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How to clear a Garmin GPS 130 Lee Diamond at 11:24pm 08.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/919 HiI am new to sailing and need some information about my newly acquired GPS Garmin 130 w/map. I hav
3m 5200 sealant Mark at 11:13pm 08.28.02 Smaller Boats 4/834 Does 5200 compare with sicaflex.I intend to replace the windows on one of our smaller yachts.The o
How to attach handrails to C 22 ? Bob Lufkin at 10:20pm 08.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/952 Decided to add teak handrails to my C 22. They came today with no instructions or hardware or holes
Masthead Spinnaker Crane Harry Ottey at 10:18pm 08.28.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1990 I am considering installing a crane on my 1974 Catalina 27. Does anyone know if this can be done wit
Need advise Carol at 8:47pm 08.28.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1260 We have a 2001 380Hunter and have used only fresh water to flush with from day one.We have had no p
halyards for h- 23 1986 fletchdoggie at 3:21pm 08.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/805 replacing both main and jib.Is there any info on length in the archives?
Can You Live Aboard A 23.5 - One Person Lee Raguz at 2:41pm 08.28.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1080 Is a 23.5 big enough to live aboard? I may be relocated to Washington State and was wondering if (1)
Trailer Needed!!! David at 2:18pm 08.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1074 I need to borrow, rent or buy a trailer for an O 23. It is at Lake Hopatcong, NJ. I need to move it
Hunter 23s rise again! (1) mike at 12:09pm 08.28.02 Racing 0/1091 The 2nd annual Hunter 23 National Regatta was just completed last weekend at Russell's Point, Ohio o
What I did last summer, final part Mike Kinney at 12:03pm 08.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/965 In two previous posts, I described preparations made to my H340, Cut I, in preparation for the Regat
O'Day associations? Mark R. at 11:37am 08.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1063 Just curioius, I see alot of assocations specific to the model of boats, (as an example: Catalina 27
Shipping Bob Rejall at 11:05am 08.28.02 Smaller Boats 0/897 Can anyone advise on shipping a Catalina 22 fin keel by freighter overseas. Thanks Bob
Cockpit Sole Wayne at 10:26am 08.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/935 I am always scrubbing the sole of my cockpit in my 1985 25' MacGregor. Is there some sort of coveri
Stove -- Alcohol or Gas? Rick Rose at 9:36am 08.28.02 Smaller Boats 8/893 My 1977 C-22 came with the slide-out galley (lucky me). I haven't used it yet, but I have a question
Factory Jib Blues on Mac 26 s Jerry at 9:25am 08.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1017 Ok, is it just me, or does attempting to sail with the facory jib equal heartache and woes? It seem
Sanitation hose trade-offs Ed Ryan at 8:49am 08.28.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1702 Is there information available on the pros and cons of various types of sanitation hoses, including
Best Place to Buy Paper Charts? Joe Mullee at 8:31am 08.28.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1021 I'd like to buy a few paper charts of the east coast of the U.S. and a few more of the Bahamas, Virg
Small Ariston water heater on 1000 W inverter? Terry Arnold at 8:20am 08.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1030 Can anybody tell me how I could drop the demand of a hot water heater from a designed 1500 W to 1000
Deck paint.....again Don Bodemann at 8:01am 08.28.02 Ask All Sailors 16/3107 Greetings friends,I known this subject has been hashed many times, But I'd like some live feed back
Who Makes The Best Lazy Jacks? Joe Mullee at 7:54am 08.28.02 Big Boats 4/935 Thanks. JM

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Fresh water leak B40 SoSound at 7:17pm 07.07.20 Hose clamps where the supply line exits the water tank, or at the valves and plumbing near the water
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive Jackdaw at 7:02pm 07.07.20 I have a 26 foot boat with an inboard diesel, I and would not give it up for anything. A sail drive
Mystery boat* Spinnacher at 6:54pm 07.07.20 Wow so my wife noticed on the back of the boat the letters SYC which after a quick google search res
Attaching an outboard to a rudder/tiller Project_Mayhem at 6:35pm 07.07.20 The better option is to get used to turning with the rudder and leave the outboard straight. You'll
Head waste water inlet valve on 326 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30pm 07.07.20 Hopefully corrugated hose wasn't what they actually used! --Peggie
Water logged rudder Dave Groshong at 6:26pm 07.07.20 The time and effort/expense, to rebuild a rudder is probably 75% the cost of a new one, when satur
Day Sailer 11 parts edmartin at 6:20pm 07.07.20 I will measure and take a photo tomorrow. Thank you.
Day Sailer 11 parts edmartin at 6:19pm 07.07.20 A photo with a tape measure across the opening would help. How about a foam or rubber plug? I will
Portable Generator SycloneDriver at 6:08pm 07.07.20 I have a Honda 1000, at 0700 on the lake it seems incredibly loud. It's a trouper, I used to use it
Portable Generator Ron20324 at 6:06pm 07.07.20 Ever notice that the worse the music, the louder the volume ? Exponentialy
YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot SycloneDriver at 5:56pm 07.07.20 I once had a riding mower that would intermittently suffer from fuel starvation. It seemed to do it
Portable Generator Ralph Johnstone at 5:56pm 07.07.20 Same with stereos. Ever notice that the worse the music (violent rap:thumbsdown:, beer barrel pol
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? Davidasailor26 at 5:54pm 07.07.20
Alternator Temperature Rich Stidger at 5:49pm 07.07.20 The alternator diodes are likely rated for a junction temperature of 150C (300 F) the wire in the
YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot SycloneDriver at 5:46pm 07.07.20 Any chance that the fuel tank vent is blocked? After running for a long period of time a vacuum wil
Alternator Temperature JohnShannon at 5:44pm 07.07.20 The alternator diodes are likely rated for a junction temperature of 150C (300 F) the wire in the
Day Sailer 11 parts Dave Groshong at 5:39pm 07.07.20 I think this one will work, but need a picture and some measurements to be sure, you might need to
Lithium/ Lead Acid Hybrid System... JohnShannon at 5:39pm 07.07.20 I had a lead acid explode once, I think it was a failed cell vs an automotive alternator. Battery
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 5:36pm 07.07.20 Perhaps blocked fuel tank air vent. Blocked creates a vacuum stopping fuel flow. Test by opening f
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 5:34pm 07.07.20 A governor fault is usually accompanied by fast engine speed which migh fail to return to idle. A

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