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fresh water tank indicator gwhite at 1:06pm 04.03.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2486 Looks as if my WEMA sensor has failed, only reads full all the time, even after flushing the tank ou
Hunter 27 mast step rebuild... (11) emkay at 12:36pm 04.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 6/4723 First part was three weeks ago... I cut out the first section, a small section just where the mast
Motor Mount (2) ksquared at 8:10am 04.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2472 Hi All, We have a 1985 Mac 25. I just bought a rebuilt 9.9 hp Johnson 2-stroke and mounted it on w
Removing the the Prop Shaft Keith13315 at 8:04am 04.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1635 On an earlier post I asked about Cutlass bearing replacement. A friend just did it on his boat, an O
Southern Straits Race??? druid at 7:49am 04.03.10 Ask All Sailors 10/4777 I just heard they ran the Southern Straits Race yesterday! Anybody have news of what happened? (for
Integrity "Shout Out" for Transmission Marine Honeyman at 7:32am 04.03.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1637 I just wanted to acknowledge the integrity and fair play attitude of a company in Ft. Lauderdale cal
Main Sail Power Ken Prichard at 7:29am 04.03.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/5102 We had a long day sailing in light air from Catalina Island to Marina del Rey and the conversation g
Trafic Info timebandit at 7:25am 04.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1017 If you tow through major metro areas this may help--- How Do I Enable Traffic View?
Topping Line DJN51 at 7:02am 04.03.10 Smaller Boats 2/1135 On 95 hunter 23.5 boom,I have 3 lines. One i s outhaul ,one reef line,what is third is it topping li
Boat wax rickk31 at 6:48am 04.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2233 Can anyone recommend a good wax and cleaner.My boat is not chalky but it has very little shine Tha
Getting a off and on noise in my freshwater manifold... Kerbs at 5:09am 04.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1703 I have a 2009 Hunter 36, and just brought the boat back to my home marina after being on the hard fo
no ballast in the ocean with no sails jangarrod at 11:12pm 04.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2262 I'M SAILING A 26M Have any of you guys motored with sails down in the ocean with swells etc with no
Biggest boat to feasibly tow/launch with a 1/2 ton hawk232 at 10:39pm 04.02.10 Trailer Sailors 67/22043 Hello all. I am new to sailing and I am slowing getting everything lined out so that I will be in th
Fishfinder vs Depth/Speed - Which do YOU use? RECOMMENDATIONS?? damoses1 at 9:11pm 04.02.10 Ask All Sailors 42/10552 I am currently going back and forth between transom mount fishfinders and depth gauges. In the or
Docking and Dockhands Benny at 8:32pm 04.02.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2151 Did not want to hijack another thread but I was reminded of an incident years ago. I thought this m
Anything new in waterheaters? Marc Bergmueller at 6:11pm 04.02.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1388 I've been looking for a replacement for my water heater. A few owners ago the saildrive was removed
Transom Reinforcement windcommander at 5:33pm 04.02.10 Day Sailers 6/3346 I am looking at reinforcing the transom on my Oday 25 and I'm looking for some suggestions. I chang
Kenyon traveler "free bearings" genomb at 5:03pm 04.02.10 S2 0/2 I am currently putting together parts to replace the ones I lost taking mine apart. I have had no lu
Re-packing the packing gland Bad Obsession at 5:01pm 04.02.10 Catalina 30 17/3997 I am about ready to re-pack my packing gland. I need to get some wrenches to loosen it and not sure
Non skid repaint higgs at 4:31pm 04.02.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1766 Have i heard of a paint for non skid areas that is easy to use?

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Pedestal Compass, True North? Ralph Johnstone at 1:41pm 05.05.22 Why is there a rose inside a rose? It must be one of those double-roses. Close enough. Same thin
ISO: Hunter 28 Mast sail sfbay at 1:38pm 05.05.22 Welcone to the forum!! Ouch!! Have you checked used mast suppliers and new spar manufacturers like
Pedestal Compass, True North? Davidasailor26 at 1:34pm 05.05.22 Anyone WITHOUT paper charts know what this is and what it means on a paper chart ?
Pedestal Compass, True North? Stu Jackson at 1:33pm 05.05.22 Anyone WITHOUT paper charts know what this is and what it means on a paper chart ? https://forums.
Mariner 2=2 Will Gilmore at 1:28pm 05.05.22 Key Biscayne Bay and the keys I thought the water in your avatar picture looked like it was South
Pedestal Compass, True North? (1) Will Gilmore at 1:24pm 05.05.22
2004 Hunter 240 Mast Rick Webb at 1:21pm 05.05.22 The cheapest one is going to be to replace it with the brand you have and reuse all the attachments
Webasto fuse location. JamesG161 at 1:11pm 05.05.22 Sounds like a Compressor issue that exceeded its Lock Rotor Amps. My 16kBTU, LRA= 40 Amps. Sympto
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button JamesG161 at 1:05pm 05.05.22 says it is not for salt water. The reason why is the RO cartridge will die quickly, but we are tal
Webasto fuse location. Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 05.05.22 Go to your A/C unit and check for 120V and go from there.
Pedestal Compass, True North? Ralph Johnstone at 1:03pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 1:00pm 05.05.22 Or invest in a few paper CHS charts to see what's going on. These are almost unheard of in our mar
Pedestal Compass, True North? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:59pm 05.05.22 I suggest that the OP crack a copy of Chapman's to avoid anyone having spend any time typing a repl
Pedestal Compass, True North? Parsons at 12:58pm 05.05.22 ... but as soon as you travel a few miles laterally, the variation between true North and magnetic
Cracked hull (5) SailorHunter at 12:44pm 05.05.22 Thanks for the replies and welcome. I am attaching a few pictures as suggested by Dave. As I menti
Pedestal Compass, True North? FastOlson at 12:33pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? FastOlson at 12:29pm 05.05.22 Stu, time to switch to decaf. Decaf might help some, but I find myself mysteriously drawn to his l
Mariner 2=2 El Pinguino at 12:07pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 11:36am 05.05.22 Just take care when at the NE end of Puget Sound, GPS should be OK because it calculates true north
Pedestal Compass, True North? Stu Jackson at 11:22am 05.05.22 Quite often, questions asked on boating forums become useful to others because they raise "granular"

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