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Car vs Car Carrier dlochner at 4:38am 03.14.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/824 Not sure I'd want to buy this car on the used car market. rA-6Bs-NAhw
New policies at West Marine Sefuller at 7:17pm 03.13.19 Sails Call Lounge 35/4396 A recent discussion talked about the severe curtailing of the WM price matching policy. I called WM
MainSheet Blues (1) therealbrianf at 6:32pm 03.13.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/4272 Hi everyone, We have a 1997 Beneteau 281, with the mainsheet blocks attached directly to the coachr
Lirakis Safety Harness - How to use the tether? (1) Brian D at 3:08pm 03.13.19 Ask All Sailors 12/3168 I purchases Lirakis Safety Harness and it arrived today. Whoot! But... The harness is a no brainer
Alternator for 310 (2003) 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:57pm 03.13.19 Catalina 310 21/3987 Since I'm in the process of changing all the batteries and charger I was reading up on the Marine Ho
Whisker Pole SVPardonMyFrench at 11:32am 03.13.19 Big Boats 5/1319 Hey fellow 40.5ers... Do you have a whisker pole? If so can you share model, dimensions and set-up
Winter boredom breeds odd project ideas (1) jssailem at 10:00am 03.13.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/614 While trolling Craigslist for distractions, I saw this oddity and thought "This might be fun in an e
How do you remove hard plastic headliner in head on 2009 H36 tfox2069 at 8:22am 03.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/938 I own a 2009 H36 and want to add a clutch to the port side. The clutch is just to port of the inter
Recommendations for things like dry bags and such. Shorefun at 4:55am 03.13.19 Day Sailers 3/925 Still do not have a tow vehicle, anyone selling an Expedition in really great shape? :) So I belie
H356 speed transducer clmooring at 6:19pm 03.12.19 Big Boats 7/922 I am wondering if the speed transducer on my 2002 h356 will have the little flap in the thru hull fi
Awl grip boot stripe clear Finnish got dulled by scotch brite pad Capt Robbie at 6:05pm 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1439 Was down at the marina today getting boat ready for launch date. Started scrubbing old bottom paint
Hunter 340 photo needed Phil Herring at 4:30pm 03.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/75 SAILING magazine has contacted us to help find a photo of a 340 under sail. The image needs to be l
Radar pole Hunter460! at 1:09pm 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 1/359 Hopefully someone with 460 can tell me the length of pole they used to mount radar on. I know it mus
Rudder Trouble - 2000 H340 Yachtsman1686 at 12:49pm 03.12.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/641 Hi All, According to the surveyor, my rudder has too much play in it. He said he thinks it might b
Rudder chip repair? (2) Scandium at 12:12pm 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 26/4675 Any input on the best way to repair this loose piece damage on the rudder (seaward 23)? By the water
Another battery bank Randy R at 11:21am 03.12.19 Big Boats 7/723 I am thinking I will need more battery capacity, my thoughts are to add another house bank and a sel
Auto Pilot Beneteau at 9:52am 03.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1761 Considering installing a Raymarine wheel pilot on our 1997 Beneteau 321. With a Whitlock Wheel / ped
Shore Power Question decktosser at 9:31am 03.12.19 Smaller Boats 15/1600 I have looked carefully but I can't find a picture of the placement of the shore power inlet on a Hu
3rd times a charm... my boat hates propellers redunculous at 8:52am 03.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/709 well Here I am once again cap in hand looking for a prop martec 18" X 15 pitch X 1 1/4" Is the s
H30T owners. Winch question (1) Justin_NSA at 8:44am 03.12.19 Mid-Size Boats 18/2482 I want to tear down, clean, lubricate and rebed my Barient 21-33 jibsheet winches on my bench at hom

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Backstay Split Rigging? Claude L.-Auger at 10:37am 08.09.24 Not familiar with your boat but it does look like the cable on your picture 8840 is your backstay. O
Small brass screw Rich Stidger at 10:34am 08.09.24 Are you certain that it appeared on your deck during a sail? Could it have been there since you wer
Autopilot setup senang at 10:24am 08.09.24
Solar Voltage American_Mainsail at 10:22am 08.09.24 QUOTE Davidsailor26 The exception is when connecting several panels in parallel, where a short in o
Pneumatic Lift for Motor Cover (Hunter 376, maybe others) senang at 10:18am 08.09.24 I have a 2005 Hunter 38. It came equipped with 2 pneumatic lift struts of the stairs to keep the sta
Get my engine running. (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 08.09.24 Already SBO is giving me answers and things to work on tomorrow, thank you! We also like to sugge
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits (1) twodzusfittings at 10:10am 08.09.24 I switch from OFF to #1, then I start the engine and keep it there whilst the engine is in use. Once
Small brass screw TackandJibe at 10:09am 08.09.24 Lol ?.... nothing on top of the mast. I truly am scratching my head as to where it came from. Apart
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Tally Ho at 9:59am 08.09.24 I created my own "a la carte" system which currently works for me. I have two 100W panels hooked up
Small brass screw Tally Ho at 9:54am 08.09.24 Did an airplane happen to fly overhead? :yikes: Seems like an odd material for mast-mounted stuff.
What is this thing? (1) Hello Below at 9:51am 08.09.24 Part of an antique Cruising Equipment Link2000R.. Bingo. Xantrex Heart Interface Link 2000R L200
Solar Voltage (1) dlochner at 9:50am 08.09.24 ABYC says within 7" of the power source. The distance can be extended when in a sheath or conduit.
start times for a pursuit race PaulK at 9:25am 08.09.24 How'd you do in the race?
Backstay Split Rigging? (7) lrogers57 at 9:22am 08.09.24 Awesome thank yall again for your input. I have it figured out were they attach to the boat. This is
Solar Voltage JoeWhite at 9:16am 08.09.24 QUOTE Davidsailor26 The exception is when connecting several panels in parallel, where a short in on
Solar Voltage mermike at 8:57am 08.09.24 We're on the hook and Starlink is a power pig. Back later.
Solar Voltage mermike at 8:54am 08.09.24 For a power source like a solar panel do you fuse closer to the panel side or closer to the control
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 8:53am 08.09.24 For a power source like a solar panel do you fuse closer to the panel side or closer to the control
What is this thing? jviss at 8:53am 08.09.24 If it's useful, a quick search on Maine Sail's identification came up with an on-line manual that r
Solar Voltage American_Mainsail at 8:52am 08.09.24 I'll have to dig through @mainsail's archives. It might have been in Practical Sailor, maybe 2 year

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