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Hola NW's keithshunter at 9:07pm 01.03.10 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/6170 Hello, I'm new to the NW and new to sailing. I want to plan a cruise to the San Juan's this summer a
cut transducer cable keithshunter at 8:23pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3551 Can I cut my transducer cable to reroute it and then reconnect it without any adverse affects ?
color code for running rigging??????? woodster at 7:57pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 10/8090 just wondering if there is a color code for the running rigging ....i am planning to replace all and
Cruising Spinnaker rigging mdmitch at 7:22pm 01.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1971 Happy New Year my fine fellow Mac sailors, I have a nice cruising spinnaker that I like to fly wh
Water Pump jorgefife at 5:12pm 01.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1584 I am now repairing stuff that is not working/not working as it should I came to the water pump issue
thanks for the info ronaldwredman at 4:02pm 01.03.10 Pearson 1/1311 Thanks for the web link, she's an '71. Is there any resource available to trace a boats former owne
Winter storage on the hard?!?!?! (2) Manny at 3:59pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3426 Hard mud, hard ice? :eek: :doh: Manny
How big of an inverter for microwave? Bad Obsession at 3:41pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 19/27410 If I was going to put an inverter in my boat to run my microwave occasionally while at anchor what s
Cruiser under 25' ? Florida sail at 1:41pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 34/11731 After sailing my Rhodes-22 for several years I am ready to move up to a boat that I can cruise more
RC Sailing Squadron at 1:40pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 28/11578 As the winter deepens along with the depression that comes from having a sailboat sitting in a slip
Ship Board Head Joker Valve (1) BroadReach at 1:36pm 01.03.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/6397 Peg, I recently (last summer) installed an Atlantis A5 electric head. After a few days I noticed tha
Help me decide on main & genoa halyards Rich Stidger at 12:43pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 23/14925 I think my twelve year old original halyards are up for replacement. I have come to this conclusion
Turnbuckles RBone at 11:35am 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 16/9492 What's the best lubricant for the threads on the rigging turnbuckles? Rich
Moving TV Driller B at 11:02am 01.03.10 Big Boats 2/1542 I would like to move the TV mounting position in my 2006 Hunter 41DS for the short wall in the salon
Kindle for sailing Rob19574 at 10:12am 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 9/13062 Hi all - I just received a Kindle for Christmas from my wife and thought about starting a thread on
mac 26 yes or no bruce and bernadette at 10:05am 01.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2563 Hi everyone. The best to all in 2010. I am in Mexico looking for a place to put a mac 26 that I pl
hull # 256 ronaldwredman at 9:43am 01.03.10 Pearson 1/1524 What year was this boat made?
MKII Galley Ken at 9:34am 01.03.10 Catalina 22 16/2934 Anyone out there own a 1997 or newer MKII ? We've made the jump to a MKII and my beloved "Last Penn
Overhead windows rlgales at 9:04am 01.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3031 One of the overhead windows on my 1988 Oceanis 350 is leaking. I cut out the rubber caulking and ca
Little H22 repairs Squadron at 8:02am 01.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1861 Hey guys! I've got a couple of projects that need to be done over the next few weeks, before sailin

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How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. ice breaker at 5:07am 04.28.22 I had a problem once where the 90 degree barbed fittings that connect to the fuel lines got stuffed
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? dlochner at 5:06am 04.28.22 I'm sure you meant that as intentional hyperbole, no? I mean, at $600 to replace the wheel drive u
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 4:55am 04.28.22
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 4:55am 04.28.22 The shunt should be installed on the negative cable coming from the house battery. Depends on what
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? jviss at 4:52am 04.28.22 you can replace the wheel AP 8 or 10 times for about the same cost as a below decks AP and carry a
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. SFS at 4:47am 04.28.22 Can't help you with the issues in the final paragraph of the post above, but if the genset is runnin
Not sure what I need Timm R Oday25 at 4:42am 04.28.22 Good morning .Any chance you could post photos of the transom and the end of the boom ?
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 4:28am 04.28.22 And I used this method to create a wired remote switch to operate the windlass from the cockpit. A
Ammeter replacement questions RoyS at 4:00am 04.28.22 I have no idea how your present ammeter works. Discard all of it and install your new meter. The shu
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? dlochner at 3:59am 04.28.22 The bigger question is what are your sailing plans? If your plans call for long passages and extend
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? kappykaplan at 3:30am 04.28.22 Should I skip the linear drive and just get the ST4000Mk2 replacement unit? I think you'd be happi
New Owner Here! 36C Hull #44 kappykaplan at 3:23am 04.28.22 What's s stack pack? It's a sail cover associated with lazy jacks for the main sail. Lazy jacks k
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 12:39am 04.28.22 So here is a rather long update as problem goes on: Yanmar 4JH4-TE. Fuel issues. I admit Im not sure
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? skunther at 10:09pm 04.27.22 This from the manufacturer: "The St6002 can be used, you would need an SPX10 course computer, fluxga
Another Battery Question..... Benny17441 at 9:44pm 04.27.22 I deal with 3 pairs of 6V(36V) in my ancient Golf Cart and I can assure you it is not a good idea to
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug jssailem at 9:30pm 04.27.22 My former boat was 15 ft trailer pocket yacht. Now it was like sailing in a back packing tent. Had a
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? (1) jon hansen at 8:28pm 04.27.22 this is me and crew out cruising iling
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? (1) jon hansen at 8:18pm 04.27.22 if your interested in learning the art of sailing, buy this il. just my $0.02
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? jon hansen at 8:14pm 04.27.22 me, i'm old 'old school'. first i'd get the sailboat sailing. then i'd think about all the 'non-sa
Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 8:14pm 04.27.22 And I used this method to create a wired remote switch to operate the windlass from the cockpit. Dav

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