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Needs for hunter 320 Antonio Sails at 9:24am 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/537 hello everyone. I need replacement winches, replacement jib and a swim ladder. Prefer used. Suggesti
Connecting solar panels to batteries ArkadiyS at 6:48am 04.10.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1220 After searching through the forum topics, I am still unable to find the info that I am looking for.
That sinking feeling.... Warren Milberg at 6:36am 04.10.16 Ask All Sailors 21/6734 "Hello Boat US: you'll never guess what happened today...." https://www.facebook.com/boatkrazy/vid
Macgregor 25 1981 Knockin Keel patrickfarley at 8:49pm 04.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1668 I cleaned the keel 2 years ago. The keel had 4" of growth on it. I cleaned the keel, went down to
Acu-Guage Ultra 8 bertram at 7:06pm 04.09.16 Parts Search 3/937 Our 2002 Catalina 350 has a Acu-Guage Ultra 8 in it. It does not work and when you turn it on it ju
How far below water should anti cavitation / anti ventilation plate be? BurningDaylight at 6:28pm 04.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/5776 I have a 9.9 mercury 4 stroke long shaft on my sailboat, and am trying to make sure I have the corre
Atomic 4 oil filter, Catalina 27 (1) gavinbailey at 5:48pm 04.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4582 Hi, I want to change the oil in my Atomic 4 and have looked at the engine manual from Moyer Marine h
Shaft gland packing or dripless shaft seal? Ken13559 at 5:26pm 04.09.16 Ask All Sailors 20/7557 Ok I've put on my helmet and riot gears. I've shaft packing gland for last 14 years. Now I want a dr
Surprise Surprise (1) Greengas at 4:46pm 04.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1103 So I finally took the time to really look at the serial number that is on the transom of my boat. I
Transducer location on H23.5 Karyon at 3:45pm 04.09.16 Smaller Boats 4/672 I got me a new Hawkeye depth finder, I can either mound it on the stern or I can glue it on the insi
1989 Universal M 18 Oil sailors2 at 2:20pm 04.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1161 About to get involved in 1st Maintenance on my 1989 M18. 1st question concerns the oil used. I see
While replacing H34 Portlight.... (2) PGIJon at 11:14am 04.09.16 Big Boats 14/3917 I purchased 6 NFM Tri-Matrix port lights for the boat at the Miami Show. The first replacement in t
Newest project (2) Hydro Therapy at 11:02am 04.09.16 Day Sailers 4/1238 I wanted to add a tiller extension but felt that the prices were a bit high. I spun a piece of oak s
A hole in the hull for a fuel line? gitpicker2007 at 9:53am 04.09.16 Ask All Sailors 17/6626 Has anyone ever cut a small hole in the hull of the stern to run the fuel line out to the outboard?
Screwy Designs: What were those guys thinking? (3) Kings Gambit at 8:58am 04.09.16 Ask All Sailors 43/5877 I sometimes amuse myself while fixing yet again something on the boat, the construction or installat
Need Windlass for Hunter 320 Playpen2 at 7:53am 04.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/1051 Can someone recommend a windlass for a Hunter 320? Stephen Dale
Removal Sliding Mirrors cam at 7:00am 04.09.16 Catalina 310 5/1127 Hi all. Can anyone give tips on removal of the glass mirrors located in the head of a C310 ?. I thou
Polar Diagram 9.2A SoundWave at 5:30am 04.09.16 S2 4/1835 Have you ever seen a Polar Diagram for the 9.2a? I've searched, and I'm not sure one exists. If yo
Getting closer!! (1) Jammin jr at 3:34am 04.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1117 Just checked FedEx tracking and my new sails are out for delivery!!!! So to update, we have a workin
2002 Beneteau 361 Mast Step Replacement (1) onlinelee at 11:38pm 04.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1742 121604 Hi, This is my first post and wish to thank members in advance for any answers received. I a

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Weekend Login Difficulties Rick486 at 3:35am 02.27.24 Me too. But when you mess around with computers, s** happens....*
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Keel repair KCofKC at 9:59pm 02.26.24 What year is your boat? Your keel is in very sad shape. My approach would be to try and find a use
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Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint Siamese at 8:08pm 02.26.24 It depends on whether you launch it every time you sail, or whether you keep it in a slip. If you'r
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dual voltage water heater element dlochner at 7:04pm 02.26.24 Your thinking about this in a linear form. With the solar panel as the center the batteries and th
GOB Gone? Blitz at 6:58pm 02.26.24 That is a huge bummer. I've discontinued other magazines over the past few years but I always looke
Busbar Ampacity Confusion dlochner at 6:57pm 02.26.24 The studs are also quite a bit longer also on the BEP bars. I need to cut out a part of my companio
Weekend Login Difficulties dLj at 6:51pm 02.26.24 Funny thing for me was i had just made a post jokingly suggesting I needed to stop or potentially ge
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 6:34pm 02.26.24 I see that Lewmar has a newer model line VX series. Anyone have any experience with them? I am see
dual voltage water heater element jssailem at 6:27pm 02.26.24 The heater element will be powered from the excess power from the solar panels, not the batteries.
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 6:20pm 02.26.24 It:s a Rocna 10kg with 40' of 1/4" chain. Thanks. That is about 1/3 the weight of my gear with a
This could have Merit (or: look what followed me home) texasptb at 5:48pm 02.26.24 Progress report ;) Hull paint, stripe, new logo, that part is ready to go now. I did the common upg
Weekend Login Difficulties ggrizzard at 5:05pm 02.26.24 Me three. Thanks again to Phil and Dave and the cyber elves.
Lewmar V700 windlass heritage at 4:59pm 02.26.24 It:s a Rocna 10kg with 40' of 1/4" chain.
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 FastOlson at 4:52pm 02.26.24 Given the parts premium $ for Volvo, I would suggest you change to a new Betamarine. I did that chan
Busbar Ampacity Confusion heritage at 4:49pm 02.26.24 This might be an ignorant question (not my first ;) ) but isn't 400 amps a LOT:yikes: The typical
GOB Gone? FastOlson at 4:46pm 02.26.24 I got that email today, too. A huge loss. :frown: My last two "real" sailing and DIY boating magazi

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