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Low RPM's under load Dan9014 at 1:24am 03.14.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1494 When the boat is under a load (2001 38 foot Catalina, Yanmar 40hp 3JH3BE), I can only go 3 knots at
WA Trailor inspection? 26s Bill20449 at 7:04am 03.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1184 Has anyone run into new rules requiring brakes on the MC trailor? I just bought a boat and trailor f
H26-260 Where do you put your bin boards Fred at 8:11am 03.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1599 when you take them out? Is there a resting place designed into the boat and I didn't find it? (like
Swing keel info needed Jeepster at 11:03am 03.14.07 Smaller Boats 1/1135 Swing Keel info needed. I am new owner of 250 Water Ballast. With the boat on the hard, on jack st
Thank you, to all, for getting me/us through one more r.w.landau at 11:47am 03.14.07 Ask All Sailors 5/885 of those hard water seasons. A special thanks to Dick Dixon for the pleasant rememberances of what c
Any one going to enter the Mug race in NE Florida Mike Howell at 12:41pm 03.14.07 Smaller Boats 10/1536 I was wondering if anyone was planning to enter the Mug Race in Florida.It is a river race from Pa
Anybody got Yanmar manual handy tonight Andy at 2:13pm 03.14.07 Big Boats 8/1005 What's the oil capacity of the Ynamar 3GM30F? (Hunter 340) Headed for the boat tomorrow to change o
Hunter 36 Broke sailor SV Marcell at 6:47pm 03.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/957 I had my dealer upgrade the batteries on my H-36 (on order) to 360 amps. I also wanted to upgrade th
Speaking of holding tanks... Kerry13709 at 8:02pm 03.14.07 Other Sailboats 3/835 Did not want to step on the previous holding tank inquiry, so I will ask simular question on a Benet
wind at sea richk at 10:18pm 03.14.07 Other Sailboats 0/812 for those who venture offshore or those dreaming of it there's near real time surface wind informati
Smoke plexiglass bedding George H260 at 11:10pm 03.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1035 My recently purchaced H 35.5 has leaking smoke plexiglass ports. Can anybody tell me the name of the
H 35.5 Air Conditioning George H260 at 11:17pm 03.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1088 Can anybody tell me the best or most practical location for installing a 16,000 btu a/c unit on my H
M.E.K./hardner for gelcoat Tony Z at 11:15pm 03.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1741 I received a uart of gelcoat for my boat but no hardner/MEK. Are thay all the same?????? Can I get
outboard power for 30' Steve at 11:33pm 03.14.07 Catalina 30 3/1670 I have the opportunity to pick up a used 30' cheap but the engine was submerged in salt water during
Most usefull improvement (1) Tim R. at 12:42am 03.15.07 Ask All Sailors 21/2120 We recently had a thread on our Ericson list that had people describe the most usefull improvements
Gelcoat Repair Phil4516 at 12:58am 03.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/960 I made a mistake in not applying a bottom paint when I got my new 26M two years ago. It is in the wa
12 volt schematic jaydog5000 at 12:55am 03.15.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1101 Does anyone have a schematic of how the alternator, batteries, on/off switch are wired on a 1985 Cat
Fix 216 rudder ding John6017 at 2:15am 03.15.07 Smaller Boats 6/1589 I accidently scraped my removable rudder for the 216 coming into dock (duh). I need to repair the e
Anchor Lite ??? steve10959 at 2:20am 03.15.07 Big Boats 8/934 I have a 1994 Hunter 40-5, Morning Star, with a burnt out anchor lite. Can anyone give me the bulb t
35.5 Refrigeration Paul at 2:57am 03.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1132 I would like to install a marine refrigerator in my 1991 Hunter 35.5 in place of existing ice box. W

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Seaward Water Heater Again ! sailcapt340 at 10:00am 08.17.21 I can wait. This tank isn't going anywhere soon, at least until winter layover. And if it's any in
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Tedd at 9:54am 08.17.21 I think electric outboards are just starting to get to a state of development where you'd want to us
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals Rabe at 9:54am 08.17.21 Lots of info in these recent threads: Thank you for the links!
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW Stu Jackson at 9:43am 08.17.21 Recent thread on this on cruisersforum.net where specific bridges are called out. It's not .net.
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ seadaddler at 9:40am 08.17.21 The friends who have gotten electric outboard went back to gas. We cruise with our club and many oth
Stove Make and Model PMK at 9:37am 08.17.21 Thank you. I checked all wire connections and all are secure. It seems the cause is likely a bad f
Dish Soap Rinsing Tedd at 9:34am 08.17.21 When we need to conserve water, the final rinse is done with a 1 qt pump pressurized bottle. The w
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW (2) shemandr at 9:31am 08.17.21 Here is a screen shot of the St. Lucie Inlet area that can be confusing. Study the buoyage. There
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 sailermania at 9:17am 08.17.21 Thank You All. I will look under the engine, I would have thought it would be located in an easy pla
Dish Soap Rinsing FastOlson at 9:16am 08.17.21 While we do use water for washing and rinsing when we never more than 3 days away from a marina and
Dish Soap Rinsing thinwater at 9:02am 08.17.21 As you can see, it starts by re-learning how to manage dishes, from start to finish. Boating is lik
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often senang at 8:51am 08.17.21
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW flightlead404 at 8:49am 08.17.21 We just came up from the keys in our 1997 42 Passage which I think is the same external dimensions.
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 08.17.21 Also consider price and what HP is desired.
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW flightlead404 at 8:40am 08.17.21 A little more info. There's a book called something like "Anchorages in the ICW" by Skipper Bob. G
NOT buying H34 markwbird at 8:38am 08.17.21 @markwbird.... have you ever double reefed? Yes. As a matter of fact when I had the sail made I h
Dish Soap Rinsing Rick D at 8:33am 08.17.21 On all my other boats, I did as Rich did and had a raw water pump to the sink for washing dishes. I
How long has it been since you cleaned your unmentionables? Michael Davis at 8:29am 08.17.21 Since I just pulled the stove to refinish some teak I thought you were talking about the god awful
How long has it been since you cleaned your unmentionables? Calif. Ted at 8:21am 08.17.21 Since I just pulled the stove to refinish some teak I thought you were talking about the god awful m
Hunter 420 Passage trip on the ICW flightlead404 at 8:20am 08.17.21 Has anyone taken their 420 Passage up or down the ICW and what advice can you offer? Our boat has

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