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Assistance in some coding for sailing tracking site redunculous at 12:32pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1356 Well.... I recently read about the Aegean loss (I've been stuck without access to the civilised w
Garmin Data Card 182C Florida sail at 11:57am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5528 Does anyone know where I can get updated Data cards for my Garmin 182 C GPS/ chart plotter? Garmin
Saga of crazed hatch lens replacement info (3) John T1594 at 11:37am 08.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7152 E-Mail message from ME to LEWMAR: I have a number of Lewmar hatches on my 2000 Hunter 340 sailboat t
Transporting a Catalina 25 Milwaukee Protocol at 11:23am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 7/8114 My brother-in-law and I are looking to transport his Catalina 25 from NY to WI and to put it bluntly
Fwd cabin question Dana and Luba at 9:32am 08.03.12 Big Boats 3/1203 I have a 2001 Passage 450. When the forward macerator decided to quit, it leaked out on the compart
Resale of an Older 22 Slow Mo^cean at 9:11am 08.03.12 Catalina 22 8/1624 I'm really getting into restoring the '84 C22 I have and so far have done minor free and cheap tasks
Battery Bank & Charger Wiring Questions (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:17am 08.03.12 Musings With Maine Sail 17/12230 Battery Bank ' Charger Wiring Questions Edited Hi Maine, I am planning to redo the charging/wir
Leaking water tank valve connection irwin30 at 7:25am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1246 I have a 1979 Irwin Citation 30 water tank that is leaking around the output water valve connection.
Hunter 450 Wire Chase? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:08am 08.03.12 Big Boats 2/900 On my Hunter 450 there is a wire chase with a string behind and to the right of the starting battery
Hunter 23.5 Listing - should I move Battery? Rasemans at 6:52am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 3/1479 Hi, My Hunter 23.5 lists to starboard when sitting in a slip. I am not sure why, but I suspect it is
New Venture owner and new to sailing Model 70 at 5:42am 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1965 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 1/967 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 2/871 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 7/2232 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 4/1241 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 4/1210 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 4/2804 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 2/1918 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 3/1234 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 2/2411 Hi All: My dinghy has developed some water leaks where the bottom of the dinghy is attached to the

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Solar panel question/Recommendations Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 01.26.23 I will be adding Solar this year to accommodate planned multi-week cruising. As yet not sure about
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 9:53am 01.26.23 Thanks, I will look at that. Thinking of how I could fabricate an overhang maybe an inch out. Might
Yanmar engine console - yuck BigEasy at 9:48am 01.26.23 so it's just the white (yellow?) console. Any suggestions/advice? Sand it, repair crack at upp
Line routing to cockpit thinwater at 9:40am 01.26.23 I've had both. I like it as-is. Less friction. Grinding a sail up is a pain, but body weight makes i
Solar panel question/Recommendations jssailem at 9:39am 01.26.23 Conservatively, I can go about 48-72 hours at anchor before recharging. I plan for consuming about 7
Solar panel question/Recommendations TheBigDeal at 9:38am 01.26.23 Check out this site for ideas. https://seabits.com Consider a Raspberry PI system. https://seabits.
Solar panel question/Recommendations jssailem at 9:30am 01.26.23 Check out this site for ideas. https://seabits.com Consider a Raspberry PI system. https://seabits.c
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 9:28am 01.26.23 Thank you both @mermike and @jssailem, since my previous post on a similar topic I took everyone's
B361 Sail Inventory jssailem at 9:26am 01.26.23 after 21 years they have to be worn out right RIGHT! an old salt suggested after they're inspecte
Solar panel question/Recommendations TheBigDeal at 9:25am 01.26.23 A tablet or laptop would make more sense. Especially on a 26ft boat. Last time I looked, the table
Line routing to cockpit stickinthemud57 at 9:24am 01.26.23 Lots of good, specific advice here. At the risk of stating the obvious... Downsides of halyards at
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:17am 01.26.23 Thanks, I will look at that. Thinking of how I could fabricate an overhang maybe an inch out. Might
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics jssailem at 9:13am 01.26.23 rope and quick-release clam cleat. :plus:
Missing boom jssailem at 9:01am 01.26.23 Are your windows set in a frame or attached plastic to the sides of the cabin. If the later, then
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car jssailem at 8:56am 01.26.23 Dave. The OP says it is a 1986 28.5 Hunter. Pictures would help.
Hunter Legend 41 - Raymarine Linear Drive Autopilot jssailem at 8:52am 01.26.23 @Stella Orion I have had some experience with the RM Wheel Pilot. When you say "Craps Out" not su
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. jssailem at 8:42am 01.26.23 Could you secure the cabinet to the hull? Tab the wood to the hull with fiberglass. Why is the desig
Solar panel question/Recommendations jssailem at 8:36am 01.26.23 I agree Mike. Why when I saw the lack of AC load in the calculations I mentioned it. It is not unusu
Solar panel question/Recommendations mermike at 8:28am 01.26.23 I am confused... Although that can be easy with this stuff. listed in the power budget 2000w Inv
help on hunter 34 keel pan Mike Oldak at 8:23am 01.26.23 I can't really tell from the photos, but are they "cuts" or "stress cracks"? If they are cuts, then

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