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Control cable in (2) Aquarius at 6:06am 05.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1145 In my Hunter 30 1988 I have a leak in the spot where a control cable is going from the cockpit to th
H 36 deep keel rust? Andreas7699 at 12:25am 05.18.11 Big Boats 6/1941 Hi. I am having a H36 2008 with the deep keel option in cast iron. I have just had the boat up and I
First sail of spring Mark H at 9:18pm 05.17.11 Smaller Boats 1/1278 Beaver Lake water is so high and full of flooded timber its hazardous to sail. With caution I hope t
Heat exchanger leaking Steph at 8:55pm 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2921 After process of elimination to find the cause of my overheating engine, my heat exchanger has an in
windlass Mark Maulden at 8:18pm 05.17.11 S2 11/4785 Looking for ideas/photos for a windlass installation for an S2 11.0a. tnx
The boat floats!!!! (1) ddeand at 7:55pm 05.17.11 Day Sailers 4/2273 I bought a new (to me) Hunter 170 with the new 18 hull last Fall, and it has been in storage ever si
new H22 mainsail setup cabbyjprs at 7:11pm 05.17.11 Smaller Boats 3/1487 Hi, did anyone have a picture or a diagram that show how to set the mainsheet on the boom for the
catalina wood flooring panels donhoch at 6:22pm 05.17.11 Big Boats 1/2662 i have a catalina 1983 36 ft. in san diego,ca. we have some water damage to 2 lamanated wood floor p
Cooling System Zinc sternface at 6:02pm 05.17.11 Catalina 30 2/1840 I have a Yanmar diesel 2GM20 with a fresh water cooling system. I am told Yanmar does not place a z
Hull Liner (carpet) Molding GMCDENT at 3:38pm 05.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1310 My Hunter 1981 33 ft is going to get a new hull liner (the carpeting on the sides of the salon). I
Hull Liner (carpet) Molding GMCDENT at 3:36pm 05.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2616 My Hunter 1981 33 ft is going to get a new hull liner (the carpeting on the sides of the salon). I
Torn Sail jetboatn at 2:53pm 05.17.11 Smaller Boats 8/1787 Sailed my 23.5 hunter for the first time today!!! This was my first time to sail and I was having a
Ongoing problems w/ C36 fresh water pump kpmartin at 2:45pm 05.17.11 Big Boats 2/1944 We took delivery of a new Catalina 36 MkII in May '08. We replaced the fresh water pump on it twice
Replacing a genoa roller furler system on a 281 AndyS at 2:30pm 05.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1761 I have a B281 that has the stock Z Spar genoa roller system. The gray piece of plastic that forms th
Mainsheet Article Deadline June 10th bobjames at 1:37pm 05.17.11 Catalina 310 0/1245 Hi Captains and Admirals: Now that we are into May it is time to start enjoying our Catalina 310s..I
Captain Who? comfortzone at 11:37am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3817 We've covered boat names but what about nick names for the owners or captains or crew? I have a bud
Naples, Ft Myers to Boca Grande Terry in Naples at 11:25am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 8/5399 I am going to spend the next 2 weeks just puttering around this area in the boat. I have been to sev
O'Day Vinyl Stripes Sail17 at 11:09am 05.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2168 I have a DaySailer 2 (17 foot). The blue and black vinyl stripes look very old and i'd like to repl
DaySailer cuddy door Sail17 at 11:07am 05.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/8506 My original DaySailer 2 cuddy doors had plastic around the outside edges. I just got new ones and th
Main Halyard led aft (1) ehh at 9:52am 05.17.11 Musings With Maine Sail 26/15078 Here is a picture...I hope I did it right, of the base of the mast of my new old boat. The main haly

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A/C duct locations Crusty Ol Salt at 7:07pm 08.31.22 Do you need vents into your main cabin? if the unit return is located in the main cabin all the retu
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Hayden Watson at 7:04pm 08.31.22 Richard... Your boat and what you do is always ok.. That said, consider. Rope clutches have to fail
DC electric panel troubleshooting Tally Ho at 7:00pm 08.31.22
Testing coolant pump? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:49pm 08.31.22 What I've observed is that the water temp comes up to around 170 and surges to around 180. It didn'
Tips for top down furler? Hayden Watson at 6:44pm 08.31.22 I don't understand what you're saying. The tack and the head components of the furler allow the to
Propane pressure gauge dlochner at 6:41pm 08.31.22 Not here.:rolleyes: The Tanks are put on a scale and filled. That's what I thought until I had
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer Scott T-Bird at 6:30pm 08.31.22 I don't blame you for being resistant to dyneema. Your choice to use 7x19 wire rope seems odd. Is
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 6:24pm 08.31.22 All tanks are labelled with their MT and full weights. Not here.:rolleyes: The Tanks are put on a
Western Lake Erie tkwhalen at 6:07pm 08.31.22 John Some where above some one suggested to try chartering so you can test western Lake Erie. If yo
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 5:58pm 08.31.22 I am curious about how the bottom is being wrapped tight and not the top. With a "top down" furler
Testing coolant pump? (1) CowboyWay at 5:54pm 08.31.22 I've seen intermittent brief surges in coolant temperature. I've replaced the impeller on the raw wa
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 5:51pm 08.31.22 Thanks SycloneDriver, I know the A/C will be marginal. I am actually looking for information on runn
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? dkinzer at 5:33pm 08.31.22 Thinking of screwing or riveting a rope clutch to the mast for the main halyard On my boat, the m
General upgrade Info mermike at 5:28pm 08.31.22 There are very few tankless propane water heaters for marine use. If you did go this route you might
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 08.31.22 I believe that this moves the motor center of balance foreword thus reducing the torque on the moun
Propane pressure gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:12pm 08.31.22 where else can you get rocket science on a sailboat forum. The rocket "science" is a little dubio
Propane pressure gauge Tally Ho at 5:11pm 08.31.22 What the gauge doesn't tell you is: "WHO THE HELL FORGOT TO REFILL THE TANK LAST TIME THE BOAT WAS
Oday 35 winch replacement Tally Ho at 5:05pm 08.31.22
A/C duct locations SycloneDriver at 4:58pm 08.31.22 I have that exact 16k BTU unit on my 31ft boat in Oklahoma. It replaced a failed 12k BTU unit. I a
Propane pressure gauge kappykaplan at 4:58pm 08.31.22 the virus (COVID that is) has overtaken me. Get well soon! :beer:

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