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Galled stanchion removal (3) jdrutten at 12:19pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 22/1977
Hunter 265 w/Nissan throttle/shifter problems Soonersailor at 11:41am 08.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/579 Owners of Hunter 265 help me out. My boat has the 9.9 hp Nissan w/electric start. The controls are m
Sikkens Cetol stain removal jk kudera at 8:24am 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 2/720 OK, I was careless and spilled some cetol on the white fiberglass deck, I cleaned most all the exces
Hatch Question (1) EdWard3 at 7:30am 08.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/649 I recently took my forward hatch to have it sanded, painted, and lexan replaced. I reinstalled, but
Xantrex trucharge2 40 amp charger problem CYQK at 6:22am 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1128 Noticed that the charger will charge up my bank but then returns to what could be described as stand
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar Stephen M at 5:54am 08.23.21 Big Boats 9/2275 I am going to change out the coolant in our Yanmar 4JH2-TE motor. I would like to get any tips, advi
Heliatos solar water heater NYSail at 12:45am 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 7/734
Engine size sail boat. Help please. (1) stricklandmma at 11:10pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 28/1661 hello everyone, I just purchased my first sail boat. I've actually never been on a sail boat do this
brand of microwave to fit in cupboard above stove mike ashton at 11:07pm 08.22.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1044 I want to retrofit a microwave in the cupboard above the stove in my 355. I understand 355's sold in
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? MikeSea at 7:18pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 7/2485 Hi everyone. I recently bought a 1995 Hunter Legend 35.5 with a Raymarine autopilot system which use
asymmetrical spinnaker sock Richardwm at 5:48pm 08.22.21 Bigger Boats 16/2229 Hi guys. Hope your sailing season is going well. Mine sure is. I am considering buying a sock for my
Hunter 49 / 50 Shore Power inlet artboas at 5:47pm 08.22.21 Big Boats 1/333 After 2 close calls with the 50 amp shore power inlet almost burning up, I decided to replace it. Th
New cabin table? KristineDC at 4:45pm 08.22.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1067 Hi Hunter owners, has anyone replaced their cabin table? Ours broke on our Hunter 326 and the only r
Trying to understand this modified 40.5 rigging! SandyFrank at 3:44pm 08.22.21 Big Boats 2/528 Hello all, I do not remember what rabbit hole I was going down but found this old 40.5 listing in N
Balmar SG200 battery monitor Mark Maulden at 3:40pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 6/705 Anyone know how this monitor handles a bank and a separate start battery with an ACR In between?
Anyone replace the fuel tank in a 1988 Catalina 27? Astromech1 at 2:35pm 08.22.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/648 Over the last few days I had some diesel leaking into the bilge; I not had this happen before. I've
New to cutter rigging, question. Murgatroid at 1:17pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1179 My, new to me, 76 HMS 23 is cutter rigged, last night in very, almost non existent winds, I started
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 12:45pm 08.22.21 Catalina 30 53/3989 Hello All! I just joined the forum today as a guy new to the sailing world. I caught the bug 1-2 ye
Henri capta at 11:23am 08.22.21 Weather and Forecasting 18/1471 ***Update. We got to the boat and the highest wind speed it recorded was 59.8 knots. I sneeze faster
O'day 28 Access to FWD Shroud Deck Penetration & Stanchion Bolts (1) Clutch Cargo at 11:20am 08.22.21 Bigger Boats 0/379 Hello All, I've posted this in the "Ask an O'day Owner forum but thought I'd also try the "Bigger Bo

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Venting Battery Compartment kandrzejczyk at 3:04pm 03.12.24
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:03pm 03.12.24 Venting is an issue with Flooded Lead Acid batteries, it is made worse by old battery chargers. AGM
Black Butyl tape? Project_Mayhem at 1:19pm 03.12.24 That looks great to me! The 3M stuff is similar to how you described the XFasten
Black Butyl tape? (1) JBP-PA at 1:15pm 03.12.24 223491
Black Butyl tape? JBP-PA at 1:11pm 03.12.24 My windows are in. I found the gray bed-it much easier to use than the black Xfasten. The Xfasten w
Simple Anchor rode markings JBP-PA at 1:06pm 03.12.24 I use a different mark every 20 ft and a distinct mark every 100 where I start over, e.g. 3 orange m
Simple Anchor rode markings jon hansen at 12:58pm 03.12.24 https://defender.com/en_us/defender-anchor-rode-marker-set-41357?utm_id=146308134413&utm_campaign=19
Simple Anchor rode markings Michael Davis at 12:42pm 03.12.24 I do much the same: start at 100 feet, then every fifty feet to 300 feet. I usually drop/ raise the
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? captcoho at 10:35am 03.12.24 Or why they drilled at least 6 extra holes (not filled?) in the transom. Greg LOL... just trying
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? captcoho at 10:19am 03.12.24 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it. I'm thinking with an outboard too I'd have a
Solar wiring size billjoye at 9:14am 03.12.24 Easy: 10 awg. default size of mc4 solar connectors are 10 awg.
Is it real or not? Roland5048 at 9:08am 03.12.24 My dad always told me as a child, "Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see."
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 9:04am 03.12.24 Thanks all--this has been illuminating. @Ward H Unfortunately, it appears the golf cart batteries w
Splicing sta set 8mm Joe at 8:55am 03.12.24 With smaller diameter line it is easier to push the fid through a small section at a time. The best
Clamp on meter recommendation? BAD ORCA at 8:53am 03.12.24 I have this meter. o_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 $35 Jim... Oh nice. Great price. I en
Solar wiring size SPLETS at 8:34am 03.12.24 Thanks for clarifying that. :)
bow stemhead 351 Joe at 8:21am 03.12.24 I suggest contacting a dealer. Start here
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points Rich Stidger at 7:20am 03.12.24 I have an Achilles air floor dinghy that I hang from my davits exactly like you are planning. I put
Radar Data cable in mast of Catalina 30 (1) Ward H at 7:11am 03.12.24 My C30 had a mouse line in place but I used the old antenna line to pull a new one up the mast. T
House Battery Upgrade Help jssailem at 7:07am 03.12.24 Not far north of us is a Battery supplier, Dyno. I have been using their batteries on my boat since

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