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Which battery charger geek_guy at 7:17am 09.11.14 Big Boats 14/4075 My old battery charger/inverter has given out. Looking for advice on which brand and size to look a
Jib Furler? (2) CaptnDean at 7:06am 09.11.14 Catalina 30 4/1386 Hi. I'm new to this forum. I recently purchased a 1995 Catalina MKIII and I love the boat. I noticed
Can't find leak! braol at 6:57am 09.11.14 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1250 OK...so after yesterday's big rain here in Chicago (2.5+ inches yesterday morning in some places) I
Newport Show Maine Sail at 6:41am 09.11.14 Ask All Sailors 3/861 Anyone at the Newport show today or tomorrow?
Plummers putty Crazy Dave Condon at 4:26am 09.11.14 Smaller Boats 13/1645 This week I worked with Kermit on installation of the Hummingbird Piranha Max 175 fish finder with d
Source for circuit breakers for Beneteau jonbeneteau at 8:22pm 09.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/5348 I need to add a breaker circuit on my beneteau Oceanis 40. I am talking about the breakers that are
Moor a Hunter 23.5? Needmoretime at 8:15pm 09.10.14 Smaller Boats 14/1741 I have a used (and recently new to me) 1995 Hunter 23.5 which required a forestay replacement due to
A new O'Day Owner imbrewster at 7:04pm 09.10.14 Bigger Boats 2/994 Hello All, I've just purchased a 37' 1980 O'Day Center Cockpit and I was wondering if there are an
The End of the Cruise... (2) Roger Long at 6:14pm 09.10.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/1981 but not the voyage. We woke up in Rockland to a beautiful sailing and traveling day but laundry a
Barlow winch questions Ziradog at 6:10pm 09.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3730 My 23-2 has Barlow #16 sheet winches. One of them has some issues, and I need to either replace it
Chris "Plumbers Putty" Patterson Kermit at 6:02pm 09.10.14 Ask All Sailors 21/5802 So, Chris strongly suggested and highly recommended using plumbers putty for bedding the transducer
Retirement research DAVA390 at 6:02pm 09.10.14 Destinations 41/12313 The Admiral and I are lifelong Baltimore County, Md. residents. We have been having very general dis
Star Spangled Spectacular in Baltimore cbourne200 at 5:52pm 09.10.14 Ask All Sailors 2/723 Would love to go to this event, but have absolutely no idea how to get to it in Baltimore. Currently
A little help finding Catalina 30 info caltom at 4:54pm 09.10.14 Catalina 30 13/1554 I'm currently looking for Catalina 30 to buy (will probably be a mid 80's MKI, Diesel 21HP) . I keep
H31 Fuel Tank Gauge morich at 4:13pm 09.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1654 Hi All. I've fallen in love with my 85 Hunter 31 (although sleeping two in the forward berth is not
Halyard Snare (1) PatTormey at 2:05pm 09.10.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1840 So I've used this trick a couple of times and thought I'd pass it along For whatever reason the h
bedding material and sealing windows EnginesForward at 2:03pm 09.10.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2891 I am overhauling a 1971 Mac 22, Need to know the following: 1 Best way to seal swing keel pivot bo
1985 Hunter 23 forestay jmac2270 at 1:46pm 09.10.14 Smaller Boats 7/2077 Bought a Hunter 23 and setting up for first time. Anyone have a picture of how they connect the for
Who Has Squeezed The Most Batteries Into A 376? robertsapp at 12:27pm 09.10.14 Big Boats 18/2555 The single 4D battery that makes up the house bank on our recently acquired 376 is totally inadequat
Loos Gauge for Standing Rigging Paul and Judy at 11:13am 09.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2488 I have a 1993 33.5 and the standing rigging is 1x19 316SS wire. I want to purchase one of the Loos

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Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) jssailem at 3:26am 09.05.23 You have a bit going on Chris in that diagram. First let me share a great link. https://marinehowto
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? kappykaplan at 3:17am 09.05.23 The last two digits (02) indicate the boat was built in 2002.
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks jssailem at 2:54am 09.05.23
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup jssailem at 2:38am 09.05.23 I have a bridle for anchoring. Two lengths of nylon three braided line attach to an anchor chain hoo
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? MAW at 2:32am 09.05.23
Vagabond 17ft. jssailem at 2:25am 09.05.23 My 15ft Montgomery would splash water upon the through the center board housing in rough seas. I ins
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa jssailem at 2:17am 09.05.23
Vagabond 17ft. Peter Schneider at 12:17am 09.05.23 Thank you for the info, I suspect it will be a bit of a challenge to find the leak, not enough to ke
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 9:58pm 09.04.23 Your picture shows me, time to replace with new. I will never use a repair link on our boat. I've t
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Terry Cox at 9:52pm 09.04.23 My boating buddy used a hot dipped galvanized chain hook like this for years: McMaster-Carr He had a
Funny Friday!!! Richard19068 at 9:31pm 09.04.23 Earth is gray instead of blue? It does look like a full moon from the moon. Rather than the earth
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 9:06pm 09.04.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Hayden Watson at 9:02pm 09.04.23 Yes, not the raw water pump. Been there and done that. Getting the Kubota part is a clever idea, b
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup JoeWhite at 8:23pm 09.04.23 I do not have all chain, but I do not see anything wrong with your methode. The snubber provides cou
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? chuckwayne at 7:59pm 09.04.23 the VIN number would be definitive, but I believe some 456s were built in 2002. In 2002 the 356, Gle
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 7:51pm 09.04.23 The wind is blowing the wrong way for the flag :dancing: ?
Let's Talk About Power Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 09.04.23 Spoiler alert, running AC on battery power requires very large battery banks and very large chargin
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 7:38pm 09.04.23
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 09.04.23 The only way to confirm this would be to have the owner, broker, or other confirm the date of manuf
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? Tally Ho at 7:18pm 09.04.23

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