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Runs all the time. Hayden Watson at 10:48am 09.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1040 I have a 4 year old AB cold machine which last year began to run continuously after sailing. If I tu
new Hunter 25 crazy dave at 10:17am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/744 Ok, you have heard about a new 25 which will be out for the winter shows but no one has any drawings
Beneteau 323 J-P at 10:16am 09.20.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1219 I'm very interested in the new beneteau 323. I would appreciate any comments/feedback about this sai
remaining Hunter 260 crazy dave at 10:14am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/906 There are approximatly 20 remaining Hunter 260 sailboats in the field. IF you are looking for one,
Hurrican Lessons Learned Bob Bass at 9:35am 09.20.04 Big Boats 4/800 Sadly, I have seen several of our cruising friends' boats destroyed in the recent passage of Frances
29.5 Wins Regatta Andy at 9:15am 09.20.04 Racing 2/1772 All my days of whining about PHRF are over. Our 10 year old Hunter 29.5 took first place at the NEB
Cant get the car stereo to work Gaditano at 9:07am 09.20.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1911 Hope I dont sound to much like a cherry but...I recently purchased a 1988 37.5 Hunter Legend with a
Hunter 27 Holding Pouch Georges Paquette at 8:44am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/794 I am considering the purchase of a Hunter 27 1979 and I noticed a bad odor coming from the rubber ho
Hunter 27, 1979... where's our water holding tank? Lynn at 8:32am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1466 Greetings,Many of you will probably laugh when you read this question, but I'm not proud. My bett
Need a 26X Rudder Head Paul at 8:31am 09.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/959 Need a rudder head for a 1997 26X (annotized cast aluminum style). MacGregor has them on back order.
WHATS THE WEIGHT OF MY BOAT? RAY K18698 at 8:18am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/947 I'M A NEW OWNER OF A USED 1987 H23.I FOUND A WINTER STORAGE SITE FOR MY BOAT IN A CONVERTED BARN. TH
473 shaft size tom at 7:25am 09.20.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1416 can anyone tell me the size of the shaft on beneteau 473?? getting ready to add maxiprop folding pr
Riding Sails for Hunter 386 (376, 380) Jeff Bacon at 7:04am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/949 Hi All:We are probably all familier with how Hunters tend to "Sail" while at anchor. A few weeks a
Mast for 1983 Hunter Sailboat Bill Hoisington at 6:36am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1128 Lost the mast last week, need to replace the Kenyon Mast, anyone have one they would like to sell?
Hunter 23 mast stepping/de-stepping 1987 vintage Doug Schroeder at 6:32am 09.20.04 Smaller Boats 3/1938 I see where on the newer water ballasted Hunter 23-23.5 models, Hunter has employed2 "guy wires" on
up, up and away? Dragon Fly at 6:03am 09.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/965 To bosen or not to bosen... that is the question. It's too many times, I've had the need to go up
replace or repair?? Dragon Fly at 5:55am 09.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/949 Charley damaged (among other things) the railing around the cockpit of my catalina 25 (1985). This
Roller Furling Main Problems Sam Morgan at 5:53am 09.20.04 Big Boats 1/1133 I have hull#1 of the Catalina 50, with an IsoMat mast, with an in the mast furling system that I am
ST4000 Rudder Feedback Sensor Installation Calaloo at 5:25am 09.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/860 I decided that I need a rudder feedback sensor to stabilize my autopilot. I would like to know if an
Looking for O'day 25 Deck Teak Tor at 5:23am 09.20.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1346 After finding this site a couple of years ago, I also found another site that had O'Day 25 parts. I

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One more plumbing project checked off dlochner at 7:35am 01.18.21 :plus::beer:
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? dlochner at 7:34am 01.18.21 Or, just offer Dave enough $ to buy his excellent S-362... !! (all boats are said to be for sale
BATTERY BASICS DougM at 7:33am 01.18.21 I have had batteries remaining in the boat in winter storage, completely disconnected, that have sti
Beneteau 373 Single Handing scottthardin at 7:32am 01.18.21 My shoal draft Bene343 is also tender and has a similar setup to a 373. I sail mostly solo and IMO
BATTERY BASICS FastOlson at 7:31am 01.18.21 Mine last 3-4 years. I am getting 9 years out of each set of Trojan deep cycle batteries (golf car
BATTERY BASICS JamesG161 at 7:06am 01.18.21 Battery acid is sulfuric acid, it reacts with the lead plates to make electricity. Lead sulfate for
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? FastOlson at 7:05am 01.18.21 Several choices for a separate-shower design. Ericson 38 and 38-200, and the Ericson 35-3. Strong of
BATTERY BASICS (1) jssailem at 7:03am 01.18.21 Perhaps one of these might help in checking your batteries chemical makeup. eze Refractometer Ethy
BATTERY BASICS dlochner at 7:03am 01.18.21 NO. There are chargers on the market that say you can re condition the batteries back to new. Thi
Nasty smell in heads dlochner at 6:58am 01.18.21 There are a couple of prime suspects. 1- Dead critters in the intake water. When you flush water co
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? (1) dlochner at 6:53am 01.18.21 How separate? My Sabre 362 has a divided head, one side is the shower, one the head and vanity. It i
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back NYSail at 6:53am 01.18.21 Great advise above...... Good Luck
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? Ward H at 6:51am 01.18.21 Here's a link to a SailRite video. 30 Seconds in the lady is using the Ironwood tool mentioned. I b
BATTERY BASICS Pirate Dave at 6:48am 01.18.21 NO. There are chargers on the market that say you can re condition the batteries back to new. This
BATTERY BASICS (1) dlochner at 6:47am 01.18.21 Jim, Battery acid is sulfuric acid, it reacts with the lead plates to make electricity. Lead sulfa
BATTERY BASICS (1) JamesG161 at 6:45am 01.18.21 My 4D's cost ?$160 each. I recently had Damage to my boat interior from a Hurricane. These are my
Dyneema lifelines sigsgmret at 6:44am 01.18.21 Thanks for the reply, it's good to know that there is a lot of interest in doing the conversion. Al
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Ward H at 6:41am 01.18.21 @Team118 Here's a link to a thread with information on how someone made their ST50 instruments work
Prop removal sesmith at 6:40am 01.18.21 FWIW, the "Walter puller" looks like just the ticket. Not cheap, but neither is my Snap-on bar typ
Dyneema lifelines Ward H at 6:35am 01.18.21 Dynemma life lines is on my project list for this spring. Need to start putting together a list of

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