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H260 speed Quoddy at 4:46am 01.21.11 Smaller Boats 9/2518
Cruising Big Bend FL med2463 at 11:25pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 5/5342 We plan to cruise the Big Bend FL. Did a search on the forum and didn't see anything about it. If
catalina 22 full keel trailer barnmule at 9:20pm 01.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2056 Looking for a trailer for 22' catalina with full keel. Thanks
Diesel replacement dilemma ddines at 8:36pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3090 I have an interesting situation. I have a 1973 Cal 2-29 with a Farymann 1 cyl diesel that is acting
Is 19hp on Hunter 33 (2005) too small? Tomek23582 at 8:18pm 01.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2632 I am considering to buy a Hunter possibly 33-36, 2000+. In the adds I found that some 33s have only
Advisory - GPS 'anomalies' for SE US coast Jan-Feb (1) RichH at 7:19pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2507 DoD will be testing 'alterations' to the accuracy of GPS affecting the SE US coast, including the Ba
New Combination Steaming Deck light (5) Blitz at 6:47pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 23/15321 I'm hoping for some advice and recommendations on a combination steaming (or masthead) / deck light.
UniTraQ UD-731 USB 2.0 44-Channel GPS Receiver (1) RECESS at 6:30pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3201 I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop. Anyone have experience with it? Any thoughts?
stearing issue brett at 6:18pm 01.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1454 When i turn my mac26x wheel full port or starbird (we will say port for exapmle) my right rudder, up
Diesel odors Mac at 5:28pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 10/8323 Is it comon to have diesel odors on sailboats that run a diesel engine? The few sailboat that I hav
Convert cooler to refregirator FastBreak at 3:32pm 01.20.11 Catalina 30 13/4706 Hello, I have a Catalina 30 1983 with a cooler. I want to convert it as a 12 volt refrigerator coole
Manual vinco30 at 2:32pm 01.20.11 Bristol 3/3320 I have a bristol 30 (1976).I an looking for a owners manual.Also some advise on where to get bottom
How to loosen a bimini bolt? RECESS at 2:24pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3110 I have an aluminum bimini and I want to remove it to take off the sunbrella material to resew it. Th
Luff tension? Quoddy at 1:14pm 01.20.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/8261
New owner, H22 1982 model drumbeater at 1:00pm 01.20.11 Smaller Boats 4/1440 Just picked it up yesterday in Beaufort SC. Mostly fresh water boat, nice hull, no blisters. Electri
temperature guage olddude at 11:50am 01.20.11 Big Boats 8/1851 Would like to install a temperature guage to suppliment the warning light on my 83 hunter 34 with a
VHF 'Standard Horizon Eclipse DSC' c_witch at 11:37am 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2662 Hiee, I'm looking at this radio for our boat, although I actually prefer a Cobra due to power swi
H22 Cockpit Table Dimensions Sethic at 11:28am 01.20.11 Smaller Boats 5/1647 Anyone know the dimensions on the stock teak cockpit table for the Hunter 22? Mine came to me mis
Goodbye staysail med2463 at 11:15am 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1836 Removed staysail and all hardware. Amazing how much hardware/winch was necessary for that itty bitt
Surveyor in Norfolk area Sandy Stone at 11:07am 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1298 Unfortunately our boat-search trip to Texas was a bust. We are now looking at another possibility in

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2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve artboas at 10:06pm 08.15.22 Thanks for the heads-up. So far, cleaning it has restored proper function. However, having a 12-yea
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? morbidfollower at 9:58pm 08.15.22 So I actually keep my boat in dry storage about 300 ft from the launch ramp. Lets me keep the riggin
What's this hole in the shelf for? justsomeguy at 9:50pm 08.15.22 Beer cup. The big red plastic one.
Replacement of engine artboas at 9:49pm 08.15.22 It seems like some of the impellers on certain Yanmar/Hunters are very difficult to change. I think
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 9:13pm 08.15.22 "...an average alt for an average M18 boat..." makes no sense and you should already know that. A
Replacement of engine SycloneDriver at 8:13pm 08.15.22 It seems like some of the impellers on certain Yanmar/Hunters are very difficult to change. I think
Air conditioning thermostat issue SycloneDriver at 7:56pm 08.15.22 It is on our H38. It's measured at the return air on my current boat. My old boat had an old mech
newport 28mk2 stern tube diameter, pss selection adamv at 7:35pm 08.15.22 Thanks Greg, looks great! oh to have a dry engine compartment like that! here's the problem - the cu
Bomar Portlight Parts sail sfbay at 7:31pm 08.15.22 Are parts available? Need to check. A lot of 80's manufacturers have stopped making ar specific mode
outboard motor mount sail sfbay at 7:22pm 08.15.22 Edson Marine stern rail outboard motor mount.
universal m18 alternator recomendations SycloneDriver at 7:02pm 08.15.22 I new this thread had potential.
Start battery SycloneDriver at 6:55pm 08.15.22 He is using a 100 amp load tester that is giving a test result of 200 CCA. Not 200 amps at 12.7 vol
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 6:44pm 08.15.22 do you think a 70amp is about right for a boat with 3 x 100ah batteries, chartplotter, autopilot, d
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 6:42pm 08.15.22 but my preference is to get the correct alt so i dont have to mess around with non-standard belt le
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 6:41pm 08.15.22 Take the alternator out of the boat and into town to an Automotive Electrical shop. They are likely
Dyneema Splice Load Test PaulK at 6:39pm 08.15.22 72x diameter for the bury is the guideline I came across. Less than that seems to not perform as w
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:29pm 08.15.22 If the bowl is "household" size, a seat and lid--and prob'ly even just the hinges-- from a big box s
universal m18 alternator recomendations adamv at 6:23pm 08.15.22 Thanks @Stu Jackson and yes I have been following your recomendations and thats why i find myself st
Turnbuckle "locks"? PaulK at 6:17pm 08.15.22 I made my own. Used double sided velcro and put a ss rivet about midways in the 5" x 1" velcro.
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 5:59pm 08.15.22 and the unattached purple wire always concerned me! What is this wire? Had assumed it was the tach

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