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Anchor Light Replacement Bulb Jim Clower at 12:15pm 08.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1829 I need to replace the anchor light bulb on my 1988 Hunter 28.5. Also I am trying to avoid 2 trips up
Bimini Justin at 11:58am 08.03.03 Smaller Boats 3/1067 I am presently in the market for a bimini top for my 1988 Hunter 23. I recently drilled out the pop
Getting alternator information Dave at 11:52am 08.03.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1074 Does anyone have a method to determine the characteristics of my alternator? I'm thinking about movi
Tiller Tamer S. Cohen at 11:50am 08.03.03 Day Sailers 8/3015 Does anyone know of a tiller tamer or anything that I can use when sailing alone. If I have to go u
Bow Leak Kent Reynolds at 11:33am 08.03.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/900 I recently have noticed water in the most forward comparment, the one in front of the sail locker.
Refrigeration 356 John Burns at 10:29am 08.03.03 Big Boats 5/712 There have been a number of discussions about problems with the refrigeration system on the 356. Min
Starboard List Tom Schaub at 9:48am 08.03.03 Big Boats 13/1110 Took delivery of my 356 about 2 months ago. Since day one it has had a slight but noticeable list t
Stuffing nut size for 336 tom boyd at 9:36am 08.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/855 I have a significant leak from my stuffing box. Does anyone know what size the nut is. I plan to t
Fuse panel on 96 hunter 23.5 Thomas o'callaghan at 9:15am 08.03.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1159 I need a fuse holder for my 96' Hunter fules panel. where can I get one?
Problems with Zodiac Denny Fegan at 8:20am 08.03.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1044 In 1998 the bottom seperated on my Zodiac. Zodiac replaced the boat with a prorated warranty. I have
Sail Cleaning Capt Jon at 7:47am 08.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/843 I have a hunter 30 and wanted to clean my head sail,any suggestion for cleaning,what conbination og
Water Holding Tanks Flushing/Cleaning Mike Douglas at 6:32am 08.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1131 Is there a valve on the water tanks so they can be cleaned and flushed? What is the best procedure
Mast Collar - Running lines aft John at 5:43am 08.03.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1074 I would like to run my halyards, etc. aft to the cockpit. I am looking for a mast collar that I can
My imagination? lml at 2:25am 08.03.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/935 I have a 2002 Macgregor 26x with 800 miles on it. I have noticed that the steering wheel now has ab
My digital multimeter Paul at 2:19am 08.03.03 Ask All Sailors 3/946 I bought a digital multimeter so I could make sure that my gel batteries weren't charging above 14.1
272 owners dennis young at 12:57am 08.03.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/995 I acquired my 272 late last season and have had lots of queries answered by other owners. Thanks gu
fantastic H34 rigging opportunity-input needed Marcus at 11:38pm 08.02.03 Big Boats 7/1189 A friend who is a delivery captain showed up in town recently. The guy has owed me $300 for about f
h23.5 replacing VHF antenna Arturo devitalis at 10:57pm 08.02.03 Smaller Boats 3/842 Need help on running cable on the new antenna to the VHF. Original layout brought the cable in thro
Any tips on sailing around NYC? Rick Lee at 4:44pm 08.02.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1065 I'm leaving from Barnegat Bay to Hudson River this coming week for a week - first trip out of a "lit
Rudder failures Kevin Doane at 12:11am 08.02.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1023 Does anyone have information or knowlege of 79-80 37 cutters having rudder failure problems (under w

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Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! kappykaplan at 3:35am 11.14.20 PS: Per my favorite Tropical Tidbits site owner, Levi Cowan, the correct pronunciation proved my Mo
Newport 27 Through hull replacement Joe at 3:28am 11.14.20 I think upgrading the through hulls to bronze or marelon is top priority. If you're hauled out for
black marks (1) jssailem at 10:39pm 11.13.20 Dave I believe you can. It is one of those protein molecular links that invades the chemical bonds..
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? FastOlson at 10:17pm 11.13.20 Interesting thread! Our little state has a separate agency ("Oregon Marine Board") that titles and r
Invest 98L <--- Oh My Gosh! (1) JamesG161 at 9:27pm 11.13.20 Tropical Storm IOTA is going to make it to Hurricane Status. It appears to hitting Central America
Yanmar 2GM20F Remote Oil Filter BOSSailor at 8:43pm 11.13.20 There are a lot of universal kits out there. You need to check the oil filter thread size (M20x1.5mm
Sureflow Blaster pump problems sesmith at 8:19pm 11.13.20 Also check the strainer / aerator on the faucet you are using. That one bit me last spring. I had
Swing keel effectiveness Captain Larry-DH at 8:17pm 11.13.20 Lowering the keel should also help improve slow speed turn response to produce a tighter turn radius
Potagannissing Bay (2) AndyVS at 8:05pm 11.13.20 My son and I sailed the area for a week the summer before last. It was grand. Spent two nights at Li
I need a starter for an OMC Zephyr 1982 a sail drive on a 1982 S-2 SailingLoto at 7:33pm 11.13.20 how many hp? got a pic? I have a pile of omc outboards. I can see what crosses over.
Cockpit enclosure question Rick D at 7:00pm 11.13.20 Smile. We have had ours for 21 years. I can't imagine rolling them down. PS, lot of sea miles on th
Swing keel effectiveness Jackdaw at 6:54pm 11.13.20 When beating (pointing) high into the wind. Try this. With your keel in the up position, see how
By-Passing Hot Water Heater dLj at 6:49pm 11.13.20 In the fine print on this description. http://www.starbrite.com/item/winter-tech-50f-marine-rv-wat
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top Kopite at 6:48pm 11.13.20 I had experienced the the same issue, with the spinnaker halyard getting caught as the furler turns.
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? dlochner at 6:47pm 11.13.20 You are not required to display numbers on the bow but should display the state registration sticke
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? CarlN at 6:42pm 11.13.20 Your title is with the CG. You can not title it anywhere else - and to do so would be technically il
By-Passing Hot Water Heater (1) dlochner at 6:36pm 11.13.20 For the OP, attached is a schematic of how to plumb a tempering valve on a HW tank. (sorry about the
By-Passing Hot Water Heater (1) lehighsail at 6:36pm 11.13.20 Again I want to thank all for the input. Today I went to the boat armed with all the info from the
By-Passing Hot Water Heater Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 11.13.20 The temperature ratings on AF are typically for the "burst point" the temperature at which the slus
By-Passing Hot Water Heater dlochner at 6:28pm 11.13.20 Interesting, - I've never seen that to be the case, but if so, I stand corrected. Direct experience

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