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Folding Prop Verdict Georgedoyle at 7:30pm 11.06.22 Big Boats 10/2445 After a Summer and Fall with our new Gori folding prop we feel like we can make some judgements abou
First Oil Change colb218 at 5:32pm 11.06.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1479 Am I making this harder than it needs to be? I have a yanmar 3hm 35f and did my first oil change tod
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... (2) stickinthemud57 at 4:59pm 11.06.22 Ask All Sailors 18/4447 One of my winter projects is to set up a pulley system inside the boom to adjust outhaul tension. On
boom inserts dorselhead at 3:37pm 11.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/667 I have a 83, 31 hunter. i am looking for a set of inserts at the gooseneck or an alternate. one of t
83 HUNTER 31 BOOM INSERTS dorselhead at 2:53pm 11.06.22 Ask All Sailors 2/767 Hello , Iost one while taking my mast off. Can someone please advise me of an alternative or where
1987 Catalina 22 Replacing Rubber Seals on Pop Uo Seat Locher Hatches. John Marrone at 12:56pm 11.06.22 Smaller Boats 9/1960 We are looking for some suggestions as to what material to purchase in the replacement of exterior P
Any Guesses (2) Hello Below at 12:28pm 11.06.22 Ask All Sailors 27/3295 Cleanup day at the house and the crew found (again) this item that apparently she has moved around o
Topping lift length? tomoma2 at 12:00pm 11.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/944 Can anyone tell me where I can find the length of my topping lift? I have a 2007 Hunter 45cc with in
Folding prop (3) Cederholm at 5:50am 11.06.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1002 I inherited a Catalina 30 and with it this scrap yard prop. Before I bang on it, what is the correct
Coupling removal (3) Evil Daddy at 5:29am 11.06.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1762 Is anyone familiar with this coupling? I have already removed it from the transmission and pushed it
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Oceanis_Sailor at 10:09pm 11.05.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1428 Anybody know who Beneteau uses for the running rigging and sheets on new boats?
Solar Confusion (1) Nodak7 at 11:45am 11.05.22 Big Boats 22/2579 OK I need to help! I have a pair of LG395 Fixed Panels connected to a single Victron MPPT Smart 150
H41DS microwave Nachismo at 11:31am 11.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/652
where to purchase mast plate replacement (1) tadd5181 at 11:29am 11.05.22 Big Boats 3/516 attached is a picture of a plate that was on the port side of my Hunter 420 mast; it broke off and
Battery msturner at 4:45am 11.05.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1516 Any suggestions on replacing the batteries in my 27 foot hunter sailboat
Pinole replacement Jawbee at 4:26am 11.05.22 Day Sailers 5/1698 Good morning, I am the new owner of a 1971 daysailer. On our shakedown cruise the bottom rudder Pin
CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 5:22pm 11.04.22 Bigger Boats 13/2664 Although at the beginning of the season I was able to splash with a working centerboard, I ended the
Hot Water Heater Rear Heat Exchanger Plumbing gonekayaking247 at 5:16pm 11.04.22 Catalina 30 4/1402 When I bought the boat almost a year ago, the PO said the hot water tank only got lukewarm while mot
Wires up the mast (1) SDS3 Sailors at 5:00pm 11.04.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/867 2005 H36. Top of picture is 4 wires incoming from DC panel. Only 3 wires connected at mast base:
NorthWest Weather jssailem at 2:54pm 11.04.22 Weather and Forecasting 5/1757 I just read this forecast for our PacificNW. As some of you know, I canceled my scheduled haul out f

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BATTERY? dlochner at 2:37pm 05.05.25 Hey guys, The OP didn't ask about a conversion to LFP and it may not be appropriate for the way he u
Battery recommendation - anchor windless dlochner at 2:32pm 05.05.25 Yea the above views are not uncommon, and I readily admit that for most I am possibly of a differen
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (9) fred1diver at 1:39pm 05.05.25 Ok worked a bit on it today, making progress, well, was, I wanted to clean up the wiring and it is t
New Boat! Snarkhunter at 1:34pm 05.05.25 Forum rules, as I understand them.
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? BarryL at 1:21pm 05.05.25 Hi, the quarter berth can be loud if crew are trimming winches right above your head. The settee c
BATTERY? smokey73 at 1:03pm 05.05.25 @Hayden Watson so lets work backwards from you description? Assuming an "solar charging capabilities
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F marcham at 12:12pm 05.05.25 Slow start is a feature of the GM series. Since they don't have glow plugs, some mechanics retrofit
Traveler car/track as tether? Hayden Watson at 11:54am 05.05.25 I rather like Elon Musk's mantra. "The best part is no part". In that vein, I believe that the best
Tight furler (1) Hayden Watson at 11:46am 05.05.25 I have a split backstay adjuster. I have it set so that the backstay is just short of floppy when t
Traveler car/track as tether? Foswick at 11:46am 05.05.25 I've been in enough off-shore snotty weather to be really happy to have higher lifelines than 30 i
BATTERY? (2) Hayden Watson at 11:36am 05.05.25 ... @Hayden Watson you say it is far less expensive but what is the conversion cost? Inquiring min
Tight furler jssailem at 11:34am 05.05.25 When I refitted my mast I had the rigger add this backstay adjuster. https://marine.wichard.com/en/s
Non binary boaters (2) Muttondressedaslamb at 11:28am 05.05.25 As opposed to old men who only care about girls, fast cars, sailboats, and relatively expensive bee
Non binary boaters Muttondressedaslamb at 11:12am 05.05.25 Yipes ! The children. What will the little children think ? Oh the hell with the little rotters,
BATTERY? smokey73 at 11:10am 05.05.25 Always an interesting discussion but it always seems, when talking about the cost, to just list the
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 10:38am 05.05.25 So if I am wiring from the keyed starter switch directly to the battery with an inline 30amp fuse, I
First post. New C22 owner boulevardtalonman at 10:28am 05.05.25 File was too large, sorry
Non binary boaters Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 05.05.25 As opposed to old men Don't say "old." Say experienced.
BATTERY? Calif. Ted at 9:55am 05.05.25 I run 4D's which weigh about 110 lbs. I used to run FLA's but last 2 sets have been AGM's. Battery t
Traveler car/track as tether? Hayden Watson at 9:39am 05.05.25 It's interesting how we get so wrapped up with tether systems and don't talk as much about setting

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