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Bob 04 H260 at 1:41pm 11.18.14
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I am not on the boat. I'm looking at installing a water filter in the galley fresh water. I think th
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It a soft spot in my ceiling any suggestions
MaritimeTees at 10:35am 11.18.14
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I purchased a 272 1989 a few months back and really love it. Owned several boats in the Ericson line
MrBill_FLL at 9:58am 11.18.14
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another Macgregor in Central America... kinda surprised the mast was left up for shipping....
Sailor_Jeff at 9:55am 11.18.14
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About to replace the aging and rattling rudder on my Mac 22. So, I looked around and rudder craft s
Roger Long at 8:05am 11.18.14
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Blitz at 7:00am 11.18.14
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I'm looking to replace some of my Life line Stanchions this winter. I see similar ones on the Rigrit
Wakulla212 at 6:28am 11.18.14
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As I blunder my way through getting my "new" 1985 Macgregor 25 ready for my first voyage, I came acr
cymeyer at 5:47am 11.18.14
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I should know the answer to this but I don't... Does it make sense to paint a bronze prop with VC
sail_MN at 5:45am 11.18.14
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I have a (new to me) Hunter 28.5. My question is how does Hunter expect me to know when to pump out
Maine Sail at 5:38am 11.18.14
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Heading off on a trip and I want to rip some of my daughters DVD's onto a hard drive so we can bring
the Dog House at 5:16am 11.18.14
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I hauled my 2006 Hunter 31 for new bottom paint earlier this week and decided to change out the prop
wingnut/boston at 4:57am 11.18.14
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has anyone put a small swim platform on a 26s or c. i know it will require a lot of reinforcement bu
Charlie98117 at 9:57pm 11.17.14
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I thought someone might be interested in my solution to the problem of patching holes from old instr
JanS48 at 8:38pm 11.17.14
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Greetings I've an 85 Seafarer 22, it's still in the water but in a very sheltered area. I'd like to
Terry Cox at 8:00pm 11.17.14
2/1994
It was an overcast day with showers June 27 when the first of two boats, a Hunter Passage 42 sailed
jpaull at 7:42pm 11.17.14
7/1316
Hi. I have a Hunter 270 and would like to change my winches to self tailing. However when I looked a
kenvail at 6:51pm 11.17.14
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What are the best methods to clear up the windows on an old dodger? I have heard that you can even g
slowdog at 4:56pm 11.17.14
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I am going to put a name on my boat is it best on the sides or on the stern
Seahorse24 at 1:03pm 11.17.14
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I replaced eight glass windows that go on our Yankee Seahorse with Acrylic. The total costs was sixt

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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Terry Cox at 7:25pm 10.13.23
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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
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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
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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.
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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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