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Speaker installation fred1diver at 5:54pm 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 7/798
Engine Coolant Hoses to Hot Water Heater/Tank c130king at 4:00pm 04.16.22 Catalina 310 10/2349 Hello All, The hoses that route hot coolant from my engine to the hot water heater/tank and then ba
Rudder uphaul and downhaul line diagram for Hunter 23.5 Sailing Tiger at 2:13pm 04.16.22 Smaller Boats 1/824 I am looking for a diagram of routing for the rudder uphaul and downhaul line for my Hunter 23.5 wit
Adding a third battery to the system fred1diver at 1:54pm 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2067 Hey every, looked at a few posts but I am still as confused as before, so I know it has been talked
Hunter 28 or 28.5 Rudder HalfAfloatDave at 12:27pm 04.16.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/569 Hi all, anyone have a picture of their Hunter 28.5 or 28 rudder out of the water? Better yet, any d
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 10:24am 04.16.22 Smaller Boats 18/1893 I love this forum. Gives me access to a wealth of knowledge regarding sailing and my boat. As I cont
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jmczzz at 10:16am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 42/3638
Brass tube (1) Paulam at 9:07am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 7/551 Hello - new to the site and sailing. I have a 1987 36 Catalina MK 1. In the forward and rear berth t
Will you be ready for sailing? jssailem at 8:26am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 3/498 With all this talk about repairing, adding bling, refitting, and painting our boats, I began to wond
Need Water Ballast Valve New or used for Sailboat Hunter 23.5 (1) jjorgensen2311 at 8:18am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 4/410 Hi All, Last year when I was putting my Hunter 23.5 Sailboat on the dry I made a mistake when empty
KISS Wind Generator Problem geoffschultz at 8:12am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 7/631 I've had a KISS wind generator for almost 20 years, and I now have a problem that I've never seen, n
Anchor locker leaks (4) jaysweet at 7:26am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2858 Like making sausage, you probably don't want to know what your anchor locker really looks like: the
Viajar a America del sur Rene Uruguay at 9:42pm 04.15.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/578
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 7:45pm 04.15.22 Smaller Boats 23/1706 Does anybody have advice whether the Tahatsu Sailpro 6hp will be adequate for my Hunter 240? It is s
What do you think of this...... (1) NYSail at 12:21pm 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1092 So a friend got all new standing rigging over the winter for her boat. She just pulled them out of t
37C Portlight sandpiper10471 at 10:45am 04.15.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/699 I must replace the entire portlight above the galley stove. Unfortunately, I am about 6 hours from
Best Trailers for 19" Long Keel Lwood at 10:31am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 2/318 Hello. I have always had my boat launched and hauled at the boat yard near where my boat is moored
Raymarine I40 wind? fred1diver at 8:25am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 3/435 Hello everyone, just wondering if any of you have used the I40 wind on your sailboat and what your t
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Scott B at 5:35am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 29/5982 I know I'm guilty of this. Very interesting. Will put this on my Spring list. 37Y7eSwhfpU
ST70 replacing feet to meter (1) Udi at 4:31am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 0/189 Hi! Did anybody encountered a problem with ST70 that you can't replace feet to meter at the setting

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Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues jviss at 5:14am 07.29.24 Got mine a few years back from sailorsams.com. Thank you!
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 5:12am 07.29.24 Looking forward to the next episode. Cruising the Salish Sea islands.
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 5:11am 07.29.24
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues jviss at 5:02am 07.29.24 1. I didn't know Marinebeam was a connection to dual-color lights; 2. I never asked you to "do my ho
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow Cap jssailem at 4:59am 07.29.24 I have a decent chip on the bow cap Post a picture of your problem, please. There are a couple of
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 4:52am 07.29.24 An adhesive ? No. Depending on the exact location , what I would most likely do is: Make a larger th
Forestay Broke Away Sneezewort at 4:26am 07.29.24 Yeah I agree. The rivets all popped out so the holes are clear. Is there an adhesive I can use that
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 4:19am 07.29.24 As unfortunate as that is. Replacement would be your only safe option , I would drill out the rivets
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow Cap kappykaplan at 2:19am 07.29.24 I have a decent chip on the bow cap on my 1984 Please post a photo of the damage.
West Marine Inventory Foswick at 12:23am 07.29.24 Specialty retail stores are hurting, in general, with not too many exceptions. Around here, West Ma
Set your watch back 20 years Foswick at 11:56pm 07.28.24 I have a love/hate relationship with technology. I've made a pretty good living developing technolo
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 07.28.24 Can you please point me to those? Gee , have you missed things since you've been away? I gave you
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 keswift1 at 8:38pm 07.28.24
Set your watch back 20 years BarryL at 8:33pm 07.28.24
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:21pm 07.28.24 Why are you replacing the tank, Rick? --Peggie
Seafarer 38c - Fresh water leak and steam from engine Tally Ho at 7:48pm 07.28.24 Hi Ed, The fresh water leak may be found by putting some food coloring in the water tank and then i
Set your watch back 20 years shemandr at 7:17pm 07.28.24 As a mid 30 something I see modern electronics as more of a safety measure. We love to sail by the
Seafarer 38c - Fresh water leak and steam from engine Don S/V ILLusion at 7:15pm 07.28.24 The plumbing leak should be simple to trace and repair. The engine is a different animal. No temp ga
Couple found dead in life raft higgs at 7:15pm 07.28.24 As Hurricane Ian demonstrated - salt water and lithium batteries are a bad mix. The Ft Myers area h
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues SailingCal21 at 6:24pm 07.28.24 Can you please point me to those? Got mine a few years back from sailorsams.com.

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