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1987 Cat 22: Installing VHF Antenna John Marrone at 7:04am 06.21.21 Smaller Boats 4/1574 Boat arrives on my trailer ( part of the purchase) in a few days and trying to get ahead of making
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 6:58am 06.21.21 Ask All Sailors 30/4036 Background: My boat has a Xantrex Freedom HF inverter/charger. It was professionally installed. Here
Jabsco Head Swap: Bolts (1) duck21 at 6:41am 06.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1608 Hi all, A quick, hopefully easy question. The boat: a 1996 Hunter 376. The Jabsco head failed a
What's in your toolkit? skunther at 11:44pm 06.20.21 Ask All Sailors 41/5970 My wife and I recently purchased our first cruising boat for multiple week trips in the Pacific Nort
Wind Generator Shopping tkwhalen at 6:05pm 06.20.21 Big Boats 6/1574 I've begun wind generator shopping research reading etc. My main objective is spread out the time be
Ok Kids Help me solve a disagreement (2) tkwhalen at 5:54pm 06.20.21 Big Boats 9/1229 Attached are 2 pictures of the companion way doors on our boat. In one you can see the latch at the
Question about 1990 Hunter 18.5 T-Ball Receivers Dhozer at 5:43pm 06.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/347 I just picked up a Hunter 18.5 and when checking over the boat completely missed something during my
Sail slugs (1) Justin_NSA at 5:01pm 06.20.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1490 Had a very windy sail yestersay. My neighbor broke 6 sail slugs. He had to remove his main to get ne
Used H260 Deck Rigging Wanted h2o_snow at 4:35pm 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 1/324 Hi All, A long shot, but in my efforts to move towards true single line reefing I'm looking for a f
Boomkicker on a trailer boat? john6206 at 1:54pm 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 1/834 Last year we had the boat in the marina and I was convinced I should get a boom kicker. This year
Looking for info Trailer (1) c28 at 1:01pm 06.20.21 Columbia 1/1058 Does anyone have any information on these trailers? Specifically the overbuilt stainless ladder with
Beneteau 34 Bimini sunlover at 11:03am 06.20.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1010 I just purchased this boat that had some hurricane damage. I'm trying to locate a replacement for
H260 Model Year Differences? Tedd at 9:00am 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 20/2157 Is there any model year of H260 you would prefer over the others, or prefer to avoid? And why? Now
Paceship PY26 Icebox Nemo Nusquam at 8:41am 06.20.21 AMF 4/1278 Have any of you converted the "icebox" to a refrigerator, ' if so, what did you use for that modific
Paceship PY26 Anchor Nemo Nusquam at 8:40am 06.20.21 AMF 13/2598 Have any of you fitted an anchor winch system to the bow of your Paceship -- manual or motorized --
Surprise!! Grohe Faucet washer failure (1) Rich Stidger at 8:06am 06.20.21 Big Boats 3/722 So I'm sitting at the Nav station reading my emails and suddenly the hot water at the galley begins
Cat 22 Swing Keel Sailboat Maintenance (2) John Marrone at 5:42am 06.20.21 Catalina 22 8/1188 Boat is on its way form seller in New Mexico. What Deck cleaning products, detergents, brush types,
H410 Start Battery Don Lucas at 5:21am 06.20.21 Big Boats 23/2218 I just discovered my 3.5 year start battery is DEAD. Looking into I find that the battery disconnect
Has/Is anybody using the CDI Main Furler -MR2? Wade Gizzy at 5:09am 06.20.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/559 Do you like it? Would you recommend it?
H240 Compression Post Water Ingress (2) SolentHunter at 4:32am 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 3/579 Hoping to draw on some knowledge from those more clued up than me if possible... I have some water

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Laminate sails for a daysailer? jssailem at 6:36am 09.28.24
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario cymeyer at 6:16am 09.28.24 Hello, I am a new sailor and want to understand how to chart a course. I understand that it is rat
Question about Eye protection when refueling Benny17441 at 9:26pm 09.27.24 I'm sure next time you will loosen the gas can top, but not remove it until all the fumes pressure i
Entering Canade with children. Hayden Watson at 8:40pm 09.27.24 Hayden. Just to followup on this old post, how did your daughter and family make out with their tri
Laminate sails for a daysailer? shemandr at 5:55pm 09.27.24 The only downside to using laminate sails in my view is the cost. Otherwise, if you like sailing I
Question about Eye protection when refueling shemandr at 5:29pm 09.27.24 A diving mask would also work and is also useful to have on board.
Dyneema chafe protection FlimFlamII at 4:42pm 09.27.24 Yes, very much so. But not as useful if part of the purpose is to improve grip on a winch or throug
2008 Hunter 38 Headliner Replacement Hello Below at 3:15pm 09.27.24
Question about Eye protection when refueling Captain-Will at 2:04pm 09.27.24 If you want to protect your eyes, get some swimming goggles. Handy to have on board. good idea
Purchase questions 38 TSL at 1:47pm 09.27.24 I am interested in a 38. It has some issues that I am sure have been addressed?. 1. The headliner l
Material for drive shaft packing Rick.johnson at 12:46pm 09.27.24 Ok Thank Greg I guess a good marine repair shop would know what size packing i would need she has
Material for drive shaft packing Tally Ho at 12:37pm 09.27.24 Packing size is usually determined by the shaft size and the stuffing box mfg. The GFO teflon imp
Starter motor burned up? Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 09.27.24 May 2024. Put the boat in the water and on the first trip out I get smoke, something burning in the
Starter motor burned up? (4) BTC1984 at 11:40am 09.27.24 Update: I tested my starter switch with a multimeter. Photo 1 is when I pull the starter switch =
Question about Eye protection when refueling dmax at 11:29am 09.27.24 If you want to protect your eyes, get some swimming goggles. Handy to have on board.
Question about Eye protection when refueling Captain-Will at 10:59am 09.27.24 A few weeks back, I opened a gas container at a gas station and the gas vapors sprayed out all over
Question about Eye protection when refueling Timm R Oday25 at 10:50am 09.27.24 A few weeks back, I opened a gas container at a gas station and the gas vapors sprayed out all over
Amalfi Coast Sail william24424 at 10:33am 09.27.24 I've followed Tally Ho, I enjoy his videos because they restored that boat the absolute proper way.
Question about Eye protection when refueling Captain-Will at 10:18am 09.27.24 Why would you choose vented glasses if your intent is to block fumes? Those were the ones had alre
Question about Eye protection when refueling Don S/V ILLusion at 10:15am 09.27.24 Why would you choose vented glasses if your intent is to block fumes?

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