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A little peaceful Spring sailing motivator soling42 at 8:14am 03.15.12 Smaller Boats 2/1127 Went sailing solo on Leap day and took a pretty shaky but peaceful basic cell phone video worth watc
Rigging for 1986 Hunter 24 dennis gobbel at 5:15am 03.15.12 Smaller Boats 1/959 I have a 1986 hunter 24 that came with a roller furling, but there is no rigging on or in the mast.
Black Goo Dripping on Deck BWagner at 3:35am 03.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1193 Hi, I'm in the process of buying a 2003 Hunter 426ds. Yesterday we had our survey done and the
Broken crankshaft reworb at 2:50am 03.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 26/9370 I just recently bought a new to me boat. The boat has/had a 2GM20 Yanmar with 190 hours. On the wa
Trouble with Jib Furler. tcul at 8:36pm 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3321 Aloha everyone! I sail a Cal 30. I was out sailing today and pulled out the jib using jib furler.
Boat Ramps by a Novice David S at 8:07pm 03.14.12 Trailer Sailors 5/3181 What makes a good use able boat ramp for sail-boaters? I have only used 5 different ones. 1. At La
Complete Interior Makeover?? Richard Deep at 7:22pm 03.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/3693 Has anybody contemplated or undertaken a complete interior makeover on an older Hunter? I have an '8
my new fridge thread? doehunter at 5:49pm 03.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3936 I think I need to call the store tomorrow. I think it needs to go back. I got some pretty decent tes
New owner here CaptGregg at 5:23pm 03.14.12 Catalina 22 19/2951 Just purchased a Catalina 22 and trailer, borrowed a Chevy truck to pull it home... didn't have a hi
Need the brass bushing for ST1000 autopilot peterbud at 5:00pm 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1927 I am in the process of moving my Raymarine St1000 autopilot to a different boat and need the bushing
$210 difference BillyK at 4:34pm 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2336 ok.. so help me understand why this is $220 http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1\|328\|3033
packing nut/locking nut barrile at 3:46pm 03.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1959 Does anyone know what size the packing nut and locking nut is on my 2005 Hunter 36 propeller shaft.
Charging batteries in Parallel question (1) BillyK at 2:27pm 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 31/7228 Can someone explain to me how joining two batteries to produce a larger 12 volt bank in parallel can
Is it time for a new charger on the C-27? caguy at 2:15pm 03.14.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1292 My B-W power converter Model 3230ul is only putting out 11.54 volts to the battery out teminal (test
Mast wiring JamesO256 at 1:59pm 03.14.12 Smaller Boats 10/1922 Does anyone know how the wires are ran to the mast. I have a 1983 H22.
Mooring set up freshiecat at 1:40pm 03.14.12 Catalina 22 1/2610 Hey everyone- I'm in the process of buying all of the parts to put together a solid mooring for my c
Thoughts on an anchor locker on the 26 matey at 1:08pm 03.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/11830 I've read many interesting and helpful discussions on this forum so I thought I'd pose my question t
pedal driven prop? walkerman at 12:31pm 03.14.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/7901 has anyone ever heard of or seen of a pedal powered prop shaft? i've got an idea and was wondering i
Removing A Transducer JimLor at 12:23pm 03.14.12 Pearson 6/2155 I bought the Garmin 546s GPS and also bought the Airmar P319 transducer. I currently have a like-siz
Battery Charger causing stereo hum? Bowedtoothdoc at 11:06am 03.14.12 Big Boats 5/2886 Anyone else having this issue. Just replaced my old JVC unit with the new West Marine model with the

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Watermaker Kings Gambit at 9:00am 11.27.22 That's what we were looking at. The ah draw can be minimized if the water maker is run while the di
Watermaker dlochner at 8:53am 11.27.22 Running the Spectra Ventura 150 MPC @ 6 gal/hr for an hour every other day (9 amp-hr use every two
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:49am 11.27.22
Watermaker dlochner at 8:39am 11.27.22 I had looked at and considered a couple of portable ones and thought they would meet the needs of ou
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:39am 11.27.22 Running the Spectra Ventura 150 MPC @ 6 gal/hr for an hour every other day (9 amp-hr use every two d
Cellular Signal in the Channel Islands ?. danooxnard at 8:35am 11.27.22 I sail out of channel islands harbor regularly. On trips to the East End of Anacapa Island I lose c
Beneteau First 375 Hollyberry at 8:34am 11.27.22 Quite sure the hulls are solid layup (ie not cored).. The keels may be cast iron vs lead - I think t
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 8:31am 11.27.22 I always use 4 gal -50 in mine as AF is cheap vs cracked parts. Always drain system first so less
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit Zencra at 8:27am 11.27.22 Would love to see any pics you have of the install. Washer is on the short list before we head to t
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:26am 11.27.22 Smaller to smallest might prove the most practical for several reasons, e.g., space and power deman
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit (1) Zencra at 8:22am 11.27.22 Would love to see any pics you have of the install. Washer is on the short list before we head to t
Watermaker dlochner at 8:20am 11.27.22 I've also heard that water makers should not be left idle for long periods of time. Common practice
First time sailboat owner isaksp00 at 8:18am 11.27.22 By confused, do you mean which way to steer? During my charters I found it very useful to stand ahea
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 8:14am 11.27.22 I will be upgrading the current system first, alternator, charger/inverter etc so they can be set up
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard JBP-PA at 8:14am 11.27.22 I believe the charger on these engines is just a coil and rectifier with little or no voltage regula
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard dlochner at 8:09am 11.27.22 Never heard of that company. The prices on their batteries seem exceptionally low. The company tou
Beneteau First 375 PaulK at 8:08am 11.27.22 Look up "Beneteau boat construction video" online. Boat Test has a good one, but it is blocked from
Beneteau First 375 bvermeer at 8:08am 11.27.22 Thank you for your replies! I have the sailboat data pages but those don't define how the hull was b
Beneteau First 375 bvermeer at 8:04am 11.27.22 What kind of information are you looking for? Beneteaus are production boats that are built the way
Beneteau First 375 Tally Ho at 7:58am 11.27.22 You may have found this, but some info at these sites: https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats

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