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Any Laguna 30 owners out there? Bilgewater at 3:57pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 46/11360 I'm looking at a 1986 Laguna 30, and would like to get some feedback from current owners. Not a lot
Mystery Furler (1) therealbrianf at 3:21pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/390 Hi, I have a broken furler on a 1997 Beneteau 281. Images included. Can anyone identify this furler
Hunter 36 propane cylinder Alctel at 2:39pm 02.09.17 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1086 The propane cylinder on my 36' is held in a specially made sealed recess in the deck. For this reaso
Hunter 280 Spinnaker Chris15054 at 1:40pm 02.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/517 Would someone have a diagram or a description of how to attach the sheets from the spinnaker to the
Really Bad Boat Ads rgranger at 12:36pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 61/3633 About a year ago, someone posted a thread like this.... I did the search but could not find it. A
23.5 battery questions JL Stratton at 12:13pm 02.09.17 Smaller Boats 3/942 I'm currently trying to bring my 23.5 back to its original configuration and have a couple questions
Not a 110 jib...... (1) Dennis Kitchen at 10:57am 02.09.17 Smaller Boats 18/1646 Last winter I ordered and built a 110 jib for my Hunter 23.5 from Sailrite. I went with heavier (6.4
Standing rigging diameter Catalina 25 C22BC at 10:35am 02.09.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3346 I just sold my C22 and have made a deal on a 1984 Catalina 25 , I'm looking to purchase a loos gauge
Bow thrusters - how important are they, and at what length are they a must? Paula at 10:23am 02.09.17 Big Boats 68/9115 Looking at the larger hunters 36 to 43, some have bow thrusters and some don't. I see some instal
Battery Plan for Beneteau 43 DPW at 10:11am 02.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3040 Hi - First time owner, but sober for 6 moths;-) I have read everything I can find on battery chargin
Have 2 stripe kits Beneteau 331 for sale (2) highportsail at 10:09am 02.09.17 Big Boats 1/392 kits are green have beneteau name and various lengths of striping. Includes flag 75.00 for both plus
Xantrex truecharge2 Alternating Current Error Code RonRelyea at 8:10am 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1252 My Xantrex Truecharge 2 20 amp has been throwing an "AC Input out of range" error. Happened 3 week
A serious question. Scott T-Bird at 7:37am 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 147/7972 Is there a sailor alive who actually likes the song "Sailing" by Christopher Cross? I had one of my
Worth trying to repair? (1) gettinthere at 6:30am 02.09.17 Musings With Maine Sail 18/2759 This pic is the inside of the positive connection on my Statpower 1000w inverter. It was smoking whe
Asymmetrical Sheet Length/Type SVPardonMyFrench at 6:20pm 02.08.17 Big Boats 21/7051 Easy Wednesday night question... What's the recommended sheet length and type for an asymmetrical
H410 refrigerator box pictures? scottdube at 3:49pm 02.08.17 Big Boats 0/351 Does anyone have pictures of the interior of the frig/freezer boxes? I'm trying to get a plan from
Rigging costs? Scott T-Bird at 2:44pm 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 13/11886 Hello All, I'm interested to know if my rigger is quoting a price that is reasonable. I'm not doing
Shaft diameter freeheelbillie at 12:38pm 02.08.17 Catalina 30 1/574 I am drawling a blank...whats the prop shaft diameter on a 1992 Catalina 30, MKII Tall Rig with a Un
raising the boom on hunter legend37 riversloth at 11:54am 02.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/670 I haven't bought my boat yet, but already anticipating upgrades. So has anyone raised their boom fo
Folding and Feathering props freeheelbillie at 11:36am 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 38/5894 Its time for me to upgrade from the 3 bladed sea anchor I currently have and move to a folding or fe

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Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Georgedoyle at 5:31pm 05.13.23 We are in the middle of tracing out our wiring for the same purpose. We're looking to set up a plan
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 5:17pm 05.13.23 The only downside might be that both parties have to be WhatsApp subscribers, which is not a big de
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 4:59pm 05.13.23
Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Rich McD at 4:45pm 05.13.23 Thanks Dave. I spoke to Adam at MT. It was a dead end but a great tip. He was really responsive. I s
Vordus at 4:43pm 05.13.23 Possessed by this song _TVBCl4CvZE
Non Skid; Black Spots DaveJ at 4:05pm 05.13.23 I had the same issue, I think. I removed the black by using a good boat soap, a medium bristle brush
Hauturier equivalent in USA? xavpil at 4:00pm 05.13.23 They may accept parts of your current license and give you some sort of credit, Where did you get
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 3:44pm 05.13.23 This is my informed advice on Anchor chains. Anchor chain Engineer Jim...
Hauturier equivalent in USA? Joe at 3:43pm 05.13.23 When I first came back from Europe, I was talking with a New York City tug boat captain, and he tol
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? MikeHoncho at 3:40pm 05.13.23
Refilling CNG Tank MikeHoncho at 3:33pm 05.13.23
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 3:32pm 05.13.23 you can lose 125% of the link diameter and still be ok. opps :facepalm: The link diameter has a 1
Non Skid; Black Spots Joe at 3:27pm 05.13.23 Try acetone. It works well removing carbon grease rubber types of marks.... such as shoe sole scuf
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 3:25pm 05.13.23
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 3:20pm 05.13.23 Huh? If you lose 125% of something, you've lost everything and then some. My best guess - missing
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dLj at 3:14pm 05.13.23 I talk, text and exchange photos and videos with a surprising number of boat owners all over the wo
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 2:59pm 05.13.23 PS: you can lose 125% of the link diameter and still be ok. Huh? If you lose 125% of something, y
Anchor windlass cautionary tale kappykaplan at 2:58pm 05.13.23 Great detective work and summary. :beer:
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 2:40pm 05.13.23 If not, why would this be corroding so significantly? Water dripping on or regularly exposed to ra
Stanchion bases Crazy Dave Condon at 2:39pm 05.13.23 It is a Hunter 310. Stanchions held fast to encapsulated aluminum plates if I recall. Just to be s

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