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BATTERY BANK SETUP jr22553 at 6:26am 02.21.22 Ask All Sailors 26/3192 I am looking for advice on what battery bank setup is the most reliable between series and parallel.
Rudder robroyrob at 8:33pm 02.20.22 Parts Search 2/621
Looking for cockpit table OEM Jimongee at 8:15pm 02.20.22 Ask All Sailors 1/443
Bosun's chair mikeracca at 7:31pm 02.20.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1422
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 6:38pm 02.20.22 Ask All Sailors 14/601 OK, maybe not really soon but I'm starting to get the bug again for sure. As soon as the temps get w
water tank cleaning CharlieAnn at 5:46pm 02.20.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/704 clean fresh water tank
Centerboard add on (1) ingramsail at 5:19pm 02.20.22 Smaller Boats 3/684 Can any one show me a photo on how this should be?
Installed stern rails and replaced centerboard lift on my Hunter 240 (3) Dolphin55 at 4:02pm 02.20.22 Smaller Boats 3/626 Yea! Successfully installed stern rails/seats and replaced centerboard lift line on my Hunter 240 at
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds (1) Dolphin55 at 3:50pm 02.20.22 Smaller Boats 12/1059 Don't know exactly how this happened. Somehow the jaw toggles got bent as I was raising the mast on
Refrigeration caps geoffschultz at 11:46am 02.20.22 Ask All Sailors 2/480 I'm in Guatemala getting my boat ready to cruise, and I managed to drop a cap from a Rotolock into t
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Claude L.-Auger at 7:38am 02.20.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1041 Sent him a pm last Friday with questions about his installation of a Trombetta fuel shut-off solenoi
Spinnaker car. Cap'n Dave at 7:27am 02.20.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1036 I am looking for a spinnaker car to fit an older Z Spar mast with an extruded 2" (50mm) track on fro
Ports MacBeane at 6:45am 02.20.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/645 I have removed the ports, cleaned up all the framing, cut new plexiglass and am ready to reinstall.
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems (4) mforum at 10:17pm 02.19.22 Ask All Sailors 12/3007 I found a few drops of coolant periodically below the engine and suspected an old hose with leak fro
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (1) Two Sails at 4:37pm 02.19.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/2838 My 2005 H33 has been slowly accumulating water in the bilge over the course of the winter. We are i
fore stay tension and new furler Shaw_2112 at 3:10pm 02.19.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/654 I'm replacing the standing rigging and the original furler with a profurl c290, I've been looking at
Downwind sails. Diablito at 11:40am 02.19.22 Big Boats 38/3627 Good day Captains, Please provide comments/recommendations for downwind sail for a Hunter 376. The
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? Leeward Rail at 11:08am 02.19.22 Ask All Sailors 13/2682 Matching gelcoat with colorimeter... Has anyone done this? Do gelcoat companies has a way to match
Stove Dimensions ontherocks83 at 9:41am 02.19.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/948 Does anyone know the dimensions of the stove that originally came in a MK I Catalina 30? I got rid o
Need larger hole in hatch Dr. D at 8:21am 02.19.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/1694 The forward hatch on my boat has a passive ventilator. I want to replace it with a solar/battery act

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Genset capta at 8:32am 07.21.24 Installing a permanent Genset on a 29' boat isn't very practical, what with the need for a seawater
P42 radar mount HoosierSailor at 8:14am 07.21.24 Hoosier, I have a 1990 P42 and just replaced my origional radar and deck/steaming lights this sprin
Iphone Sat-phone feature? Ward H at 7:40am 07.21.24 Realistically, I don't see off shore cruising in my future. Hopefully near shore cruising where we
Boat build list? Davidasailor26 at 6:57am 07.21.24 Our Beneteau came with a limited time subscription to Vessel Vanguard and the account was pre-loaded
Iphone Sat-phone feature? Davidasailor26 at 6:38am 07.21.24 Now here's a fun request - I'd like to see this test done around 2000nm from any coast line. I onl
P42 radar mount Csw1742 at 6:30am 07.21.24 Hoosier, I have a 1990 P42 and just replaced my origional radar and deck/steaming lights this sprin
Iphone Sat-phone feature? dLj at 6:22am 07.21.24 I tried the demo. It worked as expected in my backyard. The initial satellite connection happened w
Boat build list? dLj at 6:18am 07.21.24 Hello all. I have just acquired a 2004 Hunter 326. Does anybody know if it is possible to. get a li
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West Tally Ho at 5:58am 07.21.24 Some very solid suggestions above. My notes would say that winds on Lake Michigan are anything but
Yanmar 2gm20f Throttle Coyote at 5:43am 07.21.24 very helpful, many thanks!
Iphone Sat-phone feature? Ward H at 4:55am 07.21.24 I hadn't heard about this feature. Sounds like another safety feature to have when cruising off sho
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine dmax at 4:18am 07.21.24 It stays slushy by design.
What wood to use for motor mount? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 07.20.24 226180 Time to get practical. 226181 For a lousy $40.00 and no surface treatment ? How can you
What wood to use for motor mount? Dave at 6:51pm 07.20.24 I'm surprised this thread hasn't been locked yet As a general rule SBO doesn't lock threads beca
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 6:28pm 07.20.24 Laminated wood with epoxy as the glue is not exposed to the sun inside the joint it is hidden betwe
Iphone Sat-phone feature? Davidasailor26 at 5:56pm 07.20.24
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine Tally Ho at 5:16pm 07.20.24 Certainly looks like a freeze plug. Probably saved you from bigger issues (cracked block) from free
Yanmar 2gm20f Throttle Tally Ho at 5:11pm 07.20.24
Yanmar 2gm20f Throttle heritage at 5:03pm 07.20.24 Look at where the throttle cable attaches to the throttle linkage on the engine. Without the engine
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves mermike at 4:32pm 07.20.24 These used to be decent. Now the ends pop off very easily. Spend the extra $15 for the Ideal or Kle

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