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Spinnaker questions Geo16639 at 7:14am 01.06.09 Seidelmann 2/3237 Hello All Hope everyone had a safe and joyful holiday season. I got a kite for Christmas for the S
How much does your gimbaled stove/oven swing Calypso at 4:32am 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 18/7579 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 20/33588 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 12/3726 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

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toilet time jssailem at 12:46pm 02.11.22 I thought about just jumping in and doing it for you. Then I remembered the parable about giving a f
Raw water intake strainer JoeWhite at 12:46pm 02.11.22 There are strainers that are connected inside after the throughull resembles a colander . Do you ha
Raw water intake strainer (1) Dalliance at 12:43pm 02.11.22 I installed one in my engine compartment a few years ago. Before that I only had the original slott
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 12:42pm 02.11.22 thanks jssailem i tryed a eraser but all it did was smudge the screen!
B 361 Interior Light Switch Chuck Young at 12:33pm 02.11.22 Thanks BigEasy! I will try Ward Richardson.
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 12:21pm 02.11.22 You know, we don't even know if the glow plugs are working. Some of those engines won't start witho
toilet time jssailem at 12:17pm 02.11.22 Capt Shaggy Dog.. You can edit your post and remove the email address. You can then send Peggie a PM
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 12:17pm 02.11.22 A cruising sailboat typically has 2 battery banks. There is really no "typical" anymore. Many peo
When to move up? Leeward Rail at 12:09pm 02.11.22 As a pack rat in PRAnonymous with monthly meetings I would have said "Simplify". But there you go.
Add a dedicated starter battery dlochner at 12:09pm 02.11.22 I'm not sure if this is the problem, however, the article below talks about a serious problem with t
When to move up? jssailem at 12:06pm 02.11.22 my motto is now reduce and simply. :beer: As a pack rat in PRAnonymous with monthly meetings I wou
Add a dedicated starter battery Scott T-Bird at 12:00pm 02.11.22 Whenever I hear somebody say they want a "dedicated starter battery" it makes me pause. You should
When to move up? Leeward Rail at 11:59am 02.11.22 you will run out of space to store the new important stuff. When that happens this exercise will st
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 11:58am 02.11.22 STOP You need to do some more research and investigation. No offense, but you are all over the pl
When to move up? Jumpstart at 11:55am 02.11.22 Moving up to a 28-30 footer is a prudent move. Easier to sail than your 23 and reasonable to dock. L
Add a dedicated starter battery Head Sail at 11:52am 02.11.22 What I do know is that the previous owner hit the glow plug for 90 + seconds, sprayed starter fluid
Raw water intake strainer Don S/V ILLusion at 11:47am 02.11.22
Add a dedicated starter battery BarryL at 11:43am 02.11.22 STOP You need to do some more research and investigation. No offense, but you are all over the pl
When to move up? Parsons at 11:40am 02.11.22 Solo sailing, as most of us have found, is actually easier on a well-equipped larger sailboat than a
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

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