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HEAT PUMP FIXED Terry Cox at 11:53pm 05.31.02 Other Sailboats 0/703 In previous articles I had inquired for help in diagnosing my forward cabin heat pump problem. Thank
Propane overflow valves john anderson at 11:50pm 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1074 On my 376 I have two small expensive! aluminum tanks made in 1997 that now have to be fitted with an
Peter... s/v Raven Greg at 10:00pm 05.31.02 Smaller Boats 4/779 Hey Peter,I noticed you were back... you must of had some serious blister damage. Hopefully you go
Leak in Fresh water tank? Jim WIllis at 9:18pm 05.31.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1010 We had this discussion before, about chlorox eating stainless welds etc.Anyhow, I had this mysterio
First Aid Kit Joe Mullee at 9:09pm 05.31.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1095 I need suggestions on where I can get a good first aid kit? I do most of my sailing on the Chesapeak
owners manual Steve at 10:56am 05.31.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1299 I am looking for an owners manual for my 1974 macgregor venture and some place that I can buy parts
tuning rigging and sails Dan F at 9:58am 05.31.02 Smaller Boats 3/896 I have a '79 CAT 22, and I know it is not the fastest boat on the water, but when other Catalinas an
POLI-GLOW Jim Bessinger at 9:29am 05.31.02 Ask All Sailors 5/2005 I keep reading about poli-glow, however I don't see it listed in Boat U S or West Marine or in the c
Dinghy Davits Art Eskowitz at 8:36am 05.31.02 Big Boats 6/1788 Has anyone had any experience or problems with Dinghy Davits on a 98 376.If experience was positive
Mylar Sails Joe M. at 8:00am 05.31.02 Racing 5/5147 I am a casual racer of an older H30. My question is can you furl a Mylar sail? - I am getting confli
18 hp Yanmar Bob at 7:54am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/970 I own a 1991 Hunter 28 which came equipped with an 18 hp Yanmar motor. I notice that when I back th
Ladder Mike at 7:49am 05.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/849 Use a step ladder. I have used an extension ladder to go all the way to the spreaders
Lewmar Atlantic Portlight Screens 35.5 fred miller at 7:14am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/942 OK. Maybe I'm dumb but how do the screens fit it. From the outside or inside? Do I have to insert th
Installing transducers Armando at 7:02am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/862 I have to install speed/depth tansducers on my hunter 23.I'm thinking of installing them at the bot
Dodger Fixed Bracing Fred Miller at 6:53am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1092 Like most dodgers, the one on my 35.5 uses two adjustable straps at the rear of the frame to keep it
Tony Re's 1985 Hunter 40 makes the news Dave Royce at 6:43am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/896 As a local sailor in Olympia, Washington and a daily reader of this web site. I thought it was grea
Garmin GPS-Map 76s Colin at 6:36am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/993 Friend has purchased a garmin GPS Map76s. Aoording to the map it is giving the right location, the
Manual for MacGregor 22 Ralph at 5:50am 05.31.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2299 I just purchased a 1984 MacGregor 22 and need an ownersmaual badly. Apparently the previous owner m
Manual for Guest at 5:49am 05.31.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1449 I just purchased a 1984 MacGregor 22 and need an ownersmaual badly. Apparently the previous owner m
Needed: a better way to flush fresh water tanks Polly at 5:35am 05.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/988 Our smelly fresh water tanks need to be emptied and flushed. We've been pumping the contents out th

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More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D Freedom77 at 10:19am 08.16.20 A SMOOTH SEA NEVER MADE A SKILLFUL SAILOR. Traveler and mid boom main sheet. YOU BET!! One of the be
What GPS unit fits this mount? kloudie1 at 10:14am 08.16.20 BINGO .. Calif Ted wins this one! Look at the cradle in this link; If the bottom suction cup were re
Cabin Cushion Snaps rgranger at 10:11am 08.16.20 You know.... command strips now make a velcro like strip. The are marketed for hanging pictures and
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 PaulK at 10:09am 08.16.20 The Victoria looks like an older design (1977) and the keel might make launching and retrieving a pr
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 10:08am 08.16.20 @DrJudyB I do not question your description of the proper I measurement, I do wonder why we use tha
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive (3) rgranger at 10:06am 08.16.20 Yes it did self level... and I've done this trick several times. Here is a gasket I made for a keel
Cruising RPM research (1) kloudie1 at 10:04am 08.16.20 quick thoughts.. Attached is the curve set for the Yanmar 3GMF .. Note that the continuous rating is
Cabin Cushion Snaps sail sfbay at 10:04am 08.16.20
Pre-purchase survey checklist Stu Jackson at 10:04am 08.16.20 This dude posted the same thing over on cf. I answered the same way Don did. :) and added this: Boa
Looking for a Boat near Los Angeles with a CDI furler for photoshoot Hunter216 at 10:01am 08.16.20 I wish I could help as a thank you for all of your supportive and knowledgeable posts! Unfortunatel
Hunter 38 a/c saloon vents (1) sail sfbay at 9:56am 08.16.20 I am planning an ac installation on my Hunter 46 without head liner vents. Might refer to the Hunte
Cruising RPM research smokey73 at 9:55am 08.16.20 @Rich Stidger That is very consistant with both the CAT white paper and the Marine Propulsion paper.
Legend Series Plastic Laminate rgranger at 9:50am 08.16.20 Are you referring to the final coating? That would be gel coat. There is a gel coat color chart
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone rgranger at 9:48am 08.16.20 There are some well reviewed water proof tablets and this is the direction I will probably go but fo
Pre-purchase survey checklist Don S/V ILLusion at 9:45am 08.16.20 There are big books written about how to inspect boats.
Cabin Cushion Snaps rgranger at 9:43am 08.16.20 Lub them and I have round Velcro disks that hold the cushions in place no snaps. Nick :plus:
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing capta at 9:42am 08.16.20 LOL- I solved that problem :) I glassed over EVERY hole below the waterline on Tehani . I have deck
Hunter 240 dry weigths rgranger at 9:41am 08.16.20 I recently did a long haul with my H26 and posted about some of the trailer problems I was having.
Cruising RPM research Rich Stidger at 9:39am 08.16.20 I have a 50hp Volvo diesel in my sailboat. I had an opportunity early on to have an engine trial wi
Looking for a Boat near Los Angeles with a CDI furler for photoshoot DrJudyB at 9:38am 08.16.20 Thanks. CDI has probably already done that. CDI asked me to help them find someone via my online ne

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