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Hunter 36 chainplate size Alctel at 9:25am 06.07.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/754 Hi all, Replacing my chainplates and getting new ones made - just wondering if they are all the sam
Why anemometers jwing at 9:04am 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 46/8977 A thread regarding a non-working anemometer inspired this question: What is the purpose of knowing t
Spar Paint EJWash at 8:27am 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 6/518 Hi All, The line on my Catalina 30's outhaul was well past it's retirement. It's internal to the bo
Off the Trailer mrudman850 at 6:15am 06.07.16 Catalina 22 30/6658 Hi About to put my 1977 boat up on a frame to address the keel issues. Saw a FB post from Jeff Sele
Allstate Ins seadaddler at 6:04am 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1528 Hi all and needing your help. Allstate sent me a offer to save me over $300.00 on my 2 new cars each
Racing in the Rain Bill19233 at 5:07am 06.07.16 Racing 3/832 It just keeps raining and raining in Texas. But we had a great time sailing in the rain on Galveston
C42 Critical Hardware Layout (1) Glossa at 11:41pm 06.06.16 Big Boats 4/1474 I mapped-out all of the critical stuff on our C42 this evening, except for the speed sensor impeller
Plugging thru hulls from the bottom (2) Skipper at 6:33pm 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1801 I previously posted a topic similar to this asking how to do it, as I had to service overdue and sti
Oh no!! T_Cat at 5:40pm 06.06.16 Catalina 22 7/940 https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/florida-governor-declares-state-emergency-000303689.html Check out
ground ? chuck stas at 5:03pm 06.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/592 Just installed a Bronze Thru Hull transducer Should it be grounded ? do not see any info in the pape
Saga Video Bad Obsession at 5:01pm 06.06.16 Trailer Sailors 12/2172 In case you didn't see the posting on the other part of the forum, here is a video of my 12 day crui
Adlor Barbour cold Plate kimelmore at 4:32pm 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 14/968 My problem is that my cold plate gets a 1/4 inch of ice on most of the cold plate after approximatel
1977 Celebrity Sloop Rigging shumphries at 4:22pm 06.06.16 Day Sailers 0/946 PLEASE can anyone give me any diagram how to rig this restored boat of mine. It all appears to be in
Universal m25xp overheating after refilling coolent. ChrisCall at 4:20pm 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4642 Hi I replaced my old heat exchanger and refilled the manifold with coolent like the manual called fo
Wifi questions resurrected Jtacqua at 2:38pm 06.06.16 Catalina 310 44/10055 All, First and foremost, I hope that the 2016 sailing season brings each of you a safe season fille
Wifi questions resurrected Jtacqua at 2:34pm 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 1/440 All, First and foremost, I hope that the 2016 sailing season brings each of you a safe season fille
aft water tank leak on Hunter 40.5 Larry737 at 2:33pm 06.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/515 I am in the buying process of a 1996 Hunter 40.5. Both the forward and the aft water tanks leak and
Wind cups top of my mask not working william r sizemore at 2:02pm 06.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1233 I just replaced the wind cup and wind directional at the top of the mast however it`s not transmitti
Strut/Cutlass Bearing Replacement for Yam 25 alturaam at 1:05pm 06.06.16 Yamaha 1/1218 Have any of you Yam 25 owners replaced the cutlass bearing on the prop shaft? Where would I go to o
looking at Mac 22 GD Smith at 12:35pm 06.06.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/684 Looking at a mac 22 what problems should I look for ?

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Hull damage mac twenty five justsomeguy at 8:55pm 03.17.24 I am gonna have to learn how to do some serious fiberglass. See what it looks like after you launc
Hull damage mac twenty five (4) 1954 willys at 8:40pm 03.17.24 223566I bought this boat which looks like there is hall damage behind the swing Keel, where it goes
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? atlanticbrew at 7:52pm 03.17.24 Hello Captain Rob, I have the exact same error message coming from my S2 Raymarine auto pilot. Mot P
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:47pm 03.17.24 thanks for the help. The meter on the central circuit panel says it is charging at about 13.6 V. Do
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Ted10028 at 7:43pm 03.17.24 Charles Chargers were an early attempt to get to 3 stage charging. They were close, but no cigar. I
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:37pm 03.17.24 Charles Chargers were an early attempt to get to 3 stage charging. They were close, but no cigar. I
Painting the Boat PaulK at 6:35pm 03.17.24 As BB outlines above, the process is a lot of work. It takes hours to do the cleaning right.(Don't f
Lewmar winch #40 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12pm 03.17.24 The EVo series use plastic stripper ring rather than aluminum. Not sure if that is a negative
Roller Furler quirky ? BTC1984 at 5:51pm 03.17.24 The issue was halyard wrap. Eventually the halyard snapped and needed to be replaced. Planning to
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 5:44pm 03.17.24 BTC, nice job! What did you use to fill in the cracks? I plan to redo my teak soon but have some ga
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Barnacle Bill at 5:38pm 03.17.24 The major purpose of having a sprit is to push the asymmetrical spinnaker out away from the bow of t
Hull color ronshara1 at 4:56pm 03.17.24 Beige.. that sounds like a good place to start
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:47pm 03.17.24 That looks like a nice unit. There are a number of products on the market for marine use that offer
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:44pm 03.17.24 That is a very nice unit. No matter route you choose, you need to figure out how much each one of t
Hull damage mac twenty five Davidasailor26 at 4:42pm 03.17.24 Welcome to the forum, and sorry to hear of the troubles. What kind of damage? Do you have pictures
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Barnacle Bill at 4:39pm 03.17.24 It might be easier to pick the paint you want to use and ask that manufacturer if it will be compati
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Davidasailor26 at 4:34pm 03.17.24
Painting the Boat Barnacle Bill at 4:32pm 03.17.24 First of all, Brightside or any 2-part polyurethane paint like Awlgrip (Brightside is one part), wil
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: jssailem at 4:10pm 03.17.24 the best way to determine the health of batteries Is to do a controlled 20 hour capacity test. Det
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dLj at 4:04pm 03.17.24 here is my charger. I think I'm OK with it Well, it does not have 3 stage charging, as one would w

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