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RESPONSE TIME BARRY at 8:33pm 02.05.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/991 I DONT UNDESTAND THE PURPOSE OF THE RESPONSE TIME, 24 HOURS Vs. DAYS OR WEEKS. IS THAT THE LENGTH OF
electrical schmatics for 1977 catalina 27 BARRY at 8:26pm 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1470 I NEED ANY INFORMATION ON THE ELECTRICAL LAYOUT FOR A 1977 CATALINA ESPECIALLY THE COLOR CODE USED I
Replacement pintles and gudgeons on 272LE? Lou Jacobs at 7:49pm 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/916 I have a 272LE which I bought last spring, with two minor problems. One is a leaky hatch seal, whic
water closet in a H26 Tom23170 at 7:08pm 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/898 Hi,I wonder if it is possible to install water closet in my H26 without any special made septictan
Rig Tension Mike at 6:29pm 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/838 Can anybody give me some advise on rig tension for a 26S, my boat came with the chain plates that ar
furling Carl at 3:34pm 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/884 Has anyone put a furling system on a Mac 25? How does it work? What are the challenges of rigging it
Help, need stormsail dimensions douglas marshall at 12:18pm 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/912 Help, I need a stormsail for my O'day 22. I find myself sailing on the edge alot and my jib, which
Flying Saucer Capnsandbar at 9:45am 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1681 I have just been given a 1968 O'Day Flying Saucer that I am beginning restoration on. I have found
fwd hatch over v-berth 1978 h-27 mike d at 8:46am 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/906 Has anyone ever replaced the forward hatch over the v-berth. How difficult was it for you? What meas
Help me measure a hatch! guy at 7:29am 02.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/726 My boat is in storage and I cannot access it right now to measure the size of my forward v-berth hat
edson wheel slippage during 2-month layup? dave at 6:30am 02.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/969 I put a 1980 O'Day 28 away at the dock in November, and came back over 2 months later and it seemed
1999 Beneteau cc Steve at 6:26am 02.05.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1180 thinking about the purchase of a 1999 beneteau 36 center cockpit thats in really good shape and at a
Pinning the mast raising pole?? Tip at 5:07am 02.05.05 Smaller Boats 16/1612 I just bought a repo H260 and am trying to get the mast up. The owners manual I downloaded says to
changing cutless bearing Obewan at 4:18am 02.05.05 Big Boats 7/1262 I have a 1988 Hunter Legend35. The Cutless Bearing appears to have to much slop in it and I need to
outboard power Dean Frick at 3:08am 02.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/958 I just bought a 26 M, and am looking at options for power. I note some dealers and owners are puttin
HandHeld GPSs Kevin13821 at 11:03pm 02.04.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1483 Is having a mapping GPS really useful? Can you see the chart, is color handy, is a wrist mounted on
Mast Light Plug Sonny at 11:00pm 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 5/969 I am looking for the male end of the wire connector for the mast light on a 26.5, I know this is an
Mounting a satellite radio antenna? Reudi Ross at 10:59pm 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 10/3553 Has anyone got any feedback on mounting a XM satellite radio antenna on their boat? I want to instal
LCD TV/PC Monitor Ed Schenck at 10:30pm 02.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1919 Because I so respect the wisdom of my fellow Hunter owners I thought I would ask before I buy. As a
Musty hanging locker bananabender at 10:11pm 02.04.05 Big Boats 1/1054 During the winter we noticed a musty smell from a hanging locker and once cleared out, saw that the

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2005 Hunter 36 Bilge drm1 at 7:28pm 02.27.21 lots of great ideas and thoughtful advice everyone. thank you!
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets Rick D at 6:43pm 02.27.21 Speaking of boat fires, my wife makes the point that the cost of a marina electrician is small comp
O'Day 30 Blowboat at 6:14pm 02.27.21 The layout doesn't match the 322, based on the photos I've seen. But looks just like the 30...forwar
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 Richard19068 at 6:00pm 02.27.21 Andy, The lifelines should not contact the shrouds. Does not matter what material you use. If your
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant Terry Cox at 5:58pm 02.27.21 How is the coolant pumped? There is a cover on the engine at the end opposite the electrical genera
O'Day 30 Richard19068 at 5:55pm 02.27.21 I'm not familiar with an O'Day 32 that is not a center cockpit and I think they only made those unti
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 jssailem at 5:00pm 02.27.21 Andy, The lifelines should not contact the shrouds. Does not matter what material you use. If your l
Anyone from the Coos Bay,Oregon area? jssailem at 4:57pm 02.27.21 J, Here is a link that includes info regarding the coastal trip you are considering. http://aquavit
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI quadrille38 at 4:45pm 02.27.21 I found on my previous boat a Catalina34 that if I sheeted in the main sheet too tightly the mast wo
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets AndyL at 4:41pm 02.27.21 Speaking of boat fires, my wife makes the point that the cost of a marina electrician is small compa
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant HandsOnTech at 3:53pm 02.27.21 I am back. We just spent three days on the Bahama bank with no land in sight to any horizon and ther
2000 H450 Passage, Starter Battery DayDreamer41 at 3:34pm 02.27.21 @Nauticlops the Cole Hersee solenoid is powered only when the ignition switch is in the on position,
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Michael Davis at 3:16pm 02.27.21 Fuel pump is tied to the starter button. Glow plugs disengage upon release of the starter button,
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. skipperclaud at 3:07pm 02.27.21 The Dripless Box is not original equipment for the 2001 h320. We do not know what was done during
i got carried away... SailingLoto at 2:52pm 02.27.21 Wow, awesome! I've got some old rotten plywood to replace as well, because my '72 V222 predates the
HUNTER 320 ENGINE ROOM. skipperclaud at 2:46pm 02.27.21 Repower with an engine / transmission that didn't really fit? No Richard that is the original Engi
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? Tally Ho at 2:20pm 02.27.21 Greg, Glad you can enjoy Maui. Beats the heck out of winter around Lake Michigan. As for me, you co
2000 H450 Passage, Starter Battery Nauticlops at 2:01pm 02.27.21 Thanks to everyone for the resourceful info! My alternator is a stock 80amp on single v belt, an
Anyone from the Coos Bay,Oregon area? JCraig68 at 1:04pm 02.27.21 Thanks Terry. I have not sailed it yet as it's winter here and I'm pretty green to sailing,I'm going
Anyone from the Coos Bay,Oregon area? Terry Cox at 12:55pm 02.27.21 Nice clean looking boat. How does she sail? A good sailing route from Coos Bay to Charleston and bac

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