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Electrolysis Problem - Huner 38 mscard at 3:03pm 07.17.11 Big Boats 8/2818 I've owned my 2006 Hunter 38 since May 1st. My diver discovered my strut zinc was missing and instal
Mystery Vent? Catalina C30..Newbie Question Dream Chaser at 2:22pm 07.17.11 Catalina 30 3/1871 Hello, I am a very new owner of a 1984 Catalina C30 Tall Rig...I have a very weird question regardin
"Not Under Control Lights" Warren Milberg at 1:15pm 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 10/8862 Recently, I was paging through one of the old classics in my boat book library, Chichester's "Gipsy
H34 Ice Box Questions Joe Mullee at 12:38pm 07.17.11 Big Boats 0/940 I recently added a Norcold refrigeration unit to my H34. Now I'd like to try to improve the insulati
My first on-the-river-rescue DAVA390 at 11:56am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2341 So, Saturday afternoon on busy Middle River.We launch about 4:00 P.M., gonna sail close for a while.
Unattended Consequences shipwreck66 at 11:13am 07.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1686 A question for you Hunter 41 owners. Yesterday as I way walking down to my boat I passed our local m
Merriman Pedestal parts? wufibugs at 10:33am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2856 Need a fuel leg. Anyone know of a bone yard that might have a Hunter 31 Merriman pedestal?
What gets you boiling? All U Get at 10:15am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 37/7907 Hi all, Lately we've been offered fresh lobster and have refused mainly because we don't have the me
Sospenders - bobbin expiry ambiguity BobM at 10:13am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2706 Was anyone else confused by Coleman owned Sospenders practice of printing a rather ambiguous date on
Please Explain The Hot Rag Test & Vinegar Rinse Joe Mullee at 9:38am 07.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3844 Nine years ago I replaced all my sanitation hoses with SeaLand hoses. Over the last few months the h
I'm looking for a part... sj01 at 8:58am 07.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1523 Could anyone point me in the right direction? I'm looking for the little black bumper feet that go o
Hunter 260 Main Lucky Day at 8:53am 07.17.11 Smaller Boats 2/1260
How to rig a 17 daysailer--Please help dmccreary at 8:11am 07.17.11 Day Sailers 4/18201 I was given a 17 foot oday(1978 I think), it had been sitting in a yard for about 10 years, I have c
Hunter 260 Main Lucky Day at 7:53am 07.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1433
An issue with rare boats merlinuxo at 7:52am 07.17.11 Morgan 4/3249 Needed a new mainsail cover and a complete bimini. With modern(ish) production boats this is not muc
2 fuse blow g5665 at 7:17am 07.17.11 Yamaha 0/1409 Hey people Today i went out with my Y25 and when i tried to turn on the engine on the way back to
Antenna Coax Short Update r.oril at 7:04am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1442 The new Shakespear Antenna arrived and I tested it with the meter, no short.:D Sitting with the mas
New to us Catalina 380 taylort100 at 6:40am 07.17.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2073 After looking and having a few surveyed, we finally took possession of our Catalina 380 2 weeks ago.
ordor when flushing forward head captron at 6:27am 07.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3695 Peggy, about 3 months ago I just completed replacing the holdiong tank and all sanitation hose fro
raising the rudder BJW at 5:35am 07.17.11 Catalina 22 9/4616 Good morning everyone, I have a '74 and I find that raising the kickup rudder by using the rope a

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Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:23pm 09.29.22 I was optimistic when I went to my boat this afternoon expecting to clean the water strainer which I
Sail cover identification help please Timm R Oday25 at 4:13pm 09.29.22 Thanks .What are the ears for ? How do I know what size spinnaker ?
What's this hole in the shelf for? Kwester at 4:09pm 09.29.22 If you wanted to follow Peggie's idea and use it for wet kitchen scraps, an 'emisis' bag would proba
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Don Guillette at 3:59pm 09.29.22 Nothing more to add about docking than what has already been said but how cool is that to be invite
Sail cover identification help please sail sfbay at 3:55pm 09.29.22 Spinnaker sock.
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Leeward Rail at 3:46pm 09.29.22 midships springline should be mandatory on every boat. :beer::beer::beer::beer::waycool::biggrin:
Wobbly Fixed Keel shemandr at 3:18pm 09.29.22 Here I'm the contrarian: Why are we assuming it's the keel bolts. Have we ever watched a hauled boa
Wobbly Fixed Keel dlochner at 3:14pm 09.29.22 This is really what has me scratching my head. Its been meticulously maintained and upgraded so I
Wobbly Fixed Keel Nunami at 3:05pm 09.29.22 With a bilge that spotless you'd think the rest of the boat would be in fine shape, and if it is,
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) jssailem at 2:55pm 09.29.22 I like the Groco ARG 750 esigns of basket. Plastic, Stainless Steel, or Monel. I like the monel mod
Freshwater Pump Runs Continuously Justin_NSA at 2:51pm 09.29.22 My water supply line to the pump got plugged and did the same thing. Most likely yours is starving.
Wobbly Fixed Keel dlochner at 2:48pm 09.29.22 How often should the keel bolts re-torqued? Depends. At least every 2 or 3 years or more often if
Wobbly Fixed Keel Stu Jackson at 2:48pm 09.29.22 Not too many folks here have owned Catalina 25 fixed keels. I have from 1987-98. You said the owne
Wobbly Fixed Keel dmax at 2:47pm 09.29.22 That's a good question. Some manuals say the torque should be checked prior to every launch. Some pe
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 2:47pm 09.29.22 Hi all. Hope your Fall is going well. Quick update: Had to defer the proper repairs until later th
transmission when sailing Tally Ho at 2:45pm 09.29.22 Gotta be careful here, Greg. I posted that once years ago and got banned, so now I say: RTFM, F st
transmission when sailing Stu Jackson at 2:43pm 09.29.22 to RTFM Gotta be careful here, Greg. I posted that once years ago and got banned, so now I say: R
Wobbly Fixed Keel Scott T-Bird at 2:42pm 09.29.22 How often should the keel bolts re-torqued? I think if you are thinking about it, it's time to do
Wobbly Fixed Keel Nunami at 2:35pm 09.29.22 Agree with dlochner, wobbling keel is bad... How often should the keel bolts re-torqued?
transmission when sailing Tally Ho at 2:31pm 09.29.22

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