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Rocna, yes or no? Florida sail at 7:07pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 57/13284 Does anyone know if the inferior steel problem with the Rocna anchor has been remedied? I notice th
What have you paid for a 3 sided enclosure RWSlater at 5:47pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1013 Hi everyone I recently purchased a really nice Hunter 42 CC and it came with a Bimini. I want an
Marathon Harbor (5) seadaddler at 5:32pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2533 Well we pickedup a mooring in Booth Key Harbor today and went ashore for a party with about 20+ boa
need a charger and monitor Bob 04 H260 at 5:08pm 04.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 10/4865 We just bought a H356 that needed batteries. We picked up 4, 105, AGM's at Sam's, but now our old 30
First impressions - Seahawk Silver Bullit bottom paint (1) Juice6576 at 4:52pm 04.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1570 A lot of firsts today. Cut off the shrink wrap. Pain in the >>>>. Glad I won't be doing that again.
Outboard Control conversion Terry R at 4:47pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4023 We have a 23.5 Hunter with a Honda BF8A outboard mounted in the Motor well ... at issue is this boat
Hunter 19 purchase ladreyes at 3:51pm 04.13.12 Smaller Boats 1/1051 Considering purchasing a Hunter 19 for sale in Michigan. Intend on keeping it on an inland lake but
Water Tank Location on Oday 22 sailguy40 at 3:25pm 04.13.12 Day Sailers 5/2606 I have a 1980 Oday 22. I have a 3 gallon water tank on the starboard side in the cockpit storage loc
Lower shroud (1) JonMulloy at 2:23pm 04.13.12 Smaller Boats 10/2255 Need some more help. The photo shows a slot in the mast just below the spreader that anchors the top
How do you shorten forestay? Steve A. at 2:19pm 04.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2628 I sail a 1992 H28 that has the original roller-furler. I would like to shorten the forestay so the
Upholsterer in the San Pedro/Long Beach area Frank P at 1:52pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1482 Hello all, Can anyone recommend a good upholsterer in the San Pedro/Long Beach area that has experie
1979 C22 Curtains C22_Lady_OH at 1:08pm 04.13.12 Catalina 22 34/8957 I am the furthest thing from a tailor but I really need a solution for curtains other than beach tow
Spar building, Baggett and Sons style... (1) CharlieCobra at 1:04pm 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1821 As you guys know, we have a Tayana 37 in for a vigorous refit. One of the projects is a new bowsprit
1979 C22 Anchor Rode C22_Lady_OH at 12:59pm 04.13.12 Catalina 22 10/4179 What is the proper rode/chain length/diameter?
Crankcase Breather Redux Roger Long at 11:25am 04.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/4263 I haven't seen any hint of "old car" oil smoke in my exhaust since my arrival in Oxford. I think th
Tender suitable for my Mac 26m DarylA at 11:01am 04.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1340 I'm about to purchase a WavEco 2.3m tender for my Mac 26m. It weighs 31kg. Does this sound a suitabl
Aluminum Alloy "Zincs" Better than Zinc "Zincs"? (1) rardiH36 at 10:14am 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 24/6888 Yesterday at the Oakland Strictly Sail show, I spent some time talking to a vendor of anti- corrosio
Need Good Source For Hunter 31 Parts Sailingbum at 9:49am 04.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1563 I'm currently in need of a replacement faucet/shower combination faucet for my '86 Hunter 31. I'd l
Sequitur - Two New Blog Posts Sequitur at 9:04am 04.13.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1288 I have added two new posts to the blog at: Brazil Nuts and The Long Brazilian Coast
Any info about Idylle 11.50? Peleon at 8:17am 04.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2966 I just bought an Idylle, but I don't know very much about this boat. I'm in Spain, and here is rare

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Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Maine Sail at 10:32am 12.01.22
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion DayDreamer41 at 10:18am 12.01.22 Stating the obvious, where do both cables go from the switched side of the start battery switch? one
Stock Color for 85' 22 Project_Mayhem at 10:09am 12.01.22 Most yards with a fiberglass shop can tweak the colors for an exact match. Be sure to ask them to wr
Stock Color for 85' 22 Calif. Ted at 10:06am 12.01.22 It changed depending on year, Spectrum Color makes repair kits that come close, but the color change
Stock Color for 85' 22 Project_Mayhem at 10:05am 12.01.22 I took my hatch cover to a local fiberglass supply house. They let me browse through their RAL color
hunter yanmar Rick.johnson at 10:02am 12.01.22 As i read the chart listed it say a 40 ft hunter should have a Yanmar 4 J H S E Diesel I have tri
Binoculars DayDreamer41 at 10:01am 12.01.22 I favored Nikon's waterproof 10 x 42 with compass bearing in the vision field, wish I would have upp
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Project_Mayhem at 10:00am 12.01.22 Laughing.. Ya gotta be fast with that because aluminum contracts about 20% more than stainless; the
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 12.01.22 Great! Thank you very much! Very nice install. What make and model boat is this? How many watts
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 12.01.22 I purchased the manual impact wrench. And if the bolts breaks at the deck ? ? ? ?
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 12.01.22 the screw will initiallly try to shrink but as the aluminum gets cooled, it willl grab the screw ti
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 9:33am 12.01.22 I purchased the manual impact wrench. I will try it this weekend. I really appreciate all of the adv
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 9:31am 12.01.22 Yikes, Thanks for the heads up.
Binoculars jon hansen at 9:17am 12.01.22 cannon electroniclly stabilized is my go to pair. that said, i bought the cheapest pair at west mar
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt kloudie1 at 9:14am 12.01.22 Laughing.. Ya gotta be fast with that because aluminum contracts about 20% more than stainless; the
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 8:47am 12.01.22
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:46am 12.01.22 There's also cans at the automotive store that will freeze the bolt but I haven't tried them Now
Binoculars Mark Maulden at 8:44am 12.01.22
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Johann at 8:36am 12.01.22 Yellow/red is energized when engine key in the RUN position as d41 says above. The solenoid appear
hunter yanmar (1) Marmalade at 7:15am 12.01.22 From the ~1987 general Hunter Legend owners manual... but considering the age, should still confirm

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