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Still confused about charging! gettinthere at 9:55am 12.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 39/4443 One of my zantrex chargers finally quit. I replaced it with a Pro Mariner 12 40P. It seems to shut
Hunter Market Report (1) JamesG161 at 7:40am 12.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/723 I found this information interesting and perhaps useful for many. I post it and it sources in which
IPad with Garmin Bluechart update Bob 04 H260 at 7:31am 12.21.15 Ask All Sailors 1/535 I recently had my iPad do an Apple update. Then yesterday I updated the North American/Bahamas chart
Stainless-steel rails and pulpits DianaOfBurlington at 6:47am 12.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3140 I am looking to have custom-made rails built for Diana. Does anyone know of East-Coast (preferably
Battery Charging JohnVTX at 6:38am 12.21.15 Catalina 30 15/4218 If I have the batteries hooked up the normal way to be able to switch between 1 and 2 or ALL. When I
What Size Danforth? DaveJ at 5:40am 12.21.15 Catalina 310 4/1437 I have noticed that there is an area in our anchor lockers that looks like it is molded for an auxil
Charter advice needed DAVA390 at 3:43am 12.21.15 Destinations 22/2772 Ok folks, gather round. I have never been to the Caribbean and I have been tasked to investigate pri
23.5 ballast tank water level Chris Hansel at 7:54pm 12.20.15 Smaller Boats 6/1100 Hi, just purchased a Hunter 23.5. Read the owners manual, and it reads that there should be some typ
A holiday poem for cruisers... Curious Sailor at 6:39pm 12.20.15 Sails Call Lounge 9/926 I am often asked, "Why do you want to learn to sail and eventually live aboard a boat some day?" Alt
1973 Pearson 30 with Atomic 4 LakeMurraySailor at 6:05pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 50/5513 Hi Sailors, I would like some opinions from those who have experienced a similar situation. I recent
Deciding to buy a boat that needs a new engine spadaforaj at 3:52pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2296 Looking at a Beanteu 40 that the owner says needs a valve job - have no idea what that would take, o
Charting and Plotting Raven34 at 2:56pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 58/7413 A lot of opinions swell around electronics when it comes to navigation. A USCG captain course instru
Heart of the Sea shemandr at 2:12pm 12.20.15 Sails Call Lounge 10/1438 I saw a few posts about this but not much response. Maybe not that many have seen it. I saw it yes
Christmas boat parade (2) sailaway78 at 7:28am 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 1/435 Every year we have a decorated Christmas boat parade. Got a few pics last night.
St. Peter and the Marines Brian D at 8:11pm 12.19.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/657 Three Marines died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. 'In honor of
Buying a Bristol 38 SailingPilot at 5:56pm 12.19.15 Ask All Sailors 10/4762 Hi Guys, I'm new to the forum and in the process of buying a Bristol 38 for winter sailing in the Ba
Merry Christmas and happy new year ...... (1) woodster at 4:41pm 12.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1195 118221 ....from Fairhope Al
95 H26 Revamp "Dark Side Of The Moon" is reborn (8) Astrozombie at 3:41pm 12.19.15 Smaller Boats 8/2113 Just wanted to post some pics of work ive been doing to revitalize my H26 that was handed down from
Plastimo Davits Yellowjeepman at 2:57pm 12.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1052 Anyone out there with an O'Day 34 with Plastimo Davits ? My boat is in South Florida and I live in E
Main Trimming (new) hijack avoidance... rgranger at 9:17am 12.19.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 67/17559 I didn't want to hijack the other ongoing thread on trimming the main in heavy air. Thanks Jackdaw.

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H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 4:19pm 12.10.23 Or you could disconnect the genset alternator, remove its battery, and run the genset off the house
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Hayden Watson at 3:44pm 12.10.23 I hope that was not the case. There are explicit warnings against moving the compression release le
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION kappykaplan at 3:18pm 12.10.23 For some reason, most likely me trying to make things tidy in the engine bay, I had run the hose un
Monoceros cabin sole monocerosin at 3:05pm 12.10.23 Ok. So I am really trying not to tear up the sole but on the port side I can feel just a little give
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 2:54pm 12.10.23 So perhaps I've found why I have reduced RPM's under load. I had to change the fresh water pump out.
Adding above water line thru hull.... dlochner at 2:53pm 12.10.23 Im buying my wife a new secondary bildge pump for Xmas This in my estimation is a perfectly viabl
H49/50 battery replacement Johann at 2:48pm 12.10.23 I would suggest, running the engine with the battery fully charged and use a multimeter to see what
Adding above water line thru hull.... Rick Webb at 2:02pm 12.10.23 Run the hole saw in reverse first to get through the gelcoat. If accessible drill about two thirds
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 1:53pm 12.10.23 Predrill the pilot hole. Cover the area to be drilled with blue masking tape. Use a good quality bi
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 1:53pm 12.10.23 Sounds like you've got one dull hole saw. Mind you, all it takes is one or two cuts through the gl
H49/50 battery replacement marcham at 1:49pm 12.10.23 Good point. Does your starting Lithium have a bms, what is it's high voltage disconnect? I'd monitor
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 1:25pm 12.10.23 Understood. And that was exactly my point about the knees on Lith. My understanding is that you d
Adding above water line thru hull.... Ralph Johnstone at 12:25pm 12.10.23 other than buying your wife a bilge pump for Christmas o_O Now that is how to score points with t
Adding above water line thru hull.... DArcy at 11:56am 12.10.23 It sounds like you have a solid plan, other than buying your wife a bilge pump for Christmas o_O
Adding above water line thru hull.... dlochner at 11:56am 12.10.23 Predrill the pilot hole. Cover the area to be drilled with blue masking tape. Use a good quality bim
Bilge pump capta at 11:54am 12.10.23 Most beep bilge sailboats mount their bilge pumps on a shelf type fitting that will bring up the pum
Adding above water line thru hull.... Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 12.10.23 Then once down enough, finish the job going through the fiberglass. Sounds like you've got one du
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 11:25am 12.10.23 It doesn't actually take prolonged winds, but you'll rarely notice it on floating docks. Just front
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 11:08am 12.10.23 Lake Michigan is large, however it long and relatively narrow at about 100 miles, Erie and Ontario
Standing Rigging for 2005 Hunter 41 AC SteveT555 at 10:32am 12.10.23 Thanks for your reply. We would be driving down and will hopefully avoid 16% import duty. My though

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