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Northern Charters Tim R. at 5:23pm 12.29.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2687 I am sitting in Bar Harbor and it is 8 degrees blowing 20-30 and gusting to 50. It would be great t
Marine " Rip Offs " sailaway78 at 2:44pm 12.29.09 Ask All Sailors 30/8281 I am continually amazed at how badly boaters get ripped off by putting the " marine " tag on "stuff"
Hunter 380 Autopilot charliegrau at 2:36pm 12.29.09 Big Boats 6/2606 Hello, All. I just joined this forum. I am soon to be the proud owner of a new (to me) Hunter 380.
Any better Garmin GPS than 76c George Bahr at 12:26pm 12.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2350 The postings recommending the color Garmin 76c are rather old. What is today the best replacement mo
Battery Isolator for 3 batteries and 200 amp alternator bigburb at 12:09pm 12.29.09 Big Boats 9/2504 We are trying to get a 205 amp alternator running on a 1989 Hunter 40. We've gotten everything hook
Interesting results from a cold-start experiment Clark at 11:32am 12.29.09 Ask All Sailors 22/6514 I had read on here a report from someone that had been taught by a marine diesel training instructor
9.2 prop pitch Calypso at 9:29am 12.29.09 S2 3/1506 My 9.2c with 3gm30 Yanmar has a 14 x 9 3 blade prop. I can over rev it and only reach a little over
Sailboat "parts" question Patrick Anderson at 8:55am 12.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2140 Hi, all -- Just want to throw a question out there, and hoping someone has an answer. I recently
Yanmar 3ym30 hour meter BruceK at 8:39am 12.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/6661 Stopped working at about 150 hrs...how to diagnose???
Water in cockpit locker - O'day 22 bdeakin at 8:26am 12.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1275 Good morning, O'day owners -- I'm the proud owner of a new O'day 22, which I got for a song. This
Solar Panels Charles Morrell at 7:49am 12.29.09 Big Boats 3/1736 Am looking to mount panels on my 41 DS over the davits. Anyone done this? What panels did you use?
Roller furler for Capri 16 SailinSam at 7:26am 12.29.09 Smaller Boats 1/2335 I just bought a 1993 Capri 16 and I'm now involved in fixing her up. I noticed that the steel rope t
spinnaker block locations MIST ERIE US at 6:40am 12.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1463 I have a Hunter 290 and am setting up a spinnaker for it. I would like to know where you placed your
Cal 30 2 Snickant at 9:03pm 12.28.09 Cal 1/2547 anyone know where i can get copies of owners manual? thanks
Cal 30 2 Snickant at 9:00pm 12.28.09 Cal 0/3 anyone know where i can get an owner's manual for a Cal 30-2, thanks
Cal 30 3 Snickant at 8:59pm 12.28.09 Cal 0/1 anyone know where i can owner's manual for Cal 30 2? thank you
Damp bunks ? pkdailey4 at 8:53pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4298 Is there something made to go under the mattresses to keep them dry from condensation?
boat cover dok at 8:50pm 12.28.09 Trailer Sailors 5/3678 I want a cover for my 16ft Suncat to use while it is stored, with the mast off. I store it on a tra
Help Im sinking in drinking water (3) pkdailey4 at 7:20pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1708 I recently added a float switch to the bucket sized bilge in my 2000 Beneteau 321 and am I glad I di
Oh Joy resto 12/28/09 (8) CharlieCobra at 6:48pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1557 Went up to Oh Joy again today with the Grandsons. i managed to pull the chainplate partner after so

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Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues Benny17441 at 2:28pm 04.25.22 Does it always cut off when you disengage the choke? Does the engine rev up normally when running
So I found this bolt ... shemandr at 2:20pm 04.25.22 Could you post a picture of the head of the bolt where there is some lettering? If you could put a
How do I update the 'About' Section in my profile drm1 at 2:13pm 04.25.22 found it. Thanks!
Merriman Pedestal Steering Shifter cable Don S/V ILLusion at 2:12pm 04.25.22 Also look at all cable hold-down brackets. If one is loose or broken, the entire cable may be moving
2002 Hunter 260 Raymarine Instrument work shemandr at 2:02pm 04.25.22 There are likely manuals online. Reset to factory defaults would be included. I think most electron
How do I update the 'About' Section in my profile kappykaplan at 1:59pm 04.25.22 @drm1 , you should see your user name in the upper right. Click on it, then click on Account detail
Potable Water Fittings Nichole340 at 1:54pm 04.25.22 Could it be that the fittings are acting like that because the system isn't pressurized during the w
Merriman Pedestal Steering Shifter cable Benny17441 at 1:45pm 04.25.22 Figure out the cause of the problem. Get down to the transmission lever and manually shift the tran
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 1:36pm 04.25.22 Thanks everyone. Got the software upgrade on the C80 chart plotter figured out. For the char
So I found this bolt ... jviss at 1:34pm 04.25.22 Scary. God only knows. One way to track it down would be, if you have the engine parts manual, is
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments eherlihy at 1:32pm 04.25.22 Presumably your new Raymarine transducers are NMEA 2000 / SeaTalkNG? If so, any vendor's chart plott
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters jviss at 1:31pm 04.25.22 HI Ralph I inherited a leaky chain locker when I got my 310. I tracked it down to rainwater running
Annual WAxing ROutine drm1 at 1:20pm 04.25.22 all great feedback everyone. thank you. really started down the wrong path on Sunday. Broke most of
2002 Hunter 260 Raymarine Instrument work Davidasailor26 at 1:00pm 04.25.22 What is the model of the instruments? That will help us know how they are networked (SeaTalk, SeaTal
2002 Hunter 260 chain and cable maintenance Davidasailor26 at 12:58pm 04.25.22 What kind of noise (creaking, clunking, squeaking, etc)? Generally there is a way to access the chai
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 (1) ingramsail at 12:55pm 04.25.22 I used a couple prices of pvc pipe and hose clamps
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Rick Webb at 12:43pm 04.25.22 Got a Mercury 9.9 with the twist throttle, but still need a long extension to see where I am going
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 12:40pm 04.25.22 The larger small Mercury outboards have a "Grip Shift" throttle. Twist the throttle one way for for
Annual WAxing ROutine tfox2069 at 12:39pm 04.25.22 +1 on Mainesail's definitive guide. I did it for the first time this year on the hull and got good
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top JoeWhite at 12:38pm 04.25.22 My Mark II is keel stepped.

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