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Happy Holidays Phil Herring at 5:19am 12.18.21 Ask All Sailors 0/342 On land or on water, what are some of your most treasured holiday traditions? Share your stories
Shore Power Cord Storage Nichole340 at 4:40am 12.18.21 Ask All Sailors 14/3806
Tacoma area mechanic for Yanmar/Kanzaki? Nachismo at 6:26pm 12.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/692
Russian GPS Satellite Issues (1) Brian D at 6:13pm 12.17.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1565 Saw this posted but not 100% sure of status. Just thought I would post it here.
Gemini Catamaran Transom Plate CarlU at 11:54am 12.17.21 Parts Search 2/1176 I need to replace the transom plate on my Gemini 105m catamaran. The manufacturer Sillette no longe
Tiller connection to rudder assembly (1) patbratton at 11:45am 12.17.21 Smaller Boats 3/912 My H240 has four stainless machine screws that pass through the tiller head and thread into the squa
Beneteau parts? LynnM at 11:17am 12.17.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1655 I have an '05 323 and would like new porthole screens along with a few other items.. any help apprre
Last chance to buy a signed copy of my book! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:10am 12.17.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/455 This promotion is actually scheduled to end today, but I'll mail any new orders sbo.com receives by
Jabsco to Raritan Sea Era freshwater wyctoronto at 10:27am 12.16.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1782 I remember a post from Peggy that seemed to indicate i could convert my basic Jabsco 37010's to Rari
23.5 Aluminum Tiller travelingjerryb at 8:45am 12.16.21 Smaller Boats 6/945 I just replaced the aluminum tiller on my 23.5 with a wood one. Anyone in the PNW want it? Send me a
Folding Prop? DanMaine at 7:55am 12.16.21 The Cherubini Hunters 21/3942 On my 37H I installed an old Michigan folding prop. my teeth nearly fall out when starting until it
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery IStream at 7:04am 12.16.21 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4992 As everyone here is probably aware, Rod suffered a stroke in December. He survived but is paralyzed
Heave To Question colb218 at 10:31pm 12.15.21 Ask All Sailors 56/7940 I recently watched a video about heaving to while single handed. The video demonstrated heaving to a
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices sunlover at 5:21pm 12.15.21 Ask All Sailors 25/3136 So, I keep seeing these very attratively priced batteries: https://www.amazon.com/JUPITEK-S1200-Fl
How old is Grandpa? Brian D at 4:14pm 12.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 42/4466 How Old Is Grandpa? Or Grandma Stay with this - the answer is at the end. It may blow you away.
Locate Battery Charger NCBrew at 3:31pm 12.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/880 I have a Hunter Legend 35.5 1993. The Battery Charger is not working. I found where it is loc
Nasty Stuff Leaking (1) bawlmer at 2:54pm 12.15.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/1821 Hello fellow sailors. Among lots of other boat troubles this year. I arrived at the boat to find a p
Bimini for 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 12:43pm 12.15.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1528 Does anyone have a design pattern for a bimini for a 1987 Hunter 28.5? Billy
Pick one... (1) Brian D at 7:55am 12.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 61/4918 200994
Chapman's Piloting Publication (1) patbratton at 6:36am 12.15.21 Ask All Sailors 33/5529 Who has the oldest copy of Chapman's Piloting? I bought mine new for $11.95.

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Chain splice Hayden Watson at 2:19pm 02.26.25 The ACCO 5/16" G43 chain has a WL of 3900#. The Crosby G-335 link is 3/8" (that is the proper size
Refridge and freezer dehler25 at 2:09pm 02.26.25 I have Dometic and an Adler Barbour compressors, the fridge had the holding plate replaced with a V
Solar Charging Question Caboteur at 2:00pm 02.26.25 Why I wrote 200 amp wasn't overkill it is because a 200A battery really has 100A of "usable" power.
Chain splice Rich Stidger at 1:54pm 02.26.25 The ACCO 5/16" G43 chain has a WL of 3900#. The Crosby G-335 link is 3/8" (that is the proper size
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls shemandr at 1:49pm 02.26.25 Rolly Tasker Australia may measure it assuming they are local. Or they may have someone local , lik
Chain splice JoeWhite at 1:47pm 02.26.25 Interesting idea. I would think it would last as long as rode to chain splice. How often do you refr
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? David in Sandusky at 1:23pm 02.26.25 Lot's of options for sharing the cost/work. We have a masthead rig, so the two spreader B & R rig is
Solar Charging Question jssailem at 12:18pm 02.26.25 I found "GrapeSolar" panels in 50 and 100 watt units at Home Depot. https://grapesolar.com/products
Mast gate and repairs for C27 Timm R Oday25 at 11:58am 02.26.25 Yelkenli, I happened to have a left over piece . Almost any piece of aluminum will work . Aluminum i
Solar Charging Question walt at 10:19am 02.26.25 My .02 with a trailerable sailboat sometimes used similar.. I think what you said in your first pos
Mast gate and repairs for C27 yelkenli at 9:50am 02.26.25 I used a left over piece of aluminum from a threshold . Thanks. I saw a thread on that. I looked o
Solar Charging Question GreggS at 9:29am 02.26.25 There isn't a great deal of room for solar panels on a boat the size of ours . I mounted This is
Mast gate and repairs for C27 Timm R Oday25 at 9:19am 02.26.25 I used a left over piece of aluminum from a threshold . The kind that covers the end of a carpet .
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls jssailem at 8:07am 02.26.25 All the H340 rig specs I can find online have every measurement but 'A'. That is because you are s
Launching boats with an outback? LloydB at 8:05am 02.26.25 Probably a bit late for the OP but I think a good answer to their question would be to go to the ram
Solar Charging Question jssailem at 7:51am 02.26.25 The biggest user of electricity Beyond Refrigeration, the electronic gadgets - phones, watches, ta
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 7:43am 02.26.25 Have you considered a MasterVolt unit? They have a pretty good reputation, https://www.mastervolt.
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 7:41am 02.26.25 Have you considered a MasterVolt unit? They have a pretty good reputation, https://www.mastervolt.c
Upgrading Inverter/charger CrispyCringle at 7:32am 02.26.25 Nothing but good things to say about Victron and multiplus inv/charger. I highly recommend getting t
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 CrispyCringle at 7:18am 02.26.25 Wait, thats the top of the mast? Definitly missing the sheave. Id be surprised if raising or lowerin

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