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Raymarine ST60 WindVane Question (1) onlinelee at 9:29am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 20/6408 Hi Friends, Im about to climb my mast to remove and clean my wind vane, please see attached photo.
The most useless product ever made (1) RWSlater at 9:22am 05.14.17 Big Boats 10/1247 These screens have to be the most useless items on this boat. Rant over
Aluminum anchor connection to ss shackle Dusty Mac at 8:17am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1386 Have new light weight aluminum anchor for 21 foot sailboat. I understand aluminum to stainless steel
Alcohol stove fuel... C22BC at 7:29am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 64/13566 I've recently picked up a Origo 3000 . Does anyone use methyl hydrate instead of denatured alcohol f
2004 Hunter36 keel richard9525 at 10:09pm 05.13.17 Big Boats 7/744 Hi Group looking at 2004 H36. For that year , is the keel lead or iron. thanks richard
rope clutch size njlarry at 6:02pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 10/869 About to order our first rope clutch so have no experience with them. It will be for our genny roll
You choke it, you clear it! Ken13559 at 5:02pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 56/4941 Having read some post on choked toilet discharge hose, I've been very careful using my head bowl...b
New P42 Owner needs electric help (3) Jim_H42 at 5:00pm 05.13.17 Big Boats 25/2459 Greetings ! I'm gradually getting an understanding of my recently purchased 1992 Hunter Passage 42
Cleaning fenders with "brush cleaner" Brian S at 4:49pm 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 14/2790 Several years ago, there was a blurb in Good Old Boat magazine where a guy said an Amish guy used a
1974 42' Alden Yawl, SHANTI. (3) TomY at 3:17pm 05.13.17 Alden General Chat 3/10417 Owning a 1961 Alden with fiberglass hull and decks with spruce spars, this Alden, 13 years newer, i
Hunter 25 2005 Ruder Missing part (2) Alex111 at 2:17pm 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/387 Hello Everyone, I have Hunter 25 2005 Rudder Missing part, I don't know the part name. I am using s
Drilling the Boom TortolaTim at 1:52pm 05.13.17 Catalina 22 13/2955 I bought the Cat Direct boom topping lift kit and had a question about the installation. When mounti
Wood care basics for 2004 Hunter 33 Interior (3) richot at 12:14pm 05.13.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/2122 Hello I'm looking to touch up some of the wood interior on our 2004 Hunter 33. I've read the manual
Dodger window clouding (1) capta at 11:53am 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1620 One side panel on our dodger is clouding. Has anyone found anything which will reverse this or at le
Life line post Garalau2 at 7:44am 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/499 I would like to tighten the life line posts on my Hunter 38 , 2006. Do we have to remove all the int
more minor stuff recommendations plz... rpludwig at 5:00am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 20/4778 looking to wrap this up in nxt few weeks, so need best/cost effective recommendations for the follow
butyl tape source? gel coat paste source? rpludwig at 4:42am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 18/2425 bottom work done, keel work done, on to bedding deck hdwr ' touchup on some spider cracks... recomme
gunnels wood? (1) Karyon at 6:29pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 8/656 I would like to replace the pieces of teak wood on the gunnels, where can I get new ones, or is ther
engine die above an idle Hunter 31 at 6:21pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 14/1240 Yanmar Diesel in Hunter 31, Boat went in the water today. It has not been in the water for 4 years.
Fix it like the Fonz... VanIslandGuy at 6:11pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/885 Anyone remember Fonzie from Happy Days? Lately I've used the closed fist method to fix two items.

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outboard hoisting PaulK at 1:06pm 03.23.24 awesome!! outboard is 15hp..... but I really like the concept and it's actually what I designed las
Ultimate demonstration of a displacement hull's hull speed. PaulK at 12:59pm 03.23.24 Cool experiment. He should try it on a paddleboard. Of course if he hits a wake in a paddleboard at
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 03.23.24 Adding just a bit of detail to @Tally Ho 's previous instructions, firstly, where is the leak occurr
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 12:06pm 03.23.24 Sorry, I thought I replied to everyone.. Yes know about the soap thing. Gonna try it out
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 Davidasailor26 at 10:50am 03.23.24 most of the wire I have purchased to put into the boat is 10 gauge tinned marine-grade wire... I ha
Overboard discharge of waste tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:49am 03.23.24 If Milwaukee is your home port, that puts your boat on Lake Michigan. If so, or if it is on any o
Launching boats with an outback? Justin_NSA at 9:33am 03.23.24 Subarus of that vintage have CVT transmissions are much different than a geared transmisson. I woul
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries FastOlson at 9:33am 03.23.24 https://assets.ctfassets.net/nh2mdhlonj7m/2SgoYNBYH37jXmk40zvjW5/908e5151162844f632867ea02715e7b7/T1
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Justin_NSA at 9:30am 03.23.24 interesting, do you remember how tall the 6 V batteries were? I had that info at one time. It's ou
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 (1) JohnBisMe at 9:25am 03.23.24 In regard to various questions and comments, most of the wire I have purchased to put into the boat
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 9:19am 03.23.24 It it has a switch to automatically turn the pump on and off at the specified outlet pressure but d
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 KCofKC at 9:14am 03.23.24 A possible supplier for the required fuse holder might be Del City, they have lots of harness type o
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 JBP-PA at 9:05am 03.23.24 I wonder if your estimate of usage is perhaps a bit high. On my boat, with LED cabin lights, running
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Project_Mayhem at 9:04am 03.23.24 There's a night and day difference between an inboard and an outboard
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 dlochner at 9:02am 03.23.24 I used a fuse like this when I replaced my batteries a few years ago (i didnt have any fusing at th
Launching boats with an outback? Project_Mayhem at 9:01am 03.23.24 Even ramps with bumps in the concrete can be slippery in the water. Keeping your vehicle's tires dry
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 JBP-PA at 9:00am 03.23.24 Many people suggest that a MRBF type fuse is OK on LFP batteries as long as it's only one battery an
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries FastOlson at 8:58am 03.23.24 do you keep the emergency battery all wired and charging? do you controller with the main battery 1
No core?? twodzusfittings at 8:45am 03.23.24 @dmax Now thats real show case. Very nicely done. I applaud you.
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Project_Mayhem at 8:45am 03.23.24 It it has a switch to automatically turn the pump on and off at the specified outlet pressure but do

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