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battery discharge Tony Litvak C at 12:30pm 06.08.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1498 I charged my 80 amp house battery (group 24?) over a couple of days with a car 1amp battery charger.
barney post frank barbehenn at 12:06pm 06.08.05 Smaller Boats 2/5372 what is a barney post?
flotation frank barbehenn at 12:05pm 06.08.05 Smaller Boats 1/877 I am wondering if anyone uses, and can buy from somewhere, a flotation "pillow" for the head of the
Genoa self furler and two other jibs. Charlie at 11:57am 06.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/909 I bought my O'Day 25 several years ago and it came with a working jib, a small storm jib, and a self
Inflatable air pump Wolf at 11:07am 06.08.05 Ask All Sailors 2/924 I am searching for a better solution to inflate my air deck 7psi and inflatable 4psi. Right now we a
Tohatsu outboard flushing Jeff Prideaux at 10:56am 06.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/7096 In looking through the owners manual on the Tohatsu 4 HP motor, it says "remove the water plug from
Outboard lower unit oil Travis at 10:29am 06.08.05 Smaller Boats 5/769 Just bought myslef a used outboard today and went to change the lower unit transmission oil but came
2004 hunter 306 spinnaker craig259 at 10:26am 06.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1099 We just sold our 28.5 and bought a new 306. I kept the spinnaker of the old boat any one know were t
information on 1981 36.5 pros and cons L jackson at 8:59am 06.08.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1057 We are interested in buying a 1981 pearson 36.5 but we have heard that this could also be a buccine
Senate bill to stop government weather reports Jim at 7:54am 06.08.05 Ask All Sailors 50/2769 I posted this on Yacht-L, and thought it would be of interest to others in the sailing community.*
Rudder crack? Bob at 7:36am 06.08.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/869 Well Rover is almost ready for the ocean, its been a long winter, and we gutted the boat and replace
Pressure-wash interior walls of a Cal 20? Jim at 6:57am 06.08.05 Cal 4/548 Hi, We just bought a '67 Cal 20, and like many sailboats the paint is peeling from the inside wall
anti fouling Bubbaloo at 6:45am 06.08.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1042 Just had the bottom of our H-31 soda blasted. We are going to apply Interlux 2000 barrier coat and
How many sailors does it take to change light bulb Joanie at 6:32am 06.08.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1312 Folks,I have an Aqua Signal bi-colored nav light on my bow pulpit. Is there a trick to removing the
What type of vang? Dick Westwood at 6:26am 06.08.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1326 I plan to rig a rope-block-and-tackle boom vang on my boat. Probably a do-it-yourself job. I have ab
Lesson learnt - Teak and wood putty rsn48 at 4:59am 06.08.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1154 I purchased a 71 Catalina 27 footer and it needs lots of TLC. I have been sanding and sanding.....
runing/standing rigging George H260 at 4:57am 06.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/783 Just got a 1987 Hunter 23, need info, instructions, layout, for the running rigging and how to adjus
AIS units - anyone try it? rami at 4:33am 06.08.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/951 new ais system for non comercial vessels are in the market for reasonable prices. does anyone have t
Does anyone build/sell a modified rudder for M26D? Keith Gustin at 3:22am 06.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/871 I have owned my M26D for around 10 years and during this time I have read numerous articles and comm
Trapizoidal Hatch Bill Edmundson at 3:07am 06.08.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/979 Well, the new hatch is in. The picture forum is right on the money. Everybody's help was on the mo

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Starting Battery won't hold a charge Stu Jackson at 6:39pm 10.07.20 Lots of thoughts above on how to improve your system as a whole, and those may be worth considering
Help identifying this furler and seeking parts for it. (2) SoSound at 6:38pm 10.07.20 I have what I think is a new "jib car" for a furler that was on a First 285. If anyone wants it, se
Help identifying this furler and seeking parts for it. (2) Xstream at 6:26pm 10.07.20 185799
Your 2 cents on main sail furlers MaryEllaRose at 6:20pm 10.07.20 Thanx for all the insightful replies. I had considered a boom furler but dismissed it early on as b
Splicing Jackdaw at 6:13pm 10.07.20
Question about traveller on 2004 Hunter 36 sail sfbay at 5:52pm 10.07.20 Ditto shemandr
Question about traveller on 2004 Hunter 36 shemandr at 5:40pm 10.07.20 Just replace the pin. It has clearly bent i.e. passed it's yield point. I'm not a engineer but as
Question about traveller on 2004 Hunter 36 sail sfbay at 5:34pm 10.07.20 If it is on your arch and you cannot see it and it does not interfere with traveler performance then
Starting Battery won't hold a charge sailcapt340 at 5:30pm 10.07.20 Wow! Did you open up a can of worms. I, like you have the "exact" same setup (same boat). Now your
b24 sail sfbay at 5:27pm 10.07.20 Surprisingly, your thread got me looking at my Hunter 46 and discovered an 8 foot section that was s
b24 Member 131497 at 5:11pm 10.07.20 Taco and Tessilmare Marine manufacture rub rails. Taco supplies black rub rails:: Rub Rail TACO Ma
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 10.07.20 Lots of thoughts above on how to improve your system as a whole, and those may be worth considering.
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 10.07.20 Think about it, if the pump can pump water vertically 6 or 7 or even 10 feet then it can certainly
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? TimFromLI at 4:27pm 10.07.20 I am not so sure that the pump can't overcome the vacuum in the tank to suck the water out of the ve
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue shemandr at 4:24pm 10.07.20 Go big or sleep on the couch. I used to go to Barbeque places on Mother's day because they were em
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 4:22pm 10.07.20 First, realize that on most production boats the factory charging and battery installation is not de
Original sails shemandr at 4:08pm 10.07.20 KBRS sailing? I might go for a new main and a working jib on a furler. I'm fine with hank ons and
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? sailme88 at 3:46pm 10.07.20 #Peggie, I will check clearance on top of tank. Uniseal defintely an option. #Sailme88, not sure I
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 3:36pm 10.07.20 Salmon dinner, it is with scalloped potatoes, green salad, sweet corn, etc.
Help identifying this furler and seeking parts for it. (2) RitSim at 3:24pm 10.07.20 A few more pictures might help - attachment to the forestay base, foil cross-section. I can't tell

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