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Overhead plastic buttons King at 5:15am 11.15.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/876 Does anyone know where I might be able to find those little plastic buttons that snap into the overh
Cabin Side Windows Ron5058 at 2:09am 10.12.04 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1307 Modern Plastics link For the previous link to Modern Plastics, remove the http at the beginning of
Water quality on input side, brackish or Offshore? Bob Early at 4:32am 11.15.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/905 I have heard second handedly that water makers, a class, need the purist water to be found, ocean qu
Product Safety Andy at 4:21am 11.15.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/654 While I am admitting my own ignorance, I did just wander off the HOW site to the Hunter site and was
Halyard restrainer bleathen at 4:13am 11.15.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/934 The jib halyard on my H23 wrapped tightly on my Harken Roller furler this summer, so next spring I p
Cabin Cushions for C30 Rick at 3:53am 11.15.04 Catalina 30 0/1126 I am looking to replace the cabin cushions and would like to find a good,cheap, and fast source for
Toe rail boarding ladder David at 3:13am 11.15.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1751 Hi all, on our Crown 34 we have a stern ladder but since we don't have a cutaway stern or the like u
Rigger wanted in South East Florida Thomas at 3:05am 11.15.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1195 Does anyone know any private riggers in South Florida, Broward County? Please email me at wisenomad@
Round Delmarva Cruising Rally Rob at 2:44am 11.15.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1472 I have been looking at and just requested information on the Delmarva Cruising rally coming up in Ju
Water Log J.B. Dyer at 2:32am 11.15.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/917 What's your opinion on the Water Log system, function, durability, maintenance, etc.
M-18 exhaust mixing elbow replacement. Greg at 1:34am 11.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1189 Last week, heading out of the marina, the cabin started to fill with exhaust. Turns out the mixing e
Plastic Fuel Tanks Garry @ S/V TASHTEGO at 12:47am 11.15.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1291 I am looking for sources of Plastic Diesel Fuel Tanks. I have the Tempo web site already. Are ther
removing deck hardware eric at 12:40am 11.15.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1252 It's time to remove the grab rails on the cabin roof of my '78 Hunter 30, but I'm not sure how they'
Dumb Rookie Again Matt at 12:39am 11.15.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1274
Water ballast, how's it get in and out Opie at 12:19am 11.15.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/681 Not having seen a water ballast boat, how does the water get into the ballast on a 26X or 26M? How
How Much to Loosen Turnbuckles Pete at 12:04am 11.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/931 I'm storing with the Mast Up this winter. How much should one loosen the turnbuckles to accomodate
Bilge hose discharge Ray18668 at 9:52pm 11.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/999 My 1981 Catalina 30 bilge pump will pump up to the fitting at the port lazarette bulkhead. Through
Composting Toilet Steve22016 at 9:08pm 11.14.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1463 Peggie,In spring I purchased my first big boat with a real head, vs. the portapotty in our faithfu
Hunter Dealer (no more) Bob at 9:06pm 11.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/793 Can anyone enlighten me as to why Larsen Marine in Waukegan, IL is no longer a Hunter dealer?Didn'
Transom mounted speed and depth sensors Bob Cowgill at 7:54pm 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 10/2053 I would like to add speed and depth gauges to my Hunter 216.The manufacturer has all but assured me

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What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:23pm 08.23.20 Having introduced the Catalina 250 and all the Hunter water ballast boats, I told all my customers n
Water pressure/volume problem Sefuller at 6:19pm 08.23.20 Unless you know the pump discharge pressure, you're lost. Before disassembling the entire system,
Water pressure/volume problem Sefuller at 6:18pm 08.23.20 Have you verified the pump's output? 3.7 gallons per minute is not that much. Use a gallon jug and
Simple head plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:15pm 08.23.20 Our current system I believe is over complicated. Head discharge to a Y valve that sends it either
Water pressure/volume problem Ralph Johnstone at 6:13pm 08.23.20 I don't have a good way to test the actual pressure - it should be cycling on at 20psi, off at 40ps
Selden Mast foot replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 6:06pm 08.23.20 @DrJudyB To those of you, rarely you find someone to go the extra mile but this lady has done so an
Water pressure/volume problem dlochner at 6:06pm 08.23.20 Have you verified the pump's output? 3.7 gallons per minute is not that much. Use a gallon jug and a
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? dlochner at 6:01pm 08.23.20 I think Abe Lincoln said if he had to cut down a tree, he would spend most of the time sharpening t
Hunter 260 Centerboard Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46pm 08.23.20 Being involved with the design and top selling dealer; concur with those here as it was not ballast.
Water pressure/volume problem Stu Jackson at 5:36pm 08.23.20 1. Have you checked the pump flow with just a short piece of pipe or hose attached to it? 2. Are
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] JamesG161 at 5:20pm 08.23.20 wind on the Poncho Train Looks like at your worst winds will be from the E-ENE driving the surge
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? shemandr at 5:02pm 08.23.20 ... To FastOlsen's point, 3 weeks into this project and 95% of the time has been spent researching
Simple head plumbing Dave Groshong at 4:58pm 08.23.20 The options to send it a holding tank, overboard, or to a deck fitting are nice, a lot of municip
Standing Rigging heritage at 4:16pm 08.23.20 If you prefer to purchase online, I had good luck with Rigging Only. You will have to give them an
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] kloudie1 at 4:14pm 08.23.20 Indeed! Looks like less surge and wind on the Poncho Train
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing NotCook at 4:10pm 08.23.20 That's a bit extreme, IMO, but we are liveaboards. Bungs as mentioned above are good for thruhulls,
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? berner73 at 4:03pm 08.23.20 Boat building is not a precise art. I wouldn't be surprised to find that some parts have been "coac
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? berner73 at 4:02pm 08.23.20 Thanks everyone for the input, to the person it was all spot on. To provide some closure on this th
Standing Rigging sail sfbay at 3:55pm 08.23.20 Remove it and take or mail it to a local chandlery that has a rigging shop, rigger or retailer like
Nautitech Catamarans Kings Gambit at 3:52pm 08.23.20 OK. But it could take some time before I learn much, and form opinion! Have not gotten very far on

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