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Shore Power for a 26M Charles at 3:17pm 10.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/971 Has anyone put in shore power on a 26M? Where is the best location to place the 30 amp connection go
HELP!! Ranger 16 rigging Dan Garcia at 2:53pm 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1744 Hello. I being new to sailing am tyring to piece together a boat given to me. So far this boat is
Chartplotter mounting bendor at 11:04pm 10.24.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1057 I am trying to decide the best place to mount a removable chartplotter (Navman 5500i) on a Beneteau
Rudder Support Crack (1) Brian Cutler at 10:58pm 10.24.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1550 The bottom of the support for the rudder has cracked allowing the bushing to move. I'm wondering if
Location Of Boom Lines Robert Fliegel at 11:27pm 10.24.07 Smaller Boats 6/1214 Does anyone know why control lines for the toping lift, jiffy reefing and outhaul are located at the
wax or polish Tom at 11:45pm 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1618 I have been confused by local people on how to clean the hull and deck; very simple question; does o
gross tons Howard9071 at 12:52am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 8/8081 Could some one please tell me the Gross tons of a catalina 34, 1988 model. i know i have it but cant
Rudder alinement (1) Tide-N-Knots at 2:58am 10.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/956 1978 Hunter 30 Rudder alinement. Please look at the attached picture. Is the rudder alinement morn
Roof Rot David Cadwallader at 3:36am 10.25.07 Newport 3/2277 Has anyone dealt with wet wood starbord side 6x18 under hand rails .would injectable work thanks new
1984 31 gr8_2_av8 at 3:52am 10.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/945 I am planning to rebed the chainplates on my 31. There are four large philips "screws" on each plat
H37C flooring (1) SailTIP at 4:28am 10.25.07 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1928 The floor of the 37C I'm planning to purchase has a parquey floor with solid oak boards (warped) cov
"Dog Watch" (1) Gary Wyngarden at 4:43am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1818 We brought home an eight-week-old Golden Retriever puppy on Sunday. Cutest puppy on the planet! I RE
Stuck keel branden at 8:18am 10.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/966 Hi all,I just pulled my Venture 24 out of the water after her inaugural season and decided to drop
whats up all mastaqb at 8:27am 10.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1468 whats up you guys new to the site just wanted to introduce myself, im lance from las vegas, kinda ne
Who is 2006 Hunter 36 designer? jveatch at 9:45am 10.25.07 Big Boats 3/978 I am applying for a PHRF rating and have been asked who the designer is (2006 Hunter 36). Does anyo
Whatever happened to.... Mike B at 9:46am 10.25.07 Smaller Boats 2/979 Whatever happened to the couple, "Stephanie" and what's his name, traveling off Florida on their ove
Middle River on the chesapeake bay Chet7135 at 9:49am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 14/4495 I`m thinking of moving my sailboat to the Middle River area on the Chesapeake bay for next summer se
Insurance barbara14114 at 9:54am 10.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1403 Hi We are new owners of a Hunter 23. Does anyone have advice regarding boat insurance? The compan
Video Intercoastal Waterway Duke13540 at 10:38am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1394 Going down the intercoastal next year for the first time. Any good videos that I can watch to ease m
Here is how I installed the ST1000-Plus on a 222 (1) Chuck R at 11:04am 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1079 The Raymarine ST 1000 tiller pilot works well and the brackets needed would have been astronomical

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New toilet and holding tank system (3) Flying Jay at 11:50pm 11.06.21 Here's the update on our finished project... First off, we want to thank Peggy for her time and expe
PNW Cruise 2021 Will Gilmore at 10:53pm 11.06.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/grounded-at-anchor-jpg.199885 I like the look of tha
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:42pm 11.06.21 The first time I read this I thought "Shame on you for calling your daughter a big dog" Sorry. She
Freaky voltage reading capta at 10:11pm 11.06.21 Perhaps whoever installed the unit made a mistake hooking it into the system. If it has a shunt for
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? MikeHoncho at 9:46pm 11.06.21 I hung a 6-lb zinc anode from rear of boat today, reasonably close to prop anode. Should significan
Adding a 115V outlet (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 9:15pm 11.06.21 Thx Ward. I will read that next. Big picture I am shopping on the West Marine site. I just finished
Freaky voltage reading Tedd at 9:07pm 11.06.21 There are loads of reasons that a volt meter could erroneously read low, but an erroneous high readi
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 9:00pm 11.06.21 The ProNautica is a very good battery charger. You don't need to use all three battery connections.
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 8:56pm 11.06.21 I stand corrected. I believe that charger may be a lower quality on-board marine charger than one
Adding a 115V outlet (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 8:55pm 11.06.21 The same manufacturer has a ProNautica series that has one the matches the amperage (20 Amps) of the
JIB SHEET QUESTION Ward H at 8:37pm 11.06.21 Looks good but the shackle needs to be tightened. I've used a single line with cow hitch tie to the
Adding a 115V outlet (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 8:34pm 11.06.21 I was looking at the ProMariner ProSportHD series. I downloaded the users manual from their web site
Freaky voltage reading Hollyberry at 8:10pm 11.06.21 If the meter reads fine on one bank, but not the other I don't think it's a meter issue... connectio
Adding a 115V outlet Ward H at 7:59pm 11.06.21 What brand/model is the new battery charger you are installing? I believe most marine battery charg
o'day keel problems sailboatracer at 7:51pm 11.06.21 After reading the following thread, it certainly sounds like the keel problem with the three series
Hunter 49 Variprop Georgedoyle at 7:35pm 11.06.21 Thanks for clarifying your experience. Sounds like the Variprop is a great choice. I haven't seen an
Freaky voltage reading fullbore at 7:29pm 11.06.21 Agree, the meter must be faulty.
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 7:26pm 11.06.21 I hung a 6-lb zinc anode from rear of boat today, reasonably close to prop anode. Should significant
Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:01pm 11.06.21 I've yet to hear of a single problem with No-Flex in any toilet. If anything the macerator blade in
PNW Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 6:47pm 11.06.21 the sailor who did not check his charts or the tide tables before he threw out an anchor... Yup. J

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