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Guests Who Arrive By Boat....... (1) Maine Sail at 2:12pm 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1450 Guest who arrive by boat get the extra strong cocktails.;):D (compared to those who come by car):doh
Need mast extrusion for Hunter 30T dneipert at 2:08pm 05.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/737 I have a 1994 Hunter 30T with damage to the lowest foot of the mast. Rigger wants to do a sleeve bu
C27 cockpit scupper enlargement. Joel H. at 1:31pm 05.04.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1105 So, has anyone here ever delt with improving the cockpit drainage on a 70s era C27?I'm finding that
Mixing elbow temp-fix?? (1) KandD at 1:22pm 05.04.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/1852 I need to move my Hunter40 in a hurry, I have the next few days while I'm in town. I sold it to a pe
Trust Tom Hoffman at 1:01pm 05.04.13 Trailer Sailors 19/9167 Well, my day just went in the toilet. For some of you who don't know my story about my American,
Weird Electrical Gremlin: Suggestions??? Rick D at 12:59pm 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1166 I really need some guidance here. I am chasing an electrical problem dealing with the bow running li
GPS WilsonDan at 12:13pm 05.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/684 I am a new sailor and have been sailing on an inland lake for a little over a year. I am going to s
What is this called? (2) shanker at 11:24am 05.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/633 After checking my rigging, I found a crack in this piece. It connects my furler to the deck and has
Just a Complaint of Life. geehaw at 10:29am 05.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/779 Well winter here is just not going away. WE just had the third coldest April on record. Would have b
New Control Handles rpell46 at 10:09am 05.04.13 Catalina 30 4/1199 Hi all, Before I go tearing things apart again, so that I might "fix" a problem, I thought it migh
New Moorage (3) Lost Parent at 10:06am 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 0/749 Just moved into my new slip in Nanaimo BC five minute walk to town ten minute walk to work ten minut
1984 C-30 alternator voltage sensing wire windyjazz at 10:06am 05.04.13 Catalina 30 6/4521 I recently replaced my M25 alternator mounting bracket from the original to the universal modificati
Removing faded boat name FB111A at 9:59am 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1817 My boat has 6 year old Algrip and very faded name/ port lettering. What's the best way to buff off
hunter 23.5 windows seal not holding teebutch at 9:55am 05.04.13 Smaller Boats 5/2171 I have a 1993 23.5 and one of my large windows is leaking. It is loose and I need to remove it and
New Moorage (2) Lost Parent at 9:53am 05.04.13 Parts Search 0/867 Just laying back today in my new moorage in Nanaimo BC five minute walk to town ten minute walk to w
Mainsheet length Lost Parent at 9:40am 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1773 Just sitting out back in my new moorage and wondering when I install my new mainsheet how much extra
Splash day coming soon :-) c_witch at 9:13am 05.04.13 Trailer Sailors 8/7212 Well looks like May 26th will be my splash date. I still have to drop the keel scrape sand and paint
Hunter 34 Review YVRguy at 8:05am 05.04.13 Big Boats 0/2315 Not sure what everyone else has found but while I was researching the purchase of my Hunter 34 I had
9.6' SD290 Saturn Inflatable Boat Styx at 7:20am 05.04.13 Ask All Sailors 0/2017 Does anyone have any experience with this boat? We have a 26' sailboat and thought this might be a n
Dwyer mast step Larry3525 at 7:14am 05.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2323 I am replaceing my mast tabernacle on my 222. I bought a new one because the bolts are stripped and

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Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs Roland5048 at 7:44pm 04.21.23 ..4/20.
Wiring solar and ACR's DArcy at 7:14pm 04.21.23 Ah, gotcha! I have a similar wire for my entertainment radio. I have the same setup. The only w
How long can a diesel sit idle? davespud at 7:09pm 04.21.23
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 7:02pm 04.21.23 The radio in the diagram is actually the memory for the automotive stereo. The VHF is powered throu
Wiring solar and ACR's (2) DArcy at 7:00pm 04.21.23
Wind velocity and angle not reading on Chartplotter. Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 04.21.23 If you go into the settings of the chartplotter it should be possible to go into the network setting
Wiring solar and ACR's DArcy at 6:45pm 04.21.23 @DArcy wondering why you can only power your radio from the house bank. If that bank fails, it doe
Need a H336 potable water tank monitor Techstyle at 6:39pm 04.21.23 I bought this one for my 336: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801162303732.html I selected the 4
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 6:36pm 04.21.23
Corroding galvanized shackle jviss at 6:35pm 04.21.23 @thinwater perhaps my knowledge is based on folklore. But, I've seen sudden stainless steel failure
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 6:33pm 04.21.23 Ok, I will need to look into that, my system is wired so I can start from either of both at the mom
Corroding galvanized shackle thinwater at 6:32pm 04.21.23 ... I am not a fan of stainless ground tackle as it won't stretch under excessive loads as carbon s
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 6:31pm 04.21.23 Thanks Project Mahem good point. There is no core or multi layers its just fiberglass. There are 2 s
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Project_Mayhem at 6:21pm 04.21.23 Is there plywood inside the boat's fiberglass? If so, you need to find out if it's rotted before doi
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 6:04pm 04.21.23 Ok, I will need to look into that, my system is wired so I can start from either of both at the mome
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 6:02pm 04.21.23 So the second switch is not really necessary then? It is, to disconnect the engine starting batter
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD rgranger at 6:00pm 04.21.23 It will be many weeks before it gets installed and used, so I can't give you a "real world" report
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 5:55pm 04.21.23 So the second switch is not really necessary then?
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 5:39pm 04.21.23 @DArcy wondering why you can only power your radio from the house bank. If that bank fails, it does
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection (2) Mike25 at 5:37pm 04.21.23 Here's what I came up with to repair the trunk. I laid roving and applied polyester resin to the da

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