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standing rigging Larrycr at 1:12pm 01.16.15 Smaller Boats 4/952 I have retired and am living in Costa Rica. It is nearly impossible to find parts for sailboats down
Can I test Solar Panels without a charge Controller JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:40pm 01.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1404 Hi Maine Sail, I went ahead and purchased some Chinese knock-off semi-flexible solar panels (I kn
Ladder for scuba Diving Lancer 30-5 Turtleman at 12:23pm 01.16.15 Lancer 1/1514 Hi: I was wondering if anyone has tried to mount a ladder for scuba diving from a Lancer 30. The coc
Main sail track Keely77 at 12:21pm 01.16.15 Big Boats 0/758 I have purchased a 1989 Hunter 37.5 legend. I am getting a leak that is dripping down from the head
Zinc Protection on Swing Keel? CloudDiver at 9:14am 01.16.15 Catalina 22 20/6255 I'm wondering what your thoughts and/or experiences are with Zinc Protection installed on your swing
Inverters - what do people use them for? holdech at 9:02am 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 73/9319 It seems that inverters are a must-have component of most people's electrical systems. They also se
Electric winch conversion syeldell at 8:38am 01.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/815 I am considering converting a Lewmar 44ST on a 2000 450 Passage to electric and wanted to determine
Battery Cable Size? Kper at 5:35am 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1234 Preparing to replace the original wiring from the batteries to the 9.9/two stroke outboard with elec
The catalina 250WB vs. Hunter H260 e714753 at 6:35pm 01.15.15 Smaller Boats 8/3078 My situation is a little different from the most people in the market for a used WB boat. Unlike mos
Move H29.5 traveler end-boom to mid-boom chitradurga at 5:22pm 01.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1804 To get space for a larger bimini, I'm considering moving the end-boom traveler on our 1995 H29.5 to
looking for a knotmeter, depth finder, and chartplotter (2) hummingbirdbassist at 4:19pm 01.15.15 Parts Search 0/1760 Anyone who has upgraded their,knotmeter,depth finder and chartplotter and have your old complete set
Keel refinishing Ken Cross at 4:09pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4329 Hi all I've finally pulled the trigger on buying a 1989 Hunter 30. The surveyor suggested taking
Miami Boat Show Lodging philwsailz at 2:30pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1508 Guys and Gals- I am lookingg for recommendations for lodging for the Miami Show. Feb 11 thru 14.
Wirie pro Chris Burti at 1:42pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2820 Anybody used one of these? If so, did it substantially increase your range and/or stability of your
Cell Phone Coverage - Southern Chesapeake Chris Burti at 1:38pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 6/2620 We are planning to take Commitment up for a vacation cruise in the southern half of the Chesapeake t
Oday Mariner 19' Mast Raising Solution Greg Deans at 1:29pm 01.15.15 Day Sailers 2/1875 I am an old man and sail alone a lot. Raising and guiding the mast on my 19 ft Mariner was a proble
What's This On My Sail..? (1) Squidd at 1:05pm 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2444 Just got this new (to me) used sail off e-bay, couple hundred bucks but it's a perfect match on luff
FF2 install on First 235 cb32863 at 11:56am 01.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1305 I am planning on adding an FF2 furler to my 235 and I am wondering if anyone has the new forestay le
Cuba News without Politics Hopefully Sailm8 at 11:55am 01.15.15 Sails Call Lounge 12/1915
Refer tech in Tacoma WA Mark Maulden at 9:22am 01.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1048 Posting for a friend who is looking for tech in Tacoma. He's not finding anybody except in Seattle.

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Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Tally Ho at 1:15pm 06.10.23 When I upgraded my old ST4000(+) to a ST6002, with a new Control unit, I put it in my lazzarette. M
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) (4) McPhee at 1:03pm 06.10.23 Hey everyone! I've embarked on the installation of the Raymarine EV100 kit. My initial setup will fo
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 12:52pm 06.10.23
Doesn't hurt to ask Richard19068 at 12:28pm 06.10.23 Sorry, I got soo excited I hit the post reply button. Were the end blocks that you are showing mod
Adding soundproofing to companionway step Richard19068 at 11:59am 06.10.23 Hi All, I hope your day is going well. I need a sanity check. I have the companionway step below
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Tally Ho at 11:53am 06.10.23 I found this which seems very much on point with my issue or at least a way fix things correctly. t
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3D printing fun Richard19068 at 11:07am 06.10.23 :biggrin: Conveniently his allowance is only enough to cover the filament needed to print for part
Non Skid; Black Spots Richard19068 at 11:00am 06.10.23 s photo. Notice the relative uniform shape of the dark areas and how the white gelcoat fades away t
Hello to the community (3) RSHunter27 at 10:49am 06.10.23 graphics.
Main halyard shackle Paul Ducham at 10:43am 06.10.23 Thanks! After posting my question, I found the 310 furling mast hand book from Charleston Spar. It
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Main halyard shackle capta at 10:20am 06.10.23 Since my furling main had no headboard and the halyard remained aloft for an extended period, I used
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment (1) JamesG161 at 9:39am 06.10.23 Many things may be an issue? 1) Rudder position sensor 2) Cables used for steering. 3) Rudder damag
Main halyard shackle shemandr at 9:36am 06.10.23 As far as I know replacing a halyard shackle with a hook or other hardware isn't a standard practice
Ducks in my backyard! RSHunter27 at 9:31am 06.10.23 Yeah these ducks don't seem to be very messy. I've seen them walk all over the docks you know half a
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment JamesG161 at 9:28am 06.10.23 Do you have Wheel versus a Tiller? Jim...
SPLIT WATER TANK Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:16am 06.10.23 Repair is definitely worth trying--and heat welding is the only thing that'll work, and then only if
Main halyard shackle smokey73 at 9:12am 06.10.23 Pictures!
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