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Coast Guard Regs : Cabin Heaters unclecurt at 3:09pm 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3406 I'm planning to add a solid fuel heater to the pilothouse cabin of my Nimble Arctic. It will be eith
Halyard and Sheet Replacement Steve21992 at 1:28pm 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2689 It's time again to replace some lines on our ex-Moorings Beneteau 440 In particular the Main Halyard
Topping lift tzuelke at 12:57pm 12.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1831 I need to replace the topping lift on my 1990 Hunter 27. Does anyone know how the topping lift is a
Helm Deck Soft Panamax at 10:44am 12.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/869 Have a 2006 H36. The removable deck below the helm (and extending aft to the swim platform) is soft
Southern California's Cruising Challenge Kings Gambit at 10:41am 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1770 Unlike the nice, protected waters of the east coast's estuaries and rivers, or of British Columbia's
Preventing Mold and Mildew markwbird at 10:32am 12.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3587 So I have a mildew problem. With colder and wetter weather these last few weeks I went from a milde
Teak Bi-parting Door to Head (1) Anonymous 121765 at 10:05am 12.01.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/5653 Guys, For anyone that can use this, I took my door off 15 years ago. While cleaning out my garage
Glow Plug Short ?? dawsoncrash at 9:15am 12.01.14 Big Boats 3/1157 Hi- I have a 1989 Catalina 36 with a 3 position ignition switch. When I go to position 3 to heat the
Don't Laugh, please Bristol Mike at 7:08am 12.01.14 Bristol 6/3019 When sailing yesterday... I some how last my kicker (6hp) overboard... I was out for 6 hours and hav
Jump starter Rick J B at 6:51am 12.01.14 Big Boats 10/2378 Hi All! I'm seeking your valuable insights on recommendations for a portable jump starter for my Ca
getting south to warm weather Jim Seamans at 5:45am 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1516 Joan and I have made great progress in the last two weeks. We left Cobb Island on Nov 16 and made St
I'm purchasing a 1987 H28.5 today timtim at 5:19am 12.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1830 Hello, my name is Tim. I looked at the H28.5 the other day and now I'm buying today. Hope you dont
Copper wire lighting ground EnginesForward at 4:15am 12.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1610 I have removed my swing keel for overhaul and complete re glassing. I have a copper wire which runs
Minney's STWinches rbringle at 9:06pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2137 Minney's Yacht Surplus, Costa Mesa, CA has Chromed Lewmar 30 Self Tailing winches for $495. They ar
Need Help Replacing Ports Wood Rot in Core (17) pateco at 6:48pm 11.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 34/8061 The Gray 512 ports on my 1983 Hunter 31 were original, leaking, and had seen better days. So instead
Pocket Jump Starter Outcome: Would Not Crank Yanmar 2Qm20 rardiH36 at 4:56pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 18/5953 On this forum several days ago was a thread about pocket jump starters. I had first noticed these a
Diesel Volvo MD11C Thermostat? RECESS at 4:37pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1520 Any ideas on where I can find a new thermostat and gasket for the MD11C online? I want to do a chemi
Finding people to sail with pupluv at 4:33pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 47/12988 I have a sailboat in Marina del Rey but I live an hour away in Pomona. Consequently it is hard for m
260 Curtain Hardware (1) Kermit at 4:15pm 11.30.14 Smaller Boats 6/1481 So, my First Mate and I have bought fabric for curtains for our '99 H260 and are stuck when it comes
Electrical Panel Upgrade (Hunter 34) (4) Allan12210 at 3:28pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 5/4607 The electrical panel on the 83-87 Hunter 34 is rather spartan. Other than the usual circuit breakers

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Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 JohnK Austin TX at 5:49am 10.11.23 I'm curious about the large bonus to carbon fiber spars - how does that give such a significant lif
Just how big is British Columbia? Hello Below at 5:44am 10.11.23 Does this look like "little Snow at Sea Level"... Absolutely. ;)
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 David in Sandusky at 5:29am 10.11.23 I'm curious about the large bonus to carbon fiber spars - how does that give such a significant lift
Legal Question dlochner at 5:01am 10.11.23 The US Coast Guard has the authority to board any vessel over which it has jurisdiction. The courts
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Panera at 4:56am 10.11.23 Ralph, thanks so much, it makes perfect sense. I do know how much the engine shakes, but your point
Hunter 43 Legend skylight windows artboas at 4:55am 10.11.23 Hello all! Admin, please help if this is in the wrong spot, as its partially an item that may be f
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? artboas at 4:51am 10.11.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Terry Cox at 4:39am 10.11.23 If there is a BatteriesPlus nearby check them out. Our local store over prices their products, so
Legal Question sailme88 at 3:47am 10.11.23 Probable Cause is the operative word....Being in international waters is a term to assign the rules
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

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