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HydraLink Sealed Multiple Wire Closed End and In-Line Butt Connectors marchem at 1:05pm 12.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/986 Any thoughts on these multi-wire connectors? http://www.cableorganizer.com/hydralink-multiple-wire-
Stripping old paint off of old fiberglass? IH82BL8 at 11:11am 12.21.15 Ask All Sailors 12/802 What paint stripper can I use for this? It's the back side, not the gelcoat side. Thanks.
Still confused about charging! gettinthere at 9:55am 12.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 39/3088 One of my zantrex chargers finally quit. I replaced it with a Pro Mariner 12 40P. It seems to shut
Hunter Market Report (1) JamesG161 at 7:40am 12.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/623 I found this information interesting and perhaps useful for many. I post it and it sources in which
IPad with Garmin Bluechart update Bob 04 H260 at 7:31am 12.21.15 Ask All Sailors 1/480 I recently had my iPad do an Apple update. Then yesterday I updated the North American/Bahamas chart
Stainless-steel rails and pulpits DianaOfBurlington at 6:47am 12.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2268 I am looking to have custom-made rails built for Diana. Does anyone know of East-Coast (preferably
Battery Charging JohnVTX at 6:38am 12.21.15 Catalina 30 15/3336 If I have the batteries hooked up the normal way to be able to switch between 1 and 2 or ALL. When I
What Size Danforth? DaveJ at 5:40am 12.21.15 Catalina 310 4/1126 I have noticed that there is an area in our anchor lockers that looks like it is molded for an auxil
Charter advice needed DAVA390 at 3:43am 12.21.15 Destinations 22/2058 Ok folks, gather round. I have never been to the Caribbean and I have been tasked to investigate pri
23.5 ballast tank water level Chris Hansel at 7:54pm 12.20.15 Smaller Boats 6/932 Hi, just purchased a Hunter 23.5. Read the owners manual, and it reads that there should be some typ
A holiday poem for cruisers... Curious Sailor at 6:39pm 12.20.15 Sails Call Lounge 9/703 I am often asked, "Why do you want to learn to sail and eventually live aboard a boat some day?" Alt
1973 Pearson 30 with Atomic 4 LakeMurraySailor at 6:05pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 50/4662 Hi Sailors, I would like some opinions from those who have experienced a similar situation. I recent
Deciding to buy a boat that needs a new engine spadaforaj at 3:52pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1749 Looking at a Beanteu 40 that the owner says needs a valve job - have no idea what that would take, o
Charting and Plotting Raven34 at 2:56pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 58/6420 A lot of opinions swell around electronics when it comes to navigation. A USCG captain course instru
Heart of the Sea shemandr at 2:12pm 12.20.15 Sails Call Lounge 10/1112 I saw a few posts about this but not much response. Maybe not that many have seen it. I saw it yes
Christmas boat parade (2) sailaway78 at 7:28am 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 1/388 Every year we have a decorated Christmas boat parade. Got a few pics last night.
St. Peter and the Marines Brian D at 8:11pm 12.19.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/551 Three Marines died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. 'In honor of
Buying a Bristol 38 SailingPilot at 5:56pm 12.19.15 Ask All Sailors 10/3620 Hi Guys, I'm new to the forum and in the process of buying a Bristol 38 for winter sailing in the Ba
Merry Christmas and happy new year ...... (1) woodster at 4:41pm 12.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1116 118221 ....from Fairhope Al
95 H26 Revamp "Dark Side Of The Moon" is reborn (8) Astrozombie at 3:41pm 12.19.15 Smaller Boats 8/2023 Just wanted to post some pics of work ive been doing to revitalize my H26 that was handed down from

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Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas JamesG161 at 8:38am 03.07.23 It shows an inspection team cruising by your boat that you are in compliance. They may just cruise
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 8:38am 03.07.23 Blue Seas MMPT controllers should be installed in the same area as the batteries as they temperat
Engine control panel modification Mark Maulden at 8:22am 03.07.23 Can you get rid of the pod and put a panel above the speaker?
MPPT controller location leo310 at 8:14am 03.07.23 I use 2" velcro strips to hold down my solar panels on the bimini . Yes it holds been in 35kt with n
Loose Stanchions (1) LaDonaMina at 8:08am 03.07.23 213567 I made these support brackets to stiffen the stanchions and they work great. The stanchions
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 7:58am 03.07.23 Good morning, no this wasn't my post but thank you for posting this because it has some product info
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 7:51am 03.07.23 Close to batteries but out of the way of corrosive fumes. Without knowing which MPPT hard to advis
Engine oil drain hose adapter (1) jonelli at 7:38am 03.07.23 When I replaced my motor mounts, I used the two picking eyes on the top of the engine to lift the e
MPPT controller location Maine Sail at 7:32am 03.07.23 Close to batteries but out of the way of corrosive fumes. Without knowing which MPPT hard to advise
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 Wyo George at 7:28am 03.07.23
gooseneck tack hook Scott T-Bird at 7:24am 03.07.23 Usually there are holes on a flange at the topside of the gooseneck. Usually a shackle secures the
Chainplates LakeShark at 7:18am 03.07.23 @kclancy the bend occurs when raising the mast because someone forgot to check the turnbuckles durin
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps dlochner at 7:12am 03.07.23 A photo would help. Centerboard/swing keel boats often have a gasket running along both sides of th
Engine control panel modification (1) Scott T-Bird at 7:12am 03.07.23 Replacing the rim is the crux of the problem ... first off, it's been butchered and the biggest prob
MPPT controller location dlochner at 7:05am 03.07.23 I will be installing the MC4 connector fuses right after the solar panel. Fuses always go close t
Knock off that racket! JBP-PA at 7:04am 03.07.23 A previous owner of my boat used pool noodles. They were horrible to remove. Despite being inside
Engine oil drain hose adapter Hayden Watson at 7:02am 03.07.23 Not exactly that easy. Open end wrenches fit, couldn't get a full socket ratchet in there, the kee
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 7:02am 03.07.23 I ran into him yesterday, and he says he does not have any experience with anything other than SS c
gooseneck tack hook dlochner at 6:56am 03.07.23 Welcome to SBO. The hooks on a gooseneck are usually for a reef point. Can you post a photo of t
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:53am 03.07.23 I've done a fair bit (OK, an unreasonable amount) of thinking about this; considering synthetic for

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