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Hunter 29.5 JHS at 10:52am 07.14.25 Smaller Boats 1/345 Have double purchase on Main Halyard but it causes problem. The fitting has a swivel and I tape it t
Replacement front windows: RolfSail at 10:37am 07.14.25 Smaller Boats 6/614 Anyone know the source for replacing the front two forward facing windows for an H260? Also are they
ACR Wiring (1) moe_1200 at 10:13am 07.14.25 Ask All Sailors 15/930 Working on a complete rewire of a 1981 Catalina 30 and I'm looking for some input on how to wire in
H410 Waste Vent Access (2) stackwalker at 9:44am 07.14.25 Big Boats 4/343 Trying to clear a clogged waste tank vent on my 410. It's extremely difficult to reach. I can see
3d printing for boats. Hayden Watson at 9:04am 07.14.25 Ask All Sailors 44/2704 Well, I ordered a 3d printer last night and now I need to come up with things to print with it. Any
Challenger questions SV Gutsy Lady at 4:06am 07.14.25 Alden General Chat 4/723 Hello, Below are a few questions for those Alden Challenger, current and previous, owners. Thanks!
New LFP House Battery (3) SycloneDriver at 2:26pm 07.13.25 Ask All Sailors 46/2490 I just replaced two group 34 AGM batteries with one LFP. I saved about 20 pounds and have about 6 t
23.5 centerboard up haul binding jeddd at 1:29pm 07.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/910 Hello, I am in the middle of changing the up haul line on a 23.5 I recently purchased. The unit came
Alden Challenger: current and previous owners SV Gutsy Lady at 1:20pm 07.13.25 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/11 Hello, I am deciding about becoming the next steward of an Alden Challenger that has been with the c
Alden Challenger: current and previous owners SV Gutsy Lady at 1:17pm 07.13.25 Alden General Chat 0/395 Hello, I am deciding about becoming the next steward of an Alden Challenger that has been with the
For mast crutch h260, easy to use from Lowes 1 1/4 x 72 inch galvanized pipe and t-head joints. $70 and hour. Still tinkering. PICS. (10) Davenport at 12:31pm 07.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/401 For mast crutch h260, easy to use from Lowes 1 1/4 x 72 inch galvanize pipe and t-head joints. $70.
How we step our mast on the MAC25 (1) SteveHughessails at 9:50am 07.13.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/354 I thought I would post a picture of what we use to step our mast. It works so slick. Michelle cranks
Yellow Diesel Fuel Storage Can sailcapt340 at 8:01am 07.13.25 Ask All Sailors 8/678
Mastgate brad minda at 1:24am 07.13.25 Catalina 30 9/590 Info on mastgate please
yanmar 3gmf troubles bob45 at 6:24pm 07.12.25 Ask All Sailors 4/404 Hi all, I'm having a little trouble with my yanmar 3gmf and am hoping someone here may be able to h
Installing Keel cable clamps (1) newsailor72 at 3:30pm 07.12.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/269 Replacing my Mac 22 keel cable, I'm using cable clamps, anyone know how to tell it's tight enough? I
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? (1) testingthewaters91 at 2:35pm 07.12.25 Ask All Sailors 15/878
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. (3) bartpkelly at 2:30pm 07.12.25 Ask All Sailors 13/955 I have a Yanmar 3HM, and the tachometer reads off the flywheel. The manual says about 700-900 rpm. I
Head filling with water while I'm away (6) travelinreid at 11:04am 07.12.25 Catalina 30 13/990 Maybe someone here can offer some troubleshooting advice? Late last summer, I arrived at the boat i
Yanmar Post General Info from Practical Sailor kloudie1 at 8:43am 07.12.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/674 A quick note : Everything You Need to Know About Yanmar Sailboat Diesel Engines

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Identifying Bearings no-name Catalina 22 trailer ShawnL at 3:23am 09.29.25 There was a bearing cap on there when we left the house (5 miles pre-incident). It actually caused
Identifying Bearings no-name Catalina 22 trailer ringo612 at 8:53pm 09.28.25 And judging by your photo, you're likely going to have to clean up the axle surfaces with some emery
Identifying Bearings no-name Catalina 22 trailer ringo612 at 8:48pm 09.28.25 I'm doing this very same job on the trailer of my 'new' old boat I just bought. 86 Starwind 190 Bad
Timing for the perfect tack thinwater at 8:39pm 09.28.25 Two small things. Just one turn on the new working winch. You will be hauling hand-over-hand, and t
Running light corrosion marcham at 8:28pm 09.28.25 How much is your time worth? Do you prefer crimping 2x new heat-shrink spade connectors to a new fi
Lithium Batteries Johann at 8:14pm 09.28.25 Nothing wrong with Mega fuses. If each 100Ah battery has it's own Mega fuse (2000 AIC @ 32V, lots m
Hunter 326 bilge set up (1) marcham at 7:49pm 09.28.25 Are you the original owner? If not, it's possible that at one point the ship had a grounding, and t
Help identify this (1) Will Gilmore at 7:32pm 09.28.25 234568 Your boat looks a whole lot like a vagabond 14. -Will
Running light corrosion dLj at 6:19pm 09.28.25 To me it really just looks like a lot of surface corrosion. Take the bulb out - you may or may not
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? dLj at 6:08pm 09.28.25 - Is it still sufficiently safe? Hard to say, but given where and how you are using it, I'd say y
Lithium Batteries (1) marcham at 4:36pm 09.28.25 I am not bashing BB, just posting information on a potential point of failure in one type of their
Lithium Batteries (1) Johann at 4:30pm 09.28.25 A bit out of context??? Not sure that bashing a brand with that one photo and no background info is
Merit 22 owners (4) RussC at 4:28pm 09.28.25 I can see clearly now:thumbup:. 234565 234566
Timing for the perfect tack RussC at 4:23pm 09.28.25
Timing for the perfect tack Davidasailor26 at 2:31pm 09.28.25
Lithium Batteries marcham at 1:31pm 09.28.25 The initial post was asking about battery brands. Battleborn was recommended by a few. Then I saw a
Running light corrosion thinwater at 1:28pm 09.28.25 New SEALED LED. I spent (wasted) too many hours over the years dealing with those. I'm all about fi
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder MikeHoncho at 1:05pm 09.28.25 I'm replacing my broken strut so I know I can get it out but I'd like to align the strut then slide
Timing for the perfect tack kappykaplan at 12:58pm 09.28.25 how'd I do? :biggrin: I like it! It's what I do most of the time single-handing my slightly large
Running light corrosion rgranger at 12:58pm 09.28.25

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