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Need AC advice Hugh4753 at 8:36am 08.25.08 Big Boats 4/1228 Contemplating putting a reverse cycle with heat on my 1994 35.5 and am looking for suggestions on pl
Slime in my fuel rfrye1 at 8:18am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1300 We own a 1998 Hunter H376. I recently found what I could only call "beige/greenish slime" in the cle
What bristols have circumnavigated? okawbow at 8:04am 08.25.08 Bristol 2/5914 Has anyone circumnavigated one of the smaller Bristols? By smaller, I mean 35' and shorter. Is the B
H27 Polarity Indicator problem tcrespo at 7:54am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3998 For the last 12 months I've had an issue with the shorepower. Everything seems to work well, but an
Rebedding Hatches Gary Wyngarden at 7:52am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1000 We've spent the last couple of months getting acquainted with boat systems on our new-to-us 1983 Nau
Anyone know this supplier? John at 7:05am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1077 I'm getting ready to start a new project (installation of another battery as an emergency start batt
Intermittent power to starter Break Away at 6:32am 08.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1849 When I flip the toggle switch at the engine panel in the cockpit of my First 310, sometimes I don't
Owners Manual for First 285 santafe at 6:26am 08.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/6158 Does anyone have a complete copy of the owners manual for a 1988 Beneteau F285 or know where I can p
Second summer in dry dock and I survived!! Dean5735 at 5:54am 08.25.08 Catalina 30 4/1323 I am going to make it, somehow (we have a plan) I made it through another summer (2nd. one) with my
Autohelm ST30 Speed error Capt Guido at 5:31am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1394 Recently my ST30 speed display is off by nearly 1.5kn on the low side compared to my GPS reading. I
Spinnaker and Gear Specifications batonhodges@aol.com at 5:17am 08.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1179 Can anyone help me find the specifications for a spinnaker, pole, etc for a Sopinnaker for my boat
Schnauzer Poop Hermit Scott at 12:59am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2056 I know someone has to have live aboard pets. I have a 15 pound schnauzer and we plan on taking long
Leaking Storage Box strobeone at 8:19pm 08.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1103 My starboard storage box in the cockpit leaks whenever it rains or I hose it down. I keep the gas c
Bad Luck Good Luck NO LUCK SEADANCE at 6:09pm 08.24.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1628 About 3 weeks ago we notice a substantial loss of power under load from our yanmar 2qm15 engine. Af
Noise while under way pinkfloyd4u at 4:31pm 08.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/920 I've recently bought a 2002 Hunter 356. While in forward between 1500-2000 rpm there is a pitchy noi
Flood year -- Finally Ready to Sail! Harvey18647 at 4:08pm 08.24.08 Smaller Boats 0/710 Thanks to a spring flood followed by a working trip to Germany, I finally got my boat cleaned up and
Flood year -- Finally Ready to Sail! Harvey18647 at 4:00pm 08.24.08 Smaller Boats 0/706 Thanks to a spring flood followed by a working trip to Germany, I finally got my boat cleaned up and
cracked hatch H35 richk at 3:22pm 08.24.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1979 I have an '88 Hunter 35 Legend. Just today the plastic window in the aft hatch cracked near the dog
Widgen Centerboard Rigging Mel at 2:47pm 08.24.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4509 Hi, I've had a O'Day Widgeon (1982) for 5 years. This year the centerboard won't come down or up
Scared the crap out of me.. walt at 2:36pm 08.24.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1955 Park County Colorado I understand has had one tornado in the last 50 or so years and it happened to

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Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? chuckwayne at 7:22pm 09.30.21 Thanks Mikesea! I plan to do the same thing with my st4000. I'm running the same B&G system as you e
Furling Main Winter Storage Dan_Y at 7:12pm 09.30.21 One issue to point out. Our '08 h36 was 7 years old when we bought it. During the sailing survey the
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 7:06pm 09.30.21 As an owner of a very similar Oday 25 , I can tell you straight out that dropping the mast is very
170 Under Main Only stickinthemud57 at 6:44pm 09.30.21 Increased weather helm and will not point. This is a terse but accurate take. Would only add that
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? Justin_NSA at 6:19pm 09.30.21 It's like a water hose. If no water is coming out, you have to trace back to find the kink or hole i
Exhaust Steam WayneH at 6:17pm 09.30.21 White smoke can also be from an improperly timed injection pump. I had my injection pump overhauled
Tempest International PaulK at 6:12pm 09.30.21 Don't think you'll find any pictures of 4-trap Tempests. Do the Class Rules allow it? On 505's the
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? aescobar100 at 6:12pm 09.30.21 I vaguely remember that the 14AWG is feed through a PVC conduit located high up on the starboard si
E33 Sol� TV berner73 at 5:52pm 09.30.21
When is diesel fuel too old? T Dunn at 5:48pm 09.30.21 Yup the climate here at the southern tip of Mount Desert Island is actually pretty mild in the winte
E33 Sol� TV Hello Below at 5:35pm 09.30.21
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Jaxn at 5:32pm 09.30.21 I am tempted to move the engine panel too, just not right now. As for the battery, if the engine is
E33 Sol� TV Tally Ho at 5:28pm 09.30.21
Inner forestay on H42 Windpilot at 5:27pm 09.30.21 Did you ever get a chainplate added. My h410 already has the spot for it, But it looks like Seatek h
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? Hello Below at 5:26pm 09.30.21 I vaguely remember that the 14AWG is feed through a PVC conduit located high up on the starboard sid
H41 inner forestay? Windpilot at 5:18pm 09.30.21 I'm going ahead and doing it. Mast comes down next week, new rigging and additions. 1st problem is n
Refinishing Catalina Capri 14.2 boat, question on pigment colors bfeilaz at 5:12pm 09.30.21 Depending on the manufacturer of the tape names may vary, for the dark blue most common name I've h
Light on Bimini Structure wont turn on. Changed Lightbulb, and checked the connectors for power, there is none. Any ideas? aescobar100 at 5:03pm 09.30.21 Amalio the wires supplying power to this light come up through the forward starboard arch leg. The
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? Tally Ho at 5:01pm 09.30.21
Water leaking in through plate - 1986 Hunter 28.5 Lilo at 4:45pm 09.30.21 It looks like the bolt pattern of a prop shaft strut. Is it located inline and above the prop shaf

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