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Lewmar hatches on a 376 JohnandJane at 8:00am 05.10.16 Big Boats 2/570 I have a cracked galley hatch, Lewmar Coastline model, on my Hunter 376. Has anyone changed out the
Has anyone managed to setup a single point lifting system on Catalina 22??? Jason Vaughan at 7:33am 05.10.16 Catalina 22 2/636 Hi, I want to keep my boat at a location that requires the use of a jib, and they require a single p
Trailer sailor shroud attachments (1) Dennis Kitchen at 6:48am 05.10.16 Smaller Boats 3/818 Here is my latest solution for attaching shrouds on my Hunter 23.5. As discussed in another thread,
Preparing for haul out emergpa1 at 4:49am 05.10.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1252 We are going to haul Otter out of the water later this week. The marina we will use is Green Cove S
Virtual Moral Support with my rigging chrisings at 4:35am 05.10.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/818 The yard stepped our Cat 30 mast early and we did not have our bimini frame mounted. Of course the b
Standing Rigging burnswelds at 2:30am 05.10.16 Catalina 30 6/1054 Good Morning , I have a 1980 Catalina 30TR, with all original standing rigging. I bought the boat
Do we really need more boaters? Daveinet at 7:18pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 45/3010 I started to respond to Don's post about youth sailing, and stopped, as I did not want to hijack tha
Need a sail gbrian at 7:16pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/868 I am looking for a gently used genoa for my '94 mac 26.
Captain "Crash"... Still funny watching for the third time.. mz4wheeler at 6:26pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2433 wxg30c6z00E
Shower sump pump filter location kimelmore at 6:18pm 05.09.16 Big Boats 8/3287 :(I'm hoping for some help here. My admiral took a shower on the new to us 1996 Catalina 380 Saturda
Eye Splice or Halyard Knot for Class II Core Dependent Line? Ward H at 6:02pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 9/3809 I bought some Samson Warpspeed II 5/16" for use as a main halyard. I had planned to use a halyard kn
Polish Deck? (1) Capri at 5:57pm 05.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1013 Hi everyone. My 1981 22 has areas on the deck, aside from the nonskid, that lol like they have had b
Can bottom paint wait? shank at 5:22pm 05.09.16 Catalina 22 2/830 Hello, I'm taking ownership of an 87 C22 this weekend and the owner is nice enough to deliver it to
baby stays sailnewbie at 4:19pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/675 I have a venture 224 and need to attach some baby stays, where is the best place to attach them? pic
Oday 28 Holding Tank Replacement (1) DYFLWD at 2:39pm 05.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 48/7957 I will be replacing my Holding Tank on my 1983 Oday 28. It is yellowed and "crusty" and I cannot see
ZAP restoration product. JHoward at 2:35pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 1/510 Has anyone had experience with this as a gel coat cleaner?
Sheaves for slab reefing - Hunter 376 DSqr at 2:33pm 05.09.16 Big Boats 2/602 I'm trying to install the reefing line through the Z Spar boom and have found that there is only one
Should I recess my bilge pump? OS2Dude at 2:15pm 05.09.16 Catalina 30 5/1195 Our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I SR Fin Keel has a large bilge pump with a float switch that leaves about 2
Capri 16.5 Ron P at 2:12pm 05.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/513 I just purchased a Catalina Capri 16.5 and would love to find an owner's manual for it.
New trailer recomendation for Macgregor 26D Michel G at 12:31pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1421 Wondering if anyone has recommendations for a replacement trailer for the 26D for salt water use? M

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? mermike at 4:05pm 10.09.23 Everybody is death on wing nut connections. Why ? ? ? ? ? I have all wing nut connections on my t
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? mermike at 4:02pm 10.09.23 Related question- take a look at this photo of my current installation- the battery terminals and
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:50pm 10.09.23 It is nearly impossible to get the correct torque on the nuts, so they loosen from vibration result
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (1) Tally Ho at 3:24pm 10.09.23 Wow thanks everyone! Just great advice and experience- thank you! I'm intrigued by the golf-cart
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ralph Johnstone at 3:21pm 10.09.23 It is nearly impossible to get the correct torque on the nuts Absolutely. That's why you replace
Navionics price increasing Davidasailor26 at 3:12pm 10.09.23 I think there may be compatibility issues with iPhones but as I don't run one, not 100% sure there.
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Davidasailor26 at 3:11pm 10.09.23 Swapping the wheel with a tiller will almost certainly not work. The pedestal will be in the way and
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner Siamese at 3:08pm 10.09.23 If you can't get the zippers started, that's tough. All I can think of is a drastic scenario where
Lines for Hunter 33 Siamese at 3:01pm 10.09.23 I use an Arborist supply house when I can find the right lines. It is usually much cheaper than a m
Hunter 30 Hull number location Hello Below at 2:19pm 10.09.23 My cabin hatch is cracked and I am trying to find a replacement. If you do indeed determine that t
Navionics price increasing JoeWhite at 1:51pm 10.09.23 Well that certainly sucks! Yep
Navionics price increasing dLj at 1:49pm 10.09.23 DLJ. I use Samsung 52A Well that certainly sucks!
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help FreedomCrawler at 1:37pm 10.09.23 Everyone hold your horses. Tomorrow I will provide an easier way Much appreciated
Help with Honda 5 HP 1990 motor "BF5A" Monsterfish at 1:35pm 10.09.23 Starter gear! Thats the name:) Damn, I am two hours away from the marina. Well, I will look up the s
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 1:31pm 10.09.23 Everybody is death on wing nut connections. Why ? ? ? ? ? I have all wing nut connections on my t
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help Crazy Dave Condon at 1:26pm 10.09.23 Everyone hold your horses. Tomorrow I will provide an easier way
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Ralph Johnstone at 1:13pm 10.09.23 Do you understand now why we keep saying that the fuel lift pump should be after the primary filter
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:10pm 10.09.23 As a dealer, I was involved in the design as I sold and serviced them too The picture above is the
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ralph Johnstone at 1:07pm 10.09.23 As noted above.. the Wing nut options should not be used on a boat. The risk is the wing nut will f
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? shemandr at 1:07pm 10.09.23

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