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Sail trim Mark H at 9:30pm 08.24.10 Smaller Boats 12/2632 Friday while moving from a port tack to starboard. I could not get the bow through the wind and came
Please Update Your Profiles Steve Dion at 8:57pm 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4120 I would hope that everyone would have updated their personal profiles by now. It would be good to kn
Holding tank odour and access to holding tank Dave & Cathy at 7:43pm 08.24.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1883 Cathy and I own a Hunter 336. We love the boat but hav enoticed an odd smell in the aft berth. The
Legend Series and 37 Replacement Toerails Rick D at 7:42pm 08.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1280 Looking for something else, I stumbled into this: http://crestaluminum.com/Main/newmarine.htm
Motor questions 73Pearson36 at 7:31pm 08.24.10 Pearson 0/1307 Hi all. The old Atomic 4 in my Pearson 36 just went sneakers up. Looks like a cooling water leak i
Need your input on a Irwin 38 LeBoutillier at 6:49pm 08.24.10 Irwin 2/3044 Hi Guys, We are considering a 1987 Irwin 38 and would cherish your feedback. What are your likes
Windlass for a B331 James Simmonds at 6:48pm 08.24.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2571 Has anyone out there installed an aftermarket windlass on a B331. I definately have to do this bef
September 2010 SAIL Mag. Issue Mainsheet99 at 5:43pm 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1740 The September 2010 issue of SAIL Magazine has one of my photos in a story on page 94. The story, Flo
Bottom Paint Question Futsal Fred at 5:37pm 08.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1561 My Hunter, which was previously in Long Island Sound, has maybe 8 or 10 coats of ablative bottom pai
honda generator zrolimt at 3:58pm 08.24.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/5266 is it a good idea to hook up shore power inlet to a hond eu2000? I have a 2003 B361.
Rudder Delamination Lee3567 at 3:15pm 08.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3581 Ahoy! I have a 25' O'Day and the rudder delaminated. Can anyone tell me what it is made of (obvious
Pumping too long? Clark at 2:09pm 08.24.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2735 We have a Raritan manual head - PHC I think. Is there a danger in leaving the pumpout nozzle connec
Question about power at the dock Sublime at 12:32pm 08.24.10 Smaller Boats 3/1228 Please excuse the newbie question. I've got an H260 that previously used an extension cord hooked
tOPSIDE PAIINT Andrew Erdmann at 12:21pm 08.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1226 I am looking at painting the deck of my Daysailer 1. Should I use a one or two part urethane? Anyt
shaft zinc Hayden Watson at 12:06pm 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3439 On my boat the shaft zinc seams to last about 3 months. If I install two zincs on the shaft will the
ST50 Masthead Transducer Jimk at 11:43am 08.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1884 I'm looking for a ST50 Masthead Transducer circa 1992-1994.
Islander AC breakers Craig Cook at 10:23am 08.24.10 Islander 3/3912 I have one breaker on my AC panel and would like to add a few more for other circuits. I would also
Removing boat from trailer Stan the man at 9:48am 08.24.10 Trailer Sailors 11/8023 My boat is in my driveway and I want to remove it from the trailer so that I can do repairs and pain
Gas Generators Paul and Judy at 9:19am 08.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2449 Anyone installed a Inverter Generator on their Sailboat? Please talk about where you installed it.
Beating angles Beneteau 411 dkobyrne at 8:37am 08.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/8227 Hi, I have a Beneteau 411 celebration and would appreciate advise/direction on rig tuning and sail

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Bavaria steering, rudder resistance increasing Kings Gambit at 7:23pm 07.05.22
Hot Water on 2009 Beneteau 31 Mechone at 7:19pm 07.05.22 Hi... thanks. Embarassed to say had not considered the obvious. Will go over system again. Find
DOWNWIND j30Trouble at 6:55pm 07.05.22 Moving ballast (crew weight) can be critical. Keep crew off the bow as much as possible to keep bow
drop rudder...a bit. 1980 H33 twistedline at 6:37pm 07.05.22 I appreciate your input. Having a hole in the shaft makes a lot of sense. It would also mean that
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 j30Trouble at 6:12pm 07.05.22 I recommend VC-17. An ablative paint will rub off where bunk boards or pads are located.
2003 Hunter 356 Hot water tank to engine, hose replacement Windpilot at 6:07pm 07.05.22 I agree with the above. I don't have your boat model, but the hoses are almost 20 years old and are
2003 Hunter 356 Hot water tank to engine, hose replacement (3) karellen at 5:58pm 07.05.22 206960 After that zip tie was cut I was able to pull the new hose through by just pulling on the ol
Need to figure out what model Universal diesel sheardc at 5:56pm 07.05.22 Well we got it figured out with help from Westerbeke/Universal. They confirmed via pictures I set th
Shore Power Light Bulb ricopenthouse at 5:51pm 07.05.22 Hi That's right, measure the voltage in the lamp socket. Most likely (I suspect so), it's 220 at the
Is Hunter (or Marlow Hunter) Still Even in Business? karellen at 5:30pm 07.05.22 FWIW, the Style Craft site had a menu option showing the Hunter daysailors, but it looks like they w
H34 Seahood Jim szczublewski at 5:19pm 07.05.22 I removed the seahood on my 34 and then thru drilled holes instead of the self tappers and i totally
Starting my LFP build. heritage at 4:54pm 07.05.22 Nice battery build, Hayden. Curious if you are charging the battery directly with the alternator.
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? jaysweet at 4:43pm 07.05.22 I use mine every now and then, but almost exclusively after shutting down the boat, to cool the engi
Temporary Overboard Discharge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:18pm 07.05.22 Is it possible to apply a removable manual pump to the existing holding tank deck fitting to discha
What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter dlochner at 4:06pm 07.05.22 Thanks, valid requests, my goal is to sail down to VBI thanks in advance for all your replies VBI
What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter Grunt735 at 4:02pm 07.05.22 Thanks, valid requests, my goal is to sail down to VBI thanks in advance for all your replies
Temporary Overboard Discharge dlochner at 4:00pm 07.05.22 That is exactly what I did when we took our trip down the ICW to Keys and Abacos this past yet. A W
Barrier coat c25 SailingLoto at 3:51pm 07.05.22 Must be nice to be rich and effluent in a nice, fancy, covered work area as you show :oops: . I ca
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 3:46pm 07.05.22 YES! That is why he should sell it and get one of these... https://www.taigamotors.com/products/o
Do you use checklists? thinwater at 3:25pm 07.05.22 I can't think of any time that I've ever used a checklist. My brain seems to shut off whenever I s

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