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Fresh water tank selector / manifold (1) Davidwilson001 at 3:36pm 11.26.16 Big Boats 2/602 Hey everyone, I recently acquired a 2005 420 Passage and am taking care of little issues here and t
Waiting for spring (1) Captn Scotty at 3:25pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 3/299 130557 This is the extent of my sailing during the winter! I wish I lived in Florida.
House GFI trips with boat shore power cord Cal33-2_Owner at 2:43pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3857 This may have already been discussed, but my search didn't find anything. The Shore power on my sai
Working on boat in winter? Robert1224 at 10:17am 11.26.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/525 Ahoy, So I want to work on my 79 Hunter 30 during the winter. Does anyone have ideas on a good way
04'-06' Hunter 25 avi8torny at 8:30am 11.26.16 Smaller Boats 15/989 Trying to get some info on these boats before I travel to go look at one. I had a 240 and wondered
Wauquiez Sailboats? Kings Gambit at 7:57am 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1686 I realize these French-built sailboats have been around for 50 or so years, but I rarely hear of the
A Custom Winter Cover: What To Consider Before Having One Made Captain Murph at 7:44am 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 4/70 Discusses some of the considerations about having a custom winter cover made. This covers topics li
Installing in Hull Depth Transducer buddybear at 6:52am 11.26.16 Catalina 310 17/2398 Thinking about installing an in hull depth transducer. I have read the install specs and it states t
Deck Fill Chains lehighsail at 6:32am 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 11/841 I'm in the middle of doing minor repairs after winterization and one of the items on the list was to
Wood mast Repair towline at 4:53am 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2734 Good day all. I am new here so please excuse any mistakes / screw ups I may make. I am trying to fin
Shaft corrosion from packing CarlN at 3:16pm 11.25.16 Ask All Sailors 5/2738 So it's time to replace the packing and I'm thinking of switching from flax to Gore GFO. My concern
Hunter 26 Outboard Whiskey at 11:34am 11.25.16 Smaller Boats 2/480 First question is simple, I'm looking to replace my outboard and am questioning if I really need th
Tohatsu 6hp Outboard Flush Plug jonjbfx at 10:18am 11.25.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/17038 I have a new outboard for my sailboat, and I am struggling to find the port where the flush adapter
Frigo box acrylic glass drawing or scan ger123 at 8:47am 11.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/945 Hello! I have lost the smallest of the three acrylic glasses in the frigo box of my Hunter 340 (the
Hunter 340 little bit sweet water under the shaft/stuffing box ger123 at 8:39am 11.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/393 Hello! After rainy days i have a little bit sweet water under the stuffing box of my Hunter 340. I
Roger On TV Again Ron20324 at 5:54am 11.25.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1097 For the benefit SBO'ers and of those of us who know world-renowned navel designer Roger Long from pl
12V Smart TV CYQK at 4:56am 11.25.16 Ask All Sailors 25/6356 Does anyone have updates on which smart tv to buy these days? Looking for around 32 inch model led 1
Where to find a new fuel pickup tube? (2) dkerphunter at 4:04am 11.25.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/678 After diagnosing a power loss problem to the fuel pickup tube being clogged, I tried to pull it to i
Cal 29 Flyflicker at 8:41pm 11.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/676 Thanksgiving to all. I recently started looking at a cal 29 it's a 1976. My problem is that this boa
Cal 29 Flyflicker at 8:37pm 11.24.16 Cal 1/1190 Happy Thanksgiving to all. Tyrese I started looking at a cal 29 1976 but the boat has Port lights th

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Man the Boats... jssailem at 7:41pm 10.13.23 Leaving for Maui tomorrow Oh boy. Enjoy the Sunshine.
Man the Boats... Tally Ho at 7:32pm 10.13.23 It is time for that last cruise. The weather patterns are aligning for a chance as an Indian Summer
Man the Boats... Terry Cox at 7:25pm 10.13.23 Thanksgiving November 23-26 the earliest and best chance at having a winter cruise. No time off befo
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 7:17pm 10.13.23 My friends on S/V Jibsea tell me there is a 1/2" bolt just beneath the companionway steps. Our boa
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:45pm 10.13.23 The article from Crown battery describes sulfation which is what kills batteries. Of note and relate
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try stephen_i_w at 6:08pm 10.13.23 The problem was even though I had down loaded all the O-Charts for the area I was interested in and
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update rhwins at 5:01pm 10.13.23 Ahoy from Galveston, TX! A while back, I made an update post saying I'd adopted a 1987 Hunter 28.5
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 4:43pm 10.13.23
Man the Boats... JamesG161 at 3:56pm 10.13.23 The Solar Eclipse Path found here. 2023 Annular Eclipse: Where & When - NASA Science Oh My Gosh!
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 3:06pm 10.13.23 That's this thing. It's a mystery to a few of us! It is an electronic pulse devise that claims to
Man the Boats... jssailem at 2:57pm 10.13.23 @Terry Cox With your WALLAS heater a little frost is nothing... After all it is just "Frost on the
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 2:52pm 10.13.23 In order to deal with this you need to download the additional charts for the area you want covered.
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Tally Ho at 2:48pm 10.13.23 Yes Ralph, that is going to be a tough installation in the shoe box. I wonder if the tank will work
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) jssailem at 2:47pm 10.13.23 Ok. I tried to reproduce the issue shown by @JBP-PA . I do not have the US Charts loaded for Erie. I
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (3) jssailem at 2:22pm 10.13.23 What it appears to be is a conflict between using Raster charts and ENC charts. Here I am using ENC
Tiller cover for clutch fred1diver at 2:12pm 10.13.23 You could always get your cover modified, just need to cut a slit where the clutch is, add some wing
Watches Rick486 at 2:02pm 10.13.23 Understated is my real-world mantra. Overstated is just my forum persona. And I don't even wear a
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 1:47pm 10.13.23 We are in a very secluded back bay wi4h little to no action. Now, we have had violent winds to the p
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? thinwater at 1:43pm 10.13.23 I tested a bunch on my cruising cat. Also on test panels over a 4 year period. See Practical Sailor.
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? Roland5048 at 1:42pm 10.13.23 why you need to read the product guidelines. In a past life I was a teacher. When we switched fro

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