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Grounding mlf@storm.ca at 2:48am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/922 Anyone know if the Hunter 30 - 1990 is grounded for lightening protection ?
Reefed main sail shape Michael Stephens at 2:42am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/865 I sailed this weekend with my main sail reefed and had trouble getting any real pull out of the sail
Campbell Sailor Propeller JoeO at 2:29am 06.25.02 Big Boats 5/3337 Anyone out there have experience with a Campbell Sailor fixed pitch 3 blade prop? I'm thinking of b
Marine Toilet Paper Bud Cook at 2:07am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5444 This may be an age old question, but I understand septic tank tolerant toilet paper is safe for mari
Smells like low tide! Rich at 2:07am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/1151 Purchased a '98 240 water ballast on trailer and no trail sail.Shame on me!All Ok until I filled bal
hunter 280 asymetrical spinnaker sets Ryan at 1:50am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1157 I crew on a hunter 280 and I'm looking for tips in running an asymetrical spinnaker on broad and bea
Backstay Adjuster Randy Williamson at 1:34am 06.25.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1096 I am looking for a backstay adjuster system for my Beneteau 445. The boat has two backstays that go
Ed, one more question on outboard gas tank.... Jane at 1:15am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/901 I've now got a 6.5 gal tank like the one you referenced in the related link. One last question (tod
Rhode Island Lighthouses RREgge at 1:15am 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 1/945 Came across the site in the attached link.It has alot of information on past and present lighthous
boom lift Ken Cobb at 12:03am 06.25.02 Day Sailers 4/1478 It always irritates me to have the boom drop into the cockpit whenever we drop sails. Has anyone fi
Hunter 31 Hull Composition Bruce at 11:49pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1042 Interested if there is any location on a 1984 Hunter 31 where the hull is solid, allowing installati
Outboard help - Daysailer II Doug at 11:41pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1884 I just acquired a 1978 (I think) DSII, great condition. Looking to put a 4 to 6 HP outboard on it,
Leaking Hot Water Tank Gary Wyngarden at 11:26pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1381 I discovered some water leaking out from under my ten year old hot water tank/heater yesterday after
Getting Taller Gary Wyngarden at 11:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1119 My wife who is 5'8" has difficulty seeing over the top of our dodger and has to stoop to see through
Zincs Tim Op't Holt at 11:11pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1211 I noticed that the zinc placed on the prop shaft last summer is gone. I need some help from someone
Replies to raising a Mac 25 Thom Francola at 11:00pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1000 Thanks to all you replied to my inquirey on how to raise a Mac 25 on the trailer. Now it's time for
H25.5 Steaming Light Mark at 10:29pm 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 4/933 Does anyone know if the steaming light on an 85 H25.5 has its own switch or does it come on when the
Stuffing Box Drip Rate Carmen Daccurso at 10:17pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1701 The drip rate from my stuffing box is one drop every 4 seconds with engine off. Is this normal? Tr
Mysterious bilge water Kevin Kane at 10:07pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/993 Water appears in the bilge of my O'Day 272LE with Universal Model 12 Diesel apparently only while mo
floor don robinson at 8:01pm 06.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1328 I have to replace the floor on my 1980 30 ft an would like to know what is under it be I cut it up w

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MMSI agent..... jviss at 2:20pm 06.24.20 What is a "FRN"? FCC Registration Number (FRN).
MMSI agent..... ggrizzard at 2:19pm 06.24.20 What is a "FRN"?
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? jviss at 2:17pm 06.24.20 we're hoping to keep the SS bolts dry down where they enter the FG In the bilge. Right. And I'm
battery size for autohelm 1000 Lazy1 at 1:54pm 06.24.20 those specs are for a ST4000, not the 1000/2000. Am I missing something? The ST1000/2000 load is 40m
battery size for autohelm 1000 jviss at 1:46pm 06.24.20 I don't think so. Could be an ambiguity in the spec., but please note that Watts is an instantaneou
Excessive wiring jviss at 1:36pm 06.24.20 @Ralph Johnstone , good reply, thanks, you're a good sport. Note I did't say I'd use crappy wiring,
Excessive wiring jviss at 1:30pm 06.24.20 my favorite example of a boat not 'wired to engineered standards' was the guy nex
Excessive wiring Ralph Johnstone at 1:27pm 06.24.20 So, tell me, is anal-retentive hyphenated? Aw gawd, called to task :angry: Seriously, though, no
Replacing the Hatch lens jviss at 1:23pm 06.24.20 A word about replacing hatch lenses on Lewmar hatches. I did this last year on my Tartan, two Lewma
Excessive wiring MitchM at 1:13pm 06.24.20 my favorite example of a boat not 'wired to engineered standards' was the guy next
battery size for autohelm 1000 kloudie1 at 1:09pm 06.24.20 Yup.. that kind of a spec means an average draw of 10 watts IF the pilot is working at 25% duty cycl
Excessive wiring DougM at 12:55pm 06.24.20 Leave them! You never know when you'll need another wire or two from here to there. You will nev
Stuffing Box Adjustment Justin_NSA at 12:43pm 06.24.20 Sounds like you are doing okay. There's one suggestion that occures on here. A heat measuring gun. I
Traveler - 222? Benny17441 at 12:39pm 06.24.20 Considering the boat isn't designed to be a super performance boat anyway, or point super high,
battery size for autohelm 1000 Richard19068 at 12:34pm 06.24.20 First, typo: it's 18Ah, not 1.8Ah. Let's see. 10W is 0.8A at 12.5V. 18Ah can provide 0.8A for 2
1980 H27 Emergency Tiller System Benny17441 at 12:31pm 06.24.20 Looks like a PO has done some some work. The question, would be why, what is being hidden? I woul
Water in Bilge Area AndrewR at 12:27pm 06.24.20 Hi all, I used putty to close up the hole and am still getting water. Chalk trick didn't work becaus
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Kings Gambit at 12:21pm 06.24.20
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? Ralph Johnstone at 12:03pm 06.24.20 That could actually make it worse. It could, but we're hoping to keep the SS bolts dry down where
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Z83 at 12:01pm 06.24.20 I also felt that 5/16 was a little small, but after doing a bunch of research it does look like that

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