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swing keel up or down on a run? dlewis812 at 9:41am 09.25.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2128 have cat 25 swing keel. I had thought better to bring up when sailing downwind to reduce drag howev
Hunter Missing from CW October 2009 kfish at 9:31am 09.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1658 There not listed in the Fall Boat-Show Preview nor can I find any Advertisement on Hunter. What giv
What is this (3) Stormer at 8:16am 09.25.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2620 So husband and I are still in the process of restoring our 1963 Columbia 24, shes almost ready, we p
77 27 Hunter. What to look for when buying? Adrianjohnm at 7:25am 09.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1369 First boat purchase and I am really interested in a 1977 Hunter 27 for $7500 that I will be looking
Hunter 30 Owner's Manual erictowse at 4:46am 09.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2542 Looking for a kind soul who might have the original owner's manual for a 1983 H30. I have the binder
Which Keel wufibugs at 9:05pm 09.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2126 I just bought a 1986 Hunter 31. I understand Hunter put both a full and shoal keels in these boats.
Batt Selector & Seacock question? SeacretSailor at 6:51pm 09.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2323 My brain must be frozen (so forgive me) because I know there must be a simple answer that I'm not se
Another 222 question... Zoomie at 6:28pm 09.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 10/5553 What kind of freshwater storage tank did the 222's have? Did they use a bladder type tank, or a soli
Where are the seacocks on my new S2? (1) B Kropf at 6:23pm 09.24.09 S2 5/3037 New is an exaggeration-it's a 1987 35' center cockpit. Due to some medical problems, she was in stor
Oh Joy refit 9/24/09 (10) CharlieCobra at 5:02pm 09.24.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2236 We finally got the bulwarks off and Charles is getting them cleaned up: http://i234.photobucket.com
Gooseneck for a Venture 25 Qoheleth at 3:28pm 09.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3772 So far I have found that the weakest part of the Venture's rigging is the gooseneck with that little
winter stand height lunasea at 3:12pm 09.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1676 For those of us up north, it's time to think about winter storage. This year, I'm thinking about sto
holding tanks not working bigsick1 at 1:23pm 09.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1895 I have a 2003 326. The tank indicators are digital. Diesel works, but the fresh water indicator al
Maine Mentor - 28 MK II peg645 at 12:36pm 09.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2222 Brand new to this site. Hope to find lots of good stuff. Significant other acquired an '03(?) Cat
Fuel Spillage Whimsea12133 at 10:59am 09.24.09 Big Boats 3/1169 We are experiencing a slight spillage of diesel fuel under the stuffing box area. We have found no l
Mast lightbulb replacement wdeluna at 9:37am 09.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1398 I own a 1995 Hunter 29.5 and, like many boats that are slipped in the ocean, my mast light has stopp
Preventer on a Hunter 36 deacm at 9:21am 09.24.09 Big Boats 13/4925 I've searched the archives for 'preventer' and it appears that only older Hunters with attachment po
Fixing the aft holding tank - advice? KandD at 8:34am 09.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1192 So we have the typical 80's hunter problem with our holding tank. I've got the sole screws out and
Thinking about a Rhodes 22 mtgregory47 at 8:31am 09.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1312 I'm thinking of moving from my Mac 25 to a Rhodes 22. It is built by General boats and has somewhat
Mac 25 Trailering MrMikey64 at 7:31am 09.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2272 This is a question to all the Mac/Venture 25 owners out there: Can anyone tell me the the combined w

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Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) jssailem at 8:29am 04.14.22 I was the investigative type, so I did take mine apart. That is how I cleaned out the small amount
Seams A Problem? Kings Gambit at 8:24am 04.14.22 If you are going to spend the trip worrying about the seam it might be worth moving on. Not on a t
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Scott B at 8:23am 04.14.22 Our dealer tells us that this is normal, and that using the winch is the standard operating procedu
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) Growl at 8:17am 04.14.22
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side SeaRags at 7:39am 04.14.22 Thanks. I'm hearing that it's not likely a core intrusion issue. That's what I want to hear. Than
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side jssailem at 7:31am 04.14.22 I am hearing you like the boat. That you are willing to put up with some issues. The deal feels fare
Burning insense on a boat Terry Cox at 6:41am 04.14.22 We enjoy burning incense only while at anchor and with hatches open.
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side SeaRags at 6:39am 04.14.22 I'm having the boat transported to a different lake within a month. The boat will be pulled out and
Vernazza, Italy jssailem at 6:28am 04.14.22
Starting fluid RoyS at 6:19am 04.14.22 How would you get mmo into the diesel cylinders?
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? jssailem at 6:08am 04.14.22 Welcome to SBO. Yes the bilge looks like it needs maintenance work by an owner that cares about his
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? Scott T-Bird at 5:00am 04.14.22 The bilge pump and the switch is manufactured to be underwater, so if both are working, you should b
Starting fluid CYQK at 4:58am 04.14.22 Man that is a good tech explaination. Looks like mms is not a good starter fluid Thks
Hunter 27-2 Leaning to one side Tally Ho at 4:56am 04.14.22 As @Ted said, be sure to inspect the boat carefully and get a pre-purchase survey. I would want to
Vernazza, Italy TomY at 4:37am 04.14.22 You know it will be. We travel, the airlines get more expensive and more restricted in what we can
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? dlochner at 4:29am 04.14.22 Most bilge pumps can not completely dry out the bilge. It has to do with the type of pump typically
Vernazza, Italy Will Gilmore at 4:27am 04.14.22
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines Sailgunner at 4:24am 04.14.22 Did you install a second pump? Yes. Actually I installed the system so installed two pumps initial
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 10:55pm 04.13.22 But first, I need some dry lube!
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult Skipper John at 10:23pm 04.13.22 After about 5 years the line on the drum started binding, softened enough that the wraps would push

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