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Outhaul Gene at 9:37am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1030 I am shaking down my '81 Catalina 27. It is my first boat and it was purchased long distance over th
wet deck core fred winter at 7:21am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1758 need advice, starboard deck area from waste pumpout to last shroud attachment point shows moisture i
Hunter 27-7 Gene at 7:18am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/996 I am looking at a 1979 27' Hunter. The owner says it is a 27-7 with a volvo engine. Is this the sa
Atlantic Beach, NC Fishing Trip D. Moore at 6:59am 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 1/963 We are coming down to Atlantic Beach in mid-July for a family vacation and are planning to charter a
Owners Manual Jennifer Grounds at 6:47am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/918 Hello, I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 27 and am looking to find a copy of the original owners m
Owner Manual Jennifer Grounds at 6:42am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/800 Hello All. I have just purchased a 1981 Hunter 27, and am looking for a copy of the original owners
O'day Ospray 1968 Andrew at 4:55am 06.23.02 Day Sailers 2/1574 After a couple years of messing around with title problems, I've got my boat titled, registered, and
Sean Fleming re Sealand 911M28 John Rich at 1:28am 06.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/912 Sean,If you are still out there, did you ever finish the head replacement on your 23 and did you u
Nissan 5hp Carb woes Paul Akers at 1:26am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/955 Last fall I laid up my Nissan 5hp dinghy motor. I fogged the carb ' cleaned it up. I've owned it
Doing Your Own Research Really Helps Stu Jackson at 12:03am 06.23.02 Other Sailboats 2/762 Many tanks to this section. My condenser fan wasn't working. Instead of asking the proverbial "Wha
Weather Forecasts Fred Mueller at 11:37pm 06.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/999 I am looking for suggested sites that will provide thorough and understandable weather information.
Lost my prop today (1) Jim Cook at 4:38pm 06.22.02 Other Sailboats 0/744 Dear Sirs,I have a VolvoPenta MD7A with a 110S sail drive unit.The prop just "came off" today and
Speedy struck by lightening? Who's fried? or BS? Ray Bowles at 2:58pm 06.22.02 Other Sailboats 2/896 When we arrived at the slip where we keep Speedy, our 95 H 26, we were told by two of our neighbors
Yamaha outboard problem Tom Wootton at 2:58pm 06.22.02 Smaller Boats 8/4478 Put my new/used (dealer claims less than 5 hours running time, and the motor looks brand new, but it
Catalina 380 Speed PJ Kohl at 2:44pm 06.22.02 Big Boats 2/2545 Even at maximum engine RPM, my new Catalina does not reach the theoretical hull speed of 7.6 knots.
O'Day 222 David Cantor at 1:29pm 06.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1044 I will be purchasing a 1984 222 on Monday. Does anyone have an owner's manual? My only previous sail
model clarification Ron F at 12:41pm 06.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/875 Can someone give me a concise difference between the C-30 and the C-30 mkIII?
Ignition Panel Toggle Howrd Franklin at 12:09pm 06.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/905 Hunter Owners:I am a new owner. There is a toggle on the diesel ignition panel. It has a down an
Anchor Light - 37 Cutter Mark at 11:57am 06.22.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1230 I need to replace my anchor light bulb. Does any one know the bulb size/type so I only have to go u
Centerboard Problems John at 10:50am 06.22.02 Day Sailers 6/1866 While putting the centerboard down, the cable snapped. The centerboard is now down ,but I can't pull

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Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Captain Larry-DH at 6:33pm 07.20.20 :plus: I have 2 switches to change the panels from series to parallel. If a panel goes bad, switch
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Ron20324 at 6:18pm 07.20.20 Not true with an MPPT controler. Example, my RV has 2 100 watt panels wired in series. The voltag
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? SycloneDriver at 6:13pm 07.20.20 Hey All, first solar panels are rated at the voltage they output, usually 18+ volts (volts pre con
Engine alarm chirps BL_Sailor at 6:11pm 07.20.20 @njlarry Did you figure out what it was? I had the same today on my C310 with a M25XPB as well. I ha
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts envisionvenicefl at 6:03pm 07.20.20 Dan, this is the starter that fit: Amazon.com: STARTER COMPATIBLE WITH KUBOTA EXCAVATOR KH007 KH21
Alternator issue (2) Ken13559 at 6:01pm 07.20.20 Our solution was that after we loosened the bolt, one person lifted the alternator to tighten the b
Trailer tongue weight (1) DrJudyB at 5:58pm 07.20.20 How is your front trailer motor mount rigged? Mine is made from off-the-shelf parts on a tall bow
How to replace halyard separator on H23.5 Mike4ro at 5:57pm 07.20.20 Halyard separator is all done. Thanks everyone. The 90 degree bent tip needle nose were awesome. The
Water or sun damage? dlochner at 5:51pm 07.20.20 You didn't mention the make of the boat. Some models have known issues with gelcoat, the Sabre 362 b
Trailer tongue weight (2) RussC at 5:50pm 07.20.20 Yup. much easier on your motor mount, and only takes a minute to mount it at the ramp..... unless yo
Sailing an AeroRig Davidasailor26 at 5:44pm 07.20.20 In less than 5 knots TWS I wonder if it would be better to adjust the battens to carry less compress
Alternator issue Mechone at 5:43pm 07.20.20 First wrong belt ,anytime a belt goes around a small pulley (alternator ) it should be a grip notch
Trailer tongue weight Hayden Watson at 5:31pm 07.20.20 Like this: my C25 swing. Made all of the difference. It was also much easier on the motor mount
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 5:19pm 07.20.20 I did experience the problem of tacking a fathead in little to no breeze. The wind died down just as
Standing rigging on 356 adjustment? Jimongee at 5:15pm 07.20.20 Thanks for the reminder. I deserved that...
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 5:10pm 07.20.20 Makes sense. Trimming it out so that the leading edge is perpendicular to the boom, and the boom pe
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Hunter216 at 5:00pm 07.20.20 We heard this from friends who have a summer home on Lake Erie at Point Abino, Ontario. Three of th
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada BrianRobin at 4:54pm 07.20.20 Canadian hospitality. No , Canadian law, no excuse.period!
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Lazy1 at 4:41pm 07.20.20 Somebody has to pay for all the gov't assistance being given to our small businesses which are in d
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Sailavie1 at 4:27pm 07.20.20 Canadian hospitality. No, just Canadian common sense based on a simple perception of the situation

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