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Ed, one more question on outboard gas tank.... Jane at 1:15am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 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 1/1017 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 4/1579 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 1/1074 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 6/1995 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 6/1491 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 5/1217 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 8/1332 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 0/1034 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 4/978 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 2/1736 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 2/1031 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 2/1407 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
Autohelm 7000 Bill Sheehy at 3:14pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1520 I need to find a Autohelm 7000 autopilot computer. They don't make the Autohelm anymore so I am stuc
Inverter shut down Bill at 1:32pm 06.24.02 Big Boats 4/1077 I have a 1995 430. Everytime I use the inverter to run my Grunert system (with the engine running) t
What is the recommended RPM? Bert at 1:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/2069 Fellow Sailors,I reach my hull speed at about 2200 RPM with my 1982 Yanmar 3HM. The Yanmar specs d
ST4000+ wierdness Jeff Bacon at 1:07pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 12/2252 I installed and calibrated an ST400+ this weekend, and an interesting thing occurred.After doing m
Great weekend of sailing! How was yours? Jamie Shreeves at 12:32pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1124 This weekend was spent up at the lake with 7 of my friends from college. We had a blast! 8 people an
waste tank maintenance John Trautman at 12:28pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/875 I have been blessed to have the opportunity to own a new Hunter 420. It is the first boat I have own
Ablative Bottom Paint Chips Dean at 12:23pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1014 I have some chipping of the bottom paint just at the water line. My Catalina 27 is on a mooring in

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Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason blackislandben at 2:15pm 08.25.20 Had a W W Potter 14 with that rig. Was a near little boat. Like the hard chines sailed pretty flat.
180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity Benny17441 at 2:12pm 08.25.20 Oops, and I thought my batteries were good.
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason dlochner at 2:08pm 08.25.20 Sliding Gunter rig. Been around a while. https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/articles/gunter/in
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Dodger and Bimini Benny17441 at 2:05pm 08.25.20 Not the kind of Item that people take off the boat while it is still in good condition. In the mea
Yanmar 1GM10 fuel injector pump issue. S/V Honu at 2:02pm 08.25.20 The service manual should be available on line, and a thorough reading will help you understand how
Mailsail furling PaulK at 2:00pm 08.25.20 Sailtrack systems and full battens can help make furling easier. No one has mentioned lazyjacks or t
Can i use it? Benny17441 at 2:00pm 08.25.20 The first time ever I did mine I did a double oil change with about a 10 minute run in between. Cha
Can i use it? srimes at 1:58pm 08.25.20 I have a 1987 westerbeke 10-2 diesel. Oils specs. API 10W 30 CC or better. I have Shell ROTELLA T
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? daviddp at 1:57pm 08.25.20 I used butyl to hold washers in place while replacing stanchions. The nuts and washers were a full
Can i use it? Benny17441 at 1:34pm 08.25.20 The issue with synthetic oils vs conventional is that a good number of people have reported their ol
Can i use it? sail sfbay at 1:28pm 08.25.20 Thought that was the case........especially on your new to you sailboat.
bunk lube 31seahorse at 1:28pm 08.25.20 Thanks, srimes, for the information on the wax. For one trailer I had purchased the Starboard produ
Can i use it? Johnb at 1:20pm 08.25.20 I should have said, it was because I did not know what was in there.
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 1:18pm 08.25.20 senang, Can you please after photos with the aluminum attachments and where it was fastened to?
Help identify... 31seahorse at 1:16pm 08.25.20 The Luger sailboats were often, if not always, originally sold as kit-built boats. I think many of
Removing a kink from a CDI FF2 Furler luff extrusion (Aluminum) justsomeguy at 1:02pm 08.25.20 I wonder if this would work for aluminum. No. But you may be able to shape/work your foil, dependi
Mailsail furling DrJudyB at 12:57pm 08.25.20 I'm a big fan of Tides Tracks. They are engineered to take the loads on boats up to about 45' monoh
Primary Winch Upgrade (1) eherlihy at 12:52pm 08.25.20 In 2013, I removed (and re-sold!) the Barlow 25 ST winches that came with my O'day 35. They were not
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load smokey73 at 12:48pm 08.25.20 2/0 cable is 0.077 ohms per 1000 feet. So that cable is thick enough. The "brown cable" if it wa

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