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High Tech Shore Power Cord Hanger Terry Cox at 7:01pm 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1217 Awhile ago I mentioned in a post that I designed and built a high tech low cost shore power cord han
Error 404 from New Threads / Posts List Davidasailor26 at 5:44pm 01.12.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/5056 It looks like there are error 404's being generated on the legacy new posts list. The links to the f
Bird poop Charlie98117 at 5:10pm 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 28/2954 Last year I felt under constant attack so I want to reduce the amount of time I spend cleaning it of
Stainless Welding, first attempt (1) Shorefun at 4:50pm 01.12.19 Day Sailers 22/3403 I have made up a brace like used on the gudgeon they sell today. I have a TIG welder and can put i
Margarine, Sunscreen and Dead Reefs dlochner at 2:57pm 01.12.19 Sails Call Lounge 33/2167 Full Disclosure: I'm a descendant of the British Isles, the blonde blue eyed fair skin type, who sp
Raw Water flush? rfrye1 at 1:40pm 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 4/414 ive owned my H375 for 20 years with no major problems with the Yanmar engine. My boat sits in San Di
Anode for H260 MaxinCalgary at 11:07am 01.12.19 Smaller Boats 1/520 I asked this before but thinking about it again, has anybody put an anode on the rudder headstock of
Broken fitting holding roller furling to deck (1) buddybear at 11:01am 01.12.19 Catalina 310 8/1035 A fellow boater on our dock pointed out the broken fitting for the roller furling. I had never notic
Water in the Bilge (1) Oceanis 440 NY at 10:30am 01.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/673 Happy New Year Beneteau Owners! Have a new/old issue I am hoping someone in this forum may have exp
Westerbeke 10-2 prop replacement Chuck Powell at 10:28am 01.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 14/1373 I have a 1987 O'Day 272LE with a Westerbeke 10-2 diesel engine. Has anyone replaced the 2 blade prop
Yanmar 3GM30F Water Heater Nichole340 at 9:57am 01.12.19 Big Boats 27/7558 Regarding My 2000 340 w/Yanmar 3GM30F Engine. The Water Heater has a leak. Seaward S600. Do I need
Bleeding Fuel System 3GM30F mnmpizza at 7:54am 01.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/5275 I'm going to be upgrading the fuel system on my H34's 3GM30F. The shortlist: 1. Changing the Fuel Li
Re-wiring boat CYQK at 7:17am 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1014 Getting ready to pull wire,most wire will be contained in conduit Been checking out some application
The North Pole is moving! dlochner at 5:59am 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 100/6371 It appears the magnetic north pole is moving north faster than expected. https://gcaptain.com/shift
Rare find a Hunter 23.4 (2) P100D at 9:07pm 01.11.19 Smaller Boats 8/851 Came across this the other day. Even asked the guy what a 23.4 is. He swears by it. Maybe just maybe
Tara find a Hunter 23.4 P100D at 9:06pm 01.11.19 Smaller Boats 0/364 C
Charging System Upgrade Project (1) DayDreamer41 at 6:59pm 01.11.19 Ask All Sailors 48/5749 Well I am diving deep into the world of charging systems and have started the acquisition process. T
When anchored overnight, raise or lower board/rudder? TraylerSailor at 5:25pm 01.11.19 Trailer Sailors 17/3669 While I was anchored in wave sheltered Urbanna, VA for last November's Oyster Festival, this was my
1979 southern sails skipper 20 (3) Kerrymorganandersen at 3:34pm 01.11.19 Ask All Sailors 0/6 160084 160086 160085 1979 southern sails skipper 20. Main and jib in good conditions. Cabin, traile
Can 26X hatch be converted to pop top? Even Kiehl at 3:23pm 01.11.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/421 Hi, I need to enclose the cockpit of a 26X for San Francisco Bay. First, can the hatch be converted

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Lifting strap blocking PaulK at 11:04am 04.19.24 It could be a precaution, but it would depend on how wide the lifting slings are. Most yards aroun
Blower Vent Hose Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 04.19.24
Hunter 23.5 new windows (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 04.19.24 This is the original Hunter factory install from 1998 : removed and filled with black 795.
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 04.19.24 I think a heated water bath would work well without damaging the material I've tried the hot wate
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? pgandw at 9:42am 04.19.24 You will probably want to limit any day's sail to less than 20 miles. If you go for a full day of s
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement jdrutten at 9:24am 04.19.24 It looks like the Aqua Signal 34 as well as the 40 tri-color lights may have been discontinued. I ha
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 9:19am 04.19.24
Blower Vent Hose jssailem at 8:54am 04.19.24
Catalina 28 steering problem (1) jssailem at 8:34am 04.19.24 William, while not good news at least you have identified what could be the issue. Nearly all rudd
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 04.19.24 The rubber material either compressed or shrunk over time. One other assist I always use when fitt
Hunter 23.5 new windows Crazy Dave Condon at 7:22am 04.19.24 The question are there any screw holes needs to be answered first and then I will respond as I was i
Catalina 28 steering problem Siamese at 6:55am 04.19.24 Some of the Catalina 28's steered that way straight from the factory. No bend in the rudder shaft.
Disassemble Older Morse Shifter Indysailor at 6:10am 04.19.24 Try the forum for atomic 4 engines. There are a lot of old A4 engines out there with this same shift
Fort Pierce inlet dlochner at 5:44am 04.19.24 Keep in mind that slack tide and high tide aren't necessarily at the same time. The time differenc
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 5:43am 04.19.24
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 5:39am 04.19.24 Thanks Ralph. Interesting project write-up.
Fort Pierce inlet Scott T-Bird at 5:11am 04.19.24 Keep in mind that slack tide and high tide aren't necessarily at the same time. The time difference
Fort Pierce inlet Slipin Away at 3:35am 04.19.24 In comming tide with on shore wind no problem
Yet Another Strange Electrical Glitch! Davidasailor26 at 3:28am 04.19.24 My guess is the switch is going bad and adds high resistance between the batteries and solar charger
Yet Another Strange Electrical Glitch! dlochner at 3:27am 04.19.24 It would be helpful to see a schematic of the electrical system, because I have no idea how your sys

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