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Do you ask for or use help with dock lines when you come in? Stu Jackson at 10:30pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 40/4428 Many folks have reported having trouble with "helping hands" when they dock. Many times they only m
Storage space on an 8.5 jguyer at 9:10pm 07.07.15 S2 2/998 I'm getting ready to go on a 19 day cruise on my 8.5. Everything is out of the boat, so I am startin
Sail area and stress higgs at 8:11pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/624 Anyone know a formula for figuring how many #s of stress a given sail area imposes on a stay/running
Self tending Jib bigpapaporsche at 7:54pm 07.07.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1144 I am not sure if this is the appropriate location for this post or not, but lets see what happens. I
Hunter 34 Maxwell winch service Ilanortho at 7:39pm 07.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2623 Hi all; Just purchased H34. All 4 Maxwell winches badly in need of lube/ service. Before I disassem
Oops Newport Bob at 7:20pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/800 MainE, Sorry for the mistype Love your state - and have sailed from Maine to Florida
Amp Meter Newport Bob at 7:17pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1356 Main, Took your advice and installed a smart gauge last spring. THANKS Gives the essential info! Cer
Universal 25 XPAC running hot mytime at 5:59pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 5/984 My (new to me) 1994 Catalina 30 (#6242) is running hot 210 degrees at 2500 rpm's. New hoses, sea str
Gib Sice for a Hunter 37 margotec at 5:32pm 07.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1427 Hello, our gib unrolled during a storm and shattered. Now we have to buy another and I would like to
AIS, VHF antenna/s? Ken13559 at 4:42pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/918 I've a questions to those with class B ais and vhf, do you use splitter to share single antenna at m
Problem of return water in the motor when i do sailing fastbreak30 at 3:15pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 4/692 I have a problem of return of water in my diesel universal m -25. When the engine is off and I do sa
Missing S/V Kera Jane macdaddymark1 at 2:04pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 4/782 I don't know if this is the right place to start this but, Does anyone know or have you heard anythi
Microwave fxg88k at 1:23pm 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/914 I recently bought a Hunter 310 built 1999. It has a Gold Star One Touch microwave but no manual for
Mast Step Macruairidh at 1:00pm 07.07.15 Big Boats 3/1034 Cant anyone help. I am looking into purchasing a Hunter Legend 45, 1986 or 1987. I am trying to find
C22 Mark II wobbly keel mermike at 11:04am 07.07.15 Catalina 22 15/2028 Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a 1998 Mark II with a wobbly keel. I haven't dropped the keel b
Papillon 37 CB feather54 at 7:30am 07.07.15 C&C 1/1435 Trying to contact the previous owner(s) of Papillon in the Newport Rhode Island area. She is now 9
Hunter 33.5, Where to post? Ch0pp3r at 7:16am 07.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1005 I own a Hunter 33.5. I have not been able to determine where to post in the forums. Up to 33'? or 34
Engine not cranking EWARREN at 6:36am 07.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1109 I have a Perkins 30 engine. After out sailing for some time and I try to crank the engine, nothing
loose throttle linkage Harry1110 at 6:34am 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/748 I have a 1990 Hunter 30 with Edson console (see link) but the throttle linkage is loose and doesn't
Water pressure issues chrisings at 6:15am 07.07.15 Catalina 30 3/991 So... Our fresh water pump gave up. It would continually run and not build pressure. Looked to be p

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Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 10:38am 01.30.23 The charger has to match the battery chemistry. A 20 amp charger is adequate for a couple of Group
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? dlochner at 10:37am 01.30.23 Prayer - easy cleanup; effective? Very affective once the fire reaches the waterline. We have a
Seattle area surveyors. jssailem at 10:30am 01.30.23 Here is a listing of Accredited Marine Surveyor's https://www.marinesurvey.org/surveyors/united-sta
And this is? (2) walt at 10:30am 01.30.23 Curious if those standards differentiate between salt and fresh water? For example, the square foot
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 10:26am 01.30.23 Having a bit of a problem following this thread just between you and me. However if I was charging
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option sail sfbay at 10:20am 01.30.23 sailpablo.......a new cruising laminate furling mainsail will mitigate jamming in my experience on m
lithium battery conversion Andiamo 34 at 10:19am 01.30.23 Did you insure the charger you had was compatible for use with a litium battery? I looked into conv
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 10:17am 01.30.23 Portable generators don't do much good if your battery charger is only putting out 20 amps. Even a
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source LloydB at 10:16am 01.30.23 Having a bit of a problem following this thread just between you and me. However if I was charging a
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source tfox2069 at 10:06am 01.30.23 I considered converting a Honda generator to run off of propane, but in our area the only places I c
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 10:06am 01.30.23 Certainly without a powerful vang the lack of a traveler would be a deal breaker for me... OTOH lo
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 10:04am 01.30.23 Portable generators don't do much good if your battery charger is only putting out 20 amps. Even a
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option sailpablo at 9:50am 01.30.23 Thanks to all who responded. Mains are not cheap so I really wanted to get what I need this time ar
I'm changing out my batteries Benny17441 at 9:31am 01.30.23 If those are your only power needs I think you may be wasting money on much excess power The rule o
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Bob S at 9:24am 01.30.23 Portable generators don't do much good if your battery charger is only putting out 20 amps. Even a 4
Beneteau First 24 Question Hollyberry at 9:22am 01.30.23 Certainly without a powerful vang the lack of a traveler would be a deal breaker for me... OTOH loa
Hunter 380 waste tank (1) George Braun at 9:16am 01.30.23 here is what we were faced with - picture taken down through the starboard stern locker. Haven't com
Hunter 380 waste tank CAVU at 9:10am 01.30.23 Thanks for the info. I am trying to get an inspection camera to view the bottom of that fitting, and
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Benny17441 at 9:03am 01.30.23 Good anchorages at Egmont Key and up the Manatee River. Other is downtown St. Petersburg in front
Hunter 380 waste tank George Braun at 8:55am 01.30.23 we have a 2008 36, pretty close in design of the stern. waste tank was installed before deck went on

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