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Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work zephyr070 at 10:16am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/833 A series of POs have left the wiring on both the AC and DC sides of my distribution panel a bit a me
Scary thought for all solo sailors! Scott T-Bird at 7:36am 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1824 https://www.ladbible.com/news/sailor-swims-17km-sharkinfested-waters-in-pitch-black-panama-sea-20220
Hunter legend 37.5 gary keating at 7:31am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/562 Looking for an electric diagram for a 1999 37.5 hunter legend Thank you
Mast bend Shaw_2112 at 7:12am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/877 I just finished new standing rigging on the mast and the mfr specs for initial tuning on the rigging
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS NCBrew at 7:04am 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2945 I HAVE WHITE CIRCULAR LINE HOLDERS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM
Hiring a skipper The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:07pm 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 28/2674 Well, looks like I need to contemplate other options since it seems the average price to move my Pea
35.5 seems to tick the boxes jonas (Sueco) at 6:01pm 06.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/468 Having sold all our boats 4-5 years ago, we are getting the itch. Another hole in the water . We liv
Water Line Fitting (1) Tom-in-Annapolis at 3:58pm 06.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/841 From my 1986 H34. Is there a common name for this 90 degree fitting? Are they still available. Th
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? ShawnL at 1:27pm 06.12.22 Catalina 22 8/790 I have a '72 Catalina 22 that I've had for just over a year. One of my projects last year before sp
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? jssailem at 11:21am 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 8/2426 As the various Chart Plotter manufactures buy up the providers of custom chart systems (i.e Navionic
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement (2) Blue Horizon at 10:04am 06.12.22 Yamaha 8/2918 I seem to have some bearing noise coming from the prop shaft thrust bearing. I'd like to put a new
Forestay transportation (1) Ihtiandr at 7:52am 06.12.22 Sirius 21/22 6/2030 Hello, Everyone! Who has a good idea how to properly secure forestay with furling roller drum? The f
Grounding two isolated battery banks (1) Hayden Watson at 7:51am 06.12.22 Musings With Maine Sail 28/11392 This is a question about proper grounding of the start and house batteries. Is this the proper conn
Paper Charts Tayana at 5:27am 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1237
Legend 40.5 Chainplates baycloud at 10:02pm 06.11.22 Big Boats 6/1530 Hey all, how are the chain plates constructed, and how can we (or can we) inspect them? It seems lik
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 8:20pm 06.11.22 Destinations 8/3318 Looking for any local tips End-July launching from Traverse City area with daughters 13,15 hoping t
Spinnaker use "cruising style" (4) ricksoth at 7:07pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2474 I hoisted the spinnaker that came with my Cal 27 today in near zero wind with the tack tied to the a
New jib sail ? Ingram at 5:52pm 06.11.22 Smaller Boats 9/1439 What is the best size for the roller furling jib/genoa sail on a H26 100%, 110%,120% ?
Roller furling issue (3) lsavocchi at 5:51pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1845
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 2:30pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 31/4187 Apparently, I am having a new corrosion problem. Diver told me this week that my shaft zinc was co

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Air in fuel feed JoeWhite at 5:00pm 07.27.25 Yes I have heard of a pin hole on the pickup tube above the fuel level.
Electrical charging problem Scott T-Bird at 4:48pm 07.27.25 AC master breaker or DC master breaker? I still don't know what he is writing about. He says "ever
Hull number vs. sail number Richard19068 at 4:47pm 07.27.25 As far as I know unless you are going to get a number assigned by an association, such as US sailing
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? Foswick at 4:45pm 07.27.25 This is only true for a masthead rig with a very stiff mast. It is true of any sail whose luff is at
Running Backstays on my 1983 Beneteau First 35 removed if not sailing in high winds? FastOlson at 4:44pm 07.27.25 Looks kinda similar to the stock Kenyon rig on our Olson 34. We have a tall double-spreader rig with
New LFP House Battery (1) SycloneDriver at 3:18pm 07.27.25 I got back to my boat today. Over a week ago I adjusted the float voltage on the charger up from 13
New 216 owner with missing parts fred1diver at 2:37pm 07.27.25 Lake Aylmer as in Aylmer Qc? If so, look at the chandlery in Ottawa If you have access to a caliper
Edson steering brake question dmax at 2:15pm 07.27.25 2-blade props are known for causing pull - there's a pulse when the blades line up with the rudder.
Where is the fuel shut off valve on my 1984 Newport Mark iii?? (Universal M25 xp engine) Tally Ho at 2:07pm 07.27.25 There is no way to trace it beyond a certain point when it enters the cut out by the raycor. I coul
New 216 owner with missing parts Subzero at 1:32pm 07.27.25 Thank you. I had already browsed that content but did not find the information I'm loking for.
Sailing at night capta at 1:30pm 07.27.25 There are numerous line cutting systems for your boat. I wouldn't sail up here without Spurs, the ty
outboard throttle extension Lorilie at 1:30pm 07.27.25 I have one on my 7.5 foot inflatable dingy engine which is a Honda 2.3 HP. I like to be able to sit
Edson steering brake question GBeck at 1:27pm 07.27.25 You can rebuild the brake, but it won't ease the steering,. In general, I've never found a brake wo
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 1:23pm 07.27.25 I've had Kevlar, polyester, and Dyneema halyards. Unless you adjust your halyard tension a lot, yo
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 1:19pm 07.27.25 Once the halyard is tensioned, the only way tension increases is if the head of the sail moves fart
outboard throttle extension thinwater at 1:14pm 07.27.25 I've used a cut-off broken boat hook. Very light and a nice fit, if the right size. I screwed a ~ 1
outboard throttle extension colemj at 1:07pm 07.27.25 I see a lot of DIY types of these that involve a PVC pipe with ID close to throttle OD, some slits c
Selden inmast furler system failing shemandr at 12:53pm 07.27.25 I've posted about my troubles with my Selden in-mast furling system. In my case in retrospect I thi
outboard throttle extension (1) twodzusfittings at 12:26pm 07.27.25 I have one on my 7.5 foot inflatable dingy engine which is a Honda 2.3 HP. I like to be able to sit
Selden inmast furler system failing (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:31am 07.27.25 Hard to say without being there. Gotta start somewhere so I guess #1 is : do you have the Selden m

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