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Sailing in higher winds. (1) zinahewitt at 7:44pm 07.30.23 Ask All Sailors 6/862 Hi All, Hope your weekend went nicely. I have a boat, it is a Dufour 34, 1975. It is a simple boat
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets (2) Eric S. at 6:56pm 07.30.23 Day Sailers 6/1673 See attached photos. Any thoughts on how to fix this? Am I looking at a new boom/gooseneck assembl
Rear Traveler Cam Cleat (1) pcharn01 at 6:41pm 07.30.23 Catalina 22 3/810 Gene, A few years ago you posted a video sailing in FL Keys. The C22 had a rear traveler with ca
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas CliffA at 3:20pm 07.30.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2667
Hunter 18.5 Forestay Connection (1) abouttime at 3:08pm 07.30.23 Smaller Boats 2/1143 There is a definite learning curve when getting a different boat. Sometimes you just do stuff with
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? (2) Tally Ho at 1:57pm 07.30.23 Ask All Sailors 36/4027
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery BAdrianWhite at 12:23pm 07.30.23 Catalina 30 15/3431 I am hoping someone might have an idea of what my problem is with our pushbutton start on my 1981 Ca
Ran air into my water pump (3) DestinySoyQuick at 9:13am 07.30.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3183
cabin fresh water pump PeteT at 6:49pm 07.29.23 Ask All Sailors 5/621 I have a Hot and Cold set up in my CAT 30, 1980. The cold water side in the galley and the head flo
PSS Replacement (3) thetone at 11:30am 07.29.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1152 Help Desperately Needed, My 1990 33s5 was launched yesterday after sitting for two years and had to
Delayed start. charliec30 at 10:01am 07.29.23 Mid-Size Boats 16/2469 When I first start diesel I prime for 15 seconds then hit start. Nothing but fuel pump running and s
Hunter 23.5 topping lift rigging. (1) HunterStClair at 9:31am 07.29.23 Smaller Boats 7/2340 Hello all, we having a question regarding the proper/best way to rig the topping lift on our Hunter
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? Anchored87 at 9:18am 07.29.23 Ask All Sailors 17/2867
Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 8:03am 07.29.23 Ask All Sailors 28/2629 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 1/612 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 21/2272 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 7/1946 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 27/2566 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

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HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE JamesG161 at 8:54am 10.02.25 The solenoid is in the compartment behind the battery switches. Mine also. Jim...
Ceramic heater on board? john6206 at 8:50am 10.02.25
Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. kloudie1 at 8:33am 10.02.25 Many Kubota dealers know of the agreement between Westerbeke/Universal and the tractor parts places;
To drill or not to drill... Don S/V ILLusion at 8:25am 10.02.25 Good idea!
Ceramic heater on board? kloudie1 at 8:25am 10.02.25 Same here, on those three cold nights in January down here in Louisiana, I have used a ceramic heate
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing Project_Mayhem at 8:24am 10.02.25 I believe I only had one wrap around the winch in an effort to pull the sail over quickly. I remembe
To drill or not to drill... Project_Mayhem at 8:12am 10.02.25 The tank is in a fiberglass enclosure built under the forward berth. Tank level meters are in the wo
Ceramic heater on board? Claude L.-Auger at 8:02am 10.02.25 I sleep on board frequently until mid-october. When connected to shore power I have an electric heat
To drill or not to drill... dlochner at 8:01am 10.02.25 Assuming the hole will be drilled through a wood panel, no problem if you seal the sides of the hole
Ceramic heater on board? Allan12210 at 8:01am 10.02.25 We used a ceramic heater for a while. It was only warm in the direct area of the airflow. The rest o
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE marcham at 7:57am 10.02.25 The solenoid is in the compartment behind the battery switches. Disconnect the negative on all batte
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing Davidasailor26 at 7:46am 10.02.25
Ceramic heater on board? dlochner at 7:44am 10.02.25 We have frequently used a ceramic heater on board. As @Davidasailor26 said, keep other electrical lo
eherlihy at 7:43am 10.02.25 Digging deeper into the issue with the gelcoat that I had; It seems that gelcoat has a shelf life of
Ceramic heater on board? FastOlson at 7:43am 10.02.25 We have used one of those for years, at the dock. Being cautious I always set the heat for about hal
Ceramic heater on board? Davidasailor26 at 7:37am 10.02.25
Connecticut marinas Scott T-Bird at 7:33am 10.02.25 What's your objective? It's hard to provide answers when we don't know the question.
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing Tally Ho at 7:32am 10.02.25 When I am in sporty conditions, like you I often fly a reefed headsail only. I have found that an
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing dLj at 7:01am 10.02.25 I'm not sure I can really answer your question. I have found it's rather boat specific. Thinwater ju
Strategies and techniques for solo heavy weather sailing thinwater at 6:51am 10.02.25 I went out yesterday for a quick sail in what was supposed to be 2' swells. It turned out to be 3-6

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