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battery connections gettinthere at 5:57am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1009 I need to make a new connection to my house bank. We have solar ' wind. Do I need to disable these b
Furlex 100S lost its bearings (2) Ken13559 at 1:17am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/7351 I've a Selden Furlex 100S that losses all its lower ball bearings when I raise the headsail. Apparen
Whats Wrong with the Trim on ''This'' Boat ? (1) Stretch at 9:45pm 01.12.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 36/19125 Ok Rich, nice try. Don, yes there is a hidden answer.... What's wrong with this boat???
Prop Size OceanDriver at 9:35pm 01.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/4000 Question, My 1984 Hunter 31 does not seem to provide its full hull speed while motoring. I have plen
Weeping Rudder tmanahan at 8:55pm 01.12.13 Catalina 30 8/3726 I have a 1984 Catalina 30. Last Spring as I was getting ready to put the boat back into the water,
Window restoration/waterproofing Kemo Sabe at 7:09pm 01.12.13 Catalina 22 6/1562 Does anyone know of, or have pictures of restoring the windows? I Catalina Direct sells molding, et
HELP my boat ran ashore kaleislands at 6:41pm 01.12.13 Ask All Sailors 18/3247 Hi. Well during the hawaiian kona(big storm) on the 2nd of january. My boat was cut lose of its mori
life lines FourPoints at 6:33pm 01.12.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3845 I have a set of lower shrouds that were given to me by a friend off his Down East 38 (1/4" I think,
Who has a favorite bilge cleaner? cbourne200 at 6:10pm 01.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2677 I knew I spilled a little deisel when I opened the fuel filter. But didn't think I spilled that muc
Feathering Prop pitch Capt Gary175 at 6:03pm 01.12.13 Pearson 3/1692 Can anyone tell me what the standard prop size/pitch is on a Pearson 39-2? My surveyor said I need
Stroage compartment bigsick at 5:36pm 01.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1033 I periodically scan for sale site for Hunter 326, try to see what my boat is selling for. Sometimes
anyone tried the GARMIN 600 handheld? centerline at 5:22pm 01.12.13 Ask All Sailors 1/829 I am wondering about the garmin 600 handheld.... does it work perfectly with the bluechart software
Toronto boat show Navicula at 4:47pm 01.12.13 Big Boats 0/670 I spent the day at the toronto boat show.......I went to 3 seminars and bought some product and view
Hunter 410 third reef Don Lucas at 3:52pm 01.12.13 Big Boats 0/823 Any 410 owners here rigged up their 3rd reef (not by moving them but by7 having all 3 rigged up).
Oceanis45 Odyssea at 2:49pm 01.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/12817 I bought a new 2012 Oceanis45 and have multiple problems with the engine and dock and go system. Any
NEMA0183 connection from MFD to VHF Blitz at 2:32pm 01.12.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2308 I looking for help on making the connections between my new ICOM VHF and my MFD and wondering how ev
Raymarine Ray 240 VHF question Ted at 2:20pm 01.12.13 Ask All Sailors 2/2181 I am thinking about upgrading my VHF radio to a Raymarine Ray 240. The system comes with a remote sp
Marine Pilot 1500 Capt Strapfoots at 1:30pm 01.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1120 I have a Auto Tiller called a Marine Pilot 1500 that came with my boat and I have no idea how this w
beneteau chrome decals wanted muso58 at 11:26am 01.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2667 Hi guys .Im looking to upgrade the look of my antares 10 20 .Im trying to source some chrome decals
Garmin app on Ipad Bill1565 at 11:01am 01.12.13 Ask All Sailors 2/931 Anybody out there using the Garmin's marine App on their Ipad or Iphone? I thought I would look i

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Rolling furler question about foil Joe at 11:21pm 03.23.23 Some quick research over at the Harken site makes me think the swivel can be lowered to the base of
Wind instrument replacement Joe at 10:55pm 03.23.23 I have the 608. cabling is the same 310. Just curious, what is the issue with your 608? You can b
A/C system maintenance BigEasy at 10:10pm 03.23.23 In the absence of a bleed valve , you may have to remove the water line from the air conditioner str
Anchor Locker solutions Dan C&C 44 at 9:59pm 03.23.23 I had to improvise a replacement windlass when converting my manual to electric. I chose to change
Anchor Locker solutions Dan C&C 44 at 9:53pm 03.23.23 Search the archives for "windlass" and you'll find an excellent write up from a year or two back wh
Pop top lateral movement rgranger at 9:05pm 03.23.23 Pics would help
300A T Fuse 12V leo310 at 9:01pm 03.23.23 I only have a 80 amp breaker on the winless that has 4 gauge wire that takes a lot more load than a
Drinking water filter VanIslandGuy at 8:49pm 03.23.23 We use a camco inline hose filter when filling our tanks, and an Instapure F5 filter at the kitchen
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III ggrizzard at 7:59pm 03.23.23 I don't know your boat, but many mfgrs made the area of chainplate attachment out of fiber glass lam
300A T Fuse 12V Johann at 7:56pm 03.23.23 In stock here. https://baymarinesupply.com/blue-sea-class-t-fuse.html#c182b
Sourcing original hull decals Crusty Ol Salt at 7:37pm 03.23.23 You may find those here. Decals Jim... i was thinking the same thing. All of what you are looki
H41 in mast furling dkinzer at 7:33pm 03.23.23 Hunter/Selden recommend being on a slight starboard tack (as opposed to head to wind) when furling t
A/C system maintenance Davidasailor26 at 7:30pm 03.23.23 Check for a bleed valve in the water line somewhere near the pump. If you have one you can open it w
Wind instrument replacement Hayden Watson at 7:20pm 03.23.23 I do not know about that unit but I had a Standard Horizon unit that had the same connector on the b
Wind instrument replacement dlochner at 6:53pm 03.23.23 The cabling and the mount are the same for the 608 and the 310.
Sourcing original hull decals Crazy Dave Condon at 6:51pm 03.23.23 @massnspace Call the forum store and talk with Mike Thomas. He use to be the hunter employee who
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III dlochner at 6:46pm 03.23.23 The chain plates may not be the issue, it is the bulkhead to which they are attached that is a conce
300A T Fuse 12V Davidasailor26 at 6:41pm 03.23.23 Wouldn't I want the Max permissable voltage to be 12V? No, fuses blow based on current, not voltag
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 6:21pm 03.23.23 Wouldn't I want the Max permissable voltage to be 12V?
300A T Fuse 12V Ralph Johnstone at 5:54pm 03.23.23 The one you posted is 125v. That's the maximum permissible DC voltage. You'll be better than goo

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