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Ferroresonant Battery Chargers Dan at 11:25pm 01.14.06 Ask All Sailors 6/4662 What is the difference between a ferroresonant battery charger and any other type of battery charger
Anyone here sail a Capri 16? Iron Willie at 10:51pm 01.14.06 Smaller Boats 0/1143 Would like to know if anyone has modified the traveler rigging?
Help...Bow Roller Installation Gary at 10:50pm 01.14.06 Mid-Size Boats 10/2456 84 H31Installing a anchor bow roller and just realized I have two problems: Question #1, the unders
Great Loop Cruise Denver and Connie at 8:36pm 01.14.06 Destinations 6/2472 Have any MacGregors been on the Great Loop Cruise? We'd like to do the cruise and need to know some
Rigging Info. Yelmorb at 12:21pm 01.14.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1197 I am new to sailing ( a former power boater- sorry ) and I recently purchased a 93 VISION 32 and had
mast storage on deck - Need help making a stand Marty Seitzinger at 10:53am 01.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3659 I need to build a STURDY stand to place the mast on the deck for transport on open water (3'-5' wave
Diesel Additive Quandary Neil Hodgson at 10:30am 01.14.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2055 Can anyone help me decide whether to use either BioGuard or Biobor JF fuel additive?? I had an issu
Outboard? eml at 9:59am 01.14.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1046 I am considering purchasing a 1972 Catalina 27 from a friend. It currently has a 10hp outboard, but
FX sails revisited kendall at 8:19am 01.14.06 Ask All Sailors 7/3691 A while ago there was a post about FX sails, can't seem to find that post now, but curious as to wha
BVI Charter Planning Phil L at 7:45am 01.14.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1169 I am taking some friends for a week in the BVIs. Never been there before and I want to look at a pre
Vertical play in rudder Tom at 6:53am 01.14.06 Big Boats 3/1780 I noticed I have almost 1/4 inch vertical play in my rudder. Could one of the nylon/plastic washers
HORSEPOWER NEWBIE at 6:23am 01.14.06 Ask All Sailors 19/1846 I'm new and recently bought an old (is there any other kind) O'Day 19' Mariner. It has a 6 h.p Evin
Digital Barometer or Hand-Held Weather Station Tsehum Pete at 5:50am 01.14.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2182 I have a very old barometer/clock set on Tula's forward bulkhead. It is more nautically decorative t
access to U bolt in bow? Tom23484 at 5:45am 01.14.06 Smaller Boats 1/1223 How do I access the U bolt in the bow to change it and the backing plate? The boat is a second gener
Old CDI Continuous Line Furler Removal Ron Vanderveer at 5:27am 01.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1087 GangI have an '82 Hunter 27 with the original CDI 4/6 Flexibile Furler Continuous Line model. It h
Biggest Weekender Nevada City Bob at 3:49am 01.14.06 Trailer Sailors 8/1844 Unlike Don and OC in the Largest Trailerable thread, I want to dip all over the north state area. I
B361 windlass Racer1 at 3:28am 01.14.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1043 For those of you with an anchor windlass on your B361: what type/model do you have and do you like,
Canvas repair shop near Columbia, South Carolina matt3879 at 3:00am 01.14.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1216 I need a couple of minor repairs to my dodger and would like to try to have them done locally. Anyo
Life line Brian at 2:28am 01.14.06 Day Sailers 4/1141 There have been three boating accidents recently in our area where people have fallen overboard and
Windlass info for 33.5 Steve Rutherford at 1:56am 01.14.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1094 I want to put a windlass (chain to rope) on my 33.5. Any info/guidance/experience will be appreciat

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Hunter 34 cabin interior wood finish sail sfbay at 6:11am 03.20.21 My 1987 Hunter 31 had a finish on the interior teak, similar to my newer Hunters.
Expedition Evans youtube CYQK at 6:08am 03.20.21 OK...................... The admiral and myself have been having this cultural debate about the two
20 hour battery capacity test done dLj at 5:33am 03.20.21 So my question for you: Wouldn't it be better to only do this test, say, halfway? It you only ran it
Happy Nowruz shemandr at 5:30am 03.20.21 Geez, my i calendar doesn't even have that one.
In Boom Outhaul RoyS at 5:25am 03.20.21 I have the same setup as Claude has in a Kenyon boom. Both he and I have a steel wire connecting to
Thinning West CPP bottom paint. RoyS at 5:03am 03.20.21 Use a chemical resistant foam roller for an adequate and thin coat. Been using foam rollers for over
Saloon Port Lights on O'Day 26 Castrilper55 at 4:25am 03.20.21 Thanks for the reply. I want the dimensions for the Large Plexiglass windows in the main saloon. D
Creature Comfort Enhancements on O'Day 26 Castrilper55 at 4:10am 03.20.21 Thanks for sayin' I have almost upsized twice since having the 26 and haven't because I really want
Bilge Pump sailme88 at 3:40am 03.20.21 Your new pump will give you the lift capability. As for discharge location, the transom is where man
Thinning West CPP bottom paint. Joe at 2:34am 03.20.21 Ablative paint, by its very nature, doesn't really "build up" It is designed to slowly erode as the
Lithium Ion Replacement Joe at 2:21am 03.20.21 You realize, I hope, that the BattleBorns will run close to $1,000 apiece. As the other guys have t
Painting around the trailer Rick Webb at 10:03pm 03.19.21 Remove half your bunks, paint what you can, replace the bunks, remove the other half of the bunks, a
Happy Nowruz justsomeguy at 9:51pm 03.19.21 It's good to be multicultural.
Mast Support wynkoop at 9:48pm 03.19.21 As I think I said before my go to is Black Locust for marine, especially structural. White Oak is m
Autopilot for Hunter 40.5 Irek at 9:42pm 03.19.21 Thx guys. Rick, the link to Rich did not work for me. Forum would not recognize him. Any email ad
Engine Raw Water Intake Hose (3) Tom J at 9:33pm 03.19.21 @Tom J do you have pics of this slick setup, I read stories of similar approaches but would love to
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal Justin_NSA at 8:55pm 03.19.21 Did you get the short or long one? Does the set screw match the original positions on the original
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal jonelli at 8:26pm 03.19.21 That looks like the right coupling if the shaft diameter and hole pattern are correct for your boat
Autopilot for Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 8:15pm 03.19.21 I can also give you some tips on installation when you are ready.
Autopilot for Hunter 40.5 Rick D at 7:36pm 03.19.21 You can PM Rich through here: Rich Stidger

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