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Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 10:13am 02.13.22 Ask All Sailors 35/4658 I'm making electrical system upgrades and am now considering a new A/C shore charger. Mounted on th
Deck core thickness Jconnors at 9:37am 02.13.22 Kittiewake 1/12569 Hi Everyone, Acquired a 1966 Kittiwake last year. Needs work. Can anyone tell me the core thickness
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Miken at 8:44am 02.13.22 Ask All Sailors 10/892 I am planning to re-pack my stuffing box (yes it needs it) in the spring when the boat is on the har
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Growl at 7:21am 02.13.22 Mid-Size Boats 27/2869 My goal is to singlehand my new vessel! Has any donned a mainsail Furler on their Hunter fractional
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses (1) fero at 6:52am 02.13.22 Big Boats 11/1610
Hunter 216 Sailing performance boardman74 at 6:46am 02.13.22 Smaller Boats 10/2351 I got the chance yesterday to sail my newly purchased 2004 Hunter 216. Air was very light so just a
Found my Universal M18 Kubota serial number. Thanks Richard19068 at 5:32pm 02.12.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2682 I have been unsuccessfuly looking for the Kubota serial number on my Universal M18 engine for quite
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (3) chichiflys at 5:26pm 02.12.22 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3080 Well, I think I have officially joined the club. Apparently a club that seems to be reserved more f
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 1:10pm 02.12.22 Catalina 22 33/6551 My current gas powered outboard is ruining my sailing. I sail on the Mississippi River and thus need
Sirius 21 pulpit (1) Ihtiandr at 7:29am 02.12.22 Sirius 21/22 5/2271 Hello, Everyone! I've bought Sirius 21 in October. It requires some repair work before sailing. In p
Tiller .vs. Wheel Apex at 3:20am 02.12.22 Ask All Sailors 50/8785 ...again?..... no, instead I wanted to hear what was the moment you "got it" switching to wheel. F
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Roger F at 3:55pm 02.11.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/5899
Items to fix for insurance, Pearson 30 fred1diver at 3:22pm 02.11.22 Ask All Sailors 4/992 Hey everyone, getting closer to buying that Pearson 30, looking over the survey, there are a few ite
Raw water intake strainer JrzSailor at 11:40am 02.11.22 The Cherubini Hunters 22/7154 The raw water intake for the 2GM20F on my H30 does not have a strainer. The PO told me that he has h
Galley Stove Gimbals RoyS at 6:39am 02.11.22 Ask All Sailors 26/4290 My ancient galley stove has gimbals that are supposed to keep it level if the boat is heeling or not
New "possible owner" of 2001 Hunter 340 doccjt at 4:56pm 02.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1338 Just had my offer accepted on a Hunter 340! Now the real work begins to complete the survey! partial
Add a dedicated starter battery (1) acudavid at 4:39pm 02.10.22 Ask All Sailors 38/5316 I just bought a 1979 Catalina 30 that is not turning over the Universal 18 diesel very well. I just
B 361 Interior Light Switch (1) Chuck Young at 4:37pm 02.10.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1577 Hi All, I have a 2000 B361 and I am looking for a replacement switch for the lights in the head. P
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust Db421 at 1:24pm 02.10.22 Big Boats 13/1883 Just replaced my impeller (missing 3 vanes, found 1) and wondered how much water I should expect to
Distance between gudgeons on '89 Catalina 22 TwistedVet at 12:59pm 02.10.22 Catalina 22 2/557 Replacing broken 3/8" pintile with upgraded 1/2" set from Catalina direct...bottom line is boat and

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Replacing Deteriorating Accent Stripe Dan_Y at 5:05pm 07.18.25 Yes, I bought the blue and silver stripe shown from SBO
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? kappykaplan at 4:27pm 07.18.25 Do you mean reverse the ends so that the end that was attached to the sail becomes the end that you
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? PaulDaniel at 4:25pm 07.18.25
Trolling motor for backup? pgandw at 4:22pm 07.18.25 I went straight to an electric outboard to get rid of my starting anxiety with the previous Honda 5h
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? FastOlson at 4:20pm 07.18.25 Life expectancy is important, also. And very low stretch halyards can simply make your boat better/f
23.5 centerboard up haul binding Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12pm 07.18.25 Spoke with owner last nights. We discussed everything and ever I could not figure it out. Sugges
H260 from 2001 the "T-ball" connector pulled away from wires of jib, up top, what replacement connector is used now, and any chance for self fix?? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:01pm 07.18.25 @Davenport I believe your boat was commissioned by me due to seat attached to the rear fuel locker
Strange grumbling noise behind engine SFS at 3:41pm 07.18.25 If I heard a grumbling behind the engine, my first reaction would be to immediately locate the admir
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? Foswick at 3:24pm 07.18.25 I will say without much reservation that there is no point in Dyneema halyards unless you have high
Routing jib sheets aft pgandw at 3:11pm 07.18.25 You have jib sheet tracks and blocks. Your winches are in the way to lead the jib sheets back to th
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (2) Michael Davis at 3:06pm 07.18.25 You think you are all alone at the edge of the world, then suddenly another boat shows up. I think t
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (5) sailcapt340 at 2:21pm 07.18.25 I took some photos of my Kanzaki KH2P Transmission shift assembly lever area you are asking about.
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? Caboteur at 2:04pm 07.18.25 I cruise extensively: my 16 year old boat has over 18,000 nm, about half sailing. I changed the genn
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? PaulDaniel at 11:59am 07.18.25
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? PaulK at 11:18am 07.18.25 BarryL has hit nail on the head. On your boat Dyneema halyards might increase your speed by .00003 s
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 11:18am 07.18.25 And to put the price into perspective: I spent $500 on 8mm Marlow D2 SK78 Racing halyards for my Ca
CG Guidance on Li Ion Batteries Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 07.18.25 A better idea might be to let non-EV's on first, then put down a gate connected to a hydraulic ram,
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. TrapperJohn at 10:47am 07.18.25 I had to grind down about 1/4" into the hull laminate to get the old flange out of mine. I started o
Routing jib sheets aft BillyBud at 10:42am 07.18.25 Thank you, everyone, for your input/advice. I will definitely reroute the jib sheets inside of the
Cost to have the prop shaft duramax compression seal replaced? Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 07.18.25 I was charged 7 hours of labor at $149 an hour to replace the compression packing. Are you referr

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