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Newport 16, Mariner 19 or Ranger 20? Bob Kessler at 2:51pm 02.18.22 Trailer Sailors 2/1542 I'm in the market for something 16-19 feet. All three of these seem to be fairly seaworthy for coast
Balmar battery monitor and ACR Mark Maulden at 2:18pm 02.18.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1207 I am replacing all batts this spring. House bank is four 6V in one bank. Reserve (start) is one 12V
Chaos Theory and Weather Forecasting jssailem at 12:36pm 02.18.22 Weather and Forecasting 1/1061 Reading this subject heading may have you asking, has John taken up smoking some of that Oregon funn
2007 Hunter 41DS Autopilot Linear Drive Failure keepsmilin at 11:51am 02.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/858 The Raymarine linear drive on my 2007 Hunter 41DS no longer engages when Auto mode is selected. The
Luna, The Story of a Forgotten Catalina 30. (2) mikeracca at 10:15am 02.18.22 Catalina 30 366/43246 This is the story of my Catalina 30 I named Luna. Here you will find my progress of bringing a boat,
Selling used stuff here and fraud NYSail at 4:30am 02.18.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1653
Cockpit Water Hose Inlet (2) jdkusa at 11:41pm 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 2/599 Looking to begin replacing the plumbing onboard. 1974 Sailboat. This connection is in the cockpit
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging (1) dkinzer at 5:36pm 02.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1753 I'm looking to replace the running rigging on our 2007 Hunter, beginning with the topping lift and t
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 DennisL at 5:15pm 02.17.22 Big Boats 8/2391 I've looked at the video on the Ellebogen engine mount website for replacing the mounts, and without
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 3:35pm 02.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2887 Hi, I thought about posting these 306 questions separately but didn't want to spam the forum. We've
learning to sail... The big step... Daryl V at 3:20pm 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1421 Wanting to start a week or two live aboard courses in my winter ( frozen and landlocked in winters l
Installing shore power (4) Erbardy at 2:37pm 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2446 202703 202704202705202706Installing shore power. I am going to have two recepticals, one is for the
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 10:14am 02.17.22 Catalina 22 22/2909 Good morning everyone. This will be the first of hopefully many posts to this thread and forum. On
Salon Lights wiring H49 (1) Velero49 at 7:04am 02.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/546 I am replacing 6 lights in the salon. The old lights (mini flourecent) have 3 wires and the new on
transmission heat exchanger question CYQK at 2:54am 02.17.22 Ask All Sailors 4/546 Mounting new exchanger on new zf12m gear Anyone know of a substance to apply between them that will
315 Starting Battery Specifications (2) Skipper John at 11:37pm 02.16.22 Catalina 310 5/1570 Our new 315 was ordered with the starting battery option, but the manual did not address how the bat
Thanks for all the help and advice CaptainRan at 10:39pm 02.16.22 Smaller Boats 4/671 We're moving from Las Vegas to Puget Sound and I've already purchased a new boat up there so letting
Retrofitting an arch Ryan Oakes at 7:02pm 02.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/997 I have recently purchased an 87 hunter 40 legend which has the traveller in cockpit. I'm curious if
Insurance higgs at 6:42pm 02.16.22 Ask All Sailors 31/2913 A friend of mine just bought a Bayhen 21 in Florida - worth around 4K. He has had a terrible time f
help to identify this part (1) chp at 6:10pm 02.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/723 Has anybody seen this part which is what I'm assuming is a forestay tension adjuster. Can't find any

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EPIRBS dlochner at 9:28am 03.31.25 ACR or Ocean Signal are good brands. Not much if any difference. Both brands are owned by the same c
Pearson keel PaulM317 at 9:26am 03.31.25 Hi Paul. I have sailed on a Pearson. Great boat. Your crack on the keel is not unique to Pearson 30
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 9:11am 03.31.25 Can you share any details of the crimp connectors? Sure, I used these. https://www.amazon.com/dp
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 9:10am 03.31.25 Thanks, it does seem a bit arduous. Any tips? Did you have to replace both pins and the roller? How
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback Stu Jackson at 9:10am 03.31.25 Another handy resource for boat electrical systems in parallel with Maine Sail's website is this one
Engine Stern Tube for Hunter 29.5 Brian M H23 at 8:55am 03.31.25 What's the driver behind replacing? I just bought a 29.5 and was about to replace the hose, but di
Hunter 240 owners here? hunter240 at 8:49am 03.31.25 I did the centerboard thing about 4 years ago. Not Fun. Make sure you have strong help.
Hunter 240 owners here? hunter240 at 8:47am 03.31.25
Main Rigging Upgrades Hayden Watson at 8:44am 03.31.25 How do you reef downwind? Most of our reefing is downwind, and usually in conditions where turning
Y33 bimini and dodger jssailem at 8:31am 03.31.25 Very nice, @mermike!
Pearson keel jssailem at 8:25am 03.31.25 Hi Paul. I have sailed on a Pearson. Great boat. Your crack on the keel is not unique to Pearson 303
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback jssailem at 8:19am 03.31.25 Welcome Paul. Always great to see another PacificNW sailor joining the crew. There is nothing like
VHF SWR results... LloydB at 8:08am 03.31.25 From your post 33 I take it that you found that the previously made fittings were defective so every
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 7:43am 03.31.25 Greetings, it's been awhile. The weather got colder quicker than I planned, so turned my attention
Sailing Season(spring) Hello Below at 7:35am 03.31.25 Nice of the locals to mow your lawn for you, Michael. Could use then down here ya know. Terry you
Microwave lapetinaa at 7:29am 03.31.25 Thanks
New Sails BillFred at 7:23am 03.31.25 TY, will look at it!
Main Rigging Upgrades Captain Larry-DH at 7:10am 03.31.25
Microwave SteveHughessails at 7:06am 03.31.25 Your yacht is nicer than my home lol. Very nice :-)
Microwave lapetinaa at 6:39am 03.31.25 Be aware of the switch configuration. some are configured to work in a normally open configuration

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