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chuter at 11:57am 05.26.17
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Need to replace the remaining battens in the Neil Pryde main on our '86 Hunter 23. Anyone have the
jibes138 at 10:39am 05.26.17
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Is it acceptable to connect the battery charger hot wire leads to the battery terminals at the "Off
jibes138 at 10:31am 05.26.17
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Anyone with a 34 or 35 installed a new battery charger and where did you locate it? My old charger
carefree at 10:06am 05.26.17
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RAINMAN WATERMAKER Hard wired our Rainman Watermaker to our 2006 45cc. Great product for a fractio
Coastin at 9:12am 05.26.17
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What does the sl stand for?
Jackdaw at 6:51am 05.26.17
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From our friends in the UK at Yachting Monthly, comes this great illustrated on-line document on how
Hunter 31 at 6:07am 05.26.17
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I have a 1985 Hunter 31. It just went in the water and I am looking for some parts. There is a set o
Terry Cox at 7:04pm 05.25.17
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Amazing devices these reverse cycle heat pumps, how they can extract heat from 40-45 degree water in
Terry Cox at 7:01pm 05.25.17
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Amazing devices these reverse cycle heat pumps, how they can extract heat from 40-45 degree water in
Captaindon1991 at 4:34pm 05.25.17
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alright so i finally took the boat out for the first time. but i dont think i had the lines that con
DAVA390 at 4:25pm 05.25.17
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136983 We don't overnight much at all,in fact not at all last summer. So I am way over charged up ab
DAVA390 at 4:24pm 05.25.17
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On ask all sailors. Fill out message,add photo, hit post new topic button at bottom ,nothing happen
GorillaToast at 4:05pm 05.25.17
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Erie for Florida via the ICW?
berner73 at 3:48pm 05.25.17
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The off season is just long enough that I forget what a racket that place is. Needed 3 items for Sp
Imascootertramp at 3:27pm 05.25.17
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I have given consideration to coating my hull in Rhinoliner or Linex or similar. What are your opini
NYSail at 2:55pm 05.25.17
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hello all.... Bought a 60amp galvanic isolator for my beneteau 423. I have 2 30 amp coming into the
Charles Erwin at 2:13pm 05.25.17
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Need advice/recommendation for folding collapsible cart to fetch groceries from market to boat when
oldlaxer1 at 12:09pm 05.25.17
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The outhaul on my 1973 Tartan 30 is a bit bizarre. I've attached a picture of what it looked like w
Bill Small & Lisa Grossi at 11:43am 05.25.17
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My 380 Hunter has a bad smell out the vent near the cockpit each time the toilet is flushed. Anyone
Rick D at 9:42am 05.25.17
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I have an old ICOM 700 on the boat and I wanted to replace it with a ham unit, like the 718. I found

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55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon !
Ward H at 6:11am 07.17.24
We saw the new movie "Fly Me To The Moon" on Sunday. It's about the events leading up to the Apollo
To swivel or not to swivel
dLj at 6:06am 07.17.24
I use the Mantus swivel. No relation to Mantus, just a happy customer. They aren't cheap. I did get
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes
mermike at 6:03am 07.17.24
I'm hoping to finish up Windlass Plan B tomorrow and head to PL late this week. A day or 2 to comple
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon !   (2)
Will Gilmore at 5:51am 07.17.24
I was six years old, living in Clearwater, FL. I remember the news report on T.V. and running outsid
To swivel or not to swivel
twodzusfittings at 5:20am 07.17.24
I love mine. I made sure I was well familiar with the art and reasons of secure wire tying before as
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System
JamesG161 at 4:40am 07.17.24
When is use... Gravity plus Muscle power. Jim...
GOB Gone?
dlochner at 4:33am 07.17.24
People want free content. The filtering is expensive even if the paper is free. Publishing, with a
Stray current in the water
dlochner at 3:42am 07.17.24
The cautions about electricity, water, and boats, is well taken. The most important piece of informa
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33
jssailem at 10:12pm 07.16.24
Here is a write up and a blown up image of the internals of the Mark 2 Raymarine wheel. https://for
Rudder size on Hunter 33.5
jssailem at 10:00pm 07.16.24
You might want to call the shop here at SBO. Ask the staff is they can give you the correct dimensio
Stray current in the water   (3)
jssailem at 9:49pm 07.16.24
To provide clarity, my diver is a professional. He works commercial boats. He shares that diving to
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ?
Project_Mayhem at 9:12pm 07.16.24
I have a 100w Renogy panel with two very basic PWM MorningStar controllers. Batteries are always top
GOB Gone?
thinwater at 8:59pm 07.16.24
... So why can't GOB and other publishers dump the huge printing, warehouse and shipping costs and
Stray current in the water
Leeward Rail at 8:53pm 07.16.24
It would be remiss safety wise to not warn poster and readers to NOT swim around that boat and that
GOB Gone?
Leeward Rail at 8:39pm 07.16.24
Sorry. Late to the news. I had wondered why my local bookstore couldn't fulfill my standing order fo
Stray current in the water
marcham at 7:53pm 07.16.24
It is very possible that there is more than one issue. Electrical is not something that can be troub
Looking for replacement turnbuckles
capta at 7:34pm 07.16.24
You are going to find a huge variety of sizes and configurations in the used boat parts stores like

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