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Going to look at impulse at 9:43pm 10.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1042 I'm going to look at a 1985 hunter 34 is there anything I should look for? (If it passes my and my w
change the type color.... Joe at 9:27pm 10.03.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/1800 these old eyes can't read the white type on the light gray background that exists on the left hand c
Surveyor negligence Andreas T at 9:19pm 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1919 I request advice how to deal with an annoying and expensive experience. I bought my 1995 Hunter 336
Raritan Water Treatment Kit Bob V at 8:51pm 10.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/4341 I installed a new Raritan head to replace my Jabsco and while I was at it I also installed the Water
Rudder problems. (2) Jenni at 5:11pm 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2113 My rudder recetly failed rather spectacularly, and here is my story for any that are interested. W
Nature's head composting toilets. JohnG at 4:19pm 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3270 Okay so another question for us is a composting toilet, we have been looking at a natures head type
Ross - question about your GPS Manny at 1:40pm 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1408 Do you still have the corrupt display on your GPS or was there ever a resolution? I think my Garmin
Morgan 38 C/B sheave fullkeel904 at 1:06pm 10.03.08 Morgan 1/2631 I'm looking into a 1970 Morgan 38'er c/b model. The owner has had the c/b pinned in the upright pos
ODay 22 keel height knag at 12:59pm 10.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1365 Hi there! I'm modifying a trailer to fit my ODay 22, and I need to know the height of the keel fr
Engine Starting Video / Real World Amp Load Data (1) Maine Sail at 12:21pm 10.03.08 Musings With Maine Sail 20/9536 Hi All, I saw a need for something often debated but rarely ever clarified. Many sailors/boaters o
Just a test Seattle Scott at 12:11pm 10.03.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/2040 was having problems logging in lets see if post works
Larger Sail Boat JoeWhite at 10:54am 10.03.08 Big Boats 2/1337 Hi Sailors, I am looking to buy a larger boat. I have been looking at Catalinas. I see "mkII" liste
RSS feed back online Phil Herring at 10:45am 10.03.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1757 http://feeds.feedburner.com/SailboatownerscomWhatSailorsAreSaying
Raymarine chart plotter e-series Slipin Away at 10:43am 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1195 I have recently had a software upgrade done to my 2006 Raymarine E120. This new upgrade has been ou
Mechanic needed obezyanka at 10:35am 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1194 Can someone recommend a mechanic (inboard) in Solomons, MD area?
Cetol advice wanted Wayne M at 9:33am 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1623 Hello everyone last fall I refinished all the woodwork on my boat. I removed all the woodwork from t
suggestions wanted glgswd at 8:59am 10.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/25 Anybody out there ever been demasted?
Beneteau: Wheel Size and water tank drain dwevans at 8:51am 10.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1887 I have a couple of questions for any Beneteau owners. I have a Beneteau 351 Oceanis, 1994 (Marion,
Amherstmike Amherstmike at 8:32am 10.03.08 Catalina 22 5/1324 I am looking to purchase a mid-80s Catalina 22 with a swing keel. I noticed that when the boat is m
I'm looking for experienced advice on spinnaker halyard installation. Clark at 8:20am 10.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1341 I have a 1996 H280 to which I'd like to add a spinnaker halyard. It will be done under my guidance b

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methyl hydrate twalker H260 at 6:31am 05.28.21 I had looked at that bio ethanol - it is a form of denatured alcohol - but not the same as what is u
Replacing spreader mount on a H19-2 richiemx5 at 6:25am 05.28.21 Hey Chase, That's a good point. Thanks for the info. Regards, Rich
Behavior of marine batteries jssailem at 6:24am 05.28.21
Rule gusher pump (1) Cypressman at 6:20am 05.28.21 This is the only pic I have right now. Boat is 5 hrs away. I was just hoping someone has had the sam
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job jssailem at 6:18am 05.28.21 Page 23 of the manual identifies the Fluxgate compass calibration procedure. The possible faults and
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 6:07am 05.28.21 Thanks for those parting thoughts. I am moderately confident in my electrical abilities. Less in my
New Hunter 19-2 update richiemx5 at 6:04am 05.28.21 No kidding, Plan on sailing on Jordan ? I picked her up at Oak Island. She was a donated boat to t
Behavior of marine batteries jssailem at 6:00am 05.28.21 I feel moderately confident that the one battery replacement will fix issue in the near term. That
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Don Crowther at 6:00am 05.28.21 I had this issue years ago. If you can send someone up the mast they can send down a line with a 6 i
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 shemandr at 5:58am 05.28.21 I don't think you can climb the mast when the boat is on the hard. I'm sure it's been done but ...
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 sail sfbay at 5:43am 05.28.21 Same issue came up on this thread with recommendations: Installing a new Halyard \| Sailboat Owners F
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 5:30am 05.28.21 Anchor alarm is not the same as anchor drag. We set the alarm too tight and the tidal movement cause
Rule gusher pump jssailem at 5:27am 05.28.21 Can you take a picture of the pump? Eliminates confusion on parts to seek. The gusher pump has a pa
Rule gusher pump Cypressman at 5:11am 05.28.21 The Rule pump is located in the cockpit . Built into the fiberglass. It would be nice to just rebuil
Marking anchor rode Will Gilmore at 4:59am 05.28.21 You could mark the first 60 feet in fathoms, for tradition's sake: 18', 24', 30', 36', 42', 48', 54
Marking anchor rode thinwater at 4:56am 05.28.21 Could someone please explain how marking every 25 feet actually helps?... I sort of agree, but ju
Behavior of marine batteries Scott T-Bird at 4:52am 05.28.21 As far as charging goes, there are 2 scenarios. On shore power, boat is plugged in and selector to
Hunter 260 Forestay Tension with Furler CrispyCringle at 4:31am 05.28.21 I pull my 23.5 out every fall and de-rig. You should not have to adjust the forestay once you have a
Behavior of marine batteries Scott T-Bird at 4:18am 05.28.21 On shore power, boat is plugged in and selector to OFF. Underway, the selector is set to ALL. This
Periodic Maintenance - Yanmar Saildrive (1) Codybear at 3:43am 05.28.21 After I dropped the filter plug into a narrow glass I was capturing the fuel with, I added a petcock

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