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1990 H-27 Waste Tank Or Portable JCAL at 3:41am 09.06.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1240 I removed my leaking waste tank yesterday. Cut a hole in aft compartment to access and remove. Not
1990 Hunter 27 Waste Tank JCAL at 3:32am 09.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/981 I removed my leaking waste tank yesterday. Cut a hole in aft compartment to access and remove. Not
Rudder wheel Bart at 1:12am 09.06.03 Smaller Boats 2/745 Has anyone ever put a small wheel on the rudder to support it when putting the boat on the trailer?
depth finder Craig at 1:07am 09.06.03 Smaller Boats 7/786 I posted a query recently about locating the control head for a depth finder on an H 23. The respon
maxwell winch replacement springs Jim at 12:32am 09.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1156 I have a maxwell winch and need 4 replacement springs for the rachet mechanism. I am having difficul
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheet configurations....... (1) Marcus at 11:24pm 09.05.03 Big Boats 6/1838 How do folks rig their AS, with specific reference to sheet/block/winch/cleat configurations. My H3
GPS ??? John at 10:39pm 09.05.03 Big Boats 9/739 Have new Hunter 356 that came with Raymarine Wind, Seed, Auto, Depth. Would like to add Chartplotte
Want to add a topping lift Tom Tighe at 10:28pm 09.05.03 Day Sailers 0/961 I want to add a topping lift to my 1981 Javelin.Perhaps your boat already has one and you could pas
Stove Ignitor Battery - Where? ED at 9:40pm 09.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/917 This seems stupid - but here goes. My boat is being delivereed from Mystic to Charleston by a capta
Help!!! I have a slight mishap! Jeanne Bromberg at 1:44pm 09.05.03 Day Sailers 4/940 Okay, not so slight! I've been demasted. A friend and I were out in what was obviously too much wind
No Response From Catalina Tom Baker at 1:42pm 09.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/908 I made an inquiry to Catalina Yachts about three weeks ago regarding the setting up of hoist slin
Dodger Dan at 12:42pm 09.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/897 I have a 1999 C30. The custom canvas shop in my area said the design of the boat did not allow for a
Making Room Dick at 12:03pm 09.05.03 Smaller Boats 0/616 I'd read on this site about raising the table to make more room. It was easy. Table had been reduced
Storage yard in Boston's north shore Jose Venegas at 11:45am 09.05.03 Ask All Sailors 3/841 I am looking for a winter storage yard, for my 36 ft sailboat, where I can do my own work, that is r
Trailering the 26x Stewart at 11:08am 09.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/846 I have had a 26x since last November and it has never been out of the water. I have never trailered
How do H27s race against other similar boats? Patrick Randall at 9:58am 09.05.03 Racing 1/1548 I owned a UK Hunter 27 - fractional rig, lightly built. I was very impressed with how it went. Now j
Hunter 28.5 Holding Tank Jennifer DeVito at 9:04am 09.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/2369 Does anyone know the size of the holding tank on a 86 Hunter 28.5? Thanks,
Keel Lock Paula Kem at 7:37am 09.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/800 Note that we are novice sailors. We have our boat in the water but have yet to sail her. Today we
should I replace a kinked shroud? Bill Leathen at 6:03am 09.05.03 Smaller Boats 2/1996 My crew is back in shool, and I can't believe I am planing winter lay up projects. This spring when
Stepping the mast from the bow Charlie at 5:51am 09.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1462 I own a '85 Mac25, the manual I have says to step the mast from the cockpit. On my boat the mast ste

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Rudder pintle Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39pm 06.14.20 Disconnect any shore power from the dock and raise outboard motor out of the water. Then hang a sac
Job sheet tracks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:33pm 06.14.20 Which boat and post photo of tracks
Grounding Issues on 2004 Hunter 44DS JamesG161 at 5:27pm 06.14.20 lost power to bilge pump, water pump, fridge, freezer, maserator, and stove. Check your 12 VDC bre
Beneteau Cabin floors Mechone at 5:23pm 06.14.20 I sanded mine then stained with Minwax English chestnut which was an exact match to Beneteaus cherry
Beneteau Cabin floors RitSim at 5:21pm 06.14.20 Point noted. Thanks.
AC install on my 1996 Hunter 336 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:20pm 06.14.20 Concur on 16000 BTU ON THE 336
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! Alan Gomes at 5:20pm 06.14.20 Hey guys thank you all very much for the advice. Let me work through these replies and answer some
Grounding Issues on 2004 Hunter 44DS JamesG161 at 5:18pm 06.14.20 Seeking location of grounding busbars on the boat Look in your engine compartment near your Start
Rain water in cabin Tarkus at 5:14pm 06.14.20 +1 to all the above.... I sometimes have difficulty in getting the 3 crib boards "seated" or fully
Rudder pintle Bobbi Ullinger at 5:13pm 06.14.20 In addition to replacing the pintel, you might want to check the anode on your motor, and for any st
Beneteau Cabin floors FastOlson at 5:02pm 06.14.20 While most readers will figure out what you are referencing, it does help to use more accurate termi
Recommendation on a New Outboard catalanc at 4:40pm 06.14.20 Thanks for all the replies and info. I finally got the engine started, but with effort. We'll see
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! BOSSailor at 4:30pm 06.14.20 Hey guys thank you all very much for the advice. Let me work through these replies and answer some q
Tachometer Calibration ontherocks83 at 4:30pm 06.14.20 I was able to calibrate the tachometer today with a digital photo tachometer that I picked up from h
Out for a while and off the water for a while longer kappykaplan at 4:11pm 06.14.20 Tks, @shemandr :beer:
Upgrading to LiFePO4 Maine Sail at 4:03pm 06.14.20 Tim, Start with this article and focus on the non DIY stuff such as "Drop-In" batteries. Keep in m
Out for a while and off the water for a while longer shemandr at 3:55pm 06.14.20 If you are so kind to the Universe as to delay sailing for some duck chicks, I pray the Universe is
Beneteau Cabin floors Jeff Hand at 3:52pm 06.14.20 Thanks. I'll give this try.
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! Rick at 3:48pm 06.14.20 I concur Alan. If both of us could just think without any information, we would probably say, hull
Grounding Issues on 2004 Hunter 44DS sail sfbay at 3:47pm 06.14.20 I am sure you checked behind the power distribution panel and behind any other dc panel at the nav s

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