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S2 9.2A Instrument Panel (1) palermorw at 1:55pm 12.24.23 S2 2/1291 Engine was replaced with a Yanmar 2YM15 by a previous owner. When I turn the power on the warning li
Safety Mindset tailboom at 7:27am 12.24.23 Catalina 22 2/712
Santa's Gifts 2023 JamesG161 at 7:17am 12.24.23 Sails Call Lounge 21/2954 What is Santa bringing for your family or your boat this year? For us, 10 new through hull valves,
OpenCPN on HP laptop - all instruments and transducers-How? Help? YankeeViking at 1:59pm 12.23.23 Ask All Sailors 1/795 Hello, I have a 1988 Precision 23 I would like to connect all the instrument transducers: depth/temp
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. (1) Claude L.-Auger at 1:59pm 12.23.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1013 To all my special HOW friends, This word to say thank you for your generosity in sharing thoughts a
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Radiance at 4:44am 12.23.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1800 Hi I have a 2005 Beneteau 343. I'm a little confused about the location that the anode cap on the pr
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 (1) YankeeViking at 4:32am 12.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1361 Hello, I am considering purchasing a 1988 P-23. Upon my initial inspection of the vessel I noticed t
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what (3) Brentcan at 5:45pm 12.22.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1601 222143222143
Christmas cruise 2023 (2) Gene Neill at 4:43pm 12.22.23 Catalina 22 20/2708 We towed Daydream six hours and launched yesterday late afternoon. We motored a couple miles to a c
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions ChrisHunter at 8:45am 12.22.23 Mid-Size Boats 15/2829 I have a 92 Hunter 30-2 with a Yanmar 2GM20F engine. On a yearly basis, I change the oil, oil filte
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass (1) kenvail at 7:29am 12.22.23 Big Boats 9/2160 One winter project this year is to install a maintenance kit I purchased from P2 Marine. This kit re
What's the purpose for these slots? (2) Justin_NSA at 3:26pm 12.21.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1614 I was opening up the cockpit sole panel to unbolt the rudder. The space below the panel is full of l
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning Nachismo at 8:54pm 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 14/3652 I tried to be a good person by applying Eco bottom paint. It fouled in about 16 months. Divers w
Considering a move to Lake Lanier/Atlanta area mpgazelle at 6:33pm 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 1/369 I am considering a move to the Sandy Springs/Atlanta Country club area. I'm a "casual"/day sailor (n
Wood light/wiring mounts (2) tailboom at 2:17pm 12.20.23 Catalina 22 12/1436 Appreciate everyone's patience as I work to restore my new '84. Todays question reference wood mou
2005 H36 freshwater distribution manifold SDS3 Sailors at 1:43pm 12.20.23 Big Boats 1/448 A few months ago I discovered that my 2005 Hunter 36 did not have a fresh water distribution manifol
Fresh water distribution manifold assembly and installation SDS3 Sailors at 1:41pm 12.20.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/787 A few months ago I discovered that my 2005 Hunter 36 did not have a fresh water distribution manifol
H41 DS access to starboard jib block (1) Nachismo at 11:17am 12.20.23 Big Boats 4/527 Could someone post a pic and/or description re accessing the starboard jib sheet block to re-bed/sto
Datamarine wind instrument question (1) bookmd at 7:48am 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 1/674 This is the wind instrument I have on the boat...it works fine, but the LCD is getting dim/difficult
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 3:11pm 12.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/3047 We are helping someone who is new to sailing who just purchased a Hunter 340. He just received a ne

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Terminal connectors dlochner at 10:18am 08.07.25 I was asking about the fasteners , not the connectors . I've tried a variety of different types me
Boom tents to keep deck clean (1) Foswick at 10:01am 08.07.25 Ah ... I see what you need ...
Terminal connectors Timm R Oday25 at 9:56am 08.07.25 I was asking about the fasteners , not the connectors . I've tried a variety of different types met
Raymarine ST6002 Locks up boatbrain at 9:44am 08.07.25 thanks for the idea! I'll take a look and see what shakes out!
Can anyone help me with this control panel guage Issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 08.07.25 The gauge you show is the water temp gauge as the scale is not linear. Oil gauges are linear. Here
Boom tents to keep deck clean Project_Mayhem at 9:22am 08.07.25 I don't know what kind of birds you have but, no, it won't deter them. When I think of birds, wher
Terminal connectors dlochner at 9:18am 08.07.25 What are you folks using as fasteners ? I prefer 3m or Molex connectors. Waytek Wire sells them.
Terminal connectors dlochner at 9:15am 08.07.25 Is there a statement on the box that it is made out of stainless steel? It should definitely not
Terminal connectors BigEasy at 9:06am 08.07.25 Usually use Anchor connectors (West Marine) or generic connectors from . Gregsmarinewiresupply.com
Boom tents to keep deck clean dmax at 8:59am 08.07.25 "When I think of birds, where our boat is, the issue is just the random fly-by pooping. It's a small
Boom tents to keep deck clean dmax at 8:53am 08.07.25 "Does anyone know if it will deter birds? " Depends on where the birds hangout - if at the top of t
Boom tents to keep deck clean Foswick at 8:53am 08.07.25 I don't know what kind of birds you have but, no, it won't deter them. When I think of birds, where
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok RussC at 8:52am 08.07.25
3d printing for boats. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:36am 08.07.25 I have come up with a rev-2 design that will give better control. Now I need to test them out to mak
Re Route mainsail halyard to cockpit Project_Mayhem at 8:30am 08.07.25 Posting pictures will get you more replies. There aren't a ton of O28 owners
Re Route mainsail halyard to cockpit hozpypr at 8:28am 08.07.25 Thanks, the 28 is a keel stepped mast so the plate is a no go. Also on the later 28's the traveler w
Terminal connectors BAD ORCA at 8:19am 08.07.25 What are you folks using as fasteners ? Waytek/3M
Better Lifeline Gate Design? (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:17am 08.07.25 I've always envisioned something like this so you only have to move one object instead of two lines.
Mast crack hunter 23 Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 08.07.25 I'm no fabricator or rigger but I believe a skilled fabricator could fix this and overbuild it a bit
Mast crack hunter 23 CrispyCringle at 8:06am 08.07.25 Thats a tough one. It looks to me like the piece broke out from a stress fracture. Id be willing to

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