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Battery Hold-Down Material jviss at 6:59pm 09.07.17 Musings With Maine Sail 43/4017 Hey RC< My new boat has what appears to be soft wood hold downs for the batteries, made post-factor
Boat Electrical Outlets jviss at 5:42pm 09.07.17 Ask All Sailors 28/2442 My C36 and my new boat, a T3800, both have 120V AC outlets all over the boat. This is great if you'
O'day 26 Icebox drainage Howard Jones at 5:27pm 09.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 20/2960 Has anyone ever converted the icebox drainage on an O'day 26 to some place other than the bilge? I'm
Major Credit Information Breach Brian D at 5:02pm 09.07.17 Sails Call Lounge 20/1331 If this is true, then you need to check your accounts and find ways to protect yourselves. I am not
Florida storm prep question. DAVA390 at 4:37pm 09.07.17 Ask All Sailors 15/607 CBS news just ran a story about guys running their fishing boats up into mangrove ( I think) swamps
Hard dodgers Mikem at 1:43pm 09.07.17 Ask All Sailors 2/744 Does anyone know if Tartarooga dodgers in British Columbia is still in business? I don't see a phon
'79 Hunter 30 - Yanmar 2GM20F Instrument panel kasishunter30 at 1:34pm 09.07.17 The Cherubini Hunters 22/9663 Hi All! Hope everyone stays safe in light of Irma. I am looking for a replacement instrument panel f
Loss of prime for water tadd5181 at 1:11pm 09.07.17 Big Boats 8/1168 My boat is a 2000 Hunter 420. I often lose prime ... causing inability to draw water (for sink, hea
Lewmar 30CST for sale $400 ebsail at 10:32am 09.07.17 Parts Search 0/9 In near new conditon, this 2 speed, self tailing, chromed bronze winch, has been used to raise a fur
Curious if anyone has heard from JK Boston Bob S at 10:04am 09.07.17 Catalina 310 13/1827 I know Jesse and Stacey were in and around St John's but I haven't really been following him. Has an
Looking for S2 9.2 Owners! :) Jarel Design at 9:32am 09.07.17 S2 8/3232 Hello! I (we) just discovered this site! My wife and I have been sailing since we were kids, both wi
Climbing the Mast kampuniform at 9:26am 09.07.17 Ask All Sailors 36/4263 With an extensive background in rock climbing, I sat in amazement watching someone being winched up
HUNTER 170 SOLO MAST SETUP DFD at 8:50am 09.07.17 Day Sailers 11/1772 Just purchased a 170 and would like suggestions on setup and rising the mast solo. Seems difficult.
In case you need it: (1) pclarksurf at 11:34pm 09.06.17 Catalina 22 8/816 I had to work up a new drawing from scratch sadly to get my interior cushions off to the upholsterer
Do you flush TP? jonelli at 11:18pm 09.06.17 Catalina 30 70/6774 My personal preference is to do as i learned on charter boats... don't put anything but poop and pee
Whatdo my fellow boaters prepare for Hurricane or major storm Capt Robbie at 7:15pm 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/701 I am curious as to what other boaters do to prepare for a hurricanes and bad storms When you are in
Catalina 30 Toe Rail Question Ward H at 7:14pm 09.06.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2630 I don't need a bigger boat. In fact I just got my O'day 25 where I want it. But, A 1989 Catalina 30
Moorings, Tortola BVI (1) Benny17441 at 7:11pm 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 15/5576 Just got this picture
H34 Icebox Ilanortho at 6:33pm 09.06.17 Big Boats 9/1072 Hi; Can anyone tell me the cubic size of an H34 icebox? Thinking of installing an Isotherm system
"The Admiral" jviss at 6:16pm 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 30/1908 (never mind)

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Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 01.31.24 Hi Enrique and welcome to the site. For the best response to your question, I would suggest you cop
Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help (3) Enrique Cortes at 9:20am 01.31.24 Hello everyone, I'm trying to figure out what is going on with my tank monitor system, the one that
So, you're thinking of going Electric... Johann at 9:07am 01.31.24 He claims he can only go 66 nm on a full 22 kwh charge. I really have no idea how he is coming up w
Mast Support Bracket "Event" Crazy Dave Condon at 9:00am 01.31.24 @rgranger Rob, You saw what concerned me
Engine Vent Fan dlochner at 8:58am 01.31.24 The blower fan does very little to cool the engine room. At operating temperature there is 400 lb bl
Engine Vent Fan Davidasailor26 at 8:57am 01.31.24
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 8:49am 01.31.24 I plan on mounting the motor when I set up the mast, prior to launch.
New Trolling Motor dlochner at 8:47am 01.31.24 The lake I normally go to has a decent ramp and dock, plenty of depth for dagger board. I don't see
New Trolling Motor Tater at 8:18am 01.31.24 I tend to sit near the centerboard. The motor I have weighs 15 pounds - don't think that will affe
Engine Vent Fan (2) rgranger at 8:07am 01.31.24 I like the idea of having your blower on a thermostat. Seems like you would want it to automatical
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 7:59am 01.31.24 I tend to sit near the centerboard. The motor I have weighs 15 pounds - don't think that will affec
New Trolling Motor Tater at 7:57am 01.31.24 Do you keep the motor down, with the prop in the water, while under sail? Only when I forget about
Mast Support Bracket "Event" (2) rgranger at 7:54am 01.31.24 :plus: What @dlochner said. And in addition to the repair being done with whatever was in the toolb
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 7:45am 01.31.24 Do you keep the motor down, with the prop in the water, while under sail?
New Trolling Motor Tater at 7:39am 01.31.24 The lake I normally go to has a decent ramp and dock, plenty of depth for dagger board. I don't see
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig kloudie1 at 7:28am 01.31.24 Clarifying.. .. The H-34 has an early B&R and it has a stout backstay .. My concern is that the rig
Rub rail leak Ed.S at 7:16am 01.31.24 Thanks Sailgunner, I know it will a tedious job and I'm not looking forward to it. These recommendat
Need to pull swing keel in H22 Michael K at 6:24am 01.31.24 Thanks for the advice, but the manual is not detailed enough and show only the center board of a dif
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig shemandr at 6:15am 01.31.24 Fellow sailers should regard the following as basically bar talk: My understanding of the OP is that
Engine Vent Fan Seahawk345 at 5:16am 01.31.24 Thank you very much everyone for all the input. Theres a wealth of knowledge on this site, and the i

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