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Self tacking jib Quoddy at 4:34am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1864 Would a self tacking jib on a track be a design improvement for the H260 as far as ease of sailing?
Inmast furling Outhaul replacement on B321 cymeyer at 4:32am 04.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2157 Our boat is 10 years old and have not replaced any of the furling lines. I saw some time ago how to
26s height for shed Jansen at 8:19pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1642 I am away from my 1992 26s and my son asked me how much clearance he needs for a shed to put the boa
steering David21856 at 6:58pm 04.03.09 Morgan 1/2341 We have a 33 O/I with hydraulic steering . How do you bleed the system? I have noticed some noise li
Springs for a Drydock trailer for Mac25 Mack Toles at 5:59pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1215 Need to replace the springs on the trailer. Can't find the capacity of the trailer. Would like to
Polishing SS (2) Tim R. at 3:13pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2287 Why buy new when all it needs is a little polishing. Here are the 2 pedestal guard bases from my bo
Remote Security Cameras? NotCook at 2:48pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1644 Like the idea of being able to check on my boat at the marina while I am at home. When we were at Ba
replacing upper shroud Hunter 20 1983 DaveHunter20 at 2:29pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1904 I live in N. Carolina and need a replacement upper shroud. Does anyone know the length or rigging s
Lake Coeur d' Alene? cptzeon at 12:54pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2496 We're thinking about doing two weeks on our 26x on Lake Couer d' Alene. Anyone been there? We'd lov
Design considerations of the 49 wing keel Brezzin at 12:49pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1801 Glenn- Thanks for taking the time. I'd like to know your thoughts on the design of the wing keel f
Boat vibrations selkge at 12:38pm 04.03.09 Catalina 30 2/1702 When idling and slow speeds I have a noisy vibration. This is most evident when idling in the slip.
Top Climber TexasLakeSailor at 12:37pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4910 Has anyone used an ATN Top Climber? Did you find it easy to use? Is it worth the money or is it easi
The Henderson Bow Sequitur at 12:09pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/3369 Hi Glenn, It is easy to watch the evolution of the Hunter designs under your hand; your very disti
Running Spinnaker Halyard inside Selden Mast Dmac336 at 11:32am 04.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1962 I have an In-mast Furling mast from Selden....there is a Halyard chamber on fore side of mast...also
Warpage in the pop deck jkincannon at 11:09am 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1228 I am replacing the wooden part for the horizontal sliding hatch on my V22 and noticed the pop top de
Alternator for Mercury 6 Scubajeep at 11:07am 04.03.09 Smaller Boats 6/1574 I would like to put a alternator on my mercury 6 but I have not had any luck in finding out if this
looking for a room mate/ sailing mate. blownaway at 10:27am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3166 I know this may sound strange and I will gladly accept feed back. I'm looking for some one male or f
Some questions for an older H33 Cherubini inquiztr at 10:13am 04.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2811 I have bought an 78 Cherubini 33' sailboat last august that I have been living on. I am getting it r
Mast Wiring Witzend at 10:09am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1699 Anyone ever added wiring down a furler mast for a wind transducer on a 2001 Cat 310? There appears t
Plum-fun weekend planned KandD at 9:54am 04.03.09 Big Boats 4/1257 Here is my overly-ambitious weekend to do list; if anyone has any words of wisdoms, don't do this, d

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Fuse ratings Tater at 11:49am 02.25.22 While we are on this topic, I will share some info. Someone mentioned batteries. If you want to see
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 11:41am 02.25.22 Thanks @jeepbluetj ! The GX2200 has GPS so I believe I only need the one way comms. Looks like the
Oday 25 portlights 3Monkeys at 11:37am 02.25.22 Don't use butyl to install the windows. Use 3M 4000 UV, 3M 4200 or Loktite PL series marine adhesiv
What are these. mikeracca at 11:35am 02.25.22 Tarp could be an awning of sorts to cool the boat. Loads from foredeck, hole around mast. (I cant t
Sail question Roland5048 at 11:30am 02.25.22 I unroll my jib about 5% and this keeps boat pointed into the wind. I'm confused, but then again t
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch (1) dkinzer at 11:28am 02.25.22 It turns out that the terminals were loose in the switch housing so they would move around, interrup
Fuse ratings Tater at 11:18am 02.25.22 ....I don't like to appeal to authority, but I'm an electrical engineer. I am appalled at the inco
venture 17 cockpit drain rgranger at 11:16am 02.25.22 I have owned two V21 and a V22 sailboat and all of them had a support under the companionway bridged
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 11:10am 02.25.22 That's incorrect. Yes, you are wrong! No, Don, that's incorrect Incorrect. More precisely, with
Fuse ratings jviss at 10:48am 02.25.22 If you use Ohm's law to get the fuse resistance 24=10 amps (R ohms), then the fuse calculates as 2.
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:46am 02.25.22 Connecting Maretron to chartplotter is great idea. I did it even before I knew Art! The hours howeve
Acquiring a 2012 Marlow Hunter 50... SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:39am 02.25.22 West marine runs a BOGO sale on Lewmar winches from time to time. I bet it will be way cheaper than
venture 17 cockpit drain tgrayson at 10:38am 02.25.22 floor is solid think it just needs more support,the hull looks good,underneath the floor inside the
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 10:38am 02.25.22 Ohms law really doesn't apply. At normal current levels a fuse is much more a wire than a resistor*
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD stephen_i_w at 10:37am 02.25.22 My previous boat used a combination of an Axiom 7, the YDNG-02 and the Standard Horizon GX2200. I
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 10:37am 02.25.22 When faced with discussing what feels like a simple subject, yet the discussion sounds confused, I
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 10:34am 02.25.22 Where do you keep your fire extinguishers? I have one in the closet of each cabin, one under the na
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 10:31am 02.25.22 The voltage is a maximum as some others have said. No harm done from using a 24V, 110V or 240V fuse
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 10:30am 02.25.22 And look at your fuel lines If it's diesel, unless it's pressurized/atomized, it's not going to ig
Fuse ratings (1) jeepbluetj at 10:30am 02.25.22 Ohms law really doesn't apply. At normal current levels a fuse is much more a wire than a resistor.*

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