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Macerator Orientation Ray Squires at 10:23pm 04.01.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1535 Someone pointed out to me recently that the macerator on the H285 I bought was installed backwards (
Detroit River, Lake St, Clair and St, Clair River Warren Feldstein at 7:40pm 04.01.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1361 We are going to take our boat up from Toronto to Midland and heard some horror stories about River d
Boats for Sale Memorized Option John Nantz at 1:01pm 04.01.00 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/1174 Hi Phil -Just wondering about an option for the Boats for Sale section. I've been checking around
Love The One You're With Dick Vance at 11:53am 04.01.00 Smaller Boats 6/911 Not the country song but reading the "Small Boats Are Not Small" reminds me of the principle that ev
Faucet in the galley ToyBox at 11:52am 04.01.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1416 I am having trouble getting water from my holding tank to the sink in the galley. All the lines are
Loose footed main on H26? Ron Mehringer at 10:20am 04.01.00 Smaller Boats 3/925 I don't have the manual on my new H26 around, so I'll ask here. Is the main sail on the H26 supposed
Universal diesel Second Wind at 9:33am 04.01.00 Mid-Size Boats 9/4448 What HP diesel was standard on the 1987 Catalina 30? I am looking to buy one, and am wondering if t
Interior plastic coating is separating from walls Richard Brahs at 7:18am 04.01.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1173 I own a 1984 HUnter 31 and the interior coating is separating and cracking in certian areas. Hunter
Hole for antennae Eric C Lindstrom at 6:39am 04.01.00 Smaller Boats 2/968 I've successfully installed my VHF and purchased the niftiest little gasket to run the antennae thro
How to repair open seam on rudder Bob E. at 6:00am 04.01.00 Mid-Size Boats 0/1201 I just started getting my boat ready for spring launch (on April 28). On inspecting the hull, I fou
No power to head 110 outlet Dave Brengelmann at 5:08am 04.01.00 Big Boats 2/1094 Before I start digging around, anyone have any quick recommendations for restoring 110 V AC to the o
Down but not out in Kansas John Dasenbrock at 5:03am 04.01.00 Other Sailboats 3/951 Those of you who pull your boats each fall and are overanxious to put in early in the spring will un
Help me cure the bad keel blues! Daimon Doyle at 2:11am 04.01.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1163 First off, let me thank the creators of this site and more importantly all of the people that respon
Smelly Bilge Al Nash at 12:52am 04.01.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1803 Peggy, my boat has smelled of diesel for the year I've owned it. I have no leaks at present, but pr
Parts - Cockpit Ice Chest Cover Bruce Colwin at 11:31pm 03.31.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1156 Any clue where I can find cover for the cockpit "ice chest" for a 1979 Hunter 27?
INCREASING COOLING - PART 2 GERRY FRIG at 10:03pm 03.31.00 Other Sailboats 3/709 Thanks for the input on increased cooling. A lower range thermostat seems like a good idea. Do I get
Exhaust flap assembly Pete Pasquale at 9:29pm 03.31.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1206 I've just purchased a stainless steel exhaust flap assemply to replace the broken plastic one. The
CO Cable for Garmin 180 Steve Donahue at 8:30pm 03.31.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1122 I am interested in "renting" ($10, bottle of Jack Daniels, etc.) a CO cable interface for uploading
Position of Autopilot Pat Hooyman at 1:12pm 03.31.00 Smaller Boats 4/898 I have a used old style Autohelm 1000 autopilot which works but I have no installation or user's man
Refinishing Your Interior Woodwork Mickey Goodman at 11:26am 03.31.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1335 For those of you that want to refinish your interior woodwork I will share a trick that a Master Cab

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No power AC cabin electric outlets JRT at 1:25pm 02.04.20 They are are household style GFI outlets in my 310, easy to test and reset next time you go out. Ea
No power AC cabin electric outlets Stu Jackson at 1:25pm 02.04.20 Agree that the GFI might have tripped, but why is the question? Very good question. Here's what h
Traveler theory Stu Jackson at 1:19pm 02.04.20 but the easiest thing to do is don't touch those controls and merely drop the traveler. The boat wi
Traveler theory Don Guillette at 1:15pm 02.04.20 My good friends for many years on the SAIL TRIM FORUM - Stu & Joe from San Diego - have given the st
Best Bilge Pump? dlochner at 1:14pm 02.04.20 If you want a reliable bilge pump switch that will last, take a look at the Ultra Switch.
Best Bilge Pump? dLj at 1:14pm 02.04.20
New owner of a 1980 Catalina 30 lunasea6 at 1:13pm 02.04.20 I pull the fuel cut off and allow the (diesel) engine to shut off before turning off the key. also,
No power AC cabin electric outlets Brian D at 12:59pm 02.04.20 Agree that the GFI might have tripped, but why is the question? Maybe water got in there somehow and
Best Bilge Pump? AlastairLC at 12:58pm 02.04.20
Zarcor companionway doors on your Hunter? BlowMeAway at 12:57pm 02.04.20 Thanks fellas, Yeah the reason I'm jumping in on the Zarcor doors now is because they're running a s
No power AC cabin electric outlets Stu Jackson at 12:54pm 02.04.20 It is probably the same style you have in your home. ^^^^++++ It's the only kind I know about if i
H38 Packing Size? Terry Cox at 12:45pm 02.04.20 Thanks! I was afraid it would take quite awhile to get replies in this forum. :) Replace ours ever
No power AC cabin electric outlets daviddp at 12:44pm 02.04.20 What do you hope to accomplish in the future? The GFCI is probably right on the device. Look for i
Wind Song update - varnish and decks TomY at 12:41pm 02.04.20 I think of preservation in terms of old historic buildings (of which I try to preserve). More and mo
Hunter Passage 42 1995 Scallywagger at 12:33pm 02.04.20 Do not, under any circumstance, use someone else's dimensions for an expensive job like this. Boat
Exhaust mixing elbow questions Stu Jackson at 12:28pm 02.04.20 @jonelli would this cause my low power issue? Don't know, can't make conjecture out of what could b
Traveler theory Joe at 12:26pm 02.04.20 If you read Don's book all this confusion will be clarified. My first suggestion is to think ---m
170 cracking AGAIN Crazy Dave Condon at 12:16pm 02.04.20 Was the boat covered with anything? Retired dealer who grew up in Tidewater and as a kid fished off
HDPE (RudderCraft) rudder without bottom paint rgranger at 12:12pm 02.04.20 I had a HDPE RudderCraft rudder on a Balboa 26. I did not leave it in the water much and mostly tr
ODay 34 rudder replacement Dan3121 at 11:57am 02.04.20 I tend to agree

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