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flex-o-fold prop vs. maxi prop steve akseizer at 10:19am 02.21.03 Big Boats 9/4387 I am considering replacing the standard fixed 2 blade prop with either a three bladed flex-o-fold pr
Good ship Oyster smells - a postscript Annie at 9:46am 02.21.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1018 A while back I asked Peggy about how to deal with the smell coming frommy then soon-to-be boat.Wel
Motor Size Lynn Thomas at 9:02am 02.21.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/924 I have a 22 ft Catalina, 1973.......What size 9.9 motor is appropriate? 20" or 25"?
Preventer Forward Attachment Dave Mauney at 8:56am 02.21.03 Bigger Boats 7/1241 I am wanting to rig a preventer on an O'Day 35. I can attach it to the boom at the main sheet bail
33.5 H Sloop Alejandro Ortiz at 8:34am 02.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/1026 I am buying a 1992 33.5 SLOOP. It has a 11'9" Beam instead that the normal 10'10". It is quite a bit
3GM alternator output David at 7:30am 02.21.03 Big Boats 6/3962 I have recently purchased a new 2003, 356 with full electronics including chart plotter radar as wel
Website Friendliness Skip Penizotto at 6:13am 02.21.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/759 I find the website almost impossible to use. I asked a 2-part question about a month ago. Not only c
Where to put a voltmeter? Tim McCarty at 6:11am 02.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1118 There WILL be more questions to follow regarding where to put things(plenty of spring projects), how
What is a fair price for a 1995 C250? Roger at 4:53am 02.21.03 Smaller Boats 3/1071 What is a fair price to pay for a 1995 C250 with trailer, 8hp Yamaha, cruising spinnaker, plus misc
Bimini for 26X Jim at 4:48am 02.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1216 Is the Bimini made by Macgregor for the 26X designed so that you can sail with it in the UP position
Brand New Boat, Brand New Head Sandy at 4:34am 02.21.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1230 Hi Peggy,I looked through the archives and couldn't find exactly what I was looking for so I thoug
how hard can you run the 8hp yanmar? John at 4:09am 02.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/780 I am new to small diesel ibs. Have owned tons of gas outboards my entire life. Can you run the 8hp
Universal 5411 raw water mixing elbow replacement Todd Osborne (Windwalker) at 3:53am 02.21.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1344 My old 5411 needs a new exhaust part that is located just aft of the manifold. It is where the exhau
Rigging the 22' Hunter? Irene at 2:17am 02.21.03 Smaller Boats 2/943 I have a fixed keel 22' that I have just made a trailer for. It will be faster and simplier for me,
Engine RPM's Brian C. at 2:11am 02.21.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1144 I need to calibrate my tachometer on my Yanmar 3JH3E.. What is the most inexpensive way to do this?
Travel time for ICW? Dennis at 1:52am 02.21.03 Ask All Sailors 3/3001 What is the approximate sailing time from the Chesapeake Bay area via the ICW, stopping off nightly
Holding Tank Replacement Ray at 12:16am 02.21.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1421 How do you replace an aluminum holding tank (in 1992 Hunter 28) when the old tank is too big to fit
Water Heater Allen Schweitzer at 11:55pm 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1007 Hey Everyone,I'm thinking of installing a hot water heater ' some facuets to use as a shower in th
Bareboat Florida Bryan at 11:32pm 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 5/965 Looking for help planning a Florida (keys?) bareboat trip in June for a family of 4 (boys 13,14). W
Martec or MaxProp JerryM at 11:08pm 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1158 Still searching for either a 3 blade or folding prop for my Catalina 30 (Universal 23 hp. diesel).

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Cruising RPM. Sailgunner at 4:35pm 08.01.20 I don't believe Yanmar recommends running it at its continuous rating all the time; this would be t
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide BigEasy at 4:32pm 08.01.20 I believe there was a huge difference in the local governments between Alabama , Mississippi and L
Hull numbers.... again rpludwig at 4:06pm 08.01.20 you have original sails?....if so what's on the main? maybe #689?
Beneteau 361 stiff steering (1) SCFoster at 4:05pm 08.01.20 There has to be one or two master links in the chain in the steering pedestal, so I can disconnect t
Adding a Marine Head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:59pm 08.01.20 +1 for an MSD portapotty...here are all the reasons why: On any boat much smaller than about 30', a
Fuse Holder for Propane System...... sailcapt340 at 3:55pm 08.01.20
Beating the heat on water. David in Sandusky at 3:54pm 08.01.20 Here is our cover that connects to our bimini and shrouds: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.p
Boom Vang question justsomeguy at 3:50pm 08.01.20 There is no way from behind... Yep, gotta go up on deck.
Shower Floor Drain Capt jgw at 3:50pm 08.01.20 Butyl, Sikaflex, 4200, etc. NOT 5200, you'll never get it apart again.
Hot water coming through cold lines Capt jgw at 3:40pm 08.01.20 Check valve is on the cold input to the heater and prevents hot water traveling back up the cold lin
Boom Vang question Sailavie1 at 3:31pm 08.01.20 You could also run the line to the base of the mast then around a deck block and aft to the cockpit.
DC Phillipi Circuit Panel Breakers Johnb at 3:29pm 08.01.20 @Jeff Tirey I can't pull up the picture. The reason I am following up on this is because your probl
Boom Vang question garymalmgren at 3:20pm 08.01.20 Either way. If it is mounted on the boom end, you need to pull forward away from you to tighten ( a
Fuse Holder for Propane System...... Capt jgw at 3:19pm 08.01.20 Hunter didn't make that panel. Trident did. Check with them. SBO might have it, might not. Trident s
M25 Universal troubles - need advice garymalmgren at 3:10pm 08.01.20 I wonder why the original poster said this, "Please don't say oil pump...maybe a sensor? maybe the a
Cruising RPM. Alan Gomes at 3:07pm 08.01.20 There should be a plate on your engine that indicates max rpm and continuous rpm. Yanmar recommends
Looking at this makes me glad I got a Mac! Tedd at 3:04pm 08.01.20 @jviss : Man, towing and launching that Tartan must be a bitch! Tedd
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide Rick Webb at 3:04pm 08.01.20 I lived in Biloxi and moved to FLA just a few years prior to Katrina. I believe there was a huge dif
How deep to launch Tedd at 3:02pm 08.01.20 @LakeShark : Yep, ramps vary from place to place. That's why you have to be careful making absolute
Adding a Marine Head Tedd at 2:59pm 08.01.20 @Alan Gomes : Great tip, thanks very much! That does look like an excellent option if I find a boat

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