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long island sound hunter club????????????????????? christopher bayer at 11:48am 06.29.04 Big Boats 4/1055 greetings hunter community: is there a long island sound hunter club? please advise. thanks for your
hunter 28 wing keel wiggy at 10:31am 06.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/944 I am having a trailer built for a 1989 hunter 28 and need to know what the width is at the bottom of
What are the weaknesses of a '88 Catalina 30? shfrantz at 9:48am 06.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1858 I have a contract on a '88 Catalina 30 (Hull No 5210) that was commission 1/88. It has spent most of
Maximum Outboard Motor HP samsd at 9:24am 06.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2402 I am interested in purchasing a used MacGregor 26. The one I am looking at apparently needs a new mo
Practical vs theoretical hull speed bodyfat2 at 9:17am 06.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1177 Does anybody have any anecdotal maximum speeds per wind speed they can share? I am considering a kn
Help! GFI Reset Galatea at 8:43am 06.29.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1501 Help!I have a French built 1998 Center Cockpit. Whenever the power at the marina drops out for a
Replacing decals dressler at 8:40am 06.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/813 Where can we get decals for our 29.5 Hunter? I would like to replace the original pin stripes, hunte
Boom Vang Bob Garcia17513 at 8:24am 06.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1008 I just purchased a 91 26C and it came without a boom vang. How critical is this piece of equipment?
Catalina 30 Mark III interior Pat17356 at 7:50am 06.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1122 Does anyone know if it is possible to convert the dinette model to a settee model in the Catalina 30
O'Day 37 Flying Wasp II at 7:48am 06.29.04 Other Sailboats 4/1136 Gents,I was sailing the other day in my newly purchased '79 O'Day 37 with a Perkins 4-108. I went
Windex 15 vince11981 at 7:45am 06.29.04 Smaller Boats 1/1209 I have a Windex 15 that I bought from Cat Direct and I want to install it on the mast of my 1987 C22
Shrinking head space Peddler at 7:44am 06.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1178 My Aft head used to hold 50 gallons. Today I can only get about 10 gallons into it with a hose from
Bimini Top for Hunter 27 khiggins at 7:26am 06.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/4053 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. I am searching for a Bimini top and have found the available solutions lim
Boat speed on a Oday30 with the 5416 diesel? Tim at 6:56am 06.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/902 I have lost significant boat speed after some bad fuel problems. I can't get enough RPMs under load
Frilight Comet Halogen Lightbulb Replacement Help! OkieDokie350 at 6:37am 06.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1441 Hidey,Well, can't seem to pop the interior light fixture apart enough to extract the halogen lightb
'glued' pumbing lines BarryL at 6:17am 06.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1484 Hello,My new to me 1986 Newport 28 needs some improvments in thehead system. The toilet does not
Strong Onion smell Leviosa at 6:01am 06.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3090 Peggy you must be tired of answering these questions and yes I really need to buy your book...I have
Battery Charger for a 310 John J6388 at 4:39am 06.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1041 Has anyone replaced the stock Charles charger on a 310? If so which model did you pick? Did you ha
Impeller lube? John T1594 at 4:25am 06.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1349 I would like to know what others recommend '/or use for lubrication when the engine water pump impel
Filling in gouges in the hull Paul17588 at 3:25am 06.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1044 I would appreciate any advice out there on the best products, materials and techniques for filling i

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Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Ward H at 7:58am 01.18.21 I had to DuckDuckGo to find out but it looks like the 5411 is sea water cooled so no HX. I would b
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top Tally Ho at 7:57am 01.18.21 The 1# bottles should work fine with the appropriate adaptor. I use 5# tanks...but mine are stored
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Justin_NSA at 7:48am 01.18.21 I think you'll have to go big. My H30T is a wet head. Makes no sense unless you just want to hose of
Prop removal DougM at 7:47am 01.18.21 I had good luck pulling the prop (fresh water boat). Loosening the nut, soaking the shaft on both en
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 7:44am 01.18.21 How separate? My Sabre 362 has a divided head, one side is the shower, one the head and vanity. It
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 7:43am 01.18.21 One thing you and your wife will likely find more important than a dedicated shower, is a standard
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? dlochner at 7:38am 01.18.21 One thing you and your wife will likely find more important than a dedicated shower, is a standard s
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

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