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Can You Identify What This Is (1) Styx at 4:27pm 09.03.13 S2 5/1675 I own a S2 8.0c. This board, approximately 2x16, is under the bow bunk. It has a hole of approximate
chartplotter off John R at 3:56pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1584 I have a Garmin 741 chartplotter. Recently I've noticed that it is off by maybe 20 feet. That's not
Water stains lbyonkers at 3:50pm 09.03.13 Smaller Boats 6/1200 I have several water stains on the carpet above and on the sides of the window. I know how the water
Can you weld on a cast iron swing keel? ncbyrdman at 3:35pm 09.03.13 Catalina 22 13/4898 I have a Cat 22 that I am working on I asked some other boaters on here and got great info , Thanks
Inverter & Solar Panel Long Story at 2:10pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 17/4153 I posted this on the C-310 Site but did not get much of a response. It was suggested to post to all
Problem in the Bow. Need to Empty but No Drain. flabrewer at 1:58pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 22/2816 I just purchased an '88 O'Day 272LE. The blackwater tank is in the bow under the v-berth. The hatc
Where do we start? JBE51 at 1:33pm 09.03.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3336 Dear Don, We are new to sailing, 1 year, and have taken 2 ASA courses. We have a 25' Hunter and a
My unscientific battery endurance test! doehunter at 1:31pm 09.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3266 It seems like the board's kinda slow so I thought I'd share my recent test. Last year I installed
A view from the dunes (1) Rob19574 at 1:13pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1645 Yes, Long Island has is special places (Peconic Bay) - my boat can be seen anchored along with our r
Aft lapping/pounding noise jackzimmerman at 1:11pm 09.03.13 Big Boats 18/4849 We have a Hunter 380 (first and only boat experience) and when the tide or any small wakes hit the a
Advice on repairing a "smile" in our keel H45DS at 12:56pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 5/4444 When we did our annual haul-out to check the bottom, touch up bottom paint, and replace the zincs, t
jib shackle dawniewilson at 12:54pm 09.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1396 Puzzled...I have a bennetau first 310 with a furling jib. While racing last week the jib came down
Rope Clutches duncanew at 12:06pm 09.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1020 Has anyone with a Hunter 30 replaced the clam cleat (stock?) for the main sheet with a rope clutch o
how are you tieing your boat to your trailer? doehunter at 11:46am 09.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1532 I'm kinda embarrassed to admit it but I have been towing without a tiedown strap. (and I know bette
Hunter 34 wall carpet Alternative markwbird at 10:41am 09.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2407 I recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 34 and the interior smells like a gas station bathroom. Among ot
Missed opportunity or good judgement? kpgraci at 10:29am 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 15/1694 Motoring out just about to leave the jetty and enter the lake and the new outboard coughs and dies.
Penobscot Bay (1) dscribner at 10:27am 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 2/854 Looking for a couple of good anchorages on Penobscot Bay. Something on Vinylhaven, something in tha
Sailvac 5200 Omoishiroi at 10:09am 09.03.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/11231 I know there are many postings on Vacuflush systems but the Sailvac is a very different configuratio
Check valve ghost Skipper at 9:57am 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 25/3929 I have a sump behind the keel, which acts as the bottom of the bilge. The bilge pump therefore pushe
auto pilot BROGERS at 9:56am 09.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1294 We h 've a 1994 Hunter 29.5 that came with an auto pilot when we purchased it some 7 years ago.

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Do You Recognize This Anchor? smokey73 at 4:41am 05.04.23 Are you sure it is 15 lbs? That does not seem nearly big enough to hold a 38 foot, 16,000 lb sailbo
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 4:31am 05.04.23 Thanks.
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote dlochner at 4:30am 05.04.23 You are a man of few words, Dave, but I thank you for your answers. So, what do you do if you're
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 4:27am 05.04.23 You are a man of few words, Dave, but I thank you for your answers. So, what do you do if you're
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... jviss at 4:25am 05.04.23 it starts fine (five pulls) That's interesting, I wouldn't call 5 pulls "starting fine." My 15hp
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Hollyberry at 4:22am 05.04.23 Is this arrangement only on the shrouds? or all standing rigging attachments?
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Ward H at 4:18am 05.04.23 @Apex Did you see it on a Catalina 30 or a C&C 30? I ask because the C30 MkII mast is built like a
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote dlochner at 4:14am 05.04.23 Is the WR10 always the active controller for the AP on the network? How is that managed? No. He
Stanchion bases Seahawk345 at 4:13am 05.04.23 Thanks very much Ken. I was watching a video last night about stanchions on a bigger Hunter but it a
Reattach wire to steering quadrant mobydog at 3:53am 05.04.23 Thanks, everyone I managed to reattach and I did use a calipers depth probe to measure the length of
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... (2) patbratton at 3:50am 05.04.23 I have had my Mercury Propane Sailpro for about a year and a half. I have noticed that if I sail onc
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 3:37am 05.04.23 Answering some of my own questions: I found the quick-start guide on B&G's site, no manual that I ca
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Apex at 3:12am 05.04.23 that is set up for dropping the mast with stays attached. It moves the pivot of the turnbuckles to
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 3:03am 05.04.23 Thanks Dave. Where did you instal the BT base station? Is it tough to change the battery in the re
Urgent warning to genset owners Rick486 at 2:43am 05.04.23 Thanks for your positive repies My boat is in fresh water, not old by any standards, and maintenanc
Sailing Movies? Joe at 1:02am 05.04.23 The trouble with 'dead calm' is that the sailing footage is not credible for the most part... One
Boom Vang Hardware Joe at 12:41am 05.04.23 Uh, why do you want to connect the boom vang to the traveler? Perhaps you're thinking of the mainsh
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Joe at 12:24am 05.04.23 This is a way to repair a damaged wire or a turnbuckle without replacing the entire shroud, which wh
"89 H 33.5 Decent for deep ocean cruising? Windpilot at 9:40pm 05.03.23 Sure, why not, you just need it set up and have it in a condition for exactly what you want to do. M
Stanchion bases Ken13559 at 9:37pm 05.03.23 If it is a h310, I believe there's a backing plate inside the fibreglass like my h326. You likely wo

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