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Tired engine Joe D Pye at 11:42am 01.09.10 Catalina 30 1/1488 My old Universal 11 hp 2 cylinder diesel is beginning to smoke and I fear it is on its last legs. Q
Why didn't I do this earlier ??? (4) Maine Sail at 10:00am 01.09.10 Musings With Maine Sail 20/8586 So as things go I have been putting off the complete re-wire of my boat due to the sheer time involv
Transmission Main Seal Leak-10 hp Renault Deisel raymarshall at 9:55am 01.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1957 I have Hunter1980 27 tall rig, with a 10 hp Renault Diesel engine. The main transmission seal is lea
Wire Jacketing Observations (1) Maine Sail at 9:14am 01.09.10 Musings With Maine Sail 23/6938 About a year ago, maybe more, I posted some photos of badly oxidized bare copper wire. My assertion
Phenolic winch/handle (1) chefmike at 8:50am 01.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2102 Phenolic winch PIC http://www.kodakgallery.com/imaging-site/services/doc/5352:705737049112/jpeg/SM/
2009 hunter 31 Jabsco head rzoniesz at 8:24am 01.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1850 Happy New Year Everyone, It has been a while since I have posted. Had a lengthy buisness trip to
Signet????????? woodster at 7:26am 01.09.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1913 in dismantling my s2....i have found that the depth,windspeed,knotmeter,and the wind direction syste
test post Bill1565 at 7:23am 01.09.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1257 It's cold and rainy here in sw Fl. I am messing with my signature and "avatar" instead of working on
Gusher pump and emergency tiller for a Hunter 30 bobsellie at 6:30am 01.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1685 Thanks for the responses
Miami Boat Show med2463 at 5:48am 01.09.10 Ask All Sailors 0/264 A couple of times (few years ago), we anchored off Watson Island and dinghyed to the Miami boat show
Moorage? (1) odiee at 5:42pm 01.08.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1927 Free moorage is nice but think about the tide conditions.
Miami To Tortola In February Joe Mullee at 5:25pm 01.08.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2224 Got a call today from a delivery captain that I've crewed for on a few past occassions. This trip is
This site is fantastic! dtdsail at 4:42pm 01.08.10 Catalina 22 0/1248 :dance:As a first time sailboat owner, I want to say a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has answered
New Wind Instrument OPINIONS sailr4 at 4:40pm 01.08.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2710 I have the Raymarine ST50 instruments (Depth, Speed, and Wind). The Wind transducer died and needs
seat cushion recovering dtdsail at 4:30pm 01.08.10 Catalina 22 2/4602 We'd like to replace the dated seat cushion covers on our Cat 22. Does anyone know of a place you ca
Radome Scanner selection ernierogers at 4:23pm 01.08.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1455 I'm wanting to add radar to my Raymarine E series display and I'm trying to decide between analog, d
Help Monktonsailer at 1:45pm 01.08.10 S2 1/3620 My name is Charlie Parker, I'm from Maryland. Just picked up a 26 foot S2 center cockpit, and i need
Sea Shepherd Thread (previously Green Peace) paulj at 1:09pm 01.08.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3895 This is a better view of the crash......collison ....raming paulj :troll: http://www.youtube
Latitude 38 Article Jeff20919 at 10:53am 01.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1123 For thoes of you who have assess to the January 2010 issue of Latitude 38, there is a good article i
Group 27 AGM Batteries Ducati at 10:15am 01.08.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2578 Question? What is a Group 27 AGM Battery? I was given a price for 2 of them installed for $490

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Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 05.17.22 Your reply came printed in an unusual format so my answers are in red. Is it pretty easy to get dow
Amount of Liability Insurance sail sfbay at 9:38am 05.17.22 Suggesting making sure your boat insurance policy includes $939,800 in fuel spill liability Avoiding
Boat sinks unexpectedly Hello Below at 9:33am 05.17.22 It's the components inside one of those little "shark fin" antennas on your car. Bingo. Thanks to
Is this a terrible idea JBP-PA at 9:29am 05.17.22 That's not the kind of condition you should consider buying all the stuff to restore it and expect t
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC (2) jssailem at 9:22am 05.17.22 As far as breaks, Wichard makes one. These require additional lines around the boom and to the deck.
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? (1) Silhouetta at 9:22am 05.17.22 Good eye kloudie1. I detached that power unit to access it better, when I was tracing wires earlier
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC jim01749 at 9:20am 05.17.22 WOW, thanks for taking the time to detail that out. Agree on all that. Maybe this is one of those s
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC jssailem at 9:14am 05.17.22 Understandable. Perhaps understanding the risk and the action of the break would help perspective.
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's kloudie1 at 9:11am 05.17.22 Note about the small amount of fuel to get to 3600 unloaded. That is true, but on a diesel, the gove
Port hatch on Hunter23 help kloudie1 at 9:01am 05.17.22 Looks like delamination and probably has been there since new. you can fill it with 5200 if it isa a
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. (1) jssailem at 9:00am 05.17.22 Move the Bow Light? 2 lights on the deck away from trouble?
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Monheganlover at 8:38am 05.17.22 Thanks all for the great suggestions! I think I will limit myself to single-handing in modest wind c
'73 Javelin Rotting Cuddy Floor dmax at 8:38am 05.17.22 A picture would help.
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC jim01749 at 8:23am 05.17.22 Hi John, Thanks for the quick response! My wife and I are new to sailing and want to minimize risk
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 8:23am 05.17.22 your lists match my own pretty closely (see also my notes; still reasonably close to current). :)
New Articles Hayden Watson at 8:23am 05.17.22 @Maine Sail Very good article on the portable chargers. Do you know if the info you posted on the
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's vsfoster at 8:19am 05.17.22 How negative ? Meh, can't get too excited about either the exhaust elbow or fuel delivery as the
Is this a terrible idea Crazy Dave Condon at 8:07am 05.17.22 First identify the boat and owner. Many have noticed issues but until the unknowns are known, stay
Recommendations for Boom Brake and placement on 2008 Hunter 45 CC jssailem at 8:06am 05.17.22 Hi Jim What are you thoughts about a Boom Break? Is it that you are planning to cruise in the trade
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (9) Jacktar at 7:54am 05.17.22 Not standard that I have ever heard of., but have seen various iterations posted. My original step b

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