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Inadequate inflow to toilet bowl Bob Early at 11:40am 07.26.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1268 Question: Does an air leak in the base of Groco pump assembly affect the raw water inflow to the bow
351 Ice Box Drain Barry Martens at 9:41am 07.26.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1405 I have a 351 with a plugged Ice Box drain. I have traced the drain hose until it disappears into the
Repairing a crack in the hull...Would like input Marina at 8:29am 07.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/888 Hello,I have a Hunter 27. There is a small crack in a section of the hull. A year ago, the marin
Internet service in the Caribbean Bill Schramm at 7:21am 07.26.03 Destinations 2/1908 My wife and I have a Pearson 422 ( SCHARDO ). We are presently at Dinner Key Marina in Miami. In Nov
Hunter 20 -- need opinions Roberta at 7:17am 07.26.03 Smaller Boats 3/750 I'm planning on buying my first boat in August or Sept. I've been leaning toward a Catalina 22 or O
Overwintering on a Hunter Peter Blom at 6:48am 07.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/933 I am planning to stay a winter over on a Hunter 340. I wonder how the boat will support me. Does any
Excessive hose length to holding tank Ed Ryan at 6:35am 07.26.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1344 Have to replace the last of the sanitation hose and the runs seem to be exceedingly long. The ones
Stepping the Mast Jeanne Bromberg at 6:34am 07.26.03 Day Sailers 5/1798 I have a Daysailer with 24+ft. mast.I have tried stepping it up solo and it is impossible in my mind
Super swift Gus Peckaitis at 6:21am 07.26.03 Day Sailers 1/1524 Got married and a O'day Super Swift came with wife. Has not been sailed in 10 yrs and presently cle
manual for 1982 ODAY 30 Fred Kelley at 5:34am 07.26.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1149 Just purchased 1982 oday 30. Cant seem to find owners manual on the web.Please email with any ideas
downwind sail trim H26 R Sater at 4:35am 07.26.03 Smaller Boats 6/979 Been sailing a couple of years now, and need lots of work. The one thing I really suck at is sailin
Insufficient tank pump out Bob Bell at 3:03am 07.26.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1053 When we pump out our aft holding tank, it rarely gets down to within 2-3 inches above the pump out f
Flexible Shaft Coupling Jerry at 1:12am 07.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1630 Am seriously thinking about installing a R'D Flexible Shaft Coupling on the MD25 engine of my 1984 C
Condo Slips???? John Dodge at 12:31am 07.26.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1084 What are your thoughts on owning a condo slip?
EMS Knotmeter Carter Leary at 10:58pm 07.25.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1211 My 1977 -27' Hunter has a Electro-Marine Systems knotmeter with a damaged sending unit( inner transm
Installing a New System Mal Leichter at 10:15pm 07.25.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1219 Just finished reading "getting rid of Boat Odors" and it is clear we need to re place the majority o
Anyone use a PowerThruster for their outboard? Austin at 9:41pm 07.25.03 Smaller Boats 18/3400 Does it work as well as the ad says it does?
Quieting an outboard motor Austin at 7:25pm 07.25.03 Smaller Boats 5/996 Any ideas on how to lower the volume on an outboard? I've got a 9.9 4-stroke Evenrude, which is qui
Sheet Stoppers George Bush at 3:54pm 07.25.03 Big Boats 2/1006 Our 89 Legend 37 has fantastic sheet stoppers by Rutgerson. They measure 4.5 in by 1 3/4 in. Does an
Fast Company John Dodge at 3:31pm 07.25.03 Ask All Sailors 0/931 My wife completed the "Womens ship" course out of Annapolis back in May, there was a reporter on boa

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H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild Crazy Dave Condon at 5:10am 11.04.20 @rgranger @Meriachee tell rgranger that n is appropriate for N Scale model trains. Rgranger, sham
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild Crazy Dave Condon at 5:05am 11.04.20 If you have any questions, send me a private message. Former Hunter dealer who sold the most of tha
St Johns River, Fl? jssailem at 4:55am 11.04.20 Good luck with sailing your new waters. Visited the area about 5 years ago. Had a wonderful time. Lo
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 HMT2 at 4:42am 11.04.20
which winch cable to use johnCartelli at 1:52am 11.04.20 Most likely 7x7 SS cable, it is very flexible. thanks...
which winch cable to use johnCartelli at 1:51am 11.04.20 Well I joined SO forum 2 weeks ago and forgot my password on the 3rd post reply. My computer cleane
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 MikeHoncho at 10:08pm 11.03.20 I used two bottle jacks and 2x4 cribbing and columns. Most challenging is dispersing the weight in t
Autopilot for 30T MikeHoncho at 9:42pm 11.03.20 If you're a bit of a geek, the cheapest route would be Raspberry Pi with Pypilot. Check for videos
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 (1) mnmpizza at 9:17pm 11.03.20
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 (1) mnmpizza at 9:11pm 11.03.20 I did the same fix on my H34. Removed the mast a reworked the sheaves and rigging attachments at top
Sailmakers surfstud31 at 8:59pm 11.03.20
main flow issue DinghySailor at 8:45pm 11.03.20 Ha! Very likely, Judy. I wasn't paying attention to the precise angle into the wind, so yeah, 30 deg
Propeller shaft key material fstbttms at 8:33pm 11.03.20 1.- In my 26 years experience as a hull cleaner, I have seen only a few overidden keys and not a sin
Fold or flex? fstbttms at 8:00pm 11.03.20 So it sounds like yearly maintenance for feathering props. How often do you guys w/F'oF's need to d
Fold or flex? Jackdaw at 7:56pm 11.03.20 Not even a barnacle? ;) If we sailed less we might get a zebra mussel or two, but thats filed un
Fold or flex? fstbttms at 7:54pm 11.03.20 Max Prop IMHO is not maintenance intensive. The only difficulty is initially finding the proper pit
main flow issue DrJudyB at 6:58pm 11.03.20
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. SycloneDriver at 6:57pm 11.03.20 Don't tighten the bolts more, tighten the belts more. Are they slipping? Are you getting belt dust
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 6:26pm 11.03.20 The footprint of the YSM 12 on the H30C is slightly wider than that of the 2GM20 that I repowered w
Mast raising/gin pole CrispyCringle at 6:23pm 11.03.20 You could not use the boom, but you could make a raising pole easily, if you had the specs. Nothing

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