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Pumping out the Marine holding tank Daniel Cox at 12:16am 01.21.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1403 I have a 1984 Catalina22 with a factory installed Marine toilet. The problem I have encountered conc
PowerThruster Robert Krosse at 12:09am 01.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/828 The "PowerThruster" attachement to your outboard motor offered through the Chandlery sounds like the
Ghost Sloop off San Diego . . . Nick at 11:38pm 01.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1074 I'm out by myself sailing almost all of yesterday afternoon and the winds are light and the seas cal
Keep your fingers out of the hitch Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34pm 01.20.03 Smaller Boats 3/817 I always preach never to put your fingers between the hitch and ball when putting the hitch onto the
battery position David Dick at 9:49pm 01.20.03 Big Boats 1/810 I am considering a larger house battery for my 340 , a Surrette 375 amp/hr (sold as Rolls Battery in
Least expensive source for Yamaha Outboards? Chip Giles at 7:41pm 01.20.03 Ask All Sailors 5/999 Does anyone know of a source for new Yamaha outboards at the least expensive price?
Vertical load from "high riding" headsail on rail Matt Papuga at 3:20pm 01.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1023 I own a 1977 Cat 30 and recently shredded my jib -- so I went out and bought a "close to fit" used o
Replacing Anchor Light Phil Tinsman at 2:03pm 01.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/1468 I am a first time owner of a 76 Cat 27 tall rig. I have gone up the mast in a chair to try and repla
Chartplotter Bernie Soostmeyer at 1:59pm 01.20.03 Big Boats 2/975 My H380 came with a 1997 Magellan NAV 6500 grayscale Chartplotter. The unit locates my position ok b
considering a used Catalina 30 Warren at 1:34pm 01.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3163 I am in the market for a 1985-1990 Catalina 30, wing keel. Any good advise on what to look out for.
Any experience out there with a Whispergen? Gil Narvaez at 1:12pm 01.20.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1277 I was wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with the Whispergen generator (based on t
VHF RADIOS AND RACING Robert Dean at 11:36am 01.20.03 Racing 3/1430 Thread seems to be slow.Question:In your local racing programs, what part does the VHF radio play
One More... Ed at 11:08am 01.20.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/921 Wendy hated the $1.98 papertowel rack I had installed, so I made her one out of scrap leftover from
One More Project Papertowel holder Ed at 10:30am 01.20.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/957 Wendy compalined and complained about the $1.98 paper towel holder I put up for her..So I made one f
More Projects New Salon Table leaves (1) Ed at 10:24am 01.20.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/933 The table in the salon needed some work, and I wasn't confident in re-venieering the leaves, so made
Projects (1) Ed at 10:16am 01.20.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1015 Well, having been inspired by Gene on Rainbow Chaser, I made and installed shelves in the V Berth...
Windlass Kris Charmley at 9:19am 01.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1031 I am seeking information regarding the installation of a windlass on a 1992 33.5 Iam intersted in kn
Open Transom Roberta at 9:00am 01.20.03 Smaller Boats 3/1030 I'm hoping to become a first-time sailboat owner in the next year or so. I really like the Hunter -
splitting accent lights Todd Martin at 8:57am 01.20.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1108 Ack! I just got back the weekend to do a check on the boat ('02 Beneteau 361). And one of the chrome
RAISE H26 OFF THE TRAILER MANUEL MACIEIRA at 8:51am 01.20.03 Smaller Boats 4/894 I own a 1994 h26. I would like to raise the boat off my trailer so I could remove the center board.

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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
Back-up Depth Sounders? jaysweet at 8:56am 09.27.20 Charts are pretty precise depth indicators. I don't know, the Cayuga Inlet channel in Ithaca is p
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line Crazy Dave Condon at 8:54am 09.27.20 Pressuring the cabin with a leaf blower and water ballast tank with a vacuum are excellent ideas.
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:48am 09.27.20 110 was standard. Ran across new and used sails not cut properly
H23 Cabin Access Crazy Dave Condon at 8:46am 09.27.20 Follow @Dave Groshong and @isaksp00 advice. Thank you gents for helping
Hunter23 Water under floor boards Crazy Dave Condon at 8:42am 09.27.20 As a former dealer representing Hunter trailerable sailboats, there would be two obvious places to l
Commodore T26 (1) jssailem at 8:41am 09.27.20 @MeMelou Welcome to the forum. I have not seen your brand of boat. Looking up the data, looks like
Back-up Depth Sounders? SoSound at 8:29am 09.27.20 I think there should be two programmable settings, with an alarm notice at each one. Set the deeper
Thermoelectric cooler JohnShannon at 8:27am 09.27.20 Sounds like it is cashed. You could try to measure the current draw and maybe compare it to the spe
Oday 34/35 shower sump sail sfbay at 8:18am 09.27.20 My guess is the shower sump pump with collection box is located in or adjacent to the bilge since it
Hunter 38 shaft and stern tube size senang at 8:08am 09.27.20 I found the note I made when mine was replaced: Dimensions 1-1/2" (1,5") x 5" long. Trim to 4"? 31,
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Steve L22188 at 8:04am 09.27.20 Did you get canvas or a lighter weight material? We had a full canvas cover when we bought the boat

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