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Raymarine e7 chartplotter issues cramina at 5:23am 07.01.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1963 Good day All, I just got my new Raymairine e7 chartplotter and I can not get the heads up display
h26 need to replace a part can anyone help with sizing (1) vweedon at 5:09am 07.01.14 Smaller Boats 4/879 Hi all. we have a 1996 h26 and we needed a part made cause ours came off somehow. Anyway i have at
How to restore the shine to the non-skid deck (1) VinMV1234 at 4:33am 07.01.14 Catalina 22 9/2154 Hello all. This is my first post although I have read many of the threads and they've helped treme
Yanmar YSM12. horizontal ronyhend at 1:34am 07.01.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/693 I've got this one cylinder diesel. Workhorse. Produced in '79-80. Has the original tranmission, a re
Rig tuning ranchu56 at 8:03pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 4/989 Rig tuning questions and concerns To all, Retuned the rig this past weekend and set all the rigg
Spectra Catalina 300 question discovery at 6:55pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 0/541 Looking for help with my Catalina 300. The mpc 3000 control panel shows 4 bars on the GPH page, any
Smartcraft to NMEA 2000 westerdoll at 6:53pm 06.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/677 I have a 2008 Mercury 60hp on the back of my Macgregor 26x. I purchased a Navman chart plotter at th
Racing a Catalina 30. bobcat30 at 5:46pm 06.30.14 Catalina 30 0/907 Yes, I belong to the Old Sign Racing club in Red Brook Harbor, Cataumet, Buzzards Bay Massachusetts.
Turn the key and push the button...nothing happens tyson_troy at 4:41pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2991 Went down to clean up and run the engine in hopes of a July 4th sail but, when I turned the key and
Self tail winch line slipping NiceBeny at 4:13pm 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3424 It might be that my jib lines are too narrow and will slip when loaded up on self tailer or maybe so
Boat Life Caulk Vs Butyl Tape for Fixed Ports on Hunter 31 (4) HMT2 at 3:43pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2600 We are in the process of replacing the fixed ports on our 1983 Hunter 31. We got the first one out a
Replacing wire halyards with line on Columbia 26 MKII bll30148 at 3:28pm 06.30.14 Columbia 2/4081 I'm thinking about changing both my main and jib halyard to line from the original wire/line mix. I
Davit for Hunter 36 rsoren at 3:14pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 3/2760 Good news, we've got great water depth this year for sailing. However, the high water level keeps us
Mast Bridals for a Hunter 26 Rick in FL at 2:52pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3355 Hi Everyone, Does anybody know the length of the mast bridals for a Hunter 26. I measured from t
wind scoops Bad Obsession at 2:27pm 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 19/4117 What is the scoop on wind scoops? Gimmick or good equipment? I have never used one.
Gasoline storage H36 Blisster at 2:13pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 6/1164 Where do I store gasoline for our Honda generator on my H36 ?
Another Sailor to Follow Roger Long at 2:12pm 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1104
top of the inner shrouds sailorsteve1 at 2:02pm 06.30.14 Smaller Boats 3/1371 should the inner shroud mount near the spreader be straight or is there a curve built into it? mine
hauling anchor chain Peter18062 at 1:56pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1590 I have a Passage 42 and when bringing in the chain, it will not free fall on its own. If I don't fe
Bedding woodwork? (1) Jvsunshine at 1:26pm 06.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/753 Have bedded most of my deck hardware with butyl tape and it is holding well. Getting ready to replac

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Battery Confusion.. Stu Jackson at 8:43pm 08.02.23 @Stu Jackson has a wealth of knowledge regarding the challenges. Search for info about 1-2Both swit
Applying Cetol question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:49pm 08.02.23 I read somewhere - I can't recall where - that someone applied several coats of Cetol natural teak
Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 higgs at 7:43pm 08.02.23 Contact Garhauer for a new traveler. I sent him my old traveler track and he reproduced the curve
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (1) matts997 at 7:32pm 08.02.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop Blitz at 7:32pm 08.02.23 Enjoy the new prop, I've had mine for over 12 years. I like how it performs in regards to low drag
New Campbell Sailer Prop jssailem at 7:24pm 08.02.23 Enjoy your new prop.
Selden - Furling Main dkinzer at 7:18pm 08.02.23 Question...did you get the Continuous Main Furling Line? Because the main furling line passes arou
Shore powered vent fan? Tally Ho at 7:14pm 08.02.23
VHF Handheld (1) jssailem at 6:39pm 08.02.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 5:39pm 08.02.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Tally Ho at 5:06pm 08.02.23 Updating my post on an Arduino adapter for this. The 0.1 mile pulse is going to result in a very s
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 4:52pm 08.02.23
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jon hansen at 4:37pm 08.02.23 the ensign is the prettiest girl at the dance. best dancer too. now what are you going to pick? m
Alder Barbour Refrigeration Hayden Watson at 4:16pm 08.02.23 attached is the document for a similar controller from Danfoss where is discusses the resistor for
Alder Barbour Refrigeration jviss at 3:56pm 08.02.23 The best system is one that runs as slow as possible while still maintaining the desired temperatur
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 3:51pm 08.02.23 The latch dog snapped at the red line. There is a roll pin that goes through the hole (green arrow
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 3:50pm 08.02.23 FYI- the lazy jib sheet lodged under the hatch and the jib filled with air before I could tighten t
Bomar hatch dog BTC1984 at 3:46pm 08.02.23 FYI- the lazy jib sheet lodged under the hatch and the jib filled with air before I could tighten th
Bomar hatch dog (1) BTC1984 at 3:41pm 08.02.23 The latch dog snapped at the red line. There is a roll pin that goes through the hole (green arrow)
VHF Handheld jviss at 3:40pm 08.02.23 I had a cheap Uniden (Atlantis 250) Handheld for years (maybe ten). It worked well enough but the r

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