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Happy Holidays everyone (1) Henry Scurlock at 3:44am 12.24.03 Smaller Boats 1/744
Wiring Secrets and Hints Steve Perry at 1:38am 12.24.03 Big Boats 3/916 I am attempting to wire a VHF at the Nav station in our Hunter Legend 40.5. I have hooked up the pow
Adding boom vang to a MacG 22 Mark Barclay at 1:14am 12.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1165 I recently acquired a MacG 22 and was surprised to see that it has no boom vang. Is this typical? Lo
Lecture Circuit Alan at 10:24pm 12.23.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1178 Peggy, Thank you for sharing your information with us. I look forward to your insight. My wife and
Archives broke? Ed Schenck at 9:12pm 12.23.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/845 Earlier this morning I saw a post mention a problem with Forum Archives. I have tried it twice this
HELP Lynne at 6:40pm 12.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/805 Hello out there! I have recently aquired a 83 Hunter 27 which was towed off a shole and stupidly at
O'Day 19 Sail Measurements Craig at 12:52pm 12.22.03 Day Sailers 0/1355 I purchased a O'Day 19 that did not come with sails. I want to obtain either new or good used sails
Sailing Schools on Lake Erie Western Cleveland Jeff Criss at 11:16am 12.22.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1023 I have been sailing for just a year on an inland lake about 1 hour south of Lake Erie. While I enjo
Hunter 31 Bilge Drain (1) Steve at 8:45am 12.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1158 I am a new owner of a 1984 Hunter 31, . There is a lot of water collected in the bilge under the ga
Diesel oil changes - best method/tools? Cappy at 7:14am 12.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/1062 Would anyone care to share how they go about changing oil on their diesel engine. I have a Yanmar 2
Electronic Navigation Charts Ernie Rogers at 5:31am 12.22.03 Ask All Sailors 14/1307 I'm wanting to finally break into the 21st century and am looking for info and recommendations. I'v
Bulk Head Compass installation S. Cooper at 5:07am 12.22.03 Smaller Boats 8/1479 Any words of wisdom before I cut a hole in my Hunter 23.5 for a compass ?I was thinking about insta
Removal of fuel tank for cleaning Jack Howland at 3:35am 12.22.03 Big Boats 3/838 The engine on my Legend 35.5 repeatedly stalls. Has been diagnosed as a fouled fuel tank. I would
Changing Gate Valves to Rick Belisle at 3:07am 12.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/970 WE have an '88 H285. She has 4 gate valves (Under each sink, head inlet and for the engine cooling w
"Offshore With The Hunter 35.5!!" John Nantz at 2:15am 12.22.03 Racing 0/5633 Just came across this (non-copyrighted) article printed in "From the Masthead", a publication from S
Toe Rail Steve Lawrence at 2:03am 12.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1018 Is there an after market place to get a new toe rail. I'm looking for a port side rail.
Unethical Sail Magazine Management D west at 1:40am 12.22.03 Other Sailboats 5/818 In the 2004 Sail Magazine Sailboat Buyer's Guide, they don't have Hunter sailboats included. They do
Fluctuating Oil Pressure John Richard at 11:37pm 12.21.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1034 Took the boat out yesterday for a short motorized run. I noticed the oil pressure gage would fluctu
Headstay for a 22' Bob at 11:16pm 12.21.03 Smaller Boats 3/1565 I am installing a snapfurler on a friends 22 and the rigging shop is willing to make me a new headst
water pump for a SB 12 yanmar Dave Foster at 9:33pm 12.21.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1724 I have a yanmar water pump for a SB 12 and it needs replacing. Is there a off market one that is av

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Alternator belt tension video advice kloudie1 at 4:07am 10.30.20 Yup it is too loose. A good push with your thumb at the mid point should only move the belt about a
Fold or flex? (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:02am 10.30.20
Invest 95L kloudie1 at 4:01am 10.30.20 Sorry to see that you had a bit of mess, Jim. Glad that you and yours and the house is good.. Hope y
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar HandsOnTech at 3:54am 10.30.20 Here are some other ideas for building a solar panel structure. Certainly more elaborate than I am g
Fold or flex? kappykaplan at 3:50am 10.30.20 Tell us more.....got a dealer for these local. Not much to tell. My 3-blade fixed prop got nicked
Starbrite antifreeze recall Davidasailor26 at 3:46am 10.30.20 Good on them for owning in such an aggressive way. Wonder how that employee is doing Only addit
Steering Wheel Cover kappykaplan at 3:42am 10.30.20 I used paracord. The high quality material literally intended for parachutes. Tks.
Attaching flag to fiberglass without through bolts. Davidasailor26 at 3:42am 10.30.20 If the surface is cored it would probably be good to overdrill the holes, fill with thickened epoxy,
Fold or flex? Davidasailor26 at 3:31am 10.30.20 Tell us more.....got a dealer for these local. From Boating Scandinavia who posted above vids...
Starbrite antifreeze recall Rick486 at 3:24am 10.30.20 Below is an excerpt from an email from starbrite: Dear Starbrite Antifreeze customer; We regret t
Invest 95L BigEasy at 2:23am 10.30.20 Some pics from the new Floating Concrete Municipal Yacht Harbor in New Orleans. My H34 faired well.
Toerail damage B323 finding a replacement Paul Mermelstein at 11:54pm 10.29.20 I have a Beneteau 393 and sustained damage to the toerail a couple of years ago. It's aluminum, and
Fold or flex? Drinky Crow at 11:19pm 10.29.20 Stopping is never a problem with my AutoProp. I can stop the boat in 1 boat length from full cruis
Toerail damage B323 finding a replacement nightowle at 10:48pm 10.29.20 Heat and bend?
Blisters on 1991 Beneteay 41s5 nightowle at 10:41pm 10.29.20 7. Paint with Interlux, Petit, or similar barrier paint. Then cover with regular bottom paint of you
Steering Wheel Cover Ziggler at 10:23pm 10.29.20 How do you possibly figure out how much cord you need!! That is a very legitimate question. The te
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? MikeHoncho at 10:16pm 10.29.20 Victron Smart Battery Protect I have one of these on my dept car between the battery and power bloc
M&M - And it ain;t the candy HMT2 at 9:48pm 10.29.20 The Moon and Mars. Closest it will get for me to photograph. Two images sandwiched. Both images are
M&M - And it ain;t the candy justsomeguy at 9:21pm 10.29.20 Mars has been spectacular of late. Tomorrow night's blue moon?
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 buddybear at 9:13pm 10.29.20 I did check the voltage while the fridge was running and saw minimum voltage drop 12.6 to 12.4. Now

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