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mark2 at 10:52am 08.08.17
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Been hearing some noise from our H170 trailer wheels for a while, never worried too much. Until this
txsmed at 9:23am 08.08.17
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Hello. I have a 2010 Hunter 33. The overhead soundbar/light in the cockpit has no lens cover. I orde
jviss at 7:54am 08.08.17
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I have an older Adler Barbour 'fridge on my C36. Last year I noticed it no longer cycled on and off
john6206 at 7:19am 08.08.17
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Greetings! My name is John, proud new owner if a Catalina 18. How do you enter a boat in the owner
walt at 7:13am 08.08.17
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There is a discussion about outboards for the 26S with some reference to high thrust props which is
Jczarne at 6:57am 08.08.17
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Few questions after a short Intro. Did a lot of searching on this subject. I had an old Groco toil
Ward H at 6:25am 08.08.17
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Had a great sail on the Barnegat Bay on Sunday. Near the end of the sail we experienced something wh
DinoKanuck at 5:49am 08.08.17
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steve123 at 11:59pm 08.07.17
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Hi looking at repleacing a cutless bearing on 1999 h410. It has a standard 1 1/4" yamar staft. The m
steve123 at 11:57pm 08.07.17
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Hi looking at repleacing a cutless bearing on 1999 h410. It has a standard 1 1/4" yamar staft. The m
Captmayhem at 9:46pm 08.07.17
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I'm having a rough time after upgrading to version 0.14.3 alpha, seems to break the openplotter menu
JamesG161 at 7:12pm 08.07.17
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Like PTC Emily, TS Franklin, jumps up quickly, even though they noticed the possibility on late Satu
Kermit at 6:30pm 08.07.17
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We put a window AC unit onboard. We have our t-shirts ready. All we have to do now is plan meals. We
Bob Fry at 4:13pm 08.07.17
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The small lift here stickers are missing from the 23.5 hunter I bought. Does any one know where they
Jackdaw at 3:59pm 08.07.17
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My Plastimo Mini Compass is as old as BlueJ, and has gone without a cover for as long as I've owned
Michel C at 3:36pm 08.07.17
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I need help. I have tested the windlass motor directly to a 12v battery and it runs I've tested the
NSSCPopeye at 3:04pm 08.07.17
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1995 Catalina 30 MkIII with Universal diesel - standard 3 blade prop (13x10) from factory, but it wo
mark2 at 1:55pm 08.07.17
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Hi all, been sailing our H170 for years and love it. We recently invested in a brand new main sail a
Ned Ludd at 12:22pm 08.07.17
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After joining this forum and reading the good, the bad and and the lucky relating to incidents I hav
brad minda at 12:17pm 08.07.17
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I have an 85 standard rig. Anyone put a small wooden bow sprit on a standard rig designed just for

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Tally Ho at 6:37am 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, "W
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dlochner at 6:37am 03.02.24
See how good we are at spending your money and giving you projects? Hey, but you asked! And we're
Battery combiner, is this best?
dLj at 6:36am 03.02.24
In the OPs case with a 1-2-All battery switch the switch can remain in the 1 or 2 position and both
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twodzusfittings at 6:04am 03.02.24
Is there a drain plug in the oil pan? I'm not familiar with the engine in question. On my Universal
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
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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
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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
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CuttyBound at 4:06am 03.02.24
Images from inside the boat attached for reference. Further inspection is needed but from what I can
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mermike at 3:20am 03.02.24
Just looking at those bumps makes me ache..
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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