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H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? labrmnus at 4:26pm 09.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/461 Have started buying H260. Seems old and aging from Galveston moisture with wood bulging and demalim
Fresh water system pump Laid-back at 3:27pm 09.11.23 Big Boats 5/832 My current pump is a Jabsco 31750 with 3.7 gpm @ 25 psi. The closest replacement seems to be the Jab
Mast up winter storage Sailor Sue at 12:56pm 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1917 For the first time in 40 years we're considering storing a boat - a J/32 on an 8 pad cradle - with t
Dickinson Newport P12000 install in 2004 Hunter 44DS HarryvdMeer at 10:58am 09.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/546 I am considering installing the Dickinson Newport P12000 in my 2004 Hunter 44DS. The install seems
Screw Terminals and Ferrules jviss at 8:28am 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 6/678 I never really liked screw terminals, but they are ubiquitous, and useful. To address them I've don
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 8:18am 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1345 These have always been kind of expensive, but I see what I think is a breakthrough, or collapse, I s
Fuel Tank Replacement mikeracca at 8:01am 09.11.23 Big Boats 13/2231
1 mile from inlet and 3 knots of drift VS 8 miles from inlet and no drift though has worse bottom fouling. Qomomoko at 5:51am 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/442 Hello. I am making great learning from using ACTIVECAPTAIN, WATERGUIDE and NAVIONICS but it is time
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO patbratton at 3:54am 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1604 When you order a new mainsail, does the provider automatically put the boat model logo on the sail?
bilge water Tom Fritz at 3:12am 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 10/806 Helping a disabled friend that needs to sell his 1989 Hunter 30. The boat is taking on a fair amount
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole RobertLangdirect at 8:59pm 09.10.23 Ask All Sailors 2/388 Brand? Well, it was original to my Pearson P-31. I need the internal spring-loaded pins, or a diag
Questions about the Seaward 25 and 26rk AaronD at 7:46pm 09.10.23 Seaward 0/1484 Some shopping questions (well, realistically, just slightly above dreaming questions). Likely these
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? (1) Brinky63 at 6:48pm 09.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/624 i'm placing my cabin panels back into our Hunter 306 and was wondering if anyone can tell me what ty
Galley Foot Pumps: What's what? ianw58 at 6:25pm 09.10.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/673 There are two foot pumps in the galley in the boat we are working at buying (Currently "Jammin'", Hu
Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford (2) jviss at 2:47pm 09.10.23 Ask All Sailors 3/513 Berthed here for a bit. Nice ship! 8
How about an Electronics forum? jviss at 2:25pm 09.10.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/1551 I think an electronics forum would be great. Everything from sailing instruments to chart plotters
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 9:52am 09.10.23 Bigger Boats 54/6240 Can a Vetus Waterlock Muffler fill with engine exhaust debris (Soot/Oil/Crap) and cause the engine t
Water Tank Capacity on 2007 44DS Upwind at 9:43am 09.10.23 Big Boats 4/773 I purchased a used 44DS early in 2023. I wondered about the individual capacity of each of the three
Invest 97L --> Hurricane Nigel (1) JamesG161 at 6:20am 09.10.23 Weather and Forecasting 2/938 Yet another Tropical Wave off Africa.:facepalm:
Push Button Starter Testing Nichole340 at 5:57am 09.10.23 Ask All Sailors 23/2453 How do I test the Push Button Starter Switch on my instrument panel? I went to my boat yesterday an

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Which halyard to use extra sheave for? Project_Mayhem at 2:11pm 04.16.25 I think you have all the advice you need. But I can't help myself! I have a MK III. The starboar
Propellor missing help dlochner at 2:07pm 04.16.25 As dlochner said ''Props don't fall off for no reason''. You said 3 anodes did their jobs but not f
Propellor missing help john duncan summers at 1:50pm 04.16.25 I have only had the boat for five months 381 Do not have a P Bracket the shaft comes straight out of
Lithium battery question dlochner at 1:46pm 04.16.25 If it is difficult to wire the sense wire directly to the battery, measure the difference between th
Propellor missing help Claude L.-Auger at 1:36pm 04.16.25 As dlochner said ''Props don't fall off for no reason''. You said 3 anodes did their jobs but not fo
Moisture in prop strut filler jssailem at 1:03pm 04.16.25 Rather than forcing air up into the cavity, try sucking it out.
Part 3: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! jssailem at 1:00pm 04.16.25 See the response to Part 1 of your posts. It should be a swivel block, as @JBP-PA shares.
Possible deck issue? arf145 at 12:18pm 04.16.25 If you awaken folks by dangling an interesting boat problem in front of them, it's nice if you give
Lithium battery question Bob S at 12:18pm 04.16.25 Make sure you run the sense wire directly to the batteries, and remember that the negative wire on
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! Tom J at 11:27am 04.16.25 You wouldn't necessarily have to mount the Racor in the engine compartment. My C310 had it mounted
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! jssailem at 11:25am 04.16.25 When you have raised the sail, the sail should hold the boom in place. This will give you your best
Part 2: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! jssailem at 11:23am 04.16.25 On my Montgomery 15, I did not have spreaders. The shrouds were loose, yet when the mast was raised,
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! pgandw at 11:23am 04.16.25 On your photo of the masthead, the backstay attaches to a pin on the rear of the mast crane. On my
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question kappykaplan at 11:20am 04.16.25 If i had it wrong, I assume bad things would have happened quickly - is that right? Oh, yeah!!! Y
Lithium battery question jssailem at 11:10am 04.16.25 Looking at your Vatrer battery specs: 300Ahr Vatrer Batteries Charge Voltage 14.2V-14.6V Max
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question AndyL at 11:02am 04.16.25 Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I got the polarity right, the tube has been on for a few m
Lithium battery question colemj at 10:41am 04.16.25 This is what I was looking for! Sounds like a good starting point. Charging LFP highly depends o
Leak source found in removable deck panel sailcapt340 at 10:41am 04.16.25
Lithium battery question dlochner at 10:30am 04.16.25 My windlass has an 80a breaker on it. It's factory set that it can only be used if the engine is ru
Lithium battery question Bob S at 10:12am 04.16.25 Make sure the Max Discharge rate for the LFP batteries is high enough to start the engine. Many LFP

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