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New P42 Owner needs electric help (3) Jim_H42 at 5:00pm 05.13.17 Big Boats 25/2761 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 14/2905 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 3/10616 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 2/435 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 13/3158 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 5/2251 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 11/1709 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 5/532 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 20/4875 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 18/2600 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 8/733 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 14/1388 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 5/949 Anyone remember Fonzie from Happy Days? Lately I've used the closed fist method to fix two items.
Cam cleats for O'Day 23 ClintonLakeSailor at 6:03pm 05.12.17 Day Sailers 5/2020 Hi all, I am wanting to exchange my horn cleats for cam cleats on my O'Day 23, but wanted to see if
Beneteau First 33.7 Polar diagram mamanterola at 4:57pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2892 Anyone have a polar diagram for the Beneteau First 33.7...? I recently bought a year 2000 model and
Dogonit! (1) Ken Cross at 4:55pm 05.12.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1854 Irritating, but I've had them a few years. Now what would you choose for a replacement? Ken
35.5 Legend Table shavdog at 2:37pm 05.12.17 Big Boats 4/616 Is there a special way to move the table up and down....I know theres a counterweight inside the pos
Completely restoring those old cabin lights with switch, socket, and bulb Hunter A at 2:31pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 7/2950 So I've had my 1987 Catalina 25 for about 8 months now and have done a few small clean up projects a
Can A/C be installed on a Beneteau 35s5? Captain Robin at 2:06pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/787 In order to sell my 1991 Beneteau 35s5 I want to install the thru-hull for an A/C system and need to
First race of the season! (4) Jackdaw at 10:50am 05.12.17 Racing 16/1913 80 boats out for the first G-series race of the WYC 2017 season. An iffy first upwind leg keeps us i

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electric windlass jviss at 5:44am 07.09.24 @dlochner is right on, and clear. I only part from his advice in terms of the battery. Were I to i
Installing a EV-100 Cable question (1) jviss at 5:08am 07.09.24 If I understand your physical network correctly, and I recall my STNG networking correctly, and that
electric windlass dlochner at 4:30am 07.09.24 The decision to use a horizontal or vertical windlass depends on the chain fall. If the chain has to
standing rigging got looser east coaster at 4:08am 07.09.24 Had the same issue on my previous boat a 1983 Catalina 30, mast stepped on deck. Removed deck step o
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust bris59 at 7:51pm 07.08.24 All - thanks for the replies! I did a methodical step by step replacing the impellor on my 3GM30F a
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Tally Ho at 6:38pm 07.08.24
standing rigging got looser Project_Mayhem at 6:29pm 07.08.24 It takes a few sails every spring to get the stays tight on my boat. Mast step was rebuilt.
What are these tracks used for? Rick Webb at 6:21pm 07.08.24 Thought the pulley was the round part inside the block
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Don Crowther at 6:17pm 07.08.24 So the white goes from the p70 to the T and then the blue will go to the 5 way connector block. Wha
What are these tracks used for? ggrizzard at 6:12pm 07.08.24 I had a rough day... I needed a good laugh. Thanks Guys (and Gals)! DEI strikes again... :laugh:
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? nightowle at 6:00pm 07.08.24 It works, but it's tedious.....it's not magic. It will take multiple applications if the varnish is
Line diameter catsails8 at 5:48pm 07.08.24
What are these tracks used for? Will Gilmore at 5:38pm 07.08.24 I did not know that about the term pulley. I grew-up with boats and they will always have the prono
Water Tank Replacement or Removal MikeHoncho at 5:38pm 07.08.24 my aluminum tank started leaking around the outlet. I cut a large access port on its top. I took m
electric windlass jssailem at 5:29pm 07.08.24 Taking you query apart, I provide the information I used in my installation. Your requirements may
Coaming trim install? ggrizzard at 5:21pm 07.08.24 Many port lights were attached/sealed with silicone. Nothing the residue touches afterwards will eve
Anybody know how to use go home feature or equivilent on Navionics. jssailem at 5:14pm 07.08.24 When trying to learn a new APP or piece of software/hardware I have always found reading the manual
Installing a EV-100 Cable question (3) jssailem at 5:11pm 07.08.24 Here is the SeatalkNG manual. Blue is back bone. You want tat to get the data to near the control th
insurance policy for Alden 38' Johnb at 5:05pm 07.08.24 What about companies you are already buying from for house, car etc.
FEEDBACK - Thoughts on refinishing sole on 1997 Beneteau ggrizzard at 4:54pm 07.08.24 I've seen worse. Hell, I had worse! But, as they say, "That'll buff right out" :biggrin: Seriousl

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