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Zinks - how many and where? Ed at 9:18pm 08.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1181 I have a 426 with a yanmar engine and Panda Gen Set. How many zinks are on the typical Hunter? Is
Dropping Keel Carter Leary at 9:01pm 08.07.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/963 I have a 1977 Hunter 27' and in reading some of the past post on "Keel Dropping" to replace the caul
Dropping the Keel Carter Leary at 8:59pm 08.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/979 I have a 1977 Hunter 27' and in reading some of the past post on "Keel Dropping" to replace the caul
1983 Hunter 34 D. Edwards at 5:05pm 08.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4585 I am thinking about buying a 1983 hunter 34. The asking price is 35k. I want to hear about the good,
Head Problems Too Tom Overley at 3:01pm 08.07.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/922 I just bought a 1987 Catalina 27 and knew that there was some leakage in the head...looked like fres
MacGregory 26 letters Rob at 2:15pm 08.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1010 I am thinking of buying a MacGregor 26 but the terminology is not readily obvious. What do the S, C,
321 in-mast furler dave h at 1:39pm 08.07.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1654 The corner of our main sail does not furl far enough into the mast. Although most of what shows is
Reefing the genoa Bob at 1:03pm 08.07.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/2717 What do the experts say is the limit on roller reefing a well-cut 150 genoa? At what point does rol
Why is blue bottom paint so popular?? Wanderer138 at 12:56pm 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 13/5519 Maybe it's just me but The vast majority of boats I see have blue bottom paint. Why?It can't be th
Sticky/stubborn centerboard Ryan at 11:13am 08.07.03 Day Sailers 2/1025 Just picked up my brothers Oday Daysailor 2 and have come to find a very stubborn centerboard. He s
Hunter 26.5 Stantion Mitch at 8:26am 08.07.03 Smaller Boats 1/852 Hi,I'm looking for the forward (just forward of the beam) lifeline stantion for a 1988 Hunter 26.5
Bow thruster turbulence Frank Arndorfer at 8:20am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 5/2187 I have a new Hunter 426DS and I opted for the factory-installed bow thrusters. In an e-mail conversa
What about the omc web site Ron Thweatt at 8:19am 08.07.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/972 I have tried to get to the web site for omc owners can not make it work any ideas also I have a 2 b
1975 Catalina 22 Jib Winch Mike at 8:12am 08.07.03 Smaller Boats 3/1904 I sail a Catalina 22 and in heavier winds the winches make a grinding noise, and I would like to gre
Pactor ll or lll ? Richard Briggs at 6:01am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1401 Hi all, I just read the post on "off shore comm." I would like to get some feed back from the users
Replacement Stripes Cost? Dave at 5:37am 08.07.03 Smaller Boats 19/1050 Anyone know the approximate cost of replacement decals for a H26/H260 or something thereabouts? Jus
The Iceman Gary Wyngarden at 5:16am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1214 Here is a simple, smart galley tip. Fill a heavy plastic container like a half gallon apple juice bo
offshore communications carisea at 5:00am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1006 HELP!!!!!! I am having great difficulty in trying to decide whether SSB/Pactor modem/laptop is the b
Access to aft rail nuts/bolts Bobby T.- 26x #4767 at 4:39am 08.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/969 anyone ever accessed the aft rail nuts/bolts from underneath? because I can't locate an access poin
What model of daysailor do I have? (1) Brandon at 3:19am 08.07.03 Day Sailers 3/1567 Hi all, I recently bought (by my best judgement) what I think is an O'day daysailor. But, Im not sur

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Propane heater MikeHoncho at 8:34am 11.15.20 I am mindful of the various views on petroleum based sources of energy. I guess it is a question of
Propane heater (2) LeslieTroyer at 8:34am 11.15.20 I have both a Dickinson Newport propane and a Planar Diesel heater. The Dickinson keeps the chill
Propane heater jssailem at 8:28am 11.15.20 I am mindful of the various views on petroleum based sources of energy. I guess it is a question of
Propane heater MikeHoncho at 8:26am 11.15.20 I have a Wallas cooktop/ heater in mine. It works really well. The heater keeps it comfortable but I
LED Anchor Light RF Interference spadaforaj at 8:22am 11.15.20 thanks - will do !
Coupling back on prop shaft Alan Gomes at 8:17am 11.15.20 Does anyone know how the coupling is fitted on the prop shaft? Interference fit or tapered? After i
Propane heater Tedd at 8:01am 11.15.20 @jssailem : My next boat very likely won't have a diesel engine. I'm also in the PNW and I was plann
Replacing roller furling unit on a 1990 Legend 37 rjarrell at 7:44am 11.15.20 We are looking to replace the roller furling unit on our 1990 Legend 37. This boat has the drum in
110 V plugs not working. Wesleymi at 7:33am 11.15.20 My 321 came with a gfi plug at each outlet even though they were wired in series. The outlet in the
Wiring Terry Cox at 7:14am 11.15.20 Hi John, as a footnote DC boat wiring, or marine grade wire, needs to be of the proper guage for the
Antenna whips Bob S at 7:07am 11.15.20 Don I did a Wikipedia search and saw the explanation of length. I will get in touch with Vesper. th
Antenna whips Bob S at 7:04am 11.15.20 Thanks Brian I have access to 300 series Stainless in many sizes and was more curious what they are
LED Anchor Light RF Interference sesmith at 7:03am 11.15.20 Definitely give them a call. I have one of their replacement led bulbs on ours (not the tri-color)
Antenna whips Don S/V ILLusion at 7:02am 11.15.20
Stuck Prop On Shaft capta at 6:56am 11.15.20 A proper prop puller works by tightening it up as much as you can, then hitting it on the nut with a
Wiring Kings Gambit at 6:44am 11.15.20 Whenever I have to access the wring behind the panel to do something, like to install a new stereo w
How do/would you do it? glaufman at 6:28am 11.15.20 Ive been out of touch for a while... good points mark... Different strokes... To back u up, when we
Antenna whips Brian D at 6:24am 11.15.20 You can by whips off of ebay. I did that for some HF whip antennas I had. Just in case I cut them to
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 6:12am 11.15.20 Zero water in the cabin. Although SeaTow made provisions for a big hull leak. I will modify that t
Propane heater Kings Gambit at 5:36am 11.15.20 @merit25 propane heat puts you and crew at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Sailing in the Salish

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