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Lake Erie on March 1 (1) Ed Schenck at 4:42pm 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3112 There's open water! Problem, its on the Canadian side. Now wouldn't you think the ice would be on
PSS sHAFT SEAL????? seadaddler at 4:39pm 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1737 Has anyone had to readjust their PSS seal after 4 years in operation,I noticed today a little water
Florida anchoring struggle heating up again Roger Long at 4:19pm 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4366 http://cruisersnet.net/51696
Beneteau cutless bearing Sandy Stone at 3:28pm 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 26/20002 Pardon me for posting this inquiry on the general board, but I thought a few more experts might see
propane bottles sailor1950 at 2:32pm 03.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2054 What size propane tanks fit the 2008 hunter 31? Are the Aluminum tanks worth the outlay?
Cure for the reverse prop walk. guidera48 at 1:37pm 03.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/3369 A canadien customer was at my store the other day and upon seeing my Cutter in the parking lot struc
WM Six 10 Epoxy Warren Milberg at 1:29pm 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2123 West System Six 10 Epoxy Anyone have any experience using West System's "Six 10 Thickened Epoxy" in
Coax Cable Bob S at 12:54pm 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 30/10910 I've been searching the archives for information. I plan on replacing my VHF radio and antenna. I've
Where do those mast wires go? Nelsonhow at 11:47am 03.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2351 I'm redoing the Kenyon mast on my 1983 H-30. The steaming and anchor light wires as well as the
Ranger owners Face Book smack at 11:46am 03.01.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2442 There is a Face Book page for Ranger owners. It has some good photos and videos. http://www.faceboo
electrical grounds redhead78 at 11:43am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4471 Hello all, I am finishing up mech job, I have some equipt I should Ground, and where? I have a new t
Towing A Dinghy - What Am I Missing? robertsapp at 11:30am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 16/10496 We picked up a nice deal on a dinghy this winter, and now we need to make arrangements to tow it aro
Replacement inboard engine Bad Obsession at 10:27am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 14/6507 A friend of mine at my dock has an Erickson 35 (older model). His atomic 4 has a cracked block. He
Lifting an M-25 rbmcintire at 10:24am 03.01.11 Catalina 30 2/1875 Lifting a M-25 I am in the process of removing the plywood in the bilge floor and the last keel bol
AArrrghhh! me spinnaker colors done run together! MasterandConniver at 10:19am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 11/5714 Just bought the boat, P.O. put away an almost new light nylon spinnaker wet a year ago, instead of m
H240 Door to swim ladder? WTA at 8:50am 03.01.11 Smaller Boats 5/1424 Has anyone added a short "door" to the back of the cockpit on the H240 where you access the swim lad
jack lines paphman at 8:42am 03.01.11 Catalina 22 7/5286 Do any of you use a jack line on your boat? If so how have you hooked it up? We have thought about
No more H25 WTA at 8:41am 03.01.11 Smaller Boats 2/1458 I was just window shopping at the Hunter Marine website and it looks like they have discontinued the
Coverting winch to electric sailor5017 at 7:40am 03.01.11 Big Boats 5/1672 I'm considering converting the Lewmar 44 halyard winch to electric. Any advise from someone who has
Ohllson & Rice 1 hp outboard > ANYBODY (3) MFREED at 7:18am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/4239 Hi I have an Ohllson ' Rice (O'R, Orline, Ohllson) 1hp outboard ( 1964' ish ) on my Annapolis Diisc

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Any woodworkers about? LloydB at 2:08pm 08.27.22 I think that little nubbin at the end of the rail is just where the cover has not opened up the slot
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing Art12050 at 1:09pm 08.27.22
INVERTER SET UP Johnb at 12:53pm 08.27.22
looking for a Chrysler 26' owner willing to answer questions. LloydB at 12:38pm 08.27.22 When I started looking for a little bigger boat I ran across a Chrysler 26 and was impressed with ho
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 12:22pm 08.27.22 @Crazy Dave Condon and @Ralph Johnstone, Thanks for the initial responses; will respond to your req
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Captain Larry-DH at 12:06pm 08.27.22 a. Resplicing the chain rope join is maintenance and should be done every 2-5 years, depending on w
INVERTER SET UP Davidasailor26 at 11:52am 08.27.22 Wire run is 3ft. Sounds good. Per http://assets.bluesea.com/files/resources/newsletter/images/DC_
INVERTER SET UP Davidasailor26 at 11:49am 08.27.22 A fuse size of 100 or 125 amps exceeds the ampacity of #4 wire. Not according to http://assets.blu
INVERTER SET UP twodzusfittings at 11:43am 08.27.22
INVERTER SET UP Johnb at 11:41am 08.27.22 A fuse size of 100 or 125 amps exceeds the ampacity of #4 wire.
INVERTER SET UP Davidasailor26 at 11:30am 08.27.22 Just be aware that a 1000W inverter could draw up to about 90A DC. Your 4AWG wire should be ok with
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 11:16am 08.27.22 @Ralph Johnstone there are many issues but the engine will need to come off before being trailered
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 08.27.22 208755 That's the manufacturer's advertising department talking, not me. 208758 When the ad depar
INVERTER SET UP (1) twodzusfittings at 11:03am 08.27.22 Ok guys, I know you are all chomping at the bit to hear what I finally did. So the inverter is a 100
Frozen prop shaft Crusty Ol Salt at 10:47am 08.27.22 Since we have now ventured off topic - contracting with Sea Tow or any other service I did use th
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed PaulK at 10:33am 08.27.22 There may not be enough "meat" in the deck flange to drill a new rivet hole and have the metal strip
Service life of nylon anchor rode? PaulK at 10:22am 08.27.22 We bought our J/36 in 1997. It came with a nylon anchor rode, shackled to about 20' of chain and a
Shroud and forestry tension Davidasailor26 at 10:19am 08.27.22 Could you please send me this again? I love the book! You can always get back to it just by clicki
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 10:16am 08.27.22 Generally you tension rigging to a percentage of the breaking strength of the wire. 15% is pretty t
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 10:10am 08.27.22 I don't know how much you anchor out, but my recollection is that the safe useful life of stainless

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