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Refrigeration, on or off John J at 1:18am 07.25.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1086 We have owned our C-310 since 2000 and generally leave the refrigerator, and battery charger on whil
Cetane Boosters Warren M at 12:58am 07.25.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1974 I'd be curious to know how many of you feel the need to add a cetane booster to the diesel fuel used
Yanmar Diesel Decelerates Dave Lewis at 12:44am 07.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/963 I have a one cylinder yanmar 1GM diesel engine on an '83 Hunter 27. Since I've owned the boat I've
where to buy a trailer for a boat? Clint at 12:16am 07.25.04 Trailer Sailors 1/1200 I researched buying a sailboat.I find many of them are trailerable but dont come with the trailer.Wh
Cleaning Pop Top Cover Catalina 25 at 10:58pm 07.24.04 Smaller Boats 1/1066 I would like to clean the pop top cover (Winter cover?), for my '83 Catalina 25. The white vinyl ou
Boom Position on C27 mast Michael at 9:51pm 07.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/974 I recently purchased a 1984 C27 tall rig. The boom is on a goose neck that is bolted to the mast rig
Water Loged Walt at 9:01pm 07.24.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1015 I need some help getting the water out of a 1975 C22.The boat I bought had been in the water for a l
Any weight at all on keel Mark at 2:52pm 07.24.04 Smaller Boats 2/715 With my 260 sitting on the trailer there is no weight at all on the keel.I thought that just a litt
Looking for opinions PrincessoftheLake at 2:49pm 07.24.04 Big Boats 3/840 I have a 1985 Hunter 34. The interior wood looks fine to me but my husband wants to cover it all wi
Performance: Deep vs Shoal Keel Tom11735 at 2:25pm 07.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/2626 Am ready to purchase H33...dealer has one Deep Keel; would have to order for shoal keel. What are t
How does the sail attach to the boom end? Craig at 12:32pm 07.24.04 Smaller Boats 5/1769 Just setting up my "new" 1984 22 for the first time and am not certain how to secure the sail to the
sail storage bag doug198 at 11:02am 07.24.04 Day Sailers 4/4868 does anyone have a suggestion on a storage bag for the main and jib for the 170? i trailer the boat
Mac26X trailable height Ian at 10:02am 07.24.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/875 I am considering buying a Mac 26X and would appreciate some information on trailing specs.what is t
First boat with a head Sandi Davis at 9:46am 07.24.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1199 We have just purchased our first new sailboat - a Hunter 36. With what should or shouldn't the head
holding tank vent line fixture Jerry21607 at 7:25am 07.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1150 On June 19th I posted a question regarding odors in the head of my 1988 Catalina 30. The replies I
one cold machine cooling two adjacent boxes Dave Pryor at 7:10am 07.24.04 Other Sailboats 1/734 I own a Tayana 52, built in 1989. The factory installed two adjacent boxes that are well insulated.
272LE Traveller samphire at 6:35am 07.24.04 Bigger Boats 5/1367 The traveller on the 272LE is well positioned above the main cabin for a good mid-boom articulation.
hot engine compartment John3127 at 5:57am 07.24.04 Big Boats 8/1389 I recently added Soundown insulation and door gasketing to keep the genset and engine noise and dies
Echo Sounder saoirse at 2:01am 07.24.04 Big Boats 1/851 I have a Raymarine Depth Sounder,the transducer is faulty and I was thinking of using a spare transd
Y-Valve saoirse at 9:52pm 07.23.04 Big Boats 3/820 Can anybody please tell me what the purpose of the Y-Valve on the waste tank of 430 is ?.Gerry

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Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys (2) JamesG161 at 10:20pm 08.13.20 October is stiil inside Hurricane season. 183801 Jim...
Finally Mark Maulden at 10:18pm 08.13.20 Congrats! Might see you out there!
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement (1) chasfrank at 10:12pm 08.13.20 This is what i did on my PY23 when I had it.....increased the below deck ventilation when not being
Drama in Pago Pago S/V Honu at 10:06pm 08.13.20 They have had some repatriation flights and some ferry activity from Samoa; they are quarantined in
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Benny17441 at 9:51pm 08.13.20 The distance as the crow flies from Pensacola to Marathon ia approximately 450 nautical miles. As
What is wrong with this roller furler? srimes at 9:20pm 08.13.20 This roller furler was installed on my Siracco 15 when I brought it. It works fine but has no furli
What is wrong with this roller furler? DrJudyB at 9:08pm 08.13.20
What is wrong with this roller furler? rgranger at 8:38pm 08.13.20 Industrial... and perhaps industrious :biggrin:
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing rgranger at 8:30pm 08.13.20
What is wrong with this roller furler? IASailor at 7:34pm 08.13.20 There is a lot of industrial DIY on this boat...
New to forum. New to Hunter 466 FollowYouFollowMe at 7:33pm 08.13.20 Due to popular request, here are our favorite upgrades to sv Follow You with links to pics in our bl
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing ggrizzard at 7:26pm 08.13.20 Lots of small boats, including 25 footers have traveled to the Bahamas. The first question after tha
new sheets/halyards needed FDL S2 at 7:21pm 08.13.20 follow this link: Running Rigging Calculator Then use the drop downs to find your boat. It will tel
Drama in Pago Pago SoSound at 7:14pm 08.13.20 No Covid cases in American Samoa. Guess the Harbormaster wants to keep it that way. As in, ZERO.
Sirius 21 Mast standoff ends FDL S2 at 7:13pm 08.13.20 The "mast standoffs" are called spreaders. This forum is attached to a store-Sailboat Owners. Look
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 SoSound at 7:07pm 08.13.20 There are times when it takes time for everything to load and display properly. It doesn't hurt to
Reefing Help Capri at 6:44pm 08.13.20 This part seems contradictory to me: if you were practically close hauled, how was the main against
Raymarine ST4000+ Autohelm head unit dead again Tally Ho at 6:39pm 08.13.20 Greg, I don't gather that he sells or fixes parts like that, just electronics I think. But his ema
What is wrong with this roller furler? rgranger at 6:29pm 08.13.20 I agree... the "chain plate" looks like a simple eye bolt from lowes..
Cockpit drain valve and replacement sheets for main and jib (1) johnCartelli at 6:22pm 08.13.20 i suppose this is relavent but i just also purchased a sirius21...but there are no sheets/ halyards

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