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Wiring issues with 12v electrical system on Hunter 30 sailboat ripperbone at 2:25pm 11.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2290 I'm a new boat owner and my first foray into boat electrics was to try to install a battery voltage
St Croix - Christiensted Liquorice at 12:57pm 11.16.16 Destinations 2/595 I'm cruising from the BVI's to Christiansted/St Croix next month. Anyone out there entered Christian
Some pics as promised jlillie at 11:07am 11.16.16 S2 5/1503 Thanks all for the the advice and comments in my previous thread. As promised i posted some pics in
using transom mount transducer jdub tn at 9:32am 11.16.16 Catalina 22 10/7168 I am considering buying a garmin echomap 53dv chartplotter/fishfinder. I probably don't need it, bu
Companion way entry steps soggysocks at 9:25am 11.16.16 Big Boats 7/2354 Any suggestions for covering the entry steps on a "large" power boat (46')? She is a well kept Chris
Outlets quit working (Oday 28 1984) itchybro at 7:35am 11.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/717 Ahoy folks! So...Last weekend I spend Friday night on the boat to be up and ready for a race on Sat
2017 C-22 TECH MANUAL UPDATE! (1) CaptDon01 at 4:43am 11.16.16 Catalina 22 5/1551 The new Catalina 22 Technical Manual Update 2017 is now available at: www.catalina2
Try a new online charter booking system - www.GosailPro.com which has just been launched! ceo at 2:06am 11.16.16 Sails Call Lounge 1/15
El nino in your boat jleblanc31 at 8:17pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 13/902 Unfortunately I cant stay on my boat yet and it has its own El nino going on inside wile im gone . i
Winterize the stuffing box? rpell1@msn.com at 7:08pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1033 How many sailboat owners leave their boats in the water for the winter? If you do, have you ever ti
Kick Plate, outboard engine hangs on to (2) Oliver at 5:25pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 19/2866 Update, the motor is trimmed out I know, I know how to change that. My problem is the height distanc
Forestay Frolic dehler25 at 1:40pm 11.15.16 Big Boats 14/955 I am here just to vent a bit! Two years ago I replaced the forestay upon inspection of the rig, it h
Genset..... NYSail at 1:11pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 5/422 so I'm looking at a boat with that has an Oman 6.5kw genset that is broken...... yard have a price t
Ideas for how to straighten the rubber packing box hose (shaft log hose)? (4) RichW9603 at 12:34pm 11.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3500 Hi all, I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5. The stuffing box is leaking pretty badly. It currently has the
Ordering solar panels Snotter at 10:48am 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2071 Though there are tons of information associated with solar panels in the archives, I am still having
Chain to shain splice Rick at 8:53am 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 7/598 Did some research but wanted to get a second opinion. I have a Hunter 420 Passage. I would like to
Photo's of installed pre-measured Bimini on H33 (1) twistedline at 8:48am 11.15.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1111 Anyone have a photo of the pre-measured Bimini available here? Ideally installed on a H33? http://i
Fresh water egress Jamnan1 at 6:28am 11.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/813 I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 33. The Owner is deceased and minimal info on boat other than own
H37C sheave bushing? Picture included (1) voyaJack at 11:17pm 11.14.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/819 Hi, The mast is down on my 1984 H37C. I decided it was a good idea to try to clean the sheave (one
My all-girl crew (1) Jackdaw at 10:31pm 11.14.16 Ask All Sailors 27/2026 I'm going to take my lady sailors, and Jodi too because I can, and do the next Volvo race. OK maybe

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Water tank leak Allan12210 at 2:14pm 10.12.23 [QUOTE="Ralph Johnstone, post: 1801396, member: 73635" Just out of curiosity, what is purpose of th
When to tack jssailem at 1:38pm 10.12.23 SI did and article about Dr. Stuart Walker... It starts: He is sailing on the Severn River near Ann
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 1:37pm 10.12.23 Using a tablet in place of an old chartplotter sounds like a great solution, the price is certainly
Just how big is British Columbia? (2) jssailem at 1:32pm 10.12.23 So true Dave...:biggrin: On that trip we had a plastic dust pan and a NJ resident with skills at sno
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (7) jssailem at 1:25pm 10.12.23 For example... In Windy I can capture a map area. Select 2 points (as in this example 1 off the NW c
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 12:48pm 10.12.23 maybe corrupt or missing data in the chart itself? Mastering the chart downloading process is a ch
Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 12:44pm 10.12.23 Mayhem, you just beat me to it. ;)
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 12:42pm 10.12.23 That was SO bad. :plus: -Will
Catalina 30 Survey Ward H at 12:11pm 10.12.23 Mayhem, you just beat me to it.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 12:03pm 10.12.23 Yes, the Duracells are 11" tall - many boxes can't fit them. Yes, very close. Actually 10.875" whi
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation 142 riverview at 11:06am 10.12.23 Hi riverview. Pretty easy. Especially with the engine/ gearbox removed from the boat. Which is what
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 11:05am 10.12.23 I use OCPN more and more, as my Garmin 742 is obsolete and the remote screen function is unreliable
Catalina 30 Survey Project_Mayhem at 11:05am 10.12.23 Lots of info on the C30 in this recent thread from a potential new owner Absolute Newbie looking for
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Allan12210 at 10:52am 10.12.23 I found my original write up from 2013. Where has the time gone? Here is the link: https://hunter.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 9:42am 10.12.23 is there any consensus on these Our boat has a starter battery and two 8D house bank batteries. In
Tiller cover for clutch ...3TacksontheWater at 9:33am 10.12.23 If you're referring to the WaveFront Tiller Clutch my tiller/kick-up rudder cover slips over the Til
Water tank leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 10.12.23 If it were mine and given the problems with nothing sticking to poly, I would invest in a poly weldi
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) stephen_i_w at 9:21am 10.12.23 220669 This shows a part of the North Channel of Lake Huron. It illustrates one issue I have with O
Precision 23 dock size rgranger at 9:11am 10.12.23 ... and sometimes bystanders would clap when I entered because it didn't look like it would fit. W
Precision 23 dock size Calif. Ted at 9:03am 10.12.23 Floating docks and long waitlists are the norm here. I was on a 10 year waitlist and got called afte

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