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Electrical wiring Nick and shar at 1:58pm 03.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1093 We just bought our first boat ever--1980 28 Hunter form the original owner--great guy. New motor/ tr
PSS Dripless Shaft Seal SailorBabe at 1:55pm 03.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1297 Can anyone please tell me the correct PSS Shaft Seal Size for a 1989 Hunter 30? The shaft is 1", but
Rudder problem ehelms7477 at 1:32pm 03.07.09 Big Boats 1/1175 I have a 1987 Hunter Legend 40 and the rudder was rubbing the bottom of the hull with a hard starbo
Awaiting the marine survey... yugnoir at 11:04am 03.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1554 Well the sale is now conditional on the marine survey, hope all goes well cause I've already made so
Long shaft vs Regular shaft Motors itsagoodthing at 10:01am 03.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1862 I just purchase a 1975 22 boat, I read that a long shaft is needed over that of a regular shaft, min
Raymarine ST4000+ paulj at 6:27am 03.07.09 Catalina 310 1/1605 Shell My ST 4000+ auto pilot when activated will not hold course. Boat course will drift 30 degress
sailing withdrawals Chuck Creel at 5:24am 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1416 anyone wanna go sailing week of mar 14th? cant wait to stretch some sails on mobile bay. looking
AC Reverse Polarity Indicator pvanv at 5:16am 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2658 I have a very spartan AC shore power setup, with proper inlet, and double main breaker. This feeds t
Echo Charger Neil McDonald at 11:43pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 64/16705 Before deciding how to upgrade my electrical system, I need a better understanding of the performanc
Steering conversion MLM at 7:57pm 03.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1914 Has anyone had any experience with tiller to wheel conversion on a 25' O'Day ( wife wants a wheel, m
New steering brake pads paulj at 7:28pm 03.06.09 Catalina 310 9/2218 Had problem with steering brake not holding. So I purchased a kit from Defender. Pulled all parts of
Ladylove's Best Night Ever. Ed Schenck at 6:33pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2042 Thursday morning at 0810 Ladylove headed under the Seven Mile bridge at Marathon facing a stiff NE b
Pearson 30 Rudder Bushing Repair doublec9 at 6:20pm 03.06.09 Pearson 0/2911 Hello folks, Here's a link to my recent rudder bushing replacement write-up on my Pearson 30. Fun
Proscraper feedback Michel16055 at 6:17pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1271 I'm starting to plan the scraping of the hull of my O'Day 302. I came across a product which I would
first boat heybuddy at 6:13pm 03.06.09 S2 1/1481 S2 owners, I am looking for a first boat and the S2s are always highly spoken of. I am a beginn
30 amp to 110 power strip NCNoviceCouple at 6:04pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 14/10558 I searched the forums and could not find the answer to this question. I have C22 with one battery fo
headsail furler problem John at 5:35pm 03.06.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3627 I have a Schaeffer headsail furler which appears, from their web site, to be the CF-700 model. Over
Giot furler maintenance rlgales at 5:01pm 03.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1273 My 1988 Oceanis 350 has a Giot furler and I would like to know how to perform maintenance on it, if
Checking mast rake Mac Daddy at 4:32pm 03.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3549 I know the halyard trick when the boats in the water. But on the trailer I need to level the boat fi
First sail of the season (pictures) (4) walt at 4:08pm 03.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/4374 Tried out do it yourself battened jib, saw a Bald Eagle, need more downhaul on both sails next time.

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Water in Engine Pan? Justin_NSA at 8:55am 11.15.21 Yes - engine oil pan You mean you actually dropped the oil pan off the engine? Still trying to und
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) JohnShannon at 8:52am 11.15.21 The questions will keep coming, GPS speed, or speed through the water? Did you have a headwind? a
Awwww, Nuts!!! markwbird at 8:49am 11.15.21 A friend of mine had a similarly damaged mast base. Took it to a rigger and they put a collar aroun
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? gfrazzle at 8:49am 11.15.21 Angle it sideways and install a line with catch bottle above the waterline like suggested above. I a
H41 prop, please tel me with prop do you have fstbttms at 8:48am 11.15.21 I wasn't going to have the adjustment in the water. However my diver assured me it wasn't a problem
Water in Engine Pan? AwwShucks at 8:47am 11.15.21 Is this the engine oil pan you're referring to or .......................... ? Yes - engine oil
Water in Engine Pan? Ralph Johnstone at 8:45am 11.15.21 and a couple of tablespoons of water in engine pan. Is this the engine oil pan you're referring t
Worth the Cutter Rig? Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 11.15.21 Hello, I was wondering if it is worth paying a grand or so to install an inner forestay and system
Worth the Cutter Rig? (1) sail sfbay at 8:14am 11.15.21 Appraent;y the Flicka came standard as a masthead sloop with an optional staysail stay Flicka (saili
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) sail sfbay at 8:07am 11.15.21 I cruised at over 5 knots with 2500RPM...............that's relatively fast for a 20 ft sailboat.
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) Justin_NSA at 8:05am 11.15.21 It's all about the journey, not the destination :cowbell:
Add a battery sesmith at 8:01am 11.15.21 Ditto, what everyone else has said especially learning more about how the boat is wired. There is t
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? Justin_NSA at 8:00am 11.15.21 pictures would really help
H41 prop, please tel me with prop do you have Rjm st.petersburg at 7:58am 11.15.21 Definitely check the revs. I sent a pdf with the drawing and instructions. I'm sure it would be easi
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) SailorElliot at 7:53am 11.15.21 Hello! Sorry I made my initial post so unclear. For future reference, I cruised at over 5 knots wit
H41 prop, please tel me with prop do you have Valerio at 7:45am 11.15.21 My prop is the old one, in order to change the pich you must disasemble everything and each screw ha
pss dry shaft and vent line on H 41? Valerio at 7:41am 11.15.21 BUT i have to make a hole in the floor because the vent line is almost touching the board, how did y
Add a battery Scott T-Bird at 7:23am 11.15.21 There are two thinner cables that each contain a red and black wire mounted through the wood.
Awwww, Nuts!!! Hayden Watson at 7:18am 11.15.21 I saw your photo and said "Ah a C30 mast step but the pivot holes are open." In reading this thread
Add a battery Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 11.15.21 That's a good start for making your wiring diagram ... As Dave says, the battery cables are fused at

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