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How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 8:27am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 27/3531 So I purchased a new dinghy this week and needed stainless braided wire crimped with a loop on each
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 6:30am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1493
New lifelines barnstormer at 6:16am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 5/870 Just had my lifelines on a catalina 30 replaced with coated wire and all fittings including pelican
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sailcapt340 at 6:00am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1551 How long do you keep or continue to use Diesel Fuel Stabilizers? Biocide and Stabilizer versus the
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? (1) Di Smith at 12:14am 09.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/532 Hello, We have just purchased a 2005 Hunter Passage 456 with refrigerator and freezer (I cannot find
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 11:51am 08.31.22 Big Boats 14/1571 I have a Hunter Legend 376 which had an after market air conditioner installed prior to my purchase.
Lifeline Replacement tb_gb at 11:35am 08.31.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/880 I have a 1999 Hunter 380 with lifelines that are obviously going on 24 years old. Everything I have
Replacing standing rigging on a 22' trailer sailer skipperdee at 8:49am 08.31.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2419 I recently acquired a 1974 South Coast 22 and I suspect the standing rigging has never been replaced
Propane pressure gauge GreenSailor2 at 6:38am 08.31.22 Ask All Sailors 105/11295 What I open the solenoid valve on my propane tank the pressure guage drops to zero. Any help on the
Wet core from dodger snaps? CarlN at 7:52pm 08.30.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1541 What's the best way to seal the deck core for the little self tapping screws used for the dodger sna
windless NCBrew at 6:59pm 08.30.22 Ask All Sailors 5/918 Has anyone installed an anchor windless on a Hunter Legend 35.5. If so which one?
Cal 36 - 9 foot draft?? petecasey at 4:44pm 08.30.22 Cal 7/3279 Hi all, There is a Cal 36 for sale near me, and I want to go and take a look at it. Beautiful boats
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? AndyL at 3:01pm 08.30.22 Big Boats 10/1641 I'm looking to add solar charging to my 2004 Hunter 36 which has 4x6v golf cart batteries in the lar
Need a new tachometer c130king at 2:25pm 08.30.22 Catalina 310 8/1799 Hello All, Lightning strike!!! Lots of damage...especially electrical. Working through all of it.
Oday 35 winch replacement bob_marlin at 8:50am 08.30.22 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1361 Has anyone ever replaced the main self tailing winch on an Oday 34 or 35? Im looking into what size
Forward portside fixed port leak Banooma at 6:39am 08.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/896 Hi, On my new-to-me 2005 H36, I recently discovered a leak from the forward portside fixed port abov
Hunter Europa transom bung (1) martx007 at 5:10am 08.30.22 Smaller Boats 18/2156 Hi folks I recently bought a Hunter Europa that I now keep moored on a buoy and just wanted to confi
Island Time Progress report CaptainRed at 9:14pm 08.29.22 Catalina 30 10/1385 On Christmas Day 2021, I picked up my 1986 C30 TR, Island Time: My previous boats have been an Impul
Replacing Wiring Harness rpwillia at 8:13pm 08.29.22 Catalina 310 3/1762 A friends 309 recently had something go south and need to replace the wiring harness on his engine a
Need a throttle cable Justin_NSA at 7:07pm 08.29.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/557 For my 1991 30T. SBO shows one but the picture is too blurry to check the fittings. Control cable, 1

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1996 Jeanneau 45.1 Parts sailpcb at 10:43am 04.29.25 Maybe it was just the angle of the photo, but one end of the track appeared as if it were worn down
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? kappykaplan at 10:17am 04.29.25 I have a pair of Kyocera 130 watt panels mounted on the bimini - don't recall what controller I got.
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point ltfzsolt at 10:13am 04.29.25 These are all great replies - thank you!!! Some counter-questions: ne under the roller itself. Th
Insurance assistance needed HoosierSailor at 9:49am 04.29.25 Are you looking for these pictures of your completed boat work, as required by the underwriter, or
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? azambella at 9:49am 04.29.25 Yes, I concur. The build up thru hulls are more than likely the builder. Lame as it seems. I also
Insurance assistance needed Don S/V ILLusion at 9:30am 04.29.25 Are you looking for these pictures of your completed boat work, as required by the underwriter, or g
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point (1) jssailem at 9:29am 04.29.25 The ATN tacker is a good solution. I use it on my boat. It is rigged like this. cerned about the fu
ACR setup question (1) jssailem at 9:11am 04.29.25 Welcome @sailpcb to the forum. I like the ACR part of the above pictorial wiring diagram by @fred1d
Outhaul modifications jssailem at 9:02am 04.29.25 My outhaul is about 2 feet from the mast on the boom and exits out the bottom of the mast. There is
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 8:54am 04.29.25
Outhaul modifications jssailem at 8:49am 04.29.25 How do you handle your sails, at the mast or from the cockpit? Let that guide you as to where to loc
ACR setup question (1) fred1diver at 8:48am 04.29.25 231196 this is what I used to do mine, it is pretty straight forward with this diagram. Hope this he
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? fred1diver at 8:43am 04.29.25 So far on mine, I have 2 100w flexible panels attached with magnets on top of the dodger and a 40 am
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? leo310 at 8:36am 04.29.25 I have 4 100w (eco worthy) rigid panels and 1 200w flex (renogy) and 4 100ah lithium batteries (eco
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? colemj at 8:21am 04.29.25 Seems odd to me that 2 of the valves are buried in epoxy, and 3 others are more typically mounted w
Us spars mast parts Rick Webb at 8:14am 04.29.25 Boat Information \| U.S. Spars This will give you a very good diagram of the parts break down and t
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? colemj at 8:14am 04.29.25 I have been wondering about flexible panels and the differences in the pricier rigid panels. Rig
Outhaul modifications (2) fred1diver at 8:13am 04.29.25 I am almost done with my outhaul modifications. Now the question is, should I have the control line
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? dLj at 7:37am 04.29.25 I have a 380 watt ridged panel on my boat. I'm very impressed with how well it functions. I don't
1996 Jeanneau 45.1 Parts dLj at 7:25am 04.29.25 It was working fine till I started working with it and had to remove the port side end cleat/ stopp

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