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Replacing Battery in RayStar 125 GPS Unit (1) dkinzer at 4:49pm 11.28.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2332 The last few times that we took our boat out we got a message on our MFD indicating that the GPS fix
Side Stay Tension ColumbiaRiverDoug at 1:50pm 11.28.22 Trailer Sailors 17/4526 Hi Everyone, I wondered for quite a while about how much tension should be on the side stays of my
Sea Hood re-bedding Andiamo 34 at 4:31am 11.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1185 I have an H34 and as most sailors do I have leaks. I've been reading and it seems that 4200 is the
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! joelm100 at 2:10pm 11.27.22 Big Boats 31/7191
Raymarine Axiom shawanaga at 1:29pm 11.27.22 Big Boats 33/8658 Has anyone installed an Axiom + and connected it to their 3gm30f ? thanks Floyd
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders (2) Rich Stidger at 12:58pm 11.27.22 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 11/3284 These are light weight stretchable black covers. I might have used them for part of a season. The le
Confirming plan for replacing shot battery charger (Longish post re: electronics) Monheganlover at 12:01pm 11.27.22 Catalina 310 4/1103 I have my 2002 Catalina 310 on the hard and, when plugging my original equipment C-Charger Model 122
Miracle Rescue of MOB JamesG161 at 10:00am 11.27.22 Sails Call Lounge 11/2358 A man fell overboard on a recent Carnival cruise and managed to survive in the open waters for up t
Hunter 49 mainsail measurements Zencra at 8:20am 11.27.22 Big Boats 5/1064 Hi everyone, I'm in the process of measuring for a new furling mainsail. I've never been happy with
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:13am 11.27.22 Ask All Sailors 29/4065 I did not get one on Black Friday, but having one installed within the next few months is in the for
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard O�Day 222 at 7:21am 11.27.22 Ask All Sailors 35/6232 My 300 amp hour house battery bank consists of 3 x 100ah lithium LiFe4 batteries in parallel. My ou
Motor Mount Bracket for 3GM30F torque specs Sea-ker at 4:31am 11.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1659 Going to be replacing the motor mounts on my Hunter 336 3GM30F over the winter and plan to take the
Beneteau First 375 bvermeer at 9:26pm 11.26.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1584 I'm doing research on a mid 80s Beneteau First 375 but I'm having difficulty finding any information
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? ckreitlein at 1:55pm 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/5080 Since buying my b-331 a year ago, I have never been able to unfurl the mainsail completely. The foo
Cellular Signal in the Channel Islands ?. circa1971la at 10:27am 11.26.22 Ask All Sailors 1/2675
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 8:22am 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3976 Shortly after completing the purchase, I noticed a drop of water under the starboard chain plate. I
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement (1) GDanko at 6:53am 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2445 During a survey, we discovered the bracket connecting the forward/starboard isolator to the Westerbe
Absolute Best and Permanent Glue for Inflatible Dinghy's Plymouth Sailor at 6:23am 11.26.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2537
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? (1) Walsh0575 at 6:10am 11.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 27/4370 Hi, I'm a first time sailboat owner as of spring 2022 - so this fall was the first time I hauled the
Winterizing SailDrive in water tfox2069 at 2:33pm 11.25.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1654 Had systems professionally winterized in-water here in mid-bay Chesapeake. Advised by vendor that to

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Hunter 376 mast sail track jcrewser at 5:48pm 08.24.25 Smokey, thanks for the response. I had done enough Google searching to identify Tides Marine as a po
Hunter 376 mast sail track smokey73 at 5:41pm 08.24.25 Is this a Tides Marine track? At the bottom of the tack where the sail slugs do into the track ther
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (2) Michael Davis at 5:40pm 08.24.25 The circle is complete. Home again at Lyall Harbour, Saturna Island.
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? Foswick at 5:10pm 08.24.25 I note that all boat yards have stringent regs about collecting any bottom paint sanding dust and p
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash JoeWhite at 4:50pm 08.24.25 I am always present during haulout and return to water. I placed lables "LIFT" to make sure they pla
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? DakineRobotics at 4:19pm 08.24.25 Gentlemen, To start, thank you all for the feedback and thoughtful responses! This community seems
Propane regulations BigEasy at 4:11pm 08.24.25 Appears that the aft end of the locker is open, so I guess that could meet the vented / overboard dr
Monark M1 14 Buoyancy (1) sokotd12 at 4:06pm 08.24.25 233996
Propane regulations kappykaplan at 3:58pm 08.24.25 Probably not the safest configuration; however, main criteria is that there are no flame or spark e
Propane regulations BigEasy at 3:57pm 08.24.25 Is it really a good idea to store gasoline and propane next to each other? Probably not the
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 3:49pm 08.24.25 Aha! That's all we need. The line simply locks the rudder down using the cord and a clamceat.
Yanmar 3GM30F: Wiring Harness & Aftermarket Panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:32pm 08.24.25 Putting a 3GM30F in an O'day 28 is just like the proverbial 10 pounds of excrement in a 5 pound bag
Yanmar 3GM30F: Wiring Harness & Aftermarket Panel Clutch Cargo at 3:06pm 08.24.25 Thank you Ralph for your reply. Yes, I've read many posts articles etc. regarding changing the star
Propane regulations kappykaplan at 2:52pm 08.24.25 Is it really a good idea to store gasoline and propane next to each other?
Propane regulations (1) patbratton at 2:12pm 08.24.25 My Hunter 240 looks like she was built for propane tanks.
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? patbratton at 2:10pm 08.24.25 I have seen large carp in Lake Lanier, Georgia, cleaning the bottom of sailboats. I have not been ab
Yanmar 3GM30F: Wiring Harness & Aftermarket Panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:05pm 08.24.25 I understand your need to replace the ratty panel but the one thing I can't agree with is : tart cr
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash Don S/V ILLusion at 1:55pm 08.24.25 Most marinas with which I am familiar have security cameras
Help with Diesel Tank Cap dimension Project_Mayhem at 1:36pm 08.24.25 Try Catalina Direct or Catalina Yachts. BTW, get rid of the stupid chains on the caps, that's why
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash Foswick at 12:46pm 08.24.25 The repair estimate is $1500-$2000. He starts Monday. That is a suspicously low number unless th

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