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NASA Splice standard Grasshopp at 1:05pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3279 Came across this in my daily reading. http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-n
Bubbles in fuel? Stephen Trapani at 12:48pm 02.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 15/3085 Does it make sense that my Yanmar 2QM15 would get tiny bubbles in the fuel that would prevent me fro
Sufficient solar power? rhythm and brews at 12:42pm 02.28.12 Catalina 22 3/1572 Hello all. Im a newbie to the group so forgive any dumb questions I have. I wanted to get som vali
Winch mountings Reggie Collette at 11:10am 02.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1216 My 1981 Catalina does not have bulkhead winches mounted for the jib and main halyard. Since I have
Chain Plate Question Propnut30 at 9:48am 02.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1049 Ok Im still In afghanistan and am about to order some hardware for the MAC. I wanted to replace the
leaking companionway 33.5 '93 psherwin at 8:55am 02.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1782 Discovered dry rot of very poor choice of wood by Hunter. They had anchored the tool tray in the mo
How to sell a boat MrBill_FLL at 8:45am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2714 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-WE...1a4e6c80#v4-37 sorry, I couldn't resist...
40 horse mercury AtlanticAl at 8:42am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1347 My neighbour, just asked me if i could change the impeller, on his 4 year old, forty horse mercury o
boom length Larry O at 8:28am 02.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/990 Hello, becuse my boat and manual are two thousand miles away I have this easily answered question.
Gps Wiring Question JimLor at 7:10am 02.28.12 Pearson 1/1226 I intend to install a Garmin 546s (w/o transducer for now) and am curious about the wiring. I instal
Clear View mavourneen at 6:56am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1131 I have a wind breaker on my new 1987 27LE Oday. It has some clear well almost clear plastic panels.
Tug stuck beneath NH bridge Soundbounder at 6:30am 02.28.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/6514 The tug Eugenia Moran rescuing the stricken tug Miss Stacy, which became trapped below the Memorial
1917 Herreshoff Found in NH Soundbounder at 6:22am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1774 Peter Sterrett of Herreshoff Yacht Sales reports that a previously unknown Buzzards Bay 15 has been
FYI your GPS Alan at 6:19am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3251 Although boaters view the Federal Communications Commission's recent vote to revoke approval of a n
Saw some interesting boats last Saturday (4) caguy at 9:38pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2576
Asymetrical Spinnaker on Fractional Rig syoun10 at 9:37pm 02.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 18/8899 I'm very disappointed with the performance of the A-sym spinnaker I bought for my 2007 Hunter 33.
gunwall teacher63 at 8:20pm 02.27.12 Smaller Boats 4/1093 A few months ago I needed help with my rub rail as it is broken and needs to be fixed. I thought I
bi color bow light teacher63 at 8:14pm 02.27.12 Smaller Boats 8/1850 My Hunter 23 had a crises and for some reason the bow pulpit bracket that held the light on broke an
Exhaust Extension Lost Parent at 6:28pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3159 I was wondering if anyone has added an extension to the engine exhaust on the stern to keep the tran
Hunter 23' Transom carboman at 5:43pm 02.27.12 Smaller Boats 8/1947 Does anyone know what Hunter used as reinforcement for the transom where the rudder brackets and the

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Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:17am 11.22.22 Or make a new one out of fiberglass.
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:16am 11.22.22 If it's warped because it was exposed to rain and sun on only one side, you might be able to fix it
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat SiriusCanada at 9:15am 11.22.22 Haha..love it!
33.5 fuel tank leak (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 11.22.22 Has anyone cut a hole in top of poly fuel tank were you could clean the bottom of tank? What do y
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:13am 11.22.22 If it's warped because it was exposed to rain and sun on only one side, you might be able to fix it
Warped Rudder rgranger at 9:13am 11.22.22 Call these guys https://ruddercraft.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAxyiFgLvEGD9BeV5QyULWsUbVU3
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat (1) rgranger at 9:10am 11.22.22 For us ,it was monet well spent .
Do you like Pocket Yachts rgranger at 9:08am 11.22.22 The last several posts bear out an observation I have made, namely, that any boat design is a set o
Keel crack rgranger at 9:05am 11.22.22 I seem to remember someone mentioned that paint stripper recipe a while back. Must've been you! Mig
33.5 fuel tank leak 31 Hunter at 8:43am 11.22.22 Question? Has anyone cut a hole in top of poly fuel tank were you could clean the bottom of tank? If
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 8:42am 11.22.22 The last several posts bear out an observation I have made, namely, that any boat design is a set of
33.5 fuel tank leak 31 Hunter at 8:39am 11.22.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from
De-powering water heater for winter kloudie1 at 8:33am 11.22.22 So something like this could be installed to enable switching if a toggle type won't fit. Circuit B
Do you like Pocket Yachts thinwater at 8:25am 11.22.22 mostly for people who cant afford anything else. so maybe a.pocket yacht is any sailboat that you
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat Timm R Oday25 at 8:17am 11.22.22 Long time CDI furler own . Many folks say the sail shape of a CDI furler is a compromise . I can und
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 8:15am 11.22.22 Yes to the AC Master breaker with reverse polarity indicator.
De-powering water heater for winter kloudie1 at 8:12am 11.22.22 Yup, pretty sure that the original Newport system would have had a switch type breaker in that circu
Keel crack dlochner at 8:11am 11.22.22 I certainly won't be attempting to apply any epoxy (or pounding) until temps warm up again for a fe
Do you like Pocket Yachts JBP-PA at 8:10am 11.22.22 mostly for people who cant afford anything else. Maybe for some, but certainly not everyone. I cou
De-powering water heater for winter Don S/V ILLusion at 8:09am 11.22.22 Thanks for the feedback. The breakers allow only a reset after being tripped. When an untripped but

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