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How much does your gimbaled stove/oven swing Calypso at 4:32am 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 18/7578 I am installing a gimbaled Origo 6000 in my S2 9.2C. How far back should the unit swing? Right now I
Cleaning plastic port frames... reserche at 1:42am 01.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1227 Hey there! Well, this restoration/ rejuvenation of the 1980's Hunter 31 I acquired this past summer
Built quality sonny at 8:01pm 01.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/3489 :confused:Hello All Hunters' owner, Recently I purchased a new Hunter 33, 2008 model and ordered w
Intra coastal waterway Mac at 6:59pm 01.05.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2644 I'm planning on retiring in a few years and would like to travel down the ICW. Our plan is to stop
Dripless Shaft Seal chris sturrock at 5:22pm 01.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1268 I just had a dripless shaft seal installed on my 2002 Hunter 340. However there is some leakage dur
ST60 Wind Instrument Installation in H29.5 GmanSeaman at 3:05pm 01.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1166 Recently received a new Raymarine ST60 wind system. Am looking for "best practices" and hints re: in
Hunter 28.5 1985- First boat- Opinions? 2sail4ever at 3:02pm 01.05.09 Ask All Sailors 21/21871 We are seriously considering, (finally) our first boat, a 1985 Hunter 28.5, previously owned by one
Cockpit drain repair - Help! (1) sinnettc at 1:30pm 01.05.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1531 I went down to check on the boat (on it's trailer) on Friday and found two unpleasant and potentiall
Sail passage Miami-Bahamas and back Marc Robic at 12:58pm 01.05.09 Destinations 20/33586 I've recently added to my "Before I die" bucket list, to do a Florida to Bahamas passage and was won
Fresh water in bilge and rear compartment sailacat34 at 12:35pm 01.05.09 Big Boats 0/1357 Upon my mid-winter check up on the SaLin, on the hard, I noticed a good amount of water and slushy i
cat 30 spreaders bobbyg at 11:56am 01.05.09 Catalina 30 3/2214 The Spreaders on my 1983 Catalina 30 appear to be badly worn at the bracket connection. I noticed on
Rinsing the Macerator Rick D at 11:11am 01.05.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/4636 Peggy wrote "It apparently hasn't occurred to 'em that not only does a macerator need to be rinsed o
Cushion cover question. Roger Long at 10:53am 01.05.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2267 My V berths cushions are in a single piece and the berth is slightly asymetric so I can't turn the c
Rudder dimentions Doug Bauckham at 10:41am 01.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1147 I have a '78 Oday 25, swing keel, with a broken rudder. The blank that I purchased to replace it doe
Jib Sheet Cleats philwsailz at 9:47am 01.05.09 Catalina 22 1/1591 I suppose you could call this a poll, sort of... I have never been a fan of the horn "pinch" cleat
Tartan & BOAT US John at 9:15am 01.05.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3721 Does anybody else here get the magazine from Boat US, and if so have you seen their article on the (
For those 40.5 owners et al Don S/V ILLusion at 7:49am 01.05.09 Big Boats 10/2026 Always wondered by never bothered to ask Hunter - Does anyone know what purpose is served by Hunter
Pump out Conversion ArtificialReef at 5:13am 01.05.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2288 I recently purchased a Colvin Designed boat. It was built in 68 and I suppose there was no plan to p
Wisker Pole Question paphman at 5:12am 01.05.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/6936 We have a C-22 and have a 150 drifter. We have not used this with a pole yet, and my question is ho
Fuel Gauge reads 3/4 then sticks on Full ?? Harold9248 at 4:24am 01.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1651 1996 Oceanis 321 - fuel gauge was reading 3/4. After motoring @ 1000 RPM's for 2 hrs on a calm day,

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toilet time capt shaggy dog at 10:22am 02.11.22 thanks kappy! kinda new at this internet thing i am still trying to get use to carrying a phone arou
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 10:11am 02.11.22 DC means Direct Current. Dave, are you serious? I was marveling at all of the bad information in
toilet time kappykaplan at 9:56am 02.11.22 @capt shaggy dog , to send Peggie a PM, click on her avatar and you'll see a button labeled "Send a
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 9:50am 02.11.22 hi peggie just ordered your book this morning,just by reading your responses makes it is a must read
When to move up? kappykaplan at 9:42am 02.11.22 It is the circle of boat life. :plus:
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust markwbird at 9:32am 02.11.22 You should be able to see it and hear it coming out the back. It's not continuous. It "spits" ever
Distance between gudgeons, '89 Catalina 22 jssailem at 9:25am 02.11.22 You may get a better response if you went to Catalina and asked them for the data. I could not find
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 9:21am 02.11.22 Tom, I was able to locate the plug with some difficulty. It apparently isn't a common one. It did cr
When to move up? jssailem at 9:16am 02.11.22 you will quickly grow into it. And what will shock you, is all the increase in space and storage w
Galley Stove Gimbals jssailem at 9:13am 02.11.22 From a design approach it would be possible to create a single burner. You would need to support the
Galley Stove Gimbals (1) jssailem at 9:04am 02.11.22 I understand a fully gimbled rig, Ii just have not seen one used on a boat burner or range. Here i
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tom J at 8:53am 02.11.22 Thanks Rich and Tom. The thing is that the tank was clean. I soaked it in Seafoamed gasoline just t
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust jviss at 8:49am 02.11.22 Great answers guys---I definitely plan on finding the other two vanes but I just wanted to be sure
Galley Stove Gimbals Parsons at 8:43am 02.11.22 Agree with @dlochner - is it always in the same direction - the eggs move aft - or is it dependent o
When to move up? Roland5048 at 8:38am 02.11.22 Your kids are now 9 and 11. It won't be long before they will want more privacy on overnighters esp
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust Db421 at 8:34am 02.11.22 Great answers guys---I definitely plan on finding the other two vanes but I just wanted to be sure o
Galley Stove Gimbals dlochner at 8:09am 02.11.22 Sounds like an installation issue, not installed level. Or it might be a boat trim issue. Put a leve
Example Installation Diesel Heater Hunter 326 RobAL at 8:04am 02.11.22 Hi Stuendan I haven't started it yet but was considering mounting the heater based on the example i
Galley Stove Gimbals dLj at 7:58am 02.11.22 My ancient galley stove has gimbals that are supposed to keep it level if the boat is heeling or no
Saloon or Salon... dLj at 7:46am 02.11.22 I'm not buying it until I see an authoritative source, like a dictionary with an etymology. @jviss

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