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Swing keel cable jjclynick at 8:55am 05.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2966 I am taking possession of a '76 Oday 23' with a detached cable to the swing keel. Looking for advic
Endless Main Furling line shemandr at 8:34am 05.10.11 Big Boats 6/3662 After putting in my vertical battens on the H356 furling main I was having difficult time furling th
Looking for a good CAT 30 easy user guide lorrieanne at 7:18am 05.10.11 Catalina 30 15/2971 We are new owners/ sailors with an older Catalina 30. I've been going through the original manuals a
O'Day 28 prop pitch Kevin3447 at 7:15am 05.10.11 Engines and Propulsion 2/2522 I posted this before, but I can't find the topic anywhere, so I'll try again - I have an O'Day 28
steam from exhaust Joe D Pye at 7:07am 05.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/3052 Help! I am getting steam from outboard exhaust from my 82 Catalina 30, Universal, two cylinder dies
Vented loop Poor flush Gary_H at 6:51am 05.10.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3008 Peggy, I installed a anti syphon valve at the top of the loop for my raw water intake hose for the h
marinas.com - routes dlewis812 at 6:33am 05.10.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1937 have used marinas.com interactive charts on many occasions.. to make my route and check out marinas
Hunter 146 Rigging sguice at 5:31am 05.10.11 Day Sailers 13/10624 We just purchased a new 2008 Hunter 146. After the initial rigging, I thought I would leave the mai
LED lighting C320 Brahmany at 3:17am 05.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2667 Is there a LED replacement for the halogen interior lighting on the C320? Cheers.
Speakers on a H466 mbatsea at 12:43am 05.10.11 Big Boats 1/1126 I am away from my boat for a few weeks. Would anyone know the diameter of the speakers in the cockp
Mainsheet Traveler Substitute Faris at 12:33am 05.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/9195 There was a discussion recently about mainsheet travelers, and some points were made regarding their
Venture 22 Deck Hardware (2) Faris at 12:02am 05.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5502 I had my V22 out in good winds for the first time this weekend (15+ kts) and started to discover its
New Macgregor 26 in ACAPULCO (2) MACAPULCO at 9:49pm 05.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3601 Hello, just arrived to Acapulco trailering a MAC 26. Loaded with everything I could think about
H 23 racing hi1cotton at 9:03pm 05.09.11 Racing 6/9616 I recently purchased a 1986 Hunter 23. I will be racing the boat in local PHRF. The bottom is now sl
Reducing the fleet MrMikey64 at 8:53pm 05.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1682 Well, I needed to make room in both my yard and my schedule, so I offered my Mac25 as a project boat
Recommended dinghy or inflatable boat for 4 passengers jrale at 8:11pm 05.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2193 Dear Macgregor Owners, Can anyone recommend a small dinghy or inflatable boat for emergencies at se
Outboard lift compatible with Hunter-supplied davits? Larry Jackel at 8:08pm 05.09.11 Big Boats 6/2371 Responding to my earlier post about outboards, Jerry Clark provided a nice photo of his outboard lif
I need Depth! mstock79 at 7:52pm 05.09.11 Catalina 30 4/2017 My Datamarine depth transducer has failed. It is located forward (port) right next to the knotmeter
Hunter 34 Jiffy Reefing lr172 at 7:47pm 05.09.11 Big Boats 7/3538 I purchased my H-34 this spring and the main was removed from the boom. I am launching next week, b
Has anyone used the Gel-foam Mattress Topper for V-berth caguy at 7:47pm 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 18/22247 I was in Costcos tonight looking at their mattresses and spotted a gel-foam topper that looks like i

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battery charging issues dlochner at 4:00pm 09.04.22 As a corollary to the above, if your charger is as old and/or if you have a battery isolator in the
Hunter vision in mast wires jssailem at 3:59pm 09.04.22 When the manual does not tell you, you can turn to inspection of the boat or boat parts. The wires
Hunter vision in mast wires P Lund at 3:47pm 09.04.22 You should be able to find your boat manual in the archives. This will show what the interior of
Got a new sailing dinghy stickinthemud57 at 3:39pm 09.04.22 I had not been following this thread, but kudos! Nice to see someone give a fine little boat the lov
Hunter 41DS Hydronic Heater Location (1) dkinzer at 3:27pm 09.04.22 Can someone specify the make/model of this heater? On my H41DS, it is a Webasto SG1577. It is moun
Propane pressure gauge JamesG161 at 3:27pm 09.04.22 COVID is now a just distant memory. Distant memory is a good excuse now. Eat Chicken soup for memo
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 3:18pm 09.04.22 I came upon this thread on a Google search and I have something similar but not the same. Hopefully
Hunter Europa transom bung Crazy Dave Condon at 3:11pm 09.04.22 Hunter did not build that boat either at their US or British plant from 1985 to 2012
Hunter 41DS Hydronic Heater Location Nachismo at 3:11pm 09.04.22 Can someone specify the make/model of this heater? Also, where is it vented? I have a 41ds & reall
self tacking jib Maunaloa at 2:28pm 09.04.22 Hi Stephen, I am new here and I have a 46.1 too, in Italy. She actually was originally equipped wit
battery charging issues Stu Jackson at 2:15pm 09.04.22 14 year old You really had a good run for your investment. People tend to forget that batteries ar
battery charging issues Davidasailor26 at 2:12pm 09.04.22 I knew they were old when we decided to leave them on the boat for the winter, so if they died of e
battery charging issues vidalia at 1:56pm 09.04.22
battery charging issues vidalia at 1:52pm 09.04.22 The current provided by the solar charger is determined in part by the acceptance rate of the batte
Windlass Power Source (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:51pm 09.04.22 As for the isolator, how else would I get the alternator output to three different banks without a
Windlass Power Source jssailem at 1:50pm 09.04.22 Good question. As suggested by Mainesail, the BlueSeas ACR is a system structure link to charge the
Shroud and forestry tension Davidasailor26 at 1:42pm 09.04.22
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? (1) senang at 1:40pm 09.04.22 H38, Morningstar controller installed under the nav table in the area left attached to part of the a
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:39pm 09.04.22 It tows nicely too!
Windlass Power Source Lee Hadjiosif at 1:22pm 09.04.22 Lee. you say you are sailing in the Med. Based on how you state your system is wired, makes me wond

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