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Winch Maintenance and Lubrication (4) kimelmore at 3:56pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 21/3041 I finally got around to some deferred maintenance on my winches over the holiday weekend. I have own
Water Pressure drops Dennis55 at 1:27pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/409 Guys, anytime I turn water on anywhere on the ship, pressure goes up and down, almost from the point
Balmar SmartGauge and Solar panel Val V at 12:57pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1818 My type 27 deep cycle battery recently died. I didnt know it was coming because only indication I ha
Restored Telstar 28 Launch! (3) agprice22 at 12:40pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 59/10778 I got my new-to-me Telstar in the water yesterday! Ah! 8 months of grinding, filling, fairing, reinf
Train Bridge Raising corystemp at 12:30pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/599 Hoping to get confirmation on some information I have read about having a train bridge raised to cro
Mast Height corystemp at 12:12pm 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5281 I am really new to sailing so probably an easy question for someone to answer. The specs on my Hunte
H260 Bimini (1) ArcticFarx at 11:39am 07.05.17 Smaller Boats 40/6125 Hello all I've been looking through the forum, and google, as I am trying to find a Bimini for my H2
Anchor weight-need advice Jimongee at 11:32am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3038 I have a Hunter 356. I've had a couple bad situations on dragging anchor. Anyway I have added more
Cutlass bearing for C-400 Valiant1 at 11:11am 07.05.17 Big Boats 1/773 Anyone happen to have the inside and outside dimensions for the cutlass bearing on the C-400. I know
3gmf oil blow out through dip stick; Hunter 34 Damspacher at 9:47am 07.05.17 Big Boats 13/1856 I recently arrived at an anchorage to find that I had lost about 2 qts of oil, apparently through th
Catalina 27 Sanitation Upgrade trevor1955 at 9:12am 07.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/3802 Hi All. I am preparing to do a sanitation system upgrade and I would like the benefit of the experi
New Hunter owner, need all halyards, sheets etc Submarine at 8:48am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1738 I'm the proud owner of a 1985 Hunter 25.5 (shoal, Yanmar diesel). Looks like the previous owner last
Far East Sails Arrived Solarfry at 8:38am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1263 I have received my Far East Sails purchased online. I have carefully examined it. It appears to be a
Anyone know of a swim platform/ladder made of 316 stainless? (1) isaksp00 at 8:32am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 0/249 A few days ago a neighboring 24 ft pontoon swung into our stern in the slip and bent the swim platfo
23.5 Depth Sounder stackwalker at 8:31am 07.05.17 Smaller Boats 23/1649 More questions - My depth sounder and speedo seem to be somewhat functional because when I turn them
Replacement voltage gauge johnpalazzi at 8:12am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/212 i have a Hunter 426 with analog voltage meters that don't display correct voltage readings. Has anyo
Gate stanchion base plate replacement (1) CBBH38 at 7:59am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2355 138285 I have a starboard gate stanchion on a 2006 Hunter 38 which broke off at the base plate. How
Any good sailing pictures from the 4th of July? pateco at 7:06am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 12/948 I am in the middle of an interior project on The Stargazer Adventure, so she wasn't ready to sail la
Here's a pic for you Chessy guys... (1) shemandr at 6:39am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1489 Seen in Greenport Friday PM where she stopped on her way North with a group of youngsters and some e
Oday 25 Centerboard Pennant Question Douginmd at 4:43am 07.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1711 Yesterday while I was out sailing I anchored to go for a swim. I pulled the centerboard up and whil

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Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 1:11pm 12.09.23 Yeah, I've never noticed their effects on current, as I've only noticed the effect when docked. We
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 12:37pm 12.09.23 Well, there are the seiches, and they can be quite radical at times, depending on where you are and
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 12:16pm 12.09.23 If the battery company says 14.4 is fine, then go with it. If you are concerned about alternator tem
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 12:12pm 12.09.23 ULTRA-FAST CHARGING DL rapid charge technology allows for charging speeds of 45 minutes (80 Amps). R
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Davidasailor26 at 12:12pm 12.09.23 hen we've sailed where there were tidal currents (Maine and Rhode Island), we used the current and
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 11:55am 12.09.23 2.5.4 Battery charger On the engine is an alternator generating 40 Amp 12V. This current is rectifi
Cockpit Locker Size? PMK at 11:49am 12.09.23 The cockpit locker opening is 15.5 inches wide, 22 inches long on the inside edge and 30.5 inches lo
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:38am 12.09.23 2.5.4 Battery charger On the engine is an alternator generating 40 Amp 12V. This current is rectifie
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:32am 12.09.23
Tidal Currents Trip planner App jssailem at 11:26am 12.09.23 I can understand this logic. There really are no reliable short cuts to safe navigation. I operate
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Stu Jackson at 11:09am 12.09.23 DeepZoom Is very helpful to show the currents up in our neck of the woods. But try this exercise
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:00am 12.09.23
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 10:59am 12.09.23 What should I do about the other alternator? It is charging a Dakota 65 ah 1000 cca lithium startin
H49/50 battery replacement marcham at 10:55am 12.09.23 I don't think this is an issue. Your start battery has a very very low depth of discharge after havi
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:37am 12.09.23 Now that we have been running on our lithium batteries for a while, a new concern has come up. While
Tidal Currents Trip planner App (2) jssailem at 10:26am 12.09.23 @Tedd Lay out a simple route. This one is for a passage through Deception Passage, Using OpenCPN wit
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Michael Davis at 10:10am 12.09.23
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Captain Larry-DH at 9:58am 12.09.23 I have been using an Tidal Currents trip planner for a few years. It's an app where you plug in you
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 8:43am 12.09.23 And no tidal currents! Well, there are the seiches, and they can be quite radical at times, depen
Beneteau Spare Parts SoSound at 8:37am 12.09.23 Did you purchase the Sense from a U.S. dealer? Are you still in the U.S., and only the boat in Euro

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