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Update on Honda EU2000 Generators John Richard at 9:38pm 12.17.03 Ask All Sailors 22/2035 Santa (First Mate) gave me the go-ahead to get one of these little buggers. However, I quickly foun
Tracking diesel hours Dave at 1:06pm 12.17.03 Ask All Sailors 5/962 Can anyone tell me if there is an easy and inexpensive way to equip a diesel engine with a meter tha
Considering a 1998 Hunter 310 Morgan at 11:04am 12.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1983 I have vacillated between a Catalina 320 and a Hunter 310. My wife is most taken with the Hunter(you
Diesel Thermostat question Bill Ogilvie at 10:41am 12.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/920 My new boat, a Cheoy Lee Offshore 27, has a Volvo MD1 diesel engine in it. Soon after I bought the
Drippy Engine John Burns at 10:18am 12.17.03 Big Boats 7/911 I have a 2002 Mercury 2 cycle 8 HP outboard. I hang the out board on the stern rail of my 356 when n
Dumb Question on Stereo/DVD Interface Rick D at 9:04am 12.17.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1100 I don't know how I get into these things. After a friend showed me how great his boat DVD played thr
H380's and following seas Cap'n D at 8:53am 12.17.03 Big Boats 15/1039 Not just in the H380, but related designs, do any of you have experience with how the boat handles i
Replacing Companionway Slide on Legend 40.5 Steve Perry at 8:29am 12.17.03 Big Boats 2/1099 I have recently purchased a Hunter 40.5 with broken plexiglas in the slide over the companionway. I
FYI - Roller Furling Check (1) Bob Fliegel at 7:51am 12.17.03 Smaller Boats 12/1034 I had dinner with a sailing friend over the weekend who suggested I check the forestay shroud, insid
Old feet Yehudi at 4:47am 12.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/957 I like to be barefoot, but my old feet are starting to hurt when climbing up the transom ladder, whi
Recharging with r-12 Rod at 4:17am 12.17.03 Other Sailboats 1/668 I have an older unit Adler Barbour that has r-12 in it. How do I know if it needs re-charging, and
Solar Wiring Pete at 3:26am 12.17.03 Ask All Sailors 3/935 I am installing 2 -60 watt solar panels over my bimini.The current will be around 7 amps to feed to
shorten the forestay R Ellers at 2:46am 12.17.03 Smaller Boats 0/903 In replacing a frayed forestay, I eliminated one pain with my Hunter 23, that of attaching and adjus
Mounting winches on the mast of a Hunter 240 Don Kovacs at 12:50am 12.17.03 Smaller Boats 0/931 Some Hunter owner has done this installation and had posted their pictures on this forum...but they
H37C in Oriental. (1) Ed Schenck at 11:56pm 12.16.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/887 Anyone know this boat? She seems to have a teak rubrail. Just curious about the installation. Lik
H37C in Oriental. Ed Schenck at 11:49pm 12.16.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/937 Anyone know this boat? She seems to have a teak rubrail. Just curious about the installation. Lik
Still in Miami Roger Mummah at 11:30pm 12.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/912 Hi HOW Folks, It is December 17, 2003. This is our first posting =using the SailMail/Airmail SSB
2003 Hunter 410 interior light problems Jeff Komenda at 10:27pm 12.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/846 I am having problems with the interior light switches in my 410. At times they require a rapid cycli
Oil/gas ratio 15 hp mariner Tim Donley at 10:27pm 12.16.03 Ask All Sailors 7/11353 Hey I'm sure someone can help me out with this question. I have purchased a 15 hp Merc. Mariner engi
Davits on a H356 Bob Keller at 8:34pm 12.16.03 Big Boats 5/1008 We are considering purchasing a new dinghy and have decided that we probably should add davits. Look

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13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts (2) Richard19068 at 11:51am 06.27.20 Look under your alternator. There is a fuse there between the start button and the starter solenoi
tfox2069 at 11:51am 06.27.20 Nice job. And this is probably the reason the fuse melted. Where you able to determine the size of
V222-Question about pop top mod (1) RustyVenture at 11:49am 06.27.20 UPDATE: With the power of oafishness, I was able to find a spot to at least get them installed. How
Propane outboard?? john6206 at 11:40am 06.27.20
Fridge/ice box condensation lines Tom J at 11:26am 06.27.20 I'd think both fridge and ice box would gravity-drain to the pump then through a thru-hull with shu
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts odaydokay at 11:22am 06.27.20 I had to replace the starter button on my 85 M12, same boat. May not be the issue here but maybe no
dlochner at 11:16am 06.27.20
Propane outboard?? (1) ObiQuiet at 11:13am 06.27.20 Propane is great. The lack of tanks that fit in the lockers are a pain, but the Viking composite o
Charging gel batteries dlochner at 11:13am 06.27.20 Welcome to the Forum and sailing. 12 years is a long life time for batteries. So, whether the wer
Rivet tool recommendation? Ron20324 at 11:12am 06.27.20 "somewhere" in this mess I have a good unit, with 4 sizes of dies. I'm fortunate I get to take 4 pil
(2) tfox2069 at 11:01am 06.27.20 First, THANK YOU for your responses. Job successfully completed: - Replaced 11 year old pump, which
Are PVC RIBs still inferior? CarlN at 10:37am 06.27.20
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Will Gilmore at 10:18am 06.27.20 What shemandr is saying is that, because the wind is the source of forward movement of the sailboat
Is 30-degrees easy and safe? sail sfbay at 10:17am 06.27.20 Just for clarification: Bridge clearance (BC) is the distance from a boat's waterline to the highes
Is 30-degrees easy and safe? DayDreamer41 at 9:40am 06.27.20 If you are into knowing or just making your head spin a bit https://fas.org/man/dod-101/navy/docs/sw
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 9:37am 06.27.20 give a kid a bottle of bubble maker and have them stand at different places and let the bubbles fly.
Revv up at 9:37am 06.27.20 . The plus 4cv does many other things but I always leave it on the digital read out screen for the
H410 Steering issue Sailgunner at 9:33am 06.27.20 Project complete, need to sea trial it but it's all back together. A very do-able job if you patie
Delamination Crazy Dave Condon at 9:23am 06.27.20 @jviss I will say the respect earned from the owners of Beneteau, Catalina and hunter for my knowl
Delamination Brian D at 9:20am 06.27.20 Easy there, jviss. Crazy Dave has good knowledge, and like you, is very helpful. So between the two

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