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Remove hard plastic side panels in Hunter 306/2003 Brinky63 at 2:04pm 07.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/689 I need access behind the starboard side hard plastic panel. not able to find any info on removing th
Need Help With NEW UK Mainsail fit/shape (3) ice breaker at 1:21pm 07.24.22 Big Boats 12/1032 I placed an order for new UK sails last fall and received them June 1. The jib looks great and has
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:21am 07.24.22 Ask All Sailors 10/662 @G Man recently started a conversation on being asked to prove you carry sufficient insurance to gai
Mast height - Beneteau 331 Bluenose at 7:31am 07.24.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/495 Hello all, I need to replace my topping lift on my B331. Does anyone know the height of the mast so
YSB 8hp water mixer assy (1) furdui at 3:11am 07.24.22 Yamaha 0/714 Suggestion for a cheap replacement,less then AUD120,316 pipe fittings 1-1/2 BSP plus exhaust RED sea
Main sheet line Hunter 326 (2) RobAL at 1:33am 07.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1165 My mainsail sheet line has been set up as in the attached photo from when I purchased the boat. I no
Murdered 170 Centerboard (1) rcairflyer at 7:50pm 07.23.22 Day Sailers 10/1187 The lifting point on the centerboard gave way - seems to have torn out. It was patched up, but not
O'day 20 mast step (3) rgrgoode at 5:52pm 07.23.22 Ask An Oday Owner 1/780 My mast step on my 1975 O'day 20 has broken, I talked to Rudy at D'R marine he told me it is no long
Raymarine Wind failure Genesis V at 5:27pm 07.23.22 Big Boats 22/3477
Hunter 33.5 Roller Furling sailcruz11 at 11:38am 07.23.22 Big Boats 5/1289 Can anyone tell me what roller furling was installed on a 1993 Hunter 33.5? Do you know of any docu
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:41am 07.23.22 Ask All Sailors 35/2679 Apparently, california charges boat owners annually Based on current market valuation. I am wonderin
Insurance Assurance? G Man at 8:38am 07.23.22 Ask All Sailors 30/2194 Anyone ever been asked for proof of insurance before being servised at a marina ?
engine hours NCBrew at 7:55am 07.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1769 Does anyone know where the hour meter is for a Hunter Legend 35.5.
110 V outlet in lazarette (1) Dr. D at 6:14am 07.23.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/761 I was replacing a delay relay for the shower sump pump (separate thread) when I saw this outlet; to
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring (3) Davidasailor26 at 5:41am 07.23.22 Ask All Sailors 9/4748
1995 Hunter 26 Trailer U.S. FMVSS Manufacturing Compliance Letter DJKH26 at 9:11pm 07.22.22 Trailer Sailors 5/558 Hi - my first post as a new owner of a Hunter 26. I bought the boat and trailer in the US and am
H41DS Fluorescent fixture replacement (3) Nachismo at 8:28pm 07.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/756
Dramatic Increase in Assessed Value of Watercraft (2) mdibella at 3:18pm 07.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2004 My county (Alameda, California) tax assessor has assessed the value of my 2006 First 36.7 at 22% ove
Keel bolt torque specs for 2009 Beneteau 46? tgarchow at 2:09pm 07.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/459 Does anyone have the keel bolt torque specs for a 2009 Beneteau 46?
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES twodzusfittings at 10:11am 07.22.22 Bigger Boats 15/1683 I have two Spinlock rope clutches which I've designated for the main and spinnaker halyards. The int

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How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. thinwater at 11:06am 08.11.24 And then there is the information that changes. A few weeks ago I went to revise the old posts on my
Solar Voltage thinwater at 10:30am 08.11.24 ... Battery impedance is brought up and is important. A battery of course has a very low impedance.
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik jviss at 10:27am 08.11.24 Just a nit: I think it's BSP, not BPS, as in British Standard Pipe. Threads Why not just abandon
Solar Voltage thinwater at 10:24am 08.11.24 Right, if for some reason the panel was wired directly to the battery or to the DC+ bus, then over
Tartan 30 Pillow Block charlesodowd at 10:23am 08.11.24
Tartan 30 Pillow Block jviss at 10:12am 08.11.24 Maybe you can inject some epoxy under it with a pastry bag or something like that.
Solar Voltage American_Mainsail at 9:20am 08.11.24 Regarding the above link, we are talking about if fuse on the input side of the controller can prot
Tartan 30 Pillow Block (3) charlesodowd at 9:04am 08.11.24 Thanks for the advice. I undid the bolts and although the top of the pillow block comes right off, I
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Marty P. at 8:39am 08.11.24 Greg, No, most companies (trucks) will only idle for 5-10 minutes when parked. They will shut down
Rudder bracket CrispyCringle at 8:18am 08.11.24 Look on the online store of this website.
PROP BLADE PREP sailme88 at 6:50am 08.11.24 All of the prep work aside, the provenance of the prop could be unknown.. You should bring it to a
PROP BLADE PREP jviss at 6:39am 08.11.24 Interesting thread: Copper-Plating Propellers
Solar Voltage walt at 6:31am 08.11.24 If we are getting into the nitty gritty.. there could be a reason to fuse between the panel and the
Solar Voltage walt at 6:20am 08.11.24 I think what you said is correct, just to add some details. Solar panels look like constant current
Solar Voltage dlochner at 6:14am 08.11.24 Panels can and do short, more often than many devices. Obviously, it must be fused near the battery
Solar Voltage thinwater at 6:09am 08.11.24 ... While the panel's voltage will increase, there is a maximum voltage and amperage it can attain.
Solar Voltage dlochner at 5:58am 08.11.24
PROP BLADE PREP jviss at 5:47am 08.11.24 I was wondering - I don't know the legality of this, but how about just tin plating one's prop? It'
30-2/30T - rudder bearing removal and replacement? Marmalade at 4:18am 08.11.24 Faced nearly the identical challenges in a Peterson, and after much consternation and over-thinking,
Get my engine running. BigEasy at 10:50pm 08.10.24 If so then rotate the engine until the hand pumping lever on the pump is free to move. Then operate

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