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how much water does a PHII move per stroke? andy at 4:58am 07.29.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1579 the lectra-san is working great but I might be pumping toooo much per flush. I think it calls for ab
Looking for southern Wisconsin cruising locations Mike at 4:26am 07.29.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1305 We have a trailerable Hunter 260. We are looking for a site to take the boat in southern Wisconsin.
Anchor Float Dave Mauney at 4:23am 07.29.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1459 I wonder if anyone has had any experience using an anchor floot setup in regularly retrieving an anc
NO MORE BRAGGING RIGHTS ABOUT HOLDING TANK fred miller at 4:18am 07.29.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/878 Just when I thought I solved the insidious holding tanking tank odor issue . .it surfaced again, I h
Trailer to the water... Mark Seatvet at 4:06am 07.29.02 Smaller Boats 3/815 MY 1989 23-FOOT IS MY SECOND BOAT. THE FIRST ONE LIVED IN THE WATER FULLTIME AND HAD TO BE HAULED OU
Advise on Oil Breather Hose, so it doesn't drip... Chuck at 3:58am 07.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1089 ...the bilge. Currently my Universal 25 is set-up with a run-off hose attached to an extrusion on t
Aluminum holding tank expected lifetime Don at 3:58am 07.29.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1413 Peggy:As the posting implies, I'm wondering what the "averge" or "expected" lifetime might be for
Rounding up on a windy day Geoff in Ann Arbor at 3:57am 07.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1052 Well there's a first time for everything.Out on the water yesterday with four friends. Wind blowi
C 27 keel bolts Selwin at 3:44am 07.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1090 I have put in SS lag bolts but I now want to remove ' replace the original ( corroded) keelboats. A
Go Justin! Gary Wyngarden at 3:39am 07.29.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1006 Good luck with the Bar Exam! When you pass will you then be charging Phil for the legal advice you d
Odorloss vs Phab holding tank treatment L. Peterson at 3:01am 07.29.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2053 Dear Peggy,Are Odorloss and Phab holding tank treatment compatible i.e. will addition of one to the
A trailer or a cradle? A. Roa at 3:00am 07.29.02 Trailer Sailors 0/1738
Replacing gate valve seacocks with ball valves Scott Bukolt at 2:50am 07.29.02 Big Boats 7/3303 I am considering post-season replacement of the gate valves (I presume factory installed) on by 1985
Add Boarding Ladder to C 27 - hollow transom? Steve at 2:39am 07.29.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2823 Bought a folding boarding ladder to add to transom of '78 Catalina 27. It doesn't appear that there
My vacation to Buffalo, NY, Thanks Crazy Dave John Baumgartner at 2:28am 07.29.02 Smaller Boats 4/996 Short form of the storyMy new wife of 10 months and I pulled our 1999 Hunter 260 up to Buffalo, N
NAV LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING Terry Cox at 2:24am 07.29.02 Big Boats 3/880 To other P42 owners, do you know the wiring route of the running lights? Do they go through the junc
fuel sender failures (Tempo) RAY E. at 1:23am 07.29.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1209 Question. Am I alone finding multiple failures with the fuel sender on my boat? It happens to be a C
white laminate 1989 H40 delaminating John O'Donald at 12:05am 07.29.02 Big Boats 3/876 The walls and cabinetts in the heads on my 1989 h40 are constructed of a white laminate board. larg
Installing a head & holding tank on a Hunter 25.5 Bob Pattersen at 11:56pm 07.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2432 Does anyone have experience at adding a permanent head and holding tank to a Hunter 25.5? I have a
Considering new home along coastal SC or Georgia Paul at 11:56pm 07.28.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1166 Hello Everyone,We are considering moving our Cat 30 to Hilton Head, SC or Savanha, Ga. We presentl

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Simple head plumbing Calif. Ted at 9:07am 08.24.20 That is without doubt the most mysterious and seemingly unnecessary bit of plumbing I've ever seen,
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:06am 08.24.20 As for dropping ballast contrary to Kermit, once on the trailer with valves open allow water to drai
new dodger loose and floppy JoeWhite at 9:04am 08.24.20 Ask for refrances of previous work and contact those customers. Does he have photos of jobs that he
bunk lube finding41 at 8:57am 08.24.20 I use both the Bump and Shimmy. Mostly the Bump as I find it works best to get the boat tight into t
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot jibjunkie at 8:55am 08.24.20 There is a page on Facebook with just Hunter 336/ 340 owners. I suggest you join that page and ask y
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot stm11 at 8:45am 08.24.20 Thank you both MattieJo and Good Fortune for your responses. I have a short trip to Las Vegas tomorr
Simple head plumbing (1) markwbird at 8:44am 08.24.20 184115
New Clutches on H34 markwbird at 8:39am 08.24.20 I did it. In my case the holes did not match up so I had to drill new ones. There is an aluminum p
Windless anchor for Hunter 31 markwbird at 8:36am 08.24.20 No. But a couple of folks have installed a windlass. It appears to be quite an undertaking to do i
Windless anchor for Hunter 31 (1) sail sfbay at 8:23am 08.24.20 Welcome to the forum!! The 1985 Hunter anchor space is limited as Hunter probably did not envision
Sail Rigging Diagrams? isaksp00 at 8:11am 08.24.20 The stock method of attaching the topping lift (same as on my H23) by routing it through the boom up
Keel Winch operation in Sirius 21 LouiseS at 7:57am 08.24.20 Great advice! I have seen this happen before! So do you feel that the 'bolt out the front needs to b
new dodger loose and floppy Hayden Watson at 7:57am 08.24.20 Did you try adjusting the bows. Loosen the set-screws and pull the rear bow backwards and the front
Noisy sailboat Hayden Watson at 7:53am 08.24.20 One sure way to tell if it is wire or halyard is by pitch change with tension. the halyard slap wil
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot MattieJo at 7:51am 08.24.20 I owned a Hunter 310 with a similar pedestal and I installed a Raymarine wheel pilot myself. I agre
Ignition switch headache... LeslieTroyer at 7:47am 08.24.20 On new starter test tag. The initial current is high because the solenoid must pull/push the starte
ODay 272LE bimini fhujber at 7:40am 08.24.20 Did you ever get a picture of his bimini with zippers and how he handled storage? Thanks in advance
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot Good Fortune at 7:40am 08.24.20 There is a ton of documentation, manuals, diagrams, etc. on the Raymarine website. Also an "Ask Raym
new dodger loose and floppy (1) dmax at 7:39am 08.24.20 You want it tight - loose is an indication of poor workmanship - here's an exceptional one:
Ignition switch headache... weekendrken at 7:28am 08.24.20

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