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little egg inlet nj Dil at 6:50am 06.23.22 Destinations 7/1452 anyone have any experience with this inlet this year? is it navigatable on a nice day or avoid it al
Brass fittings and sea water..... NYSail at 11:06pm 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 7/841
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Northwest Coast (3) Kings Gambit at 9:59pm 06.22.22 Destinations 9/1219 Been laying here at anchor since Sunday in 45-50 ft, at top-most anchor icon SE of Indian Rock. Firs
Reef point on sail, what the heck is this? (1) Eileen14284 at 8:03pm 06.22.22 Smaller Boats 7/913 We have a 2001 Hunter 260 we bought last year. We tried to rig up the reefing system today and our
Windlass Breaker (1) Two Sails at 7:23pm 06.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/468 Unfortunately my windlass breaker is shot and needs to be replaced. Our owner's manual calls for a
Fridge time-on measurement Mark Maulden at 3:40pm 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 41/2293
Outboard Battery Charging Project_Mayhem at 3:00pm 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 7/294 I have an Evinrude 9.9 which I just replaced the regulator/rectifier on. Do these things actually re
Short (2-4 week) cruise North from Hilton Head over the summer flightlead404 at 2:28pm 06.22.22 Destinations 5/640 We just returned (May) from our first 6 month cruise to the Keys over the winter, and we're already
New Bedford Yacht Club? jviss at 10:27am 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 3/278 Are there any members here? I'm in the process of buying a house in New Bedford. Thanks, jv
Fairclough Cover For Catalina 36 Mk. I jviss at 8:59am 06.22.22 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1063 I have a 20 year old, virtually unused cover for a C36 that is available to the first person who can
Bow Thruster didn't work - cannot be activated (5) miraculix at 7:35am 06.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3165 Hi all, Our boat is a Beneteau 40 2008. We have a MAX Power CT 80 bow thruster installed which has
Need a fender for 1987 Ken's Trailer (3) CoralRose at 12:05am 06.22.22 Smaller Boats 3/415 Hello all, I need to find a source for a fender for my Ken's Trailer (the original trailer for the
Best pain for the hull and keel on 31 hunter Grunt735 at 6:19pm 06.21.22 Parts Search 6/433 she's out of the water on stands and id like to sand her down and repaint her hull. what the best pa
hunter 31 prop carrier assembly Grunt735 at 6:15pm 06.21.22 Parts Search 9/881 this piece is not detached, and i need to confirm that its steel or aluminum, any experts out there?
Anchor line question (1) waterman30 at 1:41pm 06.21.22 Smaller Boats 6/768 Hi - Here is what my anchor line looks like (when it's not wrapped around headstay :)) What is purp
Sunbird 16 complete rig available? SamLust at 1:35pm 06.21.22 AMF 2/2544 I have a guy interested in my Sunbird 16 hull only. I am curious if there would be interest in the
Selden Furling Main Wrinkles mistermike55 at 1:26pm 06.21.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/517 We have a Selden in-mast furling main on our Catalina 385. We've had some trouble with jamming wrin
Solar Panel Charging Plymouth Sailor at 11:55am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 5/660 Dear Sailors, I have a solar panel connected directly to my #1 battery and have a #2 battery as wel
Survey needed on a Hunter Passage 450 in Miami area SailorShaggy at 11:17am 06.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/267 Looking for surveyor recommendation in the Miami area for 97 Hunter Passage 450. I am not from the a
Looking for a surveyor in the Miami area SailorShaggy at 10:15am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 1/314 I am from out of the area and looking at '97 Passage 450 in the Miami area and need to have a buyers

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Not perfect launch day... dlochner at 5:16am 04.24.24 At least your marina has a working Travel Lift, found out yesterday the lift at my marina is not wor
Caulk for resealing shower dlochner at 5:13am 04.24.24 I'd use a good quality bathroom caulk. No need for a marine sealant unless your shower is exposed to
New Batteries and Switch dlochner at 5:11am 04.24.24 The house battery should be fused within 18 inches. The easiest way to do this is with an MRBF fuse
Metal lathe Marmalade at 5:07am 04.24.24 @Hayden Watson heavy work gloves. Had a coworker's glove snag in a lathe while polishing an axle,
Windlass and thruster Battery question xavpil at 5:04am 04.24.24 My thruster is powered from a Group 24 battery in the v berth. how do you know what group battery
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ (1) monocerosin at 4:32am 04.24.24 @monoceresin: do your homework! There is a lot of information on the 1978 - 1985 Hunter 37 Cutter h
Access to windlass east coaster at 4:30am 04.24.24 Newer one, had to replace the original plastic plate with a plastic plate cut from a used cutting bo
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ monocerosin at 4:20am 04.24.24 large screwdriver from the outside to prevent then from turning while the nuts are tightened from
Gooseneck Pin Brianstanis at 3:44am 04.24.24 Those are bolts with plastic lock nut at the thread end. The bolt should be installed from the top
Gooseneck Pin Brianstanis at 3:43am 04.24.24 Assuming yours is like my goose neck. and the pin drops down into the assembly from the top... No,
Metal lathe kappykaplan at 3:38am 04.24.24 I just wish that I did not have to look at that particular shade of blue every time I open my engin
Metal lathe (2) Hayden Watson at 3:09am 04.24.24 I finally got balmars screwup fixed and it only cost me $137. I needed to buy a 1/2 drive impact wr
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 2:06am 04.24.24
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 10:18pm 04.23.24 So, I have asked the marina if they can haul me out late tomorrow afternoon after their last launch
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. jssailem at 9:32pm 04.23.24
New Batteries and Switch marcham at 9:02pm 04.23.24 Difficult to remotely troubleshoot wiring.... suggest tracing the wires from each battery switch. T
New Batteries and Switch (1) Tally Ho at 7:33pm 04.23.24 Just a guess, but one switch is a 1-2-both-off switch, usually used to switch the house batteries.
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 6:58pm 04.23.24 Water trapped in the pan is a good guess. Each year I lose some there while winterizing and it does
Gooseneck Pin JoeWhite at 5:43pm 04.23.24 Those are bolts with plastic lock nut at the thread end. The bolt should be installed from the top a
Holding Tank macerator remove JoeWhite at 5:34pm 04.23.24 Do not remove it. Fix the leaks.

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