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Clean main sail cover (3) zinahewitt at 5:57pm 07.16.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1472 Hi All, I hope your week is going well, not too hot, not too rainy. I have a main sail cover. Look
Ground isolated from water (1) PK123 at 3:28pm 07.16.23 Ask All Sailors 2/509 I posted previously about the short life of my zincs and am thinking that this is perhaps something
skylight replacement turk397 at 2:30pm 07.16.23 Big Boats 0/530 Hunter 33.5, has anyone replaced the center skylight with a hatch?
Sky light replacement turk397 at 2:16pm 07.16.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/615 Fellow 33.5 members, has anyone replaced the center skylight with a hatch?
Bus B - no output Cap_Barb at 2:06pm 07.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/686 Where do I find the schematics for the electrical panel used by the H380? All was well then I lost t
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Perry Welch at 10:42pm 07.15.23 Day Sailers 32/5033 I spent a good amount of time the summer of 2021 replacing all the standing rigging with Dyneema, an
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming discovery at 8:37pm 07.15.23 Big Boats 8/794 Recently started to have my bowl seals fall after just a few months...the Teflon bottom seal gets a
More Boatwork on 1975 C&C 33 Mk1 (10) Traveler7 at 8:13pm 07.15.23 C&C 1/1238 I was in Portland again for 6 days with my brother and I got my electric motor aligned and installed
Port side cleat ElJ at 3:05pm 07.15.23 Catalina 30 3/1044 I am a newby trying to learn my boat. The PO on my 78 Cat 30 TR removed the reefing lines and ran t
Genoa? Gennaker? Other? Afraal at 2:24pm 07.15.23 Catalina 310 9/1885 Hi guys! our boat came with just a Jib as a headsail. Our previous boat had a 135 Genoa which was gr
Ground? (2) danm1 at 10:05am 07.15.23 Ask All Sailors 25/2069 So I was checking the transmission fluid on my Hunter 356 and saw this green wire hanging. It is act
Source for 2" Sink Stoppers (1) dkinzer at 9:08am 07.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/997 Our 2007 H41AC has four sinks that all take the same size stopper. The existing ones, only one of wh
Cruising Yacht VMG Kings Gambit at 7:50am 07.15.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2854 If planning a long-distance (many days) sea journey, mostly with a fair wind, what is your expected
off to the races jon hansen at 7:34am 07.15.23 Racing 7/1721 port huron-mac starts at noon today
Cockpit Cover kuchase at 4:56am 07.15.23 Ask All Sailors 5/639 I am looking for a company that would make a waterproof cockpit cover for my 1960's 17 ft Oday daysa
310 main out haul disconnected inside boom SJN at 6:43pm 07.14.23 Catalina 310 1/935 Sailing today included discovering the loose footed main that has an internal boom factory out haul
Broker related question xavpil at 5:34pm 07.14.23 Ask All Sailors 38/3159 I am buying a boat I found w/o a broker. the seller has a broker. Can both parties have a broker?
Refrigerator in a 22 (1) Rltgold at 4:09pm 07.14.23 Catalina 22 3/781
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods PCannonSr1 at 3:05pm 07.14.23 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1355 Hello Folks, I have a 1978 Hunter 30 Cheurbini and I need help with both standing and running riggin
Reef points Duluthwinger at 2:27pm 07.14.23 Big Boats 6/930 Hi, Has anyone figured out how far back from the tacks are the reef points for a furling main and ji

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Bent furling remedy dmax at 11:14am 09.05.25 Depending on how badly they are bent, you can try to straighten them out - you can fabricate a press
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:10am 09.05.25 As you have to rebuild the mast step anyway, why not eliminate another hole in the deck for running
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 10:48am 09.05.25
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 cfiles0920 at 10:46am 09.05.25
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 Don S/V ILLusion at 10:10am 09.05.25
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 cfiles0920 at 9:57am 09.05.25 I definitely want to figure out what the exact problem is. I'm pretty sure the balsa under the mast
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 9:56am 09.05.25
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Davidasailor26 at 9:56am 09.05.25 Maybe I should revise that to say, ChatGPT is useful if you query it for information that it can ac
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 LLoyd B at 9:34am 09.05.25 If you parked your rudder on a rock or into the sand you would want the longest pentel in the easies
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 9:32am 09.05.25 Maybe I should revise that to say, ChatGPT is useful if you query it for information that it can acq
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 9:28am 09.05.25
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 9:16am 09.05.25 Let's to this yet again: 1. You size the wire based on the current and wire length (voltage drop)
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries CrispyCringle at 9:14am 09.05.25 I think Marcham is on the right path. Has to be some sort of switching protection for the legacy inv
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries JamesG161 at 9:11am 09.05.25 Any assistance would be appreciated. I can help you since my H430 is wired like yours. Jim...
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Davidasailor26 at 8:58am 09.05.25 1. You size the wire based on the current and wire length (voltage drop) 2. You then size the fuse
Is h260 forestay used without modification in jib furlers, usually? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:56am 09.05.25 @Rick Webb Although the 26 and 260 are the same hulls there were some changes. The drum on the 26
Sanitary hoses colemj at 8:55am 09.05.25
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? 4lane at 8:51am 09.05.25 The third reef cringle will not reach the reef horn because the mainsail slugs stack up too much. I
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries sailor832 at 8:47am 09.05.25 Are you using the inverter selection switch on the panel for the inverter to supply power to the AC
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Stu Jackson at 8:29am 09.05.25 but I was afraid of putting too big a fuse on the circuit as well. Let's to this yet again: 1. Y

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