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Refrigerator/Solar Plymouth Sailor at 4:19pm 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 26/855 Hey Fellow Sailors, I need advice on possible electrical options. I purchased an old boat two year
1986 Catalina 38 Standing Rigging SailGusto86 at 3:20pm 05.10.24 Big Boats 4/354 S'S 86' Catalina 38 and no record from previous owners as to when the rigging was last replaced. Are
Winch placement Guystapo at 2:40pm 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 13/525 Has anyone ever placed a winch in the aft part of the cockpit. I have a Catalina 34 and its really h
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. ggrizzard at 11:21am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 16/496 I have to try to remove the original specifications numbers that are painted (printed?) on common PV
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery Maine Sail at 10:48am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 4/401 Happy 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery.. TkyF976hAxo
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design ...3TacksontheWater at 10:01am 05.10.24 Catalina 22 3/392 Do I ever wish that someone made a smaller self tailing winch. The smallest one is the Andersen 12 S
Northern Light Show - Possible jssailem at 9:28am 05.10.24 Sails Call Lounge 13/625 This weekend promises to be an exciting. SPECIAL STATEMENT - Northern Light Show ?? May 10 2024
IS your GPS, AIS, Home Power Grid acting funny? jssailem at 9:01am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 1/12 This weekend promises to be an exciting solar event. NOAA Headlines: "Major Sun Storm Alert!"
Are you ready... Mother's Day Weekend ALERT. jssailem at 8:39am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 0/11 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/major-sun-storm-alert.1249939420
Another Major Sun Storm Alert ! JamesG161 at 8:37am 05.10.24 Weather and Forecasting 8/558 We got the alert on May 5th and knew that CME or Coronal Mass Ejection was aimed at the Earth. Thos
Shroud adjusters - Newport 17 Hoatsy at 8:29am 05.10.24 Newport 1/128 Helloooooooo! My partner bought me a 1978 Newport 17 that's a little rough around the edges. One of
Stuffing box mount repair (1) mbefus at 3:54pm 05.09.24 S2 4/217
Weather forecasting and Racing. (2) jssailem at 11:16am 05.09.24 Weather and Forecasting 2/144 I have been experimenting with LuckGrib as a software (MAC based program) to improve my sailing expe
Berth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jcreamer at 11:08am 05.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/779 We are looking at a 1994 Hunter 40.5. I have not spent any time in a berth that is athwartships (is
Hot water tank colin59 at 9:03am 05.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/464 Hi, have a 2000 H290 and started up the water system after launch and noticed rusty colored water l
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 5:27am 05.09.24 Big Boats 11/544 On the Port Side of my 2000 340, under the access folding seat is a Whale Manual Bilge Pump. It has
SD 20 Sail-drive help circa1971la at 7:01pm 05.08.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/303
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 (1) dinomium at 2:51pm 05.08.24 Trailer Sailors 5/596 So I just got a Catalina 30 so my 23.2 and trailer will have to be put up for sale soon and I am loo
To cut or not to cut pushpit fred1diver at 2:42pm 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 2/306 Hello all! For ease of boarding the boat from the swim ladder I was wondering if it would be wise to
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? mjp83 at 11:34am 05.08.24 Smaller Boats 6/512 Hi, we restored a 1981 C22 just to find out we would like a larger boat. We mainly trailer to the

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Trailer sailing near toledo john6206 at 12:38pm 08.08.24
Boweye Backing Block Ranzo at 10:52am 08.08.24 Awesome, thank you so much guys!
Alternator heat - how serious? Scott T-Bird at 10:14am 08.08.24 The reg should not be active when engine ignition is off.. Make sure brown reg wire does not have
What is this thing? Stu Jackson at 10:07am 08.08.24 I haven't added or changed anything on this system except replacing the failed alternator regulator
Alternator heat - how serious? Maine Sail at 10:02am 08.08.24 I've never noticed it until the other day ... my alternator seems to heat up when I am charging on
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. Scott T-Bird at 10:00am 08.08.24 As far as applying standards in a thread, I think the forum organically solves this problem in mos
Boweye Backing Block AaronD at 9:30am 08.08.24 1) The CD backing block is made of High Density Polyethylene. Most epoxies don't really adhere to HD
The Sewing Machine Thread (2) twodzusfittings at 9:27am 08.08.24 So I'm on a roll here. Having requested help from both my daughter and my wife to make some shades t
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 08.08.24 The alternator is putting out 15.4V which doesn't vary much with load. Nothing succeeds like succ
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (2) American_Mainsail at 9:10am 08.08.24 Great reply, thanks. What features have the new ones that are desirable? I've noticed LiFePO4 pri
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 9:04am 08.08.24 Hi Chloe, welcome aboard! There was a couple in Nova Scotia that restored an H34 a few years ago. T
Bulkhead Strengthening dlochner at 8:58am 08.08.24 What about a tang as a backing plate and to spread the load further down? The idea behind the bac
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 8:57am 08.08.24 Chloe, I would be hesitant to cut into the pan / grid unless absolutely necessary. The pan
Hunter 34 Refit Help kloudie1 at 8:47am 08.08.24 Be careful about cutting into the beams in the hull pan. (big Easy beat me to that comment) These a
Hunter 34 Refit Help BigEasy at 8:35am 08.08.24 I was wondering if anybody has added those circular inspection ports to their hull pans for cleaning
Bulkhead Strengthening Project_Mayhem at 8:25am 08.08.24 The first question is the shape of the bolt holes? Are they still round? Is the wood solid or are t
What is this thing? Maine Sail at 8:22am 08.08.24 Sorry for the stupid post, but this thing is on my boat, behind the electrical panel, and I always
Hunter 34 Refit Help Jim Legere at 8:06am 08.08.24 Hi Chloe, welcome aboard! There was a couple in Nova Scotia that restored an H34 a few years ago. Th
Pneumatic Lift for Motor Cover (Hunter 376, maybe others) kloudie1 at 7:57am 08.08.24 Or check these guys out: Amazon.com: 15 inch 100lbs Gas Struts Shocks, 15" Gas Shock Springs, with L
Hunter 34 Refit Help (1) chloe at 7:57am 08.08.24 Couple of pictures.. Looking aft at top of compression post.. The bungs and screws of the cover and

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