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Dashing through the snow,... (2) TomY at 4:47am 12.07.19 Alden General Chat 13/7379 172809 ...In a one horse open sleigh,... 172810 Winter waits for no man, or cover.
Spinnaker Sock. wanted ChillyWillie at 9:35pm 12.06.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1105 Hey team, I finally got my standing rigging in good shape and had the spinnaker halyard pulled down
Centerboard winch in my S2 8.0C Rangerick at 8:03pm 12.06.19 S2 0/660 I'm now ready to reattach my centerboard winch which sits on top of a stainless steal pipe under the
Jabsco Main Fresh Water Pump constantly running Big Red at 7:10pm 12.06.19 Big Boats 16/6198 I'll be replacing the original Jabsco Sensor Max 14 Fresh Water Pump, model 31750. It is running co
Removing rudder on my Hunter 44DS Jim22907 at 5:33pm 12.06.19 Big Boats 4/982 Hope I'm placing this message in the proper place. I have a small delamination on the top of my rudd
Beneteau 423 battery question Jeffinjax at 4:05pm 12.06.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/4181 We are the proud new owners of a 2004 423 and are getting it in shape for some fun sailing. I am tr
We need your help! Phil Herring at 2:56pm 12.06.19 Ask All Sailors 0/133 We're considering a couple of policy changes in the forums for 2020 and need your input. Please take
Ridiculous boat ad photos (1) rgranger at 11:26am 12.06.19 Ask All Sailors 49/4507 Every now and again you see these really ridiculous boat ad photos.... This one made me laugh out l
Raymarine SPX-30 autopilot repair SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:45am 12.06.19 Ask All Sailors 5/611 Anyone know where I could get my autopilot computer repaired? Raymarine wants a fortune.
Catalina 30 Tachometer Engine Hours Meter (1) DaniEastburn at 7:46am 12.06.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1604 On the port engine instrument panel on a 1985 Catalina 30 I am unable to read the engine hours. The
Seeking - Autohelm, Raymarine ST50 masthead wind speed and direction transducer Chewy at 7:44am 12.06.19 Parts Search 1/505 looking a new or used, provided it is in better shape than the one currently in use. 1997 or newer R
Cold weather (non) starting Franzcat at 5:19am 12.06.19 Engines and Propulsion 11/1192 My Universal 25XP has been starting and running like a champ all summer and fall...until now. The t
The very best trick.....EVER artboas at 12:44am 12.06.19 Big Boats 4/1102
No access to WM Ken13559 at 9:35pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/862 Hello, I've no access to West Marine website. Looks like Singapore is blocked. Could someone help c
Spare Parts (1) Brian D at 9:12pm 12.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/918 Maybe we can get SBO to stock some spare parts...
Lighting protection when on the hard question? Capt Robbie at 9:12pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 15/922 So long story short, my boat has been struck by lightning three times over the past 30 plus years. T
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? Capt Robbie at 5:27pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1011 I have had this ray marine smart pilot st6002 for the past five or six years now and has worked perf
Modifying the H23 galley (2) decktosser at 5:16pm 12.05.19 Smaller Boats 14/1494 I spend most weekend in the summer months on my Hunter 23 and it has occurred to me on several occas
Question about roller reefing davidmhull at 1:08pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 27/2715 Good morning. I have been having some issues with my roller reefing for some time now and am at a lo
remote monitoring scuba201 at 1:07pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 8/966 Anyone use a remote monitoring system to check on your boat? Shore power, battery, bilge, etc?

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Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Davidasailor26 at 6:48pm 10.12.23
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) Allan12210 at 5:57pm 10.12.23 For those so inclined, OCPN runs on a Raspberry Pi 3. It's not quite as portable as a tablet or phon
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 5:45pm 10.12.23 Looking at the photo there is a maybe 12 ga wire running from the negative to the positive on the ba
Just how big is British Columbia? Tedd at 5:43pm 10.12.23 I like the NZ comparison. Used to work with a couple of Kiwis and they agreed with my description of
Just how big is British Columbia? Tedd at 5:41pm 10.12.23 Does this look like "little Snow at Sea Level"... To a Canadian? Yes.
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try Tedd at 5:39pm 10.12.23 I've used it for a few trips now and I'm please with it. I won't be buying a commercial chart plotte
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 5:34pm 10.12.23 Hi Kupe, do you have an electric windlass? That wire seems awfully large for a data monitor. Our el
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 5:30pm 10.12.23 The other wire might be a temp sensor for the battery. Can you trace the wire back to its source? W
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 5:30pm 10.12.23 might any fellow Hunter 36 owners hazard a guess on what this wire is? Hi Kupe, do you have an ele
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 5:24pm 10.12.23 The only keel bolts that I'm aware are those located in the main bilge beneath the center settee, on
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 5:11pm 10.12.23 I think the prior owner of your boat was long on money and short on understanding battery technology
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 5:07pm 10.12.23 There is a little of this in the parallel conversation in the Navionics thread, but I don't think it
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 5:07pm 10.12.23 Based on your interest.. https://opencpn.org/OpenCPN/info/about.html OpenCPN runs on a standard pc,
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Beneteau40sailor at 4:22pm 10.12.23 You've overloaded your 120V service. It is either your incoming AC breaker on your boat's electric
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (1) Kupe at 4:09pm 10.12.23 You are correct about the wire probably a data wire for a charger or battery monitor. Thanks! No
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try Tally Ho at 4:01pm 10.12.23 Using a tablet in place of an old chartplotter sounds like a great solution, the price is certainly
Water tank leak TimFromLI at 3:57pm 10.12.23 I've used west systems gflex 650 + thicker to repair a canoe made of PE. Although epoxy is not recom
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 3:52pm 10.12.23 You are correct about the wire probably a data wire for a charger or battery monitor. What is the na
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (1) Kupe at 3:44pm 10.12.23 Hey gang- As you all have been so very generous with your knowledge...might any fellow Hunter 36 ow
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 3:43pm 10.12.23 BABU is going on the hard next week. I've identified 7 1" keel bolts. Hunter's torquing specificati

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