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Dehumidifier for Hunter 49 Romagic at 1:35pm 01.25.18 Big Boats 32/4129 I have been using 2 West Marine dehumidifers in my Hunter 49 to control humidity in Los Angeles. La
Does anyone here sail Biloxi? Lemon Drop at 12:06pm 01.25.18 Catalina 22 22/4436 Hello to all, I am going on orders to Gulf Port, MS. to the Seabee Base this summer and they have al
New Electrical System, 12V/120V or 24V/240V? CloudDiver at 11:58am 01.25.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1090 This is a just a general curiosity question, but maybe a few members have some real world experience
Help identifying transducer (1) jwerkjr at 7:49am 01.25.18 Ask All Sailors 8/815 145851 I am looking to install a new transducer and while looking for a suitable location I discover
Oil Cooler Failure? Kings Gambit at 9:50pm 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 7/3031 Does anyone here know the symptoms of a failing oil cooler? In this case, it would be on a Yanmar 3
Icebox conversion No Dress Rehersal at 7:28pm 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/522 Hello All We have recently purchased an older Hunter 320. We would like to convert the icebox to a
Wind transducer cable connection on trailer sailboat HD74 at 6:40pm 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1259 what type connection do I need for cable on Raymarine i60 wind transducer at the mast
Windlass replace Maxwell 500 hphoyt@gmail.com at 3:53pm 01.24.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/583 Anybody know if I can replace a Maxwell VW 1000 or 1500 for my factory installed Maxwell 500. I wo
Alternator wiring (1) Rus Jones at 2:12pm 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 5/755 I'm hoping someone can help me here. My current alternator doesn't seem to be charging. My 78 Hunt
Lucky us - The Common Sense of Yacht Design... online! Jackdaw at 1:39pm 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 12/5847
Hunter 30G frige Ken Cross at 1:21pm 01.24.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1249 Hi all I'm thinking of trying to increase insulation around our refrigerator and add a seal around t
Amsteel Line Question Rick D at 12:35pm 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1121 So, I had a clamshell sail cover put on the boat (good decision). The jack lines go through a couple
Cruising Chute GBGraham at 11:01am 01.24.18 Smaller Boats 43/3709 How many of you guys use a cruising chute? Do you think there is merit to buying and using a cruisin
Wednesday Photoday, Art in Sailing (1) Will Gilmore at 9:54am 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 44/3286 145798 I just finished this hatch board project and wanted to show out off. I'm particularly proud
Link to mast question in different forum about a C22 LakeShark at 8:39am 01.24.18 Catalina 22 0/334 Can any of you more knowledgeable C22 guys help this gentlemen out? https://forums.sailboatowners.c
"Key" for fuel cap Dennis Thomas at 8:25am 01.24.18 Parts Search 24/3694 Does anyone know where I can get the "key" for the fuel cap? Tired of struggling with a screwdriver
Fraying Fiberglass on rudder... what to do now? (1) PGIJon at 8:08am 01.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/902 Hi all... After pulling my h34 out the other day I noticed (see picture) that the fiberglass is fray
Bilge Pump Comparison Rule vs Jabsco DayDreamer41 at 7:31am 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 32/5513 My current main bilge pump is a Rule 1500 which claims to pump 1500 gallon per hour at an open flow
Singing, Sailing, and some Drinking Richard Bryer at 6:33am 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 3/619 A video that makes you count the days to launch: 8SH3ugegujw The National is a great club-good singe
The truth about Kermit (1) Brian D at 5:50am 01.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 12/1317 145789

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Boom connection woes? (1) CowboyWay at 8:27am 07.10.24 Seems there should be a "cross pin" that locks that linkage together and keeps the boom from rotatin
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. FastOlson at 7:31am 07.10.24 Also, running at full throttle on a sand bar is likely to suck a lot of sand into the engine - you
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. dmax at 7:19am 07.10.24 Also, running at full throttle on a sand bar is likely to suck a lot of sand into the engine - you s
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 6:58am 07.10.24 ... Curious; did you consider any of the plastic teak decking alternatives? (EVA or PVC) Not real
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. stickinthemud57 at 5:56am 07.10.24 My sympathies for your engine woes, but I think you are burying the lead. "Sold all my stuff, and mo
Dinghy best practices shemandr at 5:33am 07.10.24 I towed mine - a hard pram - about three waves back from the transom. More specifically, on the fro
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 5:12am 07.10.24 Is that engine with <900 hours as old as the boat? If the pressure sensor wire is suspect, I would
electric windlass Caboteur at 4:32am 07.10.24
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. east coaster at 4:31am 07.10.24 A single oil analysis will establish nothing. However a history of analyzing the results of previou
electric windlass Marmalade at 4:24am 07.10.24 @DZinger - it sure if this would be interesting... isn't mine, just saw it and then this thread, so
Dinghy best practices east coaster at 4:22am 07.10.24 Have a 10 ft dinghy, air floor and 6 HP tohatsu . When I tow I do haul it up on the transom as high
electric windlass dlochner at 4:15am 07.10.24 It was a factory option on the 37 and I got the sense many but not all hulls came with it. We use
electric windlass jviss at 4:11am 07.10.24 It was a factory option on the 37 and I got the sense many but not all hulls came with it. We use
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 4:07am 07.10.24 Wow, you have a bow thruster on a 37' sailboat? I imagine that's a pretty rare accessory in that s
Fresh water pump east coaster at 3:56am 07.10.24 Replaced mine with a shurflo pentair model 4008. 55 psi and 3 gpm and it does not require an accumul
electric windlass jviss at 3:55am 07.10.24 Interesting. On our 37 the blower is also powered by a relay, but it comes on as soon as the power
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 3:45am 07.10.24 On our boat, the windlass will not operate if the motor is not running, we've tested it with just t
electric windlass jviss at 3:17am 07.10.24 Rendezvous (is that plural?) The plural of rendezvous is rendezvous The distinction is in the pron
Dinghy best practices SFS at 3:09am 07.10.24 You will probably get lots of thoughts on this, but here is my take. We started with an inflatable,
H49/50 battery replacement SoSound at 8:39pm 07.09.24 Congrats!! I followed this thread for a long time, and did my own smaller installation this spring.

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