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Outboard Motor Power Thruster Robspan at 3:06am 02.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1941 Has anyone tried the Outboard Motor Power Thruster in the Chandlery section? It claims to increase t
Time for some humor (1) Jim Seamans at 3:22am 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1836 Not sure if the cat is jumping for it's life or getting bounced out. Got this off the Lats ' Atts s
Washington, DC Boat Show Salty Dog at 3:38am 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 0/957 If anyone is planning on attending the Washington, DC boat show this year save yourself the trip and
Boom support Gerard at 2:20am 02.16.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1071 I have a question about how the boom is 'supposed' to sit on the mast. There is the track the runs
Double bed Mojo4166 at 1:57am 02.16.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1087
Phil Alan at 5:18am 02.16.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1371 Just got an order for Fuel Whistles from Hinckley Yachts. They will be installing as OE in their ves
fuel filler cap Horace2358 at 4:48am 02.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1638 My boat is a 1979 Hunter 30. Does anyone know where one can find a replacement cap to fit the exist
Electronics - wants vs needs BarryL at 5:39am 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 42/3233 Hello,The posting on the "Garmin chartplotter for a good price" got me thinking.Last November I
Using 2 alternators and one battery bank Bill Roosa at 5:51am 02.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1040 A few weeks ago someone asked if there was a way to use two alternators to charge one battery bank.
v-berth plywood decking john belanger at 9:10am 02.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1150 my 1969 venture has 1/2" plywood decking under the cushions in the v-berth. at some point water soak
Diesel tank not as burried as I thought ... NewportVic at 10:41am 02.16.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/777 Today checking out the hose for the cockpit drain at the rear of the aft berth ... and suprised to f
How many blisters is too many heynewt at 10:26am 02.16.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1185 I'm about to purchase a 1985 Catalina 36. Just had it surveyed today, and the bottom showed some bl
homemade or Costco Reverse Osmosis Watermaker letterman at 9:41am 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 45/18232 FOUND IT. Directions on how to make it. I was right!!!!!!! You could use a Costco $350 unit. The o
Island Girl Elixir Herb at 9:33am 02.16.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1203 Does anyone have experience with the Island Girl products. It looks too good to be true. Does it re
Its the weekend, so why not... Brian D at 2:58pm 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 3/924 Have a good laugh, right? Watch this video, well at least the first three minuets. Watch the guy in
Garmin G charts Dave from Mi. at 1:27pm 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1243 I have checked the Garmin site, but have not figured out the answer to this question.Will the "G" c
Spreader size?? ken at 8:35pm 02.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/831 Anyone know what size diameter the spreaders are??? I need to replace the boots and don't know what
Removing/replacing Hunter logo karenmccraw at 9:38pm 02.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1843 Hi - I'm new to the group. We're partners in a 40.5 and it's at the boatyard for some deck/blister
MIami Boat show mike C16582 at 8:52pm 02.14.07 Ask All Sailors 2/969 leaving tomorrow for the Miami boat show. gotta get out of cold NY for a few days of R'R. I will b
ice box kits Chuck Creel at 9:54pm 02.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1227 just installed an ice box kit from norcold and wondering if others have had any experience with runn

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Invest 94L --> PTC #6 (1) JamesG161 at 7:49am 08.12.21 Looks like TS Fred got his butt kicked last night, after Hispaniola's mountains spread out the Centr
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook tfox2069 at 7:46am 08.12.21 I'll throw out another alternative here - using batteries which tolerate operating in a Partial Stat
Rode Length All U Get at 7:35am 08.12.21
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay rfgeorge55 at 7:14am 08.12.21 Thanks for the replies. Mike216, one worry I have is that I bought a swivel that is too big. Can y
H34 rig tension Artey1 at 7:13am 08.12.21 Mine is not quite what I would describe as "that" tight in the shrouds .. but mine is tightened to
Hanging Bimini Artey1 at 7:07am 08.12.21 Regarding a hanging bimini; Laura Dekker, the fourteen year old who sailed around the world, had on
Hanging Bimini Artey1 at 7:03am 08.12.21 I have A Hunter 34 and found this one to work and is quite high. You do have to do a little sewin
Hanging Bimini (1) RoyS at 6:57am 08.12.21 Regarding a hanging bimini; Laura Dekker, the fourteen year old who sailed around the world, had one
wing on wing sailing Artey1 at 6:54am 08.12.21 I leave a preventer rigged all season long. It consists of two lines connected about mid boom going
Possible C&C 30 mark 1 buyer looking for advice... kloudie1 at 6:25am 08.12.21
Newish Beneteau 41.1 2017 owner with a few questions bb2021 at 6:24am 08.12.21 The answer on solar and/or generators is always the same, depends. It would be nice if generators ga
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook ice breaker at 6:10am 08.12.21 I have the same Nova cool fridge and freezer. The fridge works great at about a 50% duty cycle, the
Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 6:00am 08.12.21
Rode Length jssailem at 5:47am 08.12.21 In that anchorage the big thing is Tidal current (East-West). Second is wind from the wrong directio
Catalina 315 Refrigeration compartment air flow? jsalley at 5:45am 08.12.21 When I owned my 309 hull #14, I had problems with the fridge compressor overheating, as there was no
Rig tuning physics jon hansen at 5:22am 08.12.21 ralph, lay you mast on it's side. you pick it up from the area around the spreaders while wifey pick
Profurl C320 furling line size DougM at 5:18am 08.12.21
Rig tuning physics jon hansen at 5:15am 08.12.21 fair enough, shrouds. they are all stays i think. shrouds are the side stays and then there are fore
Battery Gremlin Maine Sail at 4:18am 08.12.21 Blue Seas switch, about 5 years old. noise coming from VHF speaker A Blue Sea switch at year 5 wo
Rode Length All U Get at 3:15am 08.12.21 He must have read your original post. Time moves on.

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