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Electrical Shock Drowning (ESD) & Fresh Water (1) Anonymous 121765 at 4:43am 06.16.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2684 Guys, If you boat and/or swim in fresh water bodies, take note to read this article on ESD. It may
Oday 28 VBeth Screen Hardware (2) IAMCCF at 8:06pm 06.15.16 Bigger Boats 4/1254 Hi All, Has anyone found replacement hardware for the VBert Privacy screen? Mine has several broken
Hunter 40 aft berth storage compartment modification clubmech at 7:30pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/729 A while back I stumbled on someone's video or likely picture story on how they added pneumatic rams
O'day 20 cockpit drain hose ddavenport at 6:56pm 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 2/507 anybody have any idea where there is a replacement for the cockpit drain hose for an O'day 20?. It i
Port lens replacement (1) Mark7604 at 6:54pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/641 Today I replaced one of my 32 year old port lens on my '84 Hunter 31 and it looks sweet. The lens f
catalina 27 fuel gauge robert young at 6:32pm 06.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1126 I have a Cat27 1985 and the fuel gauge needs replacing, any suggestions as to where i could purchase
Raymarine GPS "No Fix" catawbahunter at 6:01pm 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 14/7718 I have a C Series Raymarine chartplotter, all Raymarine instruments, and (I believe) a Raystar 125 G
Genoa low lead car installation (2) Team118 at 5:16pm 06.15.16 Catalina 30 6/1158 After stepping on the old genoa sheet cars I purchased new ones from Garhauer. I have searched and
Father's Day came early. (2) Texas Gun-Man at 4:11pm 06.15.16 Catalina 22 36/1922 My kids got me a cooler for my boat. I shouldn't have opened it early but now I can use it this week
Anchor Bridle and Snubber (DIY Project) (1) rgranger at 3:08pm 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 18/6405 Hey All Wanted to share a few pics of my new DIY snubber set up. I wanted a bridle so I can anc
Ballast Tank Gasket (DIY Project) (3) rgranger at 3:02pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1242 Hey All I had a very successful two days working on my new-2-me Hunter 26 and wanted to share somet
1976 Catalina 22 Cleaning and Refurbishing to Sail (10) C22-Daydreamer at 1:54pm 06.15.16 Catalina 22 166/20070 Starting on the the new to me sailboat. Found it on Craig's List the PO had started on fixing it up
OEM shaft stuffing box for 1989 Hunter 33.5 RichW9603 at 12:05pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3747 Hi all, Will likely want to replace the packing in my shaft stuffing box for my new (to me) 1989 H33
Leasing 96 Catalina 36 JohnVTX at 11:26am 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 9/785 Boat pulls hard left when you let go of wheel, both under power or sail. Any ideas. It is a shoal dr
Where can I find Merriman blocks for my Hunter 31 (1) Vee at 10:48am 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2095 I have a 1983 Hunter 31 and need to replace the merriman blocks on my boom. I have searched all over
H22 help finding floor boards (3) lakesailer22 at 8:09am 06.15.16 Smaller Boats 15/1789 I have an H22 that needs floor boards and the wall panel on the port side that divides the v- berth
Kinda like being on the cover of Sports Illustrated... (1) Jackdaw at 6:38am 06.15.16 Racing 11/1181 OK not really! But for the 2nd time in 4 years, Kestrel graces the design of the Bayfield Race Week
Beneteau lifting keel stuck in up position JPetersen at 5:17am 06.15.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1617 We have a 2007 Beneteau 323. The other day when I was out instead of letting the keel down, counter
First month in the water (2) Texas Gun-Man at 10:34pm 06.14.16 Catalina 22 4/558 So she's been in the (fresh) water for a month now. It's been an eventful month of dating with "Boa
Yanmar parts in Seattle / Washington State stevemitchell at 9:53pm 06.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/5042 Does anyone have a good supplier of spare Yanmar parts in Seattle or Washington State? Many of the o

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House Battery Upgrade Help (1) gouldx at 10:24pm 03.11.24 I appreciate the replies. It sounds like I should probably look into golf cart batteries, or possib
Clamp on meter recommendation? KCofKC at 10:08pm 03.11.24 Make sure you verify that it is DC, AC's are the more common so read the fine print.
Portable Battery Charger (1) marcham at 9:11pm 03.11.24 Another vote for the small victron portable chargers. However, to equalize, you'll need at least 10%
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 8:08pm 03.11.24 So, enough with the generalities ... what's the plan? Where are you going to mount a bracket? Do
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? jssailem at 8:07pm 03.11.24 tow insurance won't do any good if you are too close to big rocks when your engine fails That is a
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 8:00pm 03.11.24
House Battery Upgrade Help Scott T-Bird at 7:39pm 03.11.24 I'm not understanding everything you are saying. What is a v-berth engine? Is your engine actually
House Battery Upgrade Help (1) Tally Ho at 7:20pm 03.11.24
Portable Battery Charger Blitz at 7:17pm 03.11.24 I invested in a bench top power supply years ago and feel it was well worth it (less than the cost o
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? mjsb at 6:11pm 03.11.24 I dropped my mast this past summer and then replaced wiring, standing rigging, sheaves, antenna, win
Portable Battery Charger dlochner at 5:58pm 03.11.24 Take a look at Victron. I have a small Victron for home use, can't remember if it has an equalizatio
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points dLj at 5:51pm 03.11.24 Anyway the transom is 1 inch think marine plywood covered with plastic - for sure any holes will ne
Portable Battery Charger Don S/V ILLusion at 5:38pm 03.11.24 I have a small Victron charger which has a equalization cycle feature I bought for less than $150 a
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (4) Stephan at 5:19pm 03.11.24 It is do-able, but you MUST keep the tubes fully inflated at all times or you will have a big rain c
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points kappykaplan at 4:46pm 03.11.24 suggestions on bedding that won't be super-permanent Bed-it butyl will work well for this applicat
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (2) spadaforaj at 4:18pm 03.11.24 Hi - took a while - but advice appreciated Thee are views of the transom and eye bolts I'm planni
I purchased a 1988 Capri 18., kappykaplan at 3:45pm 03.11.24 thanks for trying to help. You're welcome - but no pix were posted. :beer:
Hunter Propeller Anode Tally Ho at 3:43pm 03.11.24 How about this one? https://boatzincs.com/63m4-mg I think that this one will work Greg
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ward H at 3:35pm 03.11.24 no one said it would be equal to the inboard just that it would be a good emergency backup system.
Are you Ready for Spring? WayneH at 3:20pm 03.11.24 Here in the Texas Hill Country, we've gone from winter to summer with no sign of spring this year. 3

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