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Battery charger Jason F at 2:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/1417 Hello, My battery charger died and I'm buying a new one. I have 2 12v batteries in parallel. I need
H27 Jib Sheet Rigging (4) TooCoys at 2:01pm 05.15.17 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2808 Can anyone explain how the sheet rigging for my jib should be set up? Or better, provide pictures?
Hunter 23.5 wiring Bob Fry at 12:06pm 05.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/522 So how do I go about pulling new wiring in my 1994 23.5
Shortening Mast - Calculations for Stays Ziggler at 11:45am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4538 PROBLEM: 1979 Paceship 23. Irreparably bent mast during haul out. Bought a new-to-me mast. New mast
What size rode? Dusty Mac at 10:44am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 9/968 The new boat is a 21 foot sailboat weighing about 4K lbs. laden. Will occasionally overnight in reas
H240 shoot thru hull transducer Drew13440 at 9:11am 05.15.17 Smaller Boats 4/1091 Anyone ever successfully install a shoot thru depth finder in a 240? If so, where did you place the
Rookie education CapnGL at 8:36am 05.15.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1569 Don't laugh... Posting for other newbies... So I was advised to sail with one sail to see how the b
EV100 Wheel Pilot Pb2388 at 7:54am 05.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/397 Just to let everyone know as there are sceptics out there with regard to the performance capabilitie
Beneteau 361 mast shake bshock at 7:39am 05.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1422 Hi folks, I've just got back from (fine) tuning my mast and putting boom/sails on, so all ready to
Hole in mast base doesn't align with deck plate? Happy Camper at 6:35am 05.15.17 Smaller Boats 32/2222 I am getting ready to launch my 240 for the first time (for me!) Yesterday I stepped the mast and pu
Exterior / Interior Calk Used 423 NYSail at 6:01am 05.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2300 Hello all, Need to redo the calk on my large deck windows in salon and was wondering if anybody knew
AquaSignal Anchor light question DougM at 5:18am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/502 I just received a new AquaSignal SW34 anchor light to install on my new mast. It arrived as 2 Parts,
McVay Victoria 18 gizmo needed and raft recommendations karena at 7:57pm 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 7/732 Another question from a newbie Vic owner. What's the name of the gizmo that fits into the mast chan
Blisters in barrier coat (2) lost soul at 7:07pm 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/603 I pulled the boat after several years and as I was scraping the barnacles I started to notice small
Removing bow cleat from 08 Hunter 36 Ken Honeycutt at 5:17pm 05.14.17 Big Boats 8/918 Trying to remove a bow cleat from my 08 36 to rebed and have run into a big problem. Seems that when
Alternator Pulley Removal M25XP 51A (Motorola) higgins at 4:05pm 05.14.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/2114 My new Leece Neville Alternator as replacement for my Motorola 51A one on my Catalina 30 M25Xp came
88 Hunter 28.5, Rear Engine Panel (2) SirMichael at 3:22pm 05.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/714 Does anyone know how to remove the rear engine panel, to allow access to the exhaust mixer? I want t
Help: Centerboard has popped out after collision CraigJRichardson at 1:34pm 05.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/933 I am a new owner of a 75 Oday 20 with a small cabin and pull up centerboard in a sealed trunk. Sev
A better dorade box. (2) TomY at 1:23pm 05.14.17 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 14/8722 Olin Stevens is reputed to have invented the dorade box ventilator shortly after DORADE (his design)
Raymarine ST60 WindVane Question (1) onlinelee at 9:29am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 20/6627 Hi Friends, Im about to climb my mast to remove and clean my wind vane, please see attached photo.

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Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 3:29pm 05.12.24 So here is what I and everyone else missed: I forgot about the vented loop! This is a failure of t
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it kappykaplan at 2:56pm 05.12.24
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) (1) rgranger at 2:32pm 05.12.24 Google say call this number
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it rgranger at 2:26pm 05.12.24
start times for a pursuit race Davidasailor26 at 1:10pm 05.12.24 First you need to find the length of the expected course, and the desired start time of the first bo
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 12:45pm 05.12.24
Eco Flow Wave 2 Airconditioner Thoughts/Reviews Ted at 12:07pm 05.12.24 No personal knowledge. With only 5100 btu's of cooling capacity it would be undersized if you are tr
Disassemble Older Morse Shifter twodzusfittings at 12:06pm 05.12.24 @Jackfmcc Dual Lever Single Function Side Mount Control B49$189.13Go2marineFree by 5/2130-day return
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 11:51am 05.12.24 Thanks Guys (Again). I'll let you know Tuesday what worked. G.
Disassemble Older Morse Shifter Jackfmcc at 11:35am 05.12.24 It is very likely they were pressed on. There would be an inner and an outer stem. If you tried to
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it kbgunn at 11:29am 05.12.24 Don't feed the halyard into the luff extrusion slot of the furling foil. Only the luff tape of the s
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (10) morbidfollower at 10:21am 05.12.24 photo dump
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 G Newboat at 10:18am 05.12.24 Friday was partly cloudy, 10-12 mph of steady wind. I was having a great day until dark clouds gathe
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 10:16am 05.12.24 I checked batteries and both banks are strong at 13.5. I think I'll just go down the line with a tes
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 9:47am 05.12.24 You can see some of my mods in the pics. I take inspiration from everybody with a few of my own idea
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Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:38am 05.12.24 I wondered about that, but I don't know how to test that. Really strange. I wonder if they are in s
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design morbidfollower at 9:26am 05.12.24
Eco Flow Wave 2 Airconditioner Thoughts/Reviews jssailem at 9:01am 05.12.24 New to me.. Intereesting video... MgJ3-Wr-q2I
Winch placement jssailem at 8:45am 05.12.24 Locating additional winches is often a good step in making the boat easier to manage. You might al

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