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H310 - Does my jib look strange? (2) mcaswell at 5:36pm 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1635 I've noticed while sailing, my jib seems to be positioned low... the foot of the sail is impinged up
Manual teacher63 at 5:28pm 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/938 I also need a manual. I am picking a 1987 Hunter 23, the boat is in NJ. I am desperate for a man
Pure Oceans Ablative reviews? Drifter26 at 5:26pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2110 I'm trying to select an ablative bottom paint that won't break the bank and will keep the slime off
Spare bilge pump/Barlow winch (2) Mitch at 4:59pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2732 Hello all. More questions as usual. I have an electric bilge pump and a hand operated one in the coc
Automatic Bilge pump for 11.0A Spike033 at 4:02pm 05.09.10 S2 4/1625 I bought an 11.0A last July and was told by the surveyor that there was a Bilge pump that he couldn'
Got Bacon? USCG approved signal divice (2) Mitch at 3:42pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2319 Hello all. Hope you'r all doing well. Went down to the boat this morning, and was wishing I had some
O'Day 192 Spinnaker LBSmith at 12:34pm 05.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1189 I have an O'Dat 192 and want to know if anyone has experience with a spinnaker for this size boat/mo
In search of: Eriechuck at 11:51am 05.09.10 Bigger Boats 2/1523 I'm in the market for an 87-89 O'Day 272 LE. Anyone in the Ohio area interested in selling? I need t
Water tank problem Stevep at 11:25am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2090 Hi all -- I am located in Maryland and my boat is in Annapolis. Recently, I ordered new plastic wat
another bilge pump question butchrobbins at 11:15am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 26/12634 My bilge pump runs, but is not pumping anything out of the bilge. I took it apart this morning to m
Need new Sails John Burns at 10:53am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1241 The roller furling sails (both main and head) on my 2002 Hunter 356 are beginning to show the need f
Depths through Kent narrows Plankton at 10:50am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2628 Anyone been through Kent narrows recently and know what depths there are running?
Mast stepping Scooterbar at 9:37am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1579 I need to haul out my 1985 Hunter 23 for bottom paint and I am new to sailing and have no idea how t
Leaking holding tank? mcaswell at 9:21am 05.09.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6934 In an effort to stop the source of odor in our boat, I replaced the hoses a while back, but the odor
Need help finding a part for 23.5 Hunter wenckebach at 9:00am 05.09.10 Smaller Boats 6/1589 We are new to sailing and bought a 23.5 Hunter (1993) last year. While trailering it this spring th
Foam In Hull ?? David MacGillivary at 8:18am 05.09.10 Catalina 30 5/2192 I removed my engine and noticed that part of the hull under the engine was soft. Upon further examin
Here's one I don't believe! (Bilge discharge port) captainpat at 6:04am 05.09.10 Big Boats 12/3004 The bilge discharge port on the Legend 35.5 is on the stbd side and about 8-10" below the toe-rail.
Power while away from the boat... Deleted member 78819 at 5:56am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2518 I just launched a new to me 1991 Hunter 28. I have shore power connected, a good charging system an
Motor Paint Suggestions geoffschultz at 5:30am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1621 Yesterday I was adjusting the valves on my generator and started looking at the paint on the engine.
Ssooooo...... appleman at 4:12am 05.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1511 Has Lake Weiss swallowed up Keith? :eek: :D:D

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I got new crew (1) pclarksurf at 11:03pm 03.09.22 Based on the painting..looks like you had a previous crew member too. :beer: Indeed-- 13.5 years,
New Catalina 30 Owner (10) mikeracca at 9:43pm 03.09.22 So this is for @Peggie Hall HeadMistress Clean out going to the deck level. 203278 Vent hose exiti
New Catalina 30 Owner (6) mikeracca at 9:17pm 03.09.22 Well today was a good day! I got more cleaned up inside and out on Luna. First off I took a scrap
In hull transducer and wax (1) Hayden Watson at 9:15pm 03.09.22 I am in the process of installing my third "In the hull" transducer. I have been using the techniqu
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 9:00pm 03.09.22 Update: I spent some time yesterday evening trying the block and eyelet in nearly every position su
11.0a Halvern at 8:42pm 03.09.22 Mark, Can you give me an assist with my frig questions, please. Hal
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 8:39pm 03.09.22 Alternators have been rated in current output for over a hundred years. It makes little difference
In hull transducer and wax arf145 at 8:14pm 03.09.22 I had the same experience as @brazenarticle--it worked fine. I didn't have any problem with heat eit
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 8:13pm 03.09.22 What is an alternator rating, after all? What does it mean to have a 125A alternator? Where does
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:45pm 03.09.22 The case that @Maine Sail was referring to, as far as I can tell, was one where a Yanmar 125A altern
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:41pm 03.09.22 A 125A alternator, in its specified environment (mostly thermal) will put out 125A continuously. Un
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:39pm 03.09.22 Alternators are rated for lead acid That is utter nonsense. Show me such a spec, please, if you i
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:38pm 03.09.22 Actually, it is North American nomenclatural laziness that even calls it a 125A alternator because
LiFePo4 Refresh LeslieTroyer at 7:35pm 03.09.22 And to you care to elaborate on that, explain why you think he's correct, or is this just a popular
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 7:27pm 03.09.22 Actually, it is North American nomenclatural laziness that even calls it a 125A alternator because w
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:17pm 03.09.22 What is an alternator rating, after all? What does it mean to have a 125A alternator? Where does i
Docking queries JoeWhite at 7:15pm 03.09.22 Take a look at other boats of your size and see what they are using
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Sailbaum at 7:13pm 03.09.22 I find a "fox and hound" tool invaluable for these sorts of things. Takes some practice to know the
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:12pm 03.09.22 I have to agree with Hayden. And to you care to elaborate on that, explain why you think he's corr
LiFePo4 Refresh LeslieTroyer at 7:08pm 03.09.22 I have to agree with Hayden.

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