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Sailing and Lightning in Florida Angel Fernandez at 3:47am 07.02.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1302 Hi All:This is a basic question, but I write this as one "hell-u-va" storm rages aroundme in my of
Isofurl Roller Furling Stainless Replacement Drum Steve Colston at 3:39am 07.02.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2287 I recently broke the plastic two-part drum to my Isofurl roller furler. The foot of the sail tore l
Going Back to K.O. Dan Ebert at 3:01am 07.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1346 Peggy.Run out of K.O. and switch to Odorlos. Odorlos does not do the job. Want to swithback to K.
Replacing all Lines Art G. Childs at 2:51am 07.02.02 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1083 Hi..I just found this sight. My other half and I just purchased a 1981 Hunter 30, and we are looking
Sail Cover Battens Larry and Carol Schroeder at 2:21am 07.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1087 Due to an accident we were not able to use our new 320 much last year, and really didn't notice how
To all owners of Barients and Barlows james rohr at 2:02am 07.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/964 In researching for a response to Barients I found a place in Australia that bought a lot of the orig
Single Line Reefing Rick D at 1:57am 07.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1043 I have a Catalina 30 with jiffy reefing and want to rig single line reefing back to the cockpit. Ha
Depth Finder Mike at 1:52am 07.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1013 I am looking into buying a depth finder for my Hunter 25. I purchased a Humminbird 100SX fishfinder
AM?FM reception Geoff in Ann Arbor at 1:32am 07.02.02 Big Boats 3/866 I recently installed a Jensen AM/FM radio (marine model) purchased at West. I tried connecting it t
Question about Clear Horizons and Lexon David Tomlinson at 1:03am 07.02.02 Other Sailboats 1/994 I have heard that Clear Horizons works well to restore older Lexon type slylights and hatchcovers.
K.O. Mike Linstrom at 1:00am 07.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1191 I got a bottle of that K.O. for my waste holding tank. I know it is not compatible with any other tr
Overheating solved - Victory Declared! Bruce at 11:53pm 07.01.02 Big Boats 4/903 After taking off and inspecting the raw water pump/impeller, thermostat, mixing elbow, heat exchange
still smelly matt at 11:42pm 07.01.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1282 Hi Peggy (or others): My head smells nearly every time I flush, but mostly after hot days. I've rea
Hunter VS Bridge John C. Baumgartner at 11:20pm 07.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1242 Last Dec I purched a Hunter 260, the first time I took it out (with a Bunch of Friends) I tried to
Barient wenches Alan Wiser, '89 240 O'day at 11:14pm 07.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1151 Hello, I am looking for information on Barient wenches. As I am told Lewmar bought them then stop
Single handing on a new Hunter Tony Dragani at 11:04pm 07.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1419 Submitted by Tony Dragani of Marblehead on 07/02 at 05:32AM regarding Hunter 356. I recently purcha
New Hunter 356 Gel coat cracking and spiderwebbing Bob Keller at 10:35pm 07.01.02 Big Boats 5/1408 Our new boat was delivered in February and commisioned on April 27th in Sea Bright, NJ. A few weeks
Single handing a 356 Tony Dragani at 10:32pm 07.01.02 Big Boats 16/2336 Submitted by Tony Dragani of Marblehead on 07/02 at 05:32AM regarding Hunter 356. I recently purcha
Experience with supercheap inverters? Todd Mitchell at 10:18pm 07.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1069 I would like to wire my 23.5 Hunter for low-load AC devices. I quit my gravy-train job as a programm
Mainsail Re-cut Lee at 10:11pm 07.01.02 Smaller Boats 2/973 What are the indications that the mainsail should be recut?

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Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! JamesG161 at 6:54pm 08.04.20 Your bilge pump runs off the engine start battery, I am fairly sure. Remove the positive part of th
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! Alan Gomes at 6:17pm 08.04.20
Beneteau 361 Looking for battery space Grip Fast at 5:59pm 08.04.20 My house batteries were in front of the engine. My start is under the aft birth, beside that bulkhe
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! MikeHoncho at 5:44pm 08.04.20
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! kappykaplan at 5:41pm 08.04.20 Three-position switch. Off means the pump won't run when commanded by the float switch. On means au
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! kappykaplan at 5:37pm 08.04.20 Does that switch have a fuse?
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! MikeHoncho at 5:13pm 08.04.20
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! kappykaplan at 5:13pm 08.04.20 So the pump and the float switch still have power after disconnecting negatives and turning battery
Insurance in Canada? Tedd at 5:12pm 08.04.20 Thanks, everyone. I'll look into both of those options. I also have a quote from BoatSmart, only be
Bow thruster hunter MikeHoncho at 5:08pm 08.04.20 I sincerely hope that Garbonzo is as good or better at his profession than I am at mine. However, I
Is this Boat a good boat? MikeHoncho at 5:06pm 08.04.20
Hunter 38 A/c BobH57 at 4:51pm 08.04.20 My 410 had (has) a 16k unit for the main saloon/forward cabin (original 20 year old Marine Air unit
Beneteau 361 Looking for battery space SCFoster at 4:40pm 08.04.20 Thanks for the picture. On the other side of the plywood wall, under the berth is where my house #1
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? RockynHilda at 4:35pm 08.04.20 Perhaps @Crazy Dave Condon or @rgranger will have some ideas for you. Thanks Kap
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? kappykaplan at 4:35pm 08.04.20 Perhaps @Crazy Dave Condon or @rgranger will have some ideas for you.
Beneteau First 35s5 downwind CapitalistSailor at 4:33pm 08.04.20 To embellish the excellent discussion so far, when sailing on a broad reach, let the traveler down t
Beneteau 361 stiff steering SCFoster at 4:33pm 08.04.20 It's not as exceptional as you think. Googled "machine shops" and got 20 located within 20 miles of
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? RockynHilda at 4:29pm 08.04.20 I do not. With a 37' boat, my keel-stepped mast is stepped and unstepped with a crane. :beer: Aye
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? kappykaplan at 4:19pm 08.04.20 Got any pointers on the mast raising and lowering Sir? I do not. With a 37' boat, my keel-stepped
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? RockynHilda at 4:17pm 08.04.20 Got any ideas or do you suspect the hoist is the best way to raise and lower?

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