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Starter discussion from Roger Long's page (1) Shoaldrafter at 3:48am 05.02.12 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3053 Maine sail, I would post this as reply to your post on Roger's thread about starter but it touches
Lighting protection Doc_holiday at 3:43am 05.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 50/7176 After reading the suggested "The sailing misadventures of the wild hair" and looking at the skies th
Outboard runs then stalls... oliversdad at 3:41am 05.02.12 Engines and Propulsion 10/22059 I have an '81 Evinrude 4.5.Hadn't been run in years.A month back I changed the old impeller then tri
Hunter 36 Seacocks - HELP please zambant at 12:40am 05.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2030 Greetings from a very wet England (UK) I am in the process of buying a 2005 Hunter Legend 36 and n
Measuring Mast Rake JMonda at 8:50pm 05.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2629 Hi Folks, I want to tune my Mac 26S. I think the mast is too far forward. I calculated that it sh
replacing port hatches on 1980 Hunter 33 oneeyedcoach at 7:49pm 05.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1102 Can anyone advise me on replacing the port hatches on my hunter 33 cherubinin? I have purchased the
Noisy engine compartment blower agaliha at 7:34pm 05.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3327 I to "highjack" a thread in the "Ask All Sailors" category with this question and didn't get any bit
a frame for stepping the mast celticwinds at 7:31pm 05.01.12 Smaller Boats 3/2304 :)i built an a frame using top rail tubing for a chain link fence.the tubing is one and a quarter in
rudd er conversion pamacm at 7:17pm 05.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1361 how can i convert my fixed rudder to a kick up. i have my boat in shallow water.
Hull Scratches bobcat30 at 7:06pm 05.01.12 Catalina 30 1/1482 Polished the hull last week. Noticed many small scratches. (like a scotchbrite) pad would do. any s
Anyone Tried These Motor Mounts rpwillia at 6:28pm 05.01.12 Catalina 310 26/14101 Thinking I am going to replace my motor mounts. One of the guys in my marina recommended I used the
H30 Sails tcbilgerat at 6:18pm 05.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1612 Was just on Ebay, and saw both Jib ' mainsail with a low bid of $31.00 and shipping of $33.00. Even
Anyone familiar w/ electric heads on a 26m? Bobglas at 6:09pm 05.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1218 Wife is insisting on a head w/ larger holding tank under the front starboard seat. Looking for any a
value priced boat slip slowtype at 5:58pm 05.01.12 Catalina 22 9/1827 Hi, I'm new here, just picked up an 87 Catalina 22. Its my first boat, so I'm new to boating as
The Answer on the Starter Roger Long at 5:53pm 05.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 16/5260 I'm going to be having an interesting talk tomorrow with the well regarded shop in Maine that rebuil
Cleat for securing spinnaker tack/downhaul? Bigjer40 at 5:50pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5356 I have a cleat for tying off the bow of my hunter 27 that is located between the furler and the chai
How do I know if I have a tall Rig H27? Bigjer40 at 5:45pm 05.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/5678 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. How do I know if it is a regular or tall rig?
Furling Headsail on H27 is a bear to pull in Bigjer40 at 5:43pm 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2334 My furling headsail or jib (not sure of proper term) on my 84 H27 is easy to get out, but is an abso
8.0c Mast Compression Post (3) klemsaba at 5:16pm 05.01.12 S2 2/1538 When I bought my boat last summer there were a few items that needed further investigation. The floo
Best way to prevent siphoning of water back into bilge (1) Florida sail at 5:12pm 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2087 It appears that the HOH in my bilge is a result of a reversal through the bilge pump when underway a

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Fuel Gauge (2) jssailem at 11:33am 12.20.22 I have the same issue as the OP Your display is showing "Half Full" when you suspect it is more or
Electrical system william24424 at 11:09am 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery... I think, I'll check this weekend, doing some winter jobs u
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Alan Gomes at 11:08am 12.20.22 What position do you have the throttle in when you start it? For colder weather you should have it a
Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 10:38am 12.20.22 Not trying to derail this post but I have the same issue as the OP. When is it best to seek the orig
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:37am 12.20.22 If saving money is the goal, I would encourage you to learn the seaman's art of ropes. Learn to buy
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t
Height of boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door. :plus:
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? (2) sovaste at 10:21am 12.20.22 Thank you for those details! Not having seen either my V21 or the older candidate V22 rigged in per
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:18am 12.20.22 The Devil is in the Details. Cost of a 26' Bridle, 5/8ths 3 strand line designed for a 30-40ft boat
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 10:03am 12.20.22 Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, it
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 9:58am 12.20.22 Ok thanks i will see that they have
STEEL RAILS Justin_NSA at 9:52am 12.20.22 Take a look at the POR-15 product line. They can fix you up https://por15.com
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush WayneH at 9:52am 12.20.22 Ms Peggy has it right. We only open the sink seacock when brushing our teeth. The rest of the time i
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:36am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 9:02am 12.20.22 Curious if your FLA batteries are in parallel on one battery bank or one battery for each bank. Wha
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 9:01am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that t
keel resting on bottom sailcapt340 at 8:57am 12.20.22
Electrical system Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 12.20.22 It's important to the life of your batteries to charge/recharge them properly if you want to them to
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:39am 12.20.22 That also a good idea it may give me a couple of more years using it
Electrical system dlochner at 8:37am 12.20.22 If it is working, there's not much need to change it. :) The most important part of the electrical

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