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TROUBLE BLEEDING A 2QM15 BRIAN at 11:13pm 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1180 I ran my engine out of fuel. I had closed the valve on my fuel tank while replacing the exhaust sys
sailing belize paul arceneaux at 10:41pm 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1083 i will be chartering in belize in two weeks. will be leaving out of placenciaany ideas would be app
internal vs. external halyards on C-30 Jim at 1:51pm 02.15.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1399 I'm presently re-rigging my 1976 C-30 and am considering retrofitting the original mast to accomodat
Deck Moisture / Delamination S. Schoeck at 6:46am 02.15.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5849 I am in the process of buying a 1984 H34. The surveyor found evidence of moisture in the port deck.
West Coast Weather Questions Mac at 6:18am 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 4/954 Hi All,I'm fairly new at this so please bare with me. I've been watching the weather pretty close
Mast maintenance bosin's chair or bring it down Darrell at 5:07am 02.15.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1433 I need to do repair to the wind vang and mast light. I'm tempted to go aloft in a bosin chair, but I
Chesapeake Bay Rendezvous 2003 Bill Ubelacker at 4:46am 02.15.03 Other Sailboats 2/780 Back to the Bay IV ------------------ This summer, June 19- 22, Hunter owners from the mid-Atlant
optimum heel angle thomas at 4:38am 02.15.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1900 I've heard that when sailing upwind many sailors try to keep their boat at an optimum angle of heel
Goofy Headliners Gordon at 4:36am 02.15.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1275 I own an 89 Oceanis 390. I bought it in November knowing that the headliners were in need of repair.
Fiberglass Transom Opening Don K. at 3:45am 02.15.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1145 My sailboat(Chrysler 26) has an opening in the center of the transom where the long shaft outboard i
Thru hull fittings Jim at 3:36am 02.15.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/865 How difficult are thru hull fittings to change? My '85 Catalina has originals and one stuck closed.
mainsail telltales thomas at 2:45am 02.15.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/1132 Tim, Mark, Bill,When trimming the mainsail, what should the telltales on the leech be doing? Also,
23 boat flotilla sailing to the Bahamas in June Tim Bastian at 1:22am 02.15.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/995
New Trailer needs for an Oday 25 Patrick Shannon at 12:54am 02.15.03 Trailer Sailors 2/1648 This is a familiar story; Who knows of a legitimate trailer manufacturer from Florida to N.Y.,
trickle battery charger gary verburg at 11:51pm 02.14.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1006 I am contemplating installing a trickle charger to keep my battery topped off. Does anyone have any
Sail size help Tom Cooper at 11:25pm 02.14.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/990 What are the hunter 27 gib sail dimensions please?
356 Options Peter & Jackie at 10:52pm 02.14.03 Big Boats 25/1845 Hi, Again--We posted a recent inquiry about the 356 and "Blue Water" sailing. The feedback we got
Grounding the mast for Lightning Protection John at 10:51pm 02.14.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5211 I'd like some input on how to ground the mast to achieve protection from lightning strikes. This is
Any 426DS owners out there? Brian at 9:42pm 02.14.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/870 Just curious how you like your front loading fridge? My wife and I saw the 426DS at the St. Pete boa
Small Diesel Engine Seminar Old Lyme Marina, CT elarson at 8:08pm 02.14.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1020 Don't miss this opportunity to learn the skills needed to keep your engine ship-shape.

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I have a A60 Raymarine. The question is where and how to place in my Macgregor 26S? sail sfbay at 12:06pm 09.27.20 Welcome to the forum!! This thread entitled "A60 Install Question (on a MacGregor 26M)" might be h
Back-up Depth Sounders? Mr. Dave at 11:53am 09.27.20 I like the idea of casting ahead with a bobber and a weight. We have no electronics and rely on a go
Adding a whisker pole topping lift Justin_NSA at 11:47am 09.27.20 You have no topping lift on a 340? Do you have a rigid vang? Are you wanting to add a topping lift f
Back-up Depth Sounders? Michael Davis at 11:43am 09.27.20
Replacing strutt 82 34ft oday sail sfbay at 11:15am 09.27.20 This thread might be helpful: https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f55/replacing-prop-shaft-strut-o
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 twistedskipper at 10:41am 09.27.20 Good point, Crazy Dave, as we don't know the provenance of the OP's jib. Which makes it that much m
Back-up Depth Sounders? Davidasailor26 at 10:05am 09.27.20 55 feet is just getting into good anchoring depth! All us east coast sailors think you're missing
Back-up Depth Sounders? jaysweet at 9:56am 09.27.20 Michael, most of the time the concept of a good fleece to throw on, in the AM so you can sip a cup
Back-up Depth Sounders? jssailem at 9:28am 09.27.20 Michael, most of the time the concept of a good fleece to throw on, in the AM so you can sip a cup o
Back-up Depth Sounders? jssailem at 9:25am 09.27.20 So true Michael. Chesapeake sailors have a lot of water that is some areas you can walk in and not g
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover (1) Sailfanatic at 9:20am 09.27.20 We bought a deck tent cover from ShipShape and I ditto the recommendation of that style cover and of
Back-up Depth Sounders? Michael Davis at 9:19am 09.27.20 This talk of setting depth alarms at 80 ft sounds pretty funny to the Chesapeake Bay sailor's ear.
Thermoelectric cooler JamesG161 at 9:15am 09.27.20 In the past we had frost inside the cooler on occasion That would only occur very near the Inside
Thermoelectric cooler All U Get at 9:06am 09.27.20 I did not know that. Me neither, I thought it was just magic.
Back-up Depth Sounders? jaysweet at 9:06am 09.27.20 My sounder has two alarm settings: deep at 80 ft @ shallow at 12 ft. It probably should be 20 ft, a
Thermoelectric cooler justsomeguy at 9:02am 09.27.20 No refrigerant involved, it cools by the Peltier principle. Two dissimilar metals that produce a th
Thermoelectric cooler All U Get at 9:01am 09.27.20 Buy a new one? :biggrin: Unless you have reasonable access to the refrigerant ports to recharge, of
Back-up Depth Sounders? jssailem at 8:58am 09.27.20 Alarms are nice, but not a substitute for situational awareness. With waters sometimes 700 feet deep
Thermoelectric cooler JamesG161 at 8:58am 09.27.20 The difference in Temperatures from Inside the Box to the outside is the Key. Very little differenc
Searching for hunter 19-1 manual Crazy Dave Condon at 8:57am 09.27.20 They built that boat as a unit or as a kit boat

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