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Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. brandonh at 8:49am 06.15.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/487 Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. Anyone have any good guides on how to rig al
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions FLJim at 6:13am 06.15.24 Catalina 22 3/809 Hello fellow C22 owners! I picked up a 1978 a few weeks ago and have been slowly getting it sorted o
Water Trapped Between Floor Liner and Hull (1) Libohunden at 9:27pm 06.14.24 Catalina 22 2/667 Has anyone ever had water trapped between the floor liner and the hull in their Catalina 22? Mine w
interior gelcoat colour adamv at 9:09pm 06.14.24 Newport 0/857 anyone know what the interior gelcoat colour is on an 84 N28II Either OEM or recent colour match?
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? (1) Becubed at 6:47pm 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 6/918 I recently bought a 1974 Hullmaster 22' that has three shrouds per side. Does that seem excessive to
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle (1) sailcapt340 at 2:29pm 06.14.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1611 I replaced my Jabsco Toilet Pump Handle Assembly a year ago. This year I have a very annoying drip
Bomar hatch hinge pin chriscampbell at 1:55pm 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 6/999 Our nylon hinge pins in our Bomar forward hatch have migrated partially out over time. I was able to
Y33 TM Spartite 2000 (3) Riptide33 at 12:54pm 06.14.24 Yamaha 1/507 Just did this project, will post the final results but so far it has been working very well.
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches BTC1984 at 12:53pm 06.14.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/2001
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Riptide33 at 12:51pm 06.14.24 Yamaha 3/454 Hi all, currently our blower runs while the engine key is in the on position. Is this how yours are
St1 depth -> StNg -> N2k -> cortex powering options adamv at 10:51am 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 0/247 Hi, we have an old st40 depth which is currently isolated. I'd love to be able to connect this to my
Boom vang blocks fred1diver at 10:43am 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 1/400 Hello everyone, starting my journey to all lines led aft, starting with the boom vang. What blocks d
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 9:06am 06.14.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/3323 The secondary macerator is working but the tank is not dumping through the through hull, I assume a
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head dkinzer at 5:33pm 06.13.24 Ask All Sailors 5/1068 I have a 2007 Hunter 41AC on which I have replaced the original MFD, added a SeaTalkNG backbone, and
seaward 32rk SkipperJer at 5:27pm 06.13.24 Seaward 0/577 We are considering the purchase of a 32rk because of its features, trailer, draft, mast handling, BU
2008 Hunter 33 ice box ADW-Canada at 3:58pm 06.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/714 I'm down to the short strokes on purchasing a 2008 Hunter 33. I've found that the under-counter ice
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size duck21 at 2:36pm 06.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/512 Hi! I'm looking to buy an inline fuel shut off valve for filter changes. I'm curious if anyone kno
Diesel fill cap/plug kbanman at 1:55pm 06.13.24 Parts Search 4/592 While fueling up after the weekend the little chain on the fuel cap broke and it fell into the water
waste tank ind colin59 at 12:53pm 06.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/857 Hi H290 waste tank indicater does not work, power to it so tried the float level but cant get it out
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 6:18am 06.13.24 Ask All Sailors 22/2265

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Solar controller overcharging batteries dlochner at 3:17pm 06.30.25 Where did you buy this? I couldn't find dealer in the US. I suggest you go over to Peter Kennedy's s
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? Foswick at 3:11pm 06.30.25 you are already:"Commodore - West Neverland Yacht Club" Yes, we are a very old club with a complet
Major Increase in Bahama Cruising - Fishing - Anchoring Fees Starting Tomorrow dlochner at 3:07pm 06.30.25 Peter Swanson's Substack (Loose Cannon) has a series of articles on this. His take on this, it's des
Deck scupper size FastOlson at 3:06pm 06.30.25
ericsontachts.org? Lazy1 at 3:05pm 06.30.25 I am a moderator on that site, and the owner checks in several times a week. site is busy every day
Solar controller overcharging batteries PAC3142 at 2:44pm 06.30.25 Based on JBP-PA's and jssailem's comments and numbers, the default controller settings as shown in m
Deck scupper size DinghySailor at 2:41pm 06.30.25
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:39pm 06.30.25
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Davidasailor26 at 2:38pm 06.30.25
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D JBP-PA at 2:36pm 06.30.25 I followed the Practical Sailor article on producing clean water. I installed a Pentek CBC-10 carbo
'88 Hunter 37 main traveler PAC3142 at 2:28pm 06.30.25 I've had good luck removing the Hunter usual SS bolts in tapped aluminum backing plates using PB Bla
Solar controller overcharging batteries JBP-PA at 2:20pm 06.30.25 Yep, something is wrong. FLA max charging voltage should 14.8, it should not reach 16V ever. 14.4 t
Solar controller overcharging batteries jssailem at 2:16pm 06.30.25 Your voltage needs to be reduced to the charge voltage recommended by the battery maker, in the rang
Gelcoat repair basics PAC3142 at 2:14pm 06.30.25 Hi Project Mayhem, I'm no expert, but I just did some fiberglass and gelcoat work on my boat, and fo
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D (1) Justin_NSA at 2:13pm 06.30.25 I followed the Practical Sailor article on producing clean water. I installed a Pentek CBC-10 carbon
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dLj at 2:06pm 06.30.25 Alright! So we 100 percent have to go in when ebb is coming in after slack. THANK YOU! Terminology
Boomkicker or rigid vang and pop-top Gene Neill at 2:04pm 06.30.25 We just use a vang, and the pigtail.
Solar controller overcharging batteries kappykaplan at 1:59pm 06.30.25 Also, I have to add distilled water to the batteries every few weeks. This makes me think the contr
Deck scupper size kappykaplan at 1:58pm 06.30.25 do the hoses also need sizing up? What size are the existing hoses?
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D jdrutten at 1:48pm 06.30.25 I probably wouldn't be too keen on drinking water "that's been sitting for months" either. As long a

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