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Rudder kicks up while sailing (Catalina 250) (2) sebastko at 1:33am 06.26.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/852 EDIT: apologies, I just installed the rudder locking handle incorrectly... feel free to disregard th
Hunter 26.5 owners Soonersailor at 11:09pm 06.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/419 How is your main marked? Is it H265 or is it H26? My boat is the 26.5. The sail is marked H26. My sa
Hunter 26.5 owners. Soonersailor at 11:02pm 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 2/566 My boat is a Hunter 26.5. My main appears to be 12 to 18" short of the top of the mast. The sail is
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem robertcropdust at 7:50pm 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 3/549 We just purchased a used boat with a magnum ms2000 inverter/charger. When the boat was removed from
Onan 5 KW salt water exhaust manifold needed WileyDave at 1:32pm 06.25.22 Parts Search 0/509 Hi, I need a Onan 5 KW salt water exhaust manifold....not the mixing elbow. Mine is rusting through
Island Packet 32 waste Hose (1) Jim 5757 at 12:19pm 06.25.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/836 206657We're planning to replace the head hoses ' holding tank on our IP32."Ellis Island" this fall.
Water heater blows feed line off. wyctoronto at 12:14pm 06.25.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1142 Boat is a Hunter 44. Help, I have tried Whale fitting onto the input nipple, and after it blew off I
Window saga continues (1) Juice6576 at 10:33am 06.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1059 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 8/1644 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 4/1019 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 28/5583 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 14/3217 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 30/5500 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 6/2507 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 4/909

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House batteries not charging when engine running Stu Jackson at 8:49am 08.17.25 My ACR never worked, since Grey Solenoid failed often Jim, that appears to be a battery isolator a
House batteries not charging when engine running Davidasailor26 at 8:42am 08.17.25 This is the ACR , 1998 version, which is located behind the Battery Selector Switches. @Davidasail
Electronics..... so many options jssailem at 8:32am 08.17.25 If I had the money, I'd go with Furuno, all through. That's what most commercial fishing and workbo
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 8:31am 08.17.25 233812 Jim...
AM I crazy to sail in the Delaware Bay rgranger at 8:26am 08.17.25 Another thing to consider when shopping for an older used boat. Fiberglass and wood are easy to repa
House batteries not charging when engine running (1) JamesG161 at 8:25am 08.17.25 This is the ACR , 1998 version, which is located behind the Battery Selector Switches. @Davidasailo
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? rgranger at 8:20am 08.17.25
H380 Bent rudder and Smile JamesG161 at 8:06am 08.17.25 Check out this thread. Hunter smile / keel movement Jim...
98L has popped up in the Gulf of America jssailem at 8:03am 08.17.25 We acknowledged 98L on Thursday. It looks like the storm will be a wet one for Mexico and Texas Gul
Fiberglass rudder from Catalina Direct Gene Neill at 8:01am 08.17.25 Just to chime in on the rudder craft. Mine actually warped in the sun and now has a curve to it tha
Invest 97L (3) JamesG161 at 7:56am 08.17.25 Cat 4 Hurricane ErinHEAT from Atlantic. 233809 But the Frog effect helps too. @Kermit 233810 Da
Invest 97L jssailem at 7:55am 08.17.25 Dr. Levi provided a great description of the steering winds on the 500mb chart. While he identifies
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? jb cruzan at 7:35am 08.17.25 Is this guy still rigging ? I would be interested to also learn his contact info. Thanks!
AM I crazy to sail in the Delaware Bay jssailem at 7:29am 08.17.25 Hi @Sethc30, with no experience as stated in your bio, the idea of going small makes sense. Doing a
H380 Bent rudder and Smile dmax at 7:12am 08.17.25 You may be able to have the bent rudder shaft straightened - I had one with a good size bend in it s
Any thoughts on why this is corroding? JBP-PA at 7:01am 08.17.25 Maybe zinc plated since only corrosion is where bends might have been made? Looks like galvanized
Any thoughts on why this is corroding? yelkenli at 6:50am 08.17.25 Remove the wire and use split rings or cutter pins and wrap with tape or put canvas around it. The
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? jssailem at 6:44am 08.17.25 is super corroded, so much so that the top snapped off when we were cutting the old house. Based
Binini for 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini???? BigEasy at 6:36am 08.17.25
Any thoughts on why this is corroding? dLj at 6:34am 08.17.25 In my 40 plus years of sailboat ownership I've never had a turnbuckle unscrew itself. Wish I coul

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