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A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 1:58pm 10.11.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 43/5163
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint (2) sailcapt340 at 12:02pm 10.11.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1217 My dinghy is 6 years old. It has had 5 seasons of Black Pettit Dinghy Bottom Paint applied. Last ye
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer jamesstrobel at 10:04am 10.11.24 Smaller Boats 5/824 I have a 1990 Hunter 23 (wing keel). Before loading the boat onto the trailer to pull up the ramp a
Towing a 260 massnspace at 9:50am 10.11.24 Smaller Boats 7/866 Considering a 260. Any advice or experience on towing this boat (and trailer) with a 5.000 lb. towi
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 8:21am 10.11.24 Smaller Boats 36/3124 We took our Hunter 240 out for the first time. When we first bought the boat, it was on the water. T
NavPod on Hunter 45DS? kblodorn at 7:59pm 10.10.24 Big Boats 4/574 Hi all, I am in the process of purchasing a 2008 Hunter 45DS. The Raymarine C120 in the cockpit is f
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? (1) Dirk62 at 11:16am 10.10.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1515 Hi, I just bought a C-Lark 14 in an estate sale. It appeared to be in much better condition than the
Hunter 33 genoa track leak BruceVance at 10:37am 10.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/409 I'm chasing down a slow leak on my 2006 Hunter 33 which seems to be originating midship port side. I
New Deck Fill & Nozall Deck Pump-Out Filling Ward H at 9:04am 10.10.24 Ask All Sailors 0/431 Category - "If only I'd have known" A few weeks back there was a discussion on Pump-Out Carts that l
Boat building season begins LloydB at 8:37am 10.10.24 Ask All Sailors 1/603 A recent statement was made on another thread "Boats are built to make money, not to educate the unk
New Cockpit enclosure Laker69 at 8:28am 10.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/520 As part of our new ownership of the 2006 Hunter 45 CC we will need to replace the entire dodger / bi
Transducers mm2347 at 8:19am 10.10.24 Ask All Sailors 3/568 How to test a hummingbird transducer on a trailer?
Hurricane aftermath Don S/V ILLusion at 6:16am 10.10.24 Ask All Sailors 26/2768 Hope everyone affected had no damage. We and our boat live only a few miles from where the eye came
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware (3) PlaneTom at 5:11pm 10.09.24 Catalina 310 15/2224 Greetings, A question on the mounting of a lifeline stanchion. Catalina 310 #73 The forward stanchio
Engine Start sailliny at 1:20pm 10.09.24 Catalina 310 8/1467
Hunter 310 Paceship at 12:33pm 10.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/908 I am interested in buying hunter 310, I know the manufacture says it weighs 8500LB. Has anyone actua
ASA 101 course norfolkcatsailor at 8:09pm 10.08.24 Ask All Sailors 4/584 Asking for a friend ;) How long is the actual sailing time during the course? Wondering because I ha
Lazy Jacks ? BTC1984 at 10:02am 10.08.24 Mid-Size Boats 31/4059
Good price?? egabe38 at 5:28am 10.08.24 Mid-Size Boats 12/1285
Dodger and Bimini features you love? paulheth at 12:40pm 10.07.24 Ask All Sailors 28/3929 I am buying a boat that has the framing for the dodger and bimini. I like the design and plan to ke

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Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Don S/V ILLusion at 9:26am 11.19.25 Is it really such a pain to fill your tanks, say, 1x week? (A benefit: keeps your tanks fresh and c
Reinforcing stanchion (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:45am 11.19.25 Upon close inspection, you can see the glass is crushed around the washer also placed G10 plates un
Adhering wood strips to cabin walls Project_Mayhem at 8:38am 11.19.25 In this application it wouldnt be hard to keep some pressure on it. THere's trim that can be used fo
1984 Hunter 27: Bow/Deck Protection Project_Mayhem at 8:35am 11.19.25 Thanks; that's a sound observation; I will look at it closer. I'm a novice sailer and learning much
Shelf life of impellers Project_Mayhem at 8:33am 11.19.25 Yes, impellers have a limited shelf life. Exposure to air and sunlight ages them quickly. I perso
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock BCsailor-skier at 8:06am 11.19.25 Is it really such a pain to fill your tanks, say, 1x week? (A benefit: keeps your tanks fresh and cl
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics Lothar4550 at 8:03am 11.19.25 What form of Keel did you use? How is the ballast positioned? She appears to have quite a bit of fr
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging dlochner at 7:57am 11.19.25 It was the gear case pully that was difficult to remove when I converted to the serpentine pulleys.
Light-Weight Solar Panels dlochner at 7:47am 11.19.25 Let's back up a bit here. Batteries are placed in parallel for a variety of reasons. Once parallele
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Scott T-Bird at 7:17am 11.19.25 Yes, I used a battery powered impact driver to remove the pulley retaining nut when I rebuilt my al
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Scott T-Bird at 7:12am 11.19.25 I agree with @Don S/V ILLusion about the risk, but if boat plumbing is really inferior to house plum
Light-Weight Solar Panels dlochner at 7:06am 11.19.25 Just so I'm clear...I am not putting the panels in series or parallel. They are all just treated as
Light-Weight Solar Panels GeneraiT001 at 6:49am 11.19.25 Correct. If anything the two chargers is better because they can optimize production from each pan
Light-Weight Solar Panels High Current at 6:47am 11.19.25 If you use a separate controller for each panel....does that affect the charging rate for the batte
1984 Hunter 27: Bow/Deck Protection Hunter Enthusiast at 6:30am 11.19.25 From the pictures, it appears to me that the damage was done when the mooring line went from the cl
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock Don S/V ILLusion at 6:23am 11.19.25 Domestic water piping doesn't get the bejabbers beaten out of it the way boat piping does each time
Light-Weight Solar Panels dlochner at 6:22am 11.19.25 If you use a separate controller for each panel....does that affect the charging rate for the batte
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? Paceship.org at 6:20am 11.19.25 Another question to help decide if I need to make one or can just buy one...... Is it possible to s
Light-Weight Solar Panels GeneraiT001 at 5:49am 11.19.25 If you use a separate controller for each panel....does that affect the charging rate for the batter
1984 Hunter 27: Bow/Deck Protection David in Sandusky at 5:48am 11.19.25 From the pictures, it appears to me that the damage was done when the mooring line went from the cle

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