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trailer bearings rsteig at 12:17pm 04.30.14 Catalina 22 10/1237 I have the standard trail rite trailer for my 75 catalina. The numbers are worn off the bearings so
Anyone near Port Clinton, Ohio? Kper at 12:16pm 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1360 We are interested in a boat in Port Clinton but after a few long distance disappointments we are rel
repowering s2 8.0a jlillie at 11:25am 04.30.14 S2 0/904 Hello all, I recently bought a 75 8.0a and am in the midst of a complete restore. The boat came minu
Bow Mooring Cleats - '89 H33.5 KVNJR at 11:18am 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/962 All, I've been lurking in the background here, gaining a lot of useful information as a new Hunter
Hunter 23.5 Cupholders hercguy at 11:08am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 11/1187 My two wooden cupholders on both sides of the cockpit on my 23.5 have rotted away and broke. Does a
charging Batteries tzuelke at 11:00am 04.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/821 My batteries discharged while the ac current was off on the dock. My questions is, Do I need to ope
c-mapnt dehler25 at 10:55am 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/481 I am in the process of acquiring a new to me boat and it is fitted with a Raytheon L760c. It uses c-
Looking for a member Johnkent at 10:55am 04.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/705 I've lost touch with one of your members, I'm hoping it's because I don't have his current address.
good, bad, and ugly (1) jibes138 at 10:26am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1152 A shout out to McMaster Carr for amazing customer service. I am replacing some old mismatched ball
To get rid of a rusty, filled propane tank (1) chitradurga at 10:09am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 24/17695 The propane tank locker on my new used boat contains a rusty, but movable 5-lb tank made in 1993 (se
Battery Advice Gardnera at 9:45am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 17/2245 I recently bought a 23.5 Hunter and I would like some advice on the best house battery to purchase.
What's wrong with this pic? (2) dale4643 at 9:32am 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/2118 1985 Mac22 I bought this last year. Original Macgregor trailer and from all indication it appears (l
Building a fiberglass frame (PICS) (1) Picflight at 8:31am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1349 Hello, I am building a fiberglass frame, 2" wide, it is actually a mold which will turn out to be a
Looking for Canadian Maritimes Charts sully75 at 8:26am 04.30.14 Parts Search 0/1843 Hi All, I'm looking for some charts for a trip this summer in the Canadian Maritimes (Nova Scotia
Unexpectedly Home Roger Long at 8:02am 04.30.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4605 Sitting here, waiting out the rain in a perfect spot for this weather, anchored in Croton, NY; I sud
Best Way to Manage Batteries as a Liveaboard at a Slip JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:57am 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2691 Hey MS. I hope your not getting too overworked with spring commissioning. I recently installed a
Chain for a 5/16 Lofrans Royal sully75 at 7:48am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1833 Hello all, I have a new-to-me Lofrans Royal manual windlass. I need to buy some chain. Would
Winterizing Nightmares/Airmar Transducer Cable Replacement sully75 at 7:37am 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 17/4578 Couple of questions 1) I hate to admit this, but I did minimal effort to winterize my boat last w
bimini top covers jaycrawford97 at 6:10am 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/984 anyone know where to order bimini top cover with zipper? tried BWY and they don't have a stock one.
could it be my glow plug ? eamaral at 5:22am 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1107 I tried starting my yanmar yesterday and after waiting 20 seconds with my key turned to the on posit

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2004 Raymarine C80 Display MichaelStacy at 4:37pm 05.18.23 Thank you for your input Dennis. Unfortunately Raymarine considers my unit at it's 'end-of-life'
Boats in Portland and boatwork begins kappykaplan at 4:07pm 05.18.23 Sounds great, Traveler7! Please keep us posted with your progress on boat work - we like photos! :b
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round Benny17441 at 3:41pm 05.18.23 The main reason for swing keels is to make the boats easily trailerable; it is not so that boats can
Love to Hear the Story Behind This All U Get at 2:08pm 05.18.23 Put the beer in the vee berth, not the stern.
Soldering advice sought dlochner at 2:05pm 05.18.23 Here's a good article on making coax connections. https://marinehowto.com/easy-vhf-terminations
Hunter smile / keel movement (3) Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 05.18.23 I wouldn't think it should be so difficult to locate ALL your keel bolts! You'd expect to have to l
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Hollyberry at 1:23pm 05.18.23 On a non-communication-issue note, I once got a nasty handfull of fiberglass splinters when inadvert
Hunter smile / keel movement Ralph Johnstone at 1:20pm 05.18.23 The local keel guy or the people who used to build the boats ? ? ? ? I'd want all the expert knowl
Hunter smile / keel movement Hollyberry at 1:17pm 05.18.23
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:55pm 05.18.23 Aw crap. That does not help at all. I found my ancient scratchings from years ago when I was hunti
Soldering advice sought SiriusCanada at 12:34pm 05.18.23 I've got a new cax cable run through the mast as well as an 16 gauge 6 wire tinned wire. It was eas
Soldering advice sought Timm R Oday25 at 12:32pm 05.18.23 Thanks for your reply
Hunter smile / keel movement dmax at 12:31pm 05.18.23 It does look like it's in good shape. He's saying 1" of movement is normal/ok? Seems like that would
Cockpit drain SiriusCanada at 12:31pm 05.18.23 Just an FYI for other owners: On my Sirius, the hose from the cockpit drain runs through the starb
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 11:52am 05.18.23 One of my favorite music videos by one of my favorite artists. lpzqQst-Sg8 -Will
Soldering advice sought (2) Rich Stidger at 11:39am 05.18.23 Here are pictures of the heat shrink device that I have. No flame, light and easy to use and comple
Soldering advice sought Rich Stidger at 11:23am 05.18.23 The coax connectors I use are solder-less. They use a special tool that compresses the connector an
Soldering advice sought Sailor Sue at 11:15am 05.18.23 I've got a new cax cable run through the mast as well as an 16 gauge 6 wire tinned wire. It was eas
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 11:12am 05.18.23 He'll need SatCom Nah if he or she is retired all they need is a big sign that says "Go away".
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 11:10am 05.18.23 Correct me if I'm wrong (which is becoming more common) but is the thermistor resistance at the sen

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