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lost of propeller yoramk at 9:46am 01.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2466 Hi to all i am new here and a new hunter owner i bought my hunter 2 month ago it is a 38 2006 model
Retirement of Crazy Dave Condon American Marine and Sail at 8:52am 01.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4124 After 30 years, I have retired from the marine industry. I have certainly enjoyed meeting many peop
retired American Marine and Sail at 8:27am 01.19.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2399 Hello Miss Peggy; Well, Crazy Dave bit the dust and retired after 30 plus years. I am completely
1975 Hunter 19' / Anybody have any Information? (4) JBSailsSD at 6:55am 01.19.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2468 There is a fellow selling what he is advertising as a 1975 Hunter 19 which I have pictured below.
Control heel-steer or play the sheet? Quoddy at 4:57am 01.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3600 Which is more efficient? The boat is a fractional with a110% jib. If you play the mainsheet during
Obtaining USCG Certification Brian D at 9:59pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3198 How does one get USCG certified like 500-tonne, or 6-Pack certification? For you skippers that have
Beneteau 352 Possible Project joker460 at 7:36pm 01.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/7361 Beneteau 352 Feasible Project I have a 1999 Beneteau 352. There are 4 winches on the deck , 2 on
Mast Up Boat Cover (1) oreana123 at 7:28pm 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2615 I took off the cover from the test boat here in Boise, Idaho, to be packed and transported to S/V We
A New Depth Sounder With An Old Transducer (12) Maine Sail at 7:20pm 01.18.11 Musings With Maine Sail 6/16483 So it's mid season, your boat is in the water, and your old depth sounder dies. What are you to do
Electric head upgrade for 1991 P42 (6) eianm at 6:38pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 7/2195
Photo of correct attachments for halyards on mast and boat jrale at 6:10pm 01.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1806 Dear Macgregor Owners, Does anyone have close up photos of halyard attachments on mast and on boat
leaky mast nvkelley at 4:06pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 0/1946 Any ideas on how to stop water from coming in via the inside of the mast (or at least draining it of
1986 O'day 28 port lights billdeit at 4:05pm 01.18.11 Bigger Boats 8/3009 Anyone with this boat tried to buy replacement parts or same size port lights have any luck. I'm ha
Looking for Catalina to charter Catalyst at 3:49pm 01.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1639 We would be interested in knowing if there are any Catalina 34-36 available for bareboat charter for
sky light John11936 at 3:41pm 01.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1874 I have broken (cracked) the plexaglass that pulls over the companion way on my 28.5. Anybody repaire
Finding Fuel Tank Pinholes robertsapp at 3:01pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 16/8711 I pulled my aluminum fuel tank to clean it, and discovered a small amount of diesel fuel sitting und
New Boat & Bottom Paint, How Often? sigbear at 2:49pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 7/14448 I bought a 2009 catalina 309 (demo) and had the hull painted with 2 coats of Trinidad Black in Aug.
Multiple Through-Deck Fittings, Power, Ethernet, VHF estopa at 2:21pm 01.18.11 Day Sailers 5/3286 Hi folks, hope the winter is keeping you guys busy. I wanted to begin some research on putting a
island trader 41 capt B. at 2:19pm 01.18.11 Big Boats 1/4057 I own a 41' center cockpit Island trader 1984. I was looking for more specs or info.(heigh of masts,
What Solar Panels Are You Using? JoeD at 1:19pm 01.18.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3267 Looking to add solar panels to the hard Bimini I am building. Looking for some input on what you are

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ODay 34 refrigeratiom eherlihy at 2:28pm 08.10.22 Do you know how far your batteries are down after 3 days? Or are you implying that the unit uses le
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

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