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New to b&r rig lots of prebend on furling mast Windchaser H38 at 8:04am 10.01.25 Big Boats 15/845 Hi All I'm new to the b'r rig and also new to in mast furling. I just purchased a Hunter 38 with bot
Dana Point, CA drgbanks at 7:16am 10.01.25 Ask All Sailors 4/402 Does anyone sail at Dana Point? Can you describe the experience for a new sailor? Is there space t
Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. Muttondressedaslamb at 3:54am 10.01.25 Engines and Propulsion 15/977 Last week, I took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather to take an early fall sail on my Catali
Boom to Gooseneck Rivets (3) alpiner at 7:39pm 09.30.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/488 I have a 1973 Catalina 27. When I put up the sail last time going out, I realized the top rivets hol
How to access the stanchion mounting bolts Tomek at 12:20pm 09.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/556 My boat is Hunter 33 2006. One of the stanchion plates in the middle of the boat became somewhat lo
Frozen Hood Roller Furler (1) Bob_967 at 11:24am 09.30.25 Ask All Sailors 7/494 I have an O'Day 40 with a frozen roller furler. I believe it's a hood.. though see no name on it.
Superyachts & Oligarchs (1) william24424 at 11:06am 09.30.25 Ask All Sailors 16/928 Blackstone owns Safe Harbors. Private Equity owns Acme Marinas (UAE investor Kirkman) My tin foil ha
Catalina 22 Aluminum Bulkhead Replacement holeshot8600 at 7:49am 09.30.25 Smaller Boats 4/468 Has anyone replaced the bulkheads with aluminum plate? I own a metal shop and thought that it would
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE BIGUA at 5:25am 09.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/1331 I need some help to understand how the system work : alternator charge primarily motor battery then
Inverter transfer switch on 2002 331 novodka44 at 3:07am 09.30.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/423 I have a freedom HF inverter. The inverter is listed as having a automatic transfer switch built in.
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 Woodworks1 at 5:24pm 09.29.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/1479
Need an electrician on Long Island Huntington41ds at 2:28pm 09.29.25 Ask All Sailors 2/485 I own a 2007 Hunter 41DS. Recently, when I turned on my forward AC, i smelled something burning and
Hunter 26.5 (1985) Throttle and Gear Control Cables (7) CooperPuppy at 1:43pm 09.29.25 Parts Search 3/553 Hello everyone, We recently acquired a beautiful Hunter and are thoroughly enjoying sailing her. Th
Hunter 37C Stern Tube/Shaft Log Replacement Question Rumbero at 6:16am 09.29.25 The Cherubini Hunters 2/451 After dropping the rudder I went after another key thing to check before I go back in the water. I
Only 4 through hulls on C30 MKl (1) Woodworks1 at 5:36am 09.29.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 22/1510 Plumbing question. Kitchen sink is draining into the bilge. Is there another arrangement to allow t
Mariner 2+2 rigging issue brhoads at 4:24am 09.29.25 Ask An Oday Owner 8/798 Several years ago we replaced our original gold mast (corroded from the inside and broke) with a new
Irwin 1970 23ft termitec4 at 8:03pm 09.28.25 Irwin 21/1109 Just bought a 23ft irwin excited about restoring it. Sad little boat. Have sails but all ropes need
Shifter sticking when shifting in and out of forward Woodworks1 at 7:13pm 09.28.25 Catalina 30 11/882
Running light corrosion (4) skunther at 8:21am 09.28.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1497 Is there a fix for this? It seems the drain hole in the bottom of the cover lets salt spray in and c
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? (7) giogi93 at 5:48am 09.28.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1180 Ayo sailors, I am somewhat of a beginner, tormented by the galvanic corrosion at the goosneck. I n

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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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