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Worlds fastest battery charger!? Project_Mayhem at 11:02am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 5/800 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 9/3914 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 26/8383 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 14/2764 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 10/720 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 1/1487 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 3/1621 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 2/2128 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 4/1779 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 6/806 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 46/4655 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 1/443 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 62/8088 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 29/1812 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 5/596 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 3/737 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 20/2793 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 4/586 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 0/862 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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Protection for Tailing Well Edges Project_Mayhem at 7:54am 10.18.24 Two ideas although I like MFD's idea a lot: Install a winch pocket inside the well or wrap the metal
Strap marks on hull while trailering? Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 10.18.24 Twisting your straps prevents the wind from slapping or moving them around. They'll look similar to
Fiberglass crack by winch Project_Mayhem at 7:48am 10.18.24
Strap marks on hull while trailering? dmax at 7:35am 10.18.24 Carpet or something to protect the hull.
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass buddybear at 7:35am 10.18.24 Yes, just like the original it is up only. Did not want to get into a rewire project. Jeff Do you
Fiberglass crack by winch dLj at 7:10am 10.18.24 This was my first thought. Pull the winch and see what the holes look like. Drill a small (?") hol
New to me H26 - Doesn't seem right... SteveHughessails at 7:05am 10.18.24
1996 Hunter 26 v-berth and aft berth cushion redo (3) LaDonaMina at 6:37am 10.18.24 I enjoyed redoing my cushions and yes I used the old cushions as patterns to sew the new ones. I use
Catalina 385 weight? Alora44 at 5:41am 10.18.24 Thanks, everyone, for these responses. I have accounted for around 1000 pounds worth of items that w
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Lpaynefl at 5:13am 10.18.24 Thanks MFD
New to me H26 - Doesn't seem right... (1) Joe at 5:04am 10.18.24 Hi all, I recently picked up this 95 H26 and I'm familiarizing myself with all it's inherited quirk
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Tally Ho at 4:52am 10.18.24 vc 17 is illegal in Canada now but grandfathered till ones supply is gone. We bought a case which s
Fiberglass crack by winch dlochner at 2:51am 10.18.24
Catalina 385 weight? dlochner at 2:45am 10.18.24 The design weight is an optimistic guess as to what the boat will weigh when completed and dry. One
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 8:30pm 10.17.24 I can see ordering an extra one too :) Thank you
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode SkiingSailor at 6:19pm 10.17.24 When we did our 2023 Desolation cruise, we headed out after a few days at anchor from Susan Its tow
Lazy Jacks ? Hayden Watson at 6:13pm 10.17.24 These are not Ez Jax but seem to be functional with a regular sail cover This is similar to the or
Lazy Jacks ? (1) Hayden Watson at 6:09pm 10.17.24 I installed the EZJax, LazyJacks system, shown by @Hayden Watson on my boat. They work exceedingly
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent colin59 at 6:00pm 10.17.24 vc 17 is illegal in Canada now but grandfathered till ones supply is gone. We bought a case which sh
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 5:42pm 10.17.24 There are a number of little nooks on the west side of the inlet with room for a couple of boats in

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