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Jimc91 at 1:20pm 12.25.21
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Merry. Christmas to all. I recently acquired a Hake Slipper 17. Well preserved and rigged as fract
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Merry Christmas everyone. I have just had the opportunity to acquire a lightly used 466. I have neve
Monheganlover at 9:48am 12.25.21
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Happy Holidays. I could have posted this at the end of the recent thread on bilge blower hoses. Howe
baycloud at 9:16am 12.25.21
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Hey all, I'm away from the boat again so I had a question on trying to use the hydronic system to he
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Have you been seeing any good sales out there used to receive all kinds of sales emails,not many thi
jssailem at 6:47pm 12.24.21
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For your young Sailors. Santa has been seen south of the border on the NORAD radar. https://www.nor
BlowMeAway at 6:29pm 12.24.21
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arg116 at 6:11pm 12.24.21
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FLAPILOT at 1:30pm 12.24.21
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So I just purchased a Catalina 30 with a Universal 25MXP. Right off the bat I messed up. My first d
Crusty Ol Salt at 12:50pm 12.24.21
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So last night I was down on the boat tinkering, cleaning and, who I am kidding, I was basically doin
Claude L.-Auger at 12:39pm 12.24.21
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To all of you old and new participants on this forum. Very best of the Season. May 2022 see us out o
grangehill at 11:02am 12.24.21
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Has anyone added self tailing winches to their H 260 and if so is it worth it ? Also has anyone adde
Alansails at 10:43am 12.24.21
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Eileen and I wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and A Great New Year, Hoping for Fair Winds and Fo
grangehill at 10:31am 12.24.21
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Hello all , we just purchased a 1999 H 260 , the previous owner has taken excellent care and attenti
jssailem at 9:23am 12.24.21
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McDonald Brummel Splice McDonald's quick Brummel splice for hollow braid rope. Putting a quick but s
patbratton at 7:49am 12.24.21
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My son and I went out on our H240 Tuesday. The winds were 15 mph, gusting to 20. I reefed the main a
hollyclouse at 4:40am 12.24.21
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Am looking for a gently used 125 genoa for my 27 Tall. Anyone have one that they are willing to par
ricksoth at 10:40pm 12.23.21
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Are there any 2-27 owners in this group that can share a photo or describe their boat's dish storage
Ingram at 6:57pm 12.23.21
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Question is their a use for these holes covering the track
twodzusfittings at 4:33pm 12.23.21
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It is that time of year when our babies are either sitting in the frigid waters of their docks, surr

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Quick electrical question, inv. to shore
dLj at 5:23am 05.13.25
What inverter do you have? It's unusual for a 3Kv inverter to only have one outlet. I'm wondering if
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms
colemj at 5:18am 05.13.25
Do t they always go off at night? At this point I think they are engineered to have the low battery
37c fuel tank cleaning
shemandr at 5:17am 05.13.25
There are services that will come to your boat and polish your fuel, and/or clean your tank. No fus
Hunter 28 seacock info needed
kappykaplan at 4:36am 05.13.25
Thank you! De nada
Hunter 28 seacock info needed
skob1014 at 4:35am 05.13.25
Thank you!
37c fuel tank cleaning
Cocoa Beach Sailor at 4:17am 05.13.25
Quite some time ago I was in a Endeavor 32 and an attendant put gasoline in the diesel tank. I pumpe
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore
Terry Cox at 3:54am 05.13.25
Hi Fred. Our Freedom 25 Xantrex (2,500 watts) charger/inverter has an AC inout/output wired directly
Hunter 28 seacock info needed
kappykaplan at 2:56am 05.13.25
skob1014, what you seek may be in the Hunter 28 downloads section of this site: https://hunter.sailb
Prop Walk
kappykaplan at 2:00am 05.13.25
Learn how to turn the boat on its axis using back and fill. :plus:
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration
Brian M H23 at 12:42am 05.13.25
They're probably the original mounts from 1996... If i had to guess. The last owner had it 15 years
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms
skunther at 10:57pm 05.12.25
Do you have lead acid batteries? Or stored solvents? Are the alarms near them? Outgassing batter
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 9:48pm 05.12.25
Are your mounts down to 3/16" yet ?
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration
Ralph Johnstone at 9:33pm 05.12.25
What do you think? I think it looks like someone doing the beer barrel polka. I'm leaning eng
Stereo drawing from both house and starter battery banks?
Ralph Johnstone at 9:02pm 05.12.25
Basically, the same as what @jssailem said. If you start at the radio and trace back towards your b
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SteveHughessails at 9:00pm 05.12.25
I hoisted the main today; first time I've seen it lol. I'm pretty sure I can see a whole lot of rake
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore
JoeWhite at 9:00pm 05.12.25
You have plenty of watts, Fred. An inverter of that size usually has a relay that automatically disc
Stereo drawing from both house and starter battery banks?
jssailem at 8:01pm 05.12.25
Trace the wires. Often radios are wired to the positive side of a battery so that the radio memory
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore
fred1diver at 6:42pm 05.12.25
I should have given more info, sorry about that I have a 3000w inverter on board, it has a single s
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms
FastOlson at 6:28pm 05.12.25
Just looked up the SafeTAlert line and foudn this site. https://www.mtiindustries.com/product-categ

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