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New Venture owner and new to sailing Model 70 at 5:42am 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1927 I picked up a Venture 21 while visiting in Connecticut and towed it back to Oklahoma, what an advent
Looking for deck fill caps for 1979 Hunter 30' WillSailor at 8:47pm 08.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/940 Any body knows where I can get replacement fill caps for 1979 hunter 30", could not get the waste ca
r&r transducer, it's more of a hull question (2) rbrtnaylor at 8:44pm 08.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/857 First, Hello to all from the new guy. I bought an '88 legend 37 ( I'm very happy). Todays project is
Fun with the kite (2) Tally Ho at 7:33pm 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2204 Out sailing with 2 Hunter 33's the other day (I have a Hunter 280) and the wind died off as we were
Anchor Light JeffThompson at 6:59pm 08.02.12 Big Boats 4/1214 In the process of replacing the anchor light in our Hunter 38 - has anyone ever done this? What I w
Converting a USGS Topo Map to SeaClear RonRock at 6:07pm 08.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1184 I have been going back in the forum threads and came across this very helpful thread by Sumner. "Con
How can I find owner by hull number? Chris Patterson at 5:54pm 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2728 There it is. Frequently I find a boat that interests me, and I was hoping someone here would know ho
Bowmar hatch acrylic replacement mogade at 5:39pm 08.02.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1863 I am replacing the cracked acrylic in my Bomar hatch. I am having a plastic shop cut the acrylic to
A new use for chapstick. guidera48 at 5:07pm 08.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1203 I noticed that my dodger snaps were getting harder and harder to remove. Then, I broke a snap on the
Dinghy Water Leak Jeff Bacon at 4:39pm 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2344 Hi All: My dinghy has developed some water leaks where the bottom of the dinghy is attached to the
Short tacks or long tacks for best VMG? jviss at 3:54pm 08.02.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 30/12721 Hey Don, I have a route - Westport Harbor (MA) to Block Island - 27 nm. bearing 255 magnetic. Wi
Strut Repair (2) Roger Long at 2:45pm 08.02.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5057 As I said in the previous post, I don't recommend that you try this at home. I'm experimenting a bi
S2 Decals texasprinter at 1:22pm 08.02.12 S2 2/1321 I finally made some S2 decals for my boat. If anyone is interested in a set. I have both white and b
Results of our hunt so far... swampcreek at 1:06pm 08.02.12 Catalina 310 21/5048 This thread is a graduation from considering a 310 to actually shopping for one so it's sort of a sp
Ikea Shoe Rack = Additional Onboard Storage? (1) FourPoints at 12:45pm 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2458 Thinking about ways to add some inexpensive compact storage to the boat, and had the idea to mount a
Marlow completes acquisition of Hunter Marine (1) Phil Herring at 11:26am 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2961 This just in from Hunter; pdf file attached. I also heard that David Marlow has signed a lease exte
2000 420 Passage Owners manual Barny192 at 10:51am 08.02.12 Big Boats 2/1435 Hi Guys, please forgive me for this posting as I am sure the answer is on here somewhere but being
Cutting the side stays on a Hunter 36 or 356 deacm at 10:24am 08.02.12 Big Boats 1/956 Does anyone know how LARGE a pair of cutters you'd need to include in your 'emergency kit'. Also, th
Furuno wind transducer to autohelm wind display Mdpassmo at 10:13am 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1513 Anyone ever done this? I've heard its possible but he said ill need a wiring diagram for the furuno
Potential deal on nice yacht Tim R. at 9:45am 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1630 Looks like someone could get a nice boat for about half the cost. Of course someone who has 2 milli

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Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard O�Day 222 at 5:43pm 11.27.22
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Captain Larry-DH at 5:40pm 11.27.22 I think you should consider getting a small FLA battery to charge direct from the outboard, then bri
Looking for a captain to sail my boat SFS at 5:35pm 11.27.22 Did you get an acknowledgement from the OP? Just curious. Sorry for the delay, Justin, we've been
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 5:30pm 11.27.22 Still able to sail down here. It is going to be about 70 tomorrow with winds about 10mph from the p
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders Rich Stidger at 5:24pm 11.27.22 Look great. I've been planning on making some covers but never go around to it. Dan So, Dan, it's
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Ralph Johnstone at 5:16pm 11.27.22 Is it as simple as directly connecting the two leads from the alternator to the two leads of the ho
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Ralph Johnstone at 5:04pm 11.27.22 Apparently, it's quite common for human legs to vary in length by up to 2 cm. Have you checked your
Watermaker Terry Cox at 5:02pm 11.27.22 Anecdote; using a water maker in harbors/bays, etc., tends to clog the units. Best if used in the op
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Stu Jackson at 4:58pm 11.27.22 Just about every single LifePO4 discussion says: DO NOT CHARGE DIRECTLY FROM AN ALTERNATOR. What p
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Ralph Johnstone at 4:58pm 11.27.22 Each of the batteries is 12.8V at 10% capacity So you have 270 AH of usable current as opposed to
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 4:44pm 11.27.22 I ripped up enough strips from the cedar board to make a 1 inch thick laminated rudder. Looks like t
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 4:31pm 11.27.22 Look great. I've been planning on making some covers but never go around to it. I've probably got
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Will Gilmore at 3:58pm 11.27.22 Does she list the same way when you take her out? Have you added anything to the mast, near the top
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders (3) Rich Stidger at 3:58pm 11.27.22 Thanks Rich. I hope this doesn't mean you are getting rid of your boat! Not quite yet. At least o
New winterizing mod - done! Tally Ho at 3:54pm 11.27.22 Good job! After thinking about something like this for years, I actually also just did it this fal
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Don S/V ILLusion at 3:16pm 11.27.22
Miracle Rescue of MOB shemandr at 3:14pm 11.27.22 Do we need to put PLB's on cruise ship passengers? He is indeed a lucky guy. Whether he knows it o
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders smokey73 at 3:01pm 11.27.22 Thanks Rich. I hope this doesn't mean you are getting rid of your boat!
New winterizing mod - done! (1) Dalliance at 2:41pm 11.27.22 Good job! After thinking about something like this for years, I actually also just did it this fall
Beneteau First 375 Sandy Stone at 2:19pm 11.27.22 I own one. I'm sure there is polyester resin in the (solid) hull layup; balsa core in he deck. If

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