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Heliax Cable Install CYQK at 2:04am 02.08.19 Ask All Sailors 5/523 Am looking at this spec of cable for the run up the mast Is this stuff better to use than LMR-400??
Battery monitor wing15601 at 9:04pm 02.07.19 Ask All Sailors 7/779
12V panel indicator light marchem at 8:30pm 02.07.19 Catalina 310 0/592 There have been a few threads about replacing the 12V indicator light on the breaker panel. We repl
Holding tank plugged All U Get at 4:46pm 02.07.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1317 Hi all, A fellow cruiser recently bought a boat and is now here in the Exumas. Their head pumps to
Electrial problems Dug22 at 4:16pm 02.07.19 Ask All Sailors 12/610 My volt meter is going crazy! I added two fans and the volt meter with USB ports and a cigarette ada
Green Flash All U Get at 3:50pm 02.07.19 Ask All Sailors 52/4938 Hi all, We are in Great Guana, Exumas and had 10 dinghys rafted up for sunset. Amidst the carrying
Gifted a Loos & Co PT-2 sailme88 at 3:08pm 02.07.19 Big Boats 1/610 So I was given the gift of a Loos PT-2 Tension Gauge. I've always used a tape and eyeball to tune
Looking for a trailer for a Catalina 22 Jamie Catalina at 1:50pm 02.07.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/345 I recently acquired a Catalina 22 and need a trailer for my boat. I am in SE TN. Any help would be
Price Hike ifmdalvey at 12:58pm 02.07.19 Ask All Sailors 53/4103 I know we have nearly 3% inflation but i just paid 100% price hike for my annual mooring fee, absolu
Ice Box Insulation Fly By Night at 12:44pm 02.07.19 Catalina 30 7/2579 So I'm toying with the idea of using some spray can insulation (great stuff etc.) on the outside of
Winch relocation Red_Dog at 11:50am 02.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/2087 I'm considering relocating the jib sheet winches on my 1986 28.5. They are the OEM Maxwell's. My qu
Recommendations for Asymmetrical Spinnaker spadaforaj at 11:41am 02.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1104 Hi - I have a 2004 Hunter 41 with an asymmetrical spinnaker that has never been used - now that I've
25XP vs. 25XPA rpell1@msn.com at 10:13am 02.07.19 Ask All Sailors 5/994 Hi all. Winter blues got me thinking again. My '91 MKII had a Universal M25XP. My new '97 MKIII ha
Beneteau 361 travel tower gel coat cracks. Fiftybucks at 8:35am 02.07.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1014 Looking at 2001 Bene 361 Love the boat layout size etc. it has gel coat cracks around each traveler
What size Jib? Dug22 at 7:32am 02.07.19 Catalina 22 6/2586 My Catalina 22 came with a 130 and a 150 jib. When should I use the 150? How windy should it be or n
Hunter 50CC 2010 Entertainment System Sloopsail816 at 7:18am 02.07.19 Big Boats 17/2182
San Juan 21 keel Cstrock at 6:07am 02.07.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2913 anyone know where to buy a keel gasket for my San Juan. Also how do you install them especially on a
The Glass half-full, or the Optimist (2) Will Gilmore at 4:23am 02.07.19 Other Sailboats 4/1563 I learned to sail in an Optimist Pram ling of rigid wing sails, I read a statement on the Wikipedia
H356 2002 Soft hull under heads floor Tipsynippertoo at 3:28am 02.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/569 Our H356 2002 has a "soft" hull under the heads floor, exhibited by a concave dishing of the hull ab
Legend 37.5, CAD model anyone? aybabtme at 10:08pm 02.06.19 Big Boats 0/476 Hey folks, I've been looking at making a rough CAD model of my 37.5 in Fusion 360, using the base di

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Yanmar 2gm engine died (1) Tally Ho at 1:18pm 08.04.24
Hard to raise mainsail Tally Ho at 1:10pm 08.04.24 I assume you used two people at the winch; one to operate the drill and the other to tail? Yup, th
Yanmar 2gm engine died jviss at 1:06pm 08.04.24 Took my Hunter 285 out for the first time last night. Ran fine for several miles. I pushed the thr
Invest 97L (1) Tally Ho at 1:05pm 08.04.24
Rudder Removal smokey73 at 12:22pm 08.04.24 Hoping it was Foss Foam in Florida? Don't know about the 41 but I replaced my rudder with a rebuilt
Bulkhead Strengthening PaulK at 12:22pm 08.04.24 Get a copy of the Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction: Gougeon Brothers On Boat Construction Book
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? ShawnL at 12:13pm 08.04.24 Just an update. Went out yesterday and filled the tank with fresh gas. It looks like my tank is so
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 08.04.24
waste tank ind Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:30am 08.04.24 Human waste is full of animal fats that gradually clog internal sensors, preventing them from "seein
Hard to raise mainsail thinwater at 11:18am 08.04.24 ... I DO NOT recommend trying to crank someone up the mast with the drill though. The advertise it
Topside Teak Trim Project_Mayhem at 11:15am 08.04.24 If you are starting from new, look into using clear epoxy and they will look like wet varnish for y
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:12am 08.04.24 It's just a new take on a very old idea: a chemical dispenser installed in the toilet intake line,
Rudder Removal JamesG161 at 11:08am 08.04.24 I am having a new rudder built with stainless post. Who built your new Rudder? Jim...
Rudder Removal kappykaplan at 10:57am 08.04.24 Calling @JamesG161 . . .
O'day 22 Project_Mayhem at 10:54am 08.04.24 Also a path for water to enter your bilge
O'day 22 Bilge Project_Mayhem at 10:53am 08.04.24 Most older boats will leak. It's more likely that the leaks are from above the waterline. Can you ta
O'day 22 kappykaplan at 10:52am 08.04.24 It's the hawse pipe for the anchor rode/chain.
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 08.04.24 2) barrier coat systems are expected to last 20 years. They are not "forever". If this be the cas
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Project_Mayhem at 10:40am 08.04.24 renology. Also........ Walmart. I own one of their panels but there have been reports of Reno
Invest 97L (2) JamesG161 at 10:32am 08.04.24 This is data from this Buoy NDBC - Station 42013 Recent Data

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