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Trans Atlantic crossing on 356 Gege at 2:19am 05.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2906
Zodiac Self Bailing Valve and Davits Marc14857 at 8:12pm 05.08.18 Ask All Sailors 11/6324 I just installed a set of davits for my Zodiac. The davit manufacturer makes it clear that the dingh
Electrical Connection Help MikeHoncho at 6:35pm 05.08.18 Ask All Sailors 6/504 Just purchased a 78 Hunter 30 and learning the systems. There is a sensor in the bilge just forward
Temp gauge on 3YM20 inoperative (B-1 panel) SFS at 6:12pm 05.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 11/1128 My temp gauge stopped working (stuck on coldest temp, far left side of the gauge) a few days ago. O
Question on boot stripe & water line Mckayro at 6:12pm 05.08.18 Catalina 22 3/568 Hi, I'm a new owner of a 1983 Catalina 22. Stripping the old, partially pealing and delaminating ba
RRS rules slidedeck (1) Jackdaw at 4:48pm 05.08.18 Racing 1/678 Every spring, our club hosts a series of rules seminars given by two internationally rated judges fr
Are you a Follower? Justin_NSA at 1:01pm 05.08.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 16/1215 What does the "Follow" feature get you on the forum? If I follow someone, does that mean I get alert
Portlight frame exterior paint peeling (1) Vegas at 10:09am 05.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/771 Can anyone recommend a product and preparation procedure to repaint the frame on my portlight? Is t
Cutlass bearing removal tool TonyDilly at 9:34am 05.08.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2555 Does anyone local to NY NJ area have a cutlass bearing removal tool I could borrow or rent? thanks i
Replacing H49 arch Seaworthy speakers Romagic at 9:31am 05.08.18 Big Boats 10/1717 One of the stock arch speakers on my Hunter 49 stopped working. Maybe it was a blessing because the
New to forum unhinged schoolboy at 9:20am 05.08.18 S2 31/2710 I'v had my 9.2A for 5 months now, its my first sailboat. Due to that I feel like I'm bonding with t
H260 Portlight Problems GBGraham at 7:22am 05.08.18 Smaller Boats 14/1479 When I bought the boat it had a crack in the lower radius of the heads portlight. This was causing r
Shake, rattle, and roll Brian D at 6:54am 05.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 29/1446 Yep, some shake, and they shake a lot. Then there are the ones that rattle. But the best are the one
New varnish - stern rail seats (3) rgranger at 8:53pm 05.07.18 Smaller Boats 7/1096 After a pass with 80 then 160 grit and a coat or three of varnish 149968
On the bandwagon (8) Sanctuary2 at 8:29pm 05.07.18 Catalina 22 19/1531
Core rot under cleat Hardhead at 8:21pm 05.07.18 Catalina 22 8/1720 While poking around in the boat today, I found some plywood core rot under the starboard stern cleat
Bottom coat new depth finder? SirMichael at 7:17pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 5/549
A big shout out Mark Maulden at 7:17pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 0/282 to August Race RIB cleaner and conditioner. Sort of expensive but I bought it from Defender during
Need advice: Access Kenyon mast wiring (3) Brazil at 6:34pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1338 This regards a 1980 Hunter 37 cutter. Spreader lights and anchor light wires show open circuit, so I
What a big difference (3) rgranger at 6:00pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1566

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Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 6:02am 03.02.24 Ok, here comes a stupid question - what does a battery combiner do? What does it give you in you ba
Bon Voyage! dLj at 5:59am 03.02.24 I saw a cute joke - two old guys were sitting on a bench. The one guy gets a call from his wife, "Wh
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 5:56am 03.02.24 Modern chargers are 3 stage, Constant Current (Bulk), Constant Voltage (absorption), and Float. A
Bon Voyage! twodzusfittings at 5:52am 03.02.24 Greg, congratulations, all the very best in retirement. Advice I was given......"Always leave a litt
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 5:50am 03.02.24 Ok, here comes a stupid question - what does a battery combiner do? What does it give you in you bat
Battery combiner, is this best? bob45 at 5:23am 03.02.24 Great info! Thanks. A bit to unpack here. I daysail 90% of the time and am at a dock with shore powe
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 4:50am 03.02.24 HThere have been lots of advances in battery technology and charging technology since your boat was
376 Chainplate/Bolts (2) CuttyBound at 4:06am 03.02.24 Images from inside the boat attached for reference. Further inspection is needed but from what I can
Snow falling on Cedars mermike at 3:20am 03.02.24 Just looking at those bumps makes me ache..
Bon Voyage! Will Gilmore at 3:10am 03.02.24 Congratulations, now you can really get some work done. Sometimes a change in the watch schedule ca
Bon Voyage! kappykaplan at 2:18am 03.02.24 Congratulations! :beer: Now you can use @All U Get 's tagline: I'm retired. I was tired yesterday
Passage Compass replacement Tally Ho at 9:52pm 03.01.24 Greg offers a good suggestion regarding the compass, likely a Ritchie like ours. Hunter used an Eds
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 9:49pm 03.01.24 Retirement! Ah, Yes! Did that 14 years ago. Wonder how I ever found the time to actually go to wo
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 9:49pm 03.01.24 Congratulations - may retirement provide you the time to do the things you like, the good health to
Bon Voyage! Roland5048 at 9:48pm 03.01.24 Retirement! Ah, Yes! Did that 14 years ago. Wonder how I ever found the time to actually go to wor
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:31pm 03.01.24 The only GS 50 with which I am familiar has a 7.5 ft keel draft. It itself, that severely limits wh
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:22pm 03.01.24 I reviewed your "about Me" post... "Fairly new to sailing, in process of learning." The Catalina 2
Bon Voyage! dLj at 9:19pm 03.01.24 Congratulations - may retirement provide you the time to do the things you like, the good health to
Keel repair KCofKC at 9:11pm 03.01.24 Captcoho, I took each photo and blew them up pretty large and went over them more than just casually
Snow falling on Cedars (1) SoSound at 8:52pm 03.01.24 Love the title! As long as the snow is finally falling, I might as well stay where I can do somet

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