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Wiring a galvanic isolator.... NYSail at 2:55pm 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 11/952 hello all.... Bought a 60amp galvanic isolator for my beneteau 423. I have 2 30 amp coming into the
Carts Charles Erwin at 2:13pm 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 8/486 Need advice/recommendation for folding collapsible cart to fetch groceries from market to boat when
Outhaul suggestions (1) oldlaxer1 at 12:09pm 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 11/763 The outhaul on my 1973 Tartan 30 is a bit bizarre. I've attached a picture of what it looked like w
Toilet stinks Bill Small & Lisa Grossi at 11:43am 05.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/649 My 380 Hunter has a bad smell out the vent near the cockpit each time the toilet is flushed. Anyone
Well, I Fouled Up On A Purchase... Rick D at 9:42am 05.25.17 SSB and Ham Operators 17/1730 I have an old ICOM 700 on the boat and I wanted to replace it with a ham unit, like the 718. I found
I need to replace my old battery charger... jbrudzinski at 8:40am 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1054 Good day everyone. The ProTech 1230 battery charger on my Hunter 306 has served the boat well for ov
jib getting harder and harder to hoist in furlex foil 41DS sailor5017 at 8:31am 05.25.17 Big Boats 7/1132 jib was very hard to raise and drop this season. seems to have gotten harder each year. I am thinki
Tough state! All U Get at 3:53am 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/731 Hi all, We're back on the move, sort of, and using the ICW through North Carolina. Our transmissio
Legend 1992 35.5 leaning portside. What is the problem? Michael-Louis at 12:45am 05.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/619 The boat was purchased in the Nederlands and now assembled in Hungary. When put in water without mas
This could happen to you! or, maybe it has. StargazerP303 at 10:16pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1320 For years and years 25 now I've joined a well known and most popular well known "Boat %$ towing prog
Tempest Rudder head (1) tempest1964 at 9:03pm 05.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/335 The rudder head (cap that attaches the shaft to the tiller) on my tempest was stripped out by the pr
Sailing to Catalina Island .. shermanator at 7:46pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 58/14226 I plan on sailing my 25 ft MacGregor from LA to Catalina Island during the summer. From what i've he
how to run sheets on 37 cutter bommers at 7:13pm 05.24.17 The Cherubini Hunters 6/759 Hi- am just getting sails on and replacing running rigging on my new to me Hunter 37 cutter. I have
Anybody heading to the Bahama's to watch the AC sfgary at 6:19pm 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 5/441 I'm going to miss having it here on SF bay. I'm a traditional mono hull sailor but watching those mo
Hunter 29.5 wood blocks under Yanmar Coastin at 5:45pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/416 The boat I am looking at has wood blocks under the Yanmar. Is this a common fix for something? I am
Considering the Hunter 34 SamRy at 3:01pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1992 I'm considering purchasing a 1984 Hunter 34 and was hoping to get some honest feedback on the boat.
Has anyone converted to Tie Down disc brakes? Sailor Sue at 2:26pm 05.24.17 Trailer Sailors 2/524 I'm considering updating my drum brakes to disc. Tie Downs look like they will fit, but it also loo
Roller furling jib on a 222 - worth it? kveach at 2:07pm 05.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/3639 Well, I'm still working on refurbishing the 222 and just put up the old Schaefer system furling jib.
Yellowed cabin trim karellen at 1:07pm 05.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/346 Hello, I have a 2000 Hunter 310 that has bits of plastic trim in the cabin -- around the portlights
Back in the drink! (2) Captn Scotty at 11:12am 05.24.17 Ask All Sailors 15/809 136944 136945 After two years on the hard due to study and exams, she's going back in the water toda

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Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 (1) kappykaplan at 4:48pm 06.02.23 I suggest post you post a picture of the cleat vs clicking on a link I will then respond
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:39pm 06.02.23 I suggest post you post a picture of the cleat vs clicking on a link I will then respond
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Tally Ho at 4:39pm 06.02.23
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing kappykaplan at 4:28pm 06.02.23 Autopilot, autopilot, autopilot, Autopilot, autopilot, autopilot, Autopilot, autopilot, autopilot
Marine diesel engine classes? SFS at 4:10pm 06.02.23 Stu is of course correct. Here is an intermediate step that I believe would be valuable for anyone
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing dlochner at 3:56pm 06.02.23 Autopilot, autopilot autopilot Let me repeat this, Autopilot, autopilot autopilotAutopilot, autop
New Alternator Regulator? dlochner at 3:54pm 06.02.23 But, let's assume the regulator is trash. What's your favorite regulator? I'm leaning towards the B
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 3:42pm 06.02.23 Are you certain that any regulator will work with your Freedom Inverter/Charger? No, I'm not. But
New Alternator Regulator? Rich Stidger at 3:36pm 06.02.23 Excellent, thanks. But, let's assume the regulator is trash. What's your favorite regulator? I'm
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? JamesG161 at 3:32pm 06.02.23 is this a normal amount of play? Yes _______ where can one order a bearing? No need to. The bo
Macgregor 26 dLj at 3:32pm 06.02.23 That would be a sight to see! :yikes: Oh heck, I'm a country boy, that's nothing compared to the
Advice before I buy C30 RitSim at 3:32pm 06.02.23 I had an '89 C30 and tackled the mast support. The support is just behind the forward bilge wall.
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (1) Hayden Watson at 3:31pm 06.02.23 Excellent write up John. The screen shot of the chart plotter for the finish of the Whidbey Sprint
Macgregor 26 Justin_NSA at 3:28pm 06.02.23 To reduce shipping costs, you can get a roof rack for you car (or truck - perhaps a bit more compli
Macgregor 26 dLj at 3:22pm 06.02.23 To reduce shipping costs, you can get a roof rack for you car (or truck - perhaps a bit more complic
New Alternator Regulator? dlochner at 3:18pm 06.02.23 The state of the art regulator is a Wakespeed. It uses the actually amperage generated to regulate t
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 3:15pm 06.02.23 Sure it could. The alternator field current flows through the rotor and the brushes. A bad brush
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Tally Ho at 3:14pm 06.02.23 +1 for AP I do have 2 cabin top winches for main halyard, reefing lines, spin halyard, vang, main s
New Alternator Regulator? Rich Stidger at 3:09pm 06.02.23 Thanks, Rich, I might just try that! But then, why wouldn't I see any field current? Could a bad
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 3:06pm 06.02.23 correct. I was saying the deck/mast issue looks more serious than the "smile" If the smile is just

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