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Fuel tank guage is not reading properly uptownsteve at 1:51pm 03.05.08 Big Boats 7/1754 Our 2003 Hunter 386 has an Acqugage electronic fluid level monitoring system that measures the level
Use of a preventor toby11537 at 4:58pm 03.05.08 Ask All Sailors 33/4380 I have always been concerned with an accidental jibe and the consequences thereof. Can someone tell
Correct crusier for atlantic crossing +live on for 2 ???? garylex at 2:11pm 03.05.08 Ask All Sailors 45/6295 Ok sailors I am very new to sailing. In fact don't even have a boat yet. Soon to retire and wife has
Decal Jill Ball at 11:26am 03.05.08 S2 6/1789 I just bought a S2 7.3 and I am in need of new S2 decals. Does anyone know where I can order those
Check this potential scamm on e-bay SamLust at 10:14am 03.05.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1478 There is a 1981 Hunter 33 up for auction on e-bay by a guy calling himself grw 0357. Among the pictu
Crazed windows Hans J at 6:16pm 03.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1860 Looking for replacement ports and parts for Lewmar ports ,as I need to replace the Acrylic portion o
The "stringy-doodle" out of the bottom of my mast... dennisp at 10:47pm 03.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1432 After the previous owner telling me that he had considered adding a Raymarine wind indicator last su
Spinnaker blocks (1) Carl sv WINDROSE at 9:36pm 03.03.08 Big Boats 6/1161 After talking about it for a decade this Christmas we got a spinnaker for our 1987 h40 #217.Need y
Fuel Tank Capacity Charlie at 9:18pm 03.03.08 Big Boats 3/1163 Has any one besides Fred checked the capacity of their Hunter 34 fuel tank? Fred previously stated t
Catalina Warranty Satisfaction Survey UnconventionalMan at 2:22am 03.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1063 Follow the link below to an interesting survey about Catalina warranty issues. I hope all Catalina o
Autopilot steering MoonSailer at 2:10am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 24/3599 My Boat has a simple autopilot that I haven't uesed a lot. The main use has been to head the boat in
Generator in a Hunter 336 James at 1:27am 03.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/796 Has anyone attempted to install a generator in this boat? We would like install one for the air cond
Navigation Site (not new but...) ChuckThomas at 1:22am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/985 I found this site the other day. It has a lot of info. Check out the Silicon Sea section. Link is
First of season sail - testing mods (1) walt at 1:01am 03.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/979 This last weekend, the family went to Pueblo res in Southern Colorado for a few days sail. Sailing t
replacing gally sink in C34 Terry in Naples at 5:01am 03.04.08 Big Boats 3/1349 After searching and searching for a plumbing leak I find I have a couple pin point holes in my stain
Increasing Alternator Size Frank P at 3:55am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 26/3649 I sure appreciate all the good feed back from everyone one on this sight and I have additional quest
1986 keel and rudder Siesta Dick at 5:43am 03.04.08 Seidelmann 0/1410 I am restoring a 1986 Seidelman 29.5 - I need a centereboard and a rudder. Does anyone have the spec
Fuel rad at 6:29am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1330 I need to clean out my diesel tank and it is not removable. Any Ideas? I was thinking of trying to s
What about the Extra Long Shaft Tohotsu? Aldo at 6:42am 03.04.08 Catalina 22 10/1607 My son is going to purchase a 6 HP Tohotsu outboard motor for his C-22. He wants to know if it woul
Title gr8_2_av8 at 5:31am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1180 I need to provde proof that my boat which was purchased in the USA has been deregistered in the USA

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Main sheet rigging (1) kloudie1 at 4:48am 08.21.21 On boats that are raced, that mainsheet adjustment at the block is a lot quicker and more precise th
Cleats RolfSail at 4:45am 08.21.21 One last thing before you start cutting. The backing plate may be threaded or the nuts may be imb
Cleats caverun at 4:38am 08.21.21 The backing plate document that Crazy Dave mentioned shows the sizes of the backing plates. On the 2
Drain Hot Water tank during non-use Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 08.21.21 Many boats have a bypass for the water heater allowing the hot water lines to be winterized without
Rigging with Roller furler (3) trusty1 at 2:41am 08.21.21 After looking through the manual again it seems that the instructions apply to boats that do not ha
Throttle position while sailing? (1) Inter20sailor at 1:51am 08.21.21 See attached from Yanmar.
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel Bogart at 12:56am 08.21.21 Sorry all. Should have made it clear that it is the Shore/Generator lights which are not working. C
South and middle Puget Sound MikeHoncho at 8:53pm 08.20.21 Quartermaster harbor on the south end of Vashon is a great gunkhole.
Cleats Benny17441 at 8:49pm 08.20.21 One last thing before you start cutting. The backing plate may be threaded or the nuts may be imbe
Sheer vs steering currents Benny17441 at 8:19pm 08.20.21 I think you mean "SHEAR" like break off or cut off. There are winds aloft that will shear the top
Need source for boat plumbing parts Ralph Johnstone at 8:07pm 08.20.21 They aren't my concerns: Sorry about that ..................... to many he saids, that she said
South and middle Puget Sound Ken Cross at 7:44pm 08.20.21 Penrose is a great stop. We bypassed Penrose on the way south. I agree it's a nice stop. We may en
Main sheet rigging shemandr at 7:21pm 08.20.21 Leave it? Again I'm not Catalina versed but should releasing the main sheet be as far forward as th
Need source for boat plumbing parts Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:18pm 08.20.21 might I be so bold as to propose a solution to address several of your concerns regarding hose runs.
South and middle Puget Sound MikeHoncho at 7:05pm 08.20.21 Penrose is a great stop.
Chainplate Caulking DArcy at 7:02pm 08.20.21 I just re-bedded mine with butyl tape. Easy to do, works well.
Raymarine ST4000+ Seatalk Fail message Good Vibes at 6:40pm 08.20.21 Thanks all. Quick update. New EV100 installed with seatalk to seatalkNG converter. All old instrumen
Main sheet rigging SeaDogRun at 6:39pm 08.20.21 I am new to this form and I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all of your opinions and wisdom. U
Main sheet rigging Joe at 6:25pm 08.20.21 The simple answer is that some one decided they didn't like the original set up and decided to impro
South and middle Puget Sound Stu Jackson at 6:03pm 08.20.21 Hi Ken glad you're having a great time, hi to JoAnne.

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