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New House Batteries! Yay! jviss at 10:22am 08.15.18 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2594 I just picked up my new house batts, two Trojan SCS200 Deep Cycle Marine, 115Ah, group 27 batteries.
Cooking Fuel Flexibility jviss at 10:02am 08.15.18 Ask All Sailors 29/1621 I have a propane locker with two 11lb. steel cylinders. They last so long one can become complacent
bent mast, are my chainplates ok? (1) vegassail at 9:44am 08.15.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/799 I stupidly managed to hit a tree with my mast and bent it in half. Looking the boat over after, I n
Sanitation hose length hunter 41 Tucker67 at 9:31am 08.15.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/2092 hi all I am looking for anyone who knows the sanitation hose lengths for a hunter 41. The manual g
Tohatsu 5hp propane outboard? rpludwig at 7:17am 08.15.18 Catalina 22 39/16551 I see discussions going on regarding propane tank sizes/storage issues, etc. Aside from that, looki
Hunter 26 ( what was mounted here) (2) jbreland at 4:44am 08.15.18 Smaller Boats 5/791 On my hunter 26 on the port side (where the rope clutches) would normally go, these bracket remnants
Upgradng cabin top winch to electric- more economically! eianm at 8:22pm 08.14.18 Big Boats 20/4386 On my passage 42 I have always lusted after an electric upgrade for my main cabin top winch. At a r
Propane tanks that fit the c22 New Design Fuel Locker ObiQuiet at 6:19pm 08.14.18 Catalina 22 23/3648 In considering outboards, I like the idea of the Tohatsu propane, but I really want to find a way to
Need Help Identifing A Boat (1) BrianRobin at 5:58pm 08.14.18 Ask All Sailors 15/969 Hi Folk, My wife spotted this on our trip last week, wish now I had looked a little closer, any Idea
how flat do you sail your hunter ? Valerio at 5:04pm 08.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/4107 My H41 has wings so at 45 degree is when the wing is at is max deep, but also the keel is so angled
Help Identifing a Boat (1) BrianRobin at 4:05pm 08.14.18 Big Boats 4/76 Hi Folk, My wife spotted this on our trip last week, wish now I had looked a little closer, any Idea
RE-stepping mast on N28 (10) MitchK at 2:26pm 08.14.18 Newport 4/1449 All, been awhile. Lots of things going on, so not much boat work. Finally finished re-wiring, re-she
Hunter 410, Mainsail Outhaul Car jsmac at 12:52pm 08.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/836 Hello, I have a 1998 410 with in-mast furled mainsail. This rig uses an outhaul car mounted to a tr
Hunter 15 Wanted captainpoppy at 11:58am 08.14.18 Day Sailers 0/531 If anyone knows of an available Hunter 15, ACP preferred over FRP, please let me know. Text to 901-5
Leroy Somer windlass MBT11141S SVMusic at 11:33am 08.14.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/718 We have a 2000 Beneteau and it has the original windlass made by Leroy Somer. After taking the moto
Lewmar Binnacle guard - 2008 Hunter 36 (4) gigasloop at 11:17am 08.14.18 Big Boats 2/875 I have a 2008 Hunter 36 with a Lewmar pedestal and guard. The pedestal guard has detached at the co
How to re-install a keel rustyw007 at 10:41am 08.14.18 Catalina 22 14/2926 Hi everyone, I did a quick search but didn't come up with much. Does anyone have any lessons learne
Roller furling Kplakes at 10:14am 08.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/423 I have a 1982 27 Cherubini it has roller furling. Was that standard for Hunter boats from the factor
Rescued 1978 Hunter 25' Sailboat- Seeking Advice on Restoring and Creative Uses (8) Boathouse Bunkie at 10:13am 08.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/771 Hello! We rescued this 40 year old beauty from the wrecking ball and hope to bring her back to life
Made it out to lake michigan, twice, this weekend (5) tipsyravensailing at 8:31am 08.14.18 Ask All Sailors 28/1911 Heya all! Made it out to lake mich this weekend and had a blast. i learned some things about the b

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Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) anelso29 at 11:29am 05.14.24 it looks like you have the shaft seal well under control. I would be concerned about getting the sh
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) TimFromLI at 11:28am 05.14.24 it looks like you have the shaft seal well under control. I would be concerned about getting the sha
looking to buy a new (to me) boat SteveinTC at 11:28am 05.14.24 Thanks, rgranger. I hadn't come across that boat before, I'll check it out.
looking to buy a new (to me) boat SteveinTC at 11:26am 05.14.24 That's a good suggestion. I already looked into dry slips and for some reason there aren't any offer
looking to buy a new (to me) boat (2) rgranger at 11:23am 05.14.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) rgranger at 11:11am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho On my 18 footer, a 30 mile sail is a damn good day. 100 miles seems like an endurance te
Condensed for your inconvenience Dalliance at 10:53am 05.14.24
Connecting bilge areas kwbones at 10:38am 05.14.24 jssailem - I will definitely check out what you've referenced about a pan. I does appear that the lo
Insurance Windpilot at 10:19am 05.14.24 Delivering a transpac boat (dufour 52) back to California from Honolulu with crew in July also.
Insurance (1) Windpilot at 10:15am 05.14.24 On 4th boat since 1983, started with Coronado 25, Ericson 27, Hunter 34 and for 11 years now my Hunt
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines jssailem at 9:49am 05.14.24 Sure... https://www.acconmarine.com/collections/cleats
Hot water tank Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 05.14.24 Our thru hull is the opposite side from the tank so should not be an issue Mentally planning our
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines nitrogenase at 9:07am 05.14.24 Thanks! Do you have a link for where to find these?
Beneteau 323 missing mid-ship cleat for spring lines (1) jssailem at 9:03am 05.14.24 If you really want a secure mid cleat that has minimal impact on your boat try a pair of these. th
Insurance JoeWhite at 8:57am 05.14.24 Windpilot, what is your sailing experience
Northern Light Show - Possible jssailem at 8:53am 05.14.24 Don't feel bad Greg... There is likely still time. I have been to Fairbanks AK in search of the ligh
looking to buy a new (to me) boat JBP-PA at 8:05am 05.14.24 There are a lot of 15-ish foot sailboats that are easy to rig, maybe a half hour. There are also a
Beneteau 323 nitrogenase at 7:26am 05.14.24 1) The top one controls the bathroom light, the bottom one the shower sump pump. 2) Icebox drains do
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 7:08am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho On my 18 footer, a 30 mile sail is a damn good day. 100 miles seems like an endurance tes
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 7:06am 05.14.24 @Tally Ho The great thing about freighters is that you can see them coming a long way off.

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