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Raymarine Auto Pilot Calibration Jeff20919 at 3:41am 06.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3394 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 3/860 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 4/1703 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 1/1281 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 3/893 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 10/1590 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 2/1057 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 6/5642 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 1/945 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 3/2451 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 6/1165 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 4/1219 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 1/1319 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 9/1375 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 3/1304 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 3/1277 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 6/1266 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 4/1281 My ten year old took her first sailing class two years ago. Last year she took the intermediate jr
Side stay pulled out Gary Byers at 6:21am 06.11.07 Smaller Boats 6/1147 Last week while sailing our '01 Hunter 240 the lower stay on the starboard side broke loose from the
Bimini Top AL USER at 6:13am 06.11.07 Smaller Boats 6/1087 OK! Boom height is 5'. I am 6'. Need 6'-2" head room. Boom topping lift is in the way of any decent

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Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 splax at 11:54am 09.20.21 do you have the drain hull valve open?
Cost to own CAtalina 30 sail sfbay at 11:52am 09.20.21 .......Cost for 31 ft. moorage in Vancouver, B.C. is $7,717.50/year (in Canadina pesos)........ Tha
Does anyone have this top plastic piece for a Jabsco manual pump? JamesG161 at 11:52am 09.20.21 I'll entertain the non-locking variety. The LOCK prevents flow back from the pump. Jim...
Fuel Cap Winch sunlover at 11:44am 09.20.21 to a winch that fits the star pattern shown in the photograph. My diesel cap does not have the
1990 Hunter Vision 32' Jib Tension jssailem at 11:38am 09.20.21 I need to set the tension on our jib. Hi Jason. There are at the least two issues that you face.
Does anyone have this top plastic piece for a Jabsco manual pump? Mooseman at 11:37am 09.20.21 Thanks for the replies guys! Apex, what would you have to have to part with the non-locking pump? I
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system Project_Mayhem at 11:28am 09.20.21 I didn't think about it but you guys are absolutely about needing to measure the voltage drops while
Cost to own CAtalina 30 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 09.20.21 Only one cost to consider ................... moorage. Everything else is minor compared to that.
Fuel Cap Winch Ryd at 11:15am 09.20.21 he holes that would fit that key. I'm use to a winch that fits the star pattern shown in the pho
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system Davidasailor26 at 11:05am 09.20.21 It will be hard to tell quality of connections based just on resistance with a multimeter. A single
C80 to E80 jssailem at 10:52am 09.20.21 Starting with page 28 of the Manual you will gain insight as to what colored wires go where on the E
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system sail sfbay at 10:47am 09.20.21 Have you checked the voltage drop and what is it while cracking the engine? Electrical Resistance on
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing jssailem at 10:40am 09.20.21 Would smaller diameter lines be inadvisable in my case? Not at all. One size smaller would not af
Mystery electrical switch Stu Jackson at 10:28am 09.20.21 I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who ask questions like this and then disappear with
Can anyone id this boat? sail sfbay at 10:23am 09.20.21 Do a title search here Boat History Search Database \| MarineTitle.Com on state registration MO 8690
Cost to own CAtalina 30 jssailem at 10:20am 09.20.21 Welcome @pastorscott to the SBO forum. You raise an interesting first question. You say WA which im
Cost to own CAtalina 30 jeepbluetj at 10:07am 09.20.21 If you include berthing, maintenance will likely exceed the value of the boat within a few years con
Can anyone id this boat? Apex at 10:03am 09.20.21 If it has a hull identification number (HIN), .......... where's the fun in that Sail SF? ...and
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues Nodak7 at 9:54am 09.20.21 I was going to use either the heavy Lewmar winch grease on the bearing, or high-temp marine wheel b
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 9:48am 09.20.21 I have those same blocks on my mast, and I think that they are required (or something similar) to r

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