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cooler drain for 78 Catalina 30 Paul at 7:10am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1184 Where does the cooler drain lead to and how can I access the hoses to check for potential blockage.
Ignition Buzzer that wont shut off Gary Vasdev at 7:06am 06.25.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1011 My buzzer and fuel pump do not switch off when I remove the ignition key. The oil and water tempera
Boom Lines on a 25 Hunter Gerald Stewart at 6:23am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1195 I just got myself a 25 Hunter 1982 and It didnot come with instructions. I can't figure out the boom
Simrad wp30 autopilot install tips?? Bill Murray at 6:20am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1381 I just ordered a new Simrad WP30 autoplilot to replace my problematic and failing (AGAIN!) ST4000.
Stains in sails Ozana Halik at 6:17am 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1152 What chemicals or soaps can I use to remove rust stains, dirt stains, etc. on sails that would be sa
Just bought a 1975 c-22 Rick H at 5:52am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 8/1071 I am a new owner of a 75 C-22. Any suggestions that would help in learning her?
Autopilot Hunter 27 Mike Zylka at 5:26am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1083 I recently purchased a Raymarine ST4000+, and I'm currently planning -out my installation. Where is
spinnaker size for an H23??? Steven de Filippis at 5:25am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/978 can someone give me the min and the max luff and foot for an H23' i am not experienced yet with a s
Water in the Bilge? Rick Ellis at 4:39am 06.25.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1015 I seem to take on water when underawy and none while at the dock. I just have an outboard. Any ideas
Charter Boat (1) Walt Remele at 4:21am 06.25.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1031 For those of you following Practical Sailor and their article on owning a Caribbean charter boat I c
Grounding mlf@storm.ca at 2:48am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/967 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 5/926 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 5/3465 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 4/5936 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 5/1242 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 2/1214 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 0/1152 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 2/938 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 1/1016 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 4/1578 It always irritates me to have the boom drop into the cockpit whenever we drop sails. Has anyone fi

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Hunter 260 Bow Roller & Anchor System jwilcoxon78 at 7:23am 08.25.20 I bought the bow roller about a year ago. Trying to get the time to install it. Note that there ar
Mailsail furling odaydokay at 7:19am 08.25.20 Thanks, fellas, much appreciate.
Deck organizer anchor replacement sail sfbay at 7:19am 08.25.20 Nice job and excellent before, during and after photos!!
SD to CF adapter sail sfbay at 7:17am 08.25.20 Have you tried contacting Raymarine as it might depend on the Raymarine model as discussed in the th
Hunter 34 fuel tank depth mnmpizza at 7:16am 08.25.20 I manually mine out. Then, cut out for the 8" inspection plate. Then wiped out the debris and re
Oday 20 center board replacement odaydokay at 7:06am 08.25.20 Rudy at D+R Marine in MA will either have one or know if you can get one elsewhere. Former O'Day fac
SD to CF adapter Scott B at 7:06am 08.25.20 When I updated Navionics on my 435 they sent a USB adapter for the CF card and a larger card that I
Reefing the Main! O'day 22 Capri at 7:00am 08.25.20 Thank you, Judy. The mystery has been solved! I am very grateful to both of you for taking the time
Hunter 34 fuel tank depth jwerkjr at 6:54am 08.25.20
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load smokey73 at 6:52am 08.25.20 I should have explained more about what I have done so far and I apologize for that. @dlochner - The
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load rgranger at 6:43am 08.25.20 I had something similar happen to me years ago. I had 13 V at my bow light but when I flipped the
Oday 20 center board replacement rgranger at 6:40am 08.25.20 Check with rudder craft. They may have something for you.
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason blackislandben at 6:38am 08.25.20 dlochner, thanks for that insight! Will just leave as is and motorsail leisurely around the tidal cr
How to repair forward hatch with cracked Lexan? rgranger at 6:37am 08.25.20 Bien sur... done similar stupid things. Like you said, "learning". Sometimes it feels like a
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason dlochner at 6:37am 08.25.20 She cleaned up nice! The sail is too small for the boat. But I suspect you knew that already. Ke
MacGregor 23 Reefing (1) rgranger at 6:35am 08.25.20 A picture would help. Also a lot of the smaller macs have a thumb screw on the gooseneck that when
Need to repair a stripped deck organizer anchor jssailem at 6:34am 08.25.20 Very nice work @SoSound. Great write-up. You make it sound like a typical DIY boat project with a su
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason (3) blackislandben at 6:32am 08.25.20
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason dlochner at 6:30am 08.25.20 After thinking about the proposed modification to your rig, there is one huge issue that hasn't been
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load Whatfiero1 at 6:07am 08.25.20 Home depot or harbor Freight sell a tone tracer great tool to trace path of wires just clamp on wire

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