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Hunter 340 compass interference. MARK340 at 9:50am 08.25.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/882 We have a 1999 Hunter 340 and have a problem with the Ritchie compass having magnetic interference.
41DS Window Replacement (1) gfrazzle at 8:57am 08.25.25 Big Boats 8/1337 The forward windows are leaking on my 41 DS. The plexiglass has a rubber gasket attached to the edge
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? (1) 4lane at 7:46am 08.25.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1441
Hunter 376 mast sail track (2) jcrewser at 4:09pm 08.24.25 Big Boats 4/457 My track is coming apart. The plastic extrusion is separating between the outside track that the sai
Monark M1 14 Buoyancy sokotd12 at 4:04pm 08.24.25 Ask All Sailors 6/593 Hi All. Hoping I can get some help on my Monark M1 14' daysailer. Yes, I said MonArk...note a lot
Yanmar 3GM30F: Wiring Harness & Aftermarket Panel Clutch Cargo at 7:32am 08.24.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/1509 I have DOM 1993 Yanmar 3GM30F in my boat and the engine runs fine with the exception of the ubiquito
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash (2) BTC1984 at 6:37am 08.24.25 Mid-Size Boats 29/2426 This crack goes all the way through to the bilge and leaks water. On the hard, before getting the b
Help with Diesel Tank Cap dimension Afraal at 4:54am 08.24.25 Catalina 310 8/862 Hello! the chain on my Diesel cap broke and the cap fell in the water. I was wondering if anyone he
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? DakineRobotics at 10:53pm 08.23.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1985 Hey everyone! My name is Lyle and I've been sailing for 5 years now. Two years on a Catalina 22 and
Hunter 40-1 Refit - Will the Engine Start? Canuck Sailorguy at 10:36pm 08.23.25 Big Boats 2/486 Update on Hunter 40-1 Refit. Today was the BIG day - starting the engine. I have been living in fear
Short but sweet.. Occasional Heeler at 6:18pm 08.23.25 Mid-Size Boats 6/963 I wasn't on this forum very long and now I'm signing off. Due to family feedback and to better acco
Bent mast step sarahmbb at 5:13pm 08.23.25 Smaller Boats 4/637 Looking to buy a Catalina 18 and the current owner said they bent the mast step. He claims it will b
Adding Air Conditioning to a 98 Catalina 42 MkII rajhnsn at 4:59pm 08.23.25 Ask All Sailors 2/469 Has anyone installed Air Conditioning on a 98 Catalina 42. I expect to be installing two units a 16
Assymetric for a 27.3 petercra at 4:51pm 08.23.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/452
Invest 99L (2) JamesG161 at 4:19pm 08.23.25 Weather and Forecasting 3/535 After discussing this Tropical Depression with John, @jssailem , we noted it was too far South to de
Hull damage (2) Salvonight at 6:55am 08.23.25 Ask All Sailors 7/683 I inherited this boat and when I took it out it looks like there was some hull damage, which appears
DS 2 Jib 58stang at 6:31pm 08.22.25 Day Sailers 2/339 just bought used DS that had a mouse eat up the jib. Looking for a used one. Thanks
What we all think sometimes about boats (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:59pm 08.22.25 Sails Call Lounge 3/710 233952
Access under cabinet/desk in vberth on Beneteau 40 (7) buddy0 at 11:57am 08.22.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/398 Any ideas on how to get under the cabinet/desk on the starboard side in the vberth on a 2008 Benetea
Preventing a hood furler housing from rotating Project_Mayhem at 11:52am 08.22.25 Ask All Sailors 3/338 For those of you who have hood furlers, what techniques work best to prevent the lower housing from

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Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Whitespeed at 7:23pm 11.10.25 You are correct - Neutral and ground only get tied together at the power source. Unless you have an
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises dlochner at 6:39pm 11.10.25 How old are the batteries? What type of batteries are they, flooded lead acid, AGM, Gel? How long ha
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? (3) Paceship.org at 6:34pm 11.10.25 1st, thanks for the reply and the good repost and answering the questions....and for the reaffirming
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics dlochner at 6:29pm 11.10.25 It is best to host videos on a dedicated video site like YouTube or Vimeo and post a link. Posting j
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area dlochner at 6:25pm 11.10.25 What you are thinking is delamination is the tabbing separating and cracking. This is not as serious
Beneteau 323 depth transducer correction factor tewilso at 6:16pm 11.10.25
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Whitespeed at 6:05pm 11.10.25 If the bonding is done correctly, then there is zero volts potential between neutral and ground. So
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Carl Wonderful at 5:20pm 11.10.25 @Carl Wonderful ok this looks like a good news bad news scenario. Your mast is not the original le
How to rebed the bow pulpit on a 1987 ...3TacksontheWater at 5:06pm 11.10.25
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics (1) Lothar4550 at 4:43pm 11.10.25 235391
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Paule R at 4:43pm 11.10.25 Yes I will, right now it is winter season here! Actually lot's of snow today... so I will put back t
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics (1) Lothar4550 at 4:39pm 11.10.25
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics (1) Lothar4550 at 4:39pm 11.10.25 Nice job - is there a back-story to how you came about rebuilding a pirate ship? Very cool. Thank
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises dLj at 4:11pm 11.10.25 Will your batteries charge running your engine? You may want to run your engine for awhile to begin
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument Captain Larry-DH at 3:55pm 11.10.25 I may not be understanding your entire electronic package but it sounds like you have a NMEA 2000 b
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? (1) AaronD at 3:35pm 11.10.25 We've had a RudderCraft on our Catalina 22 since 2017. I'm guessing a model for a PY23 would be spec
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 LakeShark at 3:03pm 11.10.25 Yes, yours looks quite a bit higher than mine, that's for sure. Just to confirm...Is the boom alw
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Carl Wonderful at 1:48pm 11.10.25 Not too much more to comment other than I have had both the old and newer type masts. Yours to me l
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Carl Wonderful at 1:46pm 11.10.25 For reference here is an older picture of my boat with the banding on the mast for the main sail he
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 1:30pm 11.10.25 As @Davidasailor26 said - it may not be the same as in the manual. Better would be to find it, take

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