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Water in Rudder Peter G at 2:07pm 03.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1552 I have a 2005 Hunter 33, that is getting water inside the rudder. I drilled a couple of small holes
Need a float switch recommendation. Ed Schenck at 2:00pm 03.17.11 Ask All Sailors 17/5801 In another post I buried this question. Thought I should put it out here. A Search found a post wh
Who Is ''Sticky'' ? Stretch at 11:19am 03.17.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2930 and does he moderate other websites, is it a favourite ''handle'' for post moderators, or is there o
Round Bowen Is Race ? Stretch at 10:34am 03.17.11 Racing 1/3350 Done it ? Wondering if anyone would comment or has entered this race, a local favourite, just west o
Day 2 at the lake(Erie). Ed Schenck at 9:50am 03.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1500 Beautiful spring day on Lake Erie. My second work day since the boat came back. I took some pictur
Jib sheet trim oldiesrocker2001 at 9:47am 03.17.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/4032 Don, I have a daysailor (Venture 21) that came with a smallish jib - barely 100% even though it's a
replacement stanchion for a 1981 O'Day 34 (1) chrisbare at 9:20am 03.17.11 Bigger Boats 4/2505 I bent one of my stanchions pretty good and am looking for a replacement. I checked DR Marine, but t
NFM stainless ports review (on H37C) (10) MATHURIN2 at 8:20am 03.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/4926 We bought and installed 10 stainless steel NFM ports in December (six 7x15 and four 5x12), so I thou
Genoa Size twiggsrig at 7:30am 03.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1392 I have just bought a sail from bacon sails. I have bought a genoa that is a little larger than the
stepping 26S mast solo doehunter at 6:37am 03.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/6107 Hey guys, Just curious to see how others do it and share my new way. The 1st few times I stepped
noise under power pelikantwo at 1:20am 03.17.11 Catalina 30 2/1627 My 1983 Catalina 30 tall rig with a atomic four engine has started making a knocking sound similiar
Laminate verses carpet Mic Jones at 11:18pm 03.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/7103 I have just finished my first attempt in my home installing laminate flooring. Looks good and servic
Rigger Recommendation-San mateo, CA mikesh at 10:40pm 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1970 Can anyone recommend a good rigger to look at a mast top problem in the San Mateo/San Francisco area
Beneteau Cutlass Bearing Mounting Corrosion (1) sailtjk at 8:07pm 03.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3263 I'm a relatively new owner of a 1999 Beneteau 321 which we keep in San Diego. In January the boatyar
Bottom paint help new owner Richie50 at 7:28pm 03.16.11 Catalina 22 6/2065 I just got my 1976 C22 last October; it was apparently not sailed for 2 years. I plan on mooring her
stuffing box packing contagious at 6:35pm 03.16.11 Big Boats 7/1759 Has anyone changed the packing without hauling the boat out?
Aluminum or stainless steel rivets? Blitz at 5:02pm 03.16.11 Ask All Sailors 21/20713
Spongy Foredeck captined at 4:13pm 03.16.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3169 Have a Spongy Foredeck Three ' X Three ' any one know what what is between the Deck and the Cabin. W
keel bolts on a 1982 hunter danpan3 at 3:50pm 03.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1991 hi any one know what kind, size and how the keel bolts are attach to the lead keel on my 1982, 27 fo
dry storage Hurricane season Turk&Caicos JeanGuy Bourgeois at 3:42pm 03.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1247 Any body with experiance in dry storage during hurricane season close to Turk'Caicos?

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The one armed electrician... jviss at 1:05pm 07.06.22 Nice!
Ignition Switch jviss at 1:03pm 07.06.22 This is a funny thread. First, the answer to "why is this happening" is obviously that its wired in
The one armed electrician... kappykaplan at 1:03pm 07.06.22 Well done, Rodd!
The one armed electrician... cb32863 at 1:01pm 07.06.22 That is pretty damn cool!
Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 12:44pm 07.06.22 What I do in the winter is: indoor storage bilge pumped out and then RV antifreeze dumped in the bi
Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 12:41pm 07.06.22 There's a really handy website, called DuckDuckGo.com. It allows you to search for topics on the in
Strainer for Bilge Pump dlochner at 12:27pm 07.06.22 https://www.sailmagazine.com/diy/keep-your-bilge-dry-with-a-garboard-drain-plug https://forums.sail
Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 12:19pm 07.06.22 @capta is referring to a garboard drain plug. Quite common on boats that are hauled each year. Prev
Strainer for Bilge Pump dlochner at 12:14pm 07.06.22 That's kind of a kooky idea for a 38' shallow bilge keel boat. Have you ever seen such a plug on a
Sailing with a depth finder dlochner at 12:08pm 07.06.22 A depth finder is most useful for setting an anchor and knowing how much scope to let out and roughl
Transducer thru hull on Hunter 25 2005+ location Kaysirin at 12:04pm 07.06.22 For small boats, many have GPS that can give speed. For Depth transducer, there is a trick. Ins
Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 11:38am 07.06.22 @capta thanks for your reply. spec or report that states so? I have not. But the, a sump or bilg
Strainer for Bilge Pump capta at 11:20am 07.06.22 I do not believe that those are rated as continuous duty pumps, so if they had to operate for a numb
Sailing with a depth finder Davidasailor26 at 11:18am 07.06.22
Sailing with a depth finder Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 07.06.22 Don't even consider installing a transducer as an in-hull transducer (meaning requires holes). I be
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 Davidasailor26 at 11:04am 07.06.22
Sailing with a depth finder capta at 10:59am 07.06.22 I mainly use a depth finder to know when I am going from deep water to shallow in the murky green wa
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Scott T-Bird at 10:42am 07.06.22 I hope these photos are just a teaser! We want details! Give us a full report of all the good, the
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA BroncoJohn at 10:37am 07.06.22 Wow great information Tim. I hope to buy you a beer soon at YROC for your helpful advice. I have the
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help (5) Dustin7 at 10:30am 07.06.22 Thank you every one for all the insights and information. It was all very helpful in completing this

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