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Mast base blocks (1) Justin_NSA at 8:03am 02.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5175 Is it possible to replace one of these single sheave blocks with a double? Do they unscrew at the ba
323 Stuffing Box Seal Faster Double at 6:14am 02.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/5963 We have a 2008 323 and when pulling out this fall we noticed the stuffing box seal was leaking. When
How do I remove the cockpit deck between pedestal and transom? Bedouin at 6:10am 02.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 12/2206 Good morning! I was wondering whether anyone happened to have any photos/instructions on how to remo
NMEA 2000 to Analogue ariasca at 6:02am 02.23.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1974 I am in the midst of slowly upgrading my navigation, wind,depth and speed systems. I have purchased
VHF radio choice sailnewbie at 5:06am 02.23.16 Ask All Sailors 5/385 I've have these to radio's and unsure which one is better, I realize there not new but I have them a
Self Tailing Winch Size, trying to choose... CloudDiver at 11:23pm 02.22.16 Catalina 22 14/4055 After much debate (and kicking myself for throwing my budget to the wind), I'm going to get Self Tai
Light part number Clydo at 10:23pm 02.22.16 Catalina 310 9/1566 What masthead light number? Am hour and half away from boat and someone volunteered to go up the ma
Mast Wiring Cainsoccer at 8:19pm 02.22.16 Catalina 22 7/3082 Have an '81 C22, I have been busy since I bought her in Nov upgrading hardware. The previous owner d
Headliner repair help Scosta at 8:10pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 3/492 Does anyone have recommendations for a person to replace the vinyl headliner in a sailboat in the St
30 amp shore power to...a can of worms westfam at 6:28pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 18/7653 First time sailboat owner and I'm looking at my first problem. I have an 83 Hunter 25 that does not
Need help with rigging MasterPlan at 6:07pm 02.22.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/638 Is there anybody in the Kemah/Houston area that can help me with my rigging for a MacGregor 26M? T
Hunter 41 shaft size Gblanchard at 5:20pm 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/645 Does anyone would know the size of the shaft of a hunter 410. My boat is away on storage and I need
cracks (2) paulj at 5:16pm 02.22.16 Catalina 310 11/2777 Anyone else have cracks like these ? Did you fix them ? paulj :hook2:
Boss stereos sold by Defender chuckwayne at 2:24pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 26/2925 Has anyone used one of the Boss radios Defender sells? I'm looking for a replacement sound system an
Sailing to Maine ?? (1) ifmdalvey at 1:56pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1087 If you plan on sailing to Maine this summer there are several things that are guaranteed, Superb sce
Oday 28 SETTE BACK REST IAMCCF at 1:54pm 02.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1016 Hi All, I am curious about the hinged backrest on my Oday 28. Is there a safe way to keep them up w
Raymarine instruments LeGe at 1:14pm 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/803 We have an ST 50 auto helm with tri data instrumentation (speed and depth) on our new to us 1993 H3
Electric winch-Hunter41DS Sailing Poodles at 12:31pm 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/800 Am replacing my primary winch (starboard side main halyard) with an electric one and my electrician
air conditioner xianbarnard at 11:54am 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/942 I'm looking for recommendations on a portable air conditioner. i have a hunter 28 in texas, looking
Underwater Lighting chasmoyer at 11:54am 02.22.16 Big Boats 12/1668 I am thinking about adding two underwater lights on my stern near the prop when I do my next bottom

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Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 03.18.23 That diagram is pretty much the right idea. The group 24 you have is better suited for the engine th
Second Battery (1) Souellette at 9:56am 03.18.23 I like the idea of the ACR. Was referring to this diagram from Blue Sea Systems. Not sure where the
Second Battery Souellette at 9:53am 03.18.23 Here's the link to the battery. It's a group 24. Thanks.
37C Deck flexing from stanchions Jim Legere at 9:48am 03.18.23 Sounds like it could have been Divinycell, which is a PVC foam coring material (quite hard) used in
Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 03.18.23 What size battery do you currently have (e.g. group 24, 27, 31)? If what you have is large enough fo
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep dlochner at 9:32am 03.18.23 Collinite and the 3m products are really popular. TotalBoat.com has TotalBuff which is also a good p
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Don S/V ILLusion at 9:20am 03.18.23
Grounding log WI Rigger at 9:00am 03.18.23 Dave, What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originat
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep circa1971la at 9:00am 03.18.23
Passport Renewal Don S/V ILLusion at 8:57am 03.18.23 In all the years we've been crossing the border, a passport has always been the order of the day wi
Grounding log Don S/V ILLusion at 8:56am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. T
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Don S/V ILLusion at 8:52am 03.18.23 We have a similar color topsides gelcoat and way too much experience buffing out gelcoat scratches.
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep dlochner at 8:49am 03.18.23 Wet sanding will take out some the smaller shallower blemishes, but not the deeper ones. Wet sanding
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 8:44am 03.18.23 In all the years we've been crossing the border, a passport has always been the order of the day wit
Grounding log dlochner at 8:42am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. T
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (1) dLj at 8:30am 03.18.23 Its simple: don't use 'ball valves' or 'gate valves' of any sort. You need a seacock that, by defin
Passport Renewal Hello Below at 8:07am 03.18.23 Also a Washington State Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) maybe the ticket. Washington State Enhanced
Grounding log WI Rigger at 7:53am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. Th
Passport Renewal Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53am 03.18.23
37C Deck flexing from stanchions kappykaplan at 7:49am 03.18.23 DianaOfBurlington, went back through my records and found the receipt from August 2015. "Measure, c

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