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Alternator Connection: Paris Rhone to Volvo MD11C in a Pretorien (1) belwood studio at 6:49am 07.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/741 Don't fix it if it ain't broke! I dismantled the alternator to clean and repaint some parts this win
Standing Rigging Specs Coastal Nomad at 6:13am 07.04.19 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2275 Hi All, Am looking for a resource for standing rigging specifications (tension, wire size/length, et
Finding my way around my Hunter 260 (question #2: cranking battery through-hull) symont at 5:31am 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 15/1590 My newly acquired Hunter 260 has a battery selector on the false bulkhead at the back of the aft bun
Finding my way around my Hunter 260 (question #1: bilge water) symont at 5:26am 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 12/1431 Hello all, I have been a passive follower of this forum for about a year now (and joined in a few m
How we celebrate Independence Day sailme88 at 3:50am 07.04.19 Big Boats 1/551 With as many as 12-15 ( infants, toddlers and children included) we motor to an area up wind of wher
Sailing baltimore to Wye island Mattcia123 at 12:01am 07.04.19 Destinations 3/741 Hello all, wondering if anyone had any insight about transmitting the Kent island narrows from the N
Knocking in rudder post (1) 907Juice at 11:29pm 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1212
Hotel pumpkinpie at 8:32pm 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/625 .
Declaration of Independence dlochner at 7:15pm 07.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 1/483 On this day some 243 years ago a group of men gathered in Philadelphia to proclaim the Colonies's i
Happy Independence Day! (1) Skipper at 5:54pm 07.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 8/575 God bless America.
Wiring underway (At last!) Macboy at 5:53pm 07.03.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/813 I finally did it. I found time to tear into the Mac and address the wiring so I can add the little c
35.5 Hunter Legend Bilge hose replacement Canonshooternb at 2:31pm 07.03.19 Big Boats 2/653 I have a 1991 Hunter Legend 35.5 and I am replacing my bilge pump and would also like to replace the
Maiden - Documentary of the first all female crew in the Whitbread DrJudyB at 11:45am 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 3/441 I thought the first 10-15 minutes of were boring. But once the story got going.... :wow3: I high
Porta Potty with the largest seat? DrJudyB at 11:02am 07.03.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 24/6961 Are there any portable toilets that have a seat that's close in size to a standard toilet seat? My
Sailboat ideas Crazy Dave Condon at 9:47am 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 39/2589 Over the years, I contributed a lot to this forum along with ideas that became reality for example s
Length of running rigging on 86 H31 wufibugs at 9:28am 07.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/478 I am replacing all the running rigging on my 1986 H31. I could remove the old lines and sheets and
29.5 Hunter Standing Water Under Stuffing Box kdammen at 7:50am 07.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/791 My 29.5 has standing water under the stuffing box. I assume this is normal because it doesn't have a
WESTERBEKE 3M-20A ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC (1) The Shadow Knows at 6:09am 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 15/527
H356 diffult to reach the main sail leach line clmooring at 5:51am 07.03.19 Big Boats 11/1173 I couldnt adjust the main sheet leach line because it is over the bimini. I am too short to reach i
Keel Options? psamoska at 4:39am 07.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1007

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Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? Claude L.-Auger at 5:25am 01.10.24 Apologies, I did not get out there yet.. early next week is next opportunity.. I do not have davits
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal (1) dlochner at 4:22am 01.10.24 From what I've seen, the Dismal Canal is barely navigable in the first place. I wouldn't want to d
Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? kloudie1 at 3:19am 01.10.24 Apologies, I did not get out there yet.. early next week is next opportunity.. I do not have davits.
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal Davidasailor26 at 3:16am 01.10.24 From what I've seen, the Dismal Canal is barely navigable in the first place. I wouldn't want to d
airhorn install Ralph Johnstone at 8:47pm 01.09.24 No, no, no. You can't do that. Too power boatish. HOWEVER, if you must insist on mounting an airh
So long 2023... Baja bash at 8:41pm 01.09.24 Always wanted to do the Baja Haha on my own boat , starts in San Diego and ends in Cabo. So spent la
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal Crusty Ol Salt at 8:12pm 01.09.24 From what I've seen, the Dismal Canal is barely navigable in the first place. I wouldn't want to do
So long 2023... FDL S2 at 8:11pm 01.09.24 Sailed 58 times in 2024, 53 on my boat. Raced 22 times on my boat-Won some races and was DFL in othe
2GM20F engine issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 01.09.24 1. Done that, no issue. You have your answer, it's the prop. It couldn't be the cutlass bearing
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements dlochner at 7:17pm 01.09.24 Any boat with a large curved port light is subject to this issue. If the acrylic is not properly hea
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. marcham at 7:15pm 01.09.24 What model yanmar? Does it have a flywheel tach sensor or alternator sensor?
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. andreshs1 at 7:06pm 01.09.24 That device gots lots of bad reviews on Amazon. I hope it works for you. let us know. Greg Sure
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Dismal Swamp Canal shemandr at 7:01pm 01.09.24 From what I've seen, the Dismal Canal is barely navigable in the first place. I wouldn't want to do
150 genoa vs 135 Tally Ho at 6:26pm 01.09.24
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements rgranger at 5:51pm 01.09.24 I saw that podcast, and the article I posted here is the first thing in print that I've seen that f
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. Tally Ho at 5:40pm 01.09.24 That device gots lots of bad reviews on Amazon. I hope it works for you. let us know. Greg
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements tfox2069 at 5:40pm 01.09.24 The podcast lady K sailing made a comment about this exact same thing when he was comparing several
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities Skipper J at 5:32pm 01.09.24 Ok, thank you sesmith and all who have replied. Don't want to risk having a rig that isn't designed
iPad/tablet mounting WayneH at 5:11pm 01.09.24 We started using RAM mounts on our motorcycles to hold the smart phones for maps. So when we needed
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 4:39pm 01.09.24 Scott, JSSailem, Good points all. I did see the instruments that came in and I recall they had the o

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