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Enhancing Alternator Charging sea_casper at 1:57pm 03.27.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3710 In Dec's Sail Magazine Nigel Calder has an article "Charged Up" which discussed "Low-cost options fo
Rusty dust in the starter Franzcat at 1:30pm 03.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1285 Having owned my Catalina for just 6 months, when the second starter failed, I decided to get the loc
Hull Damage Jack Evans at 1:26pm 03.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2318 I recently took possession of a 1978 Oday 23 that had water laying in the hull and cabin for several
PHRF adjustment for in-boom furling main - 2003 Hunter 356 shayes914 at 12:38pm 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 2/507 My club says that adjustments for in-boom furling main are done on an individual basis. I want to re
Crib Boards anyone? pclarksurf at 11:33am 03.27.17 Catalina 22 5/932 I'm on the verge of ordering plastic for sake of the speeding up my projects list, but I really want
Discontinued Harken parts Atonement at 10:44am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 4/652 I own a 2003 Beneteau 42cc which I am converting to a cutter rig and need two more genoa cars to fit
Bottom Paint lindacc at 8:22am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/496 My ODay had VC 17m on her last season. She has been power washed. Can I reapply the VC 17 m This s
Interior paint mjmercer19248 at 7:46am 03.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6210 Guys, Need to refinish my cabin. Looking for a good durable paint. Not sure if I should use a gelco
Hunter Legend 1985 34' Cutlass Bearing replacement Sea Painter at 7:13am 03.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1868 I am looking to see if anyone knows the exact dimensions for the cutlass bearing on a 1985 34' Hunte
Shore power Southpaw at 7:03am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 20/4155 I have a 2005 Beneteau 343 that was built in France it is setup for 220 v. Instead of changing it to
Prop size Steve and Monica at 7:00am 03.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/496 Hi all !981 O'Day 34 with stock drivetrain. Anyone know the size and pitch of the prop? Would like t
Mast winch or not Skipperdan at 6:01am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 6/4396 Should I put a mast winch on my mast while I am redoing it? Or better yet should I use one of the li
Solar Panels from Non-Marine Suppliers Lee Coller at 11:35pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1200 About 8 years ago I purchased 2 130 watt solar panels from West Marine made by ICP Solar. I've jus
AC 110V wiring - AWG wire recommendations ArkadiyS at 8:47pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 19/7941 We have a 1987 35 Hunter, and I am installing an additional AC power outlet. It is being branched o
Do you separate the masthead light and the all around light? Skipperdan at 7:44pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 55/7499 I am redoing the mast while it is down. They had the masthead light and the all around (anchor light
What is this boat (1) higgs at 7:31pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 9/788 I am pretty good with identifying boats even back into the 70s. At first I suspected an S2, but aft
Fridge issue question wilf at 6:16pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1732 I turned on the fridge and can hear the motor running but after a half day of running its still not
Anyone modify one of these.... Tally Ho at 4:19pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4503 ...generators to hook up to a 30-amp shore power cord to a boat? http://t.harborfreight.com/engines
Cradle dimensions for Hunter 27-2 Lewie at 4:08pm 03.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1857 Friend bought a 1989 Hunter 27-2 fin/bulb keel and outboard engine. I am going to move it for him o
Removable Hump Seat - Storage ArkadiyS at 3:16pm 03.26.17 Big Boats 12/3297 This question is applicable to a handful of Hunters - 35 and 37 Legend boats... there may be others

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Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 6:51am 06.29.24 Tropical Storm Beryl is forecast to be 2024 first Hurricane. There is a Second Tropical wave follow
Downsizing to a 260 bmorr at 6:42am 06.29.24 I am 82 and still enjoying my Hunter 26. The only thing I have modified for my age is adding a bar u
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 6:42am 06.29.24 Speaking of glitches... after following this thread, I decided to visit the App Store and download
Downsizing to a 260 bmorr at 6:38am 06.29.24 Is the 260 a good downsize move for me? Have owned numerous sailboats over the years and currently
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 6:30am 06.29.24 The tropical Atlantic looks very warm, as does the Caribbean and that tongue of warm water in the G
Mobile navigation app jssailem at 6:23am 06.29.24 Sure looks like a map glitch.
Hypalon cleaning (2) sailcapt340 at 5:37am 06.29.24 Now, I use Aurora Speed Clean for my Achilles Dinghy. My dinghy was in need of a real good cleaning
Invest 95L shemandr at 5:16am 06.29.24 Jim & John, looking at the OHI it looks to me that the North Atlantic doesn't have as much heat as f
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 5:16am 06.29.24 Speaking of glitches... after following this thread, I decided to visit the App Store and download
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dlochner at 5:09am 06.29.24 I'm probably using the wrong term... It is slab reefing already. Its actually two lines joined
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Rich 35.5 at 4:26am 06.29.24 If its an air cooled model, check the coils, they may just be filled with dust and lint... With t
What are these screw things called rgranger at 8:19pm 06.28.24 It is a pretty safe bet that the bolts are seized beyond all non-destructive attempts at removal. A
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 7:55pm 06.28.24
Mobile navigation app SoSound at 7:51pm 06.28.24
Mobile navigation app (4) SoSound at 7:49pm 06.28.24 Speaking of glitches... after following this thread, I decided to visit the App Store and downloade
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 7:45pm 06.28.24 I would definitely call that a glitch! If it happened enough for you to call it 'occasional', I'd
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Ward H at 7:36pm 06.28.24 Get an electrician's fish tape that is longer than your mast. You won't need that length for the bo
Mobile navigation app SoSound at 7:09pm 06.28.24 My only complaint with Navionics (and it could be my problem) is the occasional freezing up on my
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:50pm 06.28.24 Titanium for the Win !! There is no magic bullet. Titanium has benefits and limitations, just l
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 6:39pm 06.28.24 Hi Kupe. If the fridge runs but no cooling, it may need a re-charge. If it were my boat I would cal

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