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Lifeline battery terminals. Mike03fla at 5:27pm 08.20.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1910 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 7/2150 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 2/411 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 33/2192 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 3/967 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 2/403 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 4/3395 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 18/3063 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 34/3323 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 7/1493
Adding lower Jib Cars on a Oceanis 351 Jeramy at 9:37am 08.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1707 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 16/4214 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 0/472 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 13/3329 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 2/568 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 13/1035 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 15/966 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 2/1250 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 0/294 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 1/360 This boat is knocking on 40 yrs old and the interior is still in great shape. However, there are ar

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Purchase questions 38 Ralph Johnstone at 2:22pm 09.24.24 2. their is a leak at one of the Bose speakers. I assume it's from a window? What is the proper fix
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Ralph Johnstone at 2:09pm 09.24.24 some sort of Edge Guard to see the Tailing Well edges from getting beat up? Just had to ask ....
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 1:57pm 09.24.24 Nothing is creating pressure, it's all suction. The pumpout is pulling in air via the vent. There's
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 1:49pm 09.24.24 thanks Shemandr, it was pee. Notified selling broker. We did not want to be accused. the rest of t
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine BigEasy at 1:39pm 09.24.24 I feel for those folks from Cape San Blas , Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and on down to around Hudson
Purchase questions 38 shemandr at 1:33pm 09.24.24 5). It's likely that someone didn't "Forget" to flush the toilet. They didn't want to pay for a pum
Extra line from boom...what is it? dlochner at 12:29pm 09.24.24 I just need to learn a bit more about how the different blocks work. For this application you'll
Starter motor burned up? KCofKC at 12:14pm 09.24.24 You can also go to the technical section in Catalina Direct and they have technical articles on it a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dmax at 12:12pm 09.24.24 Can you part it out yourself before giving it to the scrapyard? You should at least get some money f
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 12:10pm 09.24.24 What a shame. When I had my Crown 34, the surveyor said there were blisters and then my insurance co
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:07pm 09.24.24 I'm just a little surprised that the vent wouldn't compensate for this and prevent pressure from goi
Lubricating outhaul car/track stickinthemud57 at 11:59am 09.24.24 Sailkote and McLube are both excellent products. Sailkote for the slug tracks and McLube for travele
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 10:54am 09.24.24 Thank you to everyone for your help. I think its time for me to throw in the towel. I bought the
Extra line from boom...what is it? degas at 10:36am 09.24.24 Are you sure the topping lift line isn't a repurposed reef line? That's the case on my boat, wher
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 10:03am 09.24.24 thx Peggy. I'm just a little surprised that the vent wouldn't compensate for this and prevent press
Starter motor burned up? Richard19068 at 10:03am 09.24.24 Off topic but related, you should also check out this article. https://pbase.com/mainecruising/uni
Starter motor burned up? Richard19068 at 9:59am 09.24.24 Perhaps it would be relevant to ask why do you have an amp meter and what does it tell you? Is that
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (1) JamesG161 at 9:55am 09.24.24 feel for those folks from Cape San Blas , Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and on down to around Hudson..
Lubricating outhaul car/track JBP-PA at 9:54am 09.24.24 SailKote does glorius things for my sail track. I pop the halyard and the main collapses into the l
Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 9:31am 09.24.24 Pulled the boat and brought her home yesterday. This was after an hour at the car wash and $20 bucks

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