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Autohelm ST4000 settings John1534 at 4:08pm 05.31.11 Ask All Sailors 6/4548 In the Autohelm ST 4000 book the 1-13 calibration settings go 1. Rudder gain 2. Rudder offset 3. R
changing the thermostat Anthony Scuria at 3:45pm 05.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/946 I need to change the thermostat on my Yamaha Engine for a Hunter 31, sailboat. The Horsepower is 13
1983 catalina 27 head leaking Sea-Duced at 3:40pm 05.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2001 Bilge water turns blue(head treatment) also very strong odor. I pulled all cushions and inspection
Stir gently (2) All U Get at 3:11pm 05.31.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2854 Hello, Some times I think there is a time for discussion, but I just had to grab this photo. You may
Radar Mast Mount Dean Strong at 3:08pm 05.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/953 I'm going to add radar to my1990 Hunter 30. I'd like to mount the dome on the mast. I can fish the w
Wiring diagram vhardwaremom at 2:52pm 05.31.11 Catalina 30 3/9736 Does anybody out there have the AC and DC wiring schematic for a 30ft Catalina sailboat circa 1979?
Help.....need.....help!!!!!!! caper at 1:28pm 05.31.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1459 Hi i just purchased a 1980 ..28' o'day ........i have a house in Florida .....my allergies have gott
adding a small fridg... Chuck Creel at 1:04pm 05.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2174 Has anyone added a small dorm fridg to their H-31 ? and if so where did you mount it ? was think
Gelcoat Fiberglass Repair (3) sypadrinc at 11:52am 05.31.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1904 Hi, I recently started to investigate why my boat takes in so much water before I decide what t
Shore Power Hunter 23.5 Question Sail77 at 11:47am 05.31.11 Smaller Boats 4/1416 Have had 1 full season with our Hunter 23.5 (1993) and am trying to properly understand and operate
How to remove counter edge? sunwindsea at 11:21am 05.31.11 Catalina 30 12/4703 I am getting ready to put new formica on my galley counter tops. I want to remove the teak trim arou
Yanmar 2GM in saltwater...??? malyea at 11:17am 05.31.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2821 Might be moving to St Augustine in the not too distant future and probably/possibly taking my '82 H3
Important FCC Announcement Cest La Vie at 11:14am 05.31.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1469 Today, the FCC has posted the following regarding marine radio rules. Probably not news to most of
H33C Standing rigging size Sylvain at 10:56am 05.31.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2422 Hi Folks, Ref H33C (1980) I want to split my back stay to a higher point and will need to buy some
Mandatory Life Jackets be worn Alan at 10:48am 05.31.11 Ask All Sailors 35/5533 The US Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety is working to require all boaters to wear life jackets o
Installation Report - Legacy tank monitor & external sensor (3) Ed Caldwell at 10:32am 05.31.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4981 There have been many references in this forum to the Profile system for tank monitoring but not many
Alternator belt dust Jack at 10:23am 05.31.11 Ask All Sailors 21/10526 Hi all, Had to tighten the alternator belt yesterday, noticed it was a bit wobbly while operating. S
Galley Fire FourPoints at 10:09am 05.31.11 Ask All Sailors 40/7574 Had a fire in the galley over the weekend... Everyone is ok, luckily the worst injury was a small bu
Solar Day/Night Vents jibes138 at 9:35am 05.31.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1545 My solar day/Night vent no longer runs at nights. I figured it was dead but then I checked it in th
bilge pumps Rabalais_87 at 9:23am 05.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1394 exactly how many bilge pump(s) are on installed on a Hunter 37 and where are they located? moving on

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hunter 280 main sail effort Panera at 6:09pm 08.19.22 Thanks so much gorvthe advice. Cleaned the track with carb cleaner hoisting a rag up and down a few
Refrigerator Conking Out Don S/V ILLusion at 6:07pm 08.19.22 Lots of us in Florida have both refrigerators and freezers which function perfectly in our garages
Hull and Deck construction suwanee62 at 6:02pm 08.19.22 Thank you for the links. Very helpful. I'm not finding much on the oday 27 so I need to just questio
looking for a Chrysler 26' owner willing to answer questions. Shadowwalker at 5:16pm 08.19.22 You are wise on a swing keel but do check the boat out. Obviously this is a boat you want and fi
Refrigerator Conking Out Stu Jackson at 5:16pm 08.19.22 Doug, often the heat affects the ability of the condenser to reject heat. In all too many cases, th
315 Battery Meter leslie894 at 4:28pm 08.19.22 I guess I misunderstood you. We are huge Catalina fans. Had a Catalina 28 mk II. Manual covered eve
looking for a Chrysler 26' owner willing to answer questions. Shadowwalker at 4:11pm 08.19.22
DC electric panel troubleshooting Stu Jackson at 4:08pm 08.19.22 My experience with electrical issues is almost zero. Any advice would be appreciated. Nice boat.
New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 3:51pm 08.19.22 Not to take over the thread but the Garmin chartplotter kicked the bucket the day of me leaving Port
looking for a Chrysler 26' owner willing to answer questions. Crazy Dave Condon at 3:46pm 08.19.22 You are wise on a swing keel but do check the boat out. Obviously this is a boat you want and fix
16A breakers (1) mermike at 3:43pm 08.19.22 A picture of the front of your panel would help. These might work. Never mind, you need the switchin
DC electric panel troubleshooting dlochner at 3:42pm 08.19.22 Welcome to SBO. The float switch issue is probably a failed float switch. These have notoriously sh
Mattapoisett boatyard fire kappykaplan at 3:39pm 08.19.22 Saw this on the local news tonight - very sad.
315 Battery Meter Stu Jackson at 3:37pm 08.19.22
looking for a Chrysler 26' owner willing to answer questions. Shadowwalker at 3:34pm 08.19.22 Consider what it would cost to do the work first because the value of the boat is less than what yo
O'day 20 mast step (2) rgrgoode at 3:21pm 08.19.22 Here is what I came up with, the old step bolted to a new step
Bimini for my 1987 (2) sail sfbay at 3:08pm 08.19.22 If you really want a pre-fab bimini ALREADY sized for your sailboat do an internet search on "Pre-fa
Going to Rio (1) DArcy at 2:25pm 08.19.22 After a couple of days training in Chester, several Optis sailed across Mahone Bay to Lunenburg. The
I got a free southcoast 22 (1) skipperdee at 2:19pm 08.19.22 Can't thank you enough for the good advice. I went with JD green mixed with a little bit of black en
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 2:10pm 08.19.22 Sounds like you would be happier in an RV and not sailing. Sailing is about the trip, not so much t

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