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Shortening the Length (fore to aft) of a bimini top. theaeronut at 4:55pm 07.27.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3148 Has anyone tried with any success to shorten the length of a bimini top. I'd like to modify a standa
ST6000+ Autopilot, Watch alarm sounds every 4 minutes Mypax at 4:00pm 07.27.16 Big Boats 5/675 We've just acquired a Passage 450 and the ST6000+ Autopilot shows the message "WATCH" and sounds and
Windlass Coddiwomple at 2:47pm 07.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/394 I have a Hunter 40 Legend 1986 and wondering if anyone has same model and year and put a windlass on
Spoiler Alert Jim Hawkins at 2:46pm 07.27.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1434 It has been so many times I have searched through very long threads trying to find an answer to some
CNG to Propane Coddiwomple at 2:38pm 07.27.16 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 8/3039 Hi I just bought a 40 legend Hunter 1986 and it has Compressed Natural Gas and I am looking to conve
Transient Slips Scott T-Bird at 12:32pm 07.27.16 Ask All Sailors 31/2773 What is a normal price? I'm finding in the neighborhood of $95 per night at Jersey Shore (Lavalette
So How Many of Us Are There? rardiH36 at 11:14am 07.27.16 The Cherubini Hunters 75/8997 Over the last year or so, the frequency of postings on the Hunter Cherubini specific forum I think h
Buying a new Outboard Overseas? CloudDiver at 11:11am 07.27.16 Ask All Sailors 6/5113 This question is just out of sheer curiosity because I won't be buying a new outboard motor overseas
When is it too much?. . . OS2Dude at 8:39am 07.27.16 Ask All Sailors 12/786 I tend to go a little overboard in fixing up my boats. Our current boat is a 1985 Catalina 30. The
Galley foot pump outlet leaks OS2Dude at 8:32am 07.27.16 Catalina 30 1/549 Our 1985 Catalina 30 has two faucets in the galley, one fresh water pressure faucet and a foot pump
Head Faucet leaks under base onto counter. OS2Dude at 8:28am 07.27.16 Catalina 30 8/870 The faucet in our 1985 Catalina 30 leaks from under its base onto the counter, which can then run in
CDI FF2 Furler Halyard cb32863 at 7:23am 07.27.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1767 If you have a CDI furler, you know that the halyard that is shipped with is not the best quality lin
Lewmar 40 Winch Rschipman at 6:31am 07.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/648 My Lewmar 40, 2 speed winch on my 1983 Hunter 34 is not catching. Any ideas?
Gin pole attachment peterbud at 4:25am 07.27.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2299 I have a O'Day 222 and was wondering if anyone has a good picture of how you attached the gin pole
Stern hold organizer (4) singlehanda26d at 10:22pm 07.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/753 http://img_3428.jpg 126295
Melted muffler intake (1) IslandTimeInVancouver at 9:50pm 07.26.16 Catalina 30 8/1491 After running my engine with the seacock closed I overheated my engine. Yesterday I sought advice on
Thoughts on gimbaled stoves Mindi Carver at 6:41pm 07.26.16 Ask All Sailors 22/8853 My husband and I (novice sailors...we've just started ASA courses) are refitting a 1976 Bristol 24 a
Air in the Fuel Line steven685 at 6:25pm 07.26.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/7006 Hi folks, I have a 1988 Catalina 20 mk2 with a universal Diesel M25. I have replaced with NEW the d
Stern anchor forbin at 5:13pm 07.26.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 22/3777 If you're tight on room would you bother carrying a stern anchor to the San Juans and Gulf Islands?
H260 wind vane advice Fos at 3:36pm 07.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/703 We plan to do all trailering with the H260. I tried leaving the wind vane at the top of the mast bu

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Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:36pm 09.19.23 I don't think the "household" seat will fit the smaller bowl. But you shouldn't have to replace the
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 09.19.23
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Rick C-137 at 6:55pm 09.19.23 That's going to be a fun project! I just bought a project Catalina 38 myself, which I think is in th
1975 C&C33 mk1 with brand new 10kw electric drive Rocinante_C&C33 at 6:51pm 09.19.23 Interesting. How do you use your boat when you go or sailing. Is it day sailing? Do you cruise? Wha
Let's Talk About Power sesmith at 6:33pm 09.19.23 Concerning Victron, you really can't go wrong with the brand. I've used Victron solar controllers o
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker DaveJ at 6:26pm 09.19.23
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 6:03pm 09.19.23 Thank you for the clarification. Where did you connect the controller cables? directly on the servi
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 5:48pm 09.19.23 current is sent to the battery through the battery Can you please clarify ?
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:44pm 09.19.23 If #6 wire, then a 60A breaker is acceptable. I'm confused. If the existing wire was a #4 wire,
Maine 2023-Wind Song jon hansen at 5:34pm 09.19.23 wonderful old boats with crisp sails, as it should be.
Maine 2023-Wind Song jon hansen at 5:30pm 09.19.23 looking great. the ride on an Alden caravelle 42 is magical. a truly great sailing machine. thank
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 4:58pm 09.19.23 For me the real scary point was when I was single handing in a regatta and tied my sheet to windwar
Alternator output to..... heritage at 4:51pm 09.19.23 Is there a larger wire going from the alternator to the starter? If so, then the alternator current
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 4:35pm 09.19.23 Romoving the existing will likely cause some things to stop working. Yes, it will instantly destr
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Tally Ho at 4:09pm 09.19.23
Maine 2023-Wind Song Tally Ho at 4:07pm 09.19.23
Cal 25 MKII question Tally Ho at 4:01pm 09.19.23 I am the new owner of a 1978 Cal 25 MK II. I am seeking any information those familiar with this bo
Raritan PHII long term review Tally Ho at 3:52pm 09.19.23 @jssailem Here you go. Household size seat with slow close. We have one on our Raritan Sea Era QC e
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 3:19pm 09.19.23 It's probably a 10ga wire that goes into the panel. I just may have to open the panel to sort this
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 Michael Davis at 3:14pm 09.19.23 Another great video Terry! Good to see @ Stu Jackson again too, if only in a video.

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