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Another battery bank Randy R at 11:21am 03.12.19 Big Boats 7/558 I am thinking I will need more battery capacity, my thoughts are to add another house bank and a sel
Auto Pilot Beneteau at 9:52am 03.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1300 Considering installing a Raymarine wheel pilot on our 1997 Beneteau 321. With a Whitlock Wheel / ped
Shore Power Question decktosser at 9:31am 03.12.19 Smaller Boats 15/1310 I have looked carefully but I can't find a picture of the placement of the shore power inlet on a Hu
3rd times a charm... my boat hates propellers redunculous at 8:52am 03.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/632 well Here I am once again cap in hand looking for a prop martec 18" X 15 pitch X 1 1/4" Is the s
H30T owners. Winch question (1) Justin_NSA at 8:44am 03.12.19 Mid-Size Boats 18/1699 I want to tear down, clean, lubricate and rebed my Barient 21-33 jibsheet winches on my bench at hom
Kayak as tender/dinghy? Project_Mayhem at 7:42am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 56/5225 I was wondering if anyone has used a kayak as a tender. If so what are the pros and cons vs your typ
Checking my alternator Jack at 6:08am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 6/655 Hi everyone, How do I check my alternator to be sure it is generating the right amount of current?
AC 110 volt outlet near the VHF (1) daviddp at 5:44am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 7/767 162369 I want to add an outlet in the nav station, the only location with access would be within 12"
Towing with a Dodge Caravan Knuttle at 5:36am 03.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2438 I have an old 21' Venture sailboat. Trailer, boat, and stuff it weighs about 2500#. While the man
two black eyes jon hansen at 8:50pm 03.11.19 Sails Call Lounge 7/643 sITW5tr7KQg
Replacement foredeck hatch for '85 Mac 25 Seadoc at 7:48pm 03.11.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/680 Has anyone replaced the original foredeck hatch on their Mac 25? If so, what make ' model was used?
Lost Containers "Selah" at 7:29pm 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 12/751 Hey all, was just reading an earlier posting about Comanche. One of the responders brought back to
Questions about rigging change out time and lots of pictures ?? (10) Doug Doty at 5:01pm 03.11.19 Catalina 22 18/1271 My boat is a 1975 model Ohio Indiana and Kentucky fresh water boat and I have no reason to believe t
Bimini top Dug22 at 3:01pm 03.11.19 Catalina 22 9/1066 Does anyone know what height top to use? CD sells them and it states 36in from top of coaming. I can
1984 h27 Port Replacement (1) amcmahon at 1:55pm 03.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 7/806 I have just finished replacing the original Gray Industries plastic ports with New Found brass ports
Starter Battery ? 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:48pm 03.11.19 Catalina 310 22/2460 So I'm setting up 4 Trojan 105s Golf 6V Batteries (Deep Cycle wet). I'm adding an additional 12V sta
H260 Battery "mount" jwilcoxon78 at 12:35pm 03.11.19 Smaller Boats 9/617 Does anyone know where to find replacement brackets for the strap that holds the battery in place?
Injector re-install Tim Mills at 12:16pm 03.11.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/3264 After I'm ready to reinstall my injectors, Yanmar 3GM30, do I need to remove and or replace the copp
Need Advise - took on a 1985 project.. TideWalker at 11:07am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 11/583 I need to purchase new running rigging, sail covers, probably a ton more, advice on best priced shop
Majic Catalyst Harder Plymouth Sailor at 10:04am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 3/398 Has anyone used Majic in topside paint before? I have an issue with boat paint as it drys so quickl

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Catalina 22 bilge care Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 08.30.23 https://people.com/4-people-dog-rescued-moments-before-sinking-boat-capsized-new-jersey-7963345 It
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 8:17am 08.30.23 ust confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Upsizing a connecting link
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 8:06am 08.30.23 A friend had a vinyl winch handle holder that he never installed because he didn't want to drill ho
2001 HUNTER 320 Keith P at 7:57am 08.30.23 Yes!!
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 08.30.23 My boat came with the wrap on the mixing elbow. I attempted to unwrap it once just so I could exami
2001 HUNTER 320 dlochner at 7:20am 08.30.23 Am I correct in assuming that autocorrect got you and Raymor, is really RayMarine?
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place (9) twodzusfittings at 6:50am 08.30.23 219374219375219377219378219380219382219384
Square top main on water ballast? rgranger at 6:47am 08.30.23 I'd do it and strategically locate the first reef point so that the total area with one reef is slig
Catalina 22 bilge care rgranger at 6:44am 08.30.23 The Bilge is usually below the water line. You would not want a "drain" there.:yikes: A small bilg
Winterization? David in Sandusky at 6:39am 08.30.23 Our marina pumps antifreeze into our engine when they haul it out in the fall. We run antifreeze int
Refilling Compass - where's the port? (1) RitSim at 6:33am 08.30.23 The port is under a tab of melted plastic. I had no luck refilling mine because of almost invisible
Thundering water tank? David in Sandusky at 6:28am 08.30.23 It happens on our aluminum water tank, usually after filling it. What happens? After filling, there
Problems with cdi furling jib rgranger at 6:23am 08.30.23 on mine, the halyard times there and the tack is secured through one of those holes by a small line.
Thundering water tank? kloudie1 at 6:22am 08.30.23 Might just be "oil-canning" where a slightly distorted panel of the tank snaps in or out as the weig
2001 HUNTER 320 Keith P at 6:17am 08.30.23 I will be purchasing the whole kit.
Refilling Compass - where's the port? kloudie1 at 6:17am 08.30.23 Many compasses don't have fill ports but you can carefully drill the bottom of the case (usually pla
Problems with cdi furling jib (1) patbratton at 6:17am 08.30.23 I would assume that one cleat is for the tack and the other for the halyard. Mine uses shackles. Yo
Stowing Winch Handles Ward H at 6:15am 08.30.23 A friend had a vinyl winch handle holder that he never installed because he didn't want to drill hol
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? jssailem at 6:10am 08.30.23 It is a challenge. Wrap the pipe to prevent a nasty burn when working on the engine or corroding pip
Cockpit drain not draining JBP-PA at 6:02am 08.30.23 Endoscope have become really cheap, you could feed one down and see what is going on. https://a.co/d

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