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Anchor chain/locker aggravation rwspreen at 3:02pm 12.01.10 Big Boats 15/6778 2005 Hunter 38 - When pulling up the hook the chain doesn't fall to the bottom of the anchor chain l
Haul Out (1) Tom Potter at 2:28pm 12.01.10 Bigger Boats 3/2046 So I'm planning a haul out for a bottom job soon and was thinking about what it says in the boats ma
West Marine Anti-Fouling Paint over Coal Tar Epoxy?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:12pm 12.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/7017 I am currently on a CT-38 which had a coal tar epoxy bottom job done around 6 years ago, with anti-f
AC/ heat gwhite at 1:08pm 12.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1438 weather turning cooler here in central Florida, turned on the AC/ heat and after a short time got th
head jlester at 12:32pm 12.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1430 I pumped fresh water into the head from the pick up end to get out a bad smell, now there is no suct
engine info sailor27 at 10:44am 12.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1783 can anyone tell me how to remove timing gear cover on a yanmar sb8 ?
Sad Story ... Sailor lost at sea ... Scott T-Bird at 9:45am 12.01.10 Ask All Sailors 40/8013 A voyage from Martha's Vinyard to Bermuda went horribly wrong. A storm battered the sailboat for se
Sail Design, Outhaul and Bolt Rope Footed Main Sail OldCat at 9:29am 12.01.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/12329 I got involved in a discussion on another forum about the use of an outhaul on a rope footed main sa
Regalvanize anchor chain Carl sv WINDROSE at 8:52am 12.01.10 Big Boats 4/4983 Can anyone recommend a source to regalvanize a rusty anchor chain? Philadelphia-Baltimore-Southern M
Rudder Shape Jan_ at 8:24am 12.01.10 Catalina 22 15/4395 Hello Everybody. We just recently bought our first boat, a you could guess it, it's a catalina 22
Any Aussie Hunter Owners around? deacm at 7:25am 12.01.10 Big Boats 2/1204 I'm an owner of a Hunter 36 (and a 356 before that) who will be spending two days in Sydney visiting
P42 Electrical wiring DanColucci at 6:50am 12.01.10 Big Boats 1/923 I have no power in my fwd stateroom or fwd head. Just starting the troubleshooting process. Does any
single battery switch with how many circuits? jrale at 8:48pm 11.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2178 Dear Macgregor Owners, I have installed new distribution panel with single battery and one single
Chainplates life expectancy (2) rhythmsurfer at 6:58pm 11.30.10 Ask All Sailors 26/7692 Just wondering on what the concensus is on replacing chainplates. This chainplate came off of my 198
Outboards - too much power? Rightsideup at 5:54pm 11.30.10 Ask All Sailors 27/13175 Ladies and gents, Quick question re the max hp rating for my newly bought 19ft Daysailer...think it'
Ebirp Purchase Valhalla II at 4:05pm 11.30.10 Ask All Sailors 22/5561 I need advice on purchasing an ebirp for a 44' Gulfstar. Any suggestions on make, model, price, good
Keel crack Hunter 30 1977 jpdmarinesurvey at 3:32pm 11.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1435 What looks like a surface crack between top of lead part of keel and stub.At the leading edge approx
Keel crack possibly between top of lead part and stub. jpdmarinesurvey at 2:25pm 11.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1239 What looks like a surface crack between top of lead part of keel and stub.At the leading edge approx
Hunter 22's Stability Saves Thxgiving Sethic at 9:52am 11.30.10 Smaller Boats 8/2209 I was overmatched. Took me a bit to figure that out though, but at least then I did the smart thing.
New 12V outlet = dead battery Sethic at 9:16am 11.30.10 Smaller Boats 26/4416 So... yet another of my triumphs er.. failings. I installed a 12V cigarette-lighter-style outlet t

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Low oil indicator fading in and out (1) dmax at 8:26am 07.07.22 This diagram should be pretty close to what you have but may not be exact (it has an ammeter). On mi
Low oil indicator fading in and out jonelli at 8:10am 07.07.22 Going off on a tangent here, I started looking at wiring diagrams, and literally the only thing I ca
Spinnaker Question colb218 at 8:02am 07.07.22 Thanks for the insight everyone! I will look into something to get the tack sorted, I like the ide
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 7:58am 07.07.22 Wanted to provide an update and solution to this for any future searches. First of all, thanks to ev
Mast Strut Bolt travorgeron at 7:54am 07.07.22 FWIW, that's what I did. Worked fine until the replacement came (bought two and keep spare on the
Mast Strut Bolt BobSail at 7:42am 07.07.22 FWIW, that's what I did. Worked fine until the replacement came (bought two and keep spare on the b
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? Captain Larry-DH at 7:33am 07.07.22 Have you serviced it and see what the emissions are afterwards? Yes, carb recently cleaned after c
Traveler for B281 sail sfbay at 7:28am 07.07.22 Suggest contacing Garhauer and/or Harken as they likely will have supplied a replacement upgraded tr
Worth a shot-- rogerbalz at 7:12am 07.07.22 Getting her ready for a road trip-- trying to check out all the new pieces and make sure they work:
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA tfox2069 at 6:52am 07.07.22 I noticed you rented a life raft from Vane Brothers. I'm scratching my head over that because I did
Raritan CH Cleans Hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:19am 07.07.22 Unlike Raritan K.O. and C.P., which are unique products, CH Cleans Hoses is just their considerably
Cheap Fuses/Breakers be careful! Maine Sail at 6:05am 07.07.22 There appear to be many brand name items for sale on Amazon that are really counterfeits although c
Wiring schematic jssailem at 5:55am 07.07.22 Such things as electricity are not for everyone. When it is not your thing, hire a marine electrici
The one armed electrician... sailme88 at 5:46am 07.07.22 Thanks for the offer I'd love to but, my balance is nowhere near good enough. Have not even been ou
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? Vvs1blue at 5:26am 07.07.22 Have you serviced it and see what the emissions are afterwards?
Tying up at the dock Joe at 5:12am 07.07.22 You can also add a pair of springs by anchoring them to a mid ships cleat on the toe rail or even to
Lines Aft on an old Precision 18 Joe at 4:54am 07.07.22 If you feel safer with the halyards led aft, by all means, make the change. A cheek block at the
boom attachment on mast Joe at 4:45am 07.07.22 Post a picture.
Spinnaker Question Joe at 4:43am 07.07.22 If the two edges from the Head (top) are the same length it's a symmetrical or racing spinnaker. If
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast SVSEA5 at 4:40am 07.07.22 Thank you everyone for your help. We are taking the boat back to the yard and they are going to rem

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