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Boring on Strider Roger Long at 8:05am 11.18.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 6/7588
Stanchion Base type Blitz at 7:00am 11.18.14 Seidelmann 1/3123 I'm looking to replace some of my Life line Stanchions this winter. I see similar ones on the Rigrit
Swing Keel question Mac 25 (1) Wakulla212 at 6:28am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3570 As I blunder my way through getting my "new" 1985 Macgregor 25 ready for my first voyage, I came acr
Painting Bronze Prop cymeyer at 5:47am 11.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1628 I should know the answer to this but I don't... Does it make sense to paint a bronze prop with VC
When to pump out??? sail_MN at 5:45am 11.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/4673 I have a (new to me) Hunter 28.5. My question is how does Hunter expect me to know when to pump out
DVD Ripping Software?? Maine Sail at 5:38am 11.18.14 Sails Call Lounge 46/18107 Heading off on a trip and I want to rip some of my daughters DVD's onto a hard drive so we can bring
16" Max Prop 3 blade Feathering Prop for my 2006 Hunter 31 the Dog House at 5:16am 11.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1938 I hauled my 2006 Hunter 31 for new bottom paint earlier this week and decided to change out the prop
swim platform 26s wingnut/boston at 4:57am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/5076 has anyone put a small swim platform on a 26s or c. i know it will require a lot of reinforcement bu
Cockpit instruments patch job (2) Charlie98117 at 9:57pm 11.17.14 Big Boats 5/1322 I thought someone might be interested in my solution to the problem of patching holes from old instr
Stepping down the mast on a Seafarer 22 JanS48 at 8:38pm 11.17.14 Seafarer 3/4725 Greetings I've an 85 Seafarer 22, it's still in the water but in a very sheltered area. I'd like to
Discovery Island Group Cruise Log Terry Cox at 8:00pm 11.17.14 Destinations 2/1994 It was an overcast day with showers June 27 when the first of two boats, a Hunter Passage 42 sailed
Hunter 270 winch info required jpaull at 7:42pm 11.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1315 Hi. I have a Hunter 270 and would like to change my winches to self tailing. However when I looked a
Winter Project - Clearing up dodger windows kenvail at 6:51pm 11.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/987 What are the best methods to clear up the windows on an old dodger? I have heard that you can even g
Name placement slowdog at 4:56pm 11.17.14 Ask All Sailors 21/9784 I am going to put a name on my boat is it best on the sides or on the stern
Replaced Glass Windows with Acrylic (5) Seahorse24 at 1:03pm 11.17.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1613 I replaced eight glass windows that go on our Yankee Seahorse with Acrylic. The total costs was sixt
Hunter 310 head, raw water hook-up fxg88k at 11:53am 11.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/837 I recently purchared a Hunter 310. The prior owner replaced the manual head pump but ran the raw wat
Winter Live aboard - How to keep the pipes from freezing? Wisp at 11:47am 11.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4724 I'm a live aboard in the DC area and this is going to be my first winter onboard. I'm looking for su
Rescue or salvage 1986 MAC 25 ? Ranger_12 at 10:57am 11.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2404 I have a 1986 Macgregor 25 that I can't decide what to do with. I bought boats for parts and now hav
2QM20 questions from H36 '80-82 new owner - tmjb at 10:55am 11.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 23/7065 As a new owner of a boat that has apparently sat unused for about 17 years I have started working ma
Nav station chair question from H36 '80-82 new owner tmjb at 10:42am 11.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1733 As a new owner of a 1981 H36C I am in the early stages of exploring my boat. One question I am hopin

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 5:30pm 10.12.23 might any fellow Hunter 36 owners hazard a guess on what this wire is? Hi Kupe, do you have an ele
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 5:24pm 10.12.23 The only keel bolts that I'm aware are those located in the main bilge beneath the center settee, on
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 5:11pm 10.12.23 I think the prior owner of your boat was long on money and short on understanding battery technology
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 5:07pm 10.12.23 There is a little of this in the parallel conversation in the Navionics thread, but I don't think it
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 5:07pm 10.12.23 Based on your interest.. https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN/info/about.html OpenCPN runs on a standard pc,
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Beneteau40sailor at 4:22pm 10.12.23 You've overloaded your 120V service. It is either your incoming AC breaker on your boat's electric
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (1) Kupe at 4:09pm 10.12.23 You are correct about the wire probably a data wire for a charger or battery monitor. Thanks! No
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try Tally Ho at 4:01pm 10.12.23 Using a tablet in place of an old chartplotter sounds like a great solution, the price is certainly
Water tank leak TimFromLI at 3:57pm 10.12.23 I've used west systems gflex 650 + thicker to repair a canoe made of PE. Although epoxy is not recom
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 3:52pm 10.12.23 You are correct about the wire probably a data wire for a charger or battery monitor. What is the na
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (1) Kupe at 3:44pm 10.12.23 Hey gang- As you all have been so very generous with your knowledge...might any fellow Hunter 36 ow
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 3:43pm 10.12.23 BABU is going on the hard next week. I've identified 7 1" keel bolts. Hunter's torquing specificati
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 3:27pm 10.12.23 Yes, very close. Actually 10.875" which is 1/4" shorter than T105s at 11.15" tall. @Kupe Your Nort
When to tack dlochner at 3:10pm 10.12.23 A contrarian opinion here. Walker is the epitome of OCD when it comes to sailing. Yes, he has well d
Water tank leak Allan12210 at 2:14pm 10.12.23 [QUOTE="Ralph Johnstone, post: 1801396, member: 73635" Just out of curiosity, what is purpose of th
When to tack jssailem at 1:38pm 10.12.23 SI did and article about Dr. Stuart Walker... It starts: He is sailing on the Severn River near Ann
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try mermike at 1:37pm 10.12.23 Using a tablet in place of an old chartplotter sounds like a great solution, the price is certainly
Just how big is British Columbia? (2) jssailem at 1:32pm 10.12.23 So true Dave...:biggrin: On that trip we had a plastic dust pan and a NJ resident with skills at sno
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (7) jssailem at 1:25pm 10.12.23 For example... In Windy I can capture a map area. Select 2 points (as in this example 1 off the NW c
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 12:48pm 10.12.23 maybe corrupt or missing data in the chart itself? Mastering the chart downloading process is a ch

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