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Lifeline battery terminals. Mike03fla at 5:27pm 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1792 This weekend while rewiring my external regulator. I unscrewed the terminal positive bolts on the Li
Just bought a 44 Deck Salon - Any suggestions about use and ownership Jack Barnes at 4:54pm 08.20.18 Big Boats 7/1947 We (my wife and I) are finalizing the purchase of a 2004 44 Deck Salon. We will be summering on Lak
If you have trouble rolling in your main.... Valerio at 4:36pm 08.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/398 You must look how fat has became your main, with my old main rolling in and out was a nightmare, now
What's troubling you All U Get at 3:31pm 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 33/2019 Hi guys, Grab a drink and listen. We have been doing some repairs and maintenance between Dr. visi
Autohelm 4000 works and then stops (3) Robert1224 at 3:12pm 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 3/916 Ahoy, I have an Autohelm 4000 that has been working perfectly until recently. When I now set it to
RUBRAIL BIGUA at 3:01pm 08.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/385 From my H 380, I take off the rubrail to resolve some leaks of water, but now I find some dificults
Mast wiring color code? Hardhead at 1:40pm 08.20.18 Catalina 22 4/3207 I'm in the process of replacing my factory spreader/deck light with a new LED fixture. I've removed
V berth modificatios sailnoproblem at 1:33pm 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 18/2737 I hardly use my V birth but when I do it is very uncomfortable. Where the reading lamp is, it is fac
MOB procedures.... Warren Milberg at 11:57am 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 34/2999 I know this topic has been discussed a lot, but I'd like to know how each of us would handle a MOB s
Hunter 340 Microwave Steffied99 at 10:14am 08.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1406
Adding lower Jib Cars on a Oceanis 351 Jeramy at 9:37am 08.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1613 Hi there, I recently purchased a 94 Oceanis 351, I have been enjoying it both for cruising with the
Selden Furling Mast Winch DayDreamer41 at 9:36am 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 16/3955 We have the Selden furling mast which has a furling winch mount on the mast, now I have found that w
Kenyon mast sail slug slot decktosser at 9:13am 08.20.18 Smaller Boats 0/448 Mt boat is 2.5 hours away and I would like to order some new sail slugs for the main. Does anyone ou
Autohelm/Tillerpilot question... Jeff Gray at 8:01am 08.20.18 Smaller Boats 13/3025 Hi All, Having great fun with our new "to us" Hunter 260. Tried out the autohelm/tillerpilot that c
Tachometer stuck at 2500 AXEL at 6:45am 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 2/533 It was working fine all day and then I noticed it's stuck at 2500, even with the engine off. I tried
Watchkeeping Requirements - VHF and Radar jviss at 5:57am 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 13/922 In another thread there's discussion or debate regarding watchkeeping requirements. I think that th
A nice little milestone this weekend (1) tipsyravensailing at 5:51am 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 15/909 Heya all we made it down to saugatuk and back in the pearson this weekend. 17kn winds when we start
Lets go over shrouds Sublime at 9:28pm 08.19.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1152 I installed new shrouds this season on my new to me catalina 25 (mast head rig) and so I've been spe
Benny 351 - adding jib cars Jeramy at 9:13pm 08.19.18 Ask All Sailors 0/273 Hi There I recently purchased a 94 oceanis 351, i have been enjoying it both for cruising with the
Cleaning old interior teak (1) Mark Maulden at 8:33pm 08.19.18 Ask All Sailors 1/339 This boat is knocking on 40 yrs old and the interior is still in great shape. However, there are ar

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What a day! Ward H at 12:12pm 07.10.24 Fantastic experience and fun write up to read! Thanks for sharing with us.
What a day! duality at 11:37am 07.10.24 wow! none of that on lake michigan!!!
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 11:31am 07.10.24 Could the OP have a pressure sensor (sender) and not a switch? I believe a pressure sensor increase
What a day! kappykaplan at 11:24am 07.10.24 Sounds like y'all had a lot of fun!! :beer:
Old ST4000 Control head case? jviss at 11:21am 07.10.24 It looks like you're almost there! I would try to carefully cut out that acrylic, measure the thick
What a day! Will Gilmore at 10:29am 07.10.24 If I wasn't already enamored of sailing, your story would have me dreaming of boats and the sea. Fa
DC Panel Confusion (1) SkipperArne at 10:25am 07.10.24 Here we go - that is what I got from Scheiber upon request. Looks pretty much like what I have on my
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 10:03am 07.10.24 Update on our lithium battery upgrade. We took our Hunter 49 to Catalina for the first test of our
Old ST4000 Control head case? kloudie1 at 9:39am 07.10.24 Get in contact with this guy: LCD Screen for Raymarine / Autohelm ST4000+ / ST5000+ Heads -Replaceme
Boom connection woes? jviss at 9:32am 07.10.24 On my 1999 catalina 36 the boom dos not rotate. I do not understand why the boom should be free to
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. JoeWhite at 9:31am 07.10.24 Oil switches sound an alarm with an open circuit. You need a positive signal saying pressure is go
Boom connection woes? JoeWhite at 9:18am 07.10.24 I would think you'd want to boom to rotate some. That's the case with my current boat, and was so
Boom connection woes? CowboyWay at 9:13am 07.10.24 The concern with the boom rotating is that it adds stress to the linkage for the boom vang which on
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. LakeOntario270 at 9:09am 07.10.24 Oil switches sound an alarm with an open circuit. You need a positive signal saying pressure is goo
electric windlass SoSound at 9:09am 07.10.24 Interesting. On our 37 the blower is also powered by a relay, but it comes on as soon as the power
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 8:53am 07.10.24 I had in the past abandoned a suspect conductor in an existing bundle only to find later it served
Boom connection woes? jviss at 8:48am 07.10.24 Seems there should be a "cross pin" that locks that linkage together and keeps the boom from rotati
Boom connection woes? (1) CowboyWay at 8:27am 07.10.24 Seems there should be a "cross pin" that locks that linkage together and keeps the boom from rotatin
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. FastOlson at 7:31am 07.10.24 Also, running at full throttle on a sand bar is likely to suck a lot of sand into the engine - you
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. dmax at 7:19am 07.10.24 Also, running at full throttle on a sand bar is likely to suck a lot of sand into the engine - you s

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