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H23.5 cushions Konstie at 8:44am 05.27.19 Smaller Boats 2/435 Hi! I'm looking to replace ALL of the cushions on my H23.5. Does anyone know a good online site wher
What happens when your forestay fails Oliverhg at 8:35am 05.27.19 Big Boats 12/4518 The forestay on my 36 failed while I was sailing last week. I was on a beam reach with about 12 knot
H34 1984 3GMF engine mounts Mike Oldak at 7:19am 05.27.19 Big Boats 3/1026 I was going through the old posts and found some on replacing the engine mounts, something we never
H34 forward cabin sole -- picture? (1) Mike Oldak at 7:11am 05.27.19 Big Boats 5/766 We have just finished replacing the main cabin sole with new teak and holly plywood and are about to
2002 Beneteau 411 Engine wouldn't Start natep at 9:15pm 05.26.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/592 I have a 2002 411, we were out sailing the other day and got ready to start the engine just a click
Bilge Pump Manual vs Automatic pumpkinpie at 6:48pm 05.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2568 The sailboat that we have placed an offer on and accepted has a manual bilge pump. Is it possible to
C28-mkII galley sink problem djamied at 5:18pm 05.26.19 Mid-Size Boats 5/1832 While I was flushing my water system after launching this spring a new (to me) problem arose - one o
Catalina 400 MKII stiff steering. LeGe at 1:09pm 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1509 Have a beautiful Catalina 400 MK II from 2001 under contract. Boat is in very good shape despite the
autopilot installation question Avi at 1:04pm 05.26.19 S2 7/1463 I am ready to install Raymarine ev 100 wheel pilot . The harness from the wheel actuator has a gree
450cc mast specs Ninsar at 12:00pm 05.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/359 Can some one tell me what the hunter 450cc mast specs mean when I'm asked is it a NG80 or NG86. I'm
Cockpit Drain Grate Removal! Capt.Black at 10:41am 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 6/946
Attachment points for Jacklines BC Bernie at 8:52am 05.26.19 Catalina 310 6/1686 Just curious what 310 owners have done for attachment points for jacklines. Pretty sure this subject
Understanding Moon Calendar MikeHoncho at 8:35am 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1140 I have a G-Shock Gulf Master that I have gotten really good with except understanding the Moon Day f
Bus bar for NMEA 0183 connections Red_Dog at 7:23am 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 14/3150 As I have several gizmos that share information via NMEA 0183, I was considering using a bus bar to
All New Electronics for Hunter Legend 35.5 (1) Canonshooternb at 6:53am 05.26.19 Big Boats 6/1287 I am replacing all of my electronics with new Raymarine gear ( Wind pack, axiom chartplotter, auto p
Hodges Marine online marine electronics: good or bad? bgstar19 at 5:25am 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 10/4894 I am looking to purchase a chart plotter from Hodges Marine, mainly due to their lower prices. Revie
A skeptic no more! kappykaplan at 4:16am 05.26.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1088 Was out solo yesterday under a small craft advisory. Took the main straight to the first reef and w
First Solo Trip on the new boat! iamwhatiam at 11:32pm 05.25.19 Catalina 22 2/569 Was a little nervous, as I've only been out sailing 3 or 4 times....but just had to give it a go. T
Hunter 29.5 Major Aft Leak on Starboard Tack kdammen at 8:01pm 05.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/632 I just got a 29.5 and we found that on a starboard tack we have quite a descent flow of water runnin
Electrical what is it? (1) Diversion240 at 7:20pm 05.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/782 This pic shows a black square with two round electrical (maybe) plug ins. Does anyone know what this

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O'day 240 cracks in cockpit seats, general pre-buy Project_Mayhem at 6:11am 11.25.24 This isn't in a crucial, high load area so I wouldn't be too concerned. It would take decades for it
Replacement counter top dLj at 6:10am 11.25.24 I spent quite a bit of time redoing the vanity and head in our boat last winter . I chose a formica
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:49am 11.25.24
Loos gauges accuracy at low end (2) thinwater at 5:18am 11.25.24 I see that Spinlock makes something similar ($150). https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61YtEw47AqL.
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Clutch Cargo at 4:47am 11.25.24 The reference to Herb Morrison's famous Hindenburg broadcast ("Oh the humanity...") may be lost on s
Ellebogen Isolators Clutch Cargo at 4:35am 11.25.24 What measurement did you find between the upper and lower portion ? My notes are at the boat. Will
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. Timm R Oday25 at 4:31am 11.25.24 Are you saying Navionics works from cell towers ?
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? east coaster at 3:31am 11.25.24 Our local (Dartmouth NS) fiberglass/Chandler has a machine that will duplicate your gelcoat colour i
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. garymalmgren at 3:03am 11.25.24 HI Dj I use my daughter's old phone on the boat for Navionics, Sail Speed and from now for Autopilot
Parallel or buss bar Johann at 9:49pm 11.24.24 I think that could work. If you notice a particular battery contributing less over a couple of years
Parallel or buss bar dLj at 9:21pm 11.24.24 That drop to 0 may be the BMS turning off the charge FETs when one of the cells exceeds the voltage
Parallel or buss bar Johann at 8:40pm 11.24.24 So I'm trying to fully understand - in doing so I'll have to also talk about my batteries as we are
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. dLj at 7:56pm 11.24.24 What will you do - make a mount for your cell phone? I can just see myself walking around with my ce
Parallel or buss bar dLj at 7:50pm 11.24.24
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Dalliance at 7:27pm 11.24.24 Odd ........................ are you saying you tried to order from Fiber-Tek up here in Burnaby o
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 11.24.24
Parallel or buss bar Johann at 6:48pm 11.24.24 This doesn't make sense to me. LiFePo batteries absorb whatever power you throw at them until fully
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. garymalmgren at 6:44pm 11.24.24 This has no link to Cell phone tower coverage coverage. I am sure that you still have Navionics "two
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. Timm R Oday25 at 6:38pm 11.24.24 I'm extremely impressed. How well is this going to work ,once out of range of cell phone towers ? W
Parallel or buss bar dLj at 5:13pm 11.24.24 Charge to 100% individually. Then connect the batteries in parallel and charge again to absorption

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