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WATER IN MY BILGE!!??? dave19301 at 6:16pm 04.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1085 I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THE WATER COMES FROM. HAD THE BOAT PULLED AND BOTTOMPAINTED AND NO WATER LEAKED
just bought an O'Day Mariner '67 where do i find a larry at 3:25pm 04.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1050 book or any of the specs for this boat . This is our first so we have no idea what we are in for i i
Should I connect alternator wires to battery? David Guthridge at 2:22pm 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 8/5437 I have a Pearson 26 with an 8 hp pull start OMC Yachtwin outboard. It has 2 wires coming from the al
O'Day 240 in Narraganset Bay and around Cape Cod ? stan at 10:35am 04.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1233 Possibility that I may have to relocate to Rhode Island. I have sailed lakes for years, and have do
Rigging a gennaker Roberta at 10:04am 04.02.04 Day Sailers 0/2838 Can anyone tell me where to find a basic diagram of how to properly rig a Gennaker? Or at least a p
Keel for Mac 25 Zeke at 9:37am 04.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/821 I am thinking about buying a 1985 Macgregor 25 that lost its keel in the LI sound ( I guess the pivo
Looking for info on world cruising routes Richard Marble at 9:24am 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1161 Anybody know of a good book or map of world cruising routes that shows all the traditional trade rou
Need Help With Venture '22 1972 Floyd Hall at 7:02am 04.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/966 I recently purchased a 1972 Venture '22 that needs renovations and a outside paint job. Does anyone
Tape Drive for day cruising? Or other recommends? Patrick Randall at 6:58am 04.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1038 I was hoping to make the old (original!) UK sails on my 91 H30 last till next year before replacing.
Have you experience with Charter Lakes Ins? Jack at 5:53am 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1309 I have been with Boat U.S. for over 20 years claim free. I just received a quote from Charter Lakes
Bottom touchup Pete Peterson at 5:13am 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1101 Just got back from looking at my boat after the cover came off. The bottom was power washed last fa
correct way of hanging a boom bill at 5:00am 04.02.04 Smaller Boats 3/902 I have just purchased a 986 h23. The boom is currently hung by a 3/8" line from the mast. Would
Hinged Mast Step and Mast Raising Kit MLB at 4:58am 04.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1097 I am thinking about retro-fitting the mast on my 1973 V21 with a hinged mast step so I can use a mas
Keel reinforcement lcm1947 at 4:25am 04.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/2012 I am going to be reinforcing my keel with 1/2 Inch X 10 inch stainless steel lag screws that I purch
Reviving dead batteries Bob F at 3:15am 04.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/806 My shore plug was knocked loose at some point and my 2 4D house batteries were completely drained by
Teak Roy at 2:55am 04.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/924 We just purchased a 1985 Hunter 31. The teak is rather dark and I would like to refinish. What are m
Bavaria 820 A. King at 2:24am 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 3/3490 I recently purchased a 1984 Bavaria 820 (27'). This is a model that Bavaria made between 1982 to 19
Wood Treatment? Jerry Snell at 2:08am 04.02.04 Bigger Boats 3/1237 I need to refinish my exterior wood. It has turned quite gray in color and I would like to refinish
Mast rake Ken Prichard at 1:57am 04.02.04 Ask All Sailors 39/4369 I understand there is a formula for calculating mast rake.I have been unable to find it.Does anyone
water guage Allan Pursnll at 1:16am 04.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/844 The guage to tell me how much water is in my fresh water tank on my 2000 Hunter 340 doesn't work. I

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reverse polarity A/C main breaker Tally Ho at 4:26pm 12.09.20 My boat is currently plugged into shore power. If my battery selector switch is turned off and all
new to forum neoflight at 4:21pm 12.09.20 hi gals and guys I just purchased a 1988 H333. I look forward to learning from you and sharing som
Coolant Smoke or more? Tally Ho at 4:19pm 12.09.20 Regarding engine cooling water hose seacock. How many times have people posted here that they forgo
reverse polarity A/C main breaker kappykaplan at 4:17pm 12.09.20 If the breaker is showing reverse polarity, you shouldn't be able to close the AC breaker, and thus
which Sani Hose Ralph Johnstone at 4:13pm 12.09.20 Is that a through-hull? Yes, the original thru hull in the finest Hunter fashion. Same thing as
do you sail in the fog? Terry Cox at 4:12pm 12.09.20 Have observed a number of times skippers of large boats hard driving their craft right up on top of
which Sani Hose Ralph Johnstone at 4:05pm 12.09.20 Did you really mean PH SuperFlush (current version of the PH II manual toilet)? Of course I did
which Sani Hose Terry Cox at 3:53pm 12.09.20 Justsome guy is right...the hose I recommend is Raritan SaniFlex, RaritanSaniFlex hose which is the
First Sail Boat! shemandr at 3:49pm 12.09.20 I'll say that two basically narrow length fins with bulbs would have a lot less drag than two 1/3 bo
reverse polarity A/C main breaker smokey73 at 3:49pm 12.09.20 At least on my boat, there are breakers on the AC portion of my panel that have to be ON to provide
Hunter 333 real or myth? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:42pm 12.09.20 I cannot remember a 333 but the comment of a Bigfoot race or something like that in the North Caroli
which Sani Hose ontherocks83 at 3:34pm 12.09.20 I installed the PH superflush this year per your recommendation and it is awesome!
do you sail in the fog? shemandr at 3:32pm 12.09.20 Well I don't know if this guy was close to home but it was a case of complacency of some sort. He w
First Sail Boat! nightowle at 3:31pm 12.09.20 Personally, I've liked the sailing manners of most Hunters although I've only sailed the deep or fin
The Proper Prop jon hansen at 3:24pm 12.09.20 the S.S.Middeltown, a converted T2 tanker, converted to lake bulk usage. had a 19', one piece, bronz
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking Terry Cox at 3:23pm 12.09.20 Hi Brian, no picture to share, but when I installed the fuel supply line for the Wallas furnace seve
Catalina 27 stern width? Stu Jackson at 3:19pm 12.09.20 www.catalina27.org or www.catalinayachts.com (archived brochures) The brochures should have the w
Redoing 1984 H34 reefing system Stu Jackson at 3:17pm 12.09.20 Double line reefing is better than single line reefing - most boats come factory supplied with doubl
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking pipedream at 3:10pm 12.09.20 I have an old boat, no parts around here for it.. I had a similartap fitting on my fuel tank, and d
do you sail in the fog? jon hansen at 3:08pm 12.09.20 many times i have had friends aboard on clear bright days. they'll see another vessel go by with the

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