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Universal engine heat exchanger Don at 5:04am 05.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1081 My 2in heat exchanger on my Universal M-18 is having a hard time keeping up with the warm Florida se
Toughts on Westerbeke vs. Yanmar ???? Chuck at 4:25am 05.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/3738 Looking at a 27hp model -- however, not sure if there are any advantages/disadvantages between these
Hunter 31 Mast Rake Bill Dorsey at 3:38am 05.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1067 What mast rake has been found the best for the Hunter 31 (1986 model)? I am using about 8 inches rig
Bottom Paint Bill Kelly at 3:09am 05.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/963 Just purchased a Catalina 30 and am relatively new to sailing. The last time this boat had its botto
How to make lifting harness for 17' Daysailer? Robert Matzke at 2:54am 05.30.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1144 I will keep the boat on a lake side trailer this summer and would appreciate info and experiences of
window? breaking joe phibbs at 2:45am 05.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/867 We have a repeating problem with our 1986 Hunter 31 'window': meaning the 30" long by 10" wide port
Doyle Sail Pac Rick Thompson at 1:07am 05.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/904 Does any one have any experience with the Doyle Sail Pac. I am looking into geting one and would lik
Bird Deterrent products Dave Shore at 12:03am 05.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1168 The season has started again, being bombed relentlessly by those nasty birds, seems I am spending mo
What did I do wrong or What just happened? Paul Aubrecht at 10:25pm 05.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/769 I have a 1993 28.I have 2 batteries that are connected in parallel.They are identical batteries,deep
seeking a main fuse Michael Moorman at 10:05pm 05.29.03 Bigger Boats 0/932 Help ,I am looking for a fuse for my son's O'Day 240. It is from an inline fuse holder in the pos
RIG TUNING A 37.5 Ole Andersen at 9:19pm 05.29.03 Racing 8/1558 I am interested in knowing if anybody is sucsessfully racing a 37.5. I have been doing this for 6 m
Manual Bilge Pump Vic Suben at 9:06pm 05.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/988 I need to replace the handle for the manual bilge pump in my Catalina 34, Surprise. I am trying to
Centerboard painting arturo devitalis at 8:59pm 05.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/1061 What do you think about tieing off the bow and stern ' using the main halyard to tip the boat over o
Sky-Mate Frederick at 2:10pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 0/922 Have anyone some experience with the communication system Sky-Mate?Does it really perform as the pr
head vented loop solenoid Frederick at 2:05pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 5/889 Regarding Passage-42 year 1991 Because my forward electrical head (PAR) continue to take water I th
Installing Radar/Chart Plotter Steve Gildea at 2:01pm 05.29.03 Big Boats 2/959 Any pointers for running wires from the electrical panel to the pedestal? Any chance that Hunter pla
sail battens tracy at 1:41pm 05.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1147 I just bought a brand new sail that didn't come with battens. I have been trying to find a six foot
pintle and gudgeon failure? Chip Giles at 1:03pm 05.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1108 Does anyone know of a history of problems with Macs having the gudgeons pulling from the transom in
HELP - My 30 turns to port on it's own... Chuck at 12:39pm 05.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 11/1029 whenever she's under power only. As I increase the throtle the more she turns. I didn't notice any
Boat Placement in the Cradle - Expensive Lesson Merrill Mant at 12:00pm 05.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2992 Four weeks ago on launch day I discovered a one foot long crack and two smaller cracks in the hull a

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356 Jib sheet keeps getting caught in the rigging Joe at 1:43am 09.21.20 The same exact problem, for another boat model, was discussed this past week. There is a gap betwee
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 12:59am 09.21.20 Seems like the jam cleats at the front of my boom are either missing their lever or otherwise only s
356 Jib sheet keeps getting caught in the rigging karellen at 12:04am 09.21.20
Davit Selection NYSail at 11:51pm 09.20.20
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line twistedskipper at 11:11pm 09.20.20 Maybe you could fill the ballast tank, either by launching or by hose (240 gallons!?!), then letting
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 10:11pm 09.20.20 Impeller and shaft turns with the engine. Onan Cummins has no reference of a shaft seal. I'll press
Chainplate Fabrication Hayden Watson at 9:36pm 09.20.20 Ever wonder why you start to see a light redness on your brand new SS screws within a few weeks of i
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn Brian D at 9:26pm 09.20.20 Did a short video of me playing the song. Like I said, short. Exactly one minute long. LOL 4lYFDwyi
Davit Selection Rich Stidger at 9:26pm 09.20.20 Almost everybody likes whatever davits they have installed. So you are asking for a popularity cont
Davit Selection Hello Below at 9:21pm 09.20.20
Davit Selection Cat36Amoore at 8:37pm 09.20.20 ok thanks I just need to figure out how to access the archives.
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line twistedskipper at 8:34pm 09.20.20
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rs1sensen at 8:23pm 09.20.20 Could it be that just the bottom paint is cracked? Sadly, definitely no. It for sure is through t
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line rs1sensen at 8:22pm 09.20.20 That just shouldn't happen unless there has been damage in that area. OR possibly delamination. A
Chainplate Fabrication Johnb at 8:13pm 09.20.20 @dLj and @Hayden Watson - any comment about what effect carbon steel wrenches my have on the stainle
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Johnb at 8:08pm 09.20.20 The old "shaft is turning but the impeller is not".
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line Rick Macdonald at 7:57pm 09.20.20 Could it be that just the bottom paint is cracked?
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Mechone at 7:28pm 09.20.20 If your shaft seal is gone on the pump you will suck air and no water. Also you want to lap the pum
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line Ralph Johnstone at 7:27pm 09.20.20 That just shouldn't happen unless there has been damage in that area. OR possibly delamination. A
Davit Selection quadrille38 at 6:42pm 09.20.20

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