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Battery Charger on an H34 wired to starboard oulets markwbird at 12:01pm 08.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1429 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. I recently discovered that the battery charger is wired into the starboard
Bow Eye Loose (1) KrustyKrab at 11:50am 08.11.14 Smaller Boats 14/6376 Another Crazy Dave question, sorry. But since you are intimately familiar with the 23.5, do you know
My next boat? bigpapaporsche at 11:31am 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/969 I am interested in a Beneteau 235. I've tried to get on the benteau 235 Forum, but it doesn't look l
Centerboard marabou7 at 11:25am 08.11.14 Smaller Boats 3/939 I need help on how to replace my centerboard line. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank
Crazed hatches, ports davidf995 at 11:21am 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1393 Hello- All my hatches have crazed cracks. I've been told that this does not affect structural inte
List to Port? davidf995 at 11:19am 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1070 Hello alla you 393 owners. Is it my imagination or do these boats have a slight list to port? Than
Articulating Electrical Panel Light c130king at 10:22am 08.11.14 Catalina 310 16/2792 My apologies if this is a dumb question or a recent repeat... But how do you replace the bulb in th
replacing the sump pump chuckrace at 10:00am 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/629 Hi fellow Beneteauer's I own a 2000 44CC and just had my forward head sump pump burn out. Has any
MainSheet Traveler: Suggestions welcome Apex at 9:38am 08.11.14 Bigger Boats 8/2356 Since purchase of s/v No Worries, I have hated the mainsheet traveler setup. The track is mounted o
Here is my new video M 384 st nick at 8:56am 08.11.14 Ask All Sailors 3/934 I took go pro video of our trip to Clearwater Florida Check out You Tube and search M 384 'Saili
First time buyer T_Cat at 8:32am 08.11.14 Catalina 22 41/4526 Ok, I just got the go ahead from my wife to sell our motorboat and upgrade to sail. I'm in the plann
Rotten Egg Smell out Freshwater Faucet scottthardin at 8:00am 08.11.14 Ask All Sailors 37/10999 I have a 2009 Beneteau 343 that I bought new at the end of 2008. I never had any trouble with the w
Spreader rigging keeper tension? (1) KrustyKrab at 7:45am 08.11.14 Smaller Boats 11/2726 Not quite sure what to call these things (see pic). The keeper that holds the standing rigging in t
Keeping the sailboat jeremiah2911 at 7:16am 08.11.14 Smaller Boats 0/965 May have announced that was giving up the 250. Change my mind. Have good friend that will let me moo
AGM vs GEL battery replacement bobjames at 7:14am 08.11.14 Catalina 310 6/1959 I have two 4-D AGM that are in their 9th sailing season. They seem fine - they are on dock power ch
Jim Seamons Crazy Dave Condon at 7:05am 08.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/737 1
H26...Rudder down haul/up haul rigging? abk at 7:03am 08.11.14 Smaller Boats 9/3065 I sure could use your insight on a rudder down haul solution for my 1996 wheeled H26? When I lower i
Rewiring the SS Arch kjretlaw at 6:58am 08.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/776 I spent the wet weekend trying to wire my solar panels thru the arch using the existing pathway but
H26, 12 volt cabin light lens removal? abk at 6:47am 08.11.14 Smaller Boats 5/1793 Had the boat 3 years and i need to replace a 12v bulb... So before I bugger up the fixture with a sc
under way picture (1) joul at 6:34am 08.11.14 S2 5/1789 enjoying my baby

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How do I describe this or better yet find one? Barnacle Bill at 8:49am 08.29.23 Bimini is spelled as seen and not Binimi or Bimi, FYI ;-). Hard to tell which of the various parts
A C27 Question Barnacle Bill at 8:43am 08.29.23 They are cheek blocks mounted on a track which enables them to be positioned at the desired location
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 8:35am 08.29.23 I've opted to take a step back since this thread had a surprising number of responses and some amazi
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 8:19am 08.29.23 Hurricane Idalia will be a Major Storm.
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 8:09am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compens
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Justin_NSA at 7:59am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zippy
Wooden block under mast step. Jacktar at 7:35am 08.29.23 Measure your lower shrouds length and compare to lengths listed for replacements by catalina direct
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? (1) jviss at 7:30am 08.29.23 A temporary test. Not a regular arrangement. Would permit water to enter the tank. Not a good pract
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Steve L22188 at 7:19am 08.29.23 Go for it! Went from my first boat - an O'Day 240 (24') for 10-12 years to an O'Day 302 (30'). At
Gonna pull the boat... SkookumZac at 6:58am 08.29.23 Better safe than sorry. What Marina are you in? I'm not terribly worried about the wind, but if th
Gonna pull the boat... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:51am 08.29.23 Not going to take any chances. Later today, I'm putting the boat on the trailer. Tuck her into a s
SANTANA 23? JBP-PA at 6:16am 08.29.23 That link to Practical sailor led to a lockup of my computer!!!! I have a message from "Apple Supp
SANTANA 23? shemandr at 5:46am 08.29.23 Don't know about tanks but it looks like a fun little rocket ship! The Santana line is known for go
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 5:40am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 5:27am 08.29.23 There are connection links. You'd have to check the specs to see how much strength they are rated
Replace section of G4 anchor chain sailme88 at 5:13am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain CrispyCringle at 4:54am 08.29.23 I was researching the possibility of adding chain and getting rid of my chain/rope rode setup. Good
A C27 Question jssailem at 4:50am 08.29.23 :plus:What Scott said. :biggrin: Once set they do not need to be adjusted. But it would allow for s
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 3:23am 08.29.23
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 3:09am 08.29.23 There are two fundamental problems with "just welding G4 chain" as a connector. 1) the structural

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