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First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Shacklepin at 5:54am 10.03.24 Smaller Boats 10/968 We just returned from a long weekend in Maine. It was the first time I sailed or stayed on the boat
Monoceros back on the water! (2) monocerosin at 5:06am 10.03.24 The Cherubini Hunters 9/595 227853227854 HUNTER 37c back on the water after a year of hard work! Now to get the engine running
Winter Wet Storage Prep Calypso413 at 3:11am 10.03.24 Ask All Sailors 12/593
What's the story on the 280? Brian M H23 at 6:36pm 10.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 16/1220 Hey all Longtime poster on here with a very* long break that accompanied a ~ 8 year period of insan*
Backstay length Tony M at 1:00pm 10.02.24 Sirius 21/22 6/1179 Hi all, Just purchased an old Sirius 21 with a broken backstay. Obviously I can estimate backstay l
Outboard lift preferances Timm R Oday25 at 10:53am 10.02.24 Trailer Sailors 3/893 I've decided to update the lifting bracket for my new 8 horse 4 stroke Yamaha . From what I can disc
Taking the mast down john2 at 11:31pm 10.01.24 Catalina 310 37/4298 This winter it's gonna happen, the boat out of the water and the mast stepped. checking the riggin
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location MichaelStacy at 3:34pm 10.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/477 Where is the physical location of the battery charger on the 2004 Hunter 33? Not at my boat and was
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port (1) Clay W at 1:42pm 10.01.24 Smaller Boats 12/3173 227841
Aluminum mast/boom sections coat or leave unfinished? (1) BAD ORCA at 8:56am 10.01.24 Ask All Sailors 7/596 I removed both the forward section of my boom that connects to the gooseneck and the aft piece that
Mild weather is the start to October for the PacificNW jssailem at 8:04am 10.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/191 I follow a local weather forecaster that many friends believe has magical connections. Rufus has vol
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 7:55am 10.01.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/932 Maybe. It is looking like the next 18 or so days will be a mild sunny time. Who knows what lies beyo
Metric this and Metric that.... Where are my "Imperial Measurements"? jssailem at 7:28am 10.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 5/461 The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) may take a small step toward the metric system. NWS has rece
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light (1) mcconkd at 6:51am 10.01.24 Big Boats 7/754 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 and am wanting to change my anchor light with a dusk to dawn LED lamp. My qu
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane Project_Mayhem at 5:05am 10.01.24 Ask All Sailors 23/1299 My new boat is on the hard on the southern tip of Lake Michigan. I currently have Progressive who st
Online Resources (1) dlochner at 4:48am 10.01.24 Hurricane and Storm Preparation 1/1477 Yes, even us Great Lakes Sailors worry about hurricanes and their effects. While we don't receive th
Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 6:30pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1075 I am planning to replace the standing rigging on a new to me Catalina 27 that has lived on a lake fo
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing (1) rcoleman67 at 5:32pm 09.30.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1010 I've been a bass fisherman all my life running 21 foot fiberglass hulls, 200 HP outboards, 110lb thr
New Forum Dave at 12:58pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 1/339 With hurricane season upon us, a new forum has been launched, Hurricane Season. Questions about how
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 8:57am 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 15/788 The VC17 on my new boat has some raised and missing areas and it's believed that there's no barrier

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Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 7:08am 04.01.25 There is a short cut, you can just replace your house bank (with a class T fuse). Keep your AGM s
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 7:08am 04.01.25 Good point. I hadn't thought to notify my insurance company. That might be a good place to start.
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 6:33am 04.01.25 Not mentioned in any of the responses is your insurance company. The policy on LFP batteries vary by
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove (3) 4lane at 6:11am 04.01.25 I think the pivot point it either the screw at the top of that swing arm or they use the screw knob
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove 4lane at 5:46am 04.01.25 You could have taken your own advice. Had you read the manual before posting, you would have seen th
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 5:32am 04.01.25 I was hoping for shortcuts but I know that it isn't really likely. There is a short cut, you can
The Little Engine story continues colemj at 5:03am 04.01.25 One week's worth of work. Oh man, I have been burned so many times after saying that...:) Good l
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together BigEasy at 4:02am 04.01.25 , I hope to repack the grease in the bearing section as well. Can anyone offer a quick tutorial. I
The Little Engine story continues kappykaplan at 3:17am 04.01.25 Lookin' and soundin' good, John. :beer:
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback (2) paulstraw at 12:07am 04.01.25 Thanks for all the thoughts and feedback! In no particular order: Diagrams: Various updates based o
Cliffside sails DirectSails at 9:52pm 03.31.25 Has anyone dealt with Cliffside Sails? I ordered a mainsail from them right after the first of th
Glow Plugs for M25XPB in Catalina 310 kloudie1 at 9:14pm 03.31.25 Seems like a lot of power but it is one fourth of an ampere hour for 30 seconds. A fresh cool altern
The Little Engine story continues kloudie1 at 9:05pm 03.31.25 Great news, Jim
Glow Plugs for M25XPB in Catalina 310 Project_Mayhem at 8:42pm 03.31.25 Thanks for posting this! I had no idea these little guys drew so much power!
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? Project_Mayhem at 8:39pm 03.31.25 On my 94 C30, its a few feet away from the engine. I'm not worried about heat getting high enough to
Hunter 376 Dining Table Finish (1) marcham at 8:37pm 03.31.25 Dug a little bit in my Hunter files archive.... found this one (attached)....
Hunter 376 Dining Table Finish marcham at 8:35pm 03.31.25
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls marcham at 8:15pm 03.31.25 I'd be surprised if the spinnaker halyard on a fractional mast is at the top of the mast. Normally,
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? (2) max_sailing at 8:10pm 03.31.25 My 310 either has no fuel/water separator, only the on-motor primary filter, or I haven't found it y
Refridge and freezer marcham at 8:09pm 03.31.25 Do you have lots of solar to run the evaporator or would you run the engine to cool the holding plat

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