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What a windfall... Brian D at 11:45am 01.06.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2146 So, I go to the harbor office to get my boat inspected (every three years, additional income for the
Y25 Cockpit bilge pump Razorback16 at 11:15am 01.06.12 Yamaha 1/1695 I have a Robertson 'Chimp' manual pump that recently broke and needs replacing. Unfortunately this m
plumbing diagrams jpswoope at 10:51am 01.06.12 Big Boats 3/3388 Where can we get a more detailed diagram of the fresh water system on our Hunter passage 42, 1994?
hunter owners association marina del rey jacksilver at 10:08am 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2990 I am in the process of rejuvenating the Hunter Owners Association for the Marina Del Rey, CA area.
Not Going Anywhere? (1) Soundbounder at 9:38am 01.06.12 Sails Call Lounge 3/2375 http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab79/Soundbounder/target-semi_20120106100747_640_480.jpg A s
Engine plumbing gettinthere at 9:25am 01.06.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/1881 On my Perkins 4.154 the salt water pump output is for a 1" hose. The heat exchanger rubber inlet fit
Best generator prroots at 8:11am 01.06.12 Engines and Propulsion 35/8498 I would appreciate recommendations for the best air-cooled, gasoline powered generator for the pric
Old warhorse in the shop for a makeover... (8) CharlieCobra at 8:07am 01.06.12 Ask All Sailors 25/4852 So, after the Seasmoke deal fell through, we spent a rough three months without a paying boat in the
Changing out fuel filter Brian D at 7:54am 01.06.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2420 I have to admit that I have never done this. I just put a brand-spanking-new Yamaha 9.9 on my boat a
Rinse Line to holding tank (1) H33CRich at 7:40am 01.06.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2485 Peggy What are your thoughts regarding a freshwater rinse line led from the deck to the thin end (7.
Seacock (1) py26129 at 6:53am 01.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 6/4860 So, Ihave this 1.5" bronze seacock sitting in my basement. It seems to be almost identical to the se
One of our own getting some national respect Tim R. at 6:40am 01.06.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3114 http://www.panbo.com/archives/2012/01/compass_marine_installing_a_battery_monitor_much_much_more.htm
Wanting suggustions on railing mod! geehaw at 5:38am 01.06.12 Ask All Sailors 0/912 The railing on my cockpit has a center horizontal rail. The space between the lower railing and the
Lines Mtn Marriah at 5:23am 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1415 I have to replace several lines that run under the deck cover plate leading back to the cockpit cams
Toerail Replacement (4) seagle at 3:13am 01.06.12 Big Boats 4/1409 I have a 1997 Hunter 40.5 Legend with Aluminum Toerails. It seems that my Dog who uses the foredeck
Deck/Hull leak Skipro at 11:55pm 01.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4302 Every time it rains I get lots of rainwater in my boat under the settees. I have rebedded the chain
Size and Weight of 150% Genoa on 26S Cruiser1 at 11:17pm 01.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3086 I am trying to sort out my headsails. The boat came fitted with what appears to be the original MacG
Electrical Power Supply Systems Advice (3) jack boats at 8:41pm 01.05.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2058 I've got a 2001 Hunter P420cc with 2 Lifeline AGM 4DL batteries. They are getting to be about 10 ye
Setting up Roller furling on O'Day 272 cbourne200 at 7:33pm 01.05.12 Bigger Boats 19/9402 I have bought a 1987 O'DAy 272. EVERYTHING is 'new to me' I've sailed a smaller sailboat for 35 yr
Hunter 23.5 gudgeon assembly Hugh Straub at 7:07pm 01.05.12 Smaller Boats 3/1260 When checking out a new to me 1993, 23.5, I wormed my way under the cockpit sole to the transom. (a

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2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 1:50pm 08.10.22 1987 Catalina 22 owner manual (attached) includes a discussion (4.1.3 Setting Up The Boom) and diag
ODay 34 refrigeratiom SailingCal21 at 1:43pm 08.10.22
Fuel gauge sender sail sfbay at 1:43pm 08.10.22 Happy to say the fuel gauge on my Hunter 46, ski boat and powerboat are spot on. The powerboat requi
Universal M-12 running hot Hayden Watson at 1:40pm 08.10.22 That makes sense. 200 is kind of where I draw the line also. I am just wondering if I could have b
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? (3) sail sfbay at 1:32pm 08.10.22 1987 Catalina 22 owner manual (attached) includes a discussion (4.1.3 Setting Up The Boom) and diagr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 1:32pm 08.10.22 Hayden, i love have gents like you as permanent crew. a good wrench is a blessing. :) I am just
Catalina Fuse Box Richard19068 at 1:30pm 08.10.22 ...between the engine and the batteries... makes no sense to me. The only things on the engine tha
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 1:23pm 08.10.22 Waste of money IMO. It is mostly a big ad for the Catalina gear they sell. I looked at it for a fe
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start odaydokay at 1:21pm 08.10.22 Yes to throttle open at least to some degree and also to a cetane booster. Some have written about a
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Richard19068 at 1:18pm 08.10.22 I have a 210AH wet cell bank, maintained by a 60 watt Solar Array that gives me < 10 AH/ per day. I
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 1:14pm 08.10.22 That makes sense. 200 is kind of where I draw the line also. I am just wondering if I could have bu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 1:06pm 08.10.22 Hayden, i love to have gents like you as permanent crew. a good wrench is a blessing. :)
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? (1) Jamesiv1 at 12:58pm 08.10.22 Here is a better photo of the two rigs. From what has been posted I'm thinking the left one (blue li
Need input ASAP. Simon Sexton at 12:51pm 08.10.22 @Erbardy , Good afternoon! It looks like that's just gelcoat crazing, not any serious inte
Fuel gauge sender dbirken at 12:39pm 08.10.22 Dave. Fuel volume guages are notoriously inaccurate. For all the time I have been using a boat, th
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) Hayden Watson at 12:28pm 08.10.22 ... and quoting myself... I know I started off with the idea of a passive system but I think you
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 12:25pm 08.10.22 If indeed you can get that engine rebuilt for $1k to $2k I would agree. But I have not been able to
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) Johnb at 12:03pm 08.10.22 Electric water pump with, say, 20 feet of suction head or more (depends on the depth of the thermoc
How do I add a new turning block at base of mast? flightlead404 at 12:02pm 08.10.22 Well this turned out to be easy peasy. Wish all jobs were this simple. I couldn't get the torx hea
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 12:01pm 08.10.22 By the way for cat 22 owners, you can keep your current fire extinguishers unless they are over 12 y

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