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AC keeps tripping breaker bigburb at 6:52am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 10/8969 On a Hunter 40. We have a Cruisair with the digital controls. Everything works fine, sucks water,
beneteau first 36s7 rikhuisman at 2:29am 05.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1257 does anyone have the sw rating or orc rating of this boat? I would like to have them kind regards
sailinghelp! thesailerdude at 10:57pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2026 I like this site...the people are helpful and cool especially hermit scott however one thing that
Observations higgs at 9:16pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 18/1791 1. Most boat work is cleaning 2. You cannot get something clean without getting something else
Proper Racor Primary Fuel Filter size? SeacretSailor at 8:37pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 24/18753 I just traded up from a Macgregor 26S (trailerable) to a C'C 29 with a Yanmar 2GM. So that I could
VC 17 users higgs at 7:18pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1333 I just found out that Petit makes their own version of VC 17. It is called SR-21. A guy in my ya
Brass air fittings meili1111 at 7:11pm 05.04.09 AMF 0/14 Now that is a lot of brass air fittings http://www.liangdianup.com/subpages/airfitting_1.htm there
How to rig H22 LDM at 7:10pm 05.04.09 Smaller Boats 3/1454 I recently bought a Hunter22 that had been sitting for a while. All running rigging has been pulled
Brass air fittings meili1111 at 7:08pm 05.04.09 Bristol 0/7 Now that is a lot of brass air fittings http://www.liangdianup.com/subpages/airfitting_1.htm there
Main sail removal Rick Silverman at 6:51pm 05.04.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1172 I wanted to remove my main for cleaning and repair, but I can't figure out how without dropping mast
pictures of rigging Stormsailor at 6:21pm 05.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1095 I am trying to find out about my hunter23 Topping lift. I would like to know if any one has visual a
Bilge Pump Size Cheers at 6:12pm 05.04.09 Big Boats 3/1201 I am replacing my burnt out Rule 1100 gph bilge pump. What is the acceptable size (min and max) to u
A few questions about a 1974 Hunter 25 Heelamonster at 6:09pm 05.04.09 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3193 My wife and I purchased a 1974 Hunter 25 (ID # HUN250049M741-G) last November, and are finally able
Frost Plug Removal (This is a Good One!) Scott A. at 5:56pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1948 OK, this is a good one!? Last winter while winterizing the engine on the hard, I blew one of the f
Cleaning fuel tank in a 1984 hunter 31 Missinglink at 5:50pm 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 10/3935 Here is a short pictorial on cleaning out a fuel tank on the 1984 Hunter 31 and instaling an access
Diesel in the engine pan dlthimble at 5:05pm 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1363 When I opened up the boat this year I found a small amount of diesel in the pan below the engine. I
Draining Aft IceBox? egstill at 4:54pm 05.04.09 Bigger Boats 5/1438 Hello, In launching and commissioning my new 35, I can't seam to pump antifreeze (or anything) f
Engine exhaustt hose replacement Shep10699 at 4:09pm 05.04.09 Catalina 30 3/1679 Looking for pointers on how to go about replacing the short piece (2-3 inches) of hose that run from
Is The H34 Cockpit Sole Cored? Joe Mullee at 3:13pm 05.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1436 My cockpit sole needs attention. It's starting to get soft underfoot. Does anyone know for sure if t
jib/genoa track placement mhofmann at 3:11pm 05.04.09 Day Sailers 4/3132 Many thanks to all who responded to my query about genoa size for my O'Day 222. It looks like the be

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Cockpit Oxidation/Chalky - Polishing Advice Needed Siamese at 6:48am 07.03.21 Here: https://www.sailnet.com/threads/tips-for-compound-polish-wax.52772 I've used the exact method
Never say never ShotgunSlim at 6:44am 07.03.21 While you're buying your bimini, get a tiller extension as well. Nothing beats being able to scoot
1987 Catalina 22 Battery ShotgunSlim at 6:41am 07.03.21 Best bang for a buck (or a few) : Duracell Marine Deep Cycle Battery, Group size 27 - Sam's Club (s
Mercury / Tohatsu / Nissan small outboard carburetor clean up. portajon at 6:39am 07.03.21 I try to stay away from ethanol in the boat motors, it can pull moisture. Never had issues in mower
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Ken Cross at 6:38am 07.03.21 I've used the same as you mention. Then I changed to a PSS. It was a pain getting the flange off to
Bleach in water tanks NYSail at 6:34am 07.03.21 If the water is coming from a reliable municipal supply, I don't think adding bleach adds much. Flu
Bleach in water tanks Ken Cross at 6:33am 07.03.21 If the water comes from a municipal supply, it may already contain chlorine. Adding more can make yo
Mercury / Tohatsu / Nissan small outboard carburetor clean up. portajon at 6:27am 07.03.21 xvDT-xDcpbo
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Ken Cross at 6:25am 07.03.21 DArch has it right. Absolutely it can be spliced, but use a properly shielded splice. If you don't
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 6:24am 07.03.21 I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the h
Roller furling failure Ward H at 6:20am 07.03.21
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 5:53am 07.03.21 Wow what amazing info to wake up to! Thank you everyone for taking so much time in helping me out.
Roller furling failure sailme88 at 5:51am 07.03.21 undawg the fore hatch, release the halyard, bring the sheets forward, open the fore hatch and drop o
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Capt jgw at 5:51am 07.03.21 I've spliced transducer cables when connecting an already installed ducer to a new display head and
Bleach in water tanks Terry Cox at 5:42am 07.03.21 The first and only time I commissioned our water tanks was when we took possession from the PO in 20
Too much mast rake shemandr at 5:29am 07.03.21 When you tuned the mast, where in the range of the forestay turnbuckle (If you have one) were the th
Bleach in water tanks dlochner at 5:25am 07.03.21 If the water is coming from a reliable municipal supply, I don't think adding bleach adds much. Flus
Roller furling failure David in Sandusky at 5:23am 07.03.21 High wind sure makes everything harder! How about some detail on how the furling line came loose? T
Mercury / Tohatsu / Nissan small outboard carburetor clean up. RoyS at 5:18am 07.03.21 Another good idea is to not use ethanol gasoline. I buy a five gallon can of Sunoco real gasoline ab
Roller furling failure justsomeguy at 5:15am 07.03.21 A very stressful day. Did you live?

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