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My new 84 O'day 30 footer (3) colinhulse at 7:26pm 05.08.11 Bigger Boats 1/2359 I Scraped 120 pounds of bottom paint off. Found some pox. grind out and faired then 4 coats of e-200
H41 DS Power Consumption Nodak7 at 7:17pm 05.08.11 Big Boats 11/2715 Have any other H41DS owners had any experience with power consumption while sailing? I am a new owne
3GMF Problems Pheidingsfelder at 7:11pm 05.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 42/6457 I've just recently acquired my father's old '84 Hunter 34. Which had an owner between us. The boat w
A little help w/ Bottom paint liberty22 at 5:00pm 05.08.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2297 Hello, I moved up to 22' MacGregor from a Flying Scot 3 years ago. I don't know much about bottom pa
what caulk to use roccod at 10:41am 05.08.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3605 seal external leaks
VHF Radio - A thought Roger Long at 9:31am 05.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4468 My VHF radio currently comes off the (+) buss with an inline fuse. I took it off the panel switch s
New Oday 20 owner (2) jljl at 9:22am 05.08.11 Ask An Oday Owner 18/8243 I have moved up from an Oday daysailerII to an Oday 20 that I picked up yesterday. I am posting pic
APC Delamination dntrdave at 7:51am 05.08.11 Day Sailers 2/1800 The APC has delaminated from several areas of my deck. The underlying foam appears to be firm. How d
One more rope question???? woodster at 6:26am 05.08.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2989 i have to back splice eyes in the ends of this rope......i am assuming that it back splices the same
fuel cap Teas04 at 6:04am 05.08.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2070 Does anyone know where I can get the plastic fuel cap for my 1987 Catalina 30 the one I have now is
Heat Exchanger Hoses The chief at 4:57am 05.08.11 Catalina 30 3/3354 I did a very stupid thing in not labeling the hoses when I removed them from my 3" heat Exchanger. I
326 Ice Box or Refrigerator Dubai at 3:54am 05.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1670 Hi all I am new on the Forum so please forgive me if I screw up with protocol. I have recently p
Lubricating ARCO6 winch. sharps4590 at 3:03am 05.08.11 Catalina 22 10/2307 Is there anything in particular I should know about lubing this winch? It appears one pops off the
YAY! got ysm 12 running aussiejay at 11:51pm 05.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2557 just put my ysm12 back together, turns out the valve adjustment was the thing that prevented it from
how many hours from San Pedro to Catalina jrale at 8:27pm 05.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/10311 Dear Macgragor owners, Based on your experiences sailing, how many hours should I anticipate for s
Lake Champlain flooding (1) Larry14133 at 7:58pm 05.07.11 Ask All Sailors 41/14203 Went to the lake today and its at the highest level in 125 years. My boat is sitting on the cradle
Taking out 1977 27' hunter tiller sail bad the sinner at 7:53pm 05.07.11 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1515 HOW TO REMOVE TILLER FROM 27 hunter 77 model year (MAKE SURE RUDDER IS TIED ON TO BOAT IF NOT ON THE
Raymarine AP ST4000 MKII Ken13559 at 7:22pm 05.07.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2861 My 9 years old Raymarine Wheel Pilot ST4000 MKII with Rudder Ref Unit seems to be on it last leg. It
battery questions olddude at 6:12pm 05.07.11 Big Boats 4/5561 When I purchased my 1974 34' Hunter last Sept. the dealer installed two new batteries. The house ba
Engine Control won't allow reverse throttle daddygo at 5:27pm 05.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4746 Just purchased a 2006 Hunter 36. Sailed it up from Ventura to San Francisco, CA this week. What an a

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Repairing an HS35 handset Davidasailor26 at 11:24am 06.06.22 Hi, I got probably a similar battery problem. My remote HS35 stays only connected for 1 minute an
Repairing an HS35 handset compuguy at 11:17am 06.06.22 Hi, I got probably a similar battery problem. My remote HS35 stays only connected for 1 minute and
Rigging Question (2) Tedd at 10:53am 06.06.22 Can you see the jib sheet lead and determine where it runs to? I was able to get some better scree
Fuel gauge / sender issues dlochner at 10:40am 06.06.22 And from MaineSail: https://marinehowto.com/testing-a-marine-fuel-sender The float on an articulat
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar mic98034 at 10:38am 06.06.22
Rigging Question DArcy at 10:34am 06.06.22 I have seen a self tacking jib sheet run somewhat like that, high up the mast. I believe the idea wa
Fuel gauge / sender issues sailcapt340 at 10:22am 06.06.22 I use this method, it comes from WEMA Gauges. To test the sender simply: Disconnect the two wires
New S2 ( to me :) Scot Yount at 9:44am 06.06.22 Are you in the Facebook S2 Group? There is a gent on there who just cut out his tank and fixed all
Solving the "O Sht" Problem* seadaddler at 9:36am 06.06.22
Fuel gauge / sender issues (2) Rich Stidger at 9:01am 06.06.22 Here are two documents that will help you figure out the exact problem.
Holding tank replacement for a Hunter 280 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:01am 06.06.22 How old are your hoses? If even approaching 10 years, they should be replaced too cuz that's the av
New Here Catalina 22 1989 wing keel Siamese at 8:55am 06.06.22 Let Youtube be your friend. What would take several pages of explanation here, can be covered in a
Fuel gauge / sender issues Davidasailor26 at 8:52am 06.06.22 A short inside the gauge does make sense. You could try unplugging the sensor and checking the resis
Rigging Question Simon Sexton at 8:36am 06.06.22 @Tedd , Good morning! The rig in question seems to be some variant of a "running back". Running
Identify the mystery item... Leeward Rail at 8:31am 06.06.22 Its a "Thingy" missing it's "Gazinta" :cowbell: Jim... I believe that was a Spanish brand ? W
gelcoat peeling jchart at 8:11am 06.06.22
Rigging Question JamesG161 at 8:10am 06.06.22 What does a self adjusting mast stay to? It opposes the Jib Forces put on the mast. Again logicall
Trailer extension rusted in place AaronD at 7:53am 06.06.22 You'll get lots of recommendations - PB Blaster, heat, sledgehammer, etc. I hope one of them works f
New Here Catalina 22 1989 wing keel brockangelo at 7:49am 06.06.22 @rogerbalz I got my 1984 Cat22 back in February and spent the next three months going over every par
Rigging Question Tedd at 7:44am 06.06.22 First of all, what kind of boat is in the simulator and what type rig, masthead or fractional. It's

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