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I am looking for advice on what battery bank setup is the most reliable between series and parallel.
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Yea! Successfully installed stern rails/seats and replaced centerboard lift line on my Hunter 240 at
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Don't know exactly how this happened. Somehow the jaw toggles got bent as I was raising the mast on
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I'm in Guatemala getting my boat ready to cruise, and I managed to drop a cap from a Rotolock into t
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I am looking for a spinnaker car to fit an older Z Spar mast with an extruded 2" (50mm) track on fro
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I have removed the ports, cleaned up all the framing, cut new plexiglass and am ready to reinstall.
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My 2005 H33 has been slowly accumulating water in the bilge over the course of the winter. We are i
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Good day Captains, Please provide comments/recommendations for downwind sail for a Hunter 376. The
Leeward Rail at 11:08am 02.19.22
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Matching gelcoat with colorimeter... Has anyone done this? Do gelcoat companies has a way to match

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Electrical charging problem
Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 07.20.25
Ted, you need to clarify how you are using your systems, but offhand, I'd say that your charger may
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising?
Joe at 8:05am 07.20.25
It seems like low stretch halyard is an expensive solution to a niche problem. You can save a bun
Catalina 22 Step bolt
LLoyd B at 7:54am 07.20.25
It looks to me like the mast may have been moved or pushed before the bolt was properly inserted and
Hunter 41 2007 water heater to engine heat exchanger hose replacement
Tucker67 at 7:53am 07.20.25
Thank you. It is under the settee. the section of floor between the engine and settee does not have
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising?
colemj at 7:26am 07.20.25
There does seem to be a better selection of colors in the blended lines but the least cost method i
Electrical charging problem
Davidasailor26 at 7:26am 07.20.25
the voltmeter on the panel will never read 0 even with dead batteries and a non-functioning charger
Finally a 3D printing project that I like
Foswick at 6:53am 07.20.25
That's brilliant. Believe it or not, the worst injury we've ever had on our boat was on just such a
Electrical charging problem
Don S/V ILLusion at 6:41am 07.20.25
it's a Charles 30 amp charger. So maybe the charger isn't working.? The AC on the boat seems to be
Finally a 3D printing project that I like
Davidasailor26 at 6:37am 07.20.25
Print it out of TPU and it would have the added benefit of softening toe stubs.
Cabin top hand rail
Arrgh at 6:28am 07.20.25
There is an O'day 34 that is used for day charters in Newport, RI, that has a similar setup to what
Finally a 3D printing project that I like
FastOlson at 6:27am 07.20.25
Greg, You have never had your foresail sheets hang up on your foreward mooring cleats? Am I the onl
Finally a 3D printing project that I like
garymalmgren at 6:20am 07.20.25
Greg, You have never had your foresail sheets hang up on your foreward mooring cleats? Am I the only
Cabin top hand rail
eherlihy at 6:00am 07.20.25
Hmm...I wonder if a previous owner changed mine. I don't have an of those spacers, just regular te
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising?
Davidasailor26 at 5:54am 07.20.25
You are likely putting up and taking down your sails every day or maybe every two or three days. U
Catalina 22 Step bolt   (1)
sadsailor at 5:34am 07.20.25
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Catalina 22 Step bolt
sadsailor at 5:30am 07.20.25
Thank you for the feedback people I just bought the boat it is a 1989 and I have 0 experience steppi
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising?
dLj at 5:03am 07.20.25
I feel that an aspect not mentioned yet is how is one cruising? Are you coastal cruising or doing lo
Electrical charging problem
jssailem at 11:05pm 07.19.25
Ted. From the way you are describing the issue, it sounds like Marine electrical systems are a new
Hunter 41 2007 water heater to engine heat exchanger hose replacement
marcham at 10:01pm 07.19.25
The hoses will be secured every 18-24 inches .... depending on where the tank is (under the settee b

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