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Window saga continues (1) Juice6576 at 10:33am 06.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1052 Well, here we go again. Arrived at boat today. Opened blinds and found our cabin port split in two.
Main Halyard for Catalina 315 Bill Russell at 8:37am 06.25.22 Catalina 310 8/1631 I'm considering replacing the main halyard on my 2013 315. The current one seems to stretch unaccep
nmea / electronics upgrade advice! adamv at 8:17am 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1015 Hi, bought a '84 sailboat recently. It has a mixture of electronic equipment from different eras (se
Cordless power tools: best for boat? patagoniadave at 7:36am 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 28/5559 I am going to go buy a cordless hand drill later today or tomorrow. Brands often group them with oth
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries jviss at 7:03am 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1362 Greetings, I brought up this topic a few years ago, and I'm considering it again, for my "new" boat
Seeking maintenance advice with a few issues on a Hunter 25-2 (4) Kaysirin at 1:23am 06.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/19 Greetings friends! :beer: I am seeking advice on a few issues with a 2007 Hunter 25 I recently purc
Seeking maintenance advice with a few issues on a Hunter 25-2 (4) Kaysirin at 1:15am 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1073 Greetings friends! :beer: I am seeking advice on a few issues with a 2007 Hunter 25 I recently purc
Balmar SG2000 Failure to connect MikeHoncho at 8:18pm 06.24.22 Ask All Sailors 14/3213 Everything worked well for over a year then I updated the system per the instructions. Now I normall
H34 mid ship cleats location DeniseO30 at 4:48pm 06.24.22 Big Boats 27/4039 I had oh duh! Moment today I realized there is space behind the upper hull liner above the shelf so
Anyone have this drawer fridge? (1) jaysweet at 2:54pm 06.24.22 Ask All Sailors 30/5480 I'm toying with the idea of putting one of these drawer refrigerators underneath our stove, where th
Piling Extensions Simon Sexton at 11:38am 06.24.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2503 Howdy Folks, Good morning, and greetings from Galveston, TX! So, it seems I've moved my bo
37.5 Anchor locker Latch bar svblackcloud at 5:35am 06.24.22 Parts Search 6/1000 I'm looking for at least a close up photo of the slide bar that locks the hatch closed. I have the b
Battery for Tank Watch SDcondogirl at 1:48pm 06.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/899
Alberg Daystar 22' rgranger at 11:12am 06.23.22 Trailer Sailors 7/2065 Has anyone here ever sailed one of these? https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/alberg-22 There is one
Need a boat for my sail! Baydog at 9:49am 06.23.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2428 Hey everyone, I found an old sail and mast in the garage that belonged to my father. I haven't saile
Thetford / Tecma Comfort Mate waste valve (joker) replacement Mad Sweeney at 7:37am 06.23.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2001
little egg inlet nj Dil at 6:50am 06.23.22 Destinations 7/3182 anyone have any experience with this inlet this year? is it navigatable on a nice day or avoid it al
Brass fittings and sea water..... NYSail at 11:06pm 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2128
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Northwest Coast (3) Kings Gambit at 9:59pm 06.22.22 Destinations 9/2622 Been laying here at anchor since Sunday in 45-50 ft, at top-most anchor icon SE of Indian Rock. Firs
Reef point on sail, what the heck is this? (1) Eileen14284 at 8:03pm 06.22.22 Smaller Boats 7/1490 We have a 2001 Hunter 260 we bought last year. We tried to rig up the reefing system today and our

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We are expecting a Heat wave.. A Tropical heat wave.... jssailem at 10:55am 08.15.25 Weather update. Rufus look at Friday. Friday August 15 The next couple of days will present a Tou
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard Ringydingydo at 10:53am 08.15.25 Ringydingydo, I also have an Edson pedestal, but my guard goes through holes in cockpit sole. When
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper SteveHughessails at 10:52am 08.15.25 I'm really hoping someone can/will help me out. Many thanks :-)
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? JBP-PA at 10:45am 08.15.25 I used .040 because that's what I had on hand. I feel it is too thin. I'm switching to rings or the
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard Ringydingydo at 10:45am 08.15.25 How are you planning on mounting it? Although my pedestal guard does go all the way to the floor, t
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification danclawson at 10:34am 08.15.25 I'm not sure every diesel repair shop would be familiar with that system but the one I use is. It'
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification danclawson at 10:30am 08.15.25 Sounds like you may have removed the manifold before (same part on M25). Does it just lift off af
House batteries not charging when engine running stackwalker at 10:17am 08.15.25 Good upgrade. This problem walks like, talks like and sounds like a typical charge relay problem of
Surveyor in Connecticut? BarryL at 10:10am 08.15.25 Hi, In 2021 I used Captain Burton Robson. I thought he did an excellent job. https://americanmarine
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard kappykaplan at 9:56am 08.15.25 Ringydingydo, I also have an Edson pedestal, but my guard goes through holes in cockpit sole. When
House batteries not charging when engine running dlochner at 9:32am 08.15.25 How should you charge your LiFePO4 batteries when not on shore power? @Ringydingydo Good questio
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? dlochner at 9:26am 08.15.25 I know that by definition sailors have deep pockets. But seriously, 20 bucks each? To each their
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard (1) fred1diver at 9:23am 08.15.25 How are you planning on mounting it? Although my pedestal guard does go all the way to the floor, th
House batteries not charging when engine running (1) JamesG161 at 9:22am 08.15.25 I suggest they get the H410 owners manual download it here H410
Grey non skid Paint Ringydingydo at 9:22am 08.15.25 Early last year I had my factory "non-skid" redone and it now actually is no--slip/skid. On any bo
Grey non skid Paint Ringydingydo at 9:20am 08.15.25 I used Kiwi Grip when I redid mine a few years ago and it has held up famously. Be sure to use tap
House batteries not charging when engine running Don S/V ILLusion at 9:12am 08.15.25 His H410 used to have old version of the ACR Relay, that only worked when the engine was running. T
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard (3) Ringydingydo at 9:11am 08.15.25 Please post photos of your current set up. Thanks Kappy, In the photo with me, you can see how the
House batteries not charging when engine running Ringydingydo at 8:57am 08.15.25 I depends on how your alternator is wired to the batteries. My old system had the alternator outp
House batteries not charging when engine running JamesG161 at 8:52am 08.15.25 Start with the easy stuff first. check the battery isolator or ACR relay. if you have an isolator,

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