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A few questions from a Cherubini 30 Newbie BlowMeAway at 3:04pm 11.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1708 Wow, I had no idea there might be a forum specific to Hunter owners. Too cool, so I signed up. The 1
RIGGING HELP ShapeShifter at 2:02pm 11.30.15 Trailer Sailors 9/1920 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We ar
Paint Flamingo1 at 1:38pm 11.30.15 Catalina 22 31/4566 I'm getting ready to paint Ole Butterscotch and I've looked at West Marine, Amazon and marine stores
refrigeration on a Catalina 28 mkI joel forthun at 1:07pm 11.30.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1675 I recently bought a 1992 Catalina 28 mk I, and am interested in installing refrigeration using an ic
Just want to say "Thanks, Maine Sail" WayneH at 12:43pm 11.30.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1837 Your articles on using solar panels to keep the batteries topped off have helped me extend the life
Calypso Marine Wind Instrament; Bluetooth? McIntoshUSA at 10:58am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1545 Has anyone heard of this wind instrument that uses Bluetooth to transmit wireless to your smart phon
Worth Investigating? (1) FourPoints at 10:17am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3611 Just found out that this boat may be available for a song, or less. I know NOTHING about it aside fr
Fixed port leaks, 2008 41s Hunter dakno at 10:08am 11.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/774 Both port and starboard fixed side port lights, rear positions leak from the bottom rear corner. Has
rigging ShapeShifter at 8:36am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/525 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We a
Cutlass bearing and stuffing box gregstokes at 8:25am 11.30.15 Pearson 3/1002 I need to replace the cutlass bearing and stuffing box on my 1968 P35. Has anybody done this without
Standard Horizon Handheld CYQK at 8:03am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 6/446 Cyber Monday deal on two of these for89dollars It is the STD-HX100 They any good? Thks Gary
need help in Mobile,Al. ShapeShifter at 7:11am 11.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1353 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We a
Raritan PH II - Liquid still in base after pumping dry Joe5893 at 6:02am 11.30.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/724 Hi all, Is it normal to have liquid remaining in the base of the PH II after it has been pumped on
provisioning spread sheet Bob 04 H260 at 5:43am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2439 I have been reading articles on the "The Boat Galley" site for some time and find the information ve
Hunter 45 cc info Slipin Away at 2:45am 11.30.15 Big Boats 7/1466 There is a small wood cover under the chart table that allows access to the nav equipment. Can any
Raw water pump question knotoldyet at 5:05pm 11.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 22/2567 Question: is it possible for a raw water pump, in this case an Oberdorfer on a Universal M25XP, to b
Can't get flow from forward holding tank on Hunter passage 456 discovery at 4:58pm 11.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1344 Have been having major issues when trying to pump forward holding tank, either thru deck pump out or
Buying a Beneteau in Mediterranean grboregon at 3:23pm 11.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2091 I look at boats coming out of charter and they are much cheaper than in the US especially West Coast
Need help MasterPlan at 2:19pm 11.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/823 I just bought a MacGregor 26M and I need help finding a good shop in the Houston/Kemah area to take
AIS / Float Planning Monterey385 at 1:31pm 11.29.15 Ask All Sailors 5/964 I have a new Class B AIS (Raymarine AIS 650). I started the float planning for a spring delivery cr

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Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 6:37am 03.02.24 See how good we are at spending your money and giving you projects? Hey, but you asked! And we're
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 6:36am 03.02.24 In the OPs case with a 1-2-All battery switch the switch can remain in the 1 or 2 position and both
Clean Out Oil Pan twodzusfittings at 6:04am 03.02.24 Is there a drain plug in the oil pan? I'm not familiar with the engine in question. On my Universal
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 6:02am 03.02.24 Ok, here comes a stupid question - what does a battery combiner do? What does it give you in you ba
Bon Voyage! dLj at 5:59am 03.02.24 I saw a cute joke - two old guys were sitting on a bench. The one guy gets a call from his wife, "Wh
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 5:56am 03.02.24 Modern chargers are 3 stage, Constant Current (Bulk), Constant Voltage (absorption), and Float. A
Bon Voyage! twodzusfittings at 5:52am 03.02.24 Greg, congratulations, all the very best in retirement. Advice I was given......"Always leave a litt
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 5:50am 03.02.24 Ok, here comes a stupid question - what does a battery combiner do? What does it give you in you bat
Battery combiner, is this best? bob45 at 5:23am 03.02.24 Great info! Thanks. A bit to unpack here. I daysail 90% of the time and am at a dock with shore powe
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 4:50am 03.02.24 HThere have been lots of advances in battery technology and charging technology since your boat was
376 Chainplate/Bolts (2) CuttyBound at 4:06am 03.02.24 Images from inside the boat attached for reference. Further inspection is needed but from what I can
Snow falling on Cedars mermike at 3:20am 03.02.24 Just looking at those bumps makes me ache..
Bon Voyage! Will Gilmore at 3:10am 03.02.24 Congratulations, now you can really get some work done. Sometimes a change in the watch schedule ca
Bon Voyage! kappykaplan at 2:18am 03.02.24 Congratulations! :beer: Now you can use @All U Get 's tagline: I'm retired. I was tired yesterday
Passage Compass replacement Tally Ho at 9:52pm 03.01.24 Greg offers a good suggestion regarding the compass, likely a Ritchie like ours. Hunter used an Eds
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 9:49pm 03.01.24 Retirement! Ah, Yes! Did that 14 years ago. Wonder how I ever found the time to actually go to wo
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 9:49pm 03.01.24 Congratulations - may retirement provide you the time to do the things you like, the good health to
Bon Voyage! Roland5048 at 9:48pm 03.01.24 Retirement! Ah, Yes! Did that 14 years ago. Wonder how I ever found the time to actually go to wor
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:31pm 03.01.24 The only GS 50 with which I am familiar has a 7.5 ft keel draft. It itself, that severely limits wh
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:22pm 03.01.24 I reviewed your "about Me" post... "Fairly new to sailing, in process of learning." The Catalina 2

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