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Garhauer rigid vang Kermit at 7:11pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1840 Its time to replace the lines in my Garhauer rigid boom vang. Silly me, I thought Garhauer would hav
Premature Battery Sulfation? walmsleyc at 7:06pm 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 34/1843 So, my house bank seems like it may have suffered a premature death, perhaps due to sulfation? The
Show off some new handy work! (1) Lemon Drop at 6:47pm 04.29.19 Catalina 22 11/995 Hello fellow sailors, I got a hold of a handy little wood burning device and wanted to show off some
Need new helm wheel... custom? lacoursj at 4:54pm 04.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/265 Finally putting 37ft cutter back together in St Thomas after the hurricanes of 2017. Looters took j
H26 curtains (1) rgranger at 4:19pm 04.29.19 Smaller Boats 4/1271 Does anyone know where you can buy these curtains? https://newimages.yachtworld.com/resize/1/18/80/
Macgregor 1988 26D sealing shroud deck straps Ms Hope at 3:36pm 04.29.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/707
Kermit, We thought we knew you. (1) WayneH at 2:28pm 04.29.19 Sails Call Lounge 13/2641 But there seems to be a dark side to the frog. , Texas. Ran across Animal and Cookie Monster but no
V17 - Issues/Refit (6) Vanka472 at 1:40pm 04.29.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/2756 Hey guys! I am new to these forums but have read through what I could get my hands on, about the V
Hunter 260 "New" Deck Hardware Install h2o_snow at 1:08pm 04.29.19 Smaller Boats 12/927 So... been slowly modifying our tiller 260. Next step is installing the new (used) asym spi gear. L
Help Needed: Identify this Seidelmann (2) ncfrech at 12:57pm 04.29.19 Seidelmann 5/9526 First time using this forum, I've found the communities that make up forums to be a wealth of crowd-
Fresh Water System Commissioning Question Rick486 at 12:54pm 04.29.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3454 Hi Peggie: I'm sure you have answered this many times, so I'd appreciate you just pointing me to a l
Varnish or teak oil on wood for 23.5 Zerosfault at 12:38pm 04.29.19 Smaller Boats 6/675 My 23.5 wooden parts have been varnished before. Should I stick with spar varnish or do I strip it a
Nautical Quiz....This could be a problem...? (1) rgranger at 11:40am 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 53/3202 So I recently moved from Virginia to Alabama. I completed setting my boat up (almost) this past we
Spinnaker downhaul? Jazzydaze at 11:15am 04.29.19 Newport 2/731 Hi guys... so about 3ft front of my mast on the deck is a round stainless plate.maybe 3 inches roun
P42 Anchor Well Terry Cox at 10:54am 04.29.19 Big Boats 0/362 Just posted an article in the "Boat Info" tab regarding the Passage 42 anchor well. Our arrangement
Arctic 041-D for parts (FREE) Hayden Watson at 9:38am 04.29.19 Parts Search 0/335 Hopefully someone can use this because many of these parts are made of UNOBTAINIUM. If you are inte
Wooden Boats - Someone Talk Some Sense Into Me (6) Todd Atchison at 8:53am 04.29.19 Ask All Sailors 49/3807 So here we go. I need all the sane sailors (if there is such a thing) particularly those sailing woo
Request pedestal information on the Hunter 30 Cherubini PCannonSr1 at 8:14am 04.29.19 The Cherubini Hunters 5/935 Can someone tell me who made or what type the Pedestal is on the 1978 Hunter Cherubini? I would lik
Leak at shaft (1) jngotasail at 4:19am 04.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1155 Hello, I got the boat into the water on Saturday. After a couple of hours I noticed some water in th
Two questions shine at 7:51pm 04.28.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1467 Why are there two holes on the bow and stern chain plates where the forestay and backstay attach ?

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How's my hull? Not Too Shabby at 4:41pm 12.17.23 Yeah. I understand how my approach could come off as overcautious. When I towed my boat home (I'm ne
Battery charging sailing gal at 2:10pm 12.17.23 We have a 2004 Hunter Passage 420 with a yanmar 4jh diesel. She has two batteries. Bought it last s
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 1:42pm 12.17.23 This is what happens if you don't use ten-gel on the threads. The anode decays from the screws inwa
Battery charging jssailem at 1:06pm 12.17.23
Battery charging Don S/V ILLusion at 12:31pm 12.17.23
Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? Stephan at 11:54am 12.17.23 Hi Rich, Sent you a private message with info. Happy Holidays! Stephan Warwick, RI
Solar power systems WayneH at 10:00am 12.17.23 I guess I should mention that the house in Texas is completely off-grid. Rainwater collection and 7.
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE jssailem at 9:45am 12.17.23
Yanmar question jssailem at 9:38am 12.17.23 I drain my engine oil with a pump down the fill tube, and wondered if in these engines the one oper
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE matts997 at 9:24am 12.17.23 Thanks. I thought it was probably OK, but it seemed prudent to double-check. So much to learn on a
Solar Geomagnetic storm is coming jssailem at 8:29am 12.17.23
Solar Geomagnetic storm is coming jssailem at 8:28am 12.17.23 Up here at the 45th Parallel if we see the lights it is a special treat.
Solar Geomagnetic storm is coming jssailem at 8:27am 12.17.23 Or we might find that the angle of the earth vis a vis the sun creates some protection.
Solar Geomagnetic storm is coming Don S/V ILLusion at 7:28am 12.17.23
Ceiling light issue on Beneteau 323 BigEasy at 7:22am 12.17.23 Any suggestions? Thanks. My 343 has ceiling mounted switch for galley lights aft near the co
How's my hull? Jacktar at 7:17am 12.17.23 I am with lake shark, sail it watch it fix it.
Yanmar question Froman1950 at 7:11am 12.17.23 Thanks for the welcoming environment y'all
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water (1) dlochner at 6:41am 12.17.23 I may put some nail polish on my new Max Prop zinc as apparently the holes are close to the edge an
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE jssailem at 6:33am 12.17.23 Congrats on your new to you boat. As @Davidasailor26 shares, use the easy way to fill the coolant re
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 5:41am 12.17.23 Last question on this topic: The MHT article on best practices for anode installation points out th

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