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Catalina 36 MKII 2000 Bilge Pump Wiring Failure Kerry Roller at 10:28pm 12.22.01 Big Boats 4/1490 The bilge pump float switch failed on my 2000 C36 MKII.The problem was the wire from the pump to t
Merry Christmas to All Jim Cook at 2:30pm 12.22.01 Ask All Sailors 0/895 Thanks to all of you, I have learned so much this year that I feel I have already received more info
Trailering a H23 Dave Nelson at 8:22am 12.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1009 Recently purchased H23 with trailer. Boat was in slip until we pulled it out today. Only been on t
hunter 27 repower Pete Hilyard at 3:16am 12.22.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/948 Can anyone tell me if a volvo single cyl. 12hp diesel will fit my 1980 fin keel 27 . The original en
Egine hour meter Herman at 1:35pm 12.21.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1286 Has anyone ever installed and egine hour meter? Where did you purchase it? Where did you mount it?
oberdorfer cole at 4:36am 12.21.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1073 Looking for info on pricing for an oberdorfer 301357water pump any suggestions??i've tried torrense
Halyard Replacement Bill at 2:58am 12.21.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1380 I am getting ready to replace my main and jib halyard. I am looking for some suggestions on how to d
going north tom at 3:38pm 12.20.01 Ask All Sailors 1/976 So, I have already sailed south from the SF bay area to LA, and since the economic collapse I haven'
35.5 Rudder David at 9:59am 12.20.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1094 My offer was accepted on a 1990 35.5 Legend. The survey today revealed, among other things, a sloppy
POP QUIZ Don Guillette at 6:17am 12.20.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/1817 POP QUIZHere is a short pop quiz I give at the beginning of sail trim seminars I conduct in So Ca
Check before Rigging adjustment Brian Stevenson at 1:10am 12.20.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1038 Just a point (not to be pessimistic) but have you checked your mast step to be sure that there is no
p42 -92 AC carisea at 11:06pm 12.19.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/899 went to run fore and aft AC and neither control panel would light up Volt meter at panel dropped whe
IMM Lift for H-27 (75-84) Bob Furleigh at 7:24pm 12.19.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/842 Can the H-27 (shoal draft 75-84) be supported by the two top beams of the IMM 10,000# lift without
Help Roller Furling Frozen Ken DeLacy at 10:35am 12.19.01 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1395 Anyone else had this problem? The arm attached to the roller furling which guilds the furling line w
Port replacements Sandy at 6:00am 12.19.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/835 Please Help.We have Beckson ports on our 40'. We want to replace them soon with metal ports that w
New AB system Don s/v Tellico at 1:37am 12.19.01 Other Sailboats 2/728 Phil:Just received my new CU-100 and evaporator and have a question before installation (replacing
It just quit! Rick Weyerhaeuser at 10:58pm 12.18.01 Other Sailboats 2/720 My Cold Machine stopped running a few weeks ago. I had left the boat, without turning on the batter
exhaust replacment Rodney at 9:28pm 12.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/918 I am replacing the exhaust on my Catalina 30 with a Universal 5411. I was successful in removing th
Buying new sails...Confusion reigns Brad at 10:47am 12.18.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1279 We're about to take advantage of winter discounts and get a new main and genoa for our H25.5. We're
Rub Rail Restoration/Cleaning Bob F at 7:16am 12.18.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1097 Just bought a '98 376 and the rub rail is dirty/oxidized and needs a good cleaning. Any suggestions

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Upsizing raw water engine SeaCock, Strainer, White Steam Smoke (1) Blitz at 3:17pm 02.25.20 @Blitz you can save $50 to $125 and get the 750 . 3/4 inch hoses. Plenty of water for your engine.
acrylic window thickness Dave Groshong at 3:16pm 02.25.20 they will be screwed in place, how do you allow some flex? If you use Dow 795, screws are not req
skimmer transducer (1) jssailem at 3:05pm 02.25.20 @shemandr You are right about the runabout. Normally the runabout's transom bottom is beneath the wa
Adding a bigger hose around existing to seal odors efimki at 3:05pm 02.25.20 Sounds good! I found that a heat gun has helped tremendously to remove old hoses, and getting new ho
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Ward H at 2:57pm 02.25.20 As John develops and posts the route plans for this sure to be amazing trip, I'm thinking about chan
SQL Injection Attack - 2/24/2020 capta at 2:41pm 02.25.20 This is to advise everyone that there was an SQL Injection attack this morning. The results were a
Tailpipe under water? (1) jimshipsky at 2:40pm 02.25.20 Yeah, I want this to work right the first time! I'm visualizing a pair of tag wheels to sit under th
skimmer transducer shemandr at 2:39pm 02.25.20 Skimmer as in on the transom outside the boat? IDK. I had one on a runabout I had. It would work
Exhaust Tape? Tom J at 2:08pm 02.25.20 Looks more like this... a foil, rather than a silver backed fiberglass tape. na Direct sent me a k
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) Will Gilmore at 1:55pm 02.25.20 I just changed my graphite packing after 10ys, was still good. What is the environment? You're on
old Signet Transducer, New Head unit? ScourgeOfTheHudson at 1:51pm 02.25.20 thanks for the replies. just called them and they actually had a handful of the old P80 headunits ly
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jssailem at 1:40pm 02.25.20 @Tantor this should work. It is by Yacht Devices. They have a couple of options. This one happens to
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD stephen_i_w at 1:39pm 02.25.20 I will re-post this: I used a Yacht Devices YDNG02R NMEA0183 to NMEA2000 Converter to interface my
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Tantor at 1:35pm 02.25.20 I would add that my personal experience with the Standard Horizon GX2200 is that it works very well.
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jssailem at 1:26pm 02.25.20 Vesper has come out with their VHF/AIS transponder system last November. They call it Cortex. https
Bilge Oil? Benny17441 at 1:25pm 02.25.20 You can clean the bilge all you want and all you will have is a clean bilge; the swampy water will
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise (2) jssailem at 1:00pm 02.25.20 2020 Vancouver Isle 360 continued... Well leaving Yuquot Point (Friendly Cove) we venture back into
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) Witzend at 12:46pm 02.25.20 I just changed my graphite packing after 10ys, was still good.
Cabin side stripes replacement Rob Heath at 12:26pm 02.25.20 We've always used a hair dryer rather than a heat gun. It seems to get them hot enough without the
Spinnaker Halyard for a Beneteau 311 Rob Heath at 12:25pm 02.25.20 @Davidasailor26 I also have a 37. We currently lead our spinnaker halyard directly through the eye

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