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Sam's Batteries Ron20324 at 10:15am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1936 Okay, so a guy walks in to Sam's club with exactly $300 to buy 2 batteries to replace his size 31's.
Buying a Spinnaker, need advice, thanks. azdawgfan at 10:07am 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1142
GPS Wiring Thru Pedestal JimLor at 9:48am 05.01.12 Pearson 4/3257 Ok, got the toilet in, replaced a transducer, got the boat in the water, and have actually gone out
Window Replacement (2) SailAway1 at 9:41am 05.01.12 Catalina 22 22/5905 Hey everyone! Last fall I opened a thread related to replacing the windows on our C22's with Plexigl
2nd Reef line length Old Sailor 2 at 7:38am 05.01.12 Big Boats 0/733 I am in Denver, my boat is in San Diego. So, could someone give me an idea of how long one thinks t
Cover insulating AC side of Panel Richard Bryer at 7:22am 05.01.12 Big Boats 6/1876 One of the recommendations made by the surveyor on our recent survey for insurance was to " Provide
Tried & True Barnacle Removal? JulesinVT at 7:20am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/10473 I've read many posts here of what folks have suggested, but I'm less sure of what the original inqui
Jib install noprob2 at 7:09am 05.01.12 Big Boats 7/1593 Well, put jib onto furler this weekend and had a hell of a time getting up the last 6 feet or so Dro
Engine wires (1) mprc25 at 6:53am 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/887 I just bought a 1995 29.5. The engine has 3 loose wires on the port side. Does anyone know what th
Fluxgate compass locaiton... Doug/Karen at 6:50am 05.01.12 Big Boats 7/3440 We are still trying to figure out why our Raymarine 4000 Autopilot directional heading deviates from
Huntet Marine is up and running artboas at 5:16am 05.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/978 Hunter has just moved their email server from St. Augustine to the Hunter facility. They apologize
Storm sail and furled head sail Scotian at 4:35am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2734 Have opportunity to purchase a storm sail but it has shanks to go on forestay. If need to use storm
replacing standard horizon wind indicator gettinthere at 3:58am 05.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1565 Got great help in replacing my SH depth display with a Raymarine ST60. Now the Standard Horizon win
Why is gas so High geehaw at 10:43pm 04.30.12 Sails Call Lounge 6/6356 Well I am not one that believes to much in off topic post in this forum. Put I thought this might j
angle of keel zephyritmo at 9:44pm 04.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2284 I just bought a 1983 m-25 with a swing keel. There is no bolt to lock the keel in the down position.
New Catalina Owner (Initial Prep, Etc) svltrack at 9:42pm 04.30.12 Catalina 22 4/1608 Hello All.. This is my first post on the Forum. I am a brand new Catalina owner and am amped up a
Night time companionway hatch lock ideas? Solemn Silence at 9:23pm 04.30.12 Big Boats 9/6447 Looking for ideas to install a locking device on the companionway sliding hatch for night use. Hunte
Leaking hoses from head Endurance2010 at 9:07pm 04.30.12 Big Boats 7/1764 I replaced the discharge hose from my new head and it leaks at the point where the hose connects to
Bow Eye Replacement andersailing at 7:40pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 5/4755 So, this weekend, I managed to snap the bow eye off of my O'Day Daysailer. (Sore subject, don't ask.
Desolation Sound Lost Parent at 6:19pm 04.30.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3495 Planning a 3 week holiday to Desolation Sound this August and would like any feedback on this trip

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All Sailors (1) jssailem at 11:44am 12.20.22 Merry Christmas to you, Alan and Eileen. Thank you for the well wishes.
Electrical system jssailem at 11:39am 12.20.22 it's amazing how much stuff the boat has accumulated over the years. Oh yes. Folk buy boats, then
Fuel Gauge (2) jssailem at 11:33am 12.20.22 I have the same issue as the OP Your display is showing "Half Full" when you suspect it is more or
Electrical system william24424 at 11:09am 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery... I think, I'll check this weekend, doing some winter jobs u
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Alan Gomes at 11:08am 12.20.22 What position do you have the throttle in when you start it? For colder weather you should have it a
Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 10:38am 12.20.22 Not trying to derail this post but I have the same issue as the OP. When is it best to seek the orig
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:37am 12.20.22 If saving money is the goal, I would encourage you to learn the seaman's art of ropes. Learn to buy
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t
Height of boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door. :plus:
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? (2) sovaste at 10:21am 12.20.22 Thank you for those details! Not having seen either my V21 or the older candidate V22 rigged in per
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:18am 12.20.22 The Devil is in the Details. Cost of a 26' Bridle, 5/8ths 3 strand line designed for a 30-40ft boat
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 10:03am 12.20.22 Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, it
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 9:58am 12.20.22 Ok thanks i will see that they have
STEEL RAILS Justin_NSA at 9:52am 12.20.22 Take a look at the POR-15 product line. They can fix you up https://por15.com
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush WayneH at 9:52am 12.20.22 Ms Peggy has it right. We only open the sink seacock when brushing our teeth. The rest of the time i
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:36am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 9:02am 12.20.22 Curious if your FLA batteries are in parallel on one battery bank or one battery for each bank. Wha
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 9:01am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that t
keel resting on bottom sailcapt340 at 8:57am 12.20.22
Electrical system Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 12.20.22 It's important to the life of your batteries to charge/recharge them properly if you want to them to

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