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Motor Stormer at 8:30am 02.01.09 Columbia 0/1911 DH and I are refurbishing a 63' C24, and were wondering if we could get away with outfitting her wit
Pop Top Enclosure for Catalina 25 Ted Stueck at 8:27am 02.01.09 Smaller Boats 1/4190 Does anyone know where I can purchase a new pop top enclosure for my Catalina 25? Is there anywhere
Repair Broken Chainplate Tierod steve21968 at 8:07am 02.01.09 Big Boats 12/6348 Based on help and suggestions from an earlier post, I have been able to repair a broken chainplate t
Hunter 30 Hatch Dimensions AlanBrown at 7:46am 02.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1246 Want to replace companionway hatch on 1981 Hunter 30. Can anyone tell me the dimensions? Can't measu
Electrical - alternator connection (1) NYSail at 6:54am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1981 Hello all....A question regarding electrical connections. I have currently 3 battery banks. One tha
Anchoring lingarner at 6:03am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1771 I have a 26' clark and need an anchor. What weight and type would I need? I would like to be able to
For you Northern sailors Ken Honeycutt at 5:35am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1948 Some of you Northern sailors may have seen these at the boat shows but I thought I would post this a
Dinghy Design (8) Roger Long at 4:56am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 58/8882 The thread on building a dinghy reminded me that I have a nearly finished set of plans for a 3 sheet
Shore power plug keeps burning out... Levin at 2:52am 02.01.09 Ask All Sailors 62/16720 Hello everyone... Ok, so I have a question and hope that someone here has experienced something sim
Searching tweitz at 7:38pm 01.31.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1999 Phil - i have been having trouble using the search function. I entered something really simple -- t
For Mainesail sailaway78 at 7:27pm 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1392 Hey Mainesail, On ScottB's post about alternator sizing, you had a short video showing the actual am
Placement of VHF Antenna jsgonz at 5:54pm 01.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/4209 I have bought a new VHF radio and antenna. I have downstepped my mast. Is it necessary to place th
Wanted H260 Capt John at 5:50pm 01.31.09 Trailer Sailors 1/2087 Hello to all, I'm looking for a Hunter H260 '03-'05 to purchase. I live in MI but I am willing to
Blink! Roger Long at 4:05pm 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1440 I saw an article today about the launching of a new model by one of Maine's top builders. This quot
Sailing Lake Ontario paphman at 3:24pm 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1817 We have been sailing the east end of Lake Ontario for the past three summers, docking the boat in He
connecting rudder to kicker blue noser at 2:35pm 01.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1432 hi all, this will be my second season sailing and the thing i have learned the most is i have alot
Name That Swageless Fitting (1) BrianW at 2:50pm 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2308 I am replacing my headstay on my Hunter 26 that was installed by the previous owner. The stay has a
S2 6.8m Exciter Swing Keel EBrown at 1:50pm 01.31.09 S2 2/2850 Does anyone out there know the specs of the swing keel on the 6.8m Exciter? Mine abandoned ship rece
Cockpit drain Hoses ericorion at 1:24pm 01.31.09 Smaller Boats 3/1463 I would like to update the hoses on my 1982 22' Hunter. Any suggestions on hose type and method of j
Electric power, RE-E-Power Florida sail at 1:18pm 01.31.09 Ask All Sailors 25/4704 Has anyone any experience or any information on using the re-e-power.com unit for propulsion? They

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Keel Oceanis 361 (1) Stalland at 10:22am 02.28.22 Dear Mark, I myself have an Oceanis 361 with a swing keel. Some time ago I asked the design bureau
Water heater/heat exchange twalker H260 at 10:22am 02.28.22 From the manual it appears that is a temperature control valve. It should close the valve preventin
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 10:18am 02.28.22 This is close.... https://swantown.portolympia.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/Boatworks-Rat
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jssailem at 10:11am 02.28.22 Those OceanPlanet Energy Battery Prices sure look rich. Maybe those are Canadian Dollars... *Batt
The LiFePo4 Revolution! dLj at 10:04am 02.28.22 Yes, sure, if you're plugged into the dock all the time and you keep your battereis watered, or oth
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:02am 02.28.22 So I ordered my new battery charger! Yay! I went with the Sterling 12v 30a model. The #1 pick I ha
Wind angle jssailem at 9:59am 02.28.22 just gives me a pain in the neck! Is that from constantly looking up at the mast head? I knew a
Anchor winch considerations Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 02.28.22 Just re-looked (a brand new word) at your original post. a brand new word) at your original post.
The LiFePo4 Revolution! cagreen75 at 9:35am 02.28.22 Although I am not an expert by any stretch of imagination, I think that regardless of which battery
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? markwbird at 9:33am 02.28.22 I would say that you would need to know for sure that the repair is good. Otherwise don't risk it.
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 9:32am 02.28.22 At 5x the cost of lead acid batteries and possibly 2x life expectancy Where did these numbers come
Anchor winch considerations (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:20am 02.28.22 Your 326 most likely has the same locker as my '99 H-310. Try this: Was that gentle enough ? No p
Wind angle Slider at 9:17am 02.28.22 Simrad states, "must replace the wind sensor, no repair for this part" The newer part 608 will rep
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 02.28.22 I have no way of knowing what's in the sea water line to the pump but, after being out on the hard f
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? RussC at 8:45am 02.28.22 Also depends greatly on exactly where the break was on the mast. high up, mid, or down low would hav
V-Belt Replacement Ward H at 8:45am 02.28.22 Maine Sail has also recommended the Dayco TopCog belt, which has the notches on the top of the belt.
Hunter holding tank (10) Gaudet19 at 8:11am 02.28.22 In my HUNTER 30T 1994, I change the original aluminium 15 gallons for a plastic 20 gallons. It's a T
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? jssailem at 8:10am 02.28.22 Finding a boat is a commitment. I drove 250 miles to inspect my boat. Have a friend who talked with
Catalina 27 sanitation system rebuild Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:01am 02.28.22 Oh dear! I don't think I've ever seen a sanitation system before in which EVERYTHING is wrong with
Hunter holding tank Justin_NSA at 7:49am 02.28.22 In the H30T it will come right out. You may have make modifications to get larger tank in. FYI, I u

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