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Fun and games with a wing keel first 235 (2) Jackdaw at 7:52am 10.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/6168 A friends wing keel First 235, taking to ground. Says he does it all the time. Maybe so, but I'm gue
Need help with dimensions for a rudder-1981 27' shole draft hunter sailboat Megan27Hunter1981 at 6:32am 10.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/959 Hi I am a new member. I am new to all things sailing. Learning as I go. I just acquired my first Hu
The end is near (1) Jackdaw at 10:42pm 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 24/1529 Not Bayfield, but Marquette Harbor on Lake Superior got snow over the weekend. https://scontent-ord
Fusing house and starter battery banks capta at 9:51pm 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 2/378 Off hand does anyone know the PERKINS 4-236 starter motor amperage draw for fusing the starter batte
Dual bilge pumps atwhite2 at 7:07pm 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 26/8358 Just a theoretical question... When I purchased my Tartan 30, the bilge pump did not work, the shor
Sailing to anchor: who does it? Kings Gambit at 6:48pm 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1228 So, my wife and I with two sailing buddies from FL were sailing to Cabrillo Beach anchorage, a 6-n.m
79 l25 berth idea (2) Steve22116 at 6:17pm 10.19.15 Lancer 1/1518 I'm working on a concept to change the forward berth as the Commodore doesn't like the existing "dou
New oday 19 owner (1) Brett C at 5:49pm 10.19.15 Day Sailers 28/10183 Thought I would introduce myself. I bought an O'Day 19 (not mariner) over the summer. It is my first
How/where to get fix for lightly mangled bottom of mast on venture 22 ? Hockeyfool at 4:54pm 10.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1741 I'm about to tackle a repair for a mast that was dropped on the deck by a numbskull( not me ) where
Topping lift or boomkicker mrudman850 at 2:32pm 10.19.15 Catalina 22 7/2191 As was suggested on an earlier post, the Boomkicker from my Buccaneer 180 is unlikely to support the
Portable vhf recommendations Lodi47 at 2:29pm 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 20/1429 Anyone have any thoughts they would like to share on floatable VHF radios. I'm giving my wife my Chr
Loose aft lower shroud Celtic_Wind at 12:52pm 10.19.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3524 We're fairly new to sailing and had an interesting, and concerning situation last Friday. We own a
New garmin 741sx chartplotter connecting to a raymarine st4000 ah Damifudo at 11:50am 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/5073 I am installing a new Garmin 741SX and would like to connect it to the Raymarine ST4000 auto helm.
Sugar scoop for hunter 34 h34 at 11:41am 10.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/4617 I am looking to add a sugar scoop for a hunter 34. I have seen pictures on the forum for them but I
Steaming light AUDIS BROW at 11:18am 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1076 I am a new sailboat owner......The CG aux came aboard to do a standard safety check, which I welcome
Replacing renault with yanmar-shifter/throttle now backwards Steve R at 8:59am 10.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/887 I just purchased a 1980 Hunter 27. The original Renault Diesel is shot and I am replacing it with a
Introductions of a sort rgranger at 7:47am 10.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/457 Hello Hunter Owners: I just put my Balboa 26 up for sale because I purchased a 1995 Hunter 26 this
Thetford 550p porta potti Gene Neill at 7:16am 10.19.15 Ask All Sailors 44/6645 I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on one of these. It will be the self contained, non-MSD model,
New owner looking for some help Peter Olsen at 7:04am 10.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/553 Just bought an 1986 28.5 and would like to meet an experienced owner to review, I'm located in North
3gm30f heat exchanger stuck! PGIJon at 5:49am 10.19.15 Big Boats 20/5044 My engine began overheating this weekend. This morning as part of my detective work I decided to beg

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VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (1) Brians Mast at 8:07pm 02.24.23 David and Fox, Many thanks for this input. I've put in my order for the VDO Multifunction Display
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners akulsp at 7:45pm 02.24.23 I wouldn't go over 10 hp, an 8 would probably be more than enough in most cases. Weight and hp are
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:34pm 02.24.23 Patting my Adiabatic fat tummy. :facepalm: That's gross. This isn't you, is it ? upply of calori
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:26pm 02.24.23 Notice the guy is concerned for the officer's safety, but not to the point that he wears his mask c
Another anchor (rode) thread Captain Larry-DH at 7:25pm 02.24.23
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 02.24.23 With more than 100% improvement possible based on R Diesels calculations within the Carnot Cycle, f
Amenagement de la cabine avant en soute pour vie a bord (2) rgranger at 7:21pm 02.24.23 Small storage bins would be how I would go about it.
Another anchor (rode) thread Terry Cox at 7:18pm 02.24.23 Hi Mark. Have had for years 50' of chain and 150' of three strand, plus another set of the same for
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 6:36pm 02.24.23 Important tip... The Rudder Tube keeps your boat from flooding. If you need more explanation, PM m
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 5:51pm 02.24.23 Hey, I Also thought about that. but no other serious. thanks for replying
A lesson on winches (1) pclarksurf at 5:49pm 02.24.23 Totally get it-- had the exact same challenge when I got my original from the PO. I had to decide:
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 seadaddler at 5:49pm 02.24.23 I am thinking maybe that boat had a very bad grounding and the rudder was also damaged. I purchased
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners dlochner at 5:33pm 02.24.23 I wouldn't go over 10 hp, an 8 would probably be more than enough in most cases. Weight and hp are
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail Kings Gambit at 5:27pm 02.24.23 You can usually find lots of Schaefer fiddle blocks and assorted hardware around in marine chandleri
Another anchor (rode) thread dlochner at 5:22pm 02.24.23 Read the manual for the windlass. Some windlasses advise against 8 plait. If the windlass has a caps
Oday 23-2 mast lights (2) twodzusfittings at 5:17pm 02.24.23 Not sure if the light configuration and units for a 23-2 has the same as my 30, but I changed out a
Another anchor (rode) thread Kings Gambit at 5:03pm 02.24.23
Where to look for Replacement Trailers Gene Neill at 4:52pm 02.24.23 Anyone have any recommendations for builders on the west coast? Just in case @Gene Neill decides he
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 4:02pm 02.24.23 Access cut and clean with a mechanical wire brush. starting to bond it back with Epoxy and thickener
Another anchor (rode) thread jssailem at 2:59pm 02.24.23 Mark. I have 105' of chain and 250' 8 plaitt nylon rode. The 8plaitt was selected based on the smoot

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