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Bahamas Boat Yards, Bahamas Big Mack at 11:01am 07.06.22 Destinations 0/665 Can anyone tell me of a reliable boat yard for a haul out On or Near Nassau, Bahamas ?
RC8D Impellers for Free (1) Tomgrandy at 10:31am 07.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 0/295 Obviously, this is not a selling post as much as a sharing post. I have two impellers that I purc
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 chriscampbell at 7:27am 07.06.22 Smaller Boats 35/3833 I've been troubleshooting my front nav light for a while. I replaced the bulb. No dice. Then I figur
New 146 owner with question about reefing Eric S. at 6:34am 07.06.22 Day Sailers 1/737 Hi, I recently acquired a 2005 146 and am looking forward to my first sail on it this weekend. I've
Remove headliner to replace clutches (2) arthur.goldberg at 6:07am 07.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/994 Hello Beneteau Owner As I've written before, I recently bought a 2002 Beneteau 331. The cabin-top
Sailing without a depth finder Crusty Ol Salt at 4:57am 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 43/2903 Can it be done? I will not go into how the PO really did not keep up with things, anything.... He
What Shade of Blue Awlgrip Have I? (1) jviss at 4:57am 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 12/546 Stupid question. I need to touch up the transom. Can anyone say which blue they think I have from
Strainer for Bilge Pump jviss at 4:51am 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1224 My bilge and sump pumps are "protected" by small, Jabsco "Pumpguard" strainers. Well, it seems my b
Captiva 240 Sam20896 at 6:53pm 07.05.22 Islander 0/785 I am in the process of refitting a 1986 Captiva 240 and would like to connect with other owners to s
Mast Raising j30Trouble at 6:06pm 07.05.22 Trailer Sailors 1/576 I owned a J30 that I trailered to regattas. It had a 46 ft keel stepped mast. I was able to become s
2003 Hunter 356 Hot water tank to engine, hose replacement (2) Richardckrug at 5:21pm 07.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/780 Has anyone replaced their hot water heater hose on a Hunter 356 that runs from the Hot water heater
Temporary Overboard Discharge ramblinrod at 1:55pm 07.05.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/1984 Planning a 1 year return trip from Great Lakes (NDZ) in and out of ICW to Bahamas. Currently have n
Barrier coat c25 (1) SailingLoto at 9:27am 07.05.22 Smaller Boats 3/1006 First two coats of interprotect 2000e on my c25. For those who want to know, 1 gallon equals 2 coa
What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter Grunt735 at 8:38am 07.05.22 Ask All Sailors 25/1360 I bought one that has been gutted electronically and need to understand what all is required prior t
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? Captain Larry-DH at 8:12am 07.05.22 Ask All Sailors 54/3327 About 6 years ago we changed from our 60-pound Tohatsu 9.8 two-stroke to a 3.5HP 30-pound Suzuki be
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 Max.C at 6:57am 07.05.22 Smaller Boats 12/1512 folks, i am spending about 6 months in the water. its a fresh water river. can you advise some goo
drop rudder...a bit. 1980 H33 (1) twistedline at 6:52am 07.05.22 Mid-Size Boats 5/517 1982 Hunter 33, shoal draft. Hello, I just want a bit of advice before I jump in. I believe my r
Isla Holbox, Mexico (4) Will Gilmore at 8:10pm 07.04.22 Destinations 17/2077 Unfortunately, I'm not sailing to Holbox, but my family and I are flying there in a couple of weeks.
Bavaria steering, rudder resistance increasing boaterbob at 6:48pm 07.04.22 Bavaria 3/1126 Any advise on fix or intervention for this hard steering rudder?
Battery charging project (3) Grotto at 3:27pm 07.04.22 Catalina 22 6/663 So due to an unexpected hernia surgery, my summer sailing season was suspended before it even starte

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Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 12:49pm 08.08.24 You guys do understand that my comment had nothing to do with the product mentioned in mayhem's thr
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik American_Mainsail at 12:42pm 08.08.24 Hey Scott. I have replaced my Scandvik cockpit shower and adapted it into 15mm pex before. Can you g
Trailer sailing near toledo john6206 at 12:38pm 08.08.24
Boweye Backing Block Ranzo at 10:52am 08.08.24 Awesome, thank you so much guys!
Alternator heat - how serious? Scott T-Bird at 10:14am 08.08.24 The reg should not be active when engine ignition is off.. Make sure brown reg wire does not have
What is this thing? Stu Jackson at 10:07am 08.08.24 I haven't added or changed anything on this system except replacing the failed alternator regulator
Alternator heat - how serious? Maine Sail at 10:02am 08.08.24 I've never noticed it until the other day ... my alternator seems to heat up when I am charging on
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. Scott T-Bird at 10:00am 08.08.24 As far as applying standards in a thread, I think the forum organically solves this problem in mos
Boweye Backing Block AaronD at 9:30am 08.08.24 1) The CD backing block is made of High Density Polyethylene. Most epoxies don't really adhere to HD
The Sewing Machine Thread (2) twodzusfittings at 9:27am 08.08.24 So I'm on a roll here. Having requested help from both my daughter and my wife to make some shades t
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 08.08.24 The alternator is putting out 15.4V which doesn't vary much with load. Nothing succeeds like succ
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (2) American_Mainsail at 9:10am 08.08.24 Great reply, thanks. What features have the new ones that are desirable? I've noticed LiFePO4 pri
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 9:04am 08.08.24 Hi Chloe, welcome aboard! There was a couple in Nova Scotia that restored an H34 a few years ago. T
Bulkhead Strengthening dlochner at 8:58am 08.08.24 What about a tang as a backing plate and to spread the load further down? The idea behind the bac
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 8:57am 08.08.24 Chloe, I would be hesitant to cut into the pan / grid unless absolutely necessary. The pan
Hunter 34 Refit Help kloudie1 at 8:47am 08.08.24 Be careful about cutting into the beams in the hull pan. (big Easy beat me to that comment) These a
Hunter 34 Refit Help BigEasy at 8:35am 08.08.24 I was wondering if anybody has added those circular inspection ports to their hull pans for cleaning
Bulkhead Strengthening Project_Mayhem at 8:25am 08.08.24 The first question is the shape of the bolt holes? Are they still round? Is the wood solid or are t
What is this thing? Maine Sail at 8:22am 08.08.24 Sorry for the stupid post, but this thing is on my boat, behind the electrical panel, and I always
Hunter 34 Refit Help Jim Legere at 8:06am 08.08.24 Hi Chloe, welcome aboard! There was a couple in Nova Scotia that restored an H34 a few years ago. Th

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