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First real rough ride experience Roger F at 11:50pm 07.02.06 Smaller Boats 11/996 My recent learning experience...any comments would be great. This weekend my wife and I sailed out
H31 - Help with running new wires, please? cdz12250 at 11:23pm 07.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1001 Does anyone know if there's a raceway or conduit, or a space between the hull and innerliner, that I
Exhaust hose dimensions Rubicon 1983-31 at 1:37am 07.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/914 Before I go crawling down under again, does someone already have the exhaus hose dimensions?thanks
keel alymar at 1:52am 07.03.06 Smaller Boats 2/935 How do you raise/lower the keel on my H22. I had a Venture 24 and it had a trailer winch for this ta
depth sounder murm16762 at 2:11am 07.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1147 I would like to install a depth sounder in my oday 22 here is my question,if I use a through the
FLUSHING WATER TANK George16967 at 3:40am 07.03.06 Catalina 30 4/1540 I am getting bad smelling water from the water tank. It was just filled from the a clean water syst
fridge won't shut off Steve Stoneback at 3:05am 07.03.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1006 My fridge runs for hours before it shuts off. Gets down to about 28 degrees inside according to my
Looking at Buying a 49 Sequitur at 4:01am 07.03.06 Big Boats 7/1017 I am seriously considering ordering a Hunter 49, and I would like some input from anyone else who ha
Battens sole pleasure at 4:39am 07.03.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/990 Have a 1996 336 model. Lost a batten out of the pocket. Trying to track down a new one. Anybody have
Honda Generator EU 2000 Broke sailor SV Marcell at 4:59am 07.03.06 Ask All Sailors 17/1164 I wanted to share with everyone my experience. I bought a generator to power up an AC unit on my bo
On the rode again (1) ex-admin at 1:16am 07.03.06 Ask All Sailors 31/2109 We all have our favorite type of anchors. Some prefer Danforth/Fortress/fluke anchors. Others swear
wingkeel,swing keel, mast rake,backstays aduster Denise, 1985 hunter 23 at 6:15am 07.03.06 Smaller Boats 6/1470 I've not yet tried sailing with the swing keel up... I did try it about halfway up one time..didn't
draft for 17 ft Newport PHShaffer at 6:51am 07.03.06 Newport 1/2436 I just bought a 1987 Newport (17ft long). In order to moor it, I need to know the draft with the ce
Corrugated Drain Hoses Bill Bell at 7:39am 07.03.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1354 Our Hunter like most of them was supplied with corrugated hose for the sink drains, cockpit drains a
Boom Tent/Awning - First Attempt (1) JerryA at 7:16am 07.03.06 Day Sailers 3/2029 I set up my homemade boom tent/awning this morning for the first time. I have a batten under the aft
Flattening reef (1) Timm R 25 Oday at 8:32am 07.03.06 Ask All Sailors 7/5491 I seem to have a flattening reef sewn into my mainsail. What i don't understand is when and how to u
Stanchions Steve Braverman at 9:10am 07.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/916 Has anyone replaced a stanchion on their O'Day 25? I bent one. I ordered the closest thing I could f
Catalina 13 pbruington at 8:39am 07.03.06 Trailer Sailors 1/2384 I have purchased a used Catalina 13. It came with a trailer, a sail and some rigging. The rigging
electrolysis Samphire at 5:37am 07.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1052 Can a lead keel be affected by electrolysis? Over the last 2 or 3 seasons my 272 keel has had a pa
mounting of fenders Ctskip at 9:25am 07.03.06 Ask All Sailors 17/2297 Where does everyone mount their fenders while under sail? I see the holders and they seem to be for

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Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (1) skunther at 10:02am 07.09.21 Here is the electrical diagram for the new and installed Lewmar V2 windlass. Everything is wired acc
Weld broken Strut? DanMaine at 10:01am 07.09.21 Mine snapped a few years ago , it had been on the boat for 23 years. I found that it had been electr
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Maine Sail at 9:59am 07.09.21 Thank you. It seems the wiring is as you describe, but instead of a fuse there is the Blue Sea 100a
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (2) skunther at 9:56am 07.09.21 Once again, (post #24) the windlass SHOULD NOT be passing through that breaker, at all!!! That brea
Shaft packing life expectancy? dlochner at 9:53am 07.09.21
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Maine Sail at 9:35am 07.09.21 If you look at his diagram on his post #56, there is a remote switch that should be powered by his
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker JamesG161 at 9:14am 07.09.21 If you look at his diagram on his post #56, there is a remote switch that should be powered by his o
Steering Cable Fell Off john renfro at 9:00am 07.09.21 A topic posted by dreadpirath caught my attention. It was titled "steering cable fell off". What ha
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard john renfro at 8:55am 07.09.21 Take it out the scupper, no holes to drill, easy access, no tripping, easy to store away, works just
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Maine Sail at 8:47am 07.09.21 Look other places for your main DC panel breaker problem. The main DC breaker (type C-series) IS
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker JamesG161 at 8:29am 07.09.21
Weld broken Strut? kloudie1 at 8:27am 07.09.21 Mine snapped a few years ago , it had been on the boat for 23 years. I found that it had been electr
Headsail "Barber Poling" When Furling markwbird at 8:26am 07.09.21 Sounds like you need to move the cars back to change the angle of the sheets to get the proper tensi
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker JamesG161 at 8:25am 07.09.21 There is a 12VDC breaker for parts of a windlass, but a short should trip that breaker. It powers t
Which assender do you use ? Hayden Watson at 8:16am 07.09.21 I tried using a pair of ATN ascenders, but they were a real pain to keep from scaring up my newly re
Shaft packing life expectancy? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:15am 07.09.21
Fixing a ding in a lead keel JamesG161 at 8:14am 07.09.21 I have a ding too. This was the small ding repair, answer from Hunter Expert , Joe Kerr... West Sy
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (2) Maine Sail at 8:09am 07.09.21 But today we took her out for a spin, and at our anchorage, the same problem arose. The House brea
Which assender do you use ? sail sfbay at 7:45am 07.09.21 ..........The wisest decision he made was to haul himself up using lines he trusted that he owned af
Fixing a ding in a lead keel Crazy Dave Condon at 7:42am 07.09.21 @Ward H has been around for a long time offering excellent advice. Follow it. Former sailboat deal

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