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sand in bilge bruce at 2:12pm 07.12.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/1020 This past weekend I ran my 2001 Hunter 290 aground for the first time. I worked her loose in about t
Gas Spring Strut on Pop Top (1) John S at 2:07pm 07.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1071 I installed my gas struts today. They are too powerful and I need to reduce the spring strength. I h
Line Drawing / Sailplan (1) Tim22902 at 1:15pm 07.12.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/997 Does anyone know where I might get something like this for a 89' Hunter 30G? The file would need to
Anyone live near Dickinson, Texas? Mike8245 at 1:15pm 07.12.06 Ask All Sailors 0/884 There is a boat for sale I am interested in at the repo yard there, can't get enough info about cond
Table refinishing Michael15707 at 12:42pm 07.12.06 Smaller Boats 2/937 I need to refinish the table in my 26 -- has anyone done that? Couldn't find much in the archives.
Batten Size Rook at 7:31pm 07.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/911 I have a Hunter 34 circa 1983 with O'Brien sails. I need to replace the battens but am not sure wet
That was a great rendezvous! Ken Palmer at 9:26pm 07.10.06 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 2/2749 I want to thank all that came to the LOHSA 2006 Rendezvous at Port Credit, Ontario. It was fun meeti
Rub Rail Damage Jim Hanson at 8:03pm 07.10.06 Bigger Boats 0/948 A recent storm caused damage to 52" of my rub rail. The rubber is okay but the plastic in shot. Th
C320 traveller Ron at 9:57pm 07.10.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/2377 Don; I tend to reef our C320 at about 12 - 14 knots. The traveller sheets are awkward to work with
Camden Boatworks OnLine Marine Store Warning Nate at 9:35pm 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1065 This is a warning to stay away from Camden Boatworks OnLine Marine Store. I order a part from them w
Sensatank 100 tank monitor installation Ron at 9:31pm 07.10.06 Ask All Sailors 2/2649 Although I could find no one from this site who had installed the Sensatank 100 Marine tank monitori
Furlex jam(s) Ken Johnson at 9:28pm 07.10.06 Bavaria 7/6030 We experienced a major jam on our Furlex (headsail furling system) yesterday in 10kts of wind, and l
Rotten Aft compartment wall on 29.5? Sam20886 at 9:28pm 07.10.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1184 Has anyone had problems with the plywood bulkhead rotting out that separates the fuel /waste storage
Bimini Top for Mac 22 Drock at 12:01am 07.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1742 Has anyone put a bimini top on a Mac 22, or something for shade? I want to (as the So. Florida sun
Mac V-21 Mast step bolt... CharlieCobra at 1:16am 07.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1186 What grade is it? Mine snapped when rigging down Sunday when it got hung and I couldn't tighten or
BVI Charter Dan B at 1:26am 07.11.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1262 From those of you who have done this:When is the best time for a BVI Charter? It is looking like
Fans Michael at 1:47am 07.11.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1208 I have numerous fans on my boat and they can push quite a bit of air, but the suck my batteries dry.
Natural gas refill sailgirl20776 at 1:47am 07.11.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1755 Does anyone know where we can refill our tank of natural gas for our stove? A location in Boston or
Cleaning v. Replacing Heat Exchanger cmorin at 1:55am 07.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1166 We have an 89 Catalina 30 with the 25XP engine. The heat exchanger is turing green around the end c
Rigging a 1974 Hunter 25 (1) ex-admin at 2:41am 07.11.06 Smaller Boats 1/2388 I just bought a 1974 25 foot Hunter sloop and the owner has no idea how to use it. I used to sail a

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Oops message Phil Herring at 10:22am 07.12.21 Hi Ward! No, they are separate functions partly because it's logical to separate them but mostly bec
Oops message kappykaplan at 10:19am 07.12.21 I haven't received any newsletters for quite sometime. Same here . . .
Manual for Oceanis 41 Carillon 1 at 10:18am 07.12.21 Hopefully quite soon. I'm in UK... it's in S. of France, and not seen her since a very quick trip i
Oops message Ward H at 10:11am 07.12.21 Phil, If I may tag along on this thread, does the mailing list for the newsletter use the same email
Gauges that do not fog sail sfbay at 10:04am 07.12.21 While mine do not fog, one tip for those gauges that do is to turn on the instrument lights to evapo
Oops message (1) Phil Herring at 9:50am 07.12.21 well oiled machine that it is!!
Oops message Brian D at 9:42am 07.12.21 Phil uses only the finest oil that money can buy.
Manual for Oceanis 41 braddexter at 9:41am 07.12.21 Thanks. The seller was not able to provide a manual at all. If you are able to forward a copy of yo
Oops message Ed Caldwell at 9:38am 07.12.21 Yep, all working on both Windows desktop and Android phone. Glad to help keep this great forum work
Oops message Phil Herring at 9:35am 07.12.21 Operator error. It's fixed now and I'll take a look at what we can do to avoid that in the future. T
Anyone install a temperature sender in the heater line on a Yanmar 3GM30F? (2) Scott T-Bird at 9:34am 07.12.21 Mine is Serial # 22074 and the sender is mounted on a fitting to the water heater on the block side
Tach stopped balmar 614 (1) jssailem at 9:24am 07.12.21 Have you explored the signaling possible should "alternator failure" occur? Your 614 regulator cna g
Tach stopped balmar 614 jssailem at 9:17am 07.12.21 Are you sure you wired the unit correctly. Install WHITE Stator-In And Tach-Out Wires When an electr
Tach stopped balmar 614 Maine Sail at 9:15am 07.12.21 If your tach gets its pulse from the alternators stator, then it's your solar causing the reg to shu
Looking sternward... jssailem at 9:12am 07.12.21 @Leeward Rail Yes, I agree. It caught my attention.
Looking sternward... Leeward Rail at 9:10am 07.12.21 Wow. Very good essay
Oops message jssailem at 8:51am 07.12.21 I sent info to Phil regarding the issue. I think it is a glitch related to the automated questions a
6" round fluorecsent Udi at 8:50am 07.12.21 So these are fluorescent lights, and not ones with a simple bulb but rather a circular (as opposed
Oops message Ed Caldwell at 8:44am 07.12.21 But this is not the first time I've seen this error. It has happened several times to me in the las
Manual for Oceanis 41 Carillon 1 at 8:38am 07.12.21 Hi - If you tell me how many pages you have in your manual, I'll compare to mine... a 2012manual...

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