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Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 8:03am 07.29.23 Ask All Sailors 28/2614 I have a 6 gallon hot water tank. It has the heat exchanger circuit using the engine coolant to heat
Hunter 376 Recessed Lighting duck21 at 5:42am 07.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/609 Hi everyone, Our 376 has recessed lights along the edge of the headliner in the main cabin. These l
H 29.5 flat top main Bentsailor at 4:59am 07.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/644 Hello to the group ! We are new caretakers of a 94 H29.5 that could use a new set of sails, any rec
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 3:23pm 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 21/2269 Hello sailors. My experience with sailing/sailors has only been about 3 years, but it was been over
Lewmar V700 Windlass Fred at 1:55pm 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1924 Is there any reason that a Lewmar V700 windlass could not be installed on a vertical surface in the
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (2) matts997 at 12:19pm 07.28.23 Engines and Propulsion 27/2536 After returning from a 20 mile cruise, I discovered a pretty severe fuel leak beneath my fairly new,
Beneteau courtesy lights SPLETS at 12:06pm 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 0/406 I have a 2008 Beneteau 46 and the remote control broke and I cannot turn on either my cockpit lights
What about our Medicine? (4) Clay Smith at 6:07am 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1052 Some of you may remember previous posts I made back in May of this year in which I was considering a
Not sure where this belongs, but it is great! stickinthemud57 at 5:46am 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 2/512 Homeschooling on the high seas: Texas family gives new meaning to 'real world' education Homeschool
87 hunter 34 value splax at 6:11pm 07.27.23 Big Boats 11/1698 so it has come to the time when I can no longer care for or use "Liten Up", and wondered if the boat
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 azambella at 5:56pm 07.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 10/4564 I am looking at a 2007 Hunter 33 and want to hear the bad stuff (if any) before I spend. Are there
I need a Marine Surveyor azambella at 5:53pm 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 5/734 Can anyone recommend a marine surveyor in New England? Thanks for any help you can provide
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) elcojo2 at 5:39pm 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 11/3222 Hi all, Got boat out to do bottom paint and cutless replacement. This is a fairly new boat with no
Info needed on LARGE Boats / Research Vessels (100ft+) GooseGoose at 5:37pm 07.27.23 Sails Call Lounge 3/959 Hey there! I work for a company that helps secure funding and acquire resources for Alaskan tribes.
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dchipley at 3:49pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1724 Does anyone spray the zinc coating used on the prop shaft on their Max Prop? Is there another coati
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 3:19pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1318 I'm looking for some troubleshooting information: 1) I am seeing some salt crystals on the motor so
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head arthur.goldberg at 3:01pm 07.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1441 Hello sailors These lights are out in my Beneteau 2002 Oceanis 331. I tried to open up the fixture
Unstepping mast in Chicago? xavpil at 11:49am 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/895 Planning taking a 42' Jeanneau down to Mobile, AL and looking for a place to unstep the mast in Chic
Battery Confusion.. Jtcf78911 at 10:35am 07.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1666 Hi. This is a simple ask...so please bare with this relatively new boat owner. For background, I h
New to me C&C 25 MKI CliffA at 9:03am 07.27.23 C&C 4/1192 Hello All. We just purchased our first sailboat - a 1973 25MK1. It will need a bit of love but over

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Rescue of solo sailor in the UK dLj at 2:55pm 09.25.25 That's amazing. It's a nightmare situation for sure. I always wonder how someone gets into those kin
Looking for a replacement skeg - Caliber 28! mpollastri at 2:55pm 09.25.25
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk Tally Ho at 2:43pm 09.25.25
Looking for a replacement skeg - Caliber 28! Tally Ho at 2:31pm 09.25.25 Did you notice any change in the rudder along the way? I assume the rudder was attached to the bot
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 2:20pm 09.25.25 like mostly a fish storm Sorry but NO!
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk skunther at 1:55pm 09.25.25 Yeah, I hate to say it, but I am firmly in the completely-rebed camp. In my experience there is no
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk Foswick at 1:46pm 09.25.25 Yeah, I hate to say it, but I am firmly in the completely-rebed camp. In my experience there is no
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk skunther at 1:46pm 09.25.25 Got it. Those mounting screws are only on the port side (identical port light on starboard side has
Is it possible to over-discharge a LiFePO4 Battery Stu Jackson at 12:54pm 09.25.25 Doesn't charging individual cells require a charge source much less than 12V?
Hunter 460 AC Ground Wire in Aft Port Locker - Connect to what? BrontideRob at 12:48pm 09.25.25 I agree with Mark on the anode deteriorating - having a bonding wire disconnected would leave the a
Hunter 460 AC Ground Wire in Aft Port Locker - Connect to what? BrontideRob at 12:45pm 09.25.25 It should be a #10 wire, that should ground most everything metal on your boat. Then your engine i
Hunter 460 AC Ground Wire in Aft Port Locker - Connect to what? BrontideRob at 12:44pm 09.25.25 It isn't an AC ground wire, but a bonding wire. This is used to bond all underwater metal together
Invest 94L kappykaplan at 12:03pm 09.25.25 Dammit Jim... Dammit, Jim! :beer:
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk (1) rgranger at 11:59am 09.25.25 Ahhhh..... that is going to baloon.... You will never be okay with the results if you don't just re
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk Don S/V ILLusion at 11:50am 09.25.25
Anchor size Robert H. Wood at 11:08am 09.25.25 Thank you. That is very helpful.
Anchor size Davidasailor26 at 11:06am 09.25.25
Anchor size Stu Jackson at 10:58am 09.25.25 My concern was whether the 22 lb anchor and chain would hold a 34 foot boat. It appears from what
Anchor size Robert H. Wood at 10:52am 09.25.25
Anchor size Davidasailor26 at 10:21am 09.25.25 The weight of the anchor you need depends on the type of anchor. 22 pounds sounds pretty low for a 3

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