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Reefing lines jamming (2) skunther at 5:39pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/583
Deck light fixture missing? (2) skunther at 5:25pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/706
Rudder packing Gland failing (1) boris2point0 at 2:02pm 10.06.25 Yamaha 6/420 Hi Sailors. I am looking for some advice form other Yamaha owners. I have a Y30 there is signifi
Catalina 30 Stanchion issue DPotter at 1:37pm 10.06.25 Catalina 30 0/169 Hi all - 1994 Catalina 30 here. I have a loose stanchion that looks to have been bent at one point.
H50 generator Laid-back at 11:04am 10.06.25 Big Boats 3/385 I have to replace or repair the FP 12 mini generator on our Hunter 50 and are trying to weigh my opt
Splendide WD2100 - F13 Error on Hunter 460 FatSteveTheBoatCat at 9:10am 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/292 We have a vented Splendide washer dryer combo WD2100 that came installed on our 2002 Hunter 460 in t
Teak/ Holly woodworking question. (2) BAD ORCA at 9:03am 10.06.25 Ask All Sailors 19/601 I had to cut away a chunk of floor to get access to the forward part of the bilge/keel bolt in recen
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? Woodworks1 at 7:15am 10.06.25 Catalina 30 26/1275 My stuffing box seal packing nut has bottomed out, I think. it feels like the nut has bottomed out
Aft Cabin adding Cabinets or Shelves buddybear at 8:47pm 10.05.25 Catalina 310 1/325 Normally the aft cabin is used for storage we call it the garage. Has anyone put cabinets or shelvin
Electrical Project Almost Complete (4) AP0196 at 3:33pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 14/737 Spend the last two weekends (And two cases of beer) redoing the electrical on my Cat 22. I wish I ha
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? sailbadsinner at 2:56pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 7/443 My Xantrex 1800 inverter just smoked and died. It has been in my Morgan 43 since 2007. 18 years i
Hunter bow and stern seats, and helmseat teak strips in Digital Dumpster Dive (3) PAC3142 at 1:43pm 10.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/23 Hi, I just posted free Hunter bow, stern, and helmsman seat items in the Digital Dumpster Dive forum
Hunter Bow and Stern seat router template (5) PAC3142 at 1:30pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/132 These are the templates I made from 5mm plywood to cut 1/2" thick Starboard bow and stern seats for
Hunter helm seat teak strips (3) PAC3142 at 1:03pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/139 These are the teak strips from the helm seat of a 1994 Hunter 37.5. They may fit other Hunters from
Hunter stern and bow seats (6) PAC3142 at 12:57pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 11/833 Stern and bow seats from a 1994 Hunter 37.5. These probably fit other Hunters from that generation.
Bottom Barrier (3) Voyager1 at 10:56am 10.05.25 Ask An Oday Owner 6/430 I have oday 302 sail in Lake Michigan and use VC 17 as anti fouling, When pressure washing the bott
Surfed our '72 yesterday ShawnL at 9:12am 10.05.25 Catalina 22 12/741 We went out in what was supposed to be 7-10 gusting to 19 mph yesterday. Thinking that, since it's
Honda 2.3 HP Outboard Propeller Issue (4) sailcapt340 at 8:34am 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 17/913 I have a 2 year old Honda 2.3 HP Outboard. This season I hit the silt and mud at the dinghy dock.
If any of you are going to the Annapolis sailboat show... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:17am 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1169 Raritan has invited me to be in their booth all day Friday and Saturday to sell signed copies of my
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems (1) Schwarz633 at 3:18pm 10.04.25 Ask All Sailors 17/813 I've had my Tartan 33R for a little over a year now and the wind instrumentation has worked well unt

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Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing Richard19068 at 3:06pm 11.22.25 Yep, I agree. Stay on the boat, never snorkel, or cool off on a hot day. Just out of curiosity, hav
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing capta at 2:45pm 11.22.25 Probably better if don't learn to swim either. ;) Yep, I agree. Stay on the boat, never snorkel,
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar (1) dLj at 2:41pm 11.22.25 It is feasible, but if your LFP house bank has the ability to start the engine I would retain that
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing capta at 2:34pm 11.22.25 That is an interesting statement. You could always take off the PFD after falling in, if you decid
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) JoeWhite at 2:24pm 11.22.25 No need for 2 chargers. You can parallel the 2 solar panels and connect to one charger. Select a cha
Replacing Bomar Hatch Gasket Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 11.22.25 Are you saying that the existing gasket can be pushed back into place for the time being?
Buying and cutting G10 Project_Mayhem at 2:04pm 11.22.25 Cutting would be amazing but time consuming and somewhat difficult to predict. I'll take a look at 1
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area dlochner at 1:57pm 11.22.25 1. So I don't have to remove the old tabbing... Just rough up the old and clean up well? Any loos
Can you identify this little sailboat? jssailem at 1:53pm 11.22.25 What are you planning to do with he boat?
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) dlochner at 1:46pm 11.22.25 You're on track. Generally on the DC side there is no DC- at the panel or perhaps one lead back to t
Buying and cutting G10 FastOlson at 1:19pm 11.22.25 I would initially calculate the total cost for the finished piece. Often it's cheaper to buy it in q
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar thinwater at 1:17pm 11.22.25 Do you live on your boat? Are you doing long ocean legs in your boat? dj I have (on the PDQ). Ha
Can you identify this little sailboat? Tally Ho at 1:08pm 11.22.25 What state is it in? Maybe you can search by that registration #. Have you looked for a Hull Ident
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS Catalina 470 at 1:03pm 11.22.25 Rado I have Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49DS that I could maybe put out for parts and interior components l
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Carl Wonderful at 12:43pm 11.22.25 Looking at what you posted it still looks like the track ends under the block on the boom. Either
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area Carl Wonderful at 12:38pm 11.22.25 I used to do this for Catalina. I'm not responsible for your boat - that was a bit before my time t
Replacing Bomar Hatch Gasket Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 11.22.25 Krazy Glue (cyanoacrylate) is perfect for the job. Use sparingly and plan on eventual replacement a
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Johann at 11:58am 11.22.25 While sure this can be done. About the only thing going for it is an inexpensive initial cost. But
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Johann at 11:35am 11.22.25 In an effort to avoid all the changes/complications/expense in adding a bigger capacity alternator
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing dlochner at 11:25am 11.22.25 Other friends had theirs inflate while working foredeck in rough seas. Really got their attention,

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