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Electrical system william24424 at 8:30am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 9/884 Electrical system ' reasons? As a coastal cruiser/racer, occasional weekender I've used the followi
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:01am 12.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1762 Hi Guys I have 1987 hunter 40 ft legend with a Ynamar 4jh-e engine Problem is the boats inner s
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:20am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1645 So my 1985 Pearson 303 is gonna need some extra gear for safety ect to cross... Im all ears
Beyond USA insurance The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:10am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 2/535 Hey guys MERRY CHRISTMAS to all... So the plan is to sail away to Bahamas next summer. Now the boai
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Captain Larry-DH at 9:07pm 12.19.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6540 I just watched a very good how-to video on this. Vmm5KUT8sQ8 I plan to do the same thing as shown i
Ignore this thread - created by mistake Captain Larry-DH at 9:06pm 12.19.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/30 Moderator - please delete
E80 Chart Plotter Replaced with Axiom+ 12 (3) dkinzer at 5:28pm 12.19.22 Big Boats 0/1377 I finished the installation, a few days ago, of a new MFD on our H41AC. It's a Raymarine Axiom+ 12 r
Height of boat on trailer DocMB at 7:38am 12.19.22 Catalina 22 5/1162 How tall does the Catalina 22 with a swing keel sits on a trailer with the boom stowed on a crutch?
H34 wire routing into the mast hunter34austin at 7:15am 12.19.22 Big Boats 4/1017 I know there are a couple of posts already on the topic of Hunter 34 mast wiring but what I couldn't
Wooden Boat Maker (2) jssailem at 12:14pm 12.18.22 Sails Call Lounge 1/1080 Sitting around while my body battles this Covid thing, I took some time exploring boat building indi
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control genezown at 10:13am 12.18.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/1750
170 Repair Question Tater at 7:41am 12.18.22 Day Sailers 6/2292 I have a few cracks to fix. I am not familiar with Plexus. I am familiar with Bondo. Is Bondo resin
Need used furling system for S-28 Piotr at 7:13am 12.18.22 Sabre Sailboats 2/1330 Hi, All. I'm looking for a used furling system for my S-28. My old Code 0 system needs a new torsion
Santa's Wish List JamesG161 at 3:18pm 12.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 10/1813 Dear Santa, We wish to get our restored boat back in the water in 2023. Most Important is Peace o
Bilge Pump BigDogg11 at 11:12am 12.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1505 Any unique ways to power the bilge pump to run it occasionally in the winter after the batteries hav
Hose clip/clamp Ken13559 at 10:30pm 12.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1524 I understand it's preferred we use those hose clip/clamp that has solid threads and not this with ho
Fuel Gauge tb_gb at 11:17am 12.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3825 On my Hunter 380, my fuel gauge always shows about half full....even when the tank is full, as it is
Need radio advice Phil Herring at 9:14am 12.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1783 I need a recommendation on a handheld, floating VHF radio. Anybody have one they like? Asking for a
CNG to Propane? DanMaine at 9:04am 12.16.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2373 My Boat has a nice stove with an oven that runs on compressed natural gas. It's getting very very h
Title The_Sailing_Pelican at 8:12am 12.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1461 Ok.... Here we go again. This one is tricky... So SV PANACEA, my boat needs the original title to

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Tight furler Hayden Watson at 8:28am 05.08.25 @Project_Mayhem, where did you source part #3: 1/4-20x3/8 screw in SS from? My local, and very wel
What is this on my bowpulpit? (1) jssailem at 8:08am 05.08.25 Fortress is a specific brand of anchor. The anchor has a specific plate on the side. It will fit in
What is this on my bowpulpit? pgandw at 8:07am 05.08.25 Generic. You adjust the mount to hold the anchor (Danforth style) of choice. Fred W
What is this on my bowpulpit? 4lane at 7:56am 05.08.25 Bracket to hold fortress style anchor. Yes! I figured it was some sort of anchor holding bracket.
Third Cherubini sandpiper10471 at 7:51am 05.08.25 Thanks for those responses. I was hoping for some practical data from experience rather than the the
What is this on my bowpulpit? Joe at 7:14am 05.08.25 Bracket to hold fortress style anchor.
Others trailers that will fit a San Juan 23 dmax at 6:56am 05.08.25 It won't be likely that you'll find an exact fit if it's not for a SJ 23, however you just need to b
How long til your 3GM starts? degas at 6:49am 05.08.25 Is that with the Yanmar recommended cold start procedure or not ? For a 2GM20F with cold start pro
T-track / Jib rails stickinthemud57 at 6:13am 05.08.25 I bought some used anodized aluminum T-tracks and refinished them using a product called Everbrite.
How long til your 3GM starts? kloudie1 at 6:13am 05.08.25 3gmf ... a couple of seconds. But it is never really cold here. Even when the outside air temp is p
T-track / Jib rails StevenG at 5:41am 05.08.25 they're already off (couple had leaks) I wondered about rubbing compound type material, I'll look in
Furling line recommendations Ward H at 5:29am 05.08.25 My furler develops problems with overrides after the line is 3 or 4 years old due to stiffness of t
JVC Stereo Upgrade walt at 5:26am 05.08.25 Low power may not be important to you but it generally is for a smaller boat. Class D amplifiers su
Furling line recommendations colemj at 5:13am 05.08.25 I wouldn't strip the cover from double braid dacron. The cover is 50% of the strength, and you coul
How long til your 3GM starts? Captain Larry-DH at 3:13am 05.08.25
Third Cherubini kappykaplan at 2:06am 05.08.25 so 1.34 5.07 = 6.8 knots Yes, assuming 5.07 is the square root of the length of the waterline (2*
How long til your 3GM starts? Foswick at 11:56pm 05.07.25 I can't speak to that engine, but with my Universal M-35B, I preheat for 5 seconds and crank about 3
Third Cherubini SFS at 11:11pm 05.07.25 It's approximately 1.34 x the square root of the length of the waterline in feet. so 1.34 5.07 =*
Furling line recommendations garymalmgren at 10:00pm 05.07.25 RE When you haul out the sail, how much line is still wrapped around the drum? One wrap is enough.
Merit 22 owners (1) RussC at 9:30pm 05.07.25 When I sailed her hard, I also got water under the forward seat that I mopped out with a rag. It

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