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What size of sail Chip Fary at 1:32am 07.04.00 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1217 We Bought this boat in Dec 99. It has a 66 jib w/ a yankee cut. I do not think this was the original
Glow Plug Problem Part 2 Walt at 12:07am 07.04.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/956 Thanks for the help so far. But there's more to the story. I'm trouble shooting a non-fuctioning g
Electrical Panel Light Walt at 12:05am 07.04.00 Big Boats 2/1165 I'm trouble shooting a non-fuctioning glow plug problem on my 94 C-36 but I also have another small
1980 hunter 30 manual needed goodwitchnow at 10:25pm 07.03.00 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1618 just purchased a 1980 hunter 30...would like the original owners manual...anyone have one I could pu
tach, do i need one??? fred at 6:25pm 07.03.00 Mid-Size Boats 5/1002 i do not have a tach installed on my boat. should i have one or not? i only motor in and out of the
Need more help - priming fuel line Hunter 30 John North at 3:25pm 07.03.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1024 I would like to thank the person who wrote to me in an earlier article. I did indeed find a blocke
Stowaway! Harvey Small at 2:30pm 07.03.00 Smaller Boats 4/960 When I opened the gas tank locker on my Hunter 26 this afternoon, it looked like there was some addi
Backstay adjuster modifications Tom Dooley- tdooley@gci.net at 1:41pm 07.03.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1656 Does anyone have a recommendation on what to change out the backstayadjuster to on a 1989 35s5?. Am
Shroud Tension Richard at 1:12pm 07.03.00 Smaller Boats 1/1140 I'm looking for information on recommended shroud tension for my Catalina 22. Can anyone suggest a
Garmin GPS 12XL low memory message Eric C Lindstrom at 11:06am 07.03.00 Ask All Sailors 3/2287 Everytime I turn on my GPS unit (Garmin 12XL) I get a "low memory battery" message. I tried to get i
Bottom Painting Randy of South Basin at 9:47am 07.03.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1128 Regarding bottom painting/spray vs roller painting. Any pros or cons? THANKS
Sustained RPM for a Yanmar Douglas at 9:14am 07.03.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1008 I have heard several opinions on sustained RPM's on diesels. An article in Practical Sailor mention
My version of Rudder/Motor connection Jim Seamans at 7:01am 07.03.00 Smaller Boats 5/1077 Placed serveral photos of my setup for connectingrudder to motor in the Photo Forum
How do you... Calvin Smith at 6:53am 07.03.00 Smaller Boats 2/973 Picture- we are sailing along downwind being pushed by a 15 knot or so wind with the centerboard mos
170 Trailor Sailors Beware... Calvin Smith at 6:43am 07.03.00 Smaller Boats 5/895 Just got back from our first sailing specific minivacation. It was great, but somewhere on the way b
Outboard lift problem Tom See at 5:09am 07.03.00 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1845 A question.. There is a 7ft tide where I boat. The original 6hp Evenrude on my 85 O'Day was not qu
Bukhead separation Sharky at 3:00am 07.03.00 Big Boats 4/1871 Has anyone experienced any bulkhead separation? My 1984 Catalina 36 has one bulkhead in the head tha
Marine Sanitation System John Van Stone at 2:29am 07.03.00 Big Boats 6/1626 I own a 9 month old hunter 450 (which I love) and am considering putting in a marine sanitation syst
Gel Cell Warning from CG Guest at 2:06am 07.03.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/968 USCG Office of Boating Safety Boating Safety Circular #78 ----------------------------------
Reversing roles BON Editorial at 1:47am 07.03.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1307 While you hold the helm most of the time, do you reverse roles with your significant other when it's

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Nautitech Catamarans Hunter216 at 11:41am 02.21.20
Nautitech Catamarans JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:38am 02.21.20
What sticks to plastic wheelpilot pedestal mounting bracket? (1) Allan12210 at 11:35am 02.21.20 As Darcy says, it's probably ABS. If so, you can bond it with the black ABS cement for sewer pipe fr
Blue sea switch Mike2006 at 11:29am 02.21.20 Looking at the attached red wire to the back single side pole, the apparent diameter of the red wir
Blue sea switch Mike2006 at 11:26am 02.21.20 Do you have separate start and house battery banks? If not, we just figured out the reason Yes ,th
Nautitech Catamarans Kings Gambit at 11:00am 02.21.20
Kanzaki transmission dip stick BigEasy at 10:59am 02.21.20 One quart is too much. My 343 that has a KM2P-1 Kanzaki requires .3L ~ 10 oz. Check your yanmar ma
Will Asymmetrical Spinnaker work? Meriachee at 10:52am 02.21.20 The luff has to be in the same time zone as the length of the torsion rope that it roll up on. (how
H 41 CHAIN REPLACEMENT Stu Jackson at 10:50am 02.21.20 and i think it can accept severals size of chain That ^^^^ is very, very rare. You size the chai
Anchor Windlass/Bow Thruster Battery Recommendations dlochner at 10:49am 02.21.20 What I have found with the bow thruster is that even with the generator running and pushing the 30A
Nautitech Catamarans Hunter216 at 10:43am 02.21.20 Perhaps you have already seen this review but thought I would post. https://www.yachtingworld.com/r
Question about repairing toe rail and hull AndreInPortland at 10:41am 02.21.20 @AaronD: Hah, it doesn't take much of a bribe to get me out to wine country. It's far less likely I'
Question about repairing toe rail and hull AaronD at 10:29am 02.21.20 Just sand it off, fair it and repaint it.... sound so quick and easy when you type it! Take a look
Anchor Windlass/Bow Thruster Battery Recommendations NotCook at 10:16am 02.21.20 I would be inclined to keep the whole system at 24v and then step down to 12 as needed. 24v devices
Anchor Windlass/Bow Thruster Battery Recommendations NotCook at 10:11am 02.21.20 The idea of solar to help charge your batteries when not being used is sound. Do you have enough c
Electric re-sale value? (1) Hunter216 at 9:58am 02.21.20 TeslsaWall batteries have a 10 year warranty, and I think that is for something like 90% capacity (
Electric re-sale value? NotCook at 9:53am 02.21.20 I do like the idea of electric power I have some reservations though. How long do these batteries l
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) jssailem at 9:43am 02.21.20 OK... While drifting, I can see we have addressed chapters 1-3 and in 4 the concepts of a corrosion.
Electric re-sale value? NotCook at 9:42am 02.21.20 We LOVE electric. Period. I'd LOVE to convert to dual azipods driven by electric motors supported by
Cabin side stripes replacement Capn John at 9:34am 02.21.20 There are mechanical devices that do a great job, just do a Google search on "vinyl stripe eraser."

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