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Any experience with Hi-Mod / Hayn Marine? (1) pclarksurf at 9:13pm 09.23.19 Catalina 22 22/5718 I've actually contemplated (for 5 seconds) a $5,000.00 compact roller swager (yeah right-- maybe I'
I'm taking on water mstoffer at 7:11pm 09.23.19 Day Sailers 9/1843 I just took our Hunter 146 out of the water for the season and found that it had a bunch of water in
Classic Lido 14 Traveler Rigging (1) HML at 6:22pm 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 5/4417 This summer I bought a 1960 Lido 14 from a member in our local sailing club. The boat was still in a
Pre-purchase Survey Cost Jimbeaux at 6:11pm 09.23.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4139 What should I reasonably be looking at for the fee here? Is it typically charged by the foot? Boat
ALWAYS HAVE TOW INSURANCE (1) twodzusfittings at 4:40pm 09.23.19 Bigger Boats 21/2144 I used to think, I would never need to be towed. My last boat had a brand new outboard. This, new to
Sail boat ID shemandr at 4:01pm 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 3/456 Today there were protests, I guess all over, regarding climate change. This isn't a political threa
Hunter 420 Passage Raw Water intake Stephen M at 2:56pm 09.23.19 Big Boats 4/881 I upgraded the raw water strainer to a 1" perko strainer as I didn't like the screw off bowl Sherwoo
New Hunter 25 Owner 4sandybutts at 2:18pm 09.23.19 Smaller Boats 3/536 Hi All, This is Steve and I just acquired a 1978 Hunter 25 Cherubini. I would like to ask the group
Water Draining Somewhere Destination Unknown... Tradewinds at 11:28am 09.23.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/997 First few days I owned the boat water was going from sink to bilge no problem. Now water is draini
Kent Island dingy dock Jim Sullivan at 10:28am 09.23.19 Destinations 5/1449 Anyone know if there are any dingy docks in Kent Narrows? I have called various restaurants and cant
SubTropical Storm Lorenzo Wets UK JamesG161 at 9:57am 09.23.19 Weather and Forecasting 9/1746 The newest West African Spin off begins as Autumn arrives. This storm should track into the Centra
Polishing my mast Saltysteve at 9:56am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/755 I am refinishing below decks and my mast looks pretty grimy. I would like to polish it but it is an
Atlantic Towers Dinghy Davits (2) sail sfbay at 9:53am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 20/6327 Considering dinghy davits for my Hunter 46. I am familiar with traditional davits by Garhauer, Kato
Grenada's Sculpture Park WHITE CALM at 9:06am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1123 A number of years ago we visited the underwater sculpture park off Moliniere Point. It was hard to f
Stowaways! aka rodents! Justin_NSA at 8:23am 09.23.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1421 Saturday night the little '^%$@@ kept me up all night! I woke up to a gnawing sound under my port se
1998 Hunter 410 Windlass Seized (5) jsmac at 8:20am 09.23.19 Big Boats 9/2997 Hello Folks, As said above, my 1998 Hunter 410 has a Lewmar model RMI or RM1 50F (hard to read) el
30 MKII, Starboard sette console. (2) Hogheaven at 7:11am 09.23.19 Catalina 30 1/786 Me being dumpster diver, saw truck seat someone tossef on side of road. Stopped, pulled off console
Lowering + positioning of the mast with crutch - Beneteau First 285 Laurens BF 285 at 5:02am 09.23.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1426 Hi guys, We became the proud owners of a Beneteau First 285 this summer and had great fun with it a
Of Crimps and Fires: A Cautionary Tale dlochner at 4:43am 09.23.19 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2401 Ryan and Sophie a is a YouTube channel I've been following. This week they published an article that
Top of the mast. (1) wing15601 at 8:00pm 09.22.19 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2330

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Question about solar panels and batteries. mermike at 3:57pm 11.13.24 Charlie Wing's book is also excellent.
Question about solar panels and batteries. Johann at 3:44pm 11.13.24 Great advice here. Another good resource from Nigel Calder is his Mechanical and Electrical manual.
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka dlochner at 3:41pm 11.13.24 Looks close enough to me.
Stuffing box wrench size question Tally Ho at 3:23pm 11.13.24 I am thinking it is about 3 inches long. The picture above shows the length. Also, I had plenty of
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Tally Ho at 3:16pm 11.13.24 If it was just the head gasket, I would pull the head myself, take it to the mechanic for valve work
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan kappykaplan at 3:07pm 11.13.24 How many hours on the engine? If you're planning on sailing for another 20 years, it may not be a b
Vendee Globe 2024! shemandr at 1:43pm 11.13.24 I'm getting the Newsletter (In English - it's so much easier). They are pretty good at hitting the
Question about solar panels and batteries. dlochner at 1:27pm 11.13.24 As others have said, too many variables to give any kind of a reasonable answer and you don't want t
Question about solar panels and batteries. JoeWhite at 1:15pm 11.13.24 Before you start your trip, at the dock with no shore power, turn on all the instruments that you w
Question about solar panels and batteries. DArcy at 1:05pm 11.13.24 That's a very open question with a lot of variables. The fist thing, maybe the most important for yo
Question about solar panels and batteries. kappykaplan at 12:39pm 11.13.24 What is the size (amp hours) for the house bank? How many solar panels and what is their wattage?
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas Johann at 12:30pm 11.13.24 This is a great plan: https://marinehowto.com/easy-lifepo4-conversion The solenoid/combiner is repla
Anchor rode dLj at 12:26pm 11.13.24 I am getting my hunter 340 ready to cruise. Most of it will be solo. I am adding a windlass which s
Stuffing box wrench size question yelkenli at 10:54am 11.13.24 I am thinking it is about 3 inches long. The picture above shows the length. Also, I had plenty of
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. Moon Dytuck at 10:29am 11.13.24 On the Hood 800 SL Furler there are three nylon screws at the bottom of the drum cover. Once they
Stuffing box wrench size question Dalliance at 10:27am 11.13.24 I've used this with some success as well as crow foot wrenches. The good thing about the crow foot
Happy Veterans' Day DRhoads at 10:17am 11.13.24 Thank you. It was a pleasure. USAF, fighter pilot/cyber commander, 1975-2003, O-6
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 10:15am 11.13.24 Tire says 1820 pounds, and there are only two bunk boards.
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. BrianQ at 10:12am 11.13.24 On the Hood 800 SL Furler there are three nylon screws at the bottom of the drum cover. Once they a
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle KCofKC at 10:04am 11.13.24 In the first post the first photo shows the cradle up on blocks, perhaps the keel was unsupported wh

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