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Big black box Jeff Bacon at 10:43pm 01.24.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1089 Hi Phil:I have a big, black, empty box under the drop down menus at the top of every page.The bi
GFO Packing Dan at 10:18pm 01.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/806 I am repacking my stuffing box on my 356. Does anyone have any experience with the GFO Virtually dr
Hunter 25 1974 CharlieH at 10:14pm 01.24.06 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1472 Any other Hunter 25 owners out there? Hoping for someone else with one of the older/original? deck
Stupid idea or is it? Doghouse at 10:06pm 01.24.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1631 I am thinking that this is a stupid idea (and potentially illegal) so I figured I would ask what peo
Mooring Ball - How to Connect to Wendy at 7:57pm 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 10/14811 I'm sure it's not rocket science to connect to a mooring ball, but we have never done it. We will be
Adding Instruments Kerry13709 at 6:38pm 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 6/2314 I am getting ready to update/add to my existing navigation instruments. At present I have st6000 (ra
23.5 Shore Power Rob at 12:34pm 01.24.06 Smaller Boats 7/1608 We are planning on adding shore power to our '93 23.5. For those of you who have shore power, where
Materials for condensation under bunk MichaelStacy at 11:41am 01.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1144 Anyone have experience or opinion regarding either of the following products for preventing condensa
Reefing Hook John S at 11:26am 01.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/866 I wanted a double line reefing set up with reefing hook. I found this item on Ebay for $5. It works
sea era keevers at 10:55am 01.24.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1556 peggy, can you explain the difference in the sea water and the pressurized fresh water versions of t
Tiller Pilot Install on a 25.5 Tim at 10:25am 01.24.06 Smaller Boats 0/730 Has anyone installed a Tiller Pilot on a 25.5? I'd like to purchase the Simrad TP10. Any specifics
Universal M12 Exhaust Rehab water injector NewportVic at 9:57am 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2128 Recently had 272le Seven's cabin fill with heavy smoke while motoring ... short story version follow
Trailer advice- replacement Jack- Memory Maker at 9:45am 01.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1081 Salt water here in the Gulf is taking its toll on my MacGregor trailer. I am keeping my eyes open f
Spinnaker sheet length sl22andre at 9:44am 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1487 Is there a rule of thumb for spinnaker sheet length? I have a Beneteau First 310 (31 footer), would
Catalina 27 mast and boom Andy18577 at 9:43am 01.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1873 Demasted Catalina 27, San Francisco Bay area, need some help seaching for standard mast and a boom.
Oday 37 Bill Ketts at 9:28am 01.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1389 I am looking at a 1984 Osay 37 and would like some input from Oday owners. Is there any items that
Rigging work Edo at 8:50am 01.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/967 Does anyone know someone good who can do some rigging work for me. The head stay that runs through m
Sailing Safely with an Infant on board Tropicgirl1970 at 8:26am 01.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/915 Please provide any and all suggestions of being able to ' how to set sail safely with a 7 month old
vhf radio suds22334 at 8:19am 01.24.06 Ask All Sailors 5/912 how do you test the anti on a vhf radio to tell if it is still working, do you use a fm meter
306-Yamar 18 Hp richard at 8:08am 01.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 8/992 My Yamar 2002 runs great up to 2100 RPM, no smoke and smooth. When given more throttle it gives mor

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Furlex B drum repair Sailfanatic at 10:52am 06.01.21 In another thread a poster mentioned he found the lid of a large coffee can made a good replacement
Exhaust hose replacement Sailfanatic at 10:50am 06.01.21 Even with moving the compressor (not recommended) you won't be able to complete the job. There are
What do you use for fire extingushers?? Sailfanatic at 10:47am 06.01.21 In addition to the USCG mandated extinguishers, I recommend a single Haltron unit like https://www.d
Marking anchor rode (1) jssailem at 10:39am 06.01.21 Anchoring space, depth, and boat specifications are so dependent on the waters you cruise. With some
Full size porta potty? NINEv2 at 10:33am 06.01.21 Thanks for the input everyone. We wound up ordering two from amazon to um... try on? And we wound
AC Condensate Drain Oprion Don S/V ILLusion at 9:57am 06.01.21 I have a venturi on my A/C outlet, and I'm not sure yet that it doesn't restrict the flow quite a b
My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. jssailem at 9:45am 06.01.21 Thanks for the update Tom. Great to see that the sailing gene is strong in your family tree.
Looking for the owners manual for a B37 Davidasailor26 at 9:37am 06.01.21 You are the man!!! Thank so much! Much appreciated. I do have AC, so if you could please upload
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification Billy_Pilgrim at 9:35am 06.01.21 i guess i should have mentioned---thoughts on composting toilets? It seems this might be an appropri
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification Billy_Pilgrim at 9:26am 06.01.21 I am unsure as to the presence of an existing holding tank--so far in my minimal explorations, i hav
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today Ralph Johnstone at 9:08am 06.01.21 Oh, we could start a never ending thread about that topic! Don't know how far it would go. You r
Looking at hunter 30 Ralph Johnstone at 9:02am 06.01.21 It is the same engine with ho ratings at different rpms Usually hear the 2GM20? referred to as an
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 Justin_NSA at 8:55am 06.01.21 Loose footed mains are reinforced appropriately to take the stress. If yours has the bolt rope to sl
Marking anchor rode Davidasailor26 at 8:50am 06.01.21 Those are waters that I'd never drop the hook in...the 10 depths have surrounding shoals that the
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 DeliriousSailor at 8:31am 06.01.21
Disappointed in Beneteau cb32863 at 8:26am 06.01.21 For the boat production, Beneteau is the prime contractor while Sparcraft is the subcontractor. The
Adding a circuit to dc side. JoeWhite at 8:25am 06.01.21 Phil, try digikey.com enter circuit breaker in the search bar. You may find one you can use. They do
AC Condensate Drain Oprion jeepbluetj at 8:23am 06.01.21 I have a venturi on my A/C outlet, and I'm not sure yet that it doesn't restrict the flow quite a bi
Shorten the transducer wire from the Garmin G-wind masthead sensor jeepbluetj at 8:18am 06.01.21 I even looked it up, from Garmin's instructions: "3. Leaving an appropriate amount of slack, cut t
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question JoeWhite at 8:15am 06.01.21 Excellent write-up with photos to explain the problems. On the second problem my solution would be t

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