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Hunter 18.5 Mast Crutch dimensions Barry at 4:21am 12.29.06 Smaller Boats 1/1403 I was wondering if anyone out there could forward me the dimensions for a Hunter 18.5 mast crutch.
Electrical Drawing/schematic Gypsea9148 at 6:36am 12.29.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/901 Happy Holidays! anyone have both pages for the wiring diagram? I have the ac/dc panel, which I belie
Mead Madness ;D Don Chesley at 8:31am 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1113 Has anybody on this fourm heard of the Mead Madness that takes place on Lake Mead twice a year? Is
Do it yourself yard East Florida Roger Pickering at 8:07am 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 2/967 My boat sank in the bahamas for 12 hours - now need to rewire her. Can anyone reccomend a good (inex
Wiring Harness jaydog5000 at 7:50am 12.29.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1067 I have been reading that the standard wiring harness on the Catalina 30 should be upgraded. Has any
raymarine radar menestheus15689 at 11:00am 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2100 hi all iam hooking up a radome to a raymarine e-80 and am curious if anyone has cut the wireing harn
satellite phone monty at 11:00am 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 4/880 does anyone have recommendations or experiences to share regarding sat phones? Your experiences with
Bondo Epoxy Manny at 11:47am 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1228 Hi All,I was at the big box hardware store today picking up some supplies and stumbled across Bond
He's cheating :) Franklin at 12:44pm 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 51/2929 ok...so I'm jealous :) but it's still cheating (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news
Venture 17' bob_philbin at 12:44pm 12.29.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1163 Help!~ I had given to me a MacGregor Venture 17' last fall...no sails. Are there used sails out th
Dry Weight of a R26 Tim at 1:45pm 12.29.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2077 Considering dry storage for my '76 Ranger 26 and the yard is asking for the weight. Displacement is
Southport, NC llogue at 11:08pm 12.27.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1590 Will be taking a brief trip to the Southport area next week and would be interested in knowing what
78 Hunter 30 Question steve rainey at 11:55pm 12.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/995 I've made a few changes on my 78 Hunter 30 that I think are improvements. All the batteries are now
rOnDAYvous 07' mike c at 12:06am 12.28.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/805 It's ALMOST time !!!!More info soon...........
New Main Sail Abby Normal at 12:12am 12.28.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/840 Well, I finally decided on a new main sail. I queried about six different sail makers including a v
Mast Height dennis at 7:11pm 12.27.06 Big Boats 3/7119 Does anyone know the mast height for a 1986 Catalina 34. It is not listed in the specs on this site.
oday swift info Dan v at 6:41pm 12.27.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1171 Does anyone have information on the oday swift.Oday made about 1700 of them, i have hull number 1487
Rudder Packing Gland/stop Washer James at 2:13am 12.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1141 When we pulled our 336 a few days ago, I noticed what seemes to be a plastic gland ring on the top o
Transition from Sailboat to Trawler Bob at 4:24am 12.28.06 Ask All Sailors 26/4014 Fo most of my life I have been a sailor from crewing in my teens on a Rhodes 19 in Lake Michigan (Ch
what size towing vehicle for Hunter 26 joegeodesist at 12:20am 12.28.06 Smaller Boats 11/2679 Has anyone weighed their Hunter 26?I'm a prospective H26 owner, looking to buy the smallest tow ve

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Diesel shutoff question (2) Wm. Gill at 10:45am 05.27.21 ...The suggested Morse single lever controller is now sold by Seastar. I use their CH5310P model bu
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 05.27.21 I did attempt to clean the wiring from the solenoid to the motor, and it was a lost cause - the pos
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware Stu Jackson at 9:54am 05.27.21 True. For those who don't click on links (why remains beyond my comprehension...), here's what it s
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 9:49am 05.27.21 Good to know @dLj
Its funny Friday! dLj at 9:46am 05.27.21 Does Darwin come to mind? :poke::stir::beer: I'm very familiar with Darwin and Darwinian theory...
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? (3) SycloneDriver at 9:40am 05.27.21 I found 4 bits of old impeller blades that the previous owner left for me. I was not having overhea
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Daze at 9:31am 05.27.21 I purchased a 2007 H49 in 2019. Added 800 watts of solar (4 - 200 watt solid panels) and mounted th
Shore water feed (1) kbgunn at 9:30am 05.27.21 Ditto what others have said. Make sure the manifold valve is lined up to allow water to enter the s
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? Justin_NSA at 9:18am 05.27.21 BTW, Justin_NSA, where are there bodies of water to sail in Kansas? Do you trailer your 30 footer?
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 9:14am 05.27.21 Suggest you get the Yanmar 2QM15 Maintenance Manual and the Parts Manual. I downloaded the servic
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? Justin_NSA at 9:14am 05.27.21 Yes, Justin_NSA, I think I can wait. It's been a 13 year "mad rush" to get this traveler changed ou
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? SeaTR at 9:12am 05.27.21 BTW, Justin_NSA, where are there bodies of water to sail in Kansas? Do you trailer your 30 footer?
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? SeaTR at 9:10am 05.27.21 Yes, Justin_NSA, I think I can wait. It's been a 13 year "mad rush" to get this traveler changed ou
Hunter 28 Mast Exit Plates jssailem at 9:07am 05.27.21 Are you talking about the halyard exit plate about 6 to 8 feet above the mast base or the exit block
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? JoeWhite at 9:02am 05.27.21 Yes, it is normally open when pressure is low and closes the contacts when pressure developes. The c
C30 MKII Water Heater Wiring and Control Stu Jackson at 8:53am 05.27.21 The black button that says water heater IS the I/O for the electric element in your water heater.
Alternator Mounting Failure Maine Sail at 8:49am 05.27.21 That's not really a failure of mount/alternator/bracket it is a failure due to an incorrect installa
Catalina 275 Rudder float or sink? Codybear at 8:41am 05.27.21 It appears my quarter dropped into a glass of water analogy was spot on. I won many, many beers drop
Behavior of marine batteries Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 05.27.21 I didn't mean to harp on he inverter thing as it seems that you don't use it. It must be a legacy t
Last straw JohnShannon at 8:31am 05.27.21 Well I have always appreciated you contributions you have very deep knowledge, but you are in somebo

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