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Hunter 420 windlass replacement Persy at 1:04pm 06.03.15 Big Boats 11/2831 I have a 2001 Hunter 420. The windlass has started acting very sluggishly (is that a word?). I o
Black Water Holding Tank hodge3000 at 1:00pm 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1559 How much Black Water does the average person produce in a day? (Not drinking too much beer or wine)
Thru Bolt Sealant JamesG161 at 12:39pm 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1439 My life rail stanchions are bolted thru the Fiberglas (FRP) deck. I noticed "Docking Helpers" grab
old style West Marine Go-Anywhere seats Carolyn M at 12:22pm 06.03.15 Parts Search 13/4062 I'd really like to find 2 of these, the new ones are HORRID. Can anyone help? Thanks ~ Carolyn
Yanmar YSE wiring (2) MarkVatcher at 12:11pm 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2031 I've got an old PaceShip PY26 with a Yanmar YSE12 that i bought late in the season last year as an e
Exterior window frames for 86 hunter31. aliebnick at 10:57am 06.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/759 I am looking for manufacturer suggestions for the white exterior frame only. Hunterowners owners onl
communicating coordinates dlewis812 at 10:50am 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1125 what is the correct way to communicate lat/long coordinates? realized recently when contacting the C
O'Day 222 Extra rigging line... rjenglan at 10:47am 06.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1132 In setting up the mast on my 222, I have what seems to be an extra line from the mast head leading a
New (to me) Catalina 250 MkII (1) gosenbach at 10:23am 06.03.15 Smaller Boats 11/4514 I just purchased a nice 2009 Catalina 250 MkII, which is now the first sailboat I have ever owned (y
Boat Lift Modification to support stub keel sailboat (1) Seahorse24 at 9:27am 06.03.15 Trailer Sailors 27/8147 I have been researching boat lifts and trying to determine a way to modify an existing power boat li
110v outlet Kloudkckr at 9:02am 06.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2234 One of the 110v power outlets in our 2005 Beneteau 343 shows some black residue and slight disfigure
Main Halyard Clutch Installation Macboy at 9:00am 06.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1549 We'd like to install a clutch on the deck for the main halyard so we can use both winches for the ji
Battery Box on New Style C22 Leeward Rail at 8:54am 06.03.15 Catalina 22 18/3010 Hello all, I've got a new battery box and my C22 no longer had one installed. Eventually I plan on
Lines aft to AVOID single-handing! SoundWave at 8:44am 06.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4794 During a recent cruise in the Pamlico sound, I almost lost the Admiral. We just celebrated our 25
Standing water in cabin raycraft99 at 7:36am 06.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1147 Hi! Just bought my 1985 Mac last year. For the first time i had some standing water in the cabin,
Companionway light - 2009 B37 (1) Vegas at 5:04am 06.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1289 A light is just to the port side of the companionway...see picture. I haven't figured out how to
help me please caper27 at 8:47pm 06.02.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1165 I just bought a sailboat for my 65 the birthday . I want to try something new . However , I have a b
Anyone else ever tried sailaway78 at 7:48pm 06.02.15 Ask All Sailors 34/3154 Anyone else ever tried flying a small quadcopter drone from a sailboat. I gave it a try on my recen
Short cruise sailaway78 at 6:36pm 06.02.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1030 Just back from a two week plus cruise over to the Tampa area from New Orleans on a friends H36. W
Catalina 27 Hull/Deck joint leak Kopite at 6:21pm 06.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/4506 Hi, My 1984 boat has a leak at the joint, near midship on the starboard side. Water show

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Let's Talk About Power sesmith at 6:33pm 09.19.23 Concerning Victron, you really can't go wrong with the brand. I've used Victron solar controllers o
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker DaveJ at 6:26pm 09.19.23
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 6:03pm 09.19.23 Thank you for the clarification. Where did you connect the controller cables? directly on the servi
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 5:48pm 09.19.23 current is sent to the battery through the battery Can you please clarify ?
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:44pm 09.19.23 If #6 wire, then a 60A breaker is acceptable. I'm confused. If the existing wire was a #4 wire,
Maine 2023-Wind Song jon hansen at 5:34pm 09.19.23 wonderful old boats with crisp sails, as it should be.
Maine 2023-Wind Song jon hansen at 5:30pm 09.19.23 looking great. the ride on an Alden caravelle 42 is magical. a truly great sailing machine. thank
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 4:58pm 09.19.23 For me the real scary point was when I was single handing in a regatta and tied my sheet to windwar
Alternator output to..... heritage at 4:51pm 09.19.23 Is there a larger wire going from the alternator to the starter? If so, then the alternator current
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 4:35pm 09.19.23 Romoving the existing will likely cause some things to stop working. Yes, it will instantly destr
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Tally Ho at 4:09pm 09.19.23
Maine 2023-Wind Song Tally Ho at 4:07pm 09.19.23
Cal 25 MKII question Tally Ho at 4:01pm 09.19.23 I am the new owner of a 1978 Cal 25 MK II. I am seeking any information those familiar with this bo
Raritan PHII long term review Tally Ho at 3:52pm 09.19.23 @jssailem Here you go. Household size seat with slow close. We have one on our Raritan Sea Era QC e
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 3:19pm 09.19.23 It's probably a 10ga wire that goes into the panel. I just may have to open the panel to sort this
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 Michael Davis at 3:14pm 09.19.23 Another great video Terry! Good to see @ Stu Jackson again too, if only in a video.
Let's Talk About Power Scott T-Bird at 2:14pm 09.19.23 Hi Mike, I have a few suggestions that I hope you find useful. You are fortunate in that you are s
Cal 25 MKII question rgranger at 1:52pm 09.19.23 Actually I think I gave you the MK I Here is the MK II (I think) https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat
Cal 25 MKII question rgranger at 1:50pm 09.19.23 Not to be too much of a smart ass (okay baybe a little:ass: ) but... I think the keel would tell you
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 1:48pm 09.19.23 Hahha, I had the original mainsheet set up on my V25. I used to run the sheeting under the stern cl

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