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Fischer Panda engine speed regulation Bogart at 7:15pm 04.20.22 Ask All Sailors 2/1074 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 21/4732 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 13/1862
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel (2) Razzler at 12:08pm 04.20.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1483 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 8/2476 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 1/1169 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 6/1322 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 14/5590 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 0/385 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 13/1606 So have a project to do with epoxying a threaded coupling to fiberglass. A male npt / 5/8 nipple wi
40.5: Replacing Clutches (4) svAtargatis at 6:11pm 04.19.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1293 The clutches on my boat are pretty worn out. Several of them won't stay open or in the position I p
41' sailboat dry storage for long term (months) DIY? eberhardt.kalmar.huhn@outlook. at 5:05pm 04.19.22 Ask All Sailors 5/546 Ahoy, me mates! I'm looking for a dry storage facility that allows DIY in, or around the Los Angeles
Beneteau Oceanis 381 Folding steering wheel? Brad Cross at 1:33pm 04.19.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1148
Newbie questions Xstream at 1:22pm 04.19.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1063 Been awhile since I've posted on this forum, but to update my progress: I am using a 13.5 gallon fl
Looking for a new home for 82 Hunter 33 Interior (6) kadiru at 1:19pm 04.19.22 The Cherubini Hunters 0/2 Hi, Looking for a new home for our 1982 H33 interior. I pretty much have everything except the door
Fresh water flush Xstream at 12:54pm 04.19.22 Ask All Sailors 26/4294 I have a Jabsco twist and lock manual toilet: # 29090-5000 that I have installed in a restoration o
Rigid Furler/Reefer mast raising gkeiser at 10:39am 04.19.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1074 Hi everyone. I've read many of the O'Day Mast raising threads here, but haven't seen any that discus
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Leeward Rail at 7:35am 04.19.22 Ask All Sailors 31/4783 Hello All, I want to install some gates in the lifelines, so i need to shorten them and crimp on ne
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? Rohan at 7:17am 04.19.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6966 Does anyone know? Last year, I heard that Hunter stopped making their larger boats as they had a dis
Looking for suggestions for a free Wordpress template for a sailing club website. Leeward Rail at 7:08am 04.19.22 Ask All Sailors 3/633 Good Morning All, I am in the process of creating an improved website for our sailing club, and was

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Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 jaysweet at 6:30pm 07.27.25 As a Hunter 306 owner, I can say that this is not a hole that came with the boat. Some owner drilled
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

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