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DIY dodger chp at 10:50am 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 1/453
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 (1) JohnBisMe at 9:48am 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 31/930 Hello! I am in the process of refitting a Mirage 5.5 to turn it from basically a bare fiberglass hu
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? BAD ORCA at 9:39am 03.16.24 SSB and Ham Operators 18/1012 I'd like to dive into the SSB/HAM radio world. I'd like to add one or the other to my sailboat even
Hull color ronshara1 at 6:37am 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 16/481 Hi there, I recently purchased a 1975 san juan 26 that needs a little gel coat repair on the hull. D
Magnets (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:23am 03.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/447 223522 @Scott T-Bird @dlochner @jssailem @Dave I used this to retrieve steel tools that I dropped
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Ted10028 at 7:24pm 03.15.24 Ask All Sailors 20/520 Recently installed a new fan and tank level monitor wired directly to one of two batteries for powe
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 4:46pm 03.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/724 Hi all, I've been doing my research, consulting with seasoned cruising/racing sailors and poking aro
Considering a new Catalina 315 IAhawks at 3:54pm 03.15.24 Mid-Size Boats 15/709 I have sailed a Catalina 387 for over 20 years. Sold my boat last Fall and am now considering a new
Your feedback on AIS would be greatly appreciated bartvast at 2:49pm 03.15.24 Ask All Sailors 14/378 Fellow sailors ' boaters, I am on a mission to develop a new type of marine class B AIS transponder
Bad Layered Fiberglass? hunterkendrick at 2:13pm 03.15.24 Tartan 13/647 aHDU-nYUC1o Hey everybody, my wife and I are looking at buying this boat, we are very new to sailin
Pacific NW Weather (3) jssailem at 10:59am 03.15.24 Weather and Forecasting 11/658
Main Sail Issue julio.hunter2009 at 10:18am 03.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/543 Furling it in was not going in easy due to the halyard on top not having enough pressure. I correcte
Beneteau Grand Turismo 35 Horn compressor location ronblaj at 5:07pm 03.14.24 Ask All Sailors 0/154 Does anyone know where I can find the horn compressor on a 2015 Beneteau Grand Turismo 35 power biat
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help circa1971la at 12:49pm 03.14.24 Ask All Sailors 4/289
Replacing C 310 fuel tank SJN at 12:38pm 03.14.24 Catalina 310 7/748 My 2004, hull number 260 Catalina 310 has been providing a mystery source of diesel in the bilge ove
I am looking to buy a Hunter (or similar) Sailboat 32'-42' Prairie Virgin Sailor at 12:30pm 03.14.24 Ask All Sailors 9/445
Stretching rubber Project_Mayhem at 9:26am 03.14.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/550 The smallest rigid exhaust hose that I've been able to get on my riser is 1-5/8". The actual exhaust
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? captain69 at 8:32am 03.14.24 Mid-Size Boats 5/265
Arch for mainsheet anyone? azambella at 8:09am 03.14.24 The Cherubini Hunters 0/31 Has anyone put an aftermarket arch (that includes mainsheet traveler) on a Cherubini Hunter 33? Loo
Aftermarket arches for sailboats for mainsheet traveler azambella at 8:07am 03.14.24 Ask All Sailors 7/347 Has anyone looked into or done a aftermarket arch? One that can support the mainsheet traveler? An

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Boom connection woes? CowboyWay at 5:21pm 07.07.24
What are these tracks used for? rgranger at 5:21pm 07.07.24
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 4:52pm 07.07.24 Check the acorn marine site. Read their testing data. They show how the unit failed and at what load
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 4:37pm 07.07.24 Rich is right. Westerbeke doesn't make pumps either. So what pump is it? Johnson, Sherwood, Ober
Boom connection woes? DaveJ at 4:08pm 07.07.24
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jviss at 3:20pm 07.07.24 Mine too, the second reef was already installed, just the first reef line was missing. Ah, gotcha.
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 3:19pm 07.07.24 Eherlihy, good to know the details for the OEM nonskid. I'm not enough of a craftsman to replicate t
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Rich 35.5 at 3:17pm 07.07.24 Only one shuttle block? So, one reef? Mine has two. Mine too, the second reef was already instal
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? LakeOntario270 at 3:16pm 07.07.24 I use Sierra 23-3307 for my Westerbeke 20B Two
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 3:13pm 07.07.24 Hmm. If it were mine, and you go with a motor as large as a 10 or even 8 hp, I think I'd get rid of
A Little Story About Our GPS jviss at 3:06pm 07.07.24 So, now you trust that GPS?
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jviss at 3:02pm 07.07.24 Only one shuttle block? So, one reef? Mine has two.
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? Skipper J at 2:49pm 07.07.24 I have a set that hasn't been installed yet if you need some pics or have questions about it Hi,
Hunter 380 non-skid paint Sailgunner at 2:47pm 07.07.24 Any special prep working with interdeck? Did it roll on the old diamond patterned glass without cl
Is a little water in the bilge okay? jviss at 2:40pm 07.07.24 It could just be that the bilge pumps can't pump out that last bit of water. Try sponging it out an
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Tally Ho at 2:32pm 07.07.24 I am not familiar with the Simrad WP30, but on my Raymarine wheel pilot, the motor unit has a wire l
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 2:28pm 07.07.24 I used to change impellers every year. I stopped doing that several years ago, as I noted that the
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? BarryL at 2:10pm 07.07.24 Hi, A number of years ago I bought one of the blue 'globe' impellers that was supposed to be able t
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 2:09pm 07.07.24 I think Johnson makes the Westerbeke's pumps. Be sure to compare your OEM impeller with the afterma
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 2:06pm 07.07.24 I have the pump that uses the 48500 impeller, but even so, there's an updated pump for this engine

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