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Owners of 49 / 50AC with isolation transformers (3) artboas at 8:16pm 10.22.21 Big Boats 1/849 The Isolation transformer was an expensive, but very worthwhile option on the 49 /50 boats. Unfortun
European batteries replacement - oceanis 48 (2015) Roger F at 12:20pm 10.22.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1173 Hi Folks, We are on new used boat and first trip off the dock the house bank is dead/dying. They
Leaking Head-To-Hose Connection Work In Progress at 12:07pm 10.22.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/640 Hi, new member here, I've just completed installation of a Groco Model K, with new hoses. In testing
Repairing crack on deck (1) HOB No1 at 9:42am 10.22.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1049 I have a Hunter 36, and shortly after purchase a crack developed on the deck, about 6 inches forward
Is there a sensible chartplotter for me? Justin_NSA at 9:35am 10.22.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2483 I have an ancient Lowrance unit now. It has the basics. Uses an external GPS antenna. I want to repl
JIB SHEET QUESTION twodzusfittings at 8:54am 10.22.21 Bigger Boats 13/1490 I have seen two ways of of attaching the jib sheets to the sail. One where two identical lengths are
Happy Birthday GOES (1) jssailem at 7:25am 10.22.21 Weather and Forecasting 0/587 From the STCE Newsletter. GOES turns 46... Ode to GOES On 16 October 1975, the launch of GOES-1, N
1990 H30-2 shore power breaker replacement BOSSailor at 8:36pm 10.21.21 Mid-Size Boats 10/1326 Looking for ideas on how to replace/improve the shore power breaker on my boat. I apologize for the
MEDICARE Member 131497 at 8:30pm 10.21.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1792 Hi again... Once again we're in the period of do paperwork for the government. As a liveaboard add
Sail cover repair question Hydro Therapy at 10:23am 10.21.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2317 I have a mainsail stack pack style cover. It is sewn into the foot of the mainsail. The zipper that
Hunter 45CC Chest Freezer Sailor_Al at 5:56am 10.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/911 Has anyone had experience with the chest freezer on a Hunter 45CC? Mine isn't freezing well and it
S2 Owners - Looking for template for 6.9 cushions. BurntCoveSailor at 5:44am 10.21.21 S2 1/414 I'd like to buy a new set of cushions (benches and berths) for our 1986 6.9 but the boat is in winte
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS jamiefu at 5:38am 10.21.21 Ask All Sailors 13/2429
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience cymeyer at 4:13am 10.21.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1418 Anyone have any experience with a North Shore Canvas winter cover? We bought one last year and are
Boat away (3) All U Get at 11:00pm 10.20.21 Ask All Sailors 5/927
Diesel heater ducting in a 310 Closing Time at 7:35pm 10.20.21 Catalina 310 7/1143 I've ordered a chinese diesel heater for our 2004 310. I need some help on ducting it. What have you
Atomic 4 compression and plug fowling issues Grzano at 6:47pm 10.20.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/769 I hope you are all well, or reasonably well. I am having two issues with my A4 that are causing me
Outhaul tension ScottFreeRick at 5:57pm 10.20.21 Big Boats 14/1602 The kenyon boom on our Hunter 34 has the outhaul led forward through the boom, turns on a sheave and
2006 Hunter 41 DS jamiefu at 4:19pm 10.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/80 I am interested in buying this boat. Is this a good choice or is there a better one out there?
2003 Junneau Sun Odysset 43 DS jamiefu at 4:19pm 10.20.21 Ask All Sailors 3/81 I am interested in buying this boat. Is this a good choice or is there a better one out there?

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Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 12:28pm 03.21.24 Are you getting a lot of hunting while you're at anchor? Do you use a riding sail or some other set
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 03.21.24 I've heard some people say you can go with automotive batteries. I see 680 CCA on Amazon for an AG
No core?? (2) dmax at 12:04pm 03.21.24 Yeah, some of the nuts are hard/impossible to reach - not unlike every other boat I've seen. Yes, I
Rode for Desolation Sound dLj at 11:35am 03.21.24 Thanks for that info, @Terry Cox . I think, generally, long chain anchor rodes are somewhat overra
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? (1) rgranger at 11:24am 03.21.24 Active captain used to be a great way to find local marinas and I would call ahead and ask about par
Hull damage mac twenty five dlochner at 11:22am 03.21.24 You will have to wait until the hull is warm enough to fiberglass. The reaction will not kick if i
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 11:13am 03.21.24 It is often assumed that West Marine will have the worst price but...earlier this week I purchased
Hull damage mac twenty five rgranger at 11:12am 03.21.24 Thankyou so much !! Cant wait to work on it ! I am in Northern Mi its snowing! You will have to wa
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. rgranger at 11:00am 03.21.24 Check your insurance policy. It may not cover you if you have damage from a battery that is not ma
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Bob S at 10:29am 03.21.24 I have no experience with SSB, I'm a coastal sailor but I read an interesting post (SSB/Starlink) on
No core?? Arrgh at 10:07am 03.21.24 I can't disagree with any of that :)
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 kerryedwards at 9:54am 03.21.24 With a no-start condition on an engine with glow plugs, the first thing you should confirm is operat
No core?? twodzusfittings at 9:25am 03.21.24 Let me say, it's not how she handles, it's in the quality of the build. As already stated, lack of c
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Rick D at 9:17am 03.21.24
No core?? Arrgh at 9:03am 03.21.24 Agree. my previous boat was a 1989 Catalina 30 and I feel my current boat is of equal quality and h
Backstay Connection to Mast (1) JBP-PA at 8:49am 03.21.24 Can you get a better picture? The topping lift should be inside the backstay, but on the O'Day 22 I'
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. jssailem at 8:35am 03.21.24 What do you think? I think you can stumble along picking up stones to see if there is one that is
Backstay Connection to Mast jssailem at 8:11am 03.21.24 They criss-cross at the very top, but I'm pretty sure this isn't right. You are correct. Just not
Rode for Desolation Sound Hello Below at 8:09am 03.21.24 Anchoring in Desolation Sound is no different than anchoring anywhere else. Many of my favourite an
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 8:05am 03.21.24 that was great. Convinced me I don't want to mess with lithium batteries. I think I'll just go to A

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