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help with prop shaft (4) codmander at 12:14pm 06.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2574 1981 33-hunter cherubini an issue here should i just hull n deck puddy it? or take it all apart
Adding battery question fox islander at 11:48am 06.06.09 Catalina 30 6/2399 Memorial day weekend I was forced to sail into my slip due to not enough amperage to crank over the
Whisker pole gear for a 393 fonzo2@hotmail.com at 11:45am 06.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2063 My B-393 came with the track attached to the mast (classic rig). What do I need aside from the 70
Galley sink won't drain scottf96 at 11:39am 06.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/5648 I have a 1979 O'Day 25 with a galley sink that will not drain. The boat is in the water. I can not
Outboard on Hunter 30? Michel16053 at 11:36am 06.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1945 Greetings, I am looking at a Hunter 30 which needs an engine rebuillt or replacement. I have a Catal
Single or double axle trailer? Philip M. Bly at 10:49am 06.06.09 Sirius 21/22 7/4200 Advice? Experience? I'm getting nervous contemplating a long haul with my Sirius 21 aboard a singl
Back Stay Adjuster Don Guillette at 8:14am 06.06.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/14888 There is a thread going on one of the catalina sites regarding the above subject. A lister named Chr
Size of packing material Matt Olfson at 7:34am 06.06.09 Catalina 30 2/1155 I have a 1977 Catalina 30 with a stuffing box that needs repacking... What size of packing do I need
ST 4000 (Low Battery) Don Crowther at 7:26am 06.06.09 Ask All Sailors 16/6655 OK here's the story. I was working on the boat listening to the radio with the vhf on and no other
Racing the 310 SceptreSailor at 7:04am 06.06.09 Catalina 310 4/2023 I have Entered Dallas Race Week, wish me luck! http://www.dallasraceweek.com
MacGregor 19 - Caveat emptor? Luna C at 5:06am 06.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/9535 I am on the brink of buying a MacGregor 19. It is for sale about 500km from where I live so I will p
Dana Point Marina Slip/Shipyard Reduction - Help Needed dvideohd at 9:43pm 06.05.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2037 Loss of Dry Boat Storage, Boater Slips, Trailer/Tow Vehicle Parking, Dedicated Boater Parking
Chainplate tierod - how to evaluate (2) Sea Monkey at 8:59pm 06.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2977 Hi everyone. I'm looking at buying a used Hunter 34 (1984) and found a chainplate tierod that looks
plywood dinghies/tenders. what have u built? luvitt at 8:35pm 06.05.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2708 i've built about 5 boats from scratch. glen-l squirt in mahoghany, stevensons project vacationer (s
How can you tell an S1 AP is talking to a GPS rpwillia at 8:16pm 06.05.09 Catalina 310 8/1809 I finally got my VHF radio to receive the GPS data - pretty cool to see lat/lon values on the radio.
CO alarms DanCurilla at 7:26pm 06.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1307 My CO alarms is going crazy. All kinds of weird chirps. nothing consistent. Happens when engine is o
Is it necessary to splice the anchor line onto the first link of chain? luvitt at 3:16pm 06.05.09 Ask All Sailors 15/4387 My first link is badly corroded. The surveyor dinged me on it. The way it is setup now, the line i
Main Halyard hard to raise & lower Sailoff at 12:51pm 06.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/4085 We have a 1986 Hunter 34, purchased last summer. This year the marina added a wind speed instrument
Rigging kair at 11:18am 06.05.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1201 Does anyone have the line sizes for a 1980 Hunter 36? I am looking at replacing some of my rigging
Battery charger needs 8ga wire - ok to use a pair of 10ga? mcaswell at 10:39am 06.05.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3768 I'm installing a Truecharge 40 (replacing the original Guest 30 amp charger that is behaving strange

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Oops message Ed Caldwell at 9:38am 07.12.21 Yep, all working on both Windows desktop and Android phone. Glad to help keep this great forum work
Oops message Phil Herring at 9:35am 07.12.21 Operator error. It's fixed now and I'll take a look at what we can do to avoid that in the future. T
Anyone install a temperature sender in the heater line on a Yanmar 3GM30F? (2) Scott T-Bird at 9:34am 07.12.21 Mine is Serial # 22074 and the sender is mounted on a fitting to the water heater on the block side
Tach stopped balmar 614 (1) jssailem at 9:24am 07.12.21 Have you explored the signaling possible should "alternator failure" occur? Your 614 regulator cna g
Tach stopped balmar 614 jssailem at 9:17am 07.12.21 Are you sure you wired the unit correctly. Install WHITE Stator-In And Tach-Out Wires When an electr
Tach stopped balmar 614 Maine Sail at 9:15am 07.12.21 If your tach gets its pulse from the alternators stator, then it's your solar causing the reg to shu
Looking sternward... jssailem at 9:12am 07.12.21 @Leeward Rail Yes, I agree. It caught my attention.
Looking sternward... Leeward Rail at 9:10am 07.12.21 Wow. Very good essay
Oops message jssailem at 8:51am 07.12.21 I sent info to Phil regarding the issue. I think it is a glitch related to the automated questions a
6" round fluorecsent Udi at 8:50am 07.12.21 So these are fluorescent lights, and not ones with a simple bulb but rather a circular (as opposed
Oops message Ed Caldwell at 8:44am 07.12.21 But this is not the first time I've seen this error. It has happened several times to me in the las
Manual for Oceanis 41 Carillon 1 at 8:38am 07.12.21 Hi - If you tell me how many pages you have in your manual, I'll compare to mine... a 2012manual...
Oops message jssailem at 8:30am 07.12.21 Ed Looks like there is something wrong with the link... I got the same message.
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? Captain Larry-DH at 8:30am 07.12.21 @Don S/V ILLusion I had to look up the term; "free surface flooding". For others of us who aren't f
Navico Simrand WP-30 mikemoyer at 8:27am 07.12.21 You can stop the cover from popping off by moving the unit aft (it has two rods that it slides back
Navico Simrand WP-30 dmax at 8:17am 07.12.21 You can stop the cover from popping off by moving the unit aft (it has two rods that it slides back
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 8:04am 07.12.21 Update: Rudy can source the strut for an O'day 35. There is no telling how much longer Rudy and Debb
Tach stopped balmar 614 JoeWhite at 8:04am 07.12.21 I had noticed that when I first started the engine while at dock and shore power plugged in, that ta
Dark Days Scott T-Bird at 7:59am 07.12.21 Oh well. The acronym SWMBO exists for a reason. Not knowing exactly what this acronym means (I'll
Navico Simrand WP-30 mikemoyer at 7:56am 07.12.21 If you are looking for the little wheels around the perimeter (which always fail), you can buy supe

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