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Canvas I.D. ?? (1) mnmpizza at 5:54am 07.02.18 Ask All Sailors 16/788 Greetings Sailors! I recently purchased an H34 and found this all packaged up under the V-birth. T
New to me 1980 venture of Newport 23 Razrburn at 1:05am 07.02.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5336 Just aquired a bit of a project boat Surprisingly seems mostly intact for the little I paid. But For
Engine bleed screws Mark Maulden at 9:16pm 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/464 So, I have to do, basically, a full engine bleed on my new Beta. The engine is a bit above the tank
Jib track D7764 at 7:19pm 07.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1052 Hi everyone, I don't mean to bother you all, but I need some information. I just bought a Hunter 18
Repair this mast? (2) DMC9001 at 7:14pm 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1287 Hi guys. My buddy and I just purchased our first sailboat together. Its an early 80's Macgregor 25.
jib overlap bow railing juradog at 5:08pm 07.01.18 Catalina 22 13/1262 Under certain conditions, my jib overlaps the bow railing creating adverse airflows. How do I corre
Two issues re 2006 Hunter 25: electrical system and steering Craig May at 4:53pm 07.01.18 Smaller Boats 10/936 I have owned a 2006 Hunter 25 for one month. The electrical system worked when I took delivery of h
Boom tent dimensions 260 Kivalo at 1:31pm 07.01.18 Smaller Boats 9/1864 Can anyone tell me the dimensions that work well for a boom tent on a 260? I did a search and didnt
Hunter 18.5 rudder lower bracket screws pulled-out Grummanguy at 1:04pm 07.01.18 Smaller Boats 6/445 I recently acquired a Hunter 18.5, and discovered that the two screws holding the lower bracket for
Rare O'Day Swift (1) eldete at 12:41pm 07.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 9/4613 Recently saw an O'Day Swift on CList which I have never heard of before. After researching there was
Windlass on B331 - can I haul the anchor manually? Bluenose at 12:20pm 07.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1566 I have a factory installed Lewmar windlass with the capstan. You use a lever without a handle to loo
35S5 Main sail and Jib rigging KGarvey at 11:41am 07.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/537 I'm looking for information on the correct rigging set up for the Main and Jib for a 1989 First 35S5
Engine and transmission serial numbers missing! Breal at 11:10am 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 24/2065 We made an offer on a boat. During the sea trial the surveyor asked the seller why the serial number
Please Delete. Duplicate Breal at 10:53am 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/454 We made an offer on a boat. During the sea trial the surveyor asked the seller why the serial number
How much heel are you comfortable with? PotomacDaysailer at 10:50am 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 38/5166 Has this topic by talked to death before? I like it best heeled over about 20 degrees more or less.
In my hast to get underway... unhinged schoolboy at 9:20am 07.01.18 S2 36/3335 I will admit, Im a new sailing zelot...Im a noob, a newbie. I bought my S2 with my heart on my slee
Missing mast pin njlarry at 8:18am 07.01.18 Bigger Boats 13/3391 Hello all. The manual for my 1984 O'day 34 in big bold type warns that the dealer MUST intall a 1/2
getting black shoe marks off fiberglass.. MitchM at 7:20am 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 32/5221 alas, when other family members invite guests they do not specify shoe soles. so now fo
Replacing Windlass on a 2004 Hunter 36 harryc at 6:49am 07.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/577 I need to replace a Simpson-Lawrence Sprint Atlantic Windlass on my 2004 Hunter 36. I see the Hunte
Knockdown / blown main PotomacDaysailer at 6:12pm 06.30.18 Ask All Sailors 11/913 Was heading in and saw this boat with full main heeling in some hard gusts, headed over that way on

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Simple Anchor rode markings thinwater at 7:36am 03.15.24 About a year ago, I timed our pay out and it came to about 1-1/2 feet per second. We use that metri
Exhaust hose size adapter Tally Ho at 7:33am 03.15.24 The longest I've seen is about 9" for silicone adapters. I've seen radiator hoses with a temp ratin
House Battery Upgrade Help Justin_NSA at 7:19am 03.15.24 I went thru similar trials and tribulations when I was replacing my flooded batteries. Golf cart bat
House Battery Upgrade Help dlochner at 7:13am 03.15.24 Just a word of caution, if anyone is going to do a LFP conversion on their own there is a lot of re
Aftermarket arches for sailboats for mainsheet traveler FastOlson at 7:12am 03.15.24 Is this the Hunter is question? HUNTER 33 - sailboatdata If so.... it appears to have been designed
Aftermarket arches for sailboats for mainsheet traveler jssailem at 6:58am 03.15.24
Hunter Propeller Anode Tally Ho at 6:55am 03.15.24 That anode fits the 3-blade Max Prop. The OP has a 2-blade prop and the anode is different (see pix
Exhaust hose size adapter dlochner at 6:53am 03.15.24 Centex makes all sorts of exhaust parts including fiberglass reducing couplings. If I remember corre
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? jssailem at 6:47am 03.15.24 Understandable question. FAQ pages are often based on questions that may or may not match your needs
Descaling Yanmar 2GM kloudie1 at 6:46am 03.15.24 Note that the 2 GM is seawater cooled.. the 2 GMF is coolant cooled.. He may well have seawater dep
Exhaust hose size adapter Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 03.15.24 The longest I've seen is about 9" for silicone adapters. I've seen radiator hoses with a temp rating
House Battery Upgrade Help JBP-PA at 4:57am 03.15.24 Those epoch group 24's look nice. Everything you need: self heating, blutooth, high density 105Ah in
House Battery Upgrade Help (1) JBP-PA at 4:50am 03.15.24 Lithium Marine Batteries For Boats - 2024 Lithium Battery Technology And Bluetooth To Phone App And
Found a 2003 C310 dlochner at 4:33am 03.15.24 This is my installation by previous owner. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/battery-charge
Replacing C 310 fuel tank SJN at 10:07pm 03.14.24 The company that did the work, wonderful people. Seventh Wave Marine, Sequim WA, 360 808 0505
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 9:58pm 03.14.24 @JBP-PA When you say "replaceable BMS," are you talking about an external BMS, or something else? I
Descaling Yanmar 2GM (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45pm 03.14.24 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
Beneteau 36s7 galley sink drain hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 03.14.24 I can tell you a lot more about it without even seeing it first hand : If it's 26 years old, it is
Replacing C 310 fuel tank Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 03.14.24 I found an angel disguised as a expert with fuel systems willing to take on the project. You may
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help MFD at 8:42pm 03.14.24 I have one of the Yacht Devices NMEA2000<=>WiFi units. It was pretty straightforward to setup. It

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