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Rudderpost too much play Alex at 10:39pm 06.05.02 Big Boats 2/958 The Rudderpost on my Hunter 340 has quite some play. How much play is OK? Has anyone replaced the ru
Water Pressure John Young at 10:36pm 06.05.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1483 I'm not sure if you answer non-head questions but I have one about my freshwater system. I have an
What to do with line from new vang? Wynn Ferrel at 10:10pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1694 I just installed a new Garhauer vang, which by the way I highly recommend. Mark, at Garhauer, has b
Anyone using Hella fans? Wynn Ferrel at 9:53pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 9/2518 I need to replace one of my cabin fans. It is a one-speed Guest oscillating fan --- at the one spee
Chlorine damage to rubber in water system Jim WIllis at 9:40pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 4/3649 I've had a problem with water leaking out of the fresh water tank. Worse case scenario was a leak in
Yanmar Help! Steve Dion at 3:41pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 3/2495 Here is something that you may or may not be interested in. http://www.yanmarhelp.com/index.htm
STRINGING COAX OVER THE SALON HEADLINER Don Clapper at 2:02pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/932 I'm currently in the process of trying to fish a coax (RG 8U) from the top of the compression pole t
h170 - is there a heavier keel? Doug at 1:59pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/1024 Does anyone know if hunter (or JY) offers a heavier keel for the 170? As many have already found ou
Weak spot in Sealand heads? Tom Boles at 1:41pm 06.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1103 Has anyone had a problem with Sealand heads where a 3/8" diameter black plastic rod that connects th
Battens BART FORD at 1:21pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 3/926 i have a 240 and have managed to break several battens. Are they important? How do they affect saili
Boom Tent - got one - but how do you put it up ? Bob Anderson at 1:18pm 06.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1074 I purchase my '74 Catalina two years ago. It came with a new boom tent, which the previous owner ne
Marina GFI outlet tripping Michel Sanscartier at 1:14pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1666 I bought a hunter 34 with shore power. Our Marina has GFI outlets. When connecting shore power, the
Head Leak Stephen Dawes at 1:13pm 06.05.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2204 Okay folks, I need a little advise here. Last weekend, on a family sailing trip we managed to prod
Replacement furling drum Kurt Syer at 1:13pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1421 I broke my furling drum on my Isomat furling sytem. Does anyone know where I might find a replaceme
Hatch cover for Mac19 Nancy Cochran at 12:56pm 06.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1039 Hello All,I'm looking for a new or used hatch for a Mac 19. We had an upper shroud part on us and
Refrigeration Spill-over Fan Pete Loewenstein at 12:44pm 06.05.02 Other Sailboats 1/948 I have factory installed refridgeration on our new H356, and think there is a problem with the spill
Over-Stuffed Cushions Pete Loewenstein at 12:31pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1030 One of the few things I have to complain about with our new 356 is the excessive amount of stuffing
Max Prop Damage Mike DiMario at 12:12pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1234 I have recently heard that the feathering type props can cause a large slip and torque if one would
Request... R.W.Landau at 12:10pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 0/993 It is summer. I sure think it is a great time to fill the photo forum.r.w.landau
Wet side rail 'shelf' in V-berth & main salon Bob at 12:01pm 06.05.02 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1233 I am looking for some information on where a leak may be, and any short cuts on how to verify ifthe

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LouisMK at 8:35pm 08.17.20 Bike chain is a good idea. Thanks
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors duck21 at 8:10pm 08.17.20 As a side note, Minnesota passed "Sophia's Law" a couple of years ago requiring CO detectors on all
How do you store Mark Maulden at 8:04pm 08.17.20
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors WayneH at 7:42pm 08.17.20 I've been bad about this. Our smoke/CO detector failed on us a while back and we pulled it off the b
How do you store WayneH at 7:19pm 08.17.20 I put the oil extractor in a garbage bag with the hoses. I put rolled up blue shop towels into the e
Doyle Stack Pack help (4) SoSound at 7:14pm 08.17.20 Our sail bag was not adjustable when new. We had it modified so that we could drop it when necessar
Refrigerator repair Sailor Sue at 7:03pm 08.17.20 How 'bout a spray can of expanding foam? It won't be structural but it should fill the gap for ther
Doyle Stack Pack help Rick D at 6:56pm 08.17.20 Yes, +2 to Ron. I was told by the bag maker to loosen the bag halyards by about 6-8" before raising
LITTLE TO NO WIND WayneH at 6:44pm 08.17.20 Ran across this one year in Santa Rosa Sound. We would pick up a breeze and get moving only to get h
84 Catalina 27 bilge pump install richkish at 6:44pm 08.17.20 Yes. I will try to get some photos this week. You are in Port Clinton? My boat is in Sandusky.
Tally Ho at 6:26pm 08.17.20 For the halyard, could you try tying a messenger line on another halyard, pull it through, and then
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Mag97 at 6:23pm 08.17.20 many thanks Terry, I will follow advices. I will start by connecting directly a battery to the moto
Self tacking jib set up H41 Tim Mills at 6:14pm 08.17.20 it's a hoot to drive to weather all day. the main pulls really well, with all the cleaner air, wit
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Scott B at 6:11pm 08.17.20 I tried removing the panel behind the toilet and I can't find a way to get it out without removing
Doyle Stack Pack help Tim Mills at 6:09pm 08.17.20 :plus:I always slack off the lazy bag lines before dropping the sail. Maybe even secure the bags to
Hunter 240 dry weigths jblersch at 5:54pm 08.17.20 I tow my 2001 240 with a Dodge Durango (rated 6200 lbs with tow package) and it tows very well. I g
Pop-up assist for Venture 25 Lufthund at 5:53pm 08.17.20 I made a mistake an bought the 20" 60lb struts by mistake. Do you think they will work? I used 20
Simulated Teak Georgedoyle at 5:52pm 08.17.20
Doyle Stack Pack help Ron20324 at 5:50pm 08.17.20 ... have you tried dropping (lowering) the lazyjacks/stack pack once you are ready to stow the sail
Self tacking jib set up H41 jon hansen at 5:44pm 08.17.20 the thing to understand on aeolus is the cabin top is hugely reinforced in this area under the track

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