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Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions (6) TrapperJohn at 6:21pm 01.11.26 Ask All Sailors 3/80 Now that I had a little experience on my Morgan 321 this past summer, put the boat to bed for the wi
Bilge Pump Float Switch Bracket Fix/Upgrade (9) Clutch Cargo at 2:29pm 01.11.26 Bigger Boats 1/61 The installation of my bilge pump float switch is somewhat unique in that it is on a removable brack
Catalina 30 Electrical Panel / Nav Table Upgrade(s) jamesnovascotia at 9:49am 01.11.26 Catalina 30 0/51 Hey Folks, We have made some improvements around electrical capacity LiFoPO4 house bank (T-class fu
Picture of 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 411 emergency tiller (2) dcochran at 10:36pm 01.10.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/60 Does anyone have a picture of what the emergency tiller looks like for a 2000 Oceanis 411? My tiller
Mercury 9.9 steering lock (1) SailingLoto at 6:36pm 01.10.26 Ask All Sailors 4/531 I picked up a 1999 mercury 9.9 4stroke kicker today. No tiller, remote controls. Anyone know ho
Advice On Selling My Sailboat Barn-dog at 11:02am 01.10.26 Ask All Sailors 9/627 I want to sell my cruising sailboat, which is currently on the hard for the Winter. Would it be bett
Shake up in the Boating Press: shemandr at 8:10am 01.10.26 Ask All Sailors 3/167 I have received a press release from Firecrown Media Group who has acquired Active Interest Media th
CLEANERS twodzusfittings at 4:15pm 01.09.26 Bigger Boats 6/173 I have some really bad staining where I spilt Teak Oil on my cockpit walls and Lazarette lids. I hav
1984 2GM instrument Panel wiring harness connections pictures wanted. plealman5 at 3:00pm 01.09.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/124 It's Me again. I pulled off my instrument panel, and the PO hard wired the start button directly to
ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 -- asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? (8) Plopper_n0k at 9:28am 01.09.26 Catalina 22 15/340 Looking for Catalina 22 owner opinions before I buy. Boat: 1984 Catalina 22 (kept on a mooring, PR)
Lithium for starting danm1 at 8:07am 01.09.26 Ask All Sailors 15/277 Didn't want to hijack the Lofrans windlass thread, but it raised a question that I've been wondering
Fixed Window Replacement SV Temenos at 7:52am 01.09.26 Ask All Sailors 12/215 I want to replace the frameless fixed windows on my Hunter 39. Does anyone know where to source the
Mystery Water in Bilge tfatland at 8:17am 01.08.26 Big Boats 2/220 Good morning group. I own a 2002 Hunter Passage 420 with 5 foot shoal draft keel. Water is getting
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries geoffschultz at 2:21am 01.08.26 Ask All Sailors 33/666 I'm in the process of commissioning my Knysna 550 catamaran, and my 24V Lofrans Falcon 2000W windlas
Victron DC to DC wiring (1) duck21 at 10:16am 01.07.26 Ask All Sailors 7/214 Hi all! It's winter time up here in the frozen north, but I'm already getting excited for spring.
Diesel smell in plywood sole-seal with epoxy? FulmarCT at 5:49am 01.07.26 Ask All Sailors 11/328 Due to a slow fuel line leak and a wet bilge, my teak/holly sole smells like diesel. Using fans, Sim
If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this break it, or sloshing tip it?? Davenport at 7:15pm 01.06.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/275 If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this hurt it? If they don't
AQUAMOT fabiovacirca at 3:17pm 01.06.26 Engines and Propulsion 4/285 NEVER BUY AQUAMOT A sad and disappointing story on Aquamot Trend 1.8KW. We are happy owners of an A
Spinnaker measurements BWsailaway at 2:18pm 01.06.26 Trailer Sailors 8/273 Does anyone have the leach, Luff, and foot measurements for an asymmetrical spinnaker for a 2005 Hun
Mast Height 2005 Hunter 260 Fractional Rig BWsailaway at 11:42am 01.06.26 Trailer Sailors 3/170 Our mast is currently winterized under shrink wrap and we need to know the measurement between the J

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V Berth Hatch Window (1) twodzusfittings at 5:09am 01.12.26 So my bending contraption did not work. Way too much time spent on trying to make a perfect clamp. G
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions jssailem at 11:05pm 01.11.26 Regarding your outhaul. You have several options. Set for the day sail. If this is your preference
Lithium for starting marcham at 9:03pm 01.11.26 For almost three decades I have heard this "suggestion" related to decompression levers. Those leve
Lithium for starting Stu Jackson at 8:51pm 01.11.26 Do you use the decompression levers? If so, it will draw less current to start (turn the engine ove
Lithium for starting (1) marcham at 7:36pm 01.11.26 Your 3GM starter, if OEM is 1200 Watts..... 1200 W / 12V = 100 Amps.... that's roughly the current d
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 01.11.26 So, my first thoughts are tie the topping lift to the tang on the end of the boom. Go up through th
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions (2) jssailem at 6:41pm 01.11.26 take off the sail track and put the threaded bolts back in place on the boom to fill all those hole
Bilge Pump Float Switch Bracket Fix/Upgrade kappykaplan at 3:16pm 01.11.26 Looks good! :beer:
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Lazy1 at 3:13pm 01.11.26 I guess you might need the victron display if you never want to bluetooth to the controller via phon
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 thinwater at 11:11am 01.11.26 I have decided I should go with a Lithium battery for the efficiency and longevity so I can justify
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Lazy1 at 9:44am 01.11.26 I don't know if i would bother with the victron display since lithium will maintain voltage until it
Mercury 9.9 steering lock dlochner at 8:14am 01.11.26 I have the manual for the Mercury Outboards for 1998 - 2002. It covers 2.5HP to 60 HP outboards.
CLEANERS Oddvark at 6:05am 01.11.26 Just last night I was reading about something like this. This guy recommended ZEP Heavy Duty Floor S
Mercury 9.9 steering lock (7) sailcapt340 at 5:16am 01.11.26
Mercury 9.9 steering lock sailcapt340 at 5:09am 01.11.26 I have the manual for the Mercury Outboards for 1998 - 2002. It covers 2.5HP to 60 HP outboards. I
Mercury 9.9 steering lock Project_Mayhem at 9:44pm 01.10.26 I'd say look at the manual but I already know that Mercury will try to charge you for one. I called
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Project_Mayhem at 9:41pm 01.10.26 As far as the inverter...I have a lot of music stuff, I'm a musician and plan to write and record o
Mast Height 2005 Hunter 260 Fractional Rig Woodworks1 at 9:22pm 01.10.26 Sailboatdata.com Scroll down to Rig and Sail Particulars click on the help button if you need defini
Advice On Selling My Sailboat dLj at 9:01pm 01.10.26 Take good photos with her out of the water. Include photos inside all the thru-hulls showing they ar
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 jssailem at 7:49pm 01.10.26 Do you think that Lithium battery is worthwile? Lithium packs more usable power in a compact packa

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