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Diesel tank cleaning advise needed (1) mikeracca at 8:21pm 04.21.22 Ask All Sailors 23/5455 Hey guys! Ok got my tank drained and as I expected the 15 year old fuel was growing a science proje
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (5) capt.amory at 4:07pm 04.21.22 Ask All Sailors 69/9519 Ah Raymarine Wheel Autopilot, where do I even begin....crying:huh: I need the advice of other sailo
Swim platform for my 26S (2) stickinthemud57 at 2:18pm 04.21.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1647 I took advantage of a day off to do a shakedown installation of the swim platform I made for my 26S
Navigation Mnemonics jmce1587 at 2:15pm 04.21.22 Ask All Sailors 1/889 Courtesy of BOAT/US https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2022/april/navigatio
Folding 3 blade prop DanMaine at 10:26am 04.21.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1185 I'm considering getting a folding 3 blade prop for my boat, a Hunter C37 with a 30 hp motor, 1" shaf
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal Ken13559 at 7:32am 04.21.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/2419 I'm planning for changing of a leaking Rear Main Oil Seal p/n: 124085-02220 for my 2GM20F. Has anyon
Compression post leak GEB at 4:59am 04.21.22 Big Boats 2/812 2001 Hunter 380. Issue is when it rains, water follows the compression post down to the table. Wate
Securing Boom while trailering? Shorefun at 4:51am 04.21.22 Day Sailers 2/1303 I have done various tie downs for my boom, but I have never been super happy with them. I usually f
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug (1) LooseScrews24 at 4:35am 04.21.22 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2276 Hello, I just bought a 22' O'Day pleasure and the owner said it needs a drain plug before I can set
New Owner Here! 36C Hull #44 shhorne at 10:10pm 04.20.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1017
Fischer Panda engine speed regulation Bogart at 7:15pm 04.20.22 Ask All Sailors 2/1049 Bogart has a factory installed Fischer Panda generator model P 8.000NE Digital. It is 230V/50Hz, wit
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 6:01pm 04.20.22 Ask All Sailors 21/4337 So I made sort of an impulse purchase today, with some research involved. Looking for an AGM batt t
Anchor woes (2) fred1diver at 2:30pm 04.20.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1833
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel (2) Razzler at 12:08pm 04.20.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1413 Hi All, I just acquired at 1984 Catalina 27 and am going through and updating systems. I scraped the
Yanmar 4JH3E Prop- RPM at full load Silverman at 10:33am 04.20.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/2352 Hello, I just returned from a boat survey for a Moody 42 CC, Bill Dixon design. Survey was in MD US
Fuel Tank Location Plymouth Sailor at 8:59am 04.20.22 Irwin 1/1101 Just bought a 28 1972, the fuel tank was remove and placed in cockpit previous to my ownership. Doe
Dimensions for a Catalina 28 Tall rig flando at 6:27am 04.20.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1233 I am currently away from my boat and need to know the diameter of my head stay wire and outside diam
Reverse Polarity Problem c07chrisjohnson at 7:01pm 04.19.22 Big Boats 14/5338 Aloha, I recently moved to a new marina and started having reverse polarity problems. At my prior m
Oceanair screen installation on Passage 42 forepeak hatch Paul Cossman at 6:58pm 04.19.22 Big Boats 0/358 Has anyone installed an Oceanair screen on their Passage 42 forepeak hatch? (It appears that the st
Epoxy and stainless steel. NYSail at 6:21pm 04.19.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1535 So have a project to do with epoxying a threaded coupling to fiberglass. A male npt / 5/8 nipple wi

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'88 Hunter 37 main traveler PAC3142 at 2:28pm 06.30.25 I've had good luck removing the Hunter usual SS bolts in tapped aluminum backing plates using PB Bla
Solar controller overcharging batteries JBP-PA at 2:20pm 06.30.25 Yep, something is wrong. FLA max charging voltage should 14.8, it should not reach 16V ever. 14.4 t
Solar controller overcharging batteries jssailem at 2:16pm 06.30.25 Your voltage needs to be reduced to the charge voltage recommended by the battery maker, in the rang
Gelcoat repair basics PAC3142 at 2:14pm 06.30.25 Hi Project Mayhem, I'm no expert, but I just did some fiberglass and gelcoat work on my boat, and fo
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D (1) Justin_NSA at 2:13pm 06.30.25 I followed the Practical Sailor article on producing clean water. I installed a Pentek CBC-10 carbon
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dLj at 2:06pm 06.30.25 Alright! So we 100 percent have to go in when ebb is coming in after slack. THANK YOU! Terminology
Boomkicker or rigid vang and pop-top Gene Neill at 2:04pm 06.30.25 We just use a vang, and the pigtail.
Solar controller overcharging batteries kappykaplan at 1:59pm 06.30.25 Also, I have to add distilled water to the batteries every few weeks. This makes me think the contr
Deck scupper size kappykaplan at 1:58pm 06.30.25 do the hoses also need sizing up? What size are the existing hoses?
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D jdrutten at 1:48pm 06.30.25 I probably wouldn't be too keen on drinking water "that's been sitting for months" either. As long a
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D JBP-PA at 1:46pm 06.30.25 I filter the water going into my tank and filter it again before use. Clean the tank every year. I
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Don S/V ILLusion at 1:40pm 06.30.25 Thanks. I am probably a coward, but the idea of drinking or even showering in 40 gallon tank water
Seeking a whisker or spinnaker pole for an O'40? (1) twodzusfittings at 1:24pm 06.30.25 Hey Lou, go down to Anchors and Oars in Graysonville MD (Route 301/50). In the back, right hand si
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Davenport at 1:23pm 06.30.25 Thanks. I am probably a coward, but the idea of drinking or even showering in 40 gallon tank water t
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 1:00pm 06.30.25 Okay, we are actually going to be travelling Saturday morning instead of Friday to give us an extra
Ratchet block recommendation. (2) JRacer at 1:00pm 06.30.25 I use a harken "headknocker" mounted as shown in the photo. The pic is the one for the tack line for
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. danm1 at 12:48pm 06.30.25 I disagree, respectfully, with aiming for slack tide at midday at Hell Gate. I have made this trip s
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 12:46pm 06.30.25 PaulK, totally understand. This is why I'm getting as much info as possible before we do this. And i
ericsontachts.org? FastOlson at 12:42pm 06.30.25 Are there still any breathing admins for this site? I am a moderator on that site, and the owner c
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Davidasailor26 at 12:39pm 06.30.25 We use bottles, or more often gallon jugs that we refill from marina water taps, for drinking. We fi

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