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water in bilge rex at 6:55am 07.10.07 Smaller Boats 5/900 Our hunter 22 has recently had more water in the bilge than normal. Possible sources? Bilge used to
A Bit Off the Subject... , butyks Paul Akers at 7:04am 07.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/942 I know this is a bit off the sailing subject, but there are enough people on this board to apprecia*
Sail Track Stop vs. Pin csobalvarro at 10:11am 07.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2946 While reefing the main down on Saturday I had a sail track stop slide out of the track and into the
excess water dave at 10:22am 07.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1057 I'm getting excess water in the cabin which is not making it to the bilge. It comes up from under t
Florida Insurance Question SceptreSailor at 11:26am 07.10.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1762 Good possibility that I may relo to the Tampa Area. Was hoping to find out what your boats insuranc
leak near keel trunck john12339 at 9:41pm 07.10.07 Smaller Boats 2/1389 In the battery compartment forward to the dinette where bottom of boat meets the keel trunk. I have
Westerbeke voltage regulator Mike at 9:12pm 07.10.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1891 I have a bad voltage regulator for a westerbeke model WTA 15 and having a difficult time finding one
The Rebirth of the Robertson II Tsehum Pete at 10:18pm 07.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1226 The Rebirth of the Robertson II The Robertson II, 130 foot wooden sailing vessel which went agroun
coaming box Mike4116 at 10:53pm 07.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2025 Has anyone installed a coaming box in the cockpit of their O'day 28? I think it would be handy to ha
Simrad Autopilot WP30 Don at 11:52pm 07.10.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2322 Has anyone send their WP30/32 back to Simrad for the belt and clutch upgrade? If so, does it work a
instrument covers richk at 12:36am 07.11.07 Other Sailboats 0/883 I have a depth and a speedo display in the cockpit. Both need new covers. The instruments are old,
Hi Phil, I think I did, I know I did, I... Terry Cox at 1:03am 07.11.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1149 nm
Battery types.... Chris at 1:56am 07.11.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1408 Will be replacing my batteries soon. Not sure if I should buy the Gel or normal deep cycle. Anyone
Picked Up A Second.... Rick D at 3:33am 07.11.07 Racing 2/1753 ...in non-spin A in my Legend 40.5. This is a 105 NM annual Marina del Rey to San Diego race. I have
New Hunter Dealerships servicing Maine Area Paul Akers at 3:26am 07.11.07 Other Sailboats 0/765 I recently received this memo from our Commodore re: the status of two new Hunter dealers in our are
sewer gas dick12062 at 3:43am 07.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1089 we seem to have a problem when you flush the head on our 340 that vents bad smells -- and wonder if
Water Tank tgrass462 at 6:00am 07.11.07 Smaller Boats 3/885 I have a friend with a Hunter 27 (1980 vintage) sailboat. It has a central water tank - pressurized
navagation charts patman at 6:26am 07.11.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1047 I am looking for cruising/navagtion charts for the sea of cortez. Where is the best place to order/d
which inflatable for dingy Tom Chastain at 5:29am 07.11.07 Ask All Sailors 2/955 We want to purchase an airfloor type inflatable as a dingy. We dock stern in so we deflate the ding
Reversing Batteries Coil Damage? Bob at 4:33am 07.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/912 As a fairly new owner/sailor of a 1977 Oday27, I installed one of the two batteries in backwards (po

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propeller selection, and shifting RoyS at 6:01am 08.21.21 Installing the single lever dual function controller is not difficult. You need to find a suitable p
Backstay adjuster DougM at 5:17am 08.21.21 With my split backstay and a 48 foot mast, that triangular block system would end up near the top of
Chainplate Caulking RoyS at 5:17am 08.21.21 I redid one side with butyl tape. After a time a leak started. Tightened the screws on the slotted p
Drain Hot Water tank during non-use RoyS at 5:10am 08.21.21 The stainless steel box is full of insulation surrounding the aluminum tank. No real need to open th
Beneteau 361 shaft seal DougM at 4:52am 08.21.21 I thought the original poster was referring to the small fitting sticking up from the top of the sha
Cleats RolfSail at 4:49am 08.21.21 The backing plate document that Crazy Dave mentioned shows the sizes of the backing plates. On the
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.

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