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Upgrade cleats Beneteau at 3:02am 04.10.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/823 Has anyone added midship cleats on a Beneteau 321 .Thanks
Fixed Dodger for Hunter Legend 37.5 1995 destiny12 at 2:04am 04.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/410 Dear Guys and Gals, I have a 37.5 Legend in Malaysia and am looking to install a permenant dodger an
Headroom Bugzy at 10:23pm 04.09.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/4762 Hello all. I am looking at purchasing a Mac 26 in the near future, and one came up for sale here tha
How Do I Know Which Production Number My 83 O'Day 30 CB is? twodzusfittings at 6:38pm 04.09.19 Bigger Boats 6/1093 So after a month of frantic work on my precious days off from my full time job, I finally splashed m
Heater hoses maneframe at 6:29pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/918 1987 Legend 37 I need to replace the hoses between the engine and the water heater (they have defini
Engine ground question Avi at 6:07pm 04.09.19 S2 5/1241 Hello everyone. I have a 1979 S2 9.2 C with Yanmar 2QM15. I am connecting a piece of Zinc hanging fr
Hunter 26 outboard motor bracket upgrades Crazy Dave Condon at 4:57pm 04.09.19 Smaller Boats 1/498 I am trying to help someone but need assistance. Has anyone ever removed the wood bracket on a Hunt
C320 mk2 Refrigerator Brahmany at 2:22pm 04.09.19 Mid-Size Boats 0/661 Hi, We have a Waeco refrigerator in our 320. Any here know what model/ capacity Catalina have fitted
What is "Ocean" worthy? Will Gilmore at 1:16pm 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 47/9911 In a recent post about sailing trailersailers to big destinations, I mentioned the MORC certificatio
Two small lines coming out of the head of the main boom... Yeah I know technical terms right!? HarrisOutdoors at 1:11pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/713 This is a 1980 Hunter H27 that was basically derelict when I saved it. After cleaning it up a bit, I
1980 H27 Freshwater Plumbing Questions HarrisOutdoors at 12:54pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/615 My H27 has a large rectangular tank under the V-berth. (looks like about 30 gallons) It looks nothin
Catalina 14.2 vs. flying Scot cstrub at 10:33am 04.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/4429 Hello. I'm brand new to the forum. I've been sailing a Laser on an inland lake and am looking for
Chartplotter with dementia Calif. Ted at 7:51am 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 11/573 My slightly obsolete Garmin GPSMap 441 has been displaying a little memory loss similar to myself. W
Transducers for depth For Sail at 6:30am 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1997 I want to use a glue down transducer in my 25.5. They are limited by hull thickness. Does any know
Rode the Gulf Stream All U Get at 1:21am 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1199
Accent lights (easy project) (3) SVPardonMyFrench at 10:23pm 04.08.19 Big Boats 13/1115 This must have been the easiest project I've done... added LED ribbon lights port and starboard in t
Balmar SG-200 Question Ward H at 8:03pm 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 4/922 I recently installed a Balmar SG-200 battery monitor. I understand the monitor readings will gain in
Passage 42 rudder post mbaker at 5:51pm 04.08.19 Big Boats 0/316 I'm having my '93 Passage 42 rudder rebuilt. While its out of the boat I'm replacing the boot seal
Mooring recommendations???? sbcwolff at 5:38pm 04.08.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1520 We have a mooring spot at our local river (St. Croix, Wisconsin), but have to set up our anchor syst
Anacortes to San Francisco Mike H. at 4:15pm 04.08.19 Ask All Sailors 5/532 Has anyone made this passage? Looks like about a seven day trip at six knots. Did you harbor hop or

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DC breaker/switch panel questions dlochner at 7:21pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing dlochner at 7:09pm 06.25.24 Maybe tomorrow I will drop anchor at my local Harbor Freight Tools and get a voltmeter. An accura
Best Place to post " boat for sale" RitSim at 6:28pm 06.25.24 I have used Sailboastlistings.com. More importantly I used the sale of my last boat as a learning ex
No more vroom vroom? Timm R Oday25 at 6:25pm 06.25.24 Here the color of your sparkplugs is your friend . Install new ones . Run for 10 minutes at full thr
Dodger Clear Vinyl Window Thickness Rich Stidger at 4:14pm 06.25.24 I don't recall the brand of window material, but I purchased it from Sailrite. I don't think it was
Dodger Clear Vinyl Window Thickness Terry Cox at 4:03pm 06.25.24 What thickness do you recommend for Strataglass or similar clear vinyl for a dodger? Our last plas
DC breaker/switch panel questions kappykaplan at 3:52pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I
DC breaker/switch panel questions capta at 3:24pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I t
In-mast furling mechanism is slipping on Hunter 33 JamesG161 at 3:13pm 06.25.24 Check this link for most info on IMFurling In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Jim...
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 2:15pm 06.25.24 Yes, 5 devices per account. Company support is very good to excellent. Over the weekend I posted an
Flickering House Lights dlochner at 2:06pm 06.25.24 Our 1981 Oday wires were run the exact same way . Seemed to be an industry standard back then I w
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 2:00pm 06.25.24 As tight as my wallet when my wife walks into a jewelry store
Furler woes Davidasailor26 at 1:53pm 06.25.24 Dyneema would probably work for the pennant too, and that you can splice yourself.
Bomar hatch hinge pin RitSim at 1:40pm 06.25.24 PB Blaster and plastics don't mix well
Furler woes JoeWhite at 1:32pm 06.25.24 Bob, yes, leave the pendant at the bottom installed. Remember that my solution is only to test if yo
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 06.25.24 I've seen a few homemade furlers that the owners have been happy with. Very inexpensive to build and
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 1:28pm 06.25.24 ... or mud daubers:rolleyes: ... that is one chase that took me all day .... I was considering di
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 1:12pm 06.25.24 Hi Larry, does Aqua Maps allow the same 2 devices sharing per account as Navionics? We might it wit
DC breaker/switch panel questions dmax at 12:34pm 06.25.24 You should not run your deck level navigation lights (bow and stern) with a masthead tri-color - you
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 3GGG at 12:12pm 06.25.24 ..start compiling an equipment inventory and a maintenance and repairl log. Your boat's profile sho

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