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Role Call - everyone OK? Jim Legere at 4:34am 10.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2225 I am really hoping all our Cherubini Hunters have survived Sandy...I realize some folks in the Great
Campstove turned Galley Stove (9) faithd at 11:03pm 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 22/6240 It took awhile to come up with a solution to our old Homestrand Alcohol Stove that was in our O'Day
Help Me Make "X" Travel Brace for Mast in Down Position? MacNCheese at 10:03pm 10.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/5516 Sad? Very sad. But I failed at making the very basic Sailboat project. The "X" shaped travel brace
About to get my First Boat, ODAY 28 AirBoyzT at 8:02pm 10.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1952 So a little background before my question. I am a 26 year disabled wounded iraq veteran who suffers
Replacement Water Tank (1) ShotgunSlim at 7:24pm 10.29.12 Catalina 22 0/1026 For all you sailors searching for a replacement fresh water tank for your boat, I found this replace
Wow... (2) Maine Sail at 6:56pm 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3603 Sitting here next to an open window, on the lee side of the house, and I am stunned we still have po
Topside paint repair (3) malyea at 6:28pm 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1866 Casting a wider net... Got some very bad scrapes on my '82 Hunter 30 starboard topside - the photo
Find My iBoat! Ward H at 6:26pm 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1473 My boat is sitting in a cradle in the marina. Nothing much more I can do but hope it doesn't float a
Hunter 49 Engine Access Improved (1) artboas at 5:30pm 10.29.12 Big Boats 17/3897 57754.vB
Hunter 49 owners: An easy upgrade (1) artboas at 4:51pm 10.29.12 Big Boats 0/950 57752.vB
Current wind speeds (1) Maine Sail at 3:47pm 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1078 Had a tree fall across the road in front of me on the way home from the marina. http://images.in
Bent strut (1) Ron-Anne at 3:28pm 10.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1301 Well we got the strut removed from the boat and now it goes to the shop to get straightened. I've re
Wiring a Small Inverter .................. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2664 ............. Never really had much use for one but the day has finally arrived. I already have
Speed/ temp sensor magne at 11:35am 10.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1253 Does anyone here know the type and model number on the speed/ temp transducer on the hunter 33, 2005
Wiring a Small Inverter .................. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 0/7 ............. Never really had much use for one but the day has finally arrived. I already have
Oday 19 Motor Mount Capacity and Access (2) weh5748 at 11:34am 10.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2294 I am planning to replace the 6 hp '79 Johnson outboard on my Oday 19, with a newer 8 hp Yamaha, Hon
How does your boat sit on her lines? OldCat at 11:12am 10.29.12 Catalina 22 11/2525 How does your boat sit on her lines? Mine sits stern down, with the boot stripe underwater. Is thi
Locker Boxes Bali Hai at 11:03am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 0/907 I have a 1982 Oday 34 and my interior removeable locker storage boxes made of polyethylene resin are
Ideas from the boat show (5) timebandit at 10:23am 10.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1274 Just a couple of things from the show http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo57/Tmebandt/boatshow20120
What to do if in the Bahamas durring hurricane rgallagher at 10:18am 10.29.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3029 I am really interested in some honest imput on this topic in light of Hurricane Sandy. If you were

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MPPT controller location (1) Deleted member 117556 at 6:07am 03.05.23 On my 310 the solar MPPT controller and battery monitor are mounted on the port side in the compartm
Drinking water filter thinwater at 5:47am 03.05.23 We use an filter when filling the tanks and then use a Brita Filter pitcher for drinking and cookin
Drinking water filter RoyS at 5:38am 03.05.23 We shock treat according to Peggy's instructions in the Spring. We fill the tank by running through
Drinking water filter dlochner at 5:38am 03.05.23 My marina had good water so I don't pre-filter it going in, but I would where I don't know the wate
Boat hook All U Get at 5:36am 03.05.23
Boat hook dlochner at 5:35am 03.05.23 So far I haven't found that to be the case.... maybe in a few more years. The application might h
Drinking water filter JBP-PA at 5:31am 03.05.23 I have the standard 10 inch under sink cartridge filter with a good carbon filter. I have been usin
Drinking water filter Sailor Sue at 5:25am 03.05.23 Just like Dave, we use a filter on the hose when we're filling the tank. We also installed a filter
Boat hook Sailor Sue at 5:17am 03.05.23 I have tried a pop rivet, they don't last long. There is often some twisting force on the pole, thi
Drinking water filter dlochner at 4:57am 03.05.23 We use an filter when filling the tanks and then use a Brita Filter pitcher for drinking and cooking
Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas dlochner at 4:21am 03.05.23 An interesting article on anchoring the PNW. https://loosecannon.substack.com/p/the-cqr-aint-that-b
Boat hook dlochner at 4:19am 03.05.23 A pop rivet or two would also have worked. I have tried a pop rivet, they don't last long. There
MPPT controller location dlochner at 4:08am 03.05.23 I'll keep an eye out for this problem, but installing under the bimini should reduce it significant
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Ralph Johnstone at 10:28pm 03.04.23 I also checked the switch, I put my tester on the terminal and on the body while pushing the switch
MPPT controller location SJN at 8:39pm 03.04.23 I apologize for typos in above message. Typing will cradling a laptop offers less than professiona
MPPT controller location SJN at 8:20pm 03.04.23 Hello! This is a worhty project. I mounted two flexible 100W solar panel to the Bimini. Wires ra
Longitudinal prop crack Michael Davis at 8:06pm 03.04.23
H26 centerboard bracket (1) rgranger at 7:54pm 03.04.23
Longitudinal prop crack PK123 at 7:33pm 03.04.23 I keep my first bigger boat there when I lived in Surrey. The boat before our current boat was on t
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Hans Baart at 7:33pm 03.04.23 Do you mean when the key is on, but the engine is not running? Greg Yes. Thanks

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