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Success!! (2) Jamesiv1 at 9:30am 08.13.22 Catalina 22 5/619 208309 Wouldn't have happened without help from this forum. Thanks Everyone. Hope I can pay it forw
Capri 18 - time at ramp john6206 at 6:47am 08.13.22 Smaller Boats 9/2697 Always a learning curve with rigging and launching. with our old boat we started with about 2 hours
Last ride All U Get at 2:53am 08.13.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1353 Hi all, I took our boat Dalmatian for the last ride this week carrying the buyer, surveyor, and bro
Dowager voyage DianaOfBurlington at 10:16pm 08.12.22 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1411
Hunter 280 Water Leak Issues in the Quarter Berth Crusty Ol Salt at 6:51pm 08.12.22 Ask All Sailors 9/523 Ever since I purchased Prometheus I have had leaks into the quarter berth. I have suspected that par
Really weird water tank sensor issue artboas at 5:00pm 08.12.22 Big Boats 9/1574
Beneteau 373 Air Pax circuit breaker (3) JHorr at 3:33pm 08.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1296 Recently had a power surge from a dock pedestal being smashed into down the dock. My shore power was
240 Magic Tilt trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 6:25am 08.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/550 Did the trailer come with either three or four bunk board supports each side? Photo would be apprec
Hunter 326 running rigging RobAL at 6:14am 08.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1296 When I purchased my 326 in 2018 it appeared to have a new set of running rigging lines, I assumed th
Not my mast?? (3) Jamesiv1 at 12:00am 08.12.22 Catalina 22 18/1846 Is there a way that I can tell if I have a genuine C22 mast? Are there any significant markers, does
Catalina 25 floor access panels Delta21 at 9:36pm 08.11.22 Smaller Boats 6/2474 Hello, I have a "new to me" 1982 C25. What are the wooden access panels for in the floor of the ca
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system (1) nsailscal334 at 6:52pm 08.11.22 Engines and Propulsion 9/2097 Trying to figure out why we are getting salt water appearing in our anti-freeze on our M30. We pull
Clock and barometer installation advice nitrogenase at 6:34pm 08.11.22 Ask All Sailors 13/2134 Picked up a matching vintage brass Schatz clock/barometer set - they're mint and beautiful. Each has
Hatches Micky W. at 5:56pm 08.11.22 Sabre Sailboats 7/1571 I have a 1983 Sabre 34 MKI. Does anyone know what brand of hatches they used? They look like Lewmar.
New Prop: paint or? mjsb at 5:34pm 08.11.22 Ask All Sailors 14/2618
What kind of mainsail furler is on a 97 Oceanis 400? Rattlenebang at 3:44pm 08.11.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/849 I want to clean and lube and want to make sure I do it properly.
37C Deck flexing from stanchions o0o0o0o0o at 2:54pm 08.11.22 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2265
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 1:52pm 08.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1267 on my Hunter 19, would I tension the shrouds the same as the forestry?
41DS Refrigerator Problem gfrazzle at 11:51am 08.11.22 Big Boats 0/362 Original 2007 Nova Kool. Compressor runs and cools slightly but not cold and compressor runs continu
Is this dinghy salvageable? (3) colb218 at 9:50am 08.11.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1468 The dinghy is a Bombard AX3 which I understand to be a pretty basic/budget friendly dinghy. The tube

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Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 8:02am 02.27.25 It is not necessary to completely decorate your electrical system with blue boxes. Victron's communi
Upgrading Inverter/charger Johann at 7:48am 02.27.25 We have had Victron gear since 2019. I have more blue boxes than I can count and zero failures. I in
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 7:41am 02.27.25 Any thoughts on outgassing and the precautions. I know it can lead to corrosion of sensitive electr
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:34am 02.27.25 Poster contacted me. Told him to contact Mike Thomas at the forum store who ordered the masts from
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:27am 02.27.25 Be careful as there is a big difference with a Hunter 42 Passage and the smaller trailerable sailboa
Non-skid surface Allowishish at 7:23am 02.27.25 We went with the kiwi grip as well with great results. Clean the surface well (as stated above there
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? CrispyCringle at 7:08am 02.27.25 The hardest part will be getting the materials while down in Mexico. We are in Sea of Cortez right n
Upgrading Inverter/charger CrispyCringle at 6:44am 02.27.25 Well I wouldn't say Victron uses sanskrit, but they do use actual electrical and engineering terms.
Outboard Battery Connection shemandr at 6:20am 02.27.25 Your shoulder will thank you every time you push the starter button!
Chain splice thinwater at 6:20am 02.27.25 Is the OP suggesting short sections of rope between the chain bits, spliced at each end? If yes, the
Marine Strike Survey dLj at 5:55am 02.27.25 Now that's a garbage survey. Nice idea but really badly written. There is no option for never having
Non-skid surface Joe at 5:38am 02.27.25 I went with kiwi grip. Made the boat look brand new. Solved a lot of issues (like the tiny cracks
Outboard Battery Connection Joe at 5:18am 02.27.25 I would try to keep it out of the cockpit. I'm not familiar with your boat's configuration... but on
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 4:45am 02.27.25 All of these different than Victron options still suffer the same dimensional issues facing the OP,
Chain splice Captain Larry-DH at 4:32am 02.27.25
Chain splice colemj at 4:16am 02.27.25 The ACCO 5/16" G43 chain has a WL of 3900#. The Crosby G-335 link is 3/8" (that is the proper size
Outboard Battery Connection dlochner at 4:13am 02.27.25 There are a variety of cable glands available for that purpose. Glands are preferable because the wi
Non-skid surface jssailem at 4:10am 02.27.25 One of my favorite idea guys on boat fiberglass repair in Andy at Boatworks Today. He has produced
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Terry Cox at 3:38am 02.27.25 Does anyone have any experience hiring a shop to build out the stays and replacing the rigging them
Chain splice Davidasailor26 at 3:21am 02.27.25

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