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Selecting a trailer mitchman at 10:30am 02.02.09 Trailer Sailors 13/10151 Hello, As I posted in a previous thread, I am looking for a trailer sailor in the 20-23ft class. I
Anchors: Opinions requested bffatcat at 9:54am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 62/13781 Ive got an old 20lb CQR anchor. Its never been easy to set. Ive decided to replace it next season
Model OldFart at 9:49am 02.02.09 Cal 0/1413 Hi all, Being new to sailing and having just purchased a 1979 CAL 34? makes me feel very strange (
2006 Hunter 45 CC Companion Way Hatch Jeff20919 at 9:45am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1570 Has anyone experienced a problem with the acyrlic companion way hatch in the new Hunter 45 CC"s, whe
Is an early 1990s Legend Passage 42 a good buy? Jess1485 at 9:41am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/10567 Hi all I have been looking at an early 90s Passage 42, and think she is beautiful, but I don't kn
Great Deal on an outboard walt at 8:55am 02.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/15 http://denver.craigslist.org/boa/1017097970.html Runs great... great care also taken for the pho
Mounting a new Swing board rdethman at 8:55am 02.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1242 Last year I put a new swing board (came with the boat) on my '93 S and it seemed loose - the bolt wa
O'Day 28 evolution? Otto at 8:52am 02.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2256 I've been looking at the O'day 28 as a possible boat for me. In looking at the different boats for
genaker halyard cindy15934 at 8:29am 02.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1445 We have a 1988 285 First. Is there anyone with a diagram or photo they can post showing the masthea
Pulling the prop shaft on a H34 gordonac at 8:23am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2881 I need to replace my prop shaft on our 1984 Hunter 34. Any suggestions as to how and whether it can
Electrical Puzzlement Dan at 7:22am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2001 Hi all. My major winter project this year is to get my VERY sluggish/unusable windlass (Simpson La
Plow anchor HAL at 5:02am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3172 Any tricks or rigging method to keep a plow from false setting or tests to tell if it has? Is it mor
A good day for surfing! Tim R. at 3:57am 02.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1615 I bet these guys needed to change their shorts after this! You can see how the second wave turned t
drilling holes in my 23.5 bad_com_pany at 2:41am 02.02.09 Smaller Boats 6/1647 planning on removing the factory stove and installing a 19"tv in this corner instead, what I have is
difference please... lappy at 12:59am 02.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1417 Could someone please explain the difference between the Hunter 26 and the 260 , Thanks, Lappy:)
Couple of "firsts" today Brian D at 10:39pm 02.01.09 Sails Call Lounge 11/4077 Well, it was a wonderful, beautiful day in SoCal so I went sailing. But the winds were not all that
Heaters? Matt Raney at 9:51pm 02.01.09 Big Boats 5/1404 Thinking about putting a 40 D Wallas Heater on board. Anyone have good or bad experiences with thes
Creaking B&R w/backstay zds at 8:08pm 02.01.09 Big Boats 5/1699 A nightime trip Friday night revealed that the rig on my H34 is creaking. I was sailing with just
Islander 30 MKII Repower - MD11C? tpearce63 at 2:33pm 02.01.09 Islander 2/3240 I have a Volvo Penta MB10A gas engine that needs to be replaced. Does anyone know if I can make a M
Locking Her up jwieneck at 2:02pm 02.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2169 I have a Hunter 1998 376 with what I think is the normal sliding main hatch and two board slide in h

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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.*
Fuse ratings LloydB at 10:25am 02.25.22 'Is a 10A fuse designated as 24V still a 10A fuse for 12V system? Tech told me yes, Ohm's law says o
New Fire Extinguisher Regs Dalliance at 10:16am 02.25.22 Good article. I actually ordered new extinguishers for the boat back in December. The old ones wil
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

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