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Stereo replacement Valerio at 6:54am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 5/346 Hi to all. My west marine deck stereo has died. I am wondering if is better to replace the allsystem
What kind of marine head setup do I have? Project_Mayhem at 6:49am 03.11.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 24/1796 I recently bought an O'Day 25 that has a head. It's a square toilet on top of a square holding tank.
H41 owner question Valerio at 6:47am 03.11.19 Big Boats 6/506 Hi to all 41 owners, i need to rewire the hot line on the travel arch, how do i access the cables ru
A spotlight alternative Skipper at 6:29am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1019 I have an old GE spotlight that plugs into 12v. Swiped it years ago from my first power boat that I
Moved to a Mooring - and have never moored before (1) CherylZZ at 6:03am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 8/797 Our marina was taken over by the county in a long court settlement about property ownership and I wa
Leaking Hull?? (2) SailRex at 5:36am 03.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/626 Hello All, I have a 1989 Hunter 23 that water seems to be leaking into the cabin sump. I have attach
Outback Chargers dke at 11:59pm 03.10.19 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1034 I have an Outback 2812M charger/inverter and Deka 4D gel batteries. It is driving me crazy to attemp
iNavX and CHS Charts YVRguy at 9:29pm 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 31/5068 Hello. This is primarily for Canadian sailors. I have been on hiatus from sailing for the last f
H260 Rudder Line specs (1) Chuck C. at 9:25pm 03.10.19 Smaller Boats 17/2193 Changing out my rudder blade, putting back the original foam core instead of the shorter poly blade.
My new saildrive Mark Maulden at 7:29pm 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 143/16033
New Cockpit Control panel (1) jssailem at 7:14pm 03.10.19 Big Boats 6/621 Finished the install of my new control panel. Built by @LeslieTroyer with his magic CNC Router. We
Civilization (1) All U Get at 6:38pm 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 33/1220 Our first sign of getting back towards civilization from the out islands.
Yanmar parts suppliers Tim Mills at 3:40pm 03.10.19 Engines and Propulsion 6/1026 Looking for advice for a good online provider of Yanmar parts I have a 2004 Yanmar 3GM30. Looking f
In NY 2-4 and Boston April 4-7 907Juice at 3:19pm 03.10.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/429
Removing shaft coupler gettinthere at 3:17pm 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 35/3496 Time to replace the cutlass bearing. On my boat, that means removing the shaft. Which means removing
A trick worth knowing... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:03pm 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 7/571 Came across this thread on cruisersforum.com Turns out that quite a few people already knew about
Rope length Jayhawk at 2:55pm 03.10.19 Smaller Boats 13/1135 Can anyone tell me the following, rope length and size for a hunter 26 through the clutches for 1. O
Earthing connection for inverter install leemarkadams at 1:57pm 03.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/235 Hello all, am looking to install a 2000w inverter and in the manual it says to connect the chassis o
Cabin Sole marine plywood nics0car at 1:50pm 03.10.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/470 I need to replace the cabin sole on my 1995 Catalina 36'. I ordered Teak and Holly and it didn't ma
Anyone looking for crew in Florida sreidvt at 1:13pm 03.10.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/377 Hi All, I am working down in Daytona Beach until March 17 and then will be around Daytona/Salt Spri

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Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? Project_Mayhem at 7:19am 12.05.23 There's a few marine salvage yards listed here: Sailboat Parts
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer sesmith at 7:12am 12.05.23 Not sure of the boarder crossing wait times in your area, but where we cross into Ontario I'd much r
Solar power systems dlochner at 7:04am 12.05.23 The "solar generators" are a LFP battery and a charger/inverter in one self-contained unit. Plug the
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 7:02am 12.05.23 Hello all. Well it come to find out that it is a centerboard. Which explains the cleat there to kee
Which are the best good old daysailers? jimshipsky at 6:58am 12.05.23 Huh! I've been thinking monohulls. But now I'll keep my eyes open for a tri.
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 6:48am 12.05.23 I am a liveaboard as well. In the summer, I rely on my solar/battery combo for nearly all of my powe
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS American_Mainsail at 6:40am 12.05.23 Hi Rado - linking you this article, in case you haven't seen it, on cruising washing machines: Washi
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:33am 12.05.23 Start with changing the sanitation hoses. You remind me of a marine engine mechanic I once knew whos
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 Rasselas36 at 6:26am 12.05.23
Solar power systems dlochner at 6:14am 12.05.23 There are a good series of videos and articles about solar panels on the AltE website. Most are gear
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker ice breaker at 5:44am 12.05.23 You will be much happier if your replace that wabble pump, that needs a filter, with a Gulper 220.
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker DaveJ at 5:09am 12.05.23 Another possible test would be to move the wire from the existing breaker to another 10A breaker. If
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 4:24am 12.05.23 What's amazing is the team approach to creating these works. It was fascinating to watch the action.
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? sailme88 at 4:04am 12.05.23 if it works well can you give me the brand name please. RecPro is the system that I installed.. T
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit sailme88 at 3:56am 12.05.23 that hose has dry rot all about it. This is a reinforced hose and the rust is from the reinforcemen
Solar power systems xavpil at 3:55am 12.05.23 As a general rule of thumb, count on an average of 3 times the nominal size for solar panel output.
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit rgranger at 3:39am 12.05.23 That is a hell of an endorsement!
Solar power systems rgranger at 3:37am 12.05.23
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 10:18pm 12.04.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use th
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? (1) Calif. Ted at 9:32pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul

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