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Water Leaks on Beneteau tby at 12:20pm 12.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1265 Any experience with water leaking near toe rails?
Dynaplate, KISS-SSB, Copper? Brian D at 12:06pm 12.15.14 SSB and Ham Operators 10/5139 What is your RF grounding composed of? Do you have a Dynaplate installed? KISS-SSB installed? 100 sq
Recutting a Jib for better visibility donvanv at 11:51am 12.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1089 I thought I saw posts on this topic in the past, but was unable to find anything using the search to
Barbecue Grills redhead78 at 11:06am 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 47/6738 Hi all Merry- xmas, i asked santa fro a grill for the boat and was looking for some input, the Magma
Ground Fault popping on Charger PGIJon at 10:34am 12.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5668 I have a Xantex 20A TrueCharge charger that is causing the Ground Fault to pop when the batteries ar
Advice on installing a solar panel RECESS at 8:14am 12.15.14 Ask All Sailors 25/3735 I have a Grape 100w panel. I need to know what I really need to install this to charge batteries. It
12v dehumidifier med2463 at 5:31am 12.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3867 Looking for 12v dehumidifier for when we store boat next summer. It must have a drain.
Sym spinaker with B & R rig? IH82BL8 at 2:29am 12.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/829 Has anyone here done this? I've seen a few Hunters with this rig and a spin pole on deck. To me, i
H31 Head Seat wufibugs at 10:19pm 12.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1103 My boat has a seat attached to the aft wall of the head that folds down over the toilet. I assume
Best Adjustable Motor Bracket for Mac 25 dwsayers at 8:42pm 12.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/899 Hello All, I'm shopping for an adjustable motor bracket for my 1983 Mac 25. This is primarily so
Looking for a Charter in Cape Coral Area Sailavie1 at 8:38pm 12.14.14 Destinations 3/1606 We are planning to visit Cape Coral Florida this winter and would like to go day sailing in a 22-26
My new to me Catalina 27 (2) Jdaniel343 at 6:40pm 12.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/3700 We purchased a nice used Catalina 27 this past weekend. Needs a bottom job pretty badly and a good
Steering wheel vinyl cover (3) Peck at 6:35pm 12.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/645 I start this today after couple hours looking good. Now I need to cover all that green with vinyl an
Boom Kicker Jdaniel343 at 6:26pm 12.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1585 Whick model boom kicker do Ineed for my Catalina 27? Should I up size or stick with the one recommen
Steering wheel wriping (4) Peck at 6:16pm 12.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1764 I start and finish today one nice project. Just want to share with my Hunter family ;)
Help with Lazy Jacks (2) Fred at 5:51pm 12.14.14 Smaller Boats 18/5216 The lazy jacks on my boat (H26) are set up as shown in the diagram and picture attached. I invariabl
I need a tutorial video on how to use a symetrical spinnaker centerline at 5:47pm 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 37/8485 neither of my first boats had spinnakers, but my 34 has one. i have no idea about how to rig it, tri
engine rebuild swank at 5:25pm 12.14.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1366 I have a m4-30 Universal. It needs a rebuild. I'm looking for a rebuild kit or a way to find where I
Bow wiring problem on Legend 37.5 (1) davjonLegend at 4:09pm 12.14.14 Big Boats 2/951 What started out as a relatively easy fix (I thought) has become a mystery. The following is fairly
O'day 23-2 winches again Ziradog at 4:08pm 12.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1153 Based on some feedback here, I am thinking of replacing my sheet winches. Currently I have Barlow 1

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New sailing toy for Christmas dLj at 9:17pm 01.02.23 Now at a glance you will be able to see how many hours before you get off the sand bar you ran upon
1984 C22. Questions and best websites bramwell at 9:16pm 01.02.23 I have an 84 C22. If your boat has the one step, cast aluminum ladder, I recommend replacing it unl
Any sailor peppers out there? dLj at 9:14pm 01.02.23 The Ulysses option.... it actually no longer exists. Sadly. Look at what covid did. I know a guy tha
New sailing toy for Christmas Rich Stidger at 8:33pm 01.02.23 Now at a glance you will be able to see how many hours before you get off the sand bar you ran upon.
Any sailor peppers out there? stickinthemud57 at 8:24pm 01.02.23 The movie "WaterWorld" come to mind See my "critique" four posts before yours...
Any sailor peppers out there? Captain Larry-DH at 8:04pm 01.02.23
Any sailor peppers out there? shemandr at 7:48pm 01.02.23
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 7:44pm 01.02.23 The following is from a Google search. The stoichometric air/fuel ratio for diesel is about 14.6:1 v
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 7:43pm 01.02.23 The decimal point is really important. .5c is 50% of the battery capacity, 5c is 500% of battery ca
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? CapefloridaLI at 7:31pm 01.02.23 What's the engine model ... Is that a 3-year old inboard or outboard engine? Hello it is Beta Ma
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 7:23pm 01.02.23 Thanks. I have two solar arrays, each with a dedicated controller, and a temperature sensor on the
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 01.02.23 Does the 35:1 ratio refer to 35 X the minimum air required for perfect combustion ? No, it is by
Catalina 30 topping lift line length captcoho at 7:16pm 01.02.23 It would depend where you take the line on the boom. Originally it comes off the block to a small cl
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? patbratton at 7:08pm 01.02.23 I think that it would be hard to beat a Hunter 260 or a 26. I settled on a Hunter 240 but she is a l
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 7:08pm 01.02.23 Thanks. I have two solar arrays, each with a dedicated controller, and a temperature sensor on the h
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Hayden Watson at 6:46pm 01.02.23 Another way to deal with low temperatures is just to not charge when it is cold which is what I do o
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters tfox2069 at 6:40pm 01.02.23 Unless it is a commercial vessel, the extinguisher must be in-date and less than 12-years old, but
Raymarine Axiom tfox2069 at 6:26pm 01.02.23
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather dlochner at 6:00pm 01.02.23 Correct. Charge acceptance rates are commonly stated as a percentage, expressed as a decimal, of th
Any sailor peppers out there? garymalmgren at 5:54pm 01.02.23 And there I was for years thinking it was, " Put a LION in a coconut"

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