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Hunter 37.5 Windex Jrtauber at 10:34am 07.12.19 Big Boats 3/623 is the Davis mast top windex on H37.5 a 10 or 15? Thanks. I need to repair it.
nowCOAST for Mariners! (1) JamesG161 at 9:17am 07.12.19 Weather and Forecasting 1/695 NOAA has continued to add amazing stuff to this web based Mapping/Forecasting. https://nowcoast.noaa
A start gone ALL WRONG Jackdaw at 9:02am 07.12.19 Racing 63/5287 This is the infamous 'Blue' start in race in puerto vallarta. Bad things are happening, and more wil
What to do with wet sails? Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 07.12.19 Ask All Sailors 9/2500 What do you do with your sails after you've been caught in the rain?
Messed up start of a race! (2) Jackdaw at 6:39am 07.12.19 Racing 18/1576 Our big (120 boats) Thursday evening series has a new wrinkle; two starting lines. While we have al
376 raw water impeller Randy R at 9:18pm 07.11.19 Big Boats 15/1162 1997 Hunter 376 with 150 hours on the engine (3 jh2) an alarm, steam out the exhaust; the raw water
Solar charging monitoring-we need advice Jimongee at 7:37pm 07.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1192 We are once again provisioning for our annual Canadian North Channel Summer sailing adventure. We
engine control at helm tom.p.brown at 7:23pm 07.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/406 i have a 2003 306. i noticed there is no way to disengage the transmission if i wanted to run the en
H30 Yanmar 2qm15 fuel pump installation newage1461 at 6:30pm 07.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/804 I'm replacing the lift pump. Got the old one off without too much trouble. Putting the new one on is
Flying the American flag Chief RA at 12:17pm 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 60/6344 What is the general opinion of flying the American flag at highest position just below the starboard
zinc plated hardware Newbie3 at 10:53am 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 8/503 I'm dealing with replacing a few non-crucial / non-safety items for the season and the costs are add
Exciting start! Wednesday Beer Can Ben4195 at 8:36am 07.11.19 Racing 13/1284 V5dopZ8HwTs The exciting bit is around 4:30. :)
Newport to Chicago Paperclip167 at 8:32am 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 0/193 I need to transport a mast from Newport, RI to Chicago, Il and was wondering if anyone is trailering
Deck to mast electrical connection (1) Rltgold at 7:33am 07.11.19 Catalina 22 36/7812 Hopefully someone has already found a fix for this. I lost all but my anchor light on the last trip
Oh My Grouper, Look at that Shark! dlochner at 7:13am 07.11.19 Sails Call Lounge 12/801 Amazing video! https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1903/dailyupdates/june28/media
Flakey Tach jviss at 6:32am 07.11.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/1043 I have an electric tach-hour meter, standard Westerbeke panel. It's flakey - doesn't always registe
H37c generators Jaxg at 7:31pm 07.10.19 The Cherubini Hunters 20/1743 what is a realistic (no major mods, no crazy money) way to use a generator while on the hook with my
My license has expired ??????? Calif. Ted at 7:28pm 07.10.19 Ask All Sailors 8/803 Monitoring 16 on an older DSC handheld today and switched over to Wx to see what they were saying. A
Hull ID for mast style ID? Faraway at 3:52pm 07.10.19 Smaller Boats 4/621 Hi, I was trying to install a Hood 707 roller furler on my Catalina 25 and the extrusion I cut was
You May Think You're Insured But ................... (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:00pm 07.10.19 Ask All Sailors 24/2236 As well as a few other earth shaking events in my life, my insurance comes up on July 31. A few budd

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Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 5:13pm 09.17.23 I do have access to my mother's SInger 500 machine, and it is built like a tank. That's a great ma
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 5:12pm 09.17.23 But I would still probably go with it or Sun-Dura for the fade resistance. Sunbrella fades, too.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 5:11pm 09.17.23 Our exhaust fan is noisy but with the engine noise and the fact that everyone is in the cockpit whe
Hold post for future announcement John Cornellier at 5:05pm 09.17.23 Let me know if you need some help getting that site back up.
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Skipper J at 4:59pm 09.17.23 Thank you all for this information. How nice it must be to make things with a sewing machine. I look
33 Cherubini rudder post bent? Tally Ho at 4:29pm 09.17.23 Did you drag the bottom, or hit something? Seems that an event that could bend the rudder stock wo
Macerator "stalling out" smokey73 at 4:12pm 09.17.23 My thru-hull is a bronze seacock.
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Ralph Johnstone at 4:09pm 09.17.23 This caused the high temperature by-metal strip to vibrate excessively and making contact internall
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:00pm 09.17.23 It would make the fan louder inside but probably not enough to be heard over the diesel even though
replacement of glue-in fixed ports Hayden Watson at 3:14pm 09.17.23 @Hayden Watson , this picture may clarify my question a little better than the previous example. S
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (2) Hayden Watson at 3:13pm 09.17.23 Thanks for your write up (it goes into my collection) as your fixed port mountings are 100% identic
Macerator "stalling out" Rich Stidger at 2:48pm 09.17.23 Finally, I found that the through hull was not opening. Was your failed thru-hull a bronze unit o
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior JoeWhite at 2:36pm 09.17.23 I am not new to this problem. In my case the alternator bracket was broken or cracked allowing the a
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 2:12pm 09.17.23 to the volume of air moved. Here is a quicky overview of mine : 219967 219969 219970 219972
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 2:01pm 09.17.23 I am with Tedd and Ralph on this issue. Outside air directly to Alternator would be far better than
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior sorcererdog at 1:57pm 09.17.23 Yes--will check this out. Thanks
Legend 43 stock propellor Rick D at 1:50pm 09.17.23 I have my old two-blade sitting at the fireplace as decoration off my 40.5. It is exactly as you des
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Ralph Johnstone at 1:46pm 09.17.23 Firstly, welcome to the site. This sounds like a partial short in your temperature switch (alarm) c
Push Button Starter Testing sailcapt340 at 1:45pm 09.17.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Rick D at 1:43pm 09.17.23 FWIW, about 15 years ago, I put on a Garhauer rigid vang. It's wonderful, and comparatively econo

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