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Rigid vang (Sean and others) Wayneo at 10:59am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 20/1525 Have a H240 and would like to eliminate the topping lift for quicker reefing, forgetting to sinch up
Winter layup (1) Chuck at 10:05am 10.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1098 You know that your cradle is stable, beware what your yard parks next to you!!!
Winter layup Chuck at 9:59am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 0/850 You know that your cradle is ok, beware of what the yard parks next to you!!!
25 ft. CB pendant Luke at 9:36am 10.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1033 Does anyone know how the rope/wire pendant attaches to the centerboard of a 77 25ft O'day? Thanx
Kentucky Lake to the Gulf ? John Pollitt at 9:29am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 2/5457 Looking for any info from anyone who has made this trip before. All the way, or even part way. Tenta
What size AC unit(s)?? Don at 8:39am 10.14.02 Big Boats 13/1081 We're getting bids to install R/C AC this winter and getting conflicting opinions from various sourc
Grunnert Refridgeration Dale Wilson at 8:25am 10.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/917 We just purchased a new to us 98 Hunter 450 with the Grunnert Refridgeration. Has anyone got any gr
Widgeon Hull Blister - What to Do? Mark at 8:14am 10.14.02 Day Sailers 0/1090 In the spring I lightly sanded the bottom of my Widgeon and painted it with West Marine Bottom Shiel
Trailer hydraulic surge brakes (1) Jaime Illmer at 6:49am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 5/1186 First what's first..thanks Bill and Nancy Berg ' Sean Coerse for their suggestions ' help about topp
Chute scoop control lines Al Carlson at 5:27am 10.14.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3047 Hello Don:This question may relate more to rigging than sail trim.I have been learning to use a
mast raising equipment john mallman at 5:07am 10.14.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1419 I am looking of information,drawings or pictures of some equipment to raise the mast by myself. Than
Working below the water line JON D at 5:00am 10.14.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1085 I haul my boat every few years to paint etc.I have a 30 foot hunter 1980.What process should I use t
More power JON D at 4:55am 10.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/932 I have a 30foot 1980 it has a 12 horse It has 2 blade prop would a 3 blade help where would I get on
50hp Nissan Top Speed L. Tower at 4:27am 10.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2869 New boat, new Nissan O/B, new skipper. Came with 14 pitch prop, top RPM's about 3100. Changed to 11
No Drawings? C. Timmons at 3:20am 10.14.02 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1415 One of my objectives this last weekend at the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis was to speak with repres
Proper bedding for diesel fill Dan at 3:03am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 2/901 I need to replace my diesel deck fill and cap on my 25.5. Can anybody tell me what bedding material
Bottom Painting??? Frank Sears at 2:41am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 4/828 I have a H260 and I intend to paint the bottom every winter. Last winter I had no trouble painting
Thank you, Bly ! Frank Sears at 2:31am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 0/866 Bonnie and I enjoyed meeting and chatting with you Saturday evening. We had a lot of fun and I think
Draft for 1980 Hunter 27 Bill at 2:21am 10.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1246 Any one know how to determine the draft on a hunter 27? I am not sure whether I have the 3'3" inch s
Boom topping lift interference with mainsail H240 Jaime Illmer at 2:11am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 6/1516 Hi Hunter owners and sorry for bothering you with basics as follows...Could someone tell me if whi

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AC Electrical green wire current? walt at 8:03am 09.07.20 Yep.. and you are correct about mainly being able to see if there is leakage into the water with sho
Hole in fiberglass hull, need repair advice Gerald Jarreau at 8:00am 09.07.20 ... Any boat that has a single bow eye pull out risks coming off the trailer while under tow if it
Someone boarded us while we were gone Rick at 7:59am 09.07.20 Thank you Don. I gave some background so people could get an idea of why this might have happened.
AC Electrical green wire current? Davidasailor26 at 7:53am 09.07.20 . I took this (from the OP) to mean that the current on the green wire was about the same for eith
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 7:36am 09.07.20 That looks a lot like what you'd have to do. However, for my peace of mind, if this were my boat, I'
AC Electrical green wire current? walt at 7:30am 09.07.20 Note that I show the same 0.4A current when I put the clamp on Ammeter on my shore power cable at ab
AC Electrical green wire current? Davidasailor26 at 7:19am 09.07.20 if you actually have leakage into the water from a fault where some underwater structure has a volt
AC Electrical green wire current? walt at 7:13am 09.07.20
Is this keel fixable??? Catalina 30, Need answers before purchase! (2) captcoho at 7:09am 09.07.20 184657 184658 These may help you understand what you are looking at, the second image refers to d
Is the C25 capable of traveling from Fort Myers FL, to the Bahamas. circledog at 6:57am 09.07.20
AC Electrical green wire current? mermike at 6:56am 09.07.20 I should have clarified that connecting the ground and neutral could be done by a transfer switch or
Repairing cockpit floor shemandr at 6:42am 09.07.20 Reinforcement could be done by laminating strips of wood onto the area needing reinforcement using e
Hole in fiberglass hull, need repair advice Ken Cross at 6:39am 09.07.20 I had an uncle lose a boat in the middle of the road when he left a stoplight. I had an issue years
AC Electrical green wire current? JamesG161 at 6:30am 09.07.20 But in either case there should be no current on the green wire unless there is a fault somewhere.
Funny Friday!!! (1) All U Get at 6:23am 09.07.20 184656
Plexiglass Window Re-seal Question on Deck Salon PJL at 6:22am 09.07.20 I have a passage 42 and the large window that spans the front of the main cabin was pulling up at on
Is this keel fixable??? Catalina 30, Need answers before purchase! Bradv at 6:07am 09.07.20 Are you sure that keel is lead? I see rust on it which would tell me that it is steel. Much on the k
The Progress Continues H 23.5 CrispyCringle at 6:00am 09.07.20 Sounds good. Have you practiced raising and lowering the mast yet? Probably a good idea to try that
AC Electrical green wire current? Davidasailor26 at 5:58am 09.07.20
Someone boarded us while we were gone Don S/V ILLusion at 5:46am 09.07.20

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