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Fantasy boat (1) Hunter216 at 1:38pm 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 38/5040 This is the boat I own and the one I would love to have. Guess which is which?
Can't decipher Hull Number tafischer at 10:35am 07.21.19 Catalina 22 6/875 I am trying to decipher this hull number on 10264. My understanding is it should be 12 characters a
Trolling Motor for Catalina 22 as backup robk27 at 10:31am 07.21.19 Catalina 22 10/7340 I've been having some issues with my Tohatsu 6HP Sail pro outboard engine not always being reliable
Charging system DOCKHAND at 10:11am 07.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1501
Interior paint Freedom77 at 8:40am 07.21.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3716 Headliner in Freedom is 40+ years old. Ragged as a bowl of sauerkraut. Going to remove. Any suggesti
V-Boom (1) jviss at 8:31am 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 12/4699 My boat's spar and boom were made by Offshore Spars. They do some pretty impressive work. I was th
Drilling a new keel lock pin hole. pulsewave at 8:22am 07.21.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2021 Hi all, I have a Macgregor 22 and I can winch the keel down about 33 turns (with the lock bolt in).
Rigging faux-pas (1) Jackdaw at 8:11am 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 31/2402 Just saw this picture of a Hunter 26 with an innovative solution for a missing pin and ring... NOT!
Jib Sheets twodzusfittings at 7:57am 07.21.19 Bigger Boats 13/4474 As most know this '83 O'day 30 is new to me. With all the work that I've been doing, getting it spla
Macerator question pumpkinpie at 7:51am 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1642 On our 38 Hunter, on the control panel there is the Macerator switch. Is this to be turned on at all
A1 pumpkinpie at 7:47am 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1246 .
1997 420 Passage geek_guy at 6:50am 07.21.19 Big Boats 6/829 We viewed a boat yesterday. One of the items that we'd like if we upgrade would be a fuel gauge. I
Risky venture - Bridges and Hunter 41 down the ICW ? spadaforaj at 5:31am 07.21.19 Ask All Sailors 17/3247 Running form Delaware city, DE to Oriental NC. Don't know exactly how high my windex and whip anten
C-22 tech guide armondo at 7:36pm 07.20.19 Catalina 22 15/2086 looking for a good source of documentation, tips, tricks for the C-22. I see Catalina Direct and Th
Jib Furlex dfendley at 2:31pm 07.20.19 Day Sailers 2/661 My jib Furlex 20S has lost it's rewind ability. How do I get it to recoil the jib in?
Bow rail replacement DWK at 12:18pm 07.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/825 I damaged the bow rail on my 2001 26X. I can't get at the nuts holding the rail on. They are between
Beat the Heat JamesG161 at 11:14am 07.20.19 Weather and Forecasting 28/4102 The key to win is simple... WATER _______ After living most of my life South of Interstate 10, we h
Names for Thing Anchoring thinwater at 9:58am 07.20.19 Ask All Sailors 40/6225 There were several long threads on a UK forum the other day about a few things we couldn't decide wh
I need a slower boat. Red_Dog at 8:12am 07.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/3137 I will say I was warned. Cliff Ruckstuhl told me how fast this boat could go. Yesterday, I was out i
Long distance mooring CLaPierre at 7:50am 07.20.19 Ask All Sailors 35/3486 I live inland and am considering purchasing a sailboat on the coast. I know there is technology to h

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I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ???? Davidasailor26 at 3:19am 01.18.25 This. When a new post is reactivated by someone, responders don't always notice how old the thread'
Sailing courses in Thailand (5) Will Gilmore at 12:37am 01.18.25 229400 As you can see in the fly-over simulation, that was the Red River we were over. I could see
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 12:04am 01.18.25 Always. -Will
windlass installation need your suggestions kknddandy at 10:42pm 01.17.25 Thanks, Terry. The current windlass is still functional, but its condition is far from ideal, which
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 10:32pm 01.17.25 Thanks Dave. I have 270 watts of Sunpower semi flexible solar panels so far which i have not insta
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 9:16pm 01.17.25 Thanks dj. Well i'd like to sail south from southern California in a few years when im done refitt
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 7:34pm 01.17.25 Don't underrate solar. Once installed it is cheap and efficient. And don't cheap out on solar. Any
Dorade covers? capta at 7:24pm 01.17.25 Our dorade boxes had bronze screw in caps where the funnels screw in, for when we went offshore. Whe
Larger genoa for B323 Barnabas at 7:16pm 01.17.25 Thank you for the feedback. I have an asymmetrical spinnaker for the down wind legs.
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. capta at 7:11pm 01.17.25 Beautiful boats. An older woman acquaintance of ours cruised a very similar boat around the Antilles
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 6:51pm 01.17.25 Don't underrate solar. Once installed it is cheap and efficient. And don't cheap out on solar. Any s
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:42pm 01.17.25 Our boat is set up similar to what you want to do. Here is how it works for us: A single shore po
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:36pm 01.17.25 The case ground is for a DC fault, not AC. It has nothing to do with GFCI either. A DC fault (int
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:30pm 01.17.25 How about a more holistic conversation about what you have for sailing plans and onboard systems?
Sailing courses in Thailand dlochner at 5:47pm 01.17.25 I'm currently above the Arctic Circle. Not dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. But I'll post
Unknown water infiltration Urban Hermit at 5:37pm 01.17.25 So far no sea spray, cooler leaks, drink, spills, or wet bathing suits, and I haven't washed the boa
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 4:30pm 01.17.25 I'm currently above the Arctic Circle. Not dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. But I'll post a
Wiring Diagram Question. colemj at 2:54pm 01.17.25 Our boat is set up similar to what you want to do. Here is how it works for us: A single shore pow
Wiring Diagram Question. colemj at 2:40pm 01.17.25 I believe the inverter also needs a case ground for GFCI to work correctly when inverting and for d
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 2:05pm 01.17.25 You are correct as the first 26 was picked up by me. After that I had the trailers modified to incl

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