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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 4/1687 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 1/906 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 1/1214 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 7/2876 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 12/1755 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 19/4142 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 7:15pm 05.13.23 opps :facepalm: The link diameter has a 125% over design factor. So depending of the link Size, yo
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Georgedoyle at 5:31pm 05.13.23 We are in the middle of tracing out our wiring for the same purpose. We're looking to set up a plan
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Hunter 28.5 Trailer Specs Rich McD at 4:45pm 05.13.23 Thanks Dave. I spoke to Adam at MT. It was a dead end but a great tip. He was really responsive. I s
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Non Skid; Black Spots DaveJ at 4:05pm 05.13.23 I had the same issue, I think. I removed the black by using a good boat soap, a medium bristle brush
Hauturier equivalent in USA? xavpil at 4:00pm 05.13.23 They may accept parts of your current license and give you some sort of credit, Where did you get
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 3:44pm 05.13.23 This is my informed advice on Anchor chains. Anchor chain Engineer Jim...
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Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? MikeHoncho at 3:40pm 05.13.23
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Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 3:32pm 05.13.23 you can lose 125% of the link diameter and still be ok. opps :facepalm: The link diameter has a 1
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Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 3:25pm 05.13.23
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 3:20pm 05.13.23 Huh? If you lose 125% of something, you've lost everything and then some. My best guess - missing

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