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2011 Hunter 50 AC Purchase SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:26am 11.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/813 Hi All, I am planning to purchase a 2011 Hunter 50 AC in St. Pete that was never titled. It does no
Closing sink through hull ChrisNY at 10:00am 11.19.15 Sirius 21/22 7/3068 Hey everybody, I am now the owner of a brand new used Sirius 21 (1978). I keep in the water and wi
On the ball in Boot Key Florida (Marathon) Paul and Judy at 9:04am 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1427 We plan to spend 3 months on the ball in Boot Key and 3 months on the ball in Key West. Then head b
Check your batteries! Might not be the alternator! Nymph at 8:26am 11.19.15 Big Boats 7/2653 2014 Marlow-Hunter 40 with Yanmar 4JH5E (54 HP ' SailDrive SD50) and ElectroMaax 140a Alternator My
Marlow-Hunter 31 named on of Sail's best boats of 2016 Phil Herring at 8:13am 11.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1486 http://shoutout.wix.com/so/f8fe1e3f-3cfd-4a60-8e6b-829fa1c0d083#/main
Bigger boat Meriachee at 6:50am 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1596 There's always the question of a larger boat in our world, and here's a quick timelapse (another top
Hand Rail Refurb CRichardsDSX at 4:54am 11.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1213 After doing the necessary repairs to be able to use the boat for the better part of a year - it's ti
Font change Phil Herring at 9:03pm 11.18.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/497 You may have noticed :) the font changed Wednesday night. Serif fonts are easier to read and this i
M-H 31; 7.8 Knots... Really? Rick D at 8:59pm 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2645 Not to be snarky, well, maybe. Anyhow, I was thumbing through Sail magazine (I know...) and there wa
Reversing the keel winch? RussC at 8:02pm 11.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2840 It seems like such a logical modification to flip the keel winch so the handle is accessed in the co
Engine box insulation marchem at 3:12pm 11.18.15 Catalina 310 10/3275 2000 C310. The insulation in the engine box was apparently falling off and removed by the PO. I'm
Cleaning a prop Rodd at 3:07pm 11.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 16/14745 This year I will not be removing my prop. There is a bunch of white scale on the prop, and I was wo
Anl fuse busbar vs. dual mrbf and plain busbar marchem at 3:07pm 11.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 10/8392 First of all, thanks to everyone here for all the help and advice I've gotten in the past regarding
Diggin threw photos did i ever share this? (1) allen-deckard at 1:19pm 11.18.15 Catalina 22 7/740 I was getting more stuff dug out and making sure things work got my screen door out and was wonderin
Free sails? pateco at 10:06am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 24/2807 Has anyone else signed up for this? I like the Idea of FREE sails, but don't know how hard it is to
Reefing lines: mast or cockpit? which is better? markwbird at 10:03am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 15/4959 So, I've been talking to folks about setting up my reefing lines to run back to the cockpit mainly s
Propane outboards? BayMan at 9:23am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1989 Did not know about these. Some questions: How long does the camping size propane can last? How ea
Electrical problem on 1984 hunter 31 51RD55 at 7:35am 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1109 Recently I seemingly tripped a breaker while working on the boat. The only load on my outlet breaker
S2 11.0c south of savanna ga rob and tami at 4:26am 11.18.15 S2 2/1368 Hello, We are cruising, down the ICW in our S2 9.2C toward the sun, and right now am at Savanna GA 1
Motor mounts Damifudo at 3:00am 11.18.15 Catalina 30 6/4046 I am about to order 4 new motor mounts for my 1988 Catalina with the Universal M25 XP. Do I order t

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Selden mast information George Braun at 6:15am 01.20.24 it's really kind of stupid the way Selden does it - you should find a part #/configuration code at t
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 5:24am 01.20.24 This assumes there is not a blocking diode on the cables that prevents charging the battery from th
Testing out my jump starter... dlochner at 5:17am 01.20.24 As @davidasailor said, just don't take the jump cables off until you shut down the engine. The alte
Replace Radar sailme88 at 4:55am 01.20.24 I upgraded from a Furuno gray monochrome screen to a Raymarine digital color Chartplotter with rad
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 4:38am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the alter
Testing out my jump starter... dLj at 4:36am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the alter
Testing out my jump starter... sailme88 at 4:31am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the altern
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 4:28am 01.20.24 I agree - sounds good. Be sure not to disconnect the jump pack until you shut the engine down, or yo
150 genoa vs 135 jssailem at 3:37am 01.20.24
Replace Radar jssailem at 3:18am 01.20.24 I read the review when it came out. For less than $2500 these systems are very helpful in providing
Testing out my jump starter... jssailem at 2:07am 01.20.24 Sounds like a logical approach. Positive to positive. Negative to negative. Like sticking a new batt
Selden mast information marcham at 8:31pm 01.19.24 Did you check near the base of the mast?
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel FastOlson at 6:37pm 01.19.24 Why are you suggesting the Yanmar? Is that what you have available (what model)? How do the dimen
Odd Yanmar issue MitchM at 6:12pm 01.19.24 If I was in jail in a foreign land, and getting free depended on my solving why your engine
Odd Yanmar issue ggrizzard at 6:07pm 01.19.24 Caveat: I know nothing about the engine or the fire suppression system under discussion* Here's an*
Odd Yanmar issue (1) quadrille38 at 5:47pm 01.19.24 I don't mean to stray too far off the topic of the thread, but I still don't really understand how
150 genoa vs 135 (1) Dalliance at 4:27pm 01.19.24 I often solo sail and always liked my old 150 for light wind days, but I hated the pour visibility.
Raritan Superflush SBO Police Bot at 3:19pm 01.19.24 Thread is closed.
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) SailingLoto at 3:08pm 01.19.24 15F and sunny with a light wind at the Lake of the Ozarks Missouri
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) Tally Ho at 2:40pm 01.19.24

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