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Insanity or genious? futuristictech at 6:14am 02.23.15 Sails Call Lounge 24/7603 I love the lines in a sailboat but my ignorance and laziness about sailing cut the mast and keel to
Is Your Battery Monitor is Accurate..? Maine Sail at 6:01am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 26/2882 This one has been on my mind for a very long time, and folks have been after me, but I just needed s
220V AC Breaker Panel Spares ttqmat at 1:08am 02.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/699
CC36 deck hatch hardware JimF at 11:42pm 02.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1570 I have two deck hatches have flush mounted locking clasps. The originals were black aluminum, have
mast rig for spinnaker njlarry at 9:30pm 02.22.15 Bigger Boats 4/918 Our 34 came with an asymmetric spinnaker but doubt the prior owner ever used it. I would like to fly
Anchor recommendations. BeneDuke at 7:44pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2095 We are preparing for a month long cruise to Labrador this summer as my wife has been offered an arti
272 LE Exterior Wood Trim DeltaBreeze at 7:19pm 02.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/725 I have removed all hardware and wood trim and am replacing as needed and rebedding. I am curious if
The Dogs of SBO: Chica (3) Phil Herring at 6:40pm 02.22.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/1744 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Location of Elec Generator Panel smokey73 at 6:30pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1195 Getting ready to finally install my electrical generator in the starboard lazarette. I have a 30 fo
Galvanic Isolator wire size smokey73 at 6:18pm 02.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1560 Doing some upgrades and will be shortly installing a ProMariner FS30Amp ProSafe galvanic isolator.
Emergency battery charging Brahmany at 4:45pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1341 Hi All, One of my sailing buddies has a xantrex truecharge 40 which has suddenly gone dea
Autopilot issue redunculous at 4:44pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1239 Did a major re-wire of my cockpit today and discovered that after my 'tinkering' my autopilot doesn'
vhf cable Apex at 3:46pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 2/779 Since I am working on the masthead, I am looking to replace the old antenna. It is currently bent w
window rebed Monty VM at 3:22pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 21/5954 One of the large window that run along side the Salon on our boat has started to pull away from the
Issue with yanmar 3gm30f Ed D at 2:58pm 02.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/2103 When I increase the RPM to 2600 t02800 the motor runs fine for about 5 minutes than it sounds like i
Can anyone identify this (1) redunculous at 2:49pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 6/1340 This is attached to my bilge pump switch on the panel but the other end is attached to nothing... B
Damp Water Heater Flooring (2) SteveB at 2:31pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 3/728 Pulled the water heater. While flooring was slightly damp near flanges, evidence of water leaks (see
boosting pressure at stern shower? eianm at 1:56pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 9/1369 I have a 1991 H42- the run to the stern shower is so long, that water pressure at the stern shower h
Waxy buildup (4) SteveB at 1:35pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 2/696 On a mission to rid interior of moisture. While prepping for false bilge removal noticed slight damp
Need hunter 376 genset install photos cahenesy at 12:16pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 5/1462 Hello all, I have a Hunter 376 that I am thinking of adding a genset to. I'm trying to find some

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Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Stu Jackson at 7:43am 07.04.23 I hate to see people spend hard earned money foolishly. Batteries seem to be one area where this oc
Roller furling: where do I start? Tally Ho at 7:34am 07.04.23
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Tally Ho at 7:29am 07.04.23 Great write up. Lubrication seems like a quick fix. I wonder if it will affect the function of the
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Syversens at 7:23am 07.04.23 Thanks for the responses. Your solutions seem to be working for you and your sailing style. While
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? patbratton at 7:22am 07.04.23 I learned to sail at YMCA Camp Lakewood, Potosi, Missouri. I started on a small pram and moved up t
Engineering Issues jssailem at 7:15am 07.04.23 Spoken like a true Pirate of the Caribbean...
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:12am 07.04.23 Something similar occurred when we grounded on a rock many years ago when we owned a winged keel boa
Engineering Issues BigEasy at 6:44am 07.04.23 Thats why I stay off of thrill rides & deep submersible watercraft.:yikes:
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? (2) jssailem at 6:27am 07.04.23 While the focus of responding ideas has been light weight plastic boats there are a few wooden desig
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything (1) jssailem at 6:16am 07.04.23 Great write up. Lubrication seems like a quick fix. I wonder if it will affect the function of the
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 kappykaplan at 6:06am 07.04.23 Read the thread by @JamesG161 on his keel repair after Zeta hit Mississippi OCT 2020. :plus:
Fuel (In)Efficiency dmax at 6:05am 07.04.23 If it's a Universal M-25 or m-25XP (3 cylinder), it is generally about 1/2 gallon per hour, which ji
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery dlochner at 6:03am 07.04.23 It just depends on why one decides to replace their Lead acid batteries. In my case, 3 years ago,
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (3) Claude L.-Auger at 6:02am 07.04.23 I don't have an access port there, and it's not obvious to me how to remove that bulkhead (see phot
Roller furling: where do I start? xavpil at 6:00am 07.04.23 There is more to a furler than just the furler. Most likely you will also have to make an adjustme
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 jssailem at 5:56am 07.04.23 Read the thread by @JamesG161 on his keel repair after Zeta hit Mississippi OCT 2020. https://forums
Catalina 270 Rub Rail jssailem at 5:47am 07.04.23 Have you tried shopping here on this site? https://shop.catalinaowners.com/search.php
Engineering Issues jssailem at 5:41am 07.04.23 Ah Dave. Another Roller Coaster aficionado. The rush. The thrill. Ahhhh. Events like this definitel
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 wnischt at 5:35am 07.04.23 It may come to that.
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 dlochner at 5:32am 07.04.23 Shipping a keel to Hamilton Ont and back is expensive. Get out the chainsaw and fairing compound. ;

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