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Cordless power tools: best for boat? patagoniadave at 7:36am 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 28/5281 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 10/1345 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 5/1049 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 14/3194 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 30/5191 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 6/2498 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 6/984 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 4/896
Alberg Daystar 22' rgranger at 11:12am 06.23.22 Trailer Sailors 7/2064 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 21/2411 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 6/1990
little egg inlet nj Dil at 6:50am 06.23.22 Destinations 7/3173 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 7/2120
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Northwest Coast (3) Kings Gambit at 9:59pm 06.22.22 Destinations 9/2605 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 7/1484 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 5/856 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 41/4321
Outboard Battery Charging Project_Mayhem at 3:00pm 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 7/723 I have an Evinrude 9.9 which I just replaced the regulator/rectifier on. Do these things actually re

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Thoughts Tally Ho at 4:13pm 08.13.25 You should certainly get eyes on it. I would not necessarily hire a surveyor for a $5k boat, but y
Fridge top insulation (2) Tally Ho at 4:09pm 08.13.25
Invest 97L (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:47pm 08.13.25 Latest ECMWF run made it a bit more concerning for the East Coast. Until now it's looked like a fis
45CC Generator Size? Rich Stidger at 2:57pm 08.13.25 For a point of reference - I have two A/C's - 16K & 7K, water heater, separate 12V fridge & freezer,
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:36pm 08.13.25 If you feel the need to have an operating bilge pump while you are away from the boat, you could wi
Genoa head not wrapping Foswick at 2:24pm 08.13.25 We get this sometimes, regardless of where the fairlead is on the track. It happens if we don't keep
Water ballast sailboat rudder uphaul lined Teboll at 2:20pm 08.13.25 thanks. will check it out.
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Benny17441 at 2:18pm 08.13.25 If you feel the need to have an operating bilge pump while you are away from the boat, you could wir
Genoa head not wrapping PAC3142 at 12:51pm 08.13.25 I agree with moving the fairlead forward, especially if the top of the sail is luffing when beating.
Genoa head not wrapping JBP-PA at 12:47pm 08.13.25 This is an exclusive detective club.:huh: This is an exclusive defective club too.
Genoa head not wrapping Scott T-Bird at 12:39pm 08.13.25 At the risk of pointing out something that you already know about and isn't part of the problem, it
Replacing injectors Scott T-Bird at 12:25pm 08.13.25
Fridge top insulation Scott T-Bird at 12:05pm 08.13.25 I usually covered the countertop with neatly placed towels when I left the boat. When I came back t
Replacing injectors Davidasailor26 at 11:56am 08.13.25 The racor was definitely collecting some gunk and it was dirty when I replaced the filter but I don
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Stu Jackson at 10:39am 08.13.25 Hi Mayhem, Here is how one Catalina Owner has his system wired. The bilge pump looks connected to t
1999 Hunter 430 Refrigeration and Freezer JamesG161 at 10:08am 08.13.25 my home phone is in there
1999 Hunter 430 Refrigeration and Freezer JamesG161 at 10:03am 08.13.25 Click on the Envelope at top of your viewer screen to open Private Messages
1999 Hunter 430 Refrigeration and Freezer JamesG161 at 9:58am 08.13.25 Check your Private Messages.
1999 Hunter 430 Refrigeration and Freezer JamesG161 at 9:54am 08.13.25 I have much info on it. Not sure what you need. Jim...
Fridge top insulation LLoyd B at 9:43am 08.13.25 Since Reflectix is non metallic I'm guessing it's mostly non conductive so 1/4 inch sheet of that gl

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