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anchor roller from catalina with roller furling allen-deckard at 2:36pm 09.17.15 Catalina 22 26/4841 Has anyone bought an anchor roller from catalina direct that has a cdi roller furling? I haven't
Plastic trim for H26 salon table? CHSN WND at 12:45pm 09.17.15 Smaller Boats 8/1069 I re-beded the fore and aft wood pieces on my plexi top yesterday (thanks Crazy Dave and Fred for th
Winterizing thaeni at 11:35am 09.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2816 I have a 3GM30F and was wondering if I could use the antifreeze used for water systems in my engine
Tightening Cap Shrouds Davidasailor26 at 10:42am 09.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1268 The cap shrouds on our 2014 Oceanis 37 are very loose above the lower spreaders. The section below
hydrofoil plates on outboard cavitation plate fortunare at 9:43am 09.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1235 I used them on my Mac 19 to get on a plane faster and reduce cavitation but noticed in 26M manual th
Selden GX Top Down Furler (4) seadaddler at 5:18am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 1/518 Here is how I installed the ring for selden pole,one mistake I first made is the spinnaker halyard
Washing sail sock. hewebb at 4:24am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/921 I just acquired a asymmetrical spinnaker with a dousing sock that needs cleaning. I am thinking abo
What is this thing? (3) brett_howard at 1:46am 09.17.15 Catalina 22 12/1494 I recently bought a 1986 C22. I've only sailed a handfull of times with friends so I'm really new..
Maine Sail Newport Bob at 8:12pm 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2167 Will you be in town for the Newport Boat Show this weekend!
Replacing mainsail halyard Kratm31 at 7:19pm 09.16.15 Pearson 7/2891 I need to replace the rope/wire mainsail halyard on my 1987 31-2 ' I want to replace it with an all-
Learning about anchor, gear & locker (4) H3newdog at 6:38pm 09.16.15 Big Boats 24/5715 As I need to learn just about everything about my 1983 H34 I thought I'd start at the bow. The boat
Trying to find the screw ! sgaby at 6:08pm 09.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/996 Hi everyone I have a 28 Catalina 1998 The port window, the one that open is leaking by the handle
Boom Vang for Spirit 23 Lodi47 at 5:28pm 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4106 I just purchased a Spirit 23 with very basic rigging. There is no boom vang and I am wondering if an
Down by the head herbwitt at 2:05pm 09.16.15 Catalina 30 4/1238 I have a C-30 for about 4 months. It sits in the water about 4 inches down by the head. I've tried
Newbie electrical question ChristopherHurst at 11:07am 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 20/4482 I am new to sailing, but really love it! Bought a very nice 2000 Hunter 290 that was almost unused,
What To Look For, P34-2 Survey? colderwater at 10:39am 09.16.15 Pearson 2/1005 I will be having a survey done on a 1990 Pearson 34-2 next week. Any owners or past owners have any
Evening sails (7) Jackdaw at 9:45am 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1611 Late summer is the best time for evening sails in Minnesota. Pleasant temp,. reliable breeze, and aw
Raritan Elegance and Electroscan questions (1) mermike at 9:05am 09.16.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3893 Hello all, I am looking at a boat that has the Electrascan and Raritan Elegance MSD system. I kno
UV Protection Bladeswell at 8:08am 09.16.15 Smaller Boats 3/1061 Hello Everyone, I'm installing frameless polycarbonate ports on my C25. I've r
forward hatch replacement wheelsteering27 at 7:29am 09.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2374 Is it possibe to purchase a new hatch for a 1983 Hunter 27, due to the unsquare hatch opening?

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I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 10:05pm 10.13.23 Yes, I have everything from "Erie Harbor" up to "Great Lakes" loaded. Opencpn just seems to ignore
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) Techstyle at 9:15pm 10.13.23 I have a Raspberry Pi 4B at the Navstation that has two HDMI outputs one to a 10.1" touchscreen at t
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Tally Ho at 8:11pm 10.13.23 The sea built inspection port uses gaskets on the inside and outside of the 2 parts...so I am sure t
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location (1) Tally Ho at 7:59pm 10.13.23
Man the Boats... (1) Tally Ho at 7:48pm 10.13.23
Man the Boats... jssailem at 7:41pm 10.13.23 Leaving for Maui tomorrow Oh boy. Enjoy the Sunshine.
Man the Boats... Tally Ho at 7:32pm 10.13.23 It is time for that last cruise. The weather patterns are aligning for a chance as an Indian Summer
Man the Boats... Terry Cox at 7:25pm 10.13.23 Thanksgiving November 23-26 the earliest and best chance at having a winter cruise. No time off befo
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 7:17pm 10.13.23 My friends on S/V Jibsea tell me there is a 1/2" bolt just beneath the companionway steps. Our boa
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:45pm 10.13.23 The article from Crown battery describes sulfation which is what kills batteries. Of note and relate
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try stephen_i_w at 6:08pm 10.13.23 The problem was even though I had down loaded all the O-Charts for the area I was interested in and
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update rhwins at 5:01pm 10.13.23 Ahoy from Galveston, TX! A while back, I made an update post saying I'd adopted a 1987 Hunter 28.5
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 4:43pm 10.13.23
Man the Boats... JamesG161 at 3:56pm 10.13.23 The Solar Eclipse Path found here. 2023 Annular Eclipse: Where & When - NASA Science Oh My Gosh!
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 3:06pm 10.13.23 That's this thing. It's a mystery to a few of us! It is an electronic pulse devise that claims to
Man the Boats... jssailem at 2:57pm 10.13.23 @Terry Cox With your WALLAS heater a little frost is nothing... After all it is just "Frost on the
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 2:52pm 10.13.23 In order to deal with this you need to download the additional charts for the area you want covered.
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Tally Ho at 2:48pm 10.13.23 Yes Ralph, that is going to be a tough installation in the shoe box. I wonder if the tank will work
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) jssailem at 2:47pm 10.13.23 Ok. I tried to reproduce the issue shown by @JBP-PA . I do not have the US Charts loaded for Erie. I
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (3) jssailem at 2:22pm 10.13.23 What it appears to be is a conflict between using Raster charts and ENC charts. Here I am using ENC

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