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O'Day Restoration Joe Bahrik at 10:31am 10.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1128 Help! I need a source for a wiring diagram or anything electrical in nature for an O'Day 22, shallo
Interior Wood Re-Finish Jerry at 7:15am 10.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/819 I am moving up from a 1986-31' to a 1996-336'. I have noticed to new interior wood finishing on new
Hull speed - good vibrations! Kirk M at 7:05am 10.17.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1035 Was out sailing yesterday on my 2003 26M and the wind really picked up. I made the typical rookie m
Fuel gauge problem Dave at 6:30am 10.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1100 The diesel fuel gauge on my '89 C30 gives me only two readings: empty (once, at the start of the sea
Panel light for the 30 amp switch George at 6:18am 10.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/856 On the distribution panel in our catalina 42 the light next to the 30 amp switch does not illuminate
O-28 SAIL ATTACHMENT jerry at 6:01am 10.17.03 Bigger Boats 8/1159 On a recent sail, I was attempting to reef my recently purchased 1984 ODay 28. I mistakenly release
Water Lift Muffler Blow Out Thomas at 5:21am 10.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1027 While fixing an ignition problem recently, my elderly ('74) Atomic 4 bacfired and blew out the fiber
H26 battens Tim Daley at 4:40am 10.17.03 Smaller Boats 1/771 I removed the mainsail battens this week so I could fold the sail for inside winter storage and disc
new propeller for my oday 27 javier at 4:30am 10.17.03 Other Sailboats 3/726 I need to replace the stainles steel two blade prop for my oday 27 sailcoat with a yanmar 2gm20f en
How do I replace a halyard in a Hunter 27? Jerry at 4:06am 10.17.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1285 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. The Jib halyard broke at the sheave and has fallen inside the mast and is s
How often do you empty porta-potties? Rick Macdonald at 2:53am 10.17.03 Smaller Boats 6/3193 OK, I admit that I purposely didn't empty my sani-potti all season long (3 months or so). yks I'm*
Knots Mike at 2:09am 10.17.03 Ask All Sailors 18/1335 I need some advice. I need to belay the internal jib halyard on my CDI roller furling unit. The at
Winter sanitation frank arndorfer at 2:00am 10.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1214 Hi Peggy...Unfortunately the reality of midwest seasons is taking place and we're hauling out this
gas tank capacity Mark Gibson Hunter22 "DillyDally" at 10:45pm 10.16.03 Smaller Boats 1/823 To those of you with Hunter 22's, what size gas tank can fit in the starboard cockpit gas tank area?
Fuse panel repair Darren Mayes at 10:16pm 10.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/738 One of the screws in my electrical panel will now not tighten. What would be best thing to use that
Propane Locker for H33 Dale E. Baker at 10:15pm 10.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/902 We've recently aquired a 1981 H33 (to replace our beloved '81 Watkins 27) and are planning several u
New Sails---Main/Genoa for Cruising the Lakes Paul Bradbury at 9:20pm 10.16.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/946 Looking for some advice regarding what companies I should consider when looking for new sails. I hav
Windows - 29.5 Joe Aquilina at 9:19pm 10.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/833 The windows on my 29.5 have started to leak as the screws have some fair wear and tear now.Who is
Boom kickers and rigid vangs effect on twist Bayard Gross at 2:21pm 10.16.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2297 In examining the fashion in which a Boom Kicker and or a ridgid vang are attached to the boom and th
Closed cell foam for a hunter 40- 1985 Tammy at 12:52pm 10.16.03 Big Boats 3/804 Hi again, I was looking on line to see how much it would cost fornew foam in both berths. I can't

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Roller furler Capn Vinny at 2:14pm 06.21.20 I have the same boat also with the original furler. I did have problems furling once and it was caus
H31 main sheet SFS at 1:57pm 06.21.20 I'm really confused. The OP asked about sheet length for the mainsail (a mainsheet). What does the
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? Charles Erwin at 1:38pm 06.21.20 Doubtful. The limiter has no effect unless the throttle is full on maximum. At part throttle the l
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? ScottySailor at 1:25pm 06.21.20 When you drop the pump back in place make sure the rack pin (the pin that sticks out horizontally f
1998 Hunter 410 Fresh Water Piping b.needalman at 1:16pm 06.21.20 Note: Qest fittings do NOT work on PEX. The tubing must actually be 1/2 inch outside diameter. Half
Nice Run... sailme88 at 1:14pm 06.21.20 Nice. Love it when a plan comes together. Brian, this was planned to a certain extent for months..
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? Charles Erwin at 1:12pm 06.21.20 When you drop the pump back in place make sure the rack pin (the pin that sticks out horizontally fr
1998 Hunter 410 Fresh Water Piping b.needalman at 1:12pm 06.21.20 Thanks to all. It looks like the Quest fittings. The Nut, Cone, and Ring picture looks like what is
Nice Run... sailme88 at 1:04pm 06.21.20 No criticism here, but it never would have occurred to me to motor sail with a chute. Interesting i
Nice Run... sailme88 at 1:00pm 06.21.20 Nice. You got to experience several power sources. I like it. Should have been a great introduction
Transducer placement on a 18.5 Hunter Ralph Johnstone at 12:56pm 06.21.20 Where this "place in a liquid" crap comes from is anyone's guess. Check the archives on this site t
Yanmar starting problem Tim Mills at 12:35pm 06.21.20 The bleed screw or a banjo fitting may have loosened
Newport to Bermuda Race (1) Davidasailor26 at 12:21pm 06.21.20
Battery issues Stu Jackson at 12:06pm 06.21.20 You might also find some help here: Electrical Systems 101 Electrical Systems 101
Upgrading to LiFePO4 Tim22 at 11:26am 06.21.20 I would. Isn't that the point of a starting battery? For me the only point of having the second ba
Does anyone know a good Diesel Mechanic in Connecticut? PaulK at 11:21am 06.21.20 It seems like power was lost to the whole panel, possibly the common ground for panel wore through
Fitting jacklines with a pop top jssailem at 11:13am 06.21.20 Ken. If you placed a properly backed padeye on the deck of the salon roof would the deck material be
Upgrading to LiFePO4 Head Sail at 10:56am 06.21.20 If I keep an FLA for starting do I need to change the starter wiring to always use the FLA? I wou
Fitting jacklines with a pop top Ken Cross at 10:40am 06.21.20 @srimes I saw this link in my email this am. Reassessing Clip-In Location Points Continue Reading f
Battery issues (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:40am 06.21.20 Hi @Petunia and welcome to the site. Just from your brief write up it's obvious you have real batte

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