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two newbie questions ... eliems at 3:36pm 06.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1084 regarding specs on my H28: First does mast height (47'6") mean height above the water? Does di
Clearance on H28 eliems at 3:29pm 06.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1426 I need to have them raise the bridge and wondered what my clearance requires for the Hunter 28. beli
Amazing shaft situation (1) Roger Long at 3:03pm 06.01.11 Engines and Propulsion 9/4441 Shaft lines are more tolerant than you might think. This large powerboat was hauled in the marina t
I'm Back (1) Bad Obsession at 2:58pm 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2267 I just got in from my Honeymoon. We cruised my boat up to Solomon's Island and stayed at a nice Bed
macerator pump out from deck kwilder at 2:16pm 06.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4922 Hi trying uset up my own pump out system as none exist where I sail. 1989 hunter 30. will a basic ja
Fuel Tank Pickup Problem BadGuy at 1:41pm 06.01.11 Big Boats 14/3955 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 with what I believe is a stock diesel tank. This is a new boat to me and I
Baptism of New Standing Rigging jma1_nemo at 1:06pm 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1319 I am replacing all my standing rigging this season, and I got to thinking a brand new set of 6 wires
Servicing Tapered Cone Seacocks (24) Maine Sail at 1:06pm 06.01.11 Musings With Maine Sail 1/12283 Anatomy of A Tapered Cone Seacock 1 These are the parts of a Spartan Marine tapered cone or tapere
overflow tank under port side clementise at 1:04pm 06.01.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1219 I filled the tank to the level recommended and i saw cominng out behind the engine out of a "T" with
Drain plug powdermoose at 12:44pm 06.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 16/13445 I bought an older Oday Javelin and the manual says that it is self-bailing. It has a drain plug a
Drain Plugs powdermoose at 12:30pm 06.01.11 Day Sailers 3/3607 The Oday Javelin manual says that it is self-bailing. It has a drain plug aft and a drain plug in t
anyone seen davits like this? gwp at 11:29am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1702 Came with my Catalina 34 and would love to see a pic of one rigged up or at least a description of p
holding tank -upright or horizontal Czar at 11:27am 06.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2942 I've read through everything and can't find an answer to whether the tank should be upright or horiz
Maxwell Winches Jamming lines lr172 at 11:26am 06.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1024 I am a brand new sailor and have an issue using the winches on my new to me Hunter 34. It is a '85
compass mounting question doehunter at 11:22am 06.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4012 I went out of my way to get a bulkhead mounted compass because I thought it looked sturdier than a b
What would you do with this? Rot in cabin (5) redunculous at 10:41am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 21/4200 So I have some rot it appears The wetlocker itself I am not so worried about as I believe I can res
Holding tank AADIVER at 10:21am 06.01.11 Catalina 30 2/1780 The holding tank on my '83 is a solid black box under the port settee. There is no indicator of how
converting the salon to a berth cggatlin at 10:18am 06.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2065 I have a 94 Beneteau oceanis 400. Has anyone out there converted the table in the salon to a berth?
Help with Oday 28 a/c maxxx at 10:14am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1360 Does anyone have any advice on installing a small (5000btu) a/c unit in the main hatch? This past we
A Great Way to Start a New Month Roger Long at 9:49am 06.01.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3684 This feels as good as graduating from school. On to the rest of my life! http://www.rogerlongboats

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 1:53pm 09.11.22 Hello and thanks for all of the input. My friend leaves tomorrow morning. Who can tell me where th
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 1:49pm 09.11.22 For those seeking ideas, here is my 4 line mainsheet setup on my 83 cat 22.
Westerbeke questions Syversens at 1:40pm 09.11.22 Excellent, I'll assume one until another is found. Thanks!
Hoist Bridle for Hunter 170 sail sfbay at 1:09pm 09.11.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest starting here: Boat Slings
Fischer panda generator Question artboas at 1:06pm 09.11.22 Art: I have FP 6000. It was installed with the fuel pump pulling fuel through the filter. Racor
Underrated marinas sail sfbay at 1:01pm 09.11.22 Brickyard Cove Marina (now Boardwalk Marina) in Point Richmond, CA...............no pump out or fuel
Westerbeke questions RitSim at 12:57pm 09.11.22 on our B411 I only know of one engine zinc. There is one on the prop nut. I added a teardrop zinc
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? dlochner at 12:27pm 09.11.22 Thanks for the additional info, it is helpful.:) For depth, you can get a through the hull transduc
Westerbeke questions JoeWhite at 11:58am 09.11.22 I have one zinc on heat exchanger 3/8" and 2" long on M35B
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? MarkHejtmanek at 11:49am 09.11.22 Thank you for all the responses - great information here! Also lots of questions from the Forum, so
Stuffing box repack Richard19068 at 11:03am 09.11.22 If it helps, I did This job a couple of years ago. Interesting comment about packing size in the l
Fischer panda generator Question ice breaker at 10:59am 09.11.22 Art: I have FP 6000. It was installed with the fuel pump pulling fuel through the filter. Racor l
Holding tank, stud finder rgranger at 10:59am 09.11.22 Read an old post about checking holding tank level (to see how full it is). A few responses suggest
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum rgranger at 10:58am 09.11.22 Reminds me of the penquin with car trouble...
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Jstonge at 10:33am 09.11.22 I did look at mine and they are size 16. Look luck with the install.
Holding tank, stud finder Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 09.11.22 I wonder if a capacitance tester meter, aka, moisture meter, would be preferable.
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) artboas at 9:46am 09.11.22 Shields doesn't make SaniFlex...Their super pricy hose is Poly-X. SaniFlex is Raritan hose. --Pe
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jon hansen at 9:41am 09.11.22 REu2JfcOHDs
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Crusty Ol Salt at 9:25am 09.11.22
Now that's a thunderstorm. Leeward Rail at 9:20am 09.11.22

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