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1st sail on the "new" boat (3) Roadking Larry at 9:02pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/788 Finally got the "new" boat out on the lake this afternoon. Motored out of the marina and on to a lak
Transporting Hunter 310 Tim22 at 8:14pm 06.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2401 I am closing in on buying a Hunter 310 and, if successful, will need to transport it about 500 miles
Access panel to stanchion and chain plate JHS at 6:51pm 06.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/716 Dumb woman question, but how do you remove this panel. There are white covered round raised button-
New genoa doesn't fit luff extrusion slowtype at 6:04pm 06.20.14 Catalina 22 13/1559 I bought a new genoa over the winter for this season. YEAH! just tried to hoist it, and I cant ge
What is used to seal between the hull and cockpit seam (1) bluesman at 5:02pm 06.20.14 Day Sailers 4/1360 I bought a new (used boat and I am wondering what is the material that is used to seal between the h
Very Strange Electrical Hazard/Problem rgranger at 4:23pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 56/3737 Hey All I got a weird one. So I'm prepping my boat for a trip starting June 30. Got the outboard
Widgeon Seats terry_buda at 4:07pm 06.20.14 Day Sailers 3/1826 I have a Widgeon which is missing the removable "Teak Seats" (actually mahogany, I'm told). I c
Replaced GPS receiver battery tchastain at 3:23pm 06.20.14 Big Boats 3/871 My gps was beginning to take several minutes to find the boat position. New raystar 130 was $294 pl
Electrical terminals colinhulse at 2:26pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/844 A small pack of ring terminals (4 in a clear pack) manufactured by Ancor can run 5 bucks. Jamison di
376 lifeline size Phil Herring at 2:24pm 06.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/626 Anybody with a 376 replace their lifelines recently? Trying to get a confirmation of the wire and s
LeFiell boom extrusion L-104 centerline at 12:53pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1181 I want to add on to the length of my boom.... we have concluded that adding to the boom will be more
Rudder Post Shims benfirst at 11:45am 06.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/664 Does anyone know of the best material to use to shim the rudder post at the lower berring?
Sail Cleaner Chief RA at 11:30am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/896 I used the Sailbrite product and basically wasted my time. Mildew didn't come out as advertised and
Been absent for a while Ross at 11:17am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 19/1403 In early March Nancy was found to have breast cancer. Unrelated to the two other cancers that she ha
One burner or two?? PSR at 10:55am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2310 The POs of my Catalina 27 trashed the original galley and installed a custom cabinet lacking a stove
Singing Solar Praises Kings Gambit at 9:55am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/742 In the ongoing slow, but inevitable, conversion of the Bavaria 38E from a so-called "Racer/Cruiser"
Prop Shaft Vibration donvanv at 9:23am 06.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/866 I am new to my '98 Oceanis 36cc. It was purchased in March and I'm still getting to know how she ha
Another Really Cool Video caguy at 9:18am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/912 This came up on my Facebook. What a great job. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN4CBbe
Replace Toggle Part (1) DockH at 8:15am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1024 Friends. Thread damage. Need to replace this part (see photo) the lower threaded eye toggle of my ol
Cockpit drain hoses a65sailor at 7:39am 06.20.14 Big Boats 4/795 I am working on the aft cabin in my H34. I believe the drain hoses are original, so 31 years old! Wh

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CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07am 10.21.22 Picture of upper toggle please
EV's vs Ian Leeward Rail at 7:05am 10.21.22 wondered why anyone would put them in a boat. Those batteries aren't put in boats. Different batt
Mast light power on H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:05am 10.21.22 I would see if connection is corroded which I have seen with the female plug
ODay 22 cabin floor harryconaghan at 7:01am 10.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Hard to tell from the photo. Dent can be caused my any number of falling ob
ODay 22 cabin floor sail sfbay at 6:59am 10.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Hard to tell from the photo. Dent can be caused my any number of falling obj
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 6:48am 10.21.22 How can you find places like this? Especially if you are traveling. I've run across one or two, but
Mast light power on H240 chriscampbell at 6:46am 10.21.22 As I understand this no power to the deck plug? did you pull the plug out to see if clean and any
EV's vs Ian Davidasailor26 at 6:43am 10.21.22 Interesting experiment. cTJh_bzI0QQ:267 Fun! But those AA size batteries are lithium metal, which
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 6:36am 10.21.22 At the Walmart where I shop, this practice it is not allowed. Yup.. Always ask. Only approximately
EV's vs Ian Brian D at 6:26am 10.21.22 Interesting experiment. cTJh_bzI0QQ:267
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level dlochner at 6:26am 10.21.22 @OceanAnarchy The original design of your boat was from me given to Hunter. You were sent a privat
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Brian D at 6:17am 10.21.22 One cannot just pull into any Walmart, or for that matter public parking lot, and assume that overni
EV's vs Ian dlochner at 6:13am 10.21.22 As others have said, LiFePO4 batteries are a different chemistry and are pretty safe. The concern fo
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? smo10018 at 6:12am 10.21.22 Yes I agree recognizing a new engine or major rebuild is something to keep in mind with such an old
EV's vs Ian dLj at 6:11am 10.21.22 wondered why anyone would put them in a boat. Just curious as to what others might think. Given t
EV's vs Ian Johann at 6:06am 10.21.22 I think Tesla and other EV manufacturers are headed towards using LFP for safety and longevity reaso
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot JBP-PA at 6:03am 10.21.22 You should also look into using the small town, municipal camgrounds. They are often free. Run by
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 10.21.22 If you are buying a boat that has an engine that has an age of 40 to 50 years, I would expect that t
EV's vs Ian dLj at 6:00am 10.21.22 Tesla uses 3 different chemistries (according to google): The three main cathode types in Tesla EVs:
EV's vs Ian Johann at 5:53am 10.21.22 Those EV batteries are a different chemistry than the LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries typically used on boat

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