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Batteries chief at 7:31am 05.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/850 After reading the review of AGM batteries in the March issue of Practical Sailor I am a little confu
245 Centerboard line dan petticord at 7:47am 05.11.06 Seidelmann 1/1500 What size line do you use for your centerboard pendant?
Low Batt on Autopilot Larry Malmberg at 7:39am 05.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1108 I have a 1982 Catalina 38 with Raymarine instruments. I frequently get a Low Batt signal on the aut
340 Stuffing Size Miles at 8:12am 05.11.06 Big Boats 3/908 All of the sources I've checked say that a Hunter 340 with a 1 inch shaft and bronze stuffing box ne
Towing Story; Rescue or Salvage? Paul Z at 8:27am 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 26/1846 A towing saga that involves stink potters with more money than sense. Real sailors may be intereste
General Questions from a new owner mark15095 at 9:04am 05.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1028 Hi all, I have just purchased a 93 26s from a private party. They took relatively good care of t
Strikeshield lightning ground Jess at 9:58am 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 42/4613 Does anybody have any experience or opinions about the Strikeshield system for grounding a mast? Th
Wanted: Pre owned Catalina 310 Greg Bradley at 10:37am 05.11.06 Catalina 310 6/1413 I am interested in purchasing a pre owned Catalina 310 located reasonably close to the north shore o
Any Good Marinas in Florida Keys to leave boat Bill Wehmer at 11:16am 05.11.06 Big Boats 0/1098 Planning to purchase a boat in the Keys for winter use. Summer in Lake Erie, winter in the Keys. H
Stuffing Box Novice Tom11739 at 12:34pm 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1100 My stuffing box is dripping about 10 or 15 drips per minute while the boat is at rest. I've never wo
Head pump out trouble (1) Gary at 1:06pm 05.11.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1433 Peggie,I re-plumbed my system recently...Hunter 31. I finally got a chance to pump out overboard (l
Outboard shaft size for C-22 Corpsman at 1:08pm 05.11.06 Smaller Boats 6/1507 Hello everyone! I just bought a C-22, and am shopping for an outboard for it.I was wondering, from
Jib Bag margaritaville at 6:57am 05.11.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1139 Any one have any idea what size jib bag I need for a 1984 31' Hunter? if possible you have seen one
autohelm ST50 plus MikeW at 3:52pm 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1125 after restepping my mast and making all the connections in my little black box for this unit, it wil
Alternator ok but not charging batteries Gustavo at 9:28pm 05.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/778 I just bougth a new alternator for my Hunter 380 but batteries are still not charging.I double chec
Rebuilding a trailer, please help. Mike at 10:31pm 05.09.06 Trailer Sailors 6/1440 I'm converting my single axle trailer to dual axles for the piece of mid that if i have a hub failur
moving the axle: how much? MrBill_FLL at 11:25pm 05.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1721 OK, my trailer broke, and I'm going to the welders shortly. axle hanger/ drop linkI think I'll a*
thru-hull and instrumentation mounting hunter at 11:55pm 05.09.06 Chrysler 2/2496 I want to install a depth sounder and knot meter in my 1980 Chrysler 22. Any suggestions on the best
Oldest 22? DC1417 at 12:21am 05.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 8/828 Thanks for all the responses. It looks like my 22 was definitely made before Nov., '72. And if one
Changing Fuel Filters/Yanmar Warren Milberg at 10:54pm 05.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/8945 Would like to get a sense of frequency all of you change primary and secondary fuel filters on a Yan

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Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 JamesG161 at 3:03pm 12.21.20 Want it watch it live and no weather issues... The Great Conjunction 2020 Broadcasting now... Jim.
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 dlochner at 3:01pm 12.21.20 I'll catch on the morning news. There will be plenty of reruns. ;)
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) dlochner at 3:00pm 12.21.20 Have you looked at a hydronic system? This is basically a small boiler in addition to heating the ca
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 (1) BlowMeAway at 2:59pm 12.21.20 Not gonna see anything tonight. Heavy cloud cover and light snow. Hate to miss the Bethlehem Star, b
New Owner O'Day 23 cb32863 at 2:42pm 12.21.20 Depends on the furler to be honest. But, they all are basically integral with your forestay so you m
Repair sole bilge panel? Tally Ho at 2:23pm 12.21.20 I would probably sand the plywood a bit to remove any old adhesive, epoxy or whatever, and sand the
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 Tally Ho at 2:17pm 12.21.20 Also take a look at the LasDrop Gen II. No bellows. I've had one for a few years now. ysR99Up-RkQ
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Captain Larry-DH at 2:15pm 12.21.20 The steaming light might be 10A, but it doesn't matter much because it's only used under power while
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Tally Ho at 2:13pm 12.21.20
Shipping from Michigan to California FastOlson at 2:12pm 12.21.20 1972, age 19, i was a deckhand aboard the Fitzgerld. captain McSorley had writen my introduction l
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Jeff at 2:09pm 12.21.20 Thaniel, I agree with Justin. Great choice for a boat. I had a 1996 H26 for several years. They have
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (1) rgranger at 1:58pm 12.21.20 Congrats and Welcome!!! I love mine and have already done a lot of upgrades. Here is the first
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 shemandr at 1:52pm 12.21.20 Clear skies here in South Florida - so maybe I won''t have to live to 145.
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 12.21.20 My instructions make no mention of maintenance I thought the least they could do was include inst
New Main Sail? rgranger at 1:38pm 12.21.20 . I recommend loose footed, for sure. There are no benefits to a footed sail, other than catching r
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Ziggler at 1:07pm 12.21.20 Wow! Thank you. So helpful!
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 Justin_NSA at 1:05pm 12.21.20 Interesting. The new flexible containment housing certainly looks far more resilient than the Gen.
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Captain Larry-DH at 1:00pm 12.21.20 Anchor light 10w 0.8 amps Steaming Light 25w 2.08 Stern light 10w 0.8 amps
Mystery parts! Parsons at 12:54pm 12.21.20 As the saying goes, if you want to know what that mystery part is, throw it away and a couple weeks
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 Ralph Johnstone at 12:44pm 12.21.20 Also take a look at the LasDrop Gen II. No bellows. I've had one for a few years now. Interesting

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