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Window replacement jjgizara at 4:49am 02.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1072 I have a 1994 37.5 Legend. I am replacing the windows in the head and over the sink. They are crac
In-mast furler new to us! prroots at 4:05am 02.14.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/6632 We're getting to learn our new-to-us 2001 Beneteau 411. Yesterday we unfurled and re-furled the in-
Java ??????? seadaddler at 3:40am 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2283 Has anyone heard from Jim lately I am wondering how his cruise is going,I have my mom down from NY v
3ym operating temperature Brahmany at 2:51am 02.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1887 Would any 320 owners (3ym Yanmar) be able to pass on the correct or what their boat operating temp i
H27 new owner questions RAC at 9:23pm 02.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2105 I bought a '91 Hunter 27 late last summer and have been working through my todo list. a couple of
Vibration Mark Guthaus at 8:58pm 02.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2293 I have just purchased my first sailboat ever and a 1981 hunter 30. I have a vibration in foreward ge
Hey Nemosuit Freedom77 at 8:29pm 02.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1370 Hey Nemosuit. Where are you Bruddah? Hope you are OK. Let us all hear from you. Did you get the b
Replacing hatch rails with plastic decking? jjsbiggs at 8:18pm 02.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3112 One of the hatch rails on my 25 was ruined by mice so I thought I would make replacement rails out o
Guest battery charger question galynd at 7:41pm 02.13.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3167 I have a guest 2613 battery charger, which is a 3 stage charger with 3 seperate outputs of 5, 5, and
Splash! CCrane2299 at 7:25pm 02.13.11 Smaller Boats 2/1274 65 degrees and 14 mph winds here today. Small private lake, lots of tacking...but, she floats and sa
Daydreaming about sailing UPSGUY at 7:03pm 02.13.11 Catalina 22 13/2720 Hi All. I'm the proud new owner of a very vintage 22. I'm still waiting for the snow to melt enough
Beneteau 400 main cabin berth taylort100 at 4:44pm 02.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2161 We are looking at a Beneteau 400 as a trade up. The boat does not have the short legs to lower the t
Modifying a trailer Skippy Liz at 4:41pm 02.13.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3082 I want to modify a pontoon trailer for my 25 ft O'Day, swing keel. Any suggestion? This seems ea
Spring Project Bad Obsession at 2:45pm 02.13.11 Ask All Sailors 36/8951 What is your spring project(s)? What is on your wish list to do? How soon do you plan on working o
cockpit questions on 78 h30-winches/dodger digby sailor at 2:25pm 02.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1409 currently doing some upgrades on my 78 hunter have a couple questions.My winches are factory 2 spd 4
"My" Oday 322 sold without me! Tally Ho at 1:42pm 02.13.11 Bigger Boats 10/4490 I thought I found the perfect first boat....a 1988 O'Day 322 on Lake Michaigan. I inspected her once
Inclosures MLM at 1:29pm 02.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/2234 I am looking into having our 25' Catalina cockpit area inclosed. Does anyone have experience with th
Hunter 34 Water Tanks Question Joe Mullee at 1:01pm 02.13.11 Big Boats 11/3281 The forward water tank under the port settee has split along one of the top seams. A few questions:
TV and DVD installation feedback problem Elmendorf at 12:37pm 02.13.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3095 I put this up on the Hunter forum and got a few helpful responces, but have not solved the problem.
Cutting Down the Mainsail oreana123 at 11:01am 02.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1855 I wanted to get the boom out of my cockpit. I have purchased a custom fit mainsail, and the location

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ODay 34 refrigeratiom Hayden Watson at 2:22pm 08.10.22 On my 88 C30, I did the icebox conversion 24 years ago and am still using it. It is cold all summer
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks sail sfbay at 2:10pm 08.10.22 Please post photos of the two locks so the forum can advise on how tho install them. Some interesti
DIY TITANIUM HOSE FITTING FOR STERN TUBE IN BENETEAU Bob S at 1:54pm 08.10.22 Makes total sense. Thank you for sharing this!
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 1:50pm 08.10.22 1987 Catalina 22 owner manual (attached) includes a discussion (4.1.3 Setting Up The Boom) and diag
ODay 34 refrigeratiom SailingCal21 at 1:43pm 08.10.22
Fuel gauge sender sail sfbay at 1:43pm 08.10.22 Happy to say the fuel gauge on my Hunter 46, ski boat and powerboat are spot on. The powerboat requi
Universal M-12 running hot Hayden Watson at 1:40pm 08.10.22 That makes sense. 200 is kind of where I draw the line also. I am just wondering if I could have b
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? (3) sail sfbay at 1:32pm 08.10.22 1987 Catalina 22 owner manual (attached) includes a discussion (4.1.3 Setting Up The Boom) and diagr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 1:32pm 08.10.22 Hayden, i love have gents like you as permanent crew. a good wrench is a blessing. :) I am just
Catalina Fuse Box Richard19068 at 1:30pm 08.10.22 ...between the engine and the batteries... makes no sense to me. The only things on the engine tha
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 1:23pm 08.10.22 Waste of money IMO. It is mostly a big ad for the Catalina gear they sell. I looked at it for a fe
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start odaydokay at 1:21pm 08.10.22 Yes to throttle open at least to some degree and also to a cetane booster. Some have written about a
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Richard19068 at 1:18pm 08.10.22 I have a 210AH wet cell bank, maintained by a 60 watt Solar Array that gives me < 10 AH/ per day. I
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 1:14pm 08.10.22 That makes sense. 200 is kind of where I draw the line also. I am just wondering if I could have bu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 1:06pm 08.10.22 Hayden, i love to have gents like you as permanent crew. a good wrench is a blessing. :)
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? (1) Jamesiv1 at 12:58pm 08.10.22 Here is a better photo of the two rigs. From what has been posted I'm thinking the left one (blue li
Need input ASAP. Simon Sexton at 12:51pm 08.10.22 @Erbardy , Good afternoon! It looks like that's just gelcoat crazing, not any serious inte
Fuel gauge sender dbirken at 12:39pm 08.10.22 Dave. Fuel volume guages are notoriously inaccurate. For all the time I have been using a boat, th
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) Hayden Watson at 12:28pm 08.10.22 ... and quoting myself... I know I started off with the idea of a passive system but I think you
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 12:25pm 08.10.22 If indeed you can get that engine rebuilt for $1k to $2k I would agree. But I have not been able to

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