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Archives has (12) responses to TACHOMETER... Dale I at 12:36am 07.23.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1023 I am contemplating the installation of a tach on my 2QM20H and have a couple of questions. (I have
Night time running lighting Paul H at 12:29am 07.23.03 Ask All Sailors 16/5699 I have two sets of Coast Guard pamphlets concerning night time running for sailboats under power. On
Roller furling Jimi at 11:56pm 07.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/965 I recently purchased a catalina that has a hood roller furling system with a 135% jib. I love the e
Replacing Jabsco head Gary at 11:52pm 07.22.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1141 Peggy, I have the ubiquitous Jabsco head in my B-361 and would like to replace it with the Raritan P
Fish Finder Transducer Glen Rahm at 11:48pm 07.22.03 Smaller Boats 3/1059 I have been looking through the archives on how and where to place a fish finder transducer. I have
What is the normal level for waterline at the Chip Tobey at 11:14pm 07.22.03 Smaller Boats 1/873 cockpit scupper thru hull? With one person at the stern, an 8 h.p. o.b., and a full 3-gallon tank o
How does one rig it? David Boylan at 10:46pm 07.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/901 I just bought a 1978 25S, It was totally refurb. The mast is off and most the hardware is in a bucke
window/porthole cleaning Dan Delaney at 10:15pm 07.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/901 Does anyone know a method or cleaner to bring back the lexan/plastic portholes on my 25.5' back to n
Radar/Plotter overlay ona Raymarine RL 70+ Ed at 8:52pm 07.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/948 Is it possible to overlay the Radar and Chartplotter in a heads up mode? At one point in the manual
Dry bildge/strainer cleaning - how? Ed at 8:23pm 07.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/867 I will try this again - I got lots of advice on keeping a/c water out of the bildge, but not a word
What are fore and aft balance symptoms? Rick Macdonald at 4:52pm 07.22.03 Smaller Boats 4/1776 I just looked in the archive and found a thread about fore and aft balance. Nobody actually explaine
sheet keith at 4:49pm 07.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/893 how do you fix a bad roller for the main sheat on the mast??? do you drill it out than put a new one
Winch Dismantling Rod Worrell at 4:32pm 07.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/935 We need to dismantle our standard Lewmar No. 30 winches in order to remove them from our Catalina 30
Bilge Pump Effeciency Gwen s/v Luna Sea at 3:31pm 07.22.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1067 Has anyone researched the issue of bilge pump effeciency? What I mean is current drain (amperes) vs
Speakers in the traveler arch access holes Kobi Maru at 3:25pm 07.22.03 Big Boats 3/1245 I want to install new stereo speakers in my 1999 Hunter 340 traveler arch. The access holes measure
Charles Vega, RE: BOOM Jeff D. at 3:04pm 07.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/836 I happened to run across an Isomat boom from a Hunter 37 on E-Bay. $700.00. Don't know if it will fi
Lowering the mast Jack Brunicon at 2:59pm 07.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/976 Is there an easy way to drop the Roller Furler so the mast would be easier to lower? I am thinking
Need a second axle Jack Brunicon at 2:52pm 07.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1012 Just bought a 2002 26X. Should have bought the second axle. Need a 2 axle trailer or another axle
Trailering a C27 Donna at 2:10pm 07.22.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/967 We are having a trailer built for our 1979 C27. The local lake we sail on has no marina with facilti
Can you explain the cause of cement deposits? Rich Stidger at 1:36pm 07.22.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1297 I have known that over time the sludge in the bottom of the holding tanks turns from mud to concrete

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Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? mustangy at 7:35am 10.04.20 thanks for warning i tried size down images ? yes it is hunter 34 1983 all cables are dead also th
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Red_Dog at 7:34am 10.04.20 I wouldn't jump in with both feet right away. My first call would be to Great Lake Diesel and listen
Sextant Mr. Dave at 7:32am 10.04.20 Will never be used on a body of water! And therein lies the shame, if you're a boater (assume you
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available dlochner at 7:22am 10.04.20 Need to do some more research first. If I recall correctly biodiesel is a better solvent than dinosa
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis dlochner at 7:19am 10.04.20 First check all the connections. How do you know you had plenty of battery? Voltage reading? They a
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Michael Davis at 7:14am 10.04.20 Why not? Diesel engines were designed to run on vegetable oil. Petroleum is sorta a second choice to
Sextant cb32863 at 7:13am 10.04.20 Here we go..... someone wants to learn how to use a Sextant because they want to do it for FUN. The
Someone boarded us while we were gone JRT at 7:11am 10.04.20 This is not surprising, I won't show my support because I do not wish to endanger my family. I'll sh
What to do if you lose your rig. shemandr at 7:00am 10.04.20 Mills Race?
Engine failing to start, help with Diagnosis Don S/V ILLusion at 6:54am 10.04.20 Obviously an electrical issue - two options - we could guess about it or you could break out the vol
Sextant Mr. Dave at 6:40am 10.04.20 https://www.celestaire.com/product-category/marine-sextants/cheap-sextant There's this, the self pr
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting Jim Hawkins at 6:11am 10.04.20 Thanks for that article Jesse, I didn't see it until after I sent my last reply.
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting Jim Hawkins at 6:02am 10.04.20 Sounds like I'm not being over cautious, those stories are just the thing I want to avoid. In my res
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:59am 10.04.20 Jim. Safe is a short haul to assure that the seacock has not failed. If failed you may be replacing
H26 Center Board Line Chiriqui at 5:40am 10.04.20 The uphaul line that attaches to the center board jad about 2 or 3 feet out on the deck on my boat.
Sextant sailme88 at 4:43am 10.04.20 Astronomy..... get the SKY VIEW LITE APP... IT'S FREE !!!! names EVERYTHING in the heavens an
Sextant kloudie1 at 4:37am 10.04.20 https://www.celestaire.com/product/davis-mark-25-sextant/?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=shp&u
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." S/V Honu at 1:12am 10.04.20 Well sitting here in Am Sam, I am more southern than many....call me colonel:facepalm::kick:
Hunter 386 HeadStay issue jssailem at 10:00pm 10.03.20
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting jssailem at 9:45pm 10.03.20 Duck tape to the rescue... again!

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