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Instruments Ninsar at 4:55am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2382 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 11/1231 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 24/6567 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 3/1003 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 11/1664 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 0/515 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 10/2891 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 2/998 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 5/689 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 2/752 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 0/428 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 29/7166 *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 3/1596 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 3/947 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 10/4531 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 14/4142 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 3/1136 Mainsail - I noticed the BSS P12 Battery Charger has an output for controlling an ACR (open when ch
Drippy front hatch cover flynhi4u at 8:39am 02.17.16 Smaller Boats 3/693 The front hatch cover on our boat is great at bringing in large amounts of fresh air when we are on
Fresh water flush system marathonguy at 7:06am 02.17.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/4659 I own a 2001Catalina 28 MKII. It is equipped with a 26 hp Universal diesel with a fresh water flush
stiff steering on Hunter 42 Passage BellaSogno9119 at 6:32am 02.17.16 Big Boats 12/3095 I have been re-conditioning a 1991 Hunter 42 CC. The steering was very stiff when I purchased the b

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Weekend Login Difficulties Tally Ho at 3:15pm 02.26.24 I was one who reported not being able to access the forums on Sunday. it was hard to communicate si
Weekend Login Difficulties Ringydingydo at 3:13pm 02.26.24 Thanks for fixing it. We all needed to go outside and play anyway. No self-flagulation, okay?
Busbar Ampacity Confusion BAD ORCA at 3:12pm 02.26.24 By the way, the Link bars only work with BEP bus bars and the bus bars are shorter than Blue Seas b
V berth leak from electric windlass Neil Spooner at 3:00pm 02.26.24 I am just overhauling my windlass on our Legend 356. It has a Sprint Atlantic make, and the top seal
1980 C&C 40-2 Access to space under helm More Sail Mark at 2:52pm 02.26.24 I have a 1980 40 as well that is new to me and have exactly the same issue. As well there is a starb
Busbar Ampacity Confusion dlochner at 2:52pm 02.26.24 By the way, the Link bars only work with BEP bus bars and the bus bars are shorter than Blue Seas bu
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Examinator327 at 2:51pm 02.26.24 I currently use hanks, but hope to install a roller with a Genoa this summer. What are you running f
Hunter 356 stanchion vibes at 2:49pm 02.26.24 Fill with Epoxy , drill and tap per my link above post #2 All info in that link to fix it. Jim...
Yacht Racing 101-FREE Seminar in San Pedro CA Dogswater at 2:46pm 02.26.24
Busbar Ampacity Confusion BAD ORCA at 2:40pm 02.26.24 Rather than connecting 2 dissimilar buss bars, why not make your own copper buss bar using the info
Busbar Ampacity Confusion BAD ORCA at 2:35pm 02.26.24 This might be an ignorant question (not my first ;) ) but isn't 400 amps a LOT:yikes: The typical
dual voltage water heater element dlochner at 2:33pm 02.26.24 Your plan could work, but won't be very efficient with the size panels you have. The typical 6 gallo
Busbar Ampacity Confusion BAD ORCA at 2:31pm 02.26.24 The Marinco/BEP Proseries is a great system. I especially like the surface mounted switches, a much
Marathon Florida anchorage ? dlochner at 2:29pm 02.26.24 Thank you so much for the information. I contacted the harbor to see if I can get on a ball but t
Hunter 356 stanchion JamesG161 at 2:28pm 02.26.24 Try this how to do it. Fill with Epoxy , drill and tap per my link above post #2 All info in that
Merit 22 owners texasptb at 2:25pm 02.26.24 Yes it is! I didn't know they all didn't come that way! Funny, I was looking hard at Catalina 22's,
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 1:53pm 02.26.24 223224
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 1:50pm 02.26.24 I just want unlimited Internet when I'm stopped, and not to be cut off because I accidentally went
Marathon Florida anchorage ? hardinvoyager at 1:33pm 02.26.24 Thank you so much for the information. I contacted the harbor to see if I can get on a ball bu
Oh so dirty bilges All U Get at 1:23pm 02.26.24 Try a urinal freshener mat.

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