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charging Batteries tzuelke at 11:00am 04.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/862 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 0/496 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 2/734 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 5/1193 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 24/18486 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 17/2321 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 32/2241 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 7/1383 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 0/1876 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 8/4692 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 3/2756 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 9/1951 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 17/4799 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 4/1039 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 6/1185 I tried starting my yanmar yesterday and after waiting 20 seconds with my key turned to the on posit
TV on 410 Don Lucas at 4:44am 04.30.14 Big Boats 3/1123 Anyone with a TV on their 410? Where did you install it (got a picture)? There is a a breaker on the
Stability information documentation Cuna Mara at 4:42am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 14/1791 I'm in the process of registering my 1979 Hunter 25 with Transport Canada's Small Vessel Compliance
Tillet pilot to I phone hewebb at 4:30am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 0/892 I just finished installing a Simrad TP 22 tiller pilot. Is there any way to connect it to a waypoin
H27 Mast Diameter? braol at 9:30pm 04.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1476 I've searched the forums and online. The height of the mast is all I can find. Any H27 owner with
Heaving to Happy Together at 8:27pm 04.29.14 Big Boats 15/3367 As anyone tried this with BR rig. I am fascinated by it when reading books about sailors that deploy

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New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine jviss at 7:19am 08.07.23 WOW, I thought those guys were out of business. I'm glad their sail worked out for you, you were l
Tank Monitoring Systems like SeeLevel Captain Larry-DH at 7:17am 08.07.23 I have the SCAD system (2 of the TM2 models). One measures 2 fresh water tanks, the other measures
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker (3) rgranger at 7:02am 08.07.23 @shemandr makes some very good points. If you are willing to spring for a new main, consider gettin
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? rgranger at 6:53am 08.07.23 ... on some rigs (notably the B & R rig) there is no back stay. The lower shrouds are slighly aft
Merit 22 owners Centex at 6:53am 08.07.23 Thanks for the info on that, the furled jib came packed in a large pvc style tube that was stored ne
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? (1) rgranger at 6:50am 08.07.23 Nice looking boat. Should be a lot of fun once you get it all sorted out. I'm not sure what you me
Well, it's been two years.... cymeyer at 6:48am 08.07.23 Safe travels!
Tank Monitoring Systems like SeeLevel BL_Sailor at 6:23am 08.07.23 The one I have which is extremely accurate and reliable is a Levelguard 200 two tank system but I be
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker shemandr at 6:13am 08.07.23 I hate to be a stick in the mud but I don't see that much to be gained with a gennaker. You have a
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 4:47am 08.07.23 After the next 48 hour, @dLj will be in a HIGH pressure system until the Azores.:clap:
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine jviss at 3:22am 08.07.23 WOW, I thought those guys were out of business. I'm glad their sail worked out for you, you were l
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? Screen Saver at 1:40am 08.07.23 I have FP PMS 12. Its done just over 3000 hours. had 1 re-occurring problem with the exhaust water m
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head lbess at 11:47pm 08.06.23 Remove the big metal piece to the left, it's like a u-shape clips, then you can remove the glass, th
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type trogers122 at 9:10pm 08.06.23 I would avoid any epoxy alternative; its more expensive, time consuming, & an absolute nightmare i
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type trogers122 at 9:06pm 08.06.23 Lots of good replies here! Thanks guys. Down at the boat today, I did a quick check on the thru hul
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? dlochner at 8:30pm 08.06.23 I can't believe FP is still in business. I've known literally hundreds of unhappy FP owners. In fac
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? capta at 8:28pm 08.06.23 I can't believe FP is still in business. I've known literally hundreds of unhappy FP owners. In fact
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? rgranger at 8:00pm 08.06.23 FoR your question about sea water versus freshwater https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Salinity-Tester-
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 7:07pm 08.06.23 Today I was sailing about 4 knots and I shifted the transmission in and out of gear. I could not te
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine Sailfanatic at 6:28pm 08.06.23 I highly recommend FX Sails. They made a beautiful, fully featured mainsail for my C36, cheap! Gr

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