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Beneteau First 345 Keel Width trevorharris at 11:15am 08.25.25 Ask All Sailors 3/540 Hey all, I'm building a cradle for my Beneteau First 345 (1985, deep keel) but it's currently in th
First Day out on the Hunter 240 SteveHughessails at 10:08am 08.25.25 Smaller Boats 11/1582 Towing the 240 is ok. It is on the wider side but you get used to it. Keep the left wheel close to t
Hunter 340 compass interference. MARK340 at 9:50am 08.25.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/893 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 8/1361 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 25/1459
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 6/598 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 8/1539 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 29/2474 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 8/877 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 19/2039 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 2/492 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 6/976 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 4/647 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 2/470 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 5/461
Invest 99L (2) JamesG161 at 4:19pm 08.23.25 Weather and Forecasting 3/543 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 7/687 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 2/344 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 3/724 233952

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Vagabond 42 dlochner at 7:33am 11.16.25 Hatches are usually generic, meaning they are off the shelf from other manufacturers. Can you post
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging dlochner at 7:30am 11.16.25 The last couple of posts by @Jan_H and @Big Easy are alluding to the notion that the battery and alt
Outboard transom mount repair JBP-PA at 7:25am 11.16.25 The top left bolt is obviously pulling through. Is that a cored hull?
A day at the beach shemandr at 5:32am 11.16.25 That could take awhile. I'm thinking of a beached 24' boat in Cutchogue NY that was on the beach f
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging BigEasy at 11:14pm 11.15.25 After researching conversion of a Hitachi internally regulated alternator to an externally regulated
Looking at new sails garymalmgren at 11:09pm 11.15.25 Has anyone dealt with or purchased sails from South East Asian Sails out of Thailand? No. but thre
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 8:10pm 11.15.25 235485
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open smokey73 at 7:54pm 11.15.25 @Ruthine My Hunter Legend 40.5 is a 1994. Each of your tanks has its own separate vent line. One o
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Jan_H at 7:49pm 11.15.25
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 11.15.25 I've never done this, @Ralph Johnstone has, perhaps he can explain in more detail. I've HAD it do
Hunter 37C Rudder Drop (7) Rumbero at 5:12pm 11.15.25
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:44pm 11.15.25 Is that where Jim Henson went? t-yk51hhhyA -Will
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 3:56pm 11.15.25 The alternator has to be opened up and the regulator removed or disconnected. I've never done this,
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging dlochner at 3:46pm 11.15.25 How do you disable the IR of the OEM alternator....or is it somehow negated by the external regulat
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Ralph Johnstone at 2:49pm 11.15.25 OEM alternators are about 14.4. My original Hitachi ex. reg. was 14.2V max. and never got much ov
Looking at new sails ShawnL at 2:17pm 11.15.25 I believe that Rolly Tasker has a factory in Thailand (Sam Holmes Sailing youtube). I've purchased
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 2:09pm 11.15.25 Yes, a programable external regulator is necessary as the max charge voltage is usually around 14.2
MarineMaster Pro - Free Route Planner sea_zone at 1:19pm 11.15.25 The route setting function itself is performed by the user by specifying the start/end points, as we
MarineMaster Pro - Free Route Planner sea_zone at 1:17pm 11.15.25 You have a lot of work to do to make this a viable route planner. The route you show is possible if
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging dlochner at 1:00pm 11.15.25 Do you still use an external alternator regulator to control the charging rate of the alternator ?

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