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Autopilot for Hunter 280? MaryC at 11:11am 12.13.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/2339 I need an autopilot for my Hunter 280. Has anyone with a similar boat installed one? Did you do it
Maine and NE ice storm Scott B at 11:10am 12.13.08 Sails Call Lounge 6/3254 Huge ice storm hit Maine and the NE, with around 1,000,000 without power. I hope everthings ok with
Hunter 310 1997 Windlass Alain at 10:30am 12.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2063 I would like to know from an owner of a hunter 310 (1997) if they have installed an electric wind
Oil Change Problem Neil McDonald at 10:28am 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 31/5740 Yesterday I changed the oil and filter on my Yannmar 3GM30F and poured in the specified 2.7 litres o
Just for fun, identify this location if you can! (1) Scott T-Bird at 10:07am 12.13.08 Sails Call Lounge 16/4574 Let's see how close anybody can get!
Gift ideas for a teen new to sailing jimmacd at 8:44am 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 24/6733 Hi, I am not a boat owner, but my 17 year old nephew has recently started taking sailing lessons.
Gulf Coast Sailors-Wolf's Bay Lodge BrianW at 7:46am 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1488 LA, MS, AL FL Gulf Coast sailors who sail to Perdido Bay, Pensacola Bay, Big Lagoon, Pirates Cove, I
Blue Water Bob 04 H260 at 6:55am 12.13.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1409 I just placed an order with BWY and was very impressed with the new online catalog. They are now the
Advise on GPS Chartplotter Mounting spadaforaj at 5:05am 12.13.08 Ask All Sailors 16/11255 Hi - I'm a new big boatowner (Hunter 33 - that is large for me) and just picked up a Garmin GPS char
Moving to the Virgin Islands G3 at 9:14pm 12.12.08 Catalina 30 3/1657 I have just been offered a job in the US Virgin Islands. So the question is how to get my boat ther
Clean Winches BroadReach at 7:22pm 12.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1196 To All, I have, on my work bench, six (6) Lewmar self tailing winches sizes 46, 35 and a 30. They ha
I am trying to find a hat to give as a gift Mark Major at 6:43pm 12.12.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1737 This is Les of Lesismor. I am trying to find a hat that my Captain wants for Christmas. It is a ball
prop cleaning - dremel cup brush? Allan Frey at 6:43pm 12.12.08 Ask All Sailors 8/6335 Has anyone tried cleaning the calcium deposits off a bronze prop with a dremel tool or drill using a
Is it just my imagination Ross at 6:28pm 12.12.08 Sails Call Lounge 21/5132 I am inclined to think that the forum is less active and has fewer active members since the new form
Recommend tape on fiberglass Brian D at 6:13pm 12.12.08 Ask All Sailors 22/12776 I need to tape up some areas of my boat for other work. The tape will remain on for a couple of week
Md Tax on out of state boat KD3PC at 2:15pm 12.12.08 Ask All Sailors 10/4089 Guys and Gals, I am all set to take a new job in MD, take my boat across the Potomac and voila no h
New boat cover ... (4) Scott T-Bird at 1:31pm 12.12.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1714 :thumbup: I ordered our cover from The Canvas Store at the Annapolis show in October and it was deli
Cheoy Lee holding tank DanPlace at 1:00pm 12.12.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2912 Peggy, I have a 1978 Cheoy Lee 38 foot ketch (Ray Richards design) with a Raritan PHII. The toilet
A worth while read. Ross at 12:26pm 12.12.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1450 http://www.landlpardey.com/Where/Where_Now.html
Vagabond 42 Ryens Quest at 11:26am 12.12.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1998 This is my first post, so please, if I am in the wrong place, please be forgiving. We have a small B

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Throttle Position while Sailing Hello Below at 2:04pm 01.13.22 The answer to your question depends on the drivetrain being used, who manufactured it and what type
What is this? Parsons at 1:58pm 01.13.22 Could it possibly be a high water sensor? Johnson controls makes one like that that is flat and abo
PEX and chlorine Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:12pm 01.13.22 Uh-oh... it'srarely if ever bacteria that causes the "rotten egg" odor in hot water....and the last
Throttle Position while Sailing Tom J at 1:08pm 01.13.22 Thre OP has a forty one foot boat! Most likely with a binnacle. Most likely not controls for an o
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar Wippy at 12:52pm 01.13.22 Just purchased a used Raymarine RD424HD 4KW 24" digital radome from MaxMarineElectronics, compatible
Rudder Post on 1983 C&C32 dlochner at 12:44pm 01.13.22 Use plain old Mineral Spirits. It does wonders for removing old grease and is a pretty benign solven
Throttle Position while Sailing (1) Ted at 12:34pm 01.13.22 The answer to your question depends on the drivetrain being used, who manufactured it and what type
Throttle Position while Sailing Stu Jackson at 12:33pm 01.13.22 Thre OP has a forty one foot boat! Most likely with a binnacle. Most likely not controls for an ou
Unknown Part and function rgranger at 12:27pm 01.13.22 Since you are going to replace it anyway, you could just cut the post and then see how it is secured
Tired Winches dLj at 12:21pm 01.13.22 I've always thought if I had boat parts that needed to be cleaned up I'd look into powder coating b
Throttle Position while Sailing tfox2069 at 12:19pm 01.13.22 I think this statement has created some conclusion in the thread. Most sailboats have separate thr
PEX and chlorine JoeWhite at 12:17pm 01.13.22 However, adding a little bleach to each fill is not recommended if you have a metal water tank or
376 hunter tank level sensor Nicolas at 12:06pm 01.13.22 I looked at the "TM1 Tank Monitor with External Sensor" technology, it's very expensive. I prefer to
Which Battery is better? Richard19068 at 11:36am 01.13.22 There is a difference between denominated Marine Deep Cycle Batteries and what are True Deep Cycle
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar Wippy at 11:16am 01.13.22 Fantastic!! Excellent. Will return to this the minute I can get my head out of the dumb work thing!
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar sail sfbay at 11:07am 01.13.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! My Hunter 46 has all Raymarine elec
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 oceanside27 at 10:47am 01.13.22 Ted, got it right. Remove the cover (four screws), read the tach, clean the cover, screw it back i
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 Rich Stidger at 10:43am 01.13.22 It looks like there is more room to the left and that there should be more digits. Has the meter alw
2 digit Hobbs Meter Catalina 27 (1) Stu Jackson at 10:42am 01.13.22 It is a manual meter, two digit in the standard tach. Thanks. Usually just the far right digit is
Throttle Position while Sailing Tom J at 9:56am 01.13.22 the decal on the throttle housing indicating that the throttle should be placed in the reverse posi

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