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New Autopilot Suggestions planoron at 10:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/664 OK,,,I am sure this will generate a lot of opinions and hopefully so:) We purchased our boat a y
Changing engine controls SFS at 9:36pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/605 My H31 has a relatively new Yanmar 3YM20. I have separate throttle and gear controls on the two sid
Need bomar hatch arms (4) SFS at 9:14pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1643 1983 H31 with what appear to be the original hatches. Total of 2 hatches, one in main cabin, one in
What are these receptacles? (2) SFS at 9:07pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1026 1983 H31. What can be plugged in to these? I have about 3 of them in the main cabin - they apparent
Does polarity matter ? Padrone at 8:59pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1216 Does polarity matter when connecting up a 12v (car) outlet for use when plugging in an adapter for u
waxed paper Ken13559 at 8:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1468 Can I wrap the prop with waxed paper to prevent barnacles growing on it? When I run the engine, I su
port shades james morrison at 7:53pm 09.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1307 I have a 1995 oceanis 40 that has retractable shades on all the ports. A few no longer retract well.
Significant port helm while motoring tigue at 7:49pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1234 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Stand-Up Paddle Boards and "Rights of Way" Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 61/8107 I was returning to home harbor after the Labor Day outing. The channel had several SUP's in it. On
Asking for advice on a 1985 h31 purchase C Jones at 5:15pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1189 I took several big boat friends to look at a 1985 h31 today. The owner was not there but we were abl
new video gettinthere at 4:10pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1103 Thought I'd share my latest work. Lot of fun to produce and didn't crash the drone once...as opposed
Motor not peeing water Doc_holiday at 4:09pm 09.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/2813 I have a 9.9 merc 2 stroke. It's been a great motor. This week while out putting around I noticed I
Turned refrigerator into an icebox - By mistake OS2Dude at 3:46pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1146 We have a Norcold 'L' shaped refrigerator in our 1985 Catalina 30. (Not sure of the model) It had
Obtaining New H260 Trailer VT Fitz at 3:10pm 09.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/884 After 10 seasons with our beloved H23.5, Grasshopper, we -- well, me really -- have been bitten by t
Broken strut SFS at 3:03pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/1997 Guess this will teach me to worry about dock lines. Had the boat (1983 Hunter 31) out Saturday, mot
Diesel Generator - economical? Don Lucas at 2:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/563 I would like to have more power available to run stuff like hot water, air conditioning, water maker
anchor windlass idea allen-deckard at 2:34pm 09.08.15 Catalina 22 3/735 haven't seen anyone try it so there ya go it means I have to give it a try hehe What I'm planning
H-23 Kenyon mast pins Earprints01 at 2:18pm 09.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1038 I have a Kenyon mast on my H-23. It is held on the deck with two pins through the mast base and the
Volvo 2002 gauges JerryA at 1:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/448 Hi Folks, I have a Volvo 2002 diesel in my boat and it seems that the gauges become less accurate
Lightning Strike or near miss? Nodak7 at 1:51pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 8/1525 Instruments E120/E80 (Classic) MFD's We had a bad storm last night and had some near miss lightning

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Wind sensor error fix needed Techstyle at 11:19am 07.28.23 Depending on how old your instruments and system in general will depend whether SOG or STW is used,
87 hunter 34 value dlochner at 11:10am 07.28.23 The numbers in the JD Powers database seem to be a good starting place for the asking price. How a
Wind sensor error fix needed smokey73 at 11:07am 07.28.23 Help me understand why Speed through the Water (STW)is used for the calculation of true vs apparent
Wind sensor error fix needed dlochner at 11:05am 07.28.23 Your wind instrument only sees Apparent wind angle and Apparent wind speed. True Wind Speed and Di
87 hunter 34 value JamesG161 at 11:04am 07.28.23 what needed to be done what market value could be obtained... Look here https://www.jdpower.com/b
Not sure where this belongs, but it is great! capta at 11:02am 07.28.23 When I circumnavigated in the '70s, my then wife and I raised our daughter as we sailed. At that tim
Wind sensor error fix needed Techstyle at 10:54am 07.28.23 Your wind instrument only sees Apparent wind angle and Apparent wind speed. True Wind Speed and Dir
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 10:51am 07.28.23 At this point why not just buy and slap in a new water pump His issue is the Sherwood G65 water p
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) dlochner at 10:46am 07.28.23 I also have yet to find a boat yard that reinstalls my max prop properly Marathon Boatyard in Mar
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Anchored87 at 10:44am 07.28.23 That looks like the RF jib is on a halyard, no worries there. My impression is she is in OK shape
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Will Gilmore at 10:38am 07.28.23 jib standing rigging needed to be tightened. That looks like the RF jib is on a halyard, no worrie
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) SVConfianza at 10:05am 07.28.23 We had a boatyard do this to us once. They took off the shifter lever arm to get it out of the way
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? (5) Anchored87 at 9:22am 07.28.23 218261218262
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? (10) Anchored87 at 9:20am 07.28.23 Good use trailers are hard to find especially when it comes to a trailer built to fit a specific bo
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:57am 07.28.23 At this point why not just buy and slap in a new water pump and then rebuild the old one at your lei
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 8:24am 07.28.23 I have to drop the mast on my Merit 22 by myself. Other times I had friends helping and a place to
What about our Medicine? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:46am 07.28.23 Not to bad on H466. One couple put down outdoor carpet on the swim platform and harnessed the dog's
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 kbgunn at 7:43am 07.28.23 Good or bad boats are an individual judgement. I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and really enjoy the boat. It
New to me C&C 25 MKI kappykaplan at 7:24am 07.28.23 Easiest to remove the skin on top to remove the rotted core. Then install new core and re-skin the
Not sure where this belongs, but it is great! kappykaplan at 7:21am 07.28.23 Nice find. Probably belongs in the Sail Calls forum. :beer:

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