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Worlds fastest battery charger!? Project_Mayhem at 11:02am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 5/774 I have a 6amp digital charger and have been going through and charging all of my batteries one by on
Ultrasonic speed transducer? marchem at 11:01am 06.20.19 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3816 Anyone with experience with an ultrasonic speed transducer? I know they're expensive, but I'm tired
Low cost, high performance lazy jacks (2) Jackdaw at 8:40am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 26/8149 For years we have always saddle-bagged (large even flakes) the laminated mainsail on BlueJ's boom fo
Help For Boat Part CatboatDoug at 8:38am 06.20.19 Parts Search 2/36 As a newbie here, let me introduce myself. For a hobby, I fund/own/operate a free search service for
Replacing Main AC Breaker (1) dlochner at 8:16am 06.20.19 Musings With Maine Sail 14/2666 Over the past few years the main breaker on the AC panel has been acting up. Often, when shore power
East Penn / Deka 6V NYSail at 8:09am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/690 Hello all, So have 2 agm lifeline 4Ds that are nearing 10 years old. I can still get a couple days
"On the Hard" Sailboat Storage Marinas in Southern Florida, key west? smitrock63 at 7:36am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 1/1455 I'm looking for a marina I can store my 30 ft O'day sailboat "on the hard" with mast "up", who can a
Catalina 18 First Sail Ajay73 at 2:48am 06.20.19 Smaller Boats 3/1594 Finally got around to getting a good first sail in yesterday. Winds were about 10 knots and very ste
S2 7.9 or Olson 25 Drinky Crow at 11:12pm 06.19.19 Racing 2/2054 For single-handing. Which would you choose and why? Will also be used for beer can racing and crewed
Upholstery cleaning Weasel at 6:11pm 06.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1715 Well it looks like it will rain tomorrow so I want to do a job that has been on my mind for about a
New Head Hoses kloudie1 at 3:16pm 06.19.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/771 Just finished changing all the stinky hoses in the head/holding tank system on my H 34.. Bit the bul
$75 worth of hose clamps?!?!? $@!$# ScubaGuy2 at 10:40am 06.19.19 Catalina 22 46/4598 Weather here in northern Michigan has been horrible. It's rained pretty much every day since pullin*
Mild cleaner for Freshly Painted Hull Plymouth Sailor at 10:21am 06.19.19 Ask All Sailors 1/434 Looking for advice on a mild cleaner for a freshly painted hull (enamel paint). Something that does
Auto Pilot for H34 betzhunter at 9:20am 06.19.19 Big Boats 62/7889 It's been a long time since I posted on the forum and after searching for some info on auto pilots(E
One of Life's Little Victories Rick486 at 7:51am 06.19.19 Ask All Sailors 29/1758 Hi all: I just had to share this since I am so overjoyed at solving this problem. Since Maxine was l
Speaker wires from nav station to above companionway cover in a H41AC (2) leemarkadams at 7:34am 06.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/575 Hello all, Anyone offer any advice on the best way to run speaker wires from the stereo at the nav
Spinnaker for my V222 is 28' Luff too big? Todd Atchison at 7:08am 06.19.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/729 I have a chance to buy a nearly new spinnaker at a great price. The luff is 28' and from what I can
P42 how close are you able to sail to the wind Puesta del sol at 5:18am 06.19.19 Big Boats 20/2704 How close are you able to sail into the wind? close hauled to about 35 deg. Can I do better. 199
Genius time fix for Beckson @#%&* portlight gasket njlarry at 8:05pm 06.18.19 Ask All Sailors 4/575 I have previously posted my frustrating experience over 6 years trying to replace a leaking gasket o
Cal T2 sonar transducer location T2-1966 at 6:08pm 06.18.19 Cal 0/847 Has anyone mounted an in-hull sonar transducer in an early 70's Cal-T2 or Cal-2-27? I am new to sona

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Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner FasterHorses at 3:27pm 09.18.24 Success stories aside, these look like fancy wire nuts which are not NMMA approved. I don't see wh
H376 Mixing Elbow Justin_NSA at 3:16pm 09.18.24 So what is the proper maintenance on an elbow? Is it run time related or just age? I imagine a prope
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner dLj at 3:05pm 09.18.24 Success stories aside, these look like fancy wire nuts which are not NMMA approved. I don't see wh
Cutter rig Jim Legere at 2:35pm 09.18.24 Many people do not realize that a cutter is designed for that rig - the mast is further aft than on
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner Rich Stidger at 1:30pm 09.18.24 Success stories aside, these look like fancy wire nuts which are not NMMA approved. I don't see whe
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner Hello Below at 12:54pm 09.18.24 I've used the Wago connectors in several places on my boat - they have performed very well. :plus:
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner dLj at 12:16pm 09.18.24 I've used the Wago connectors in several places on my boat - they have performed very well. One thi
H376 Mixing Elbow (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 09.18.24
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 09.18.24 Use 1/4" ball valves as they are a nice fit in a tight space. Make sure they are a good quality and
Engine Alignment (1) Afraal at 10:46am 09.18.24 @Ralph Johnstone . The way I see it Catalina suggests using hardwood shims so the thread exposure in
Old whisker pole locking mechanism Brambo at 10:34am 09.18.24
Sore eyes after day of sailing. Ward H at 10:31am 09.18.24 Like Barry I wear contact lenses when sailing. My eyes get a little dry from the wind, more noticeab
Engine Alignment Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 09.18.24 I also noticed that my engine is lower on the port side by a few millimeters. Did you measure thi
Sore eyes after day of sailing. SteveHughessails at 10:14am 09.18.24 Trailer sailor in Oregon Awesome, not as close as Silverton BC but close enough to call you neigh
Engine Alignment Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 09.18.24 I'm going to try to level the engine a bit and see what I get on the shaft coupling. You are a br
Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking Stu Jackson at 9:20am 09.18.24 Additional thoughts: 1. You have the old alternator bracket. it is a disaster waiting to happen.
Engine Alignment Afraal at 9:18am 09.18.24 @jssailem thanks! I have about 10mm (about 3/8'') difference between port and starboard mounts. I'm
Engine Alignment jssailem at 9:02am 09.18.24 Shouldn't the engine be leveled on the beam axel, meaning same mount height on both port and starbo
Old whisker pole locking mechanism jssailem at 8:59am 09.18.24 Try ForeSpar. Whisker Poles & Equipment Overview They may have a replacement.
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 jssailem at 8:44am 09.18.24 WOW... @marcham, that is some magical system. Beautiful.

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