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Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor kendyoozed at 6:54am 08.07.22 Ask All Sailors 27/3887 I have a a Macgregor 26D I am doing an intensive refit. I am getting to the stage or researching fo
Styrofoam in the storage compartments?? Jamesiv1 at 4:20am 08.07.22 Catalina 22 18/1475 A previous owner put large styrofoam blocks (like 12" x 12") into several of the interior storage co
What's this hole in the shelf for? (1) jdrutten at 6:22pm 08.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/3459 Anyone know why they put this hole in the shelf under the sink? This is from a 2004 Hunter 306.
Rodkicker boom mount adjustment (1) jdrutten at 5:40pm 08.06.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1307
Boats Designs and Docs ConceptKreator at 1:55pm 08.06.22 Ask All Sailors 5/604
Bolt inside Schaefer roller furler snapped (9) coreyjohnson99 at 11:19am 08.06.22 Ask All Sailors 7/891 While sailing our 1979 Newport 28 and 115% genoa, the bolt inside of the furling drum snapped. Some
Oceanis 281 bearing Xstream at 10:04am 08.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/641 Took out the cutlass bearing on the 281. Putting the new one in I got it all the way in except for
Adding solar and a BIG inverter (1) jonelli at 9:58am 08.06.22 Catalina 30 15/2156 So, I got a nice 100W flexible solar panel with a controller box, and I also got a 1500 Pure Sine Wa
What are these for? (2) Jamesiv1 at 8:45am 08.06.22 Catalina 22 5/820 208038
Ultimate Solar/Davit System with 1340 watts, storage, floating dock, built in shower. (10) Jonkistemaker at 7:14am 08.06.22 Big Boats 2/1365 Hi there, I am new to the forum but wanted to share our recent davit project with you all. We added
Shore pwr plugs DeniseO30 at 6:58am 08.06.22 Ask All Sailors 33/4549 Well my OEM marinco plug end (female) which was quite new has cooked where it plugs into the boat s
Folding Steering Wheel upgrade gmiller131 at 6:17am 08.06.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1424 Hi all, I have a 2004 Catalina 387 that has a 40 inch diameter Edson Destroyer steering wheel. I wa
Nonskid Jimm at 5:57am 08.06.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1023 '89 Hunter 33.5 --- want to refresh and paint to offset from white deck --- looking for suggestions
Islander Bahama 30 Gear Shifter Cable Replacement Boatjoc at 9:23pm 08.05.22 Islander 1/1111 Hi Mates! The gear shift cable on my Islander 30 is very old and way too long so there are twists a
Nonsuch 22 outboard size adrift at 3:11pm 08.05.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1113 My wife and I are new to this boat. What is the minimum size I can use? I'd prefer lighter which of
Hood Furler - 40.5 MetricMountie at 2:51pm 08.05.22 Big Boats 7/1176 Can anyone tell me what model of Hood Seafurl the 1995 - 40.5 has installed, Model 700/800/900 SL?
Time for my 2006 Hunter 25 to go to a new home JeffC21331 at 1:21pm 08.05.22 Smaller Boats 7/1004 Hello everyone, I've not posted here in a while. I've been a long time Hunter 25 owner. I bought
Torqueedo vs. EPropulsion Scott T-Bird at 12:14pm 08.05.22 Ask All Sailors 6/4810 Considering one or the other for dinghy.
Quiet Air Conditioning on Mooring Monterey385 at 9:56am 08.05.22 Ask All Sailors 12/2646 On a recent trip we had an incredibly hot night on a mooring in a harbor where boats were closely pa
Semco vs CETOL? MitchM at 9:25am 08.05.22 Ask All Sailors 12/3454

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Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole sailcapt340 at 8:59am 04.27.25 The manual states drill a 30mm hole, so just over 1 inch. Once drilled I can fine tune the hole to j
Laclede chain dLj at 8:59am 04.27.25 I didn't say they swelled - only that they no longer fit the gypsy. The problem was the link size
Larger genoa for B323 CapitalistSailor at 8:48am 04.27.25
Larger genoa for B323 Project_Mayhem at 8:42am 04.27.25 Make sure your furler can handle the extra sail without filing up the line spool. I bought a boat wi
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Project_Mayhem at 8:34am 04.27.25 If that's solid glass then you'll want to use a grinder. Oscillating tool will take a LOT of patienc
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:30am 04.27.25 Please bring me up to speed....are we talking about a head sink drain thru-hull, a toilet intake th
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:29am 04.27.25 For the absolute best cut, use a new hole saw. I'm partial to the style below for metal and fibergla
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? stickinthemud57 at 8:22am 04.27.25 If you are still in process on this: When I broke the mast on my Hunter 170, Dwyer Mast & Rigging -
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole stickinthemud57 at 8:17am 04.27.25 A decent quality hole saw from a big box store should do the trick - the kind that fits on an arbor
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole dLj at 8:12am 04.27.25 It kind of depends upon the precision you need for that 1" size. Not super precise, I've had good lu
Laclede chain colemj at 8:05am 04.27.25 Those layers will not form iron oxide that would appear as you have described swelling and not allo
Sail Shape Davidasailor26 at 7:36am 04.27.25 It does look a little better closehauled, so a lot of the trouble further off the wind is probably t
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Tally Ho at 7:21am 04.27.25
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? TrapperJohn at 6:48am 04.27.25 Thank you all for the suggestions and opinions. First, the surveyor's opinion that they were "adequ
Laclede chain (1) dLj at 6:00am 04.27.25 I would be surprised if Acco would risk selling chain as HDG when it wasn't. I would be equally su
Laclede chain dLj at 5:34am 04.27.25 Not sure what I wrote that would make you feel that way. I was attempting to lay out my experience
Laclede chain colemj at 5:18am 04.27.25 There is basically no real process change in hot dipped galvanizing that would produce such a poor
Laclede chain colemj at 5:02am 04.27.25 Your response sounds like you are expecting me to like attack you or something - not the case. No
2001 Hunter 340 main bilge and leak questions Sailgunner at 4:49am 04.27.25 How did you get access under the rub rail? I think it has to be removed from inside the boat? Got p
Battery maintainer Clutch Cargo at 4:47am 04.27.25 Thanks very much. Appreciate the Insight. I have found a 2-bank Schumacher brand and am considerin

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