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Another nav equipment post Ken Cross at 3:53pm 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 31/2450 I'm trying to figure out how I want to continue to navigate. Our plotter is agonizingly slow and I t
March Pump- Refrigerator-new data DayDream2 at 2:28pm 04.18.17 Big Boats 36/5091 Hello Hunter Owners- I was on the phone with March Pumps today. Great folks--they hooked me up to t
Bleeding air through Yanmar (1) pmcrosta at 1:27pm 04.18.17 Big Boats 8/7350 My efforts at routine maintenance have gone awry and I need some guidance. I replaced 3 fuel filter
Interior Remodeling (3) Buddy Delacroix & The Bones at 12:06pm 04.18.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 27/2656 Hi All I just bought my first "big" sailboat--a 1982 Catalina '27. I am going to live aboard (marin
Hot water heater - preferences? Chris & Lenore at 10:56am 04.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/2374 It's time to replace our 25 year old Atwood 6 gal heater. The choices I have are Atwood EMH6 for
Sailing a Hunter 260, questions CaptMatt at 10:33am 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3104 I had some questions for 260 owners on the sailing characteristics in unique situations that I could
Yellowed masttop light (1) Jackdaw at 10:04am 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 12/656 Hey all, my mast-top light lens has yellowed; I suppose to UV, heat, and age. I'm replacing the bulb
Lewmar V2 Windlass on Hunter 376 mlpayne at 9:18am 04.18.17 Big Boats 8/2984 Three seasons ago, I bought a '98 Hunter 376. Not being the original owner, I could not attest to t
Deck Sheaves redunculous at 7:49am 04.18.17 Big Boats 15/979 Ok so I see there are numerous posts dotted about but here I am opening a new one... Well here is t
Wiring a 322 Capn Pete at 7:30am 04.18.17 Bigger Boats 3/861 A question for fellow 322 owners (or others who may have faced the same issue): Is there an easy ' d
Cat 34 in Practical Sailor chrisings at 7:19am 04.18.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/811 Well look at that. https://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/37_51/boatreview/The-Catalina-34-30-Yea
Weather information in the Berry Islands? Joe A at 6:22am 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1009 I would appreciate any advise on how to get weather information in the Berry Islands Bahamas. We ex
Rear stay fiddle pulley replacementt (5) sailscallny at 4:40am 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/445 Hi me again The rear mast stay liine has a way to adjust the line with a pulley system The upper f
Storm on maiden voyage! sailscallny at 4:29am 04.18.17 The Cherubini Hunters 18/2290 Hi guys bought an 1981 Cherubini Hunter cheap. Not all that well maintained, used as a live aboard
Hot water tanks..... NYSail at 4:17am 04.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1109 Hello all, Have a Seaward 11 gallon hw heater that uses 120 as well as engine heat ex-changer to hea
423 ground tackle.... NYSail at 3:56am 04.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/584 Hello all.... So I am upgrading ground tackle on new boat. Have to stick with the 3BBB chain due to
Noflex vs Odorlos CarlN at 9:23pm 04.17.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1704 I've always used Odorlos but keep seeing ads for Noflex. Any experiences?
It's almost time Meriachee at 8:18pm 04.17.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/744 We were planning on taking the Cat out of the storage place on the weekend and moving it to the ware
27' Line Lengths... TooCoys at 6:46pm 04.17.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1053 How do you compute the amount of line you need for each halyard without removing what's already on t
Hull leak cstonedent at 6:33pm 04.17.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1584 02 Ben 311 just in the water, after four days I was able to get on board. Found water collecting aft

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Hand held Radio ? kappykaplan at 3:42pm 04.28.24 Is that the technology, which was weak, or is there some triangulation going on? There is triangul
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 3:31pm 04.28.24
Stern anchoring Captain Larry-DH at 3:14pm 04.28.24
Air Conditioner Vents artboas at 3:04pm 04.28.24 7224378 I have attached some pictures of the salon a/c with the floor opened up ready for a/c remov
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer JamesG161 at 3:01pm 04.28.24 Look for most Latches here. Marine & Boat Latches \| Boat Outfitters Jim...
Hand held Radio ? kappykaplan at 2:49pm 04.28.24
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer Craig Meredith at 2:31pm 04.28.24 Did you ever find the specific refrigerator part?
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer Craig Meredith at 2:31pm 04.28.24 Thanks for the suggestions. What I found was the latch doesn't have a catch to keep the door shut.
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 2:13pm 04.28.24 ...Later we would add DF for 406 MHz, and eventually for almost all voice freqs (including VHF)...
Dropping rudder on 11.0A Tally Ho at 2:09pm 04.28.24 No, I would not cut off the bottom of the rudder unless you plan to buy or fabricate a new one. Is
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (1) mbefus at 2:02pm 04.28.24
Access to windlass marchem at 12:17pm 04.28.24 That's not so much a compartment as it is a place to hang an anchor. It has a groove that runs for
Access to windlass Tom J at 11:24am 04.28.24 Tom, what's the compartment in the forward section of the anchor locker? I don't have that. That's
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII jssailem at 11:05am 04.28.24 :plus: What ever you do, be assured that the lines have a fair lead. Use blocks to turn the directi
Hand held Radio ? jssailem at 11:02am 04.28.24 Devices which automatically report a GPS position would be the biggest improvement. :plus: And a d
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 04.28.24 Try a large blob of silicone sealant which is squeezed out against the hull and has no bubbles. Hel
Alternator charging flightlead404 at 10:18am 04.28.24 All, I have a '99 450 with the 8kw Kohler genset. I have separate switches for my start battery f
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 10:10am 04.28.24 Once you are off shore, you are off shore for many hours or days. The ICW is made much easier with
07 H-36 front water tank sender Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 04.28.24 take out and move up down Is that the float which is moving up and down ? If yes, does it make t
Access to windlass marchem at 9:42am 04.28.24 hoto archives, and the deck access is there! I don't think I ever used it for anything, so forgot i

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