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Inverter - Is This Normal? GorillaToast at 3:45pm 02.28.16 Ask All Sailors 25/2008 i just installed a Xantrex 2000w PSW inverter. It is wired direct to my 400ah house bank, which is c
Beneteau 343 Rudder Position Sensor Installation BigEasy at 3:18pm 02.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/4718 I am preparing to install a Raymarine rudder position sensor on my 343. My understanding is that s
Best day of the year so far... (1) DAVA390 at 11:46am 02.28.16 Ask All Sailors 6/641 Been a miserable winter for me.Today, 66 degrees no wind. Gettin' ready!!
Emergency Tiller handle for a 1983 Catalina 36 Dave6330 at 11:09am 02.28.16 Parts Search 1/720 New-to-us 1983 Catalina 36. Need to lay on an emergency tiller handle. Sources or photos/specs for
Roller Reefing vs. 2nd Headstay Carel3041 at 10:49am 02.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2468 My Mac 25 has a single headstay with hank-on jib or Genny. Would it be better to convert to roller
Chart plotters lee oakley at 7:58am 02.28.16 The Cherubini Hunters 12/952 I would like to hear opinions on recommended reliable chart plotters that also show the depths
Hunter 23 Jiffy Reef rigging Erictheboatman at 9:21pm 02.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2178 Hello to all my fellow boaters and let me thank you in advance for any and all information to help m
Bad to power up garmin out of water? RussC at 8:49pm 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 28/9476 I recently purchased a Garmin 43dv and love it so far, but I keep hearing about people who feel it d
WP dinghy? LeGe at 7:24pm 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 27/7004 After a long search we found what we think is the ultimate tender for us. At 10 ft LOA with reasonab
Cutting an access panel into 9.2 C Mast base for wiring connections? capcass at 4:54pm 02.27.16 S2 11/3056 Has anyone cut an access panel into the side of a 9.2C mast base to access wiring connections? I am
Hunter Sailboats Needed. Aaron Kiss at 2:21pm 02.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/728 This post has been cleared for publishing by the site owner Phil Herring. Request for 2 Hunters 40-
Stanchon mounting screws have pulled out of the fiberglass and will no longer will hold it. smoothsailing at 12:04pm 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3307 One of my Hunter 340 lifeline stanchon mounting screws have pulled out of the fiberglass and will no
Direction of shift for TMC-40 Transmission druid at 11:13am 02.27.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/3780 OK, this is driving me nuts. I'm getting a Beta 25 with TMC-40 transmission (the "standard" one), a
Catalina 22 Dinette Conversion to Berth "Trick" Stu Jackson at 9:23am 02.27.16 Catalina 22 8/10862 Years ago, when we had our 1981 Catalina 22, we read about and implemented the trick to use the dine
ponding aft of mast sailfree20770 at 9:13am 02.27.16 Big Boats 1/774 On my Hunter 376, rain water will pond just aft of the mast where the halyards run under the "windsh
Forespar Whisker Pole Available (1) Dgsteiner at 8:20am 02.27.16 S2 1/368 I have a Forespar HD 6-12 telescoping whisker pole in excellent condition available if anyone needs
Cal 9.2 lines gosling146 at 6:52am 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 3/553 Good morning: I'm an ex Cal 9.2 owner now sailing a Pearson 10M. I want to make a half model of the
Stanchion Bolt Removal (1) JamesG161 at 6:25am 02.27.16 Ask All Sailors 19/5405 I have traced a slight leak to the support stanchions that are the gate way supports (4) on both si
Stop Centerboard from 'Bouncing' in Waves on Hunter 216 Ospronah at 5:58pm 02.26.16 Smaller Boats 14/5430 Hi all, I'm relatively new to sailing, and have inherited a 216 from about 2008. I've noticed that
Looking for a used Swing Keel for a Catalina 22 Michael15721 at 1:29pm 02.26.16 Catalina 22 18/7283 Started to re-furbish the swing keel on my 1976 Catalina 22. Way overdue!!! Unfortunately, the kee

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Sails up at the dock ? (1) Tally Ho at 4:36pm 08.21.23
Alder Barbour Refrigeration baycloud at 4:32pm 08.21.23 Glad it's working. I have an AB cold machine from 1993. A few weeks ago, I noticed it wouldn't star
7.3 Gooseneck assembly replacement Tally Ho at 4:00pm 08.21.23 You could try Rig-Rite and see if they can help. They will need to know the maker of the spar. htt
Stowing Winch Handles Tally Ho at 3:56pm 08.21.23 I picked up 2 of mine at a nautical flea market. They needed a good scrubbing, but functional. Gr
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 3:48pm 08.21.23 Here I made a quick video in case anyone is interested NwdLkVghbqQ
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 3:48pm 08.21.23 I have a non working M25XP with new injectors, cylinder head and a fairly new exhaust manifold if y
Difficulty raising the main Project_Mayhem at 2:51pm 08.21.23 To make things slide freely you must not only lubricate but clean the track and slugs. If you just l
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? MikeHoncho at 2:50pm 08.21.23 It would help if the OP narrowed down his prop requirements/wishes. Currently it is open to many m
Alder Barbour Refrigeration ScottFreeRick at 2:42pm 08.21.23 I have finally got the system working. As of this moment it has been running for 5 days straight.
Stowing Winch Handles Project_Mayhem at 2:40pm 08.21.23 Many winch pockets also double as a beer can holder in a pinch :beer:
Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 kappykaplan at 1:46pm 08.21.23 And this for Storm Surge which is tricky, depending on where your boat is. This is not good for ou
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement Rick486 at 1:43pm 08.21.23 I suggest making contact with Selden and bring them on board this discussion.
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] JamesG161 at 1:09pm 08.21.23 PS: LA is nickname the Quakey City My bad, Shaky City. My brother was born in Ontario CA. I rem
Tropical Storm Gert Johann at 12:54pm 08.21.23
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] Richard19068 at 12:48pm 08.21.23 Your Fault line is well known. Jim... Oh Yeah. We have a lot of faults.
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] Richard19068 at 12:46pm 08.21.23 I found this. Very interesting (to me at least). "In fact, according to the U.S. Geological Survey
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] JamesG161 at 12:41pm 08.21.23 That would be interesting. Do you have any research that links atmospheric pressure to earthquakes?
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? vabchbrewer at 12:37pm 08.21.23 It would help if the OP narrowed down his prop requirements/wishes. Currently it is open to many m
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] Richard19068 at 12:36pm 08.21.23 True. But the Lower Atmospheric Pressure can !!! Not joking about this at all. essure to earthqu
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? vabchbrewer at 12:36pm 08.21.23 West by North was still in business as of a month ago, although they didn't respond to my last emai

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