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Santana 21 design info needed CurtPollard at 4:56pm 05.19.23 Trailer Sailors 28/4995 I recently purchased a Santana 21 sailboat that is missing the rudder and boom. I can't find any use
Cajun Ropes (1) Tally Ho at 3:51pm 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 1/662
Engine Alignment Dan Anthony at 3:41pm 05.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/3987 I'm a first time poster. If this is in the wrong place please set me straight. I am the 2nd Owner o
ST60 wind machine cable seadaddler at 1:03pm 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 1/295 Anybody have any wind machine cable for ST60 wind machine available that they can spare
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump (1) davidjpio at 12:44pm 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1009 Hello. I'm trying to troubleshoot my inherited system. I have a Watch Witch Sensor, Water Witch Ala
RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 (1) SiriusCanada at 10:32am 05.19.23 Sirius 21/22 5/1873 Hi all! Just getting ready to put the mast up and not sure how to rig the topping lift on a Sirius.
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 9:05am 05.19.23 Day Sailers 1/34 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 9:04am 05.19.23 Parts Search 0/1 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 9:04am 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 0/2 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 8:58am 05.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/750 Picked up an O'Day Sprite missing it's sail. Checked fabrication prices. Yikes! Does anybody know wh
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 (1) spencersea at 8:12am 05.19.23 Smaller Boats 9/1406 I am looking at purchasing a 1995 hunter 26. Upon inspection I see two sizeable indents in the hull
1977 Fuel Tank Top Gauge (2) cebruns at 7:45am 05.19.23 Catalina 30 3/1016 Hi - My 1977 Catalina 30 still has the original Tempo 18G Aluminum tank installed but the top gauge
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? rpell1@msn.com at 7:31am 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1631 Hi all, I have a 1997 Cat30 with a Universal M25XPA 3 cyl. diesel. I periodically check my primary
2008 B43 Traveller Issue Dave9854 at 6:22am 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 5/512 I noticed the starboard side of my traveler on my 2008 B43 is pulling up and is loose. Has anyone ha
07 Hunter 36 light seadaddler at 4:51am 05.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/667 Looking for a saloon light that are up on ceiling for my 07 H-36 I damaged mine and maybe some one
Winch upside down? jodyjuli at 4:15am 05.19.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1368 I was loading my boat the other day and someone said my wench was mounted upside down and below the
Reefing lines jamming RobAL at 3:23am 05.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1188 My reefing lines keep getting stuck, in particular in the narrow clearance around the pulleys at the
Boats in Portland and boatwork begins (9) Traveler7 at 3:46pm 05.18.23 C&C 3/801 Hi all...visited the boat last week and outfitted the Galley with a Galanz 4 in 1 Microwave, Convect
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round jimmcgee at 2:09pm 05.18.23 Catalina 22 6/1023 I started out on a 1994 C22 wing keel on the Delaware River many years ago, before going to a 1995 C
Soldering advice sought Timm R Oday25 at 11:10am 05.18.23 Ask All Sailors 6/602 I've got a new cax cable run through the mast as well as an 16 gauge 6 wire tinned wire. It was easy

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SPRING BREAK - Weather kappykaplan at 7:58am 04.02.25 Not that I'm in your neck of the woods, but my bottom paint is going on today and confirmed the boat
Aqua Lift muffler C310 jssailem at 7:41am 04.02.25 One idea is to close the raw water through hull while trying to start a stubborn engine. This stops
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Stu Jackson at 7:32am 04.02.25 Doesn't sound like enough to need to even thinking about draining. What engine?
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (2) majorkong1 at 7:09am 04.02.25 Thank you. Below are some photos of the trailer and extension. This is the only place where I could
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Timm R Oday25 at 7:00am 04.02.25 Off the top of my head I'm going to say pretty close to the 46" . As you already found out the angle
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame JamesG161 at 6:41am 04.02.25 I spray painted my old ones to match. Jim...
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame (1) sailcapt340 at 6:18am 04.02.25 Are you asking about this type of interior frames?
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! BigEasy at 6:09am 04.02.25 Those look like isolated grounds, so my guess would be that the rectifier has two ground terminals
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame Project_Mayhem at 6:05am 04.02.25 Pics? What's the issue with your current frames?
Keel Bolts DianaOfBurlington at 6:03am 04.02.25 A common misconception about keel bolt torque is to torque to the bolt's specifcation. Torquing to
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 04.02.25 Here's an article that explains the Battery Sense wire and why it is important and how to wire it c
Keel Bolts DianaOfBurlington at 6:00am 04.02.25 Well, they did not use a torque wrench at all. Unfortunately, the Insurance stated it needs to be f
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! colemj at 5:56am 04.02.25 While we are the subject of alternators. What is the purpose of the black jumper wire as seen on H
Keel Bolts dlochner at 5:53am 04.02.25 A common misconception about keel bolt torque is to torque to the bolt's specifcation. Torquing to t
Lithium cold storage question dlochner at 5:47am 04.02.25 I want to convert my lead bank to Lithium. The potential problem is my jan-feb temps can approach
Lithium cold storage question ice breaker at 5:30am 04.02.25 Unfortunately not. Thanks for the idea.
Need New Spreader Bracket and Spreader for 1982 H25 DianaOfBurlington at 5:26am 04.02.25 The spreader brackets being pop-riveted on is a good way to hide several nightmares. When I re-built
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 dlochner at 4:58am 04.02.25 When designing critical systems on a boat, redundancy is important. Having the start battery serve a
Hunter 23 cloth color jssailem at 4:58am 04.02.25 @ggrizzard knows his colors. Pacific Blue is a popular color choice among boat owners. There are two
Sailbrite Teak Oil Sealer - second coat? justsomeguy at 2:26am 04.02.25 I'm going with the old "once a day for a week, once a week for a month, once a month for a year and

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