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Hot water plumbing davelinc at 5:51pm 05.05.21 S2 6/831 Retrofitting our 1982 S2 9.2A with a Kuuma 6 gal water heater that fits on the platform provided und
New upholstery and cushions FBD at 4:50pm 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/627 My 2005 Hunter 456 has good bones but is long in the tooth. It was cruised extensively for many year
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q SV_IdleHour at 3:43pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 20/3394 On my westerbeke 10-2, the raw water impeller housing has a thin paper gasket from the factory. Anyo
Bent Starboard Stern Rail (1) Necessity at 3:01pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 11/837 Would love to erase this memory of the angry pylon that took a swing at our railing. Does anyone ha
Dynemma Chafe Guards BigEasy at 11:15am 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/533 Have any of you tried NE Ropes, Dynemma Chafe Sleeves for chafe guards on dock lines, etc. Didn't kn
B & G Auto Pilot Pshad at 9:52am 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/409 Have a 1992 Legend 43. Wondering where access is to the auto pilot ram? I have yet to lay eyes on i
Newbie questions #2 Xstream at 7:09am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/583 I am finding more out each time I visit the boat. It has an interesting type of mainsheet system:
STANDING RIGGING TUNING Archangel36cc at 6:52am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1578 I have a Beneteau 36CC (year 2000) and have no info on the rig tension/tuning specs. Does anyone kno
Newbie questions #2 Xstream at 6:50am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/15 I am finding more out each time I visit the boat. It has an interesting type of mainsheet system:
hunter 22 swing keel jeffjk at 5:48am 05.05.21 Trailer Sailors 11/2220 lost the keel in the pamlico on sunday, heard a bang and it was gone. the keel which is available on
In-mast fuller foil Anemone at 5:28am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/702 Hi all, appears i have a small crack behind the sleeve in my foil just above the spreaders (about 6
How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point skunther at 9:42pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1265 The title sums it up. I tried some dent puller suction cups as attachment points, but they don't sta
Wanted Catalina 320 Bash at 9:03pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 20/1772 Any year. Good condition. Ideally in Washington State. 604-809-5244 Thanks.
Anchoring System Sizing vs. Windlass Question duck21 at 4:53pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 11/845 Hi all, I'm reading and enjoying the various threads about anchoring. I was pondering anchoring sy
Hunter 34 jk kudera at 4:48pm 05.04.21 Big Boats 4/826 Has anyone replaced the starboard cockpit drain hose? How big a job?
outboard motor mohi700 at 2:38pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 20/4251 Hi, I have a Hunter 25, currently having a 9.8 Tohatshu, 20ft shaft. Want to get a new Mercury
Original Headsail Furler on First 375? (2) sailistices at 1:45pm 05.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/722 Hi there, been lurking here for years, finally have a question no one's asked before I want to get
Check your Standing Rigging Folks (2) CrispyCringle at 1:34pm 05.04.21 Smaller Boats 7/1002 My 1995 H 23.5 is holding up well. And these little boats are simple and forgiving. However, parts d
2004 420 Passage Salon Table Mriley4955 at 1:04pm 05.04.21 Big Boats 2/473 I need some help from any 420 Passage owners. I'm in need of the original dimensions of the salon ta
H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat? flightlead404 at 12:22pm 05.04.21 Big Boats 21/1916 I'm not a fan of the cleating arrangement for the furling line for the job on my H38. I'm consideri

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new mulitbank battery charger experiences jdrutten at 4:57pm 02.15.24 Would this set up, without a AC charger, be correct? If you put the alternator in parallel with
removing trailer from boat in driveway Project_Mayhem at 4:56pm 02.15.24 The Precision 18 is around 1100lbs so theres plenty of options. I would look into suspending it from
new mulitbank battery charger experiences Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 02.15.24
Outboard Transom Mount Project_Mayhem at 4:38pm 02.15.24 I would avoid one with a plastic mount unless it's a reputable brand name. I've had two Chinese plas
new mulitbank battery charger experiences (1) twodzusfittings at 3:51pm 02.15.24 Would this set up, without a AC charger, be correct?
new mulitbank battery charger experiences DArcy at 1:34pm 02.15.24 I have the same setup as @jssailem, Sterling Pro charging the house bank and an ACR charging the sta
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? David in Sandusky at 12:37pm 02.15.24 Our cradle is great for the annual haul out and storage through the winter on Lake Erie. But if you
Boating with osteoporosis David in Sandusky at 12:31pm 02.15.24 About this time, I would be installing an electric anchor windlass.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Orbweaver at 12:14pm 02.15.24 Fair enough, and as you say add in an inverter of possibly dubious quality, possibly with inadequate
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar (2) JBP-PA at 11:50am 02.15.24 I've had it three years so far, but my 22 liter is much smaller than any of the dual zone dometics.
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment dlochner at 11:39am 02.15.24 Here's the correct URL: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h30-replacing-skeg-with-spade-rud
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 11:34am 02.15.24 And yea, for SailRite to put right on their website that it doesn't work with inverters and then no
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Orbweaver at 11:25am 02.15.24 While high quality oscilloscopes are not practical, you can get a handheld 2Ch one with signal gener
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment ggrizzard at 10:49am 02.15.24 Lloyd, I can't seem to 'follow' the track to the thread you listed. Any specific locale? Thanks, G.
Dial-a-buoy about to be killed off. Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 02.15.24
Solar powered vents Rick D at 9:46am 02.15.24 I replaced mine with another 4" NICRO (SS) about four years ago. They quit making a spacer for hatch
Boating with osteoporosis buddybear at 9:40am 02.15.24 Welcome to the club, Mark. I feel your pain. I. too, have some major lumbar issues severe enough
Yacht Racing 101-FREE Seminar in San Pedro CA Stu Jackson at 9:30am 02.15.24 Looks interesting and is a rare opportunity for this type of information. Another great bit of raci
removing trailer from boat in driveway (3) RussC at 8:52am 02.15.24 lower the tongue of the trailer to the ground place cribbing under the stearn raise the tongue of th
2001 Beneteau 381 jssailem at 8:36am 02.15.24 Looking at Sailboat Data shares this info. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oceanis-381-beneteau L

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