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Need Help w/ Battery Cable Sizing rbmcintire at 2:51pm 03.24.10 Catalina 30 5/1918 Ok, my journey continues. So far I have not been able to understand the parameters to decide on sizi
Garhauer Marine Don Guillette at 2:04pm 03.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/5110 Normally, I don't bother discussing marine products here - I leave that to the maintenance forums -
New Blood Bad Obsession at 12:12pm 03.24.10 Ask All Sailors 28/3781 When I bought my Hunter 22 and started cruising it in 2003 I knew that I was one of the younger peop
What's wrong with this idea? Roger Long at 12:08pm 03.24.10 Ask All Sailors 31/4488 I'd love to have a solar vent on my boat but there's no good place for it and I hate to cut a hole i
spinnaker 380 Captain ed at 11:45am 03.24.10 Big Boats 5/1735 hoping someone might have some input as to which/what is the best spinnaker for a hunter 380? new? m
Headmate rebuild sailskipper at 11:26am 03.24.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/7802 I am about to embark on the dreaded journey into darkness - rebuilding the pump on my old WC Headmat
which chartplotter Carolyn1964 at 11:14am 03.24.10 Trailer Sailors 10/3831 I am looking at chartplotters and would love to hear from others about what they like or don't like
H40--Larger windows Acadia at 10:51am 03.24.10 Big Boats 3/1571 Does anyone know if there are many structural differences in the the H40 deck construction from 1985
Finally got to the bilge Tom Hoffman at 10:17am 03.24.10 Trailer Sailors 6/2570 Went over to the boat today and removed the disgusting brown indoor out door carpet and guess what s
Replacement Vent - Hatch Cover (1) dansam55 at 10:11am 03.24.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3216 Hello, I have a 71 Irwin 25' with a companionway hatch cover vent that needs replacing. I can't see
Seeking a mainsail Homard at 9:26am 03.24.10 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1719 I'm swapping the previous owner's roller furling main for a conventional one on my 1980 HC37. Any th
Cleaning and refinishing interior wood gordhodgson at 8:53am 03.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2599 Hi Everyone Because my 2000 450 Hunter is still new to me. I have yet to tackle cleaning the wood
loose bow cleats, Catalina 27 donslevin@comcast.net at 7:41am 03.24.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1730 I've read some suggestions for people with loose or snapped bolts on bow cleats on Catalina 27 (port
Sailing from NY to Florida (1) StellaetRichard at 7:07am 03.24.10 Ask All Sailors 26/23207 Hi everybody, We are planning to bring our Hunter 380, actually on the Champlain Lake (QC, VT, NY)
O'Day 23 genoa block position Yves12281 at 7:01am 03.24.10 Day Sailers 5/2102 I'm getting a new 150% genoa with a CDI furler soon. I had a 135% hank on before. I have safety ne
hydraulic steering rami gazit at 6:36am 03.24.10 Big Boats 10/2595 like to put hydraulik steering ' hydraulik autopilot on Hunter 340( 1999) Have someone done it?
Need some advice on finishing mahogany traveler. (3) caguy at 11:27pm 03.23.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1649 I had a chance to work on my traveler for the Luger the last couple of days. It is made of mahogany
REmovable spinnaker bowsprit Kama2 at 10:52pm 03.23.10 Bigger Boats 0/1541 Hi All! has anyone buit / installed a stemhead fitting to hold the removable spinnaker sprit to and
'80 36 footer, pre-purchase questions... (4) shibbershabber at 9:04pm 03.23.10 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1712 http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1980/Hunter--2189513/St.-Helens/OR/United-States So after a deal on
new sailor could use some advice joemama7 at 7:54pm 03.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2045 hello, just a quick question about wind speed, I have a macgregor venture 22 that i have not yet sai

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How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 10:13am 02.25.22 Thanks @jeepbluetj ! The GX2200 has GPS so I believe I only need the one way comms. Looks like the
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 10:05am 02.25.22 The thread rises from it's grave.... Matt: I assume the Axiom 7 does not have NMEA0183 inputs/outpu
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 9:40am 02.25.22 Nice! I like your idea of using butyl in the hole before filling. Lately I've been covering the hole
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 9:34am 02.25.22 202950
What are these. SFS at 9:30am 02.25.22 Tarp could be an awning of sorts to cool the boat. Loads from foredeck, hole around mast. (I cant te
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 9:24am 02.25.22 @stephen_i_w I am a dummy regarding NMEA connections. I am looking at the NMEA 0183 Gateway YDNG-03
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem markwbird at 9:12am 02.25.22 That really should not happen. It's a self priming pump. Just to be thorough you might check the e
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:41am 02.25.22 There is a physical difference between DC and AC fuses. It relates to the Arc issue in a DC circuit
Fuse ratings Tater at 8:41am 02.25.22 When a fuse blows, especially due to short circuit, there is a tendency for "arc over". The metal +
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:39am 02.25.22 And a handy tutorial on fuses - https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/fuse-tutorial Note in particula
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:37am 02.25.22 When faced with discussing what feels like a simple subject, yet the discussion sounds confused, I r
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:35am 02.25.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 8:28am 02.25.22 I filled in the old holes and drilled new ones - too difficult to try and line them up. Here are the
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 8:22am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:17am 02.25.22 The voltage is a maximum as some others have said. No harm done from using a 24V, 110V or 240V fuse
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:13am 02.25.22 Greased up the impellor with vaseline and it turned easily Not the end of the world but better to
Fuse ratings Brian D at 8:10am 02.25.22 The voltage rating of a fuse is the maximum voltage that it can safely interrupt. If the voltage is
Fuse ratings Ralph Johnstone at 8:07am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade (4) Jeff2642 at 8:06am 02.25.22 Thank you! Are you going to replace with the standard 20 gal tank or enlarge capacity? or a 2 cell
Fuse ratings Hello Below at 7:47am 02.25.22 Fuse blows due to excessive current, voltage has nothing to do with it. You can use it on 110 VAC O

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