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Companionway Hatch ramon orton at 2:54pm 02.04.15 Big Boats 6/1873 The overhead companionway hatch (not hatch boards) on my 1987 Hunter 34 is difficult to open or clos
new prop or is tach off newboatowner at 2:25pm 02.04.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1078 Good day to all of you shoveling out of the mess left by the last snow storm. I am passing the win
Oday emblems (1) Euphoria2011 at 1:43pm 02.04.15 Bigger Boats 30/5697 Hey all, a coworker here does woodworking as a hobby with a cnc machine and long story short, he mad
Wiring / Voltage nickamudd at 11:57am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2249 Wiring / Voltage question Hi All, I have a basic electrical question: I currently have two
Lancer PS Outboard btdg28 at 11:36am 02.04.15 Lancer 11/6190 Lancer 27PS Outboard Feedback We have owned our power sailor for about 3 years now and really like
Thru Hull Below The Water Line stollo770 at 11:28am 02.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/7159 Hello, I am planning on installing a new thru hull beneath the water line of my boat. The thru hull
Someone got a new..... (1) cb32863 at 11:08am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1385 Sail delivered yesterday evening. 5.5oz Dacron with radial clew. 2+2 batten configuration, loose foo
new wind guage Hayden Watson at 10:56am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1430 My ancient Standard Horizon wind gauge died with no hope of repair or parts. Does anyone have a sou
Boat renaming etiquette indimini at 10:28am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 32/5482 We are planning on renaming our boat (purchased last fall) to start the spring season. Her present n
How to Remove Yellowing water lines from the Hull? (1) McIntoshUSA at 8:30am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 23/13502 When we bought our boat it had some yellowing color on the Hull. (See attached Photo) The previous o
Best Electrical Work (2) dparilla at 5:50am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2318 Thanks to my wife for helping with rewiring our mast. Made for quick work (and she even heat shrunk
Catalina 30 interior wood George Da Porge at 5:04am 02.04.15 Catalina 30 4/3935 Have a 1990 Catalina 30. I do some woodworking and know what your "standard" woods look like (e.g.
Catalina 30 engine access doors George Da Porge at 4:59am 02.04.15 Catalina 30 21/6500 I am looking to remove the hinges from the 3 engine access doors and use different hardware to affix
Mac26m rudder alignment and steering? Power not working Patbrogan at 8:52pm 02.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1821 We just bought a 26m and used it for the first time. When backing out of dock, we discovered that st
electrical terminals/corrosion CYQK at 6:09pm 02.03.15 Ask All Sailors 22/7944 whats the latest and greatest to apply to electrical terminals to prevent corrosion but not interfer
Mast Holes at Deck (3) Jongleur at 5:22pm 02.03.15 Catalina 30 3/1954 I have read that the mast head is open to the sky, and if that's so, water will get in and must be
Raising the mainsail on our Catalina 36 corvette at 5:15pm 02.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1359 I'm told there's a lubricant for the lines deployed to hoist the mainsail of our Catalina 36 -- Anyo
Short Sightedness dparilla at 4:58pm 02.03.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3899 Well. Stupidity reigns supreme. I was just informed by a client that his marina will not allow the
Substitute Thinner Jdaniel343 at 4:51pm 02.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2172 Is there a substitute for Interlux 216 thinner. I am using Sikkens Cetol for my teak and want someth
Any Oceanis 38 owners here? Schomer at 4:04pm 02.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/5578 I'm thinking about buying an Oceanis 38. I would love to hear from others who purchased this boat. W

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Maine Sail at 3:27am 10.11.23 Those batteries need to be charged with a 14.7V absorption and the recommended charge current is .4
Beneteau First 21 Classic shemandr at 3:23am 10.11.23
1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 2:48am 10.11.23 The plastic barrel bung that is screwed into the sole is where the rope to the back of the centerboa
Navionics price increasing dLj at 1:58am 10.11.23 After this last flurry of posts, I thought I'd give OpenCPN a try. I really wanted it to work... b
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. John T1594 at 11:55pm 10.10.23 I had a similar problem on a Furlex 200 on my 2000 H340.I was able to stand at the base of the furle
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. justsomeguy at 10:54pm 10.10.23 It seems like I ultimately need to: Take down the forestay Remove the furler Repair the furler and
Navionics price increasing SoSound at 10:43pm 10.10.23 After this last flurry of posts, I thought I'd give OpenCPN a try. I really wanted it to work... bu
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. Stu Jackson at 9:33pm 10.10.23 Any shortcuts around this? Sorry, nope. I had an idiot install my ProFurl in 2003. He forgot t
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Stu Jackson at 9:22pm 10.10.23 You've overloaded your 120V service. It is either your incoming AC breaker on your boat's electrica
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 10.10.23 I went with Wema, installed the gauge near the electical panel, and the sending unit through the la
1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 7:03pm 10.10.23 oh and i figured out why my sliding hatch is burnt. there seems to be wasp nests on it so the po has
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) jssailem at 6:48pm 10.10.23 Me too. That fluff piece was a bit of marketing spin... British Columbia Summers are warm but not
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43pm 10.10.23 I'll also check West Marine and some other local retailers for the Group 27 marine Flooded Dee
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:08pm 10.10.23 As @Ward H said, there is nothing special about WM batteries. They are made by East Penn who make ba
1975 oday 22 (3) Anomymous 163294 at 5:57pm 10.10.23 believe me . there is no centreboard. under the round plastic is my bilge area. there is no rope go
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 Davidasailor26 at 5:49pm 10.10.23 Looks like a good list. I might suggest adding two things: Off wind performance / Code sail or spin
C&C 29-2 Traveler Upgrade? (3) TOK at 5:42pm 10.10.23 Hi, I have a 29-2 on Long Island Sound. A lister on the C&C forum figured out a modification to the
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 5:33pm 10.10.23 So going to shop both- I think somebody mentioned Sam's or Costco as a good source of T105 golf car
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:10pm 10.10.23 I'm amazed that you're the only person I've ever seen to raise this question because anyone with a Y
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Claude L.-Auger at 5:09pm 10.10.23 I have a Yanmar engine with the Kanzaki tranny. Same issue with the tranny dipstick. I have an easy

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