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Puck Lights Mike H. at 3:51pm 03.10.24 Big Boats 2/832 I'm looking for 3", tap on/off, led puck lights to replace the lights we have with the micro switche
Acp to fiberglass KeukaSailer at 9:48am 03.10.24 Day Sailers 4/827 Welp... uncovered the KL a few days ago and guess what. a fair amount of cracks again...no surprise
Splicing sta set 8mm NYSail at 7:39am 03.10.24 Ask All Sailors 7/789 So have new control lines and figured I would learn and splice my own eyes. Saw a video and appears
Tohatsu Charging DocMB at 7:14am 03.10.24 Catalina 22 10/2034 I have a 2019 6hp Tohatsu Sail Pro with the optional battery charging option. I have the original w
Microwave on Hunter 306? rmerl1223 at 10:43pm 03.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/827 I just purchased a Hunter 306 and "am learning my way around." I noticed a white 3-strand AC wire ma
Radar Data cable in mast of Catalina 30 Tkman at 11:48am 03.09.24 Mid-Size Boats 4/767 I need to pull a new data cable to enable my radar. I have an existing cable that does not work. I d
Clamp on meter recommendation? BAD ORCA at 9:06am 03.09.24 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2869 Looking to add a decent clamp on multimeter to be able to accurately measure DC current. Mainesai
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas ggrizzard at 8:38am 03.09.24 Destinations 4/1858 I just received this information from the Bahamas Trust: https://www.explorercharts.com/chatter/exu
Changing batteries Duluthwinger at 7:53am 03.09.24 Big Boats 9/2050 Hi, My boat is a 2011Hunter 39 I am going to change out my house and starting batteries this spring.
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 5:49pm 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 65/5550 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it. I'm thinking with an outboard too I'd have a l
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES jssailem at 1:39pm 03.08.24 Sails Call Lounge 18/2122 WOW... A former Hunter Dealer, still sticks in there helping Hunter owners with their boat problem l
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket (3) NYSail at 1:25pm 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/974 Hello all So one of my winter projects was to re-insulate, reinforce and generally clean up the door
Hunter water ballast transom leaks Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 03.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/316 This thread covers the 19, 23.5, 240, 26, and 260 water ballast Hunter sailboats. I am not sure ab
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 9:45am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 6/1185 If you live in the PacificNW there is good WEATHER news, potentially.. From the desk of my friend R
Painting the Boat john6206 at 8:58am 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/2033 Hey Everyone - I'm going to be painting the boat this spring. The hull from the rub rail to the bo
Solar ACTIVITY and Northern Lights (1) jssailem at 7:39am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/567 The amazing picture underneath was taken by Juris Se??ikovs from Latvia, showing a Stable Auroral Re
Cockpit Handrail on Beneteau Oceanis 400 (1996) Rodrigo Burgos at 7:57pm 03.07.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/682 The fixed center binnacle/console/table in the cockpit has a curved tube of 1/2" SS "handrail" that
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 5:15pm 03.07.24 Engines and Propulsion 19/2523 I'm thinking that perhaps I should clean out through hull for sea water to my yanmar engine. Is ther
Best way to fix this interior wall (1) Bluebonnet87 at 4:07pm 03.07.24 Smaller Boats 15/1827 I have this new to me Hunter 26.5. Below the V berth bed, there is some wall damage. This is a newbi
Keel to Hull Connection Driftin II at 2:58pm 03.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1106 I'm considering the purchase of a Hunter 30 with a Shoal Keel (currently own Catalina 30T with fin k

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Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Tally Ho at 6:21am 06.24.25 I tried BBN this year and found it had LOTS of functions, but I could not get my Pican-M NMEA hat to
H340 Factory AC System - Am I lucky or not? colemj at 6:10am 06.24.25 We don't own your model boat, so I can't answer the boat-specific stuff. However, the general quest
2012 373 Beneteau LCD measures voltage/water/fuel. St Duckie at 6:09am 06.24.25 HI David, any chance you have link to the Beneteau site where the part is listed?
'77 O'day 27' Hatch Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 06.24.25 D and R marine for everything O'Day and Pearson related
Fuel tank removal? CowboyWay at 4:36am 06.24.25 SB propane holder must be lifted How do you do that?
Fuel tank removal? john2 at 3:25am 06.24.25 I see the original boiler is still there... that one must be leaking also or about to go. tank remo
BATTERY? dlochner at 3:07am 06.24.25 Greg, Form follows function. What you have is functional for your needs. For the kind of sailing yo
2012 373 Beneteau LCD measures voltage/water/fuel. St Duckie at 3:00am 06.24.25 Thank you very much. Best, Doug
H49 New Sails JR19454 at 2:35am 06.24.25 George - Thanks for the info. I've always put folding props on my old boats and been quite happy wi
Musing on DC Electrical Changes TrapperJohn at 12:45am 06.24.25 Thanks all for your replies and suggestions. You've given me a lot to ponder. way. Now that you m
A blessing or a curse? Foswick at 10:44pm 06.23.25 Aside from what Greg said, the real consideration has to do with the condition of the boat beyond th
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors Foswick at 9:54pm 06.23.25 As it happens, they were able to make keys. It required some custom machining, but they work a treat
Gas 4 stroke for a Hunter 146 Project_Mayhem at 8:59pm 06.23.25 Trolling motor would likely be plenty for a boat of this size. I used a 36lbs one on a 19' boat that
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring SteveHughessails at 8:59pm 06.23.25 Quite the project for sure, very nice. I bought a Raspberry Pi a few years ago. Started to learn cod
Mast Rake or PreBend SteveHughessails at 8:32pm 06.23.25 No. Prebend is to prevent the mast from inverting. If the mast is perfectly straight the middle can
BATTERY? Tally Ho at 8:24pm 06.23.25
Lithium Trolling Battery High Current at 6:42pm 06.23.25 I have a 50Ah / 12V lithium for mine. So far I've mostly been good charging it ashore, but I also h
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 Davidasailor26 at 6:40pm 06.23.25
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors Tally Ho at 6:23pm 06.23.25 Hi Greg. So they are "drop in" hinged doors. Seems to be the best of both worlds. And that is a dec
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors quadrille38 at 6:04pm 06.23.25 Take a look at the Zarcor doors. Purchased them years ago and have never regretted it. made of sta

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