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Hard Chargin' SoundWave at 7:32am 06.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1558 I have a 26S, 2 12V batts under the counter/sink and am adding a battery charger. 2 questions: 1)
replacement windows for 2003 Hunter 260 Kivalo at 7:19am 06.25.15 Smaller Boats 8/1530 Good morning everyone, My 2003 H260's starboard window has bowed out and needs to be re-caulked.
Chesapeake Bay, TPLH Ron20324 at 6:59am 06.25.15 Ask All Sailors 3/836 MD, Chesapeake Bay, Thomas Point Light sound signal to be discontinued Date Reported: Jun 16, 2015
Shore Power Breaker Whiskey Tango at 6:54am 06.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/6092 Dear Fellow Hunter Owners I am renewing the Shore Power AC Breaker on my 1980 Hunter 27. The
Standing rigging too tight? C22BC at 6:51am 06.25.15 Catalina 22 16/2154 So I finally got my mast stepped with the new catalina direct shrouds had to put small clevis on the
GP904-09 Bomar port light gasket Burceh at 6:04am 06.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2711 I have the Bomar gray port lights and need to replace the gaskets. $5 plus per foot seems high since
Cruising anchor for Catalina 30 Bahaba0 at 4:33am 06.25.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4413 all, I will cruise the Florida Keys and Biscayne Bay in my new to me Catalina 30. She has a Danforth
H26 in open ocean Astrozombie at 10:37pm 06.24.15 Smaller Boats 12/1744 Im realativly new to the sailing world and have a 94 hunter 26. I live in san Diego and have sailed
dirty shore power cord timweed at 9:17pm 06.24.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4336 Any suggestions on how to clean and seal a shore power cord? I have two that are supposed to be yel
MacGregor 1981 Venture 22 Keel issue promano68 at 8:29pm 06.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3581 Never been sailing and have acquired a V22 for nothing except cost of title. As I have no clue h
Fuel tanks? Macboy at 8:03pm 06.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3517 Should we be disconnecting the fuel line after each use or leaving them connected? Boat is kinda gas
Opinions BVI v St Maarten JRacer at 8:00pm 06.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1399 Planning another bareboat island trip this fall. Been to the BVI a few times. Usual 7-10 day loop ou
H260 Holding tank inlet msprague at 7:40pm 06.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/826 I need to replace the pump on my Jabsco head in a 2004 Hunter 260 (I know - lots of info on that but
Swing Keel Draft atrometer at 7:10pm 06.24.15 Catalina 22 9/1741 The specs on the C22 say with keel up the draft is 2', BUT it looks like the rudder goes down more
Waste Hose and Anti-Siphon 27-2 MarkW11 at 7:06pm 06.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1038 Just purchased a 1990 Hunter 27-2 and going through some routine maintenance which appears to have b
Boom Vang e714753 at 6:55pm 06.24.15 Catalina 22 12/2450 I am finishing my renovation project with my "new to me" 77 pop top model and used a lot of parts an
Jib Furling mikej21 at 5:42pm 06.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1037 On the furling drum I have a "u-shaped" metal piece outside the drum. This is attached to a "bungee
bosom chair to the top of the mast sailermarko at 5:25pm 06.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1296 I have a 98 340. want to go to the top of mast. which rope would I use? thanks m.l.
O'Day 322 Companionway slider broken joshnewbury at 4:41pm 06.24.15 Bigger Boats 0/760 Does anyone know what material the factory tinted plastic companionway is made of on the 322? I cra
Morgan 34 dnkohler at 3:31pm 06.24.15 Morgan 0/1977 i just had my new (old) 1969 Morgan 34 surveyed. She checked out pretty good although the bilge is n

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Just a bit too much heel and helm FDL S2 at 5:40am 09.27.23 FDL: The picture is interesting from a sail trim standpoint. The trim on both boats appears to be t
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Ward H at 5:34am 09.27.23 Frankly, I don't know how I would have done this trip without it; @jssailem and @LeslieTroyer int
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 5:19am 09.27.23 I think the concern about antenna placement is not due to potential interference, it is signal stren
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 5:08am 09.27.23 Hi Dave, Now that begs the question, where is your VHF Radio antenna? Do you have only one and use
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Ward H at 4:56am 09.27.23 The VHF antenna that the AIS uses is indeed on my mast head! Hi Dave, Now that begs the question,
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter kappykaplan at 4:55am 09.27.23 These conversations are great for figuring things out! :plus: I have two GPS antennas on my pushp
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:50am 09.27.23 They should be able to see you. Higher up you will be able to see them further away and often behin
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 4:35am 09.27.23 I understand AIS and VHF are line of sight. But if my AIS can see the ship at 25 nm, they must als
...and we whined about prices back in '75 Timm R Oday25 at 4:16am 09.27.23 Wow ..I wonder how many folks can actually use one now ..
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:15am 09.27.23 No, they boats will see each other at a little under 10 miles. Same as with landfall, you can see m
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 4:09am 09.27.23 No, they boats will see each other at a little under 10 miles. Same as with landfall, you can see mo
29.5 Single and Double Spreader Rigs?? Bentsailor at 4:04am 09.27.23 29.5 Single and Double Spreader Rigs??
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 3:59am 09.27.23 5 NM is roughly the distance to the horizon when standing from about 8 feet above sea level, the he
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 3:44am 09.27.23 No idea where you got the 5 nm, perhaps it's the unit you are running, but my AIS with antenna moun
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 3:14am 09.27.23
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue Mark Maulden at 10:21pm 09.26.23 put the t-stat in a pan of water on the stove with a thermometer and see if/when it opens. Then cle
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter jssailem at 9:45pm 09.26.23
keel control Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 09.26.23 This link is from the Marlow Hunter website. I have the same .xls from Marlow Hunter. There are
My solution for winch override. Yours? jssailem at 9:22pm 09.26.23 Your words of wisdom resonate. It is all about your boat, where and how you choose to sail.
keel control Hello Below at 9:21pm 09.26.23 This link is from the Marlow Hunter website. There are however a number of threads on this forum tha

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