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Engine Blower purpose Panamajames at 6:35am 10.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/7161 Could you tell me what exactly the purpose of the blower in the engine compartment. Remove heat and
Winterizing marine air conditioning system gordhodgson at 6:02am 10.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/7258 Question #1 This is my first season with my Hunter 450 and I am not quite sure how to winterize the
NOAA Charts rjarrell at 5:59am 10.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1709 After downloading the free charts from NOAA's website my browser did not recognize the file. How do
The nature of sail Quoddy at 5:29am 10.14.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4979 Is this true of all sailboats? As wind speed builds, you can sail faster and closer to the wind up t
Lift and drag Quoddy at 4:27am 10.14.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/5454 As I understand it, anything above a very light wind you want a full sail and as wind builds you fla
Hunter 260 Centerboard mkinnane at 1:38am 10.14.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5679 I just purchased a Hunter 260 and plan on Mooring it in a tidal area. Is the centerboard strong enou
Fixed Prop vs. Folding wufibugs at 11:30pm 10.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1519 What is the preference for Hunter 31s, fixed or folding. How much real gain is there on a fodling p
Soon to be 51' Beneteau Owner HappyDays32 at 10:14pm 10.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/36 Ok guys,:neutral: I want to buy my first sailboat. I found this 51' Beneteau in the VI. I will be
replacement gaskets for Bomar portlights Victoria28 at 9:54pm 10.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2486 Hi again from Victoria BC, does anyone know of another source for replacement gaskets for the Bomar
Power Setting, Universal 25 Inter20sailor at 8:49pm 10.13.09 Catalina 30 3/1457 Hello Lads, Having come to the Cat 30 (1991 MkII) from various skiffs and high performance dinghi
Plexiglass for Islander 26 Adaptive Sailing at 8:22pm 10.13.09 Islander 1/2660 I was in contact with the original supplier of the hatch and windows somewhere in CA but lost the co
Water Ballast Freezing scooters6 at 7:10pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 5/3743 I recently purchased a 260 with water ballast. Plan to store the boat in slip on Wheeler Lake off th
Where's the ground? emergpa1 at 7:02pm 10.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2030 I am trying to repair and replace wiring on my boat. I ran across a question I couldn't find the ans
midship cleat Don Crowther at 6:25pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3693 Has anyone installed a cleat midships on a Hunter 31 83-87? Did you attach it to the toe rail? Wha
Raise the boom? Chuck OConnor at 6:15pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1540 Greetings Sailors: I purchased a used 13' Escape Rumba last spring and sailed it this summer. Lot
New to Sailboats. Just bought an Irwin 3/4T PotomacSouth at 5:34pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2941 Hello everyone, So like I said I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T which needs a little help, nothing
July 4th Photos (2) Mike G. at 5:21pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1580 I was reviewing this summer's sailing photos and thought that I would share these photos taken at Sa
travaler shim Pop at 5:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1057 Im looking for a cabin top teak travaler shim for an 88 model 27 , catalina direct doesnt have them
Plasteak feedback... Wayne Gibson at 4:38pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1722 Ahoy! Has anyone used the Plasteak sole covering or similar vinyl to do the floor of their cabin?
sail repair dlewis812 at 4:17pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1467 clearly something sharp on the spreader.. attached can see bad tear which I unsuccessfully tried to

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26S keel cable connection stickinthemud57 at 8:35pm 03.08.22 I snapped my keel cable sailing in Lake Travis last year. Made the mistake of trying to use the kick
Fresh water leaking in to Jabsco Shorinsean at 8:31pm 03.08.22 Peggie, Thanks for the speedy and detailed answer! There is a vented loop in the lazarette, but next
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included mikeracca at 8:06pm 03.08.22 The 7102 series alternators were an oddball in the GM lineup. They were used in 71/72 and were a sto
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 7:56pm 03.08.22 How does this happen? The BMS disconnects the bank? In my case the Victron relay switches a batte
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included mikeracca at 7:56pm 03.08.22 So this depends on how you look at an alternator. The name alone says it creates alternating current
Foresail pennant AaronD at 7:45pm 03.08.22 Can I use dyneema or spectra for the pennant? Sure. I have a Dyneema pennant on our heavy-weather
Foresail pennant kclancy at 7:34pm 03.08.22 Can I use dyneema or spectra for the pennant?
H30 cutlass O.D Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 03.08.22 Always enjoy your videos. Very well done.
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Sailbaum at 7:15pm 03.08.22 I hate abandoned wires and my boat has quite a bit of them. I'm slowly working through removing the
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 6:38pm 03.08.22 This stator should give el. I am testing it out to use with a very small generator. 7102k Alternator
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included Maine Sail at 6:12pm 03.08.22 A better question is who did you purchase it from?
Starwind 19 project boat (1) SailingLoto at 6:11pm 03.08.22 Bottom painted and rubrail installed
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables jssailem at 6:05pm 03.08.22 Interesting idea. That it is. So the overall cable length is adequate. I got the sense that the ca
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 6:04pm 03.08.22 so when you cut off the LFP charging How does this happen? The BMS disconnects the bank?
Outhaul car on Selden Boom ramoore at 5:54pm 03.08.22 Hello, on our H386 with in mast furling main I've noticed that the car seems to get a bit stuck som
Yanmar 3HM35F Transmission backlash sail sfbay at 5:36pm 03.08.22 Backlash.........sounds like you need a marine machinery engineer or discuss with your transmission
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 5:26pm 03.08.22 Without actually seeing the cable - any way you could cut a inch or so out of the middle of the cov
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables Sailor Sue at 5:19pm 03.08.22 Without actually seeing the cable - any way you could cut a inch or so out of the middle of the cove
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 5:03pm 03.08.22 When you replaced the transmission, is the lever on the transmission in the same location as the ol
Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal heritage at 5:03pm 03.08.22 I thought forcing water through the dripless seal was only for higher speed power boats. Sailboat t

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