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Poor gps reception Glenn17467 at 7:27pm 07.11.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1754 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 8/2501 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 8/1626 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 2/1673 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 4/1686 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 1/999 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 6/1402 This was inline in the raw water to the engine... whatizit?
port opening weedstomper at 5:30pm 07.11.13 Smaller Boats 1/905 My 1989 Hunter 260 (wing keel) does not bring port openings, just plex windows. Can port openings l
AIS & 2nd VHF Antenna Installation Location Captain Ag at 5:27pm 07.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1213 I'm installing a Simrad AIS and associated second VHF antenna. This may be a simple question...but w
Gas valve wiring question DougM at 3:42pm 07.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1530 I had the electrical panel on my 323 open today for an unrelated wiring project. In the process, I n
Leak from hatch screw csd0606 at 2:41pm 07.11.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2875 Being new to our boat (H26), of course we are finding little things we need to repair. We have a sl
ODay 25 interior pamac12 at 1:53pm 07.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3623 My sailboat has the original material on the interior surface walls has anyone tried to paint or rep
Looking for suggestions for our next boat Ross S at 1:00pm 07.11.13 Ask All Sailors 23/4001 Hello! We're looking to step up to a larger boat and are looking for suggestions as to what boats
bad deck?? ericravnsails at 11:53am 07.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1754 2 monthes ago I adjusted my standing rigging and launched my 222 for the first time. The next time I
Is this possibly true? txtowman at 11:41am 07.11.13 Ask All Sailors 19/4141 I have never heard of anyone sinking a boat on purpose for any reason other than a fish reef. I re
Multifunction displays-Raymarine e7 or a65 ? Pat T at 11:35am 07.11.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1461 I am thinking of replacing my old Autohelm chartplotter ' radar. I mainly want the GPS at the helm.
replacing water circulator in a Cat 38 calzim at 10:52am 07.11.13 Big Boats 0/1075 any advise on replacing a water circulating pump in a Cat 38? thanks
oxidation Papa Doc at 10:20am 07.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1053 OK, I'm new at this, so all I've read about the best way to remove heavy oxidation has confused me t
Repair parts for sheet winch (3) Paul In Boston at 9:49am 07.11.13 Smaller Boats 0/1200 Hi, looking for a source of the small pawl and spring (not a wire spring, but a U-shaped piece of fl
Fuel Pume in 30' O'day?? Captainron1 at 9:09am 07.11.13 Bigger Boats 1/1194 Hello, My 30' 1979 O'day has had a AMGauge Fuel pump model 12/2401 installed into it some time befor

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Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 2:32pm 05.13.23 Should have been regalvanized years ago. Time for new chain.
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JoeWhite at 2:28pm 05.13.23 It was overdue, replace now.
Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Crazy Dave Condon at 2:27pm 05.13.23 There is a company called Magic Tilt who builds trailers for sailboats. Hunter used them in the pas
Routing cables to nav station and beyond Crazy Dave Condon at 2:02pm 05.13.23 Suggest that you Id which boat you have. Hunter installed chase tubes in the ceiling. Suggest you
Painting PVC Inflatable Dinghy thinwater at 1:54pm 05.13.23 And PVC dinghies are a waste. Buy Hypalon. Even my inflatable kayak (Walker Bay) is Hypalon.
Painting PVC Inflatable Dinghy thinwater at 1:53pm 05.13.23 Paint means the dinghy fabric, PVC or otherwise, will not see the sun or UV and will thus last MUCH
Painting PVC Inflatable Dinghy sailcapt340 at 1:49pm 05.13.23
Painting PVC Inflatable Dinghy Geoff E at 1:44pm 05.13.23 Thanks - we live the Pacific Northwest so climate is not quite so hard on the PVC but still takes it
Painting PVC Inflatable Dinghy Don S/V ILLusion at 1:40pm 05.13.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? MikeHoncho at 1:38pm 05.13.23 I always carry my cellphone in a zippered pocket. I have a dive knife on all of my PFDs and they hav
Using and STORING a Bluetti AC200Max for AC power on a 310 Neverbored at 1:23pm 05.13.23 We also bought the AC200.....removed the oven as we never used it. We reconfigured the space for the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? thinwater at 1:20pm 05.13.23 Just one comment. I singlehand many times on longer trips, albeit just in the Chesapeake. I have a
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Tally Ho at 1:20pm 05.13.23 I too love this tool...I hoist my main in the same manner.. So far zsevefral club mates have follow
Advice for a Solo Sailor? thinwater at 1:17pm 05.13.23 Correction: I should have said "personal locating device" not "personal location beacon". Where I
Advice for a Solo Sailor? thinwater at 1:12pm 05.13.23 most definitely single sailor or not if no one knows where and when you should be somewhere no one
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:52pm 05.13.23 I talk, text and exchange photos and videos with a surprising number of boat owners all over the wor
Advice for a Solo Sailor? HMT2 at 12:22pm 05.13.23 If you are going to be in near shore waters and in a crowded area, a PLB is not a good choice. The
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Leeward Rail at 9:12am 05.13.23 Some sites now know if a connected device is using a VPN and will block access. VPNs are favorites
Spinnaker Crazy Dave Condon at 8:51am 05.13.23 No I have never visited your website. I am very careful on the internet but clarification I though
Hunter 410 Yanmar 4JH3E Temperature Sensor sailing gal at 8:50am 05.13.23 have no idea who that is and just hoped for an answer It appears to be 120130-91370 in case someon

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