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Water Cooling Unit... Michelle at 4:00am 07.17.03 Other Sailboats 3/772 We purchased a Super Cold Machine with the additional water-cooling unit approximately 9 months ago
Diesel temperature? John at 4:00am 07.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1235 I have a 5411 12hp diesel in my 1980 Catalina 27 and it runs great. In my old Catalina diesel manua
Keel Crack - New Hunter Boat Owners Susan at 3:23am 07.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1186 We just purchased a 91 Hunter 30T. Unfortunately, after the boat was transported we noticed a small
Are Insurance rates going up? George H260 at 3:14am 07.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/889 Receintly, I received my new insurance coverage for the comming year. To my suprise my rate went up
Standing Water Under Head Norm (Somerset) at 2:41am 07.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/911 I have now traced the source of the foul odor in our head to the space forward of the bulkhead and u
Sailing to Block Island Ed at 2:12am 07.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/955 I am sailing out to Block Island this weekend for the first time. I will be heading to the Great Sa
Beware of Cape Yachts in Mass Rod at 2:06am 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1099 While looking at boats online (YachtWorld.com) I requested some interior photos of a boat from Cape
Swim platform for Catalina 30 Jerry at 1:41am 07.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/3908 I am considering ordering a custom swim platform for my 1984 Catalina 30 from Fiberglass Marine Prod
Hunter 30 pedistal shift cable clamp broke at 1:07am 07.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1236 Does anyone know what type of pedistal the install on the 1978 Hunter 30. My shift cable seems to ha
Electric Head--Won't Jane at 1:02am 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 6/2762 I have an electric flush on my head and it just quit working. When I turn the knob nothing happens,
coolant disappearing Mark Personne at 12:06am 07.17.03 Big Boats 12/2842
Low tech temp sensor...How hot should it be? Dale I at 11:55pm 07.16.03 Ask All Sailors 3/993 Put your right hand in and move it all about.... When I'm firing off the little Yanmar and wonderin
Battery dry Doug Dannen at 11:34pm 07.16.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1101 In my 1989 272 my battery becomes dry ' low on power or complettly dead if I leave it plugged into t
Throttle/transmission shifter Bryce Custer at 11:13pm 07.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1262 I just searched the archives and could not find anything similar. I have a 336 with the single thro
Dry Ice??? Tim at 10:37pm 07.16.03 Ask All Sailors 11/2350 Does Dry Ice work any better then conventional ice? I am planning a week+ of cruising for later thi
Racing the 216 Wayne at 10:35pm 07.16.03 Smaller Boats 0/773 Does anyone in this forrum race the Hunter 216
Pre Bend and Rake Nathan Schaan at 10:05pm 07.16.03 Smaller Boats 8/937 I don't know what I am doing wrong. Based on what I have read, I fiugre I should have around 3-5" o
PHRF Rating for H336 Jurek at 8:44pm 07.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/2825 I am trying to establish a PHRF for my Hunter 336.I would appreciate any information from anyone, b
Vaning head to wind jbr at 5:08pm 07.16.03 Day Sailers 1/1400 Does anyone have input on the best way to vane head to wind when raising/lowering mainsail, reefing,
Reminder: MacGregor Flotilla, Lake Tahoe Doug Rodrigues at 2:43pm 07.16.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1065 Just a reminder: July 25-26-27. Well, at least the night of the 26th at the stone house in Emerald

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Mystery parts! MikeHoncho at 6:41pm 11.01.20 interesting enough, my last name is Rickey so you were actually right. I use MikeHoncho on the inter
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:36pm 11.01.20 Oops, I meant Mike.
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:35pm 11.01.20 the thing with the carabiner is a shock absorber for the anchor rode. you need two prussic to attac
Radar Head Elevation On Mast (1) MikeHoncho at 6:32pm 11.01.20 What's in the manual. I'm not a radio frequency guy so I'm open to interpretation.
Spinnaker working loads? Meriachee at 6:28pm 11.01.20 A line of cattle excrement would not quite suffice. You -cannot- effectively use the factory crane w
teak oil Alan Gomes at 6:22pm 11.01.20 For the interior, I use Formby's Tung Oil. It's a wiping varnish. I apply it with a rag.
Propeller shaft key material SailingLoto at 6:13pm 11.01.20 The key is to protect the prop and shaft in the event of impact. It should be the softest part. U
Radar Head Elevation On Mast dlochner at 6:12pm 11.01.20
Fold or flex? justsomeguy at 6:09pm 11.01.20 Without getting wet, the only access to prop shaft is between trans and dripless seal. What are the
Spinnaker working loads? Calif. Ted at 6:05pm 11.01.20 Our boats use an Isomat NG1 masthead which has an internal spin halyard using a small roller at the
I have a rigging question dlochner at 5:59pm 11.01.20 It almost sounds like you're suggesting my question is insincere and that I'm trolling this group..
Shroud Cleat Project Jacktar at 5:58pm 11.01.20 Yar, might do that. pretty good at reversed engineering of vancy pricey stuff for boats.
Spinnaker working loads? Davidasailor26 at 5:52pm 11.01.20 Funny you mention that! When I was shopping for our Cat 320, I went up to Massachusetts, north of
Radar Head Elevation On Mast Richard19068 at 5:51pm 11.01.20 I am far from what I wouId consider electronically savy but I think there may be some differing or c
teak oil dlochner at 5:41pm 11.01.20 Teak oil needs to be frequently redone. It will quickly fade and black spots will appear. It is an e
Radar Head Elevation On Mast dlochner at 5:32pm 11.01.20 that's not what the manual says Not sure what manual you are reading. Here's what the B&G (also S
Radar Head Elevation On Mast FastOlson at 5:23pm 11.01.20 Speaking of radar poles, I now changing from a 1988 aluminum stern pole to a new carbon fiber pole.
Carbon Monoxide Head Sail at 5:20pm 11.01.20 Try changing the batteries.
Radar Head Elevation On Mast dlochner at 5:17pm 11.01.20 Why the difference with digital radar? Doesn't it still transmit EMR? The big difference is the
Mantus M1 (new style) on 1995 Catalina 36 Stu Jackson at 5:12pm 11.01.20 @dancrosswis@gmail.com Hi Dan. Les and their websites are great resources for you, we'll miss you

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