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Running Lights jumbo6592 at 5:16am 07.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1080 My bow running lights have finally failed. No power. Does anyone know where the power wires run from
Spin pole ends Brian M H23 at 5:04am 07.30.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1321 So, i'm working on a cedar spinnaker pole - i bought a nice 1"x4"x10' board, ripped it down the cent
hunter 31 ~ sail inventory? reserche at 3:19am 07.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/936 Hi there! As you may have seen previously, I recently purchased an 84 Hunter 31 ... been cleaning it
S2 9.2 CC owners Michael at 9:46pm 07.29.08 S2 0/1676
170 main sheet on boom track davesc at 9:00pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1009 I have a new 170. The main sheet does not stay in the boom track, and spills air out between sheet
windows 222 william24346 at 7:45pm 07.29.08 Trailer Sailors 8/1953 How can I keep the windows in my 1974 222 mac from leaking,have bad seals but the glass is good.
Dinghy Painter Length/Outboard Storage VT Fitz at 7:31pm 07.29.08 Smaller Boats 0/1304 Two questions here: 1) How long of a painter do you use when towing a dinghy? We have an 8' plywo
ex-Marsaila Drop me a line Doghouse at 7:08pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1108 I know you upgrades, I am also getting ready to changeup. I lost your e-mail. Carpe Ventum
Transpac info. sailaway78 at 6:54pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1048 I was looking at some of the Transpac single hand results, and found some very interesting things.
Inside the mast halyards Pink Flamingo at 6:38pm 07.29.08 Day Sailers 4/1216 Bought a '75 Mariner a few weeks ago in excellent condition,with the exception of the halyards and a
A request for y'all Phil Herring at 6:26pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/961 When someone in the forums runs amok or a thread starts heading south, please click that little link
Dreaded Centerboard line replacement....... Bill P. at 5:54pm 07.29.08 Smaller Boats 6/1298 Well, my time has come, I noticed that all I have left of the line for the centerboard is the core -
Single-handed anchoring csobalvarro at 4:07pm 07.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1756 Will be single handing over the weekend and may anchor out for a while. But the only time I've ancho
Floogingmain HOBOS at 3:24pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1088 Recently purchased Hunter 36 2007 with furling main, no battens. Having a terrible time with the le
cng tanks allen at 2:10pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/949 we've decided NOT to convert to propane, as we found a resource for cng fills. but we would like to
Orcagreen Thetis5666 at 1:53pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/978
Tiller Pilot Thoughts Drew13440 at 1:36pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1094 Anyone have experience with the Raymarine ST1000? Am looking at it for a boat that displaces about
Hunter 146 Lee Helm patnev at 1:23pm 07.29.08 Day Sailers 4/3107 I recently purchased a 146 to have a small sailboat for the beach. I've had several much larger keel
Towing a Dinghy Deadhead at 1:02pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1890 Speaking of Dinghy's - I just purchased an inflatable off Craig's List and will be towing it behind
Nice little earthquake today! Brian D at 12:47pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/993 Had a 5.4 magnitude earthquake this morning at 11:42 a.m. Epicenter was Chino Hills in Los Angeles.

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Looking for New Chart Plotter Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 01.08.22 Snoopy, we all started out not knowing anything about any of this. We learned. Your question is li
Looking for New Chart Plotter jssailem at 12:49pm 01.08.22 OK helpful. Still on the Holy Grail quest. One of the issues with Raymarine AP is they update the
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel (1) rgranger at 12:39pm 01.08.22 You need one of these
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 12:36pm 01.08.22 Looks like a fun project. Thanks Yeah I'm heading to Lowes and/or Home Despot at 5:00. I'll post
Looking for New Chart Plotter snoopy_ at 12:28pm 01.08.22 jssailem, Aw shucks, more reading! lol. I am clueless. Reasonable? That is sub
I still don't quite get rule #2... Wm. Gill at 12:27pm 01.08.22 Here is a good little reminder video from Progressive Insurance about boating safety. qqFKUaMpdXA
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel Crusty Ol Salt at 12:22pm 01.08.22 Not to mention that these idiots, who speed thru flooded streets, push water into homes that were
I still don't quite get rule #2... Crusty Ol Salt at 12:18pm 01.08.22 Rule 10 (j): A vessel of less than 20 metres in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the safe
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix LloydB at 12:02pm 01.08.22 From : Raymarine a75 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual (464 pages) 1. Vessel power sup
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel BigEasy at 11:59am 01.08.22 I will admit when they put "No Wake Zone" signs on your street you cannot claim you do not understa
I still don't quite get rule #2... Hello Below at 11:50am 01.08.22 Why is Rule 9(b) in the Regs. and what is a "Traffic Lane" It is best to examine the rules as print
Looking for New Chart Plotter (1) jssailem at 11:40am 01.08.22 Boy Snoopy.. This question is one that can quickly get us into the weeds. ? How do you want the char
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix dlochner at 11:38am 01.08.22 I don't think the problem is with the Chartplotter, it is probably a problem with the power supply.
I still don't quite get rule #2... jssailem at 11:31am 01.08.22 Rule 3 (c): The term sailing vessel means any vessel under sail provided that propelling machinery,
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 11:30am 01.08.22 I will admit when they put "No Wake Zone" signs on your street you cannot claim you do not understan
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix Hydro Therapy at 11:29am 01.08.22 I have that same issue with my gps. I just assumed it was a ground issue. I never attempted to fix i
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix Fred Aloha at 11:12am 01.08.22 Thanks for the explanation dlochner If I would have acces to the boat and cable, it would be graet.
Traditionally made boat fenders jssailem at 11:07am 01.08.22 Looks like a fun project. Thanks
The weather guesser said snow..... They lied, worst flooding since Hurricane Isabel JamesG161 at 11:06am 01.08.22 These days I ponder if I need to move further south. Well Weather does Cycle so it depends on what
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix dlochner at 11:05am 01.08.22 What test do you want to do, resistance or voltage? To check the voltage, disconnect the power cabl

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