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Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 fred1diver at 11:01am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1661 Hey everyone, spring is almost here, I wish! looking to upgrade my galley in my Pearson30 Need new
First Year (1) LD_C310 at 11:01am 01.22.23 Catalina 310 7/1664 Hi all, my first post on the forum - thought I'd share my experiences in my first year with Kismet.
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue (1) heybonzo at 9:32am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1346 212378 The attached image is the interior surface of the boat hull in a semi-accessible space. The
EPropulsion battery Excessive Movement circa1971la at 9:02am 01.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/719 Hi, wondering if anyone has had issues with excessive play in their EPropulsion battery? My new one
Primary Winch Location - Legend 40 TheTexLex at 8:28am 01.22.23 Big Boats 2/770 It appears are if there are different pads available for locating the primaries. Mine are mid cockpi
Beneteau 361 cockpit shower faucet replacement (1) bmadan at 7:29am 01.22.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1417 Running thru my repair list and got to the cockpit shower. The faucet is corroded and I sense it's l
Water heater, electrical enigma TumbleNor at 7:07am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 18/2115 Hello, I wonder if any of you can help me figure this out. I have a water heater Quick BR 23 12 S (1
Chart plotter choice overwhelm mforum at 6:28am 01.22.23 Ask All Sailors 33/8337
Need Mast Painted/ Ft Pierce Millerb at 4:10pm 01.21.23 Ask All Sailors 0/264 Mast on my 34' boat had paint damage in transit from Wisconsin to Ft. Pierce. Trucking company has b
What is This, Anyone Need One? (3) Rick Webb at 12:45pm 01.21.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1932 This was kicking around our club for a long time. The most useful purpose seemed to be for a sail lo
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Rick Webb at 11:41am 01.21.23 Trailer Sailors 10/1730 I am considering adding a Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 and was wondering if anyone else has d
Gennaker The_Sailing_Pelican at 9:09am 01.21.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1977 Hi again guys Where to find the right measurements for new or used gennaker for my 1985 Pearson 30
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? twodzusfittings at 4:50pm 01.20.23 Bigger Boats 21/2930 I am sure most of you have either a whisker or a spinnaker pole. I have just purchased a used one an
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach justustoo at 1:08pm 01.20.23 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1606 What is the most common approach to sealing the long toe rails on these boats. Is it a spot repair a
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Douglas Ronne at 1:04pm 01.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1595 In even a gentle roll, the shelf behind the bed in the aft cabin rubs the fiberglass and creaks real
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 12:39pm 01.20.23 Ask All Sailors 12/3162 I installed a Garmin Airmar P79 in-hull transducer. The transducer reads depths >15FT very accuratel
Bermuda dLj at 11:53am 01.20.23 Destinations 17/3310 Has anyone sailed to Bermuda? Planning to sail there in May. Are there any suggestions for places
Solar activity brings spots breakout (1) jssailem at 11:04am 01.20.23 Weather and Forecasting 2/1198 212340 This activity is a start for our sun to break out from the solar minimum. New milestones fo
Mattress Underlayment patbratton at 10:53am 01.20.23 Ask All Sailors 16/4339 I have looked around the internet and have decided to purchase a mattress underlayment from Sailrite
Beneteau 42cc hatches Vitor souto at 10:09am 01.20.23 Parts Search 0/647

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Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 2:38pm 03.18.25 I would love to get pictures, but at the moment the boat is still tarped up. the sail will be held
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 1:54pm 03.18.25 David is almost certainly right about getting a survey. So, this is not a counterpoint, really. But
Outhaul modifications jssailem at 1:34pm 03.18.25 Fred, Pictures of your current rig will help us understand what you are facing. The discussion will
Outhaul modifications Foswick at 1:26pm 03.18.25 Just want to suggest that, while an internal outhaul is better (in general). They weren't very commo
Hunter 340 refrigerator JamesG161 at 12:39pm 03.18.25 What is your refrigerator model number? On my H430 is much bigger size. but... I used non - expan
Outhaul modifications smokey73 at 11:05am 03.18.25 If you can get the forward end cap off the boom you could mount a cascading block and tackle system
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? PNWE36 at 11:02am 03.18.25 This conversation reminded me contact the person who bought our boat to see if they changed fittings
7 Years no haul out David in Sandusky at 10:23am 03.18.25 Get a survey first. Our survey on our '77 Cherubini 27 footer clearly outlined our maintenance plan
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 9:38am 03.18.25 @Foswick I'm going to walk through your post and give you my opinion on the points you've raised. Th
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 9:35am 03.18.25
Replacing the power connectors on my old Raymarine52 VHf sailcapt340 at 9:11am 03.18.25
Replacing the power connectors on my old Raymarine52 VHf Don S/V ILLusion at 8:59am 03.18.25 That is a very common Molex plug. A simple search will give lots of sources. His ham radio license w
Hunter 290- leaks between hull & floor sole jdrutten at 8:31am 03.18.25 I have a possibly similar issue on my H306. I'm not sure about the 3" hole you mentioned, but If I'm
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau (6) Nonixskis at 8:21am 03.18.25 +1 Looks great! How much time to apply plasteak & approximate cost? I bought 15 feet of PlasTea
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 8:01am 03.18.25 Really? I love Mcmaster and buy a lot from them, but those terminals are 6x the price of the Ancor
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 7:56am 03.18.25 Back to the original question about sourcing terminals. Waytek Wire is a good source for bulk purc
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 7:27am 03.18.25
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? Ted at 7:25am 03.18.25 This comment doesn't directly address your question. Do you have room to relocate your existing filt
Outhaul modifications dlochner at 7:07am 03.18.25 Out hauls are typically inside the boom on larger boats because it is necessary to use a block and t
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 6:53am 03.18.25 I agree with your sentiment, and only reluctantly installed it. The reality is that while you may

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