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How do you rig your boom vang? stvnm at 10:17am 10.25.15 Smaller Boats 8/3190 Hi fellows, Does anyone have pics or a reference on the correct/best way to rig the boom vang on a H
Zeehag survived hurricane Patricia Stu Jackson at 10:02am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2379 From a post just this morning on cruisersforum, thought you'd like to know: It's been a scary past
Whisker pole (1) bawlmer at 9:51am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4288 Fellow sailors. I went to the boat show and saw a whisker pole at a great price so I bought it. I fi
Prayers and thoughts for a missing sailor... Henry Scurlock at 9:01am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1487 The missing, and sadly presumed drowned, sailor is a friend from church. Tom just returned to sailin
Throttle/gear change Padrone at 7:58pm 10.24.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3366 Has anyone moved the throttle and gear lever on a Catalina 30 1983 TR? how do the levers dis-assembl
The end is not near. (1) Skipper at 7:09pm 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1148 Endless summer
Pls recommend anti-siphon/vented loop for 3gm30f PGIJon at 4:55pm 10.24.15 Big Boats 10/1573 I need to replace the raw water exhaust anti-siphon/vented loop valve. I seen a few out there by Ja
Recommendation for marine window specialist puget sound area matts997 at 2:36pm 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 2/498 My Hunter 280 needs all Plexiglas windows to be reset and re-sealed or replaced all together. Don't
Recommendation for marine window specialist puget sound area matts997 at 2:32pm 10.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/349 My Hunter 280 needs all Plexiglas windows to be reset and re-sealed or replaced all together. Don't
Question about new posts for the Saturday brain trust Phil Herring at 11:58am 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 9/154 Since everyone is in a meta-debugging mood today... I wonder if it would make sense to put a big "n
Heat exchangers- when to replace? Rodd at 11:42am 10.24.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/976 Thinking about heat exchanger replacment this winter. I have 3 on a Westerbeke 58, oil, transmissio
With new format of site, what size of photo file can be uploaded? centerline at 9:56am 10.24.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/789 I have tried uploading a couple of photos, but the popup box says they are too large to be processed
Autopilot linear actuator on hunter 356 Neil Spooner at 7:41am 10.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/5588 Hi Guys/Girls, I have just purchased a 2003 Hunter Legend 356 to which I wish to fit an autopilot. T
Turning block mounting toggle BigEasy at 7:29am 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1184 I recently purchased some Lewmar 72mm blocks to use as turning blocks at the base of my mast for the
Beneteau 323 rudder damage & removal Orion B323 at 6:53am 10.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2738 Hi.....our boat is lifted out every fall for the winter. This past spring, I noticed a series of ho
Nsr but if your a gearhead sailaway78 at 8:33pm 10.23.15 Ask All Sailors 1/348 This is just amazing. Not so much he is capable, but the time and patience required. http://www.
Hunter 376 plastic sail slides Diablito at 6:29pm 10.23.15 Big Boats 7/809 Greetings all, I have a 1997 Hunter 376. I purchased her in July of 2014 and renamed and documented
Any plans for https? Davidasailor26 at 5:08pm 10.23.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/525 I heard a story today that Firefox may begin giving warnings when users visit sites that prompt for
Unsteping the mast NavySailorII at 4:15pm 10.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/626 I am the new owner of a 1988 Hunter 26.5 with shoal keel. I would very much like to know the correc
Winch removal Zoom767 at 2:32pm 10.23.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2571 Good Day Everyone, I'm servicing all of my winches this year and one pair are Harken 16st's. A poo

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Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 3:35pm 12.01.23 Very grateful for all the expertise here! And I appreciate the confirmation that 8 awg for my 30 amp
Shaft Diameter, T3800 jviss at 3:24pm 12.01.23 Wow, there aren't a lot of threads in this forum, and one is called "T3800 Prop Shaft Diameter? Not
How to winterize macerator pump jssailem at 3:04pm 12.01.23 You should suck the waste, rinse, and suck the waste out before you add any thing to the system. If
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? jssailem at 2:59pm 12.01.23
Catalina 310 battery wiring question obxjeff at 2:54pm 12.01.23 8d agm's have around 240amp hours, but around 1400 cranking amps, not the same thing at all. For a
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites vcirelli at 2:53pm 12.01.23 All Beneteau's are solid glass below water line ,and some models above and all have solid glass str
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 2:46pm 12.01.23 Great suggestions! Thanks. I've bought something for my RV from Peter Kennedy so that is a great ide
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 2:29pm 12.01.23 Those look like 2/0 or 00 cables which would be an appropriate size for a largish DC system. Now,
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites Mechone at 2:05pm 12.01.23 All Beneteau's are solid glass below water line ,and some models above and all have solid glass stri
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (3) Monheganlover at 1:57pm 12.01.23 You haven't lost the thread. I have been confusing you I think. I am just trying to understand how I
How to winterize macerator pump dlochner at 1:19pm 12.01.23 That's how I would do it if I had a macerator. I assume you have pumped out first, so the amount of
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Mikem at 1:12pm 12.01.23 I have one for my 466, 150 sq ft. I bent it on once just so I knew how to do it. I'd rather have t
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 1:10pm 12.01.23 Thanks, Do you find that primes the main pump so you can withdraw the aquarium pump? Also. don't yo
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 1:09pm 12.01.23 nothing wrong with the sensor ground to the engine and negative system
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 12.01.23 The main battery wires are all new in the last couple of years since an upgrade after I bought the
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 12:47pm 12.01.23 It is probably not a true conduit. It is just an open space between the hull liner and the hull. Try
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High Ralph Johnstone at 12:46pm 12.01.23 Maybe the gauge range is, and has been, wrong. The reading on the gauge has always been high real
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:38pm 12.01.23 dlochner So, you can usually see your fish tape through the access hole then I guess and, somehow, r
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 12:34pm 12.01.23 Obviously if the wire is too big for the hole, it won't go through. For the first run I use a fish t
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:34pm 12.01.23 Ralph, no. The main battery wires are all new in the last couple of years since an upgrade after I b

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