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VHF Antenna - Deck or Mast Mount jamieFL at 4:55pm 02.19.19 Trailer Sailors 24/6648 I have a future project I'm trying to plan. My VHF is about 20 years old and not in the best conditi
Another fire and likely avoidable death 907Juice at 4:46pm 02.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 7/734
First 20 Tilting Tabernacle installation kit (1) TheBettyWhitecap at 1:20pm 02.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1468 Just curious if anyone has ever installed a tilting mast/tabernacle on a Beneteau First 20? I rece
hunter 40 wheel brake. sailerman3 at 12:50pm 02.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/573 I have a 1986 Hunter Legend 40 . It has a Y/S pedestal. I have try to figure out how this brake sys
Y33 chainplates? mermike at 11:54am 02.19.19 Yamaha 11/1953 I'm pulling the chainplates on my Y33 tall rig for inspection in a few weeks. Has anyone replaced th
Adding refrigeration RNC725 at 11:34am 02.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/467 The admiral has declared we shall have refrigeration. We sail a 2002 Hunter 3 to 6. We are planning
Update Roland5048 at 10:16am 02.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 20/1720 Remember the young couple that lost their boat on the first day of a voyage out of Tarpon Springs, F
Main sheet controls sailherr at 9:28am 02.19.19 Ask All Sailors 12/992 Just bought a 1976 Oday, need to replace the dated main sheet blocks/cam cleat set up. I will be sa
Clevis Pin Assortment jkandris at 8:24am 02.19.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1003 Hey Yall, Has anyone found an assortment box of Clevis pins, cotter pins and rings that works well.
1984 H27 Boom Vang finefurn at 8:18am 02.19.19 The Cherubini Hunters 15/2859 How does the mast end of the Boom Vang attach at the base of the mast, and measuring from the goosen
Replacing the "masthead" on our C22 paddy4699 at 7:52am 02.19.19 Catalina 22 9/1089 Found a new masthead by contacting Catalina Yachts in Florida. When spring arrives here in northern
Dustless Blasting seadaddler at 4:21am 02.19.19 Ask All Sailors 8/925 Has anyone ever used Dustless Blasting on there sailboat and were you happy. I am thinking of switch
1981 H27 Salon Table mkrokidas at 4:15am 02.19.19 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1472 On my 4th year of refitting my Cherubini H27 and have never had a salon table. It was missing when I
"--external structure problem with internal ballast keel--bilge area." (8) "Selah" at 10:25pm 02.18.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1177 Hey all! Following dlochner's suggestion of possibly doing an endoscopy under the cabin sole, I deci
Where should the genneker Wichard folding pad eyes be (B461)? (1) sailingrock at 7:35pm 02.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1138 I have recently purchased a 1999 Benneteau 461 with a gennaker. According to Benneteau's documentati
Gasket....Yes or No? rpell1@msn.com at 4:20pm 02.18.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1033 Hi everyone, I'm looking for some experienced advice. I have a 1997 Universal M25XPA. I am changing
Sanitation Hose jhagg at 3:41pm 02.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/664
Galley Rebuild jkandris at 2:54pm 02.18.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/927 Has anyone rebuilt their Galley? I swear I havent found a piece of wood in this old girl that isnt
Hunter 170 Shock cord, Do you think this will work? Shorefun at 2:45pm 02.18.19 Day Sailers 7/1068 I was at West Marine and checking for 3/8" shock cord in stock (they do not have it) when I saw this
Dregs of winter (1) Meriachee at 2:45pm 02.18.19 Destinations 20/2155

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Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 12:21pm 12.01.23 Very helpful. Thanks. Regardless of the wire size, however, how have others fished the budget wires
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 12:16pm 12.01.23 Maybe the gauge range is, and has been, wrong. What range is one your H410? (only those with a H410
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:15pm 12.01.23 meant "smaller main battery wires"
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:14pm 12.01.23 Very helpful. Thanks. Regardless of the wire size, however, how have others fished the budget wires
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 12:14pm 12.01.23 I ran a brand new wire from the panel to the engine, nothing changed
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High JoeWhite at 11:49am 12.01.23 What happens if you wire the gauge near the engine with new wiring for testing only
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 12.01.23 Yanmar water temperature sensors are most often a thermistor with the resistance inversely proportio
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 12.01.23 221683 The only way I can see to get your wire through the 5X5 port is to purchase the correctly si
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 11:09am 12.01.23 Could you provide a few hi res photos? Cable size should be printed on the cable. What size fuse is
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 Scott B at 11:02am 12.01.23 Starboard side at the stern just below rub rail.
Re-anodising boom and holes RitSim at 10:50am 12.01.23 There is probably also a weakening in the heat affected zone which will be larger than the holes. W
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. LaDonaMina at 9:45am 12.01.23 I used sports foam which has antimicrobial and was fairly inexpensive, you get it in different dens
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 Salty Jack at 9:43am 12.01.23 Thank you to all who have responded. Your information/advice will be so helpful for my decision. Be
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 9:39am 12.01.23 They are definitely not 2 AWG. I have some of that lying around from an RV I just upgraded to lithiu
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 12.01.23 should I ever need to replace one of the 4/0 cables? Are you sure you are installing AWG 4/0 cabl
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. Jkutyna at 9:20am 12.01.23 I hope you used a proper insulating foam such as Armacell marine grade which has microban and not so
Electric Motors Johann at 9:12am 12.01.23 I thought it was funny while Kika was smirking as the guy from EP Tech was telling her that regener
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 (2) jssailem at 9:10am 12.01.23
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 David in Sandusky at 8:55am 12.01.23 Another endorsement for the Campbell 3 blade prop if you are going for 3. Ours shows no reduction in
Electric Motors kloudie1 at 8:37am 12.01.23 I, like a few others here, am not a fan .. I do acknowledge that there is a market where electric dr

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