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New Main and Sail Repair Simon Sexton at 9:38am 01.01.19 Racing 21/2105 Hey Everyone, Good evening! Yesterday, my brother, best friend, girlfriend and I all went
NPT vs NPS fittings NYSail at 8:36am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 14/11303 happy new year..... So starting the task of replacing skin fittings and valves below water. Is there
What kind of inverter are you using with solar panel system. Tropicdawg at 7:04am 01.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/539 Anybody here with off grid system on their boat? What are you using and how much juice are you getti
San jIan 28 rudder needed Michaeljpilon at 4:29am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 5/603 Bent rudder, need replacement ??? San Juan 28
Buying 1990 Beneteau 35s5 (3) thetone at 1:41am 01.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 33/6418 I am sea trialing this 1990 beneteau 35s5 on January 14th. The survey came out good. Just need to co
100 watt or plus pv panel mounted to boom crutch on a Hunter 240? TraylerSailor at 7:33pm 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/695 Has anyone done this and what was there experience? Informed folks, please feel free to comment.
Gauges... What color "Black or White" jssailem at 4:41pm 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 7/689 Hi all I am in the process of refitting my 45 year old gauges and panel (with the help of my sailing
Gonna try Cetol, but what kind??? Need suggestions..... (1) Lafayette Mike at 2:22pm 12.31.18 Catalina 22 7/1063 Gonna go ahead and refinish my brightwork this winter. For whatever reason, going to give Cetol a t
South PNW MikeHoncho at 1:54pm 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1795 I'm interested in getting with other local boats for day and weekend trips. Im feeling like it's ti
1924 Evinrude Elto - (Boat Porn Warning - Must be old to appreciate) (7) Captain Larry-DH at 12:05pm 12.31.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/2666 I saw this at the CT River Museum in Essex CT in July - (Private Owner brought it in for a one day e
Navpod with 3 instruments daviddp at 10:59am 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1825 I will be installing 2 B'G Triton instruments and a Zeus2 - 7 in a nav pod @ the helm. Can I crea
Water in our bilge - from where? (2) S. Dutton at 9:28am 12.31.18 Big Boats 23/7810 We have a 2002 Hunter 420 that we bought a few months ago. With lots of projects to do after moving
Looking for a trailer in Maryland shadyside at 8:23am 12.31.18 Catalina 22 3/653 Greetings all, I am looking for a trailer to rent from a private individual in Maryland or surround
Adding Gas Spring to Rodkicker Caspurr at 7:01am 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1799 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. Has anyone added the optional gas spring to Rodkicker? If so can you provid
Removing mast head sheave axle pins mjmercer19248 at 5:27am 12.31.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1622 1980 Hunter 37C with Kenyon 5280 mast. How the heck do you remove and replace the mast head sheave a
Water below the engine tray - Where does it drain? Wipe_Out at 2:55am 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2208 Cleaning out the bilges over the weekend. Below the engine there is a tray that obviously doesn't dr
Are you prepared for an emergency? Daveinet at 5:38pm 12.30.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1226 I watched a video today of a discussion about what goes through one's mind in an emergency. Even tho
Looking for advice on care of interior wood finished with Bristol discovery at 2:05pm 12.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/556 recently had the saloon table on our Passage 456 refinished with Bristol two part. Looks like new, I
Installing DC Block for Radio Frequency Ground On Board a Sailing Vessel Brian D at 1:45pm 12.30.18 SSB and Ham Operators 0/720 One of the things I like to do is scourer the internet for information. A lot of times I cannot find
Routing reef line on H26 Big Rog at 1:24pm 12.30.18 Smaller Boats 10/771

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1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Maine Sail at 8:12am 07.30.24 I have a bank of 2 batteries. Batteries had been charging on solar since I first posted. I disconne
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 8:04am 07.30.24 That's a really simplistic model and does not hold true across environments (nor vessels or sailors
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 8:01am 07.30.24 I should mention that while the alt. was cold, it's max. output would have been around 30A. As it
How to remove headliner on Hunter 50 AC 007 Sailing Diver at 7:57am 07.30.24 Hello, I would also like to see the thread from Art Boas. I will be replacing my headliner in my 201
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 7:56am 07.30.24 Measure the voltage at the alternator. Put one lead of your multimeter on the positive post of the
West Marine Inventory Foswick at 7:54am 07.30.24 I don't think they're dead yet. I was stuck in Tacoma for a couple of weeks making repairs. Package
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 7:47am 07.30.24 What's your favorite fairing compound? Either Interlux Watertite or TotalBoat's TotalFair. They a
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Straycat22296 at 7:46am 07.30.24 I use a 4"x4" computer fan. It has been installed for at least 10+ years. I installed SS bolts thro
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 07.30.24 There's a difference between a mechanical and solid state relay. An SSR doesn't draw as much power t
Autopilot setup (2) duck21 at 7:29am 07.30.24 My 376 is setup with a sterndrive unit in the aft port side locker. The previous owner modified (cu
West Marine Inventory Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 07.30.24 Having a convenient store location is no longer convenient. There is nothing convenient about wande
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 7:04am 07.30.24 I think the distinction that's perhaps getting muddled is that of the function -- some folks (defini
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system CYQK at 6:54am 07.30.24 Right now i have the fan set to direct air right on the cold plate and it seems to work the best Yes
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 6:48am 07.30.24 Indeed, this past weekend I deployed my sails directly into the reef. However, we had already motor
Reefing: Procedural Questions jviss at 6:39am 07.30.24 As others have mentioned, tying the buntlines to the boom is not recommended as it is too easy to g
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 6:28am 07.30.24 @Ward H -- Thank you for this outline -- this is very helpful. I don't have a block at the at the c
renewing headliner Project_Mayhem at 6:26am 07.30.24 I'm in the middle of redoing the fabric wall lining on my boat. We started out using the 3M stuff, r
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 6:19am 07.30.24 Solution attached : reason for installing a booster relay is to avoid the complication of running
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Project_Mayhem at 6:15am 07.30.24 A solid state relay might allow you to turn on a fan when the compressor turns on as it only draws 1
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system jviss at 6:14am 07.30.24 What would you like to use to control the fan? Perhaps temperature? If so, you can get an Inkbird

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