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O'Day 32 Center Cockpit v Pearson 323 frmreilly at 12:38am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 9/13529 Both boats from the '70s -- I'm considering a purchase -- any insight as to which would be the bette
How far will a Mac 25 heel before Mac at 12:36am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 18/2167 it goes over? Will it go over or just spill the wind over the sails? I was using a 150 Gen and it
Graphic chart of speed vs. wind jveatch at 12:44am 06.18.07 Big Boats 4/1663 Is there a polar chart of speed vs. wind speed and direction applicable to the 2006 Hunter 36? I
Low Oil Pressure Alarm vsailor at 12:56am 06.18.07 Catalina 310 5/2098 Hi FolksYesterday evening after a day of sailing as I was 3-4 boats lengths from my dock the "Low O
Anchor Riding Sail Jon Elmendorf at 1:03am 06.18.07 Big Boats 9/1370 I have a Hunter 40.5 that I bought 2 yr. ago. the boat hunts at anchor or on a mooring, it will shi
Mystery thru-hull leak only when drawing raw water yo-d-yo at 1:16am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1292 Here's a strange one. It appears that I have a thru hull leak in my refrigeration raw water pickup.
m4p to mp3 conversion in the Digital music age Leviosa at 1:23am 06.18.07 Sails Call Lounge 0/88610 Ok not a direct sailing question but,,,,,,I just started downloading files from my office mac to so
Head sail leading blocks Gene at 2:32am 06.18.07 Big Boats 18/1401 I would like to know which is the best place to locate the head sail leading blocks on the 35.5 Lege
Non-skid painting Greg at 2:47am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 24/7142 Can you paint or some how change the color of the non-skid part of the top side? Wife hates the colo
tiller update (1) Justin_NSA at 2:31am 06.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1145 Before you make the same mistake you might want to read this. I got a new IdaSailor tiller and post
Battens for Hunter 25 main busyengineer at 3:23am 06.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/977 Where do I get battens for the original main of a 1977 Hunter 25 (Cherubini)? Are they sail specific
Curing a Heavy Weather Helm on a Hunter 27 (1981) Dave Simpson at 3:50am 06.18.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/4381 I have read numerous owners' review that mention a heavy weather helm on the Hunter 27 (1981). Havin
Lancer 42 Brian D at 3:57am 06.18.07 Lancer 4/1339 I was sitting at Oceanside Harbor (SoCal) on Sunday enjoying the boats coming and going. In a distan
2-cycle oil in Diesel fuel MoonSailer at 4:08am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1352 With ULSD I've been a little worried about lack of lubrication. I've been adding a commerical lubric
Shake down sail for H 44DS Steve Feinsilver at 11:28pm 06.17.07 Big Boats 19/1269 Finally got a chance to sail our new 44DS yesterday. Out in winds up to 20 kts. Have new vertical
Happy Be-lated Fathers Day SEADANCE at 5:12am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1092 Hope you all got to spend a relaxing day yesterday with loved ones that adore you and some undisturb
Leaking self-bailer j weller at 5:34am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1339 A recently purchased, very-old, Blue Jay has a self-bailer that leaks when closed. On inspection, it
Rigging for Solo sailing SHADS at 5:54am 06.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1629 We want to rig our boat so we can have all the lines back to the cockpit. We want to be able to rai
Lonesome Dove..Princess of the Lake SEADANCE at 5:36am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1200 Where are you gals and what are you up to with your boats?B/Seadance
Bilge pump Mike at 6:47am 06.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1052 My boat just went in the water and my bilge filled a little. I noticed that the float switch wasn't

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I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Ward H at 1:18am 10.05.21 I think I just figured it out! Probably for reefing lines, right? Right
Changing Hoses Ward H at 12:51am 10.05.21 The water going into the tank should flow overboard. Which is illegal.
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount Ward H at 12:41am 10.05.21
Tiller "slop" thoughts Eclectic at 12:00am 10.05.21 I've had success making shims out of a plastic kitchen cutting board. They come in a variety of thi
mast damage at attachment point Eclectic at 11:54pm 10.04.21 We cut the end off of a Catalina 22 mast and added a spacer as suggested. Worked great. There is o
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount garymalmgren at 10:34pm 10.04.21 The raw water flow is fine. Brand new raw pump. Water discharging good. Efficient heat transfer re
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 10:02pm 10.04.21 Nice.
Anti slip in cockpit repair, is there a roller to stamp new antislip ? JohnShannon at 9:52pm 10.04.21 Kiwigrip is a brand of non-slip paint
Propane solenoid valve Benny17441 at 9:33pm 10.04.21 I have in the past temporarily by-passed the solenoid switch until a replacement could be procured.
Hunter 310 1997 Fuel tank replacement - pics of aft JamesG161 at 9:29pm 10.04.21 Now to find where / why the tank is leaking (no obvious holes but suspect a small pinhole somewhere
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount Richard19068 at 9:28pm 10.04.21
Found out why my alternator wasn't putting out current ... garymalmgren at 9:11pm 10.04.21 1. Strip back wire. 2. Solder stripped end. ( Or tin the wire, if you prefer that word) 3. Apply fl
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 9:01pm 10.04.21 So then the question becomes - how long will an epoxy bulb to stub joint last? :huh: I bet you could
Is Hunter (or Marlow Hunter) Still Even in Business? TN at 8:52pm 10.04.21 It's a pity Marlow Hunter have stepped back from the bigger boats. The wait for a new Catalina 425 r
Propane solenoid valve (1) leo310 at 8:45pm 10.04.21 Looking at the ABYC Doc the SS valve will be ok.
Changing Hoses 12PT at 8:20pm 10.04.21
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount Skipper at 7:48pm 10.04.21 Consider continuity of the temp sending unit lead and the unit itself. I used an infrared thermome
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount Skipper at 7:45pm 10.04.21 Have you checked the impeller? The change in temperature is a clue, what's making the engine run at
Hitch ball size for Trail-Rite trailer for Catalina 18? LeeandRick at 7:35pm 10.04.21 Check the hitch itself as @sail sfbay says, minus the call to Trail-rite. You never know what someo
Electronic enclosure box for Beneteau Marek Jadczyk at 7:28pm 10.04.21 Try this : NavPod :: Waterproof Housings for Marine Electronics

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