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Battery's in bed sailnewbie at 7:19pm 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 14/853 Ok, so I'm a mechanic for 20+ years and have seen battery's leak and even blow up twice(due to overc
Congrats to LakeMurraySailor (1) Kermit at 7:09pm 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/516 Congratulations to @LakeMurraySailor for taking 2nd place in the Catalina 22 Silver Fleet at the ina
Raw water supply strainer for 1979 H30 Robert1224 at 7:06pm 03.29.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/975 Ahoy, I have to replace my current raw water thru-hull which is a strainer type. The reason for the
Removing Genoa tracks ppm411 at 5:43pm 03.29.16 Catalina 22 1/1135 I want to remove my Genoa tracks so I can refinish the deck. It seems impossible to get to the nuts
Why You Should Inspect Your Foam Air Filter Element (3) Dan_Y at 5:11pm 03.29.16 Engines and Propulsion 39/8506 Just as a word of caution, I found this hole eroded through the foam air filter element when winteri
1981 hunter 22 bilge Flakeypuff at 4:48pm 03.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/867 We are working on fixing up our 1981 hunter 22 and have discovered an issue with the bilge. The bo
What's this? (1) borovans at 4:12pm 03.29.16 Day Sailers 18/2301 http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx110/borovans/IMG_3499.jpg I've been ignoring this, it's been
Ive got a venture 224 sjstewart at 3:50pm 03.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/590 I would like to know what the best type of cable to use on my swing keel winch . It had an oldpiec
Rudder Ideas! LakeMurraySailor at 2:05pm 03.29.16 Catalina 22 22/7692 Hi Catalina 22 Sailors, I've been thinking(dangerous territory, I know) about my rudder. I have not
Cal 21 jibsheet car location jimshipsky at 1:57pm 03.29.16 Cal 2/1200 Does anyone have experience installing longer or additional additional jib car tracks in order to pr
Where is the water coming from (4) Greengas at 9:40am 03.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/3984 I know, boats leak. Its what they do. My boat has been on its trailer and covered since October.
1989 Hunter 30 Unknown Thru-Hull (1) Southbeach Guy at 8:34am 03.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2734 Purchased boat 3/25/16. On haul out noticed thru-hull opening about half way between leading edge o
VERY special boat.. (1) Jackdaw at 7:24am 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 22/4562 On another thread we were discussing large Beneteaus, and their custom builder (CNB) came up. CNB is
Rub Rail Caulking? (1) JamesG161 at 7:17am 03.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/8633 After searching the forum for "Do's and Don't" I found a lot of variation on caulking but was main
Wet sanding/compounding gelcoat novice questions tmjb at 5:01am 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 14/4341 I am a novice to buffing and waxing (as will become apparent from my questions) so have read many ti
Hunter 310 (1997) cutlass and rudder bearing specs (2) mghunter310 at 3:59am 03.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/2686 Hi Before I pull the 310 out of the water to pull the shaft, rudder and cutlass bearing, I'd like
STERN BEARING / SHAFT LOG. (1) ELMAX at 2:04am 03.29.16 Big Boats 5/1194 I want to buy this part. Do you know a store that do international shipping? Because in this store i
Waeco CR50 issue Brahmany at 1:33am 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 2/598 Have any owners had this problem? Firstly the fridge freezes and keeps the cabinet cold just fine.
Getting rid of a deadbeat diver Levin at 8:14pm 03.28.16 Ask All Sailors 13/455 Hello all... So I've got a strange question. A few months back I posted about a bad diving service
Ablative bottom paint with biolux/Irgarol? Any thoughts? Ericnorm at 8:12pm 03.28.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2866 We're thinking about painting our new (to us) sailboat ourselves. With the numerous types out there

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Thanksgiving Cruise MikeHoncho at 9:15pm 11.19.23
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 mermike at 8:30pm 11.19.23 There's a company called Bobil Vans in the UK that makes a hydronic heater attachment for an air die
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 Tabare at 7:11pm 11.19.23
Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 Tally Ho at 6:50pm 11.19.23 I dont have a Bene, but I have just gone through the process of sizing a MaxProp. If you submit yo
Possible Mod Question JohnK Austin TX at 6:35pm 11.19.23 Hi John, I have been sailing and racing my C275 for 7 years and here are my thoughts: 1. The boat
Best place to sell a boat quickly? shemandr at 5:58pm 11.19.23 I agree with the clean and cheap way to a quick sale. The fact that you need a quick sale due to h
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. dlochner at 5:51pm 11.19.23 How are you going to charge this battery?
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. Rick Webb at 5:47pm 11.19.23 That's pretty cool. I'm going to have to buy batteries soon I'm going to look into those. As an asi
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:39pm 11.19.23 I can only say my complete set of drawings on my boat does not show a heater. I think that most hea
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. (2) Gene Neill at 5:28pm 11.19.23 Screen shots from the X2Power app and the Victron solar controller app. Nice to see they are within
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update RussellBeckner at 5:27pm 11.19.23 Thanks for your complement on the installation. I have been considering the Mantus anchor guard. I t
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. (1) Gene Neill at 5:20pm 11.19.23 Seems to be working ...
Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 Wojtus at 5:00pm 11.19.23 I am thinking about upgrading the fixed prop on my 2001 westerbeke 331 to a Max-Prop feathering prop
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 4:22pm 11.19.23
Compass plexiglass got blind jssailem at 4:21pm 11.19.23 I had bad oxidation of the outside lenses on my 2008 Subaru Forester. The Lenses had a dull yellow t
Compass plexiglass got blind jssailem at 4:17pm 11.19.23 Is the damage on the outside or inside of the plexiglass cover.
Compass plexiglass got blind kappykaplan at 4:14pm 11.19.23 What brand is your compass?
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) (4) BitsPerSecond at 4:14pm 11.19.23 Fuel Tank Compartment (Circa 2020) Before reinstalling the shiny refurbished tank I needed to take
Compass plexiglass got blind Viktor Eysselein at 4:08pm 11.19.23 Thanks. Headline automotive restore did not work! Viktor
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) BitsPerSecond at 3:43pm 11.19.23 I have used the terms interchangeably too. And always used zincs even in fresh water. But now I

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