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Hunter 31 Mike at 5:59am 06.20.02 Other Sailboats 6/857 My ice box is supposed to be 4.5 cu ft. with 2" of insulation. What compressor and evaporator do you
Bilge Water Sean Coerse at 3:17am 06.20.02 Smaller Boats 12/1003 Last night had a race in steady 15 knots. I was running late and got to the line 5 minutes before t
faucet removal David at 3:16am 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/863 I ordered a new faucet for the head of my 90 C-30. When I looked to see what would be needed I disco
whisker pole storage tony z at 2:50am 06.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1334 The whisker pole on our H-33 is a bit un-ruly as it is heavy. Any thoughts on this would be welcomed
Ports Dennis at 2:45am 06.20.02 Smaller Boats 6/832 A friend @ the marina has a 1982 Hunter 26 ' no computer so he asked me to post this- He says there
Sailing Gloves - Suggestions? Virginia at 2:42am 06.20.02 Ask All Sailors 14/1367 Anybody have recommendations for sailing gloves? The last pair we bought are ancient, ' the leather
1978 ODay 25 Specifications Bill Miller at 2:29am 06.20.02 Day Sailers 3/3332 I purchased an 1978 ODay 25 with shoal keel, used in 1998. As I look forward to possible cradle repl
Raising a Mac 25 on the trailer Thom Francola at 12:45am 06.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1152 What is a safe and efficent way to raise a Mac 25 on the trailer so that we can paint the areas cove
Charging off the motor Rob Burton at 12:13am 06.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1030 I have a 6HP Evinrude model with alternator/charger. The cable that connects to the thru hull is cor
Sailing the Cheseapeake bay Ozana Halik at 12:03am 06.20.02 Ask All Sailors 10/1012 I'm sailing a 35.5 Hunter from Deltaville, VA to Kent narrows making an overnight stay in Solomons I
Reefing a Furling Mainsail Frank at 11:38pm 06.19.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2034 I have a 2001 H340 with a furling main and I have easily shortened sail from the cockpit. How can I
Weak Starter Jesse at 10:47pm 06.19.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/902 I bought a 1988 Catalina 30 two years ago, and have difficulty starting the engine. It doesn't crank
Weak Starter Jesse at 10:42pm 06.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/881 I bought a 1988 Catalina 30 two years ago, and have difficulty starting the engine. It doesn't cran
Routing line to the cockpit J Boothe at 10:01pm 06.19.02 Smaller Boats 1/1071 Does anyone have any experience with rigging a 22 for single-handed sailing? I have purchased new lo
Squat problems on a 31' David C. Hirtle at 9:44pm 06.19.02 Bigger Boats 1/1106 We purchased this vessel in late 2000. I noticed that it made water when motoring/when she squated.
Electrical Wiring Update John Eastin at 3:41pm 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/976 Hello All,Have a 1972 Catalina (outboard). Recently noticed (during the dark of night) that my bo
biggest motor for a hunter 23 fletchdoggie at 3:02pm 06.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1504 Help! I bought back my old boatand the owner bought a tohatsu 15 4stroke. It almost pulled the brack
Mainsheet Question Phil Benge at 2:08pm 06.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1083 I'm almost ready to get my 82 Mac fixer-upper in the water. I set up the mast and boom today and ri
Worst sailing web site? John Visser at 11:20am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1072 Anyone else get this funky behaviour from www.ussailing.com?I can't select and of the items from t
Newport Bermuda Race starts today John Visser at 11:18am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 0/999 Folow it on-line at (link):

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Installed Marvair CR330 Condensation tfox2069 at 9:11am 08.03.20 It should be a simple fix to attach a 3/4 to 5/8 reducer and eliminate the bucket which kind of def
Fuse Holder for Propane System...... sailcapt340 at 9:11am 08.03.20
Compatible with RV Pump-out? (1) sail sfbay at 9:09am 08.03.20 You need to gravity flow into the rv waste disposal system..............so thinking out of the box y
Compatible with RV Pump-out? Tedd at 9:06am 08.03.20 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress : Yeah, good point. I've been operating on the assumption that you could
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas jssailem at 9:06am 08.03.20 I can see that. PO put the plexiglass there to protect the cushions from washing spray. Unfortunatel
Compatible with RV Pump-out? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:04am 08.03.20 You might be able to do it via an overboard discharge thru-hull using a macerator or diaphragm disch
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor SoSound at 8:59am 08.03.20 You can Helicoil the original thread. This is a spring thread that gets tapped into the base metal
Cleaning Non-skid Gelcoat Surfaces? jviss at 8:52am 08.03.20 I found the Woody Wax for Non-skid! (I don't know where anything is on this boat.) Years ago my so
Compatible with RV Pump-out? Tedd at 8:50am 08.03.20 @sail sfbay : Thanks! Would it not be possible to make an adapter to connect the seacock to the cam
Hunter 35 sail sfbay at 8:49am 08.03.20 Welcome to the forum!! If you do not find a used mainsail from the forum suggest contacting: https
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? DayDreamer41 at 8:48am 08.03.20 @dlochner I sure hope that its only the seals on the seawater pump, the other options you mention so
Compatible with RV Pump-out? sail sfbay at 8:44am 08.03.20 RV campground black/gray tank waste disposal systems are gravity fed into through a 3 inch hose from
Bow thruster hunter M_Michaels at 8:38am 08.03.20 I have a Hunter 380. I bought and installed an Exturn 24 volt external bow thruster from Germany. No
Rigging a Capri 165 Johnfranklin1 at 8:34am 08.03.20 Joe, et al, Success!! Got the part fabricated - 14 inch pennant with two swaged eye fittings, g
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas (1) forbin at 8:28am 08.03.20 How about a picture of the area You are trying to address I went looking for a photo because I do
Hull numbers.... again Jacktar at 8:25am 08.03.20 Issued HIN s with third Z will contain numbers set my the individual state and may not have anything
Anchorage magnet... John T1594 at 8:20am 08.03.20 Whenever a boat was looking to anchor to close, I used to put out all my fenders. They usually got t
Forward latch dogs Jacktar at 8:20am 08.03.20 Since I have an 83 with the hatch in the foredeck where it should be I cannot comment except there s
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? Justin_NSA at 8:18am 08.03.20 A compression test won't be necessarily determine it but not a waste of time doing. It could be the
Anchorage magnet... thinwater at 8:15am 08.03.20 True and too common. But I think you need to calibrate your distance measurement. That's more like

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