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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 14/3954 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 3/3606 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 13/4010 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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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
Holding tank, stud finder JamesG161 at 9:18am 09.11.22 using a stud finder. I have this one and it might work, if you calibrate the tank Empty and Full.
Identify 6M O'DAY? mike sail at 9:17am 09.11.22 Trundled thru some photos on other sites and have now seen a few others without the hatch on the com
Traveling alongside LloydB at 9:05am 09.11.22 I would and tell the trucker so he would know why that Honda seems to be following. Are we there yet
Holding tank, stud finder Ralph Johnstone at 8:54am 09.11.22 Just headed out the door to the boat and I know the tank is near full. I've got to try this for cal
Traveling alongside BigEasy at 8:49am 09.11.22 When my boat was transported from Charleston to a yard in New Orleans, the trucker called me from C
Identify 6M O'DAY? (4) mike sail at 8:41am 09.11.22 Welcome to the SBO forum. Congrats on your boat. Sounds like you are looking to refurbish it. Tuni
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum justsomeguy at 8:40am 09.11.22 Seals Why'd you capitalize the word?
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum Leeward Rail at 8:34am 09.11.22 Same seals used on the shuttle tank? :biggrin:
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Tally Ho at 8:14am 09.11.22 For the same reason we N E V E R ask for directions when we're out driving with the family. It's a
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Tally Ho at 8:13am 09.11.22
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? mermike at 8:08am 09.11.22 I have the tall rig with lead keel. Keel looks like the diagram, not the photo. I have some bottom p
DC Circuit Breaker Failures LloydB at 8:08am 09.11.22 Random thought here as I seem to remember occasionally reading in the installation instructions some
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule FastOlson at 8:02am 09.11.22 It is a matter of convenience. It is better to replace at the comfort of your dock vs. the interr
H36 2008 holding tank issue isaksp00 at 8:00am 09.11.22 Just out of curiosity, is it possible with thermoplastics to melt in a "weld" on the cracked fitting
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 7:48am 09.11.22 NASA has changed all the Seals associated with the Hydrogen leak that scrubbed this launch. The new

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