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Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction Marauder at 2:31pm 06.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/581 Hi, interested to find out if the 83-87 hunter 34 has a cored deck and hull, and if so what material
Caulk for shower enclosure with teak trim skunther at 12:05pm 06.12.24 Ask All Sailors 1/214
Oceanus 281 manual charliec30 at 11:42am 06.12.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/392 Recently came into a 1998 281. Manualhas a few pages missing.anyone know where I can get one?
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Clay Smith at 10:45am 06.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/796
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 6:37am 06.12.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/528 Would appreciate some help with finding the path for wiring a SiriusXM antenna from the starboard st
Find Emergency Contacts Worldwide with Global SAR Hub globalsarhub at 10:26pm 06.11.24 Ask All Sailors 0/16 Hello fellow sailing enthusiasts, We are excited to introduce you to Global SAR Hub, a non-profit or
Leaking deck plate replacement (2) skunther at 9:32pm 06.11.24 Ask All Sailors 20/1606 This deck plate has a latch that seems to be leaking rainwater when at dock with our stern to weathe
Just bought a new rudder and tiller for my 170. Varnish recs? (1) rsmithfh at 3:49pm 06.11.24 Day Sailers 5/705 They upped the price on it recently but it seems to be very nice and very solid, especially compared
West Wight Potter - Batten Lenght Warren 22 at 1:32pm 06.11.24 Other Sailboats 4/1883 Upper Batten length is 60' Batten Pocket length is 55"? Is it normal for the batten to extend out b
tidy traveller options adamv at 11:25am 06.11.24 Ask All Sailors 7/756 I have a 28' boat with a standard traveller in front of the dodger. The lines feed back to regular s
New owner Hunter 240 WB SteveHughessails at 10:56am 06.11.24 Smaller Boats 42/3492
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw skunther at 9:51am 06.11.24 Ask All Sailors 5/349 Currently the stereo is wired to the starter battery, and I want to Rewire it to the house bank. I h
Bilge maintenance (2) babadu at 9:12am 06.11.24 Ask All Sailors 7/829 I have never really noticed the top half inside wall of my bilge with bolt on keel. Is this glass t
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 8:27am 06.11.24 Ask All Sailors 31/2820 I need to replace my starter battery and want as many cranking amps as can fit in a group 24 battery
My propeller has worn out FBD at 4:08am 06.11.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/305
Newport 28 batteries MattA at 7:51pm 06.10.24 Newport 5/523 I came into possession of a Newport 28 MkII recently. As I start going through the boat, to see what
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? clivewmwalker at 12:19pm 06.10.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/498 Hi. First post in this forum. I just bought this 2001 boat (first yacht I have ever actually bought
Catalina 34 MkII Log clivewmwalker at 12:11pm 06.10.24 Big Boats 5/945 Hi. First post in this forum. I just bought this 2001 boat (first yacht I have ever actually bought
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) ChrisVR1994 at 11:08am 06.10.24 Ask All Sailors 6/693 Hello all: I have a 1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig and have begun having issues with the rolling furler,
Cat310 Engine bed (1) SwanSong at 10:51am 06.10.24 Catalina 310 12/1871 Our boat is hull no. 21 and a local boat hull no. 250, Bernie Yau's, does not have the aluminum bac

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Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms degas at 1:13pm 05.12.25 Do t they always go off at night? At this point I think they are engineered to have the low battery
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 1:10pm 05.12.25 Thank you
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms jssailem at 1:00pm 05.12.25 Just looked up the SafeTAlert line and foudn this site. https://www.mtiindustries.com/product-categ
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms jssailem at 12:57pm 05.12.25 Fireboy-Xintex CO Alarm Expensive option but I am :plus:.
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms jssailem at 12:57pm 05.12.25 I think they are engineered to have the low battery alarm only go off in the middle of the night.
Looking for ideas on galley remodel jssailem at 12:55pm 05.12.25 Very nice work Fred.
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms Allowishish at 12:50pm 05.12.25 Do t they always go off at night? At this point I think they are engineered to have the low battery
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system badsanta at 12:44pm 05.12.25 I have heard of pre heating systems that can be installed on the Yanmar 3GM series to help with col
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system Arctic Pro at 12:40pm 05.12.25 I must ask the question - where are you based, the Arctic? Seriously, though, my 3GMF starts in coa
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 10:20am 05.12.25 There is an odd 5 paragraph blurb about weather forecasting permanently at the top of this thread t
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 10:11am 05.12.25 My pleasure!!!
pearson 33-2 halyards davethemmp at 9:59am 05.12.25 I am planning the same solution of going all rope halyards, how did your retro fit to all rope go?
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms kappykaplan at 9:20am 05.12.25 I installed a Fireboy-Xintex CO Alarm several years ago. No issues with false alarms like I had wit
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms colemj at 9:12am 05.12.25 Do you have lead acid batteries? Or stored solvents? Are the alarms near them? Outgassing batteri
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms (1) PNWE36 at 8:55am 05.12.25 For CO alarms our e36 had wired in alarms. The attached pic shows the replacements we found. Marin
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:51am 05.12.25 Following up on this. I earlier this spring tested how heating the air intake for 10 minutes with a
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 7:47am 05.12.25 Colemj, good post... thats what you need to do.. Just to add... On the RF surge protection, most o
New technology : Lightening Protection System (1) colemj at 7:35am 05.12.25 One more thought - this was one of the boats struck I mentioned with that LDP. My advice is that if
New technology : Lightening Protection System walt at 7:30am 05.12.25 Colemj, good post... thats what you need to do.. Just to add... On the RF surge protection, most of
New technology : Lightening Protection System colemj at 7:23am 05.12.25 I would guess it is an expensive option. I forgot to mention that it cost over $10k. Mark

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