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I'm getting confused Smitty at 3:06am 06.11.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1386 Should the head on my Cal 28-2 (Groco HF) with the overboard dischrge option, fill with water after
375 refrigeration mike rappold at 3:12am 06.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/977 our norcold refrigeration on our 37.5, 1996 model, has stopped working and we are going to replace.
Raymarine Auto Pilot Calibration Jeff20919 at 3:41am 06.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3315 Has anyone done the at sea calibration for the Raymarine ST6001 Auto Pilot? Currently mine reads ab
Fuel Tank JON at 3:50am 06.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/819 I had a fuel leak and took tanks out has anybody replaced there,let me know.1979 hunter 30-12 Yanmar
1989 Oday 272 Chris at 4:31am 06.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1677 Ran across a 1989 272 for very little money. The dock manager says the boat has a structural proble
I need change my spreaders marco (Gulich) at 4:47am 06.11.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1230 I need change my spreaders, and I need the opinion of someone that did it, where you buy them, the m
Refrigeration Problem Bill at 6:26am 06.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/845 The refrigerator quit sometime Saturday night. The problem did not seem critical at the time in as
Re-keel Lee at 7:20am 06.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1390 I have an '82 Hunter with a tall rig (mast 48', draft 5'3"). Is it possible to trade the fin keel f
EMS electronics Dave at 7:35am 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1029 I have an EMS knot meter and fathometer on my Mac 25 that don't work. I don't know if they are orgio
Renault Couach Diesel - Anybody Still Have One? Oxman at 7:27am 06.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/5345 I bought a 1980 Hunter 27 that is in reasonably good shape and I'm really going through it before I
New to forum and met some of you yesterday RISailor at 8:11am 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/917 Hey all,First, for those that I met yesterday at the weekend outing in Rhode Island, thanks so muc
Replacement floor Wes Colley at 7:58am 06.11.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 3/2342 I am looking for a replacement floor for my Hunter 26.5, the previous owner did not do a good job of
H-36 Battery Switch,What's Up seadaddler at 7:53am 06.11.07 Big Boats 6/1106 I have a new H-36 with two 4 D's and no start battery.The 1-2-Both battery switch I understand 1 on
Drilling through the transom Mac at 8:41am 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1140 I'm adding a bilge pump on my Mac 25 right next to the cable entrance for the swing keel. I drilled
replacing cabin port blinds Bill Reed at 8:53am 06.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1273 Has anyone replaced the port blinds in their Catalina? We have the pleated shades that are 14 years
Anchor Chain - Where to buy?? Bob F at 9:27am 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1297 Looking to replace nylon rode with 100-150' of chain. WM must think their chain is gold plated, they
Lost battens Bob K at 9:33am 06.11.07 Day Sailers 3/1243 I have a continuous problem with losing sail battens. Lost battens mean ordering on the phone or we
Need a motor for O'Day Tempest austin6691 at 10:50am 06.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1232 Want to put a new 4 stroke in my tempest and those familiar know that this boat has a well for an Ou
Saturday's Storm on Ponchartrain ChuckThomas at 10:43am 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1238 Did any one get caught in storm Saturday? We had our boat hauled out Saturday morning for some quic
first solo john Kivel at 11:04am 06.11.07 Day Sailers 4/1224 My ten year old took her first sailing class two years ago. Last year she took the intermediate jr

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Arguing with insurance company thinwater at 7:51am 07.04.21 You need to have "consequential damage" coverage. Otherwise, the insurance need only cover the actua
Family Cruise jssailem at 7:28am 07.04.21 I made a firecracker pistol out of copper tubing and fittings in order to shoot off firecrackers.
How wide is serpentine pulley for alternator. Hayden Watson at 7:10am 07.04.21 Great. Thanks for that. I have heard some info that there is not suffiecnt room for a serpentine k
Family Cruise Terry Cox at 6:41am 07.04.21 La Conner will have a 15 minute show tonight, so our crew wants to attend. Interesting thing about t
How wide is serpentine pulley for alternator. dlochner at 6:36am 07.04.21 Depends on the type of serpentine pulley. The Balmar serpentine kit uses a J10 pulley, some older mo
Arguing with insurance company dlochner at 6:32am 07.04.21 was shaft log leak due to lack of maintenance ? was bilge pump failure due to lack
Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? flightlead404 at 6:28am 07.04.21 But you've already solved the problem. The terminal on the #8 AWG to the buss bar was corroded an
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 6:13am 07.04.21 There is a great "Free" guide to solo sailing which may provide ideas to help you. Solo sailing is
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 6:04am 07.04.21 You are right about the effects, but the reason may not be what you think. When close hauled, yo
Best location for a Bilge Pump Gene Neill at 5:58am 07.04.21 You stated previously that you got multiple wash-buckets of water in the cabin, while the boat was o
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Closing Time at 5:54am 07.04.21 After install performance update: I have owned two autopilots. A C- Tronix below deck powering a hyd
1976 O'Day 20 rig tuning Brian S at 5:50am 07.04.21
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTIED" error. Ward H at 5:45am 07.04.21 I believe there is thermal overload protection for the motor built into the system as well as a fuse
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 5:44am 07.04.21 Take specific pictures of your sails and post here. You will get some good feedback from smart peopl
192 centerboard pennant channel question (5) Brian S at 5:40am 07.04.21 I do not know if this is below the waterline or not, but I would guess that it is, or is very close.
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance RoyS at 5:32am 07.04.21 After you slay that monster, have a go with your rudder shaft packing nut.
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? RoyS at 5:24am 07.04.21 I do not hear high frequency sounds as well as most people and I am not alone in this. As people age
10.3 Mast Step shemandr at 5:17am 07.04.21 Some experience in that I had a Mark 25 (C&C 25) on which the mast support was collapsing. That is
Best location for a Bilge Pump Benny17441 at 5:16am 07.04.21 Fiberglass is translucent, light can seen through thin parts or areas where pigmentation was mixed u
Cockpit Oxidation/Chalky - Polishing Advice Needed econnors at 5:12am 07.04.21 Thanks for the advice, folks. Just to be clear, my hull is fine. It's the cockpit area and topside

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