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Hunter 27' fuel tank oldgranpop at 12:40pm 10.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2189 I have a 1982 27' hunter. The manual claims the fuel tank has 12 gal capacity. How can I tell how m
something new in the bilge!! ayarkon at 12:30pm 10.27.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2058 About a month after re-glassing keel bolts in bilge after hard grounding, i notice a black fine soo
Hunter 27 holding tank olegranpop at 12:29pm 10.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1768 I am the new owner of a beautiful 1982 Hunter 27'. There is a Y switch which enables me to pump the
bringing down the sails ayarkon at 12:25pm 10.27.09 Big Boats 4/2875 Need help with detailed instructions on the right way to bring the sails down for winter storage on
Furling JibTension jlmulanax at 11:41am 10.27.09 Smaller Boats 9/2005 When raising the mast on my 2001 Hunter 260 I have a hard time attaching the furling jib to the stea
Tour Boat Fail (1) Hermit Scott at 11:21am 10.27.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3533 After hearing some people scream as the boat ran aground we did what any normal person would do...we
crack in keel joint orion at 10:07am 10.27.09 Big Boats 2/1481 I have a 35 foot Hunter Legend with a torpedo bulb keel. Last year I hit a rock and the yard fixed t
LED Cabin Light Conversion RickS at 8:52am 10.27.09 Ask All Sailors 45/9264 Our boat has 14 10w Halogen bulbs w/ G-4 bases in the cabin light fixtures and we are interested in
Leaks, leaks and more leaks! PrincessoftheLake at 7:51am 10.27.09 Big Boats 9/2744 Here we are at the end of the season and all of the sudden I got leaks all over the place! I now ha
Baja Ha-Ha Soundbounder at 7:25am 10.27.09 Destinations 9/7688 This is in today's San Diego Union. San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. Looks like a lot of fun. http://
CDI roller furling question Triumph900 at 6:55am 10.27.09 Catalina 22 2/2442 I am a very happy new owner of a 1986 Catalina 22. It has a CDI roller furling rig on it for the jib
Ports Parts NICOLAS at 6:52am 10.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1021
Using Compressed Air to Clear FW lines asmits at 4:25am 10.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2969 Does anyone use compressed air to clear water out of their boat's freshwater lines for winterization
boat computer interfaces What would you want? Bill Roosa at 2:06am 10.27.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2086 Hi all I got a bug to build a boat computer for possible commercial sales and was wondering what ins
minimizing tax burden when buying richk at 1:08am 10.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1707 I'm buying a boat in Virginia and eventually moving it to Maryland. How do I minimize my tax burden
Any Hunter 32 Owners in Long Beach? captboblb at 9:01pm 10.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/963 I am looking to connect with any Hunter 32 owners in the Long Beach area.
Mitre Cut Yankee Sail Design oreana123 at 7:38pm 10.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2663 I posted some pictures of a cutter rig that I installed on my 26D. I flew some extra misc. headsails
Rudder Lock Down Rigging advice... abk at 7:33pm 10.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3021 I have a M25 with a wheel (no tiller) and have used a pencil, a screwdriver, and a aluminium shaft f
COVER FOR 26M--with disclaimer oreana123 at 7:06pm 10.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2098 I am sewing a cover for a 26M and I thought I'd post some pics. Nothing is for sale. Buy your canvas
Cheap Leak fix? Boom Magnet at 7:04pm 10.26.09 Catalina 22 4/2296 I became the proud owner of a '73 Catalina 22 last week. While working inside, it started to down po

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Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 Davidasailor26 at 4:39am 08.14.21 So the little red handle to the right of the two big red and one black is for the windless? In Big
looking to upsize!? cheeseNcrackers at 4:16am 08.14.21
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 outwardboundguy at 3:51am 08.14.21 The pictures are a good help. Everyone has given me an answer to get me going in the right direction
Broken bolts and headaches (1) jibes138 at 1:16am 08.14.21 Another option is drill it out, tap the hole and install a stud with two sizes of thread. The larger
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 12:27am 08.14.21 We had a great trip, there and back. And I was surprised to be greeted by name after mooring in Two
Broken bolts and headaches Tedd at 9:34pm 08.13.21 .... consider filling the hole with JB Weld and tapping that. Loctite form-a-thread is better for
NOT buying H34 swshogren at 9:23pm 08.13.21 And, does anyone really use the after quarter berth/ double bed for two people? We tend to call it t
NOT buying H34 swshogren at 9:20pm 08.13.21 what did they do with the space under the chart table? the louvered cabinet looks like mine that's i
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent Hayden Watson at 8:58pm 08.13.21 A DC motor will turn the wrong way if you have the polarity reversed. I would make sure that you ha
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent LVGS at 8:24pm 08.13.21 If the discharge hose was blocked or the thruhull was closed, the back pressure could do that. No o
Help with identifying my boat? Murgatroid at 7:59pm 08.13.21 The motor mount makes me doubt that it is some club racer.
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 Davidasailor26 at 7:18pm 08.13.21 Stu is right of course. Just to clarify my guidance above for any future passers-by of the thread -
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 BigEasy at 7:00pm 08.13.21 Great photo. If your vessel is wired like many Bene's you don't likely have "HOUSE" and "START" you
NOT buying H34 (1) DeniseO30 at 6:57pm 08.13.21 I closed the doors to the quarter berth very yachty!
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Harry Mathias at 6:55pm 08.13.21 Thank you, Mechone! I understand.
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent Don S/V ILLusion at 6:53pm 08.13.21 If the discharge hose was blocked or the thruhull was closed, the back pressure could do that. No ot
Battery Selector Switch Setting BlowMeAway at 6:51pm 08.13.21
New outboard and new adjustable bracket (1) geola1 at 6:39pm 08.13.21 The whole thing is puzzling. But the storage for the gas is right about the bolts for the adjustable
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Mechone at 6:36pm 08.13.21 Thank you Then that is where the large Stainless Steel shaft inside the boat terminates then? under
Marine grade solar CarlN at 6:29pm 08.13.21 Flexible panels on boats seem to have much shorter lives in the south where they overheat more easil

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