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Need help with how to remove headliner of 2020 Beneteau Oceanis to rebed rail on deck Amanza at 3:18pm 01.10.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/996 We purchased a used 2020 Beneteau Oceanis mid 2024. Our survey revealed some moisture near the hand
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch azambella at 2:56pm 01.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1363 Does anyone know a source for the Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch on the 1980's Cherubini Hunt
Outhaul for a MORGAN 28 (1) FROCKY at 2:08pm 01.09.25 Ask All Sailors 26/2405 229328 Is there anyone out there that has seen an outhaul mechanism like the one in the attached pho
Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 3:09am 01.09.25 Catalina 30 24/2866 A storm recently damaged my genoa and steaming light which is mounted on the mast just above the spr
Christian Williams' home possibly burned down to the ground in Pacific Palisades madmax at 6:28pm 01.08.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/1470 I have watched all of Christian Williams' YouTube videos about sailing. I have learned so much from
What the heck are these compression fittings?! (10) OpenRange2025 at 3:35pm 01.08.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1562 Hi all! I'm replacing some leaky freshwater fittings on my 1990 Beneteau. Our entire freshwater mani
Self launching anchor (1) sneks1 at 3:31pm 01.08.25 Big Boats 11/1798 Hi I have recently purchased a C42 MkII, which currently has the original Stainless steel offset dou
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Cocoa Beach Sailor at 3:17pm 01.08.25 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2273 So, my current situation is that my boat is on the hard, after withdrawing the propeller shaft I fou
Rub rail for Harpoon 5.2 meross at 8:52am 01.08.25 Parts Search 0/435 Members, Looking for a rub rail for my BW Harpoon 5.2. I see many options. Are there several that
Scored a mast climbing system! Justin_NSA at 8:48am 01.08.25 Ask All Sailors 30/2847 Not a question. Just had to say I scored an item I have wanted for a while! I bought a slightly used
Beneteau Oceanis 350, cushions dimensions kath_savoie at 8:19am 01.08.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/620 Hi! we are on process to buy a Beneteau 350 twin cabin this month, but now we are on Texas and the b
Another thing to watch for on Compac 16s Urban Hermit at 6:22am 01.08.25 Com-Pac 1/626 The compression post attaches with two bolts to the frame at the back of the V-berths. The bolts ca
C25 question SailingLoto at 8:23pm 01.07.25 Smaller Boats 3/1038 Were all c25 swing keel standard rig? Or were some tall rig?
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? sheardc at 8:14am 01.07.25 Ask All Sailors 22/2420 I have 2 sets of 30+ year old sails off a Beneteau First 235 and a C'C 30' MkII. They have been stor
Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? Foswick at 6:59am 01.07.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1821 We have a Catalina 27, which we sailed for years. She's a great little boat. When we got our curre
Catalina 28 Roller Furler William Weeks at 12:53am 01.07.25 Mid-Size Boats 16/2080 Evening all, I have a 1993 28 hull number 337. I am trying to identify the Roller Furler so I can gi
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 stormh37 at 4:04pm 01.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1600 We are looking at installing an asymmetrical furling spinnaker on a Marlow Hunter 37 and looking for
Mast rake and stem to stern level yelkenli at 12:52pm 01.06.25 Ask All Sailors 8/1222 Setting the mast rake raises a few questions. First, for a Catalina 27 standard rig, the manual says
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation (2) Brinky63 at 11:05am 01.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1765 I tried installing a Yanmar 2GM20F alternator belt on my engine but ran into an issue. The alternato
Fischer Panda Gen 6kw jason K at 9:43am 01.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/833 We are on a Hunter 410 with a FP 6kw generator on board. We cranked it over and started right up.

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Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Cap'n Deke at 6:13pm 11.24.25 That's good advice if one wants to sail alone and rot in their own sweat eating canned beans. Thes
Question On Battery Charging dLj at 6:00pm 11.24.25
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay kappykaplan at 5:37pm 11.24.25 De nada
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay SFBayBristol at 5:33pm 11.24.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Thankee, brother from the other coast.
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 5:23pm 11.24.25 This is exactly the right approach and it applies to crossing oceans, too, maybe even more so. When
Question On Battery Charging Cap'n Deke at 5:14pm 11.24.25
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing SteveHughessails at 5:02pm 11.24.25 Wows, thanks for posting that. I think I will go with a preventer, short tether with multiple attach
Correct placement of cradle pads on 27-2 (89-94) SailingLoto at 4:32pm 11.24.25 I need to modify a cradle to hold my Hunter 27-2 (89-94). i do not know where the bulkheads/strong
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 4:21pm 11.24.25 That's good advice if one wants to sail alone and rot in their own sweat eating canned beans. These
CNG to Propane Ralph Johnstone at 3:32pm 11.24.25 Which locker to use for propane storage port or starboard? The one that has the properly installe
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Cap'n Deke at 3:09pm 11.24.25 My philosophy is to equip a boat to meet the needs of 80% of my sailing outings and for the other 2
Buying and cutting G10 thinwater at 2:34pm 11.24.25 If you don't want to dull blades, use a cut off disk in an angle grinder. That is what I normally do
Gel coat color match for 1984 Mark 3 30-foot Cap'n Deke at 2:28pm 11.24.25 Matching gelcoat isn't done like it is for car paint. Gel coat just changes color over time. You hav
CNG to Propane Don S/V ILLusion at 2:17pm 11.24.25 It depends
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (1) RussC at 1:12pm 11.24.25 I just removed a Raymarine ST-40 depth instrument from my boat. keeping the transducer in place but
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (2) Indysailor at 12:59pm 11.24.25 I couldn't find a replacement and just did this instead. My transducer shoots through the hull, just
Depth sounder replacement on C30 jssailem at 12:26pm 11.24.25 I had that same depth gauge on my C30 but went a different direction. I replaced it with a Garmin G
Water under cabin sole (2) joelescoulie at 11:51am 11.24.25 Does it look like this?
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 11:36am 11.24.25 I'm also not sure about the ramp times, but was of the impression it is programed into the Wakespee
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 11:33am 11.24.25 The Balmar alternators use voltage as a proxy for the SOC. Wakespeed and Zeus measure amps, they re

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