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Remote chartplotter alarm jsalley at 6:50pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2186 Any of you electronics gurus know where I can find a remote alarm (beeper, buzzer, or whatever)? I'm
Depth vs. Fish Finder Reddirt at 5:38pm 09.27.09 Trailer Sailors 13/6860 I'm new to sailing. We are getting a West Wight Potter 19 a week from tomorrow!!! I'd like to buy a
folding wheel which one markwauters at 5:30pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 2/1420 I have a 96 hunter 376 and would like to know what folding wheel will work. I need to measure the sh
Iron vs Lead Keel Hunter 45DS rayjanine@aol.com at 5:29pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 29/14954 Like to get some thoughts concerning the new Hunter 45DS and the fact that the keel is cast iron in
troublesome leak on catalina 34 joe tanguay at 5:15pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 2/3199 I have a 2004 Catalina 34 MKII that has had a leaking issue since it was new. Unfortunately I am the
Leaks - Fixed Porthole/Windows mystery leak MLampner at 2:29pm 09.27.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2339 The starboard fixed porthole/window in the Salon on my 77 Hunter 30 leaks. It appears the previous o
36.7 vs 373 Question Ducati at 2:16pm 09.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1218 I like to go fast but my love likes to go slow. Beneteau 36.7 vs Beneteau 373. In your opinion
Roller furling that converts for racing Ducati at 2:04pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 7/6901 I'm looking for roller furling for sailing with the family but can convert for racing. Please offer
How Many Air/Heat Conditioning BTUs Are Required? Ducati at 1:58pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3422 We like our creature comforts. Looking to install one of those High-Faluten Cool-air+Heat-air uni
h23 mainsail design RichB at 1:53pm 09.27.09 Smaller Boats 5/1765 In deciding on a new main for my h23, the main concern is to get the most efficient sail for the buc
Attitude changes (Radar) Roger Long at 1:39pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3513 I think, if you poke around in newsgroup archives, you'll find a post from me about a year ago pont
Shipping a Hunter 33 - how high ? spadaforaj at 1:36pm 09.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1337 Aside from the mast which is coming own, the transport company want's to know how "high" the boat it
racing a Legend 37 sailordel at 12:33pm 09.27.09 Racing 1/2733 I have a 1989 Hunter Legend 37. Main and 135 are Dacron 7 years old and starting to show their age.
Nova Scotia shorty at 9:47am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1572 If you have too much time on your hands, you might be interested in our trip to Nova Scotia dodging
WC stern light (1) shorty at 9:36am 09.27.09 Pearson 0/1480 I replaced this OEM Wilcox Crittenden stern light with an LED fixture this past summer. If anyone w
Transporting to Long Beach CA johnchang7 at 9:30am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1454 Hello, I need to transport my boat from San Diego to Long Beach CA. Does anyone know a good service
slow boat! dlewis812 at 8:25am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 15/4337 slow boat! UPDATE certainly made some tactical errors and could tweek the sails however continually
Starter Battery Drains on Overnights JR Larsen at 8:24am 09.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2236 I have a 2007 Hunter 41DS equipped with Freedom Inverter/Charger, Xantrex Remote, Panda Genset, AC e
Single Handing - Dropping the Main Mike G. at 7:34am 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 28/6233 I single handed for the first time yesterday (on my P-323) and wasn't sure of the best method to dro
Sanitation hose to holding tank question cary wren at 6:23am 09.27.09 Catalina 30 6/3791 Head Smell I am replacing my sanitation hose and have a hose that runs from the head towards the ho

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Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 04.20.22 The cleanliness of the prop is another consideration. This allowed me a max. of 2000 RPM BUT with m
Fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:59pm 04.20.22 I've never had a marine toilet and don't fully understand the procedure How does the toilet know whe
Epic Fail Will Gilmore at 12:56pm 04.20.22 The lake I use is mostly powerboat friendly. Many ramps have this issue. You have to keep a clear h
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load fstbttms at 12:51pm 04.20.22 Having earned a significant portion of my living over the last 27+ years installing propellers, I ha
Anchor locker leaks (4) Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 04.20.22 My apologies @jaysweet for not replying sooner after heading out to the boat for ANOTHER look for t
Ship/Maintenance log book (1) Sailfanatic at 12:36pm 04.20.22 I have used a spreadsheet with separate workbooks for the different subjects to be tracked or logg
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig Stu Jackson at 12:32pm 04.20.22 Almost all Catalinas have owners associations. They usually have access to and will share manuals a
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel Art12050 at 12:29pm 04.20.22 I had the same problem on my 1992 Hunter 30 a number of years back. The fiberglass on the keel kept
Air Conditioner Failing buddybear at 12:24pm 04.20.22 Can't help much with out more information, but at those temperatures there is a chance it will fr
Fresh water flush Xstream at 12:12pm 04.20.22 How does the toilet know whether the water at the supply is fresh or salt? What difference does it m
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Silverman at 11:46am 04.20.22 Thank you for your comment, I have found some articles that indicate the cause is "too much pitch or
40.5: Replacing Clutches senang at 11:36am 04.20.22 The aluminium plate on my 2005 Hunter 38 is 10mm if my memory is still good. Normal procedure for th
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Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Silverman at 11:19am 04.20.22 Thanks for the response, will try it again on the actual sea trial. Current owner not providing/doe
Time to replace lifelines? Dalliance at 10:48am 04.20.22 Time to replace them. I did when mine started to look like that. Went with bare stainless and adde
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Don S/V ILLusion at 10:48am 04.20.22 Probably not (with emphasis on the first word) but rather than guess, if I was contemplating buying
Air Conditioner Failing DeniseO30 at 10:24am 04.20.22 Can't help much with out more information, but at those temperatures there is a chance it will fre
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:20am 04.20.22 I did not see where you said what type of furler you have. Some are very reliable and give decent
Anchor locker leaks (1) jdrutten at 10:17am 04.20.22 The leak in my H-306 chain locker didn't take as much investigation. The photo below was taken looki

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