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Hose length and elbows. alan at 12:29am 05.08.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1208 Hi Peg, got the SeaLand 5 gal pump/dump plumbed in. Finally got past the idea of putting a 2" diame
Mast broken @ bottom/is 4" less OK? Pete at 12:27am 05.08.05 Smaller Boats 9/1002 The mast on my H22 is broken off approximately 4" from the bottom where it mounts to the attactment
Seeking Herreshoff Meadowlarks Geo8308 at 12:09am 05.08.05 Ask All Sailors 0/991 Hi Everyone, I'm compiling a list of Herreshoff Meadowlarks and their location for the purpose of
Engine won't shut down.... Scott at 11:35pm 05.07.05 Big Boats 3/905 Hi I've had a intermittent problem with our 410 for a while. When you push the stop button the engi
Outbacker Perth Plus Capn D at 11:19pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2163 Just acquired a used Outbacker Perth Plus antenna for my H380 SSB setup...but, no installation manua
Merriman Pedestal Parts or Repair Greig18131 at 10:41pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1041 Fellow Sailors,My new-to-me 1985 Hunter 31 has a Merriman Pedestal. The portion of the pedestal "sh
Merriman Pedestal Parts/Repair Greig18131 at 10:32pm 05.07.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1254 Fellow Sailors, My new-to-me 1985 Hunter 31 has a Merriman Pedestal. The portion of the pedestal
Wtaer infiltation of keel Donald Chapman at 9:29pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/911 I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5 with a cast iron keel. On haul-out I noticed water seeping out of a samll
Suggestions for topping lift cleat dlemisch at 8:48pm 05.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1172 I recently purchased my first boat, a Catalina 27. Both the topping lift and the outhaul lines exit
Fixed Keel Hunter 22 Chris14566 at 5:24pm 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1246 Regarding the fixed keel hunter 22 (1984). On the cabin sole directly below the campionway steps th
Sloppy tiller/rudder Doug J at 2:27pm 05.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1219 I just bought a 1991 26S last night. Have not had it in the water yet, just going over the boat, ch
sink pump not working capnron at 11:57am 05.07.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2808 i recently bought a 1983 catalina 25 and filled the water supply but i can't seem to get either of t
Water heater bypass on newer Hunters Jay at 11:34am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1879 I guess this isn't "ask a Hunter owner", since I'm not asking anything, but here's some info others
furler rigging bruce at 11:31am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/862 Just rigged my new to me 1997 H26. It has a CDI roller furler and it seems slack. All shrouds are pr
Compression Test David at 11:00am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/795 In an attempt to track down the cause of the white smoke coming from our 3HM35F, we were asked to te
Why A Foot Pump For the Cooler Drain -Cat 30 Bob at 9:52am 05.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1258 I always wondered what that foot pump was for just below the drawers on the port side near the compa
No fuel gauge! any ideas? anybody added one? mgrawls at 9:52am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/882 our 1984 34 hunter doesn't have a fuel gauge. there doesn't seem to be anyway to check fuel quantity
Alberg 22 to Hawaii Calico_Jack at 9:37am 05.07.05 Ask All Sailors 8/7668 Hey guys,I just bought an alberg 22 and was going to take the little beauty to Hawaii from Victoria
Alberg 22 to Hawaii Calico_Jack at 9:34am 05.07.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3504 Hey guys,I just bought an alberg 22 and was going to take the little beauty to Hawaii from Victoria
BATTSLIDE dealer?? Jose at 9:29am 05.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/882 I learned another new lesson today about sailboat maintenance (Im up to about 500 now)...I dropped t

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VHF Channels Richard19068 at 2:43pm 03.25.21 Not that I probably ever will, but I can use channels 67 or 72 for just chatting to other boats? 6
Sailing to Catalina Island? jssailem at 2:30pm 03.25.21 A 20 foot sailiboat can handle waves that are just over 6 feet. Very quickly you will loose control
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications Doug J at 2:26pm 03.25.21 They ruined a perfectly fine water ballast sailboat. I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot boat hook.
VHF Channels SailorElliot at 2:24pm 03.25.21 Not that I probably ever will, but I can use channels 67 or 72 for just chatting to other boats?
VHF Channels dlochner at 2:21pm 03.25.21 Here ya go, straight from the horse's mouth so to speak. https://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/vhfchanl.p
VHF Range? dlochner at 2:19pm 03.25.21 No one has mentioned the antenna cable and connections. These can degrade service quite a lot if the
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 2:15pm 03.25.21 Thanks for the advice! That makes a lot of sense, I just feel the urge! I would probably go in the s
Sailing to Catalina Island? JoeWhite at 2:09pm 03.25.21 Judging from the level of sailing instructions I received from my sailing school for 101 and boosted
VHF Range? Richard19068 at 1:55pm 03.25.21 If only you could communicate this to the yahoos in my area! I would guess a full quarter of the C
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 1:54pm 03.25.21 Honestly, I mainly cared about two things: the looks of the boat and safety. First of all, the looks
Sailing to Catalina Island? LakeShark at 1:40pm 03.25.21 So just a random question for you. Why such an advanced micro cruiser for a first sailboat if your
VHF Range? Parsons at 1:39pm 03.25.21 Hence my question - After this incident, did you "radio check" every time you went out, or are you c
Catalina 25 - how is boom supposed to be secured to gooseneck Panaphobe at 1:33pm 03.25.21 Thanks for the link. I figured I'd see what info I could get from free forums before I tried the one
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? LakeShark at 1:31pm 03.25.21 Thanks! Do you think it would be possible to install a T-pipe and another valve so that I just can
VHF Range? tfox2069 at 1:15pm 03.25.21 If only you could communicate this to the yahoos in my area! I would guess a full quarter of the C
VHF Range? Parsons at 1:08pm 03.25.21 Don't ask for a comm check on channel 16, and never reply to a comm check on channel 16. If only yo
1997 Hunter 376 with the B&R Rig and a Z Spar mast. We discovered a depression in the mast extrusion behind the lower starboard spreader. Rick486 at 1:06pm 03.25.21 Check out the photos and share your thoughts. We are thinking about fabricating an aluminum plate
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 12:49pm 03.25.21 That seems like a good idea, it could also maybe be to King Harbor.
Sailing to Catalina Island? Brian D at 12:48pm 03.25.21 May I suggest your first adventure be to Dana Point, and not Catalina. Eventually you will get there
VHF Range? Brian D at 12:45pm 03.25.21 @SailorElliot, seeing how you are in Marina Del Ray, you should have no troubles talking to USCG in

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