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Celestial Navigation Warren Milberg at 6:54am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2131 I see that the US Naval Academy is, once again, teaching cadets the art of celestial navigation. How
Spring Launch is Coming! Alansails at 6:35am 02.18.16 Catalina 310 0/542 Spring Launch is not far away for those of us in the Northern Latitudes! At least in my mind anyway-
Repowering Project Research - Volvo MD2B SailMaster at 5:48am 02.18.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/2804 Well the cost of parts has pushed me to the limit of thinking seriously about replacing our beloved
Instruments Ninsar at 4:55am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2066 Can anyone tell me if this item (hunter number) 160100 Airmar number ST800/P120 speed/temp transduce
venture 224 safe limit sailnewbie at 3:35am 02.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1108 experienced on lake erie and else where on a crestliner 20' deep v. dealt with some pretty good weat
1987 H31 : water trapped between hull and liner ejessen at 11:15pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5660 I have been battling some foul odors on my 1987 H31. First I thought it was the head, but I have che
Bottom Referbushing NavySailorII at 9:01pm 02.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/875 Can any one suggest a reliable intermediate approach to repainting a hull bottom that has a case of
My chart plotter came back to life NiceBeny at 8:26pm 02.17.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1474 after many months of my ray marine pedestal mounted plotter having a black screen it came back on th
Repowering Project Research - Volvo MD2B SailMaster at 7:32pm 02.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/469 Well the cost of parts has pushed me to the limit of thinking seriously about replacing our beloved
New Orleans Monty VM at 6:02pm 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2365 hello everybody, we will be sailing from Panama up to NOLA late April and May. We will stay at south
keel venture 224 vrs 25 sailnewbie at 5:39pm 02.17.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/930 anyone know if a mac 25 keel will work in a venture 224, mines rough and there's a 25 for sale
Power Inverter Location Doug J at 4:04pm 02.17.16 Smaller Boats 5/596 I'd like to get safety tips regarding the installed location of an 1800 watt inverter. I installed o
Anchor roller Windtherapy at 3:49pm 02.17.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/693 Does anybody have any photos by chance of their anchor roller installed on their O'Day? That is one
Hunter 216 Headsail anchoredatasandbar at 3:21pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/395 Has anyone replaced their stock jib on their Hunter 216 with a genoa in the 140 -150 range? Has it p
Wanted - Toilet with option of Pumpout or Manual emptying Jim Hawkins at 3:02pm 02.17.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/6095 *Title should have read "and" not "or" I sure hope Peggy is out there or someone that can steer me
NOCO charger and commissioning new batts Elysium_Van_Isl at 2:04pm 02.17.16 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1511 Maine, have a question on commissioning and breaking in a new set of batts. Background for you firs
Hunter 376 keel bolts Shawnboom at 12:22pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/877 My keel bolts appear to have a slow leak. When I haul next month, I plan to tighten and or re-bed th
Where to sail in San Diego YVRguy at 12:21pm 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/3744 I am going to be visiting friends in San Diego next week. They enjoy sailing with me on my boat whe
Fresh water system info for owner's with newer (2000's?) boats (2) Craig Cook at 10:06am 02.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/3616 As a reference for those of you that have Hunter's built recently. I don't have exact dates but hop
More on ACR with Battery Chargers Dan_Y at 9:25am 02.17.16 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1035 Mainsail - I noticed the BSS P12 Battery Charger has an output for controlling an ACR (open when ch

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Hunter 23 Keel Davidasailor26 at 2:44pm 08.20.23 Seems like the kind of thing @Crazy Dave Condon would know.
Wema tank level sender ggrizzard at 2:43pm 08.20.23 Oooh, good question. Hope someone has.
Finding a trailer in California Kings Gambit at 2:07pm 08.20.23 You might be able to transport the boat there from SF for near enough the cost of buying/building a
Finding a trailer in California Kings Gambit at 2:01pm 08.20.23 It's to move a boat from San Francisco to Washington. I tried to even find a trailer for rent, and
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels dlochner at 1:54pm 08.20.23 No, just remove the mounting screws on the front of the panel and the breaker should tip out the bac
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 1:52pm 08.20.23 That formula is not correct. For parallel circuits 1/Rt=1/R1+1/R2+.......... Yep, an oversight, w
H49/50 battery replacement Terry Cox at 1:51pm 08.20.23 Last Friday I finished replacing our two twelve year old 8D AGM deep cycle batteries with new sealed
Can't figure out how to use the inverter/refrigerator on new to me '36 MK II. Mutara Nebula II at 1:47pm 08.20.23 I figured the fridge out - the broker had disconnected the power line to the fridge by shoving a cus
Can't figure out how to use the inverter/refrigerator on new to me '36 MK II. Don S/V ILLusion at 1:37pm 08.20.23 Sorry for the confusion - it's not - it's on the DC panel, but even with the breaker on for it, it
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Tally Ho at 1:37pm 08.20.23
Finding a trailer in California Davey J at 1:19pm 08.20.23 Is the trailer for permanent use to keep the boat on, or temporary transport? If the former, you mi
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 1:13pm 08.20.23 There is about 0.5" of drop. You're looking at it in my picture. Then the chain slides down at about
Tropical Storm Emily kappykaplan at 1:12pm 08.20.23 Aka Fish Storm :plus:
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? Hello Below at 12:36pm 08.20.23 It would help if the OP narrowed down his prop requirements/wishes. Currently it is open to many ma
Finding a trailer in California Kings Gambit at 12:36pm 08.20.23 Is the trailer for permanent use to keep the boat on, or temporary transport? If the former, you mig
Finding a trailer in California Davey J at 12:21pm 08.20.23
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels (1) jviss at 12:18pm 08.20.23 Follow up: yes, confirmed. On mine, because of the way the plus bus is attached to the breakers, on
Can't figure out how to use the inverter/refrigerator on new to me '36 MK II. Mutara Nebula II at 12:16pm 08.20.23 Most refrigeration units on boats is 12VDC. Why do you think it should be powered off the inverter?
Can't figure out how to use the inverter/refrigerator on new to me '36 MK II. Don S/V ILLusion at 12:15pm 08.20.23 Most refrigeration units on boats is 12VDC. Why do you think it should be powered off the inverter?
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Johnb at 12:07pm 08.20.23 The formula for resistance in a parallel circuit is Rt =1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 ... where Rt is the tot

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