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Cordless power tools: best for boat? patagoniadave at 7:36am 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 28/5400 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 10/1359 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 5/1062 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 14/3207 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 30/5299 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 6/2501 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 6/997 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 21/2419 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 6/1999
little egg inlet nj Dil at 6:50am 06.23.22 Destinations 7/3177 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 7/2123
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Northwest Coast (3) Kings Gambit at 9:59pm 06.22.22 Destinations 9/2614 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 7/1489 We have a 2001 Hunter 260 we bought last year. We tried to rig up the reefing system today and our
Windlass Breaker (1) Two Sails at 7:23pm 06.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/873 Unfortunately my windlass breaker is shot and needs to be replaced. Our owner's manual calls for a
Fridge time-on measurement Mark Maulden at 3:40pm 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 41/4458
Outboard Battery Charging Project_Mayhem at 3:00pm 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 7/726 I have an Evinrude 9.9 which I just replaced the regulator/rectifier on. Do these things actually re

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Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? BarryL at 11:00am 08.14.25 Hey, I don't believe the bilge pump is draining your start battery. You wrote that you have been l
Electronics..... so many options BarryL at 10:51am 08.14.25 Hello,ut If you can install everything by yourself then I think $2500 is enough. I would buy all o
Electronics..... so many options PaulK at 10:49am 08.14.25 Have to suggest going wireless where possible. Much simpler installation and opportunity to put scr
Genoa head not wrapping thinwater at 10:43am 08.14.25 Yes, new sails with a stiff head patch can be difficult. I had that problem with my cruising cat (14
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (4) Michael Davis at 10:15am 08.14.25 We left Hootla-Kootla for a quick trip up Sydney Inlet to Bottleneck Cove. A couple of sunny days he
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Stu Jackson at 10:04am 08.14.25 do not think the benefit of periodically expelling incidental water compensates for the risk of hav
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 9:52am 08.14.25 With more room for a Bimini too. Love it.
What boat is this? degas at 9:46am 08.14.25 The HIN would confirm... Can't get close enough to see a HIN, but @Rick D seems to have nailed it
B&G Auto pilot device not found jssailem at 9:35am 08.14.25 I had originally assumed turning everything off and on again would resolve the issue but it didn't.
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok rgranger at 9:16am 08.14.25 You might want to raise the boom a little. That will make it less likely that the boom will live
B&G Auto pilot device not found SV Temenos at 8:54am 08.14.25 I figured it out. I was going to call B&G but didn't have time until Friday and I'm leaving on a tr
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 8:35am 08.14.25
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok dlochner at 8:22am 08.14.25
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 8:07am 08.14.25
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper SteveHughessails at 7:40am 08.14.25 Sadly, I have already received the new lines and installed it. I obtained the length from the manual
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence testingthewaters91 at 7:11am 08.14.25 I have sen this on other damaged Hunter hulls of that general era. "Some Kind" is a tactful descrip
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence FastOlson at 6:43am 08.14.25 Some kind of core? I have sen this on other damaged Hunter hulls of that general era. "Some Kind"
Mast crack hunter 23 rgranger at 6:31am 08.14.25 WEll the cheap way to do this would be to cut off the damage part, add a spacer under the mast base
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper rgranger at 6:29am 08.14.25 What problem are you trying to solve? Are you wondering how long the lift line needs to be?
Genoa head not wrapping Joe at 6:27am 08.14.25

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