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Pulling in new wires TherapyVA at 1:31pm 07.12.13 Big Boats 6/1602 I'm wanting to add a powered anchor winch on the bow of my Hunter 33.5. I was thinking I could use
Has anyone tried/used an "ice chest air conditioner ? abk at 12:51pm 07.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7794 I am getting mixed reviews on the portable air conditioners that need to be vented... Most say they
Original blue stripe, paint or gelcoat Hydro Therapy at 12:19pm 07.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1212 My anchor fell of of the bow holder and scratched the bottom blue stripe. I was going to tint some g
Solar Powered Water Heater Bad Obsession at 11:33am 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 22/9429 I was thinking about this during down times last night at work. Wouldn't it be cool if you could bu
H34 steaming light Mark48 at 10:40am 07.12.13 Big Boats 1/1044 Before I go up the mast, does anyone know which bulb is required for the steaming light and what mig
Down Haul on Main Mark Nooney at 10:08am 07.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1056 I am thinking of installing a downhaul line for the Main Halyard. Has any one done this? Is the lin
How to install oar locks for Oday Javelin tomhv at 9:03am 07.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2868 Hey guys, I've just acquired a 1976 Javelin and would love to be able to row her about when there's
Spinnaker Sheet Control Decision Clark at 8:54am 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1311 A little background info first. I have a Hunter 280 that I enjoy flying an A-kite on occasion. There
New guy Oblivionboyj at 8:13am 07.12.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/6926 Hello all! New here, and new to sailing.
Columbia 8.7 manual Oblivionboyj at 8:12am 07.12.13 Columbia 1/3578 Does anyone happen to have a PDF of a Columbia 8.7 owners manual? Mine is a 1978 model, but any year
whisker pole shaka2 at 7:06am 07.12.13 Catalina 30 5/1428 I'm a New Catalina 30 tall rig owner I have two sets of dbl lines, port and starboard- quite small w
LG Microwave /Coffee maker Rodsails at 7:52pm 07.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/5703 For those who have the luxury of have this unit and broken the Decanter and can't find a replacement
Poor gps reception Glenn17467 at 7:27pm 07.11.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1733 For the last 6 weeks, I have not been able to get satalite reception on my Garmin map76. Weather ha
M22 Spreader Tips prob at 7:07pm 07.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2488 I've just replaced the standing rigging on my '82 M22 (with Fixed Spreader Base upgrade, and new alu
Sailing ? Jhildy at 6:56pm 07.11.13 Big Boats 8/1619 I own a 1991 Hunter Legend 355 with swept-back spreaders. Question: How does one sail downwind wit
'60s Widgeon Ballast/Righting when Swamped BrentK at 6:48pm 07.11.13 Day Sailers 2/1623 I sail an inherited '60s Widgeon, and I recently capsized it for the first time. I knew that in gen
Macgregor 22 keel THECUSCUS at 6:18pm 07.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1672 Saw this on EBay, I know how rare it is to find just a keel for sale. I have no connection to the s
Old Manuals Jhildy at 6:14pm 07.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/994 My first time to the forum. I own a 1991 Hunter Legend 355 and am looking for the Online Owners Man
Whatizit (1) rblevens at 5:44pm 07.11.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1374 This was inline in the raw water to the engine... whatizit?
port opening weedstomper at 5:30pm 07.11.13 Smaller Boats 1/893 My 1989 Hunter 260 (wing keel) does not bring port openings, just plex windows. Can port openings l

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Wiring solar and ACR's (1) jviss at 4:17am 04.22.23 You guys lost me here, I will try to map out my existing system and come back with it to see how an
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 4:03am 04.22.23 I would have to physically disconnect the house battery cable to be able to run off the starter bat
More efficient way to clean gears? Hayden Watson at 12:16am 04.22.23
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 9:46pm 04.21.23 You guys lost me here, I will try to map out my existing system and come back with it to see how and
Wind velocity and angle not reading on Chartplotter. Joe at 9:06pm 04.21.23 Yes, I agree with davidasailor. If you haven't yet, go through the initialization process as if you
How long can a diesel sit idle? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01pm 04.21.23 What are you doing about the engine ? After all, that was the original question.
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? Gene Neill at 8:50pm 04.21.23 Carlotta and I have talked about EPIRB's and PLB's in the past, but it just never happened and proba
How long can a diesel sit idle? Rich Stidger at 8:43pm 04.21.23 My Volvo aux and Westerbeke genset sat for 18 months thanks to the governments actions regarding the
Jabsco quiet flush leak..... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:17pm 04.21.23 Before you do anything you might want to give Jabsco tech support a call. This might be a known iss
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Wiring solar and ACR's DArcy at 7:14pm 04.21.23 Ah, gotcha! I have a similar wire for my entertainment radio. I have the same setup. The only w
How long can a diesel sit idle? davespud at 7:09pm 04.21.23
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Wind velocity and angle not reading on Chartplotter. Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 04.21.23 If you go into the settings of the chartplotter it should be possible to go into the network setting
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Need a H336 potable water tank monitor Techstyle at 6:39pm 04.21.23 I bought this one for my 336: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801162303732.html I selected the 4
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