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Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (6) Michael Davis at 7:51am 06.23.25 Destinations 105/7414 The plan for Sun Gypsy this year is to circumnavigate Vancouver Island. We left our home on Saturna
Hunter 306 Replacing Galley Faucet Internal Valve rmerl1223 at 7:32am 06.23.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/383 Purchased new internal valves to repair my leaky galley faucet. Can't unscrew the existing valve fro
819 HOOD FURLER UPPER SPLIT BUSHING Rick.johnson at 6:22am 06.23.25 Ask All Sailors 2/215 Hi Guy's I Have a 87 40ft Hunter With a ( HOOD 819 furler ) on the front sail an what l
Identifying suitable ramps for keelboat launch majorkong1 at 4:03am 06.23.25 Trailer Sailors 9/1151 I own a Catalina 18 and due to its fixed keel I need to launch at ramps that are steep enough to get
Fuses M25-xp Pil at 1:28am 06.23.25 Ask All Sailors 2/252 Hi, I've been following how to upgrade wiring for a M25 XP. I'm done with most of the work except th
Shower pump rebuild woe's (2) NYSail at 4:36pm 06.22.25 Ask All Sailors 3/387 Hello all. so typically I buy new pumps when one fails figuring the pump is 15+ years and paid for
Pressure Valve for Water heater replacement Afraal at 1:43pm 06.22.25 Catalina 310 4/847 Hi Everyone, Has anyone replaced their water heater's pressure valve? I found a replacement valve i
Mast Rake or PreBend Rleiby at 1:04pm 06.22.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/777 Hunter 30T 1993 fractional rigging: What is an appropriate rake. I've seen posts anywhere from 1 to
Emergency Desalinator Foswick at 11:40am 06.22.25 Ask All Sailors 7/464 Can anyone recommend a solution for desalinating an emergency supply of drinking water for 2-3 peopl
Water in the bilge john6206 at 10:48am 06.22.25 Mid-Size Boats 8/923
Quick connect fittings - how to remove (1) John_F at 9:06am 06.22.25 Ask All Sailors 5/644 The steel mesh hose's fitting on this quick connect failed (I think it's a Whale fitting). It is fro
41DS Leaking Windows gfrazzle at 9:02am 06.22.25 Big Boats 4/449 41DS leaking windows. I have seen many posts on this subject- link to one please?
Lithium Trolling Battery DanMaine at 6:39am 06.22.25 Ask All Sailors 6/525 I'd like to add a system to charge a lithium battery, specifically for the trolling motor in my ding
Hunter 170 Spinnaker Install Jmonserrate234 at 4:25am 06.22.25 Day Sailers 5/657
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 (1) spadaforaj at 3:25am 06.22.25 Big Boats 8/647 trying to find out why tank is not venting properly - and in the course of things - don;t know which
Seldon in mast furling - backwards ? (1) spadaforaj at 3:17am 06.22.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/548 Hi - have had trouble on the 2004 Hunter 41 mainsail furling for a while - just had a new sail made,
Looking for inspection checklist for a Water Ballast C250 Pbyrne at 1:51pm 06.21.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/270 It's a 1998 Waterballast. Looks to be in very good condition, and trailering is what I'm intersted
Adding roller furling. Waybad at 12:11pm 06.21.25 Ask All Sailors 9/1032 If you have a choice would you pefer to roll up the sail from the port side or the starboard side?
Recommendations for outhaul/inhaul lines? Dr. D at 11:52am 06.21.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/672 I get the main set as I want it. Within 15 minutes the foot has pulled away from the boom. Only thin
Musing on DC Electrical Changes (2) TrapperJohn at 11:44am 06.21.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1561 While I'm busy working on my thru-hull issues in another thread, I can't help but be parallel planni

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Electric Outboard motors High Current at 7:46am 11.07.25 Thank you. But what is the difference between a electric trolling motor and electric outboard motor
H26 Mast not sitting flush CrispyCringle at 7:33am 11.07.25 If I understand you correctly, your saying one of the four phillips head screws is standing up too h
Vintage Good Year See Bee 5 HP (1950-1960) shemandr at 7:21am 11.07.25 It is a classic! I found one at the dump and took it home. I never got it to run but it did spay s
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run shemandr at 7:18am 11.07.25 Even with a symmetrical kite you can get tell tales to flow on the edge of the kite on the pole end
Alternative to Split Rings dLj at 7:11am 11.07.25
Spring Launch Checklists for through hulls jssailem at 6:57am 11.07.25 Welcome to the forums. It must be difficult to have to put your new family member in mothballs for
Alternative to Split Rings (1) jssailem at 6:45am 11.07.25 Hi @Swabby Third Class I can understand the challenges with split rings. Generally they work on fi
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run danstanford at 6:23am 11.07.25 The tell-tales don't work well on the point of sail you are talking about because your sail is bein
Spring Launch Checklists for through hulls 27trains at 6:10am 11.07.25 I would question the original owner about any thru hull assembly replacement over the past 22 years
Alternative to Split Rings (2) Swabby Third Class at 6:06am 11.07.25
Electric Outboard motors PConti2025 at 5:53am 11.07.25 Thank you for take the time to review and reply to my post. I am relatively new to sailing I will sa
Vintage Good Year See Bee 5 HP (1950-1960) dLj at 5:50am 11.07.25 I didn't see a British Seagull.. I'm sure they must have one... dj
Winter Storage + Batteries? dLj at 5:48am 11.07.25 To get the antifreeze in the bilge....do you pour it through the thru hull or just our it inside th
Electric Outboard motors Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 11.07.25 I had a 36lbs trolling motor on a 19' boat. It worked better than expected. I had a friend that had
Vintage Good Year See Bee 5 HP (1950-1960) (4) shemandr at 5:33am 11.07.25
Winter Storage + Batteries? Tally Ho at 5:26am 11.07.25 I always just pour some pink AF in my bilge for the winter. My boat is covered, but I still get so
Electric Outboard motors dlochner at 5:24am 11.07.25 Thank you. But what is the difference between a electric trolling motor and electric outboard motor
Winter Storage + Batteries? GeneraiT001 at 4:31am 11.07.25 To get the antifreeze in the bilge....do you pour it through the thru hull or just our it inside the
Beneteau 440 Isotherm Cruiser 200 fitment. Johnb at 8:27pm 11.06.25
FYI for anyone with mast support struts and cold winters danm1 at 7:56pm 11.06.25 Was there water in the struts when you removed them? And aren't you concerned about leaving the mast

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