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Moody 46 Mojo321 at 1:38pm 11.08.22 Ask All Sailors 2/495 Hi All, Anybody have some tips regarding potential purchase of a Moody 46 build 1999? Anything parti
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Marlow Currie at 12:22pm 11.08.22 Ask All Sailors 14/926 have just purchased a boat in NW and have moored at Vancouver Island Marina I am wondering about the
Whisker pole HD74 at 11:25am 11.08.22 Ask All Sailors 3/453 I have a whisker ,pole that is stored on a track up my mast. I have just started to use it with my j
Do not lick this Toad! (1) JamesG161 at 7:14am 11.08.22 Sails Call Lounge 26/3721 Please stop Licking frogs or toads!!! More to fear than Tongue Warts! otoid glands that secrete a
Catalina 27 Electrical Panel arlouper at 6:45am 11.08.22 Mid-Size Boats 9/3041 I'm re-wiring my 1983 catalina 27 and would like to relocate the electrical control center. That wou
Hoisting sails, deck hardware and running rigging. Cederholm at 5:34am 11.08.22 Catalina 30 4/1544 I'm in the process of buying running rigging and deck hardware for the 1980 Catalina 30 I'm refittin
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 4:54am 11.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/3358 Yanmar 3Jh4E. Recently cleaned impller bits from heat exchanger and descaled. New impeller. Raw wat
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? (1) SV Maverick at 7:59pm 11.07.22 Big Boats 14/1747 Since our successful upgrade of MFD instruments, auto pilot, LPG stove, LED lights, water heater, he
What is the proper response? (1) rpwillia at 7:55pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2703 Was in a race recently and received a complaint and thought I would post it here. Other boat felt I
Servicing a feathering prop TimFromLI at 7:37pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1092 I have an autostream feathering prop of unknown age. I'm not sure how well it was maintained and it
7:1? (1) rgranger at 5:11pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1160
Tips and Tricks from John Harries jssailem at 5:10pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 2/674 There are many who write about sailing. John is one I enjoy reading. He offers some of his work free
Safety at Sea starts with awareness of the RISKS jssailem at 4:12pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 6/694 We often discuss how safe it is to be inside the cockpit of a sailboat. We even go so far as to chan
Hunter 23 mast base replacement. gfrost39 at 1:30pm 11.07.22 Smaller Boats 5/1483 My 1986 Hunter 23 has a taco shaped bent metal base. It's been used incorrectly and bent badly. I lo
Aftermarket diesel engine parts newage1461 at 1:08pm 11.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/1466 Has anyone used any aftermarket parts ( Yanmar ) on their engines. I'm in need if an injection pump
Battery and Electrical system upgrading questions (2) vandiver at 12:43pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 5/867 Hi all, First post here and really happy to be part of this forum, writting from Spain. I am a ver
TS Nicole --> Hurricane Nicole (3) jssailem at 10:15am 11.07.22 Weather and Forecasting 6/2217 Invest 98L became Tropical Storm Nicole last night. The storm has formed a cyclonic pattern locate
Where Should I list a Brand New 150 Genoa for Sale? Sail22Capri22 at 8:49am 11.07.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1171 I am new to this forum and not sure if I can list a sail I have on this forum and or if anyone can r
Fuel pickup location for a Diesel heater (1) mermike at 5:58am 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 59/4721 I'm installing a diesel heater soon. I plan to install the pickup in the main tank. Any reason not t
Barrier coat between scuff guard an hull? (1) HeelBoy at 4:34am 11.07.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1173 After much swearing and dulled drill bits, my polished 316 guard is ready to install. This finishes

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Tight furler (2) skunther at 7:21pm 05.05.25
BATTERY? (1) Hayden Watson at 6:30pm 05.05.25 The following is my opinion and as we all know, there are as many opinions as there are commentors.
Battery recommendation - anchor windless dlochner at 6:20pm 05.05.25 The manufacture of my Lifepo4 states the battery will not catch fire in a short circuit situation
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 6:13pm 05.05.25 Thank you for the kind words and advice
Hunter 240 water ballast valve SteveHughessails at 5:27pm 05.05.25 I visited the store here on the site. Turns out that hole looks like it is for an alignment pin that
Battery recommendation - anchor windless Screen Saver at 5:16pm 05.05.25 Yea I believe my original first response to Brians post was go Lithium. I don't see to much disagree
New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper SteveHughessails at 5:04pm 05.05.25 Wows, what a sweetheart. Looks like it was well loved. Very nice
BATTERY? jssailem at 5:04pm 05.05.25 Yes. The numbers are about right. The batteries I bought are full contained units. BlueTooth access,
City and Month of Manufacture kappykaplan at 4:56pm 05.05.25
BATTERY? smokey73 at 4:48pm 05.05.25 The OP asked "any other options?" LFPs are another option and depending on where he stands with his
Starter switch sporadically engages starter heritage at 4:40pm 05.05.25 Instead of cutting wires, I would just remove the ring terminal of the suspect wire from the soleno
Nifty Boat Handling dLj at 4:39pm 05.05.25 That was sure a tight spot to get that boat into. I always found it interesting to study how they w
Identification labels clutches /line stoppers C310 Calif. Ted at 4:22pm 05.05.25 I've gotten clutches that included a page of labels in french and english from Spinlock. Spinlock Ro
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 4:12pm 05.05.25 I rather like Elon Musk's mantra. "The best part is no part". In that vein, I believe that the bes
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 4:09pm 05.05.25
Looking for ideas on galley remodel mermike at 4:01pm 05.05.25 To add to @UpperPintle 's post, if you used West Systems epoxy, the amine blush must be washed off w
Tight furler garymalmgren at 3:50pm 05.05.25 We still don't know what make and model or furler you have. There idiosyncrasies with each type. May
Tight furler (2) skunther at 2:44pm 05.05.25
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 2:44pm 05.05.25 Cut off both ends of the old wire and leave them disconnected. Keep it simple. Cut them back to wher
Rig tension 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 2:40pm 05.05.25 Never mind - I have found it.

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