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Diesel crusing rpm's ljcraigie at 5:24pm 08.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1838 I have a new to me Hunter 280 with a 18 HP Yanmar. There was nothing in the owners manual or the Ya
what ladder does this go to. (1) hero4theday at 5:06pm 08.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1051 My boat came with these on the stern. Pretty sure they go to a ladder. Anyone know what ladder it
Mast Plate Attachment? DeniseBarrett at 5:05pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2437 My mast plate has become loose and while looking at the screws I'm realizing that whoever owned the
Engine cover rhythmsurfer at 4:56pm 08.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2441 Just curious of how the other owners of the Hunters have their engine cover secured. I am talking ab
Hunter 40 Main Traveler Replacement Orion253 at 4:43pm 08.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1347 Does any one have suggestions on the replacement or repair of the traveler system for the Hunter 40
Caribbean 1500 Hampton, Va to Nanny Cay BVI jfmid at 3:40pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1398 On a lighter note from the earthquake and Hurricane talk. Has anyone done the Caribbean 1500 Hampto
Hurricane Lines at Dock Idratherbesailing at 3:34pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2979 Those of us on the Gulf coast have some experience with tying up for hurricanes, so I thought I woul
Stu Jackson & family are almost famous! (1) Steve Dion at 3:10pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2707 Stu Jackson ' Family swimming in SF? http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2
West Marine Strikes Again Rick Webb at 2:22pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2103 Any of you Salt-Away users noticed that there is a West Marine brand product supplanting Salt-Away o
Irene CCHer at 1:33pm 08.24.11 Catalina 310 12/2152 Primarily a concern of those on the Mid Atlantic coast and looking like those in NY and NE but thoug
Painting with two-part. Ed Schenck at 1:33pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3064 After many successful years of brushing on one-parts like Brightside and Toplac I decided to heed yo
Irene and Slip preparations BillyK at 12:21pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 34/6106 Curious what the crowd is doing to prepare for riding out the storm in their slips? My plan of acti
Yanmar Diesel Question foolproof at 11:45am 08.24.11 Catalina 30 3/2212 Hello all: I am rehabbing a 1976 Catalina 30. I ran the engine before I bought the boat, so I know
Lake Murray Catalina Rendezvous Lew Love at 11:16am 08.24.11 Lake Murray Catalina Owners 3/2837 Greeting and am glad you found the Lake Murray Catalina Sailboat Owners Forum. Hopefully, you were
Storm haul out or stay on mooring? Irene RobG at 10:05am 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3183 Irene's track is looking really scary for us. If it were you more experienced folks with this what w
Reefing O'day240 Mainsail mitchelldranow at 9:09am 08.24.11 Day Sailers 13/6025 I tried reefing my mainsail on my O'day 240 for the first time this week and did not have great succ
Wire running question, from stereo to panel draudio at 8:46am 08.24.11 Big Boats 2/1151 I am trying to run a new wire from the stereo above the companionway to the nav station. I can get t
Storm Coming Please Prepare!! (5) Maine Sail at 8:44am 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 16/8050 Some of you will remember my many rantings about folks leaving anchors on their bows, in exposed mo
Fiberglass Work Bob J. at 8:26am 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2069 I'm preparing to secure the new salon bulkheads ' stringers into place ' was wondering what to use f
What is "Sailing Off The Hook"? robertsapp at 7:36am 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 15/9844 I've heard for years that a skilled sailor can "sail off the hook" when at anchor. Like most people

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Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 4:16pm 02.08.22 And this ends this thread, Thanks to all that answered.
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 4:15pm 02.08.22 Check out this suggestion. From Ward H: this thread has me thinking about buying a Honda generator f
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 4:02pm 02.08.22 JVISS: "In addition, based on the questions the OP asks, and the lack off knowledge about this topic
Hole for Mast riser pole (1) Ingram at 4:00pm 02.08.22 The riser pole is the gin pole for rising the mast.
Adding 115 AC Ward H at 3:52pm 02.08.22 Wish I could.
Adding 115 AC jviss at 3:50pm 02.08.22 My view - just savor the sweat. It's not so bad, and a swim in the morning after coffee is so much
Adding 115 AC Ward H at 3:46pm 02.08.22 Noise really travels on the water. Still........... this thread has me thinking about buying a Hond
Hole for Mast riser pole shemandr at 3:42pm 02.08.22 I guess I'll say yes. But I'm not sure if you mean for winter layup or year round. I'm not sure wh
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 3:35pm 02.08.22 I usually anchor very far from other boats.:beer: Ralph: Had you ever had a noise complaint while
Star power 7.3 L diesel motor reviews jeepbluetj at 3:00pm 02.08.22 Wow. That'd be a bit big for a Catalina 27. But it'd certainly be an interesting install. :) Based
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? DianaOfBurlington at 2:56pm 02.08.22 Is there any significant advantage to rope clutches over jam cleats for this halyard application? R
Shower drain (1) Growl at 2:53pm 02.08.22
Winter Cruising Question colb218 at 2:35pm 02.08.22 Great pictures. Sounds like the outing was a lot of fun for all. You packed a lot of experiences in
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? (1) Brazil at 2:34pm 02.08.22 If you are running a spinnaker halyard through a block on one of the two bails on the masthead cran
Aux fuel tank on H50 ice breaker at 2:21pm 02.08.22 Artboas: The reason that you need the return line is incase you walk away while transferring fuel.
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke stuendan at 2:17pm 02.08.22 Thanks for the input guys, Boat comes out for antifoul and Prop Speed next Monday so I will see how
Pop top trouble Gene Neill at 2:13pm 02.08.22 There's not really any trick to it, but the thing is definitely heavy. Ours already had a lift kit i
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? DianaOfBurlington at 2:04pm 02.08.22 Re: secondary halyards - As a professional sailboat rigger I ALWAYS specify secondary halyards on m
Raw water pump. Maine Sail at 1:55pm 02.08.22 Not at all uncommon with the Sherwood pumps. Replace it with an Oberdorfer!. You're very lucky it wa
Raw water pump. BC Bernie at 1:48pm 02.08.22 I had the local shop replace the bearings etc which was still cheaper than getting a new one. Howeve

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