsail? Cool Beans at 8:22pm 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2847 Where could I wash it? It has a 41 foot luff and like an 20+ foot leech. . .it's a biggun, 155% :do
Honda outboard work drock10 at 8:06pm 06.15.12 Catalina 22 14/6168 Hey guys I have to clean my carb I guess on my motor but I have never done it anyone know the proces
owners manuals 31 hunter 1986 sailboatdave at 5:47pm 06.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1943 we are looking for manuals for a 1986 hunter 31. all we can get would be helpful, pluming and all
Bene First 38 fuel consumption jgurley at 5:41pm 06.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3005 Just on the chance there's someone here that has a First 38 with the Perkins 4-108M and a Kiwi prop,
Great day of sailing on Lake Lanier (1) Cabasa 83 at 4:03pm 06.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1033 I had a great day of single handed sailing today and wanted to thank all those who answer questions
ericson 30+ GrampaArt at 2:01pm 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2805 Would appreciate info/opinions on the ericson 30+. This one's a 1980, shoal draft and I believe a ta
C27 Drawings jGo at 1:57pm 06.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/4728 Hi all, I am looking for an AutoCAD (or other vector format) or scaled/dimensional drawings of th
Now thats a yacht... (1) kpgraci at 1:48pm 06.15.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3216 Went out to the marina last week and this was parked at the visitors dock... It's 168 feet. I fel
Tool for opening water tank? FirstSummer at 11:27am 06.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/6883 Does anyone know if there is a special tool for opening the water tank? I just purchased a 2006 Bene

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Hunter Logo Removal Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35am 01.31.23 Having never done it, I can only defer to those who have described their method which was the pruden
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? JBP-PA at 6:16am 01.31.23 Strongly suggest that everyone actually try using an extinguisher Often people use them wrong in
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? RoyS at 6:15am 01.31.23 With regard to 12 VDC electrical fires: Many boats have poor to non-existent fusing on their batteri
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? JBP-PA at 6:12am 01.31.23 Boat size matters... On my wee little boat, I have 3 small ABC, on our previous 38 footer, we had
deck latch rgranger at 6:05am 01.31.23 Do you have any pictures?
deck latch JBP-PA at 6:05am 01.31.23 The usual suspects (suppliers) include Defender.com Fisheriessupply.com HamiltonMarine.com Catalina
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Screen Saver at 5:41am 01.31.23 Simple. If you suspect stop solenoid and no fuel is the problem, just disconnected the fuel return l
And this is? Davidasailor26 at 5:30am 01.31.23 Has anyone ever suggested grounding to an all chain anchor rode connected to the lake bottom? Fres
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Parsons at 5:24am 01.31.23 Following is a listing of on board fire sources from highest to lowest: 12 VDC 120 AC E
And this is? Will Gilmore at 5:04am 01.31.23 Curious if those standards differentiate between salt and fresh water? For example, the square foot
hunter 49 steering quadrant. (1) Screen Saver at 4:58am 01.31.23 This the original install on my Hunter 49 2008 model bought new & done over 110,000nm and I have nev
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Will Gilmore at 1:53am 01.31.23 Fort De Soto, Caladesi Island. No Anchorage on Caladesi, just sail up to the beach and anchor in so
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Joe at 10:19pm 01.30.23 Egmont key is quite a way, 45 miles or so, from the mouth of the Anclote river. My friends' kept th
Repair around Cutless Bearing jon hansen at 9:47pm 01.30.23 fixing that little chip and some gelcoat repair, 10,000? i would have never guessed that much. so
Quality Deck electrical connectors Project_Mayhem at 8:09pm 01.30.23 Here's some interesting test data Watertight Connector Test - Practical Sailor
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 7:57pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option chuckwayne at 6:10pm 01.30.23 Doyle made us a racing style laminate main with no battens and a larger roach than the standard in-m
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow racenmotorsports at 5:46pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 5:35pm 01.30.23 Looks great!
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 5:25pm 01.30.23 I presume your racing would be PHRF? If so any lost performance from the lack of traveler would be

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