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Furling mainsail - anyone have any experience of trying to replace with a standard non-furling sail? Suzi at 3:20pm 08.17.21 Ask All Sailors 1/353 Hi. On my 40 year old Kiri Fifty the mainsail is paper thin and has torn and is jammed in the furli
How to rig outhaul (and the rest) on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. (1) Revolutionary at 3:07pm 08.17.21 Bigger Boats 21/5504 Can someone explain, or better yet show a diagram or photo, of how to rig the outhaul on an O'Day 27
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 10:57am 08.17.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 26/3912 Hi all .and thank you for having this group...and allowing this neophyte to join. Just bought a 2004
Mast Help - Hunter 27 DividingLineWest at 9:27am 08.17.21 Parts Search 6/1231 I own a 1982 Hunter 27. I need to replace some hardware (including spreaders) and can not for the li
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Udi at 7:39am 08.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3259 Hi ! Why should I move to an electric outboard? Or Why I Shouldn't ? Thanksss. Sorry I didn't men*
Dish Soap Rinsing RoyS at 6:16am 08.17.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2228 Watching our fresh water consumption while cruising revealed that most of our limited, precious wate
Helman's seat doesn't fit natep at 9:06pm 08.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/854
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals Rabe at 5:54pm 08.16.21 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1812 The PO never had a reefing line running through the boom. I'd like run a line through and I'd like t
New Paint - Irwin 28 (2) Plymouth Sailor at 3:06pm 08.16.21 Irwin 2/1240
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 sailermania at 11:32am 08.16.21 The Cherubini Hunters 19/1829 Great to be here....have a couple of questions: Really stupid question: Can anyone tell me where th
Seaward Water Heater Again ! sailcapt340 at 11:20am 08.16.21 Ask All Sailors 18/3024
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland Shaft Seal/Yanmar 3YM30/Beneteau Oceanis 37 (1) Rob Heath at 10:26am 08.16.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1386 I have a Volvo Penta Stern Gland seal on my Beneteau Oceanis 37, with a 25mm shaft and 43mm stern tu
How long has it been since you cleaned your unmentionables? (1) jssailem at 9:26am 08.16.21 Ask All Sailors 4/875 No I am not talking about the brown spot that just happened when you experienced that unexpected gyb
Electric Head not working rreichert at 8:49am 08.16.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1512 I have a hunter 41DS sailboat with a Jabsco electric forward head that is not working at all. No wat
326 Head Door Retaining Clip Quasimotor at 6:58am 08.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1445 My 2004 Hunter 326 has a chrome, head door retainer clip on the inside wall of the head. The clip i
1970 Morgan 30 DPackie at 5:32am 08.16.21 Parts Search 2/920 First Post, but I have already gained a lot from this forum, so thanks in advance for all the knowle
Bene 361 Looking for parts in all the wrong places outwardboundguy at 4:43am 08.16.21 Ask All Sailors 6/575 I know there has been past threads on parts. I am getting ready to close on my boat Wednesday. Ano
Replacement windlass for the Leroy Somer MTB 82 Raymond Clark at 1:48am 08.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/785 I am looking for a replacement for a Leroy MTB 85 windlass. It was the original windlass fitted to a
Has anyone been able to get Raymarine Axiom to control older raymarine ST7000 auto pilot?? eianm at 7:51pm 08.15.21 Big Boats 3/2531 Last time i spoke to Raymarine they said, no it was not possible, but i cant believe someone hasnt w
Catalina 25 trailer help. nayterobertson at 7:47pm 08.15.21 Trailer Sailors 11/2092 Hello everyone. I purchased a Catalina 25, the boat is near flawless but the trailer is complete gar

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Antifreeze Leak buddybear at 6:13am 03.01.25 Have had a perplexing leak in the coolant system. Have changed a few hoses which seemed suspect and
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin jssailem at 6:12am 03.01.25 In my reconstruction, after the flooding, the cables were moved and replaced.
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 5:51am 03.01.25 @jssailem I think I see a lot of "exposed" electrical connections in the area where your batteries
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 5:46am 03.01.25 @DL thanks for the perspective. Always glad to hear different thoughts. I was looking at it only f
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 dlochner at 5:05am 03.01.25 You don't need to heat shrink that connection, but it would be a belt and suspenders to do so. Or
Retrieving engine hours colemj at 5:03am 03.01.25 Engine hours are counted in the meter even if the display is not working, so they are still there an
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 4:41am 03.01.25 You don't need to heat shrink that connection, but it would be a belt and suspenders to do so. Or g
Aruba 2025 colemj at 4:33am 03.01.25 OK. Good luck. We enjoy Jamaica, and heading there and then down to Panama does route you around t
Chain splice colemj at 4:16am 03.01.25 "BBB is unnecessarily heavy" It has always been my belief that weight over strength was the point o
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 4:09am 03.01.25 All true IF the BMS has an output function. Agreed, but ABYC states that the BMS must give an aud
Aruba 2025 LanoraB at 4:08am 03.01.25 We've travelled this path. Really consider stopping in Santa Marta and Cartagena Colombia. They a
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin dLj at 10:22pm 02.28.25 I am not sure how those reports relate directly to the location of batteries. I don't see much in
Chain splice (2) capta at 9:32pm 02.28.25 I don't understand this comment. Are you saying that the weaker BBB chain is superior to G43? The
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 9:23pm 02.28.25 I'd highly recommend reading the top three reports from 2024 dj I am not sure how those reports
Chain splice capta at 8:37pm 02.28.25 This isn't true. G4 (and even non-BBB G3) is specifically made to fit DIN or ISO dimensions for an
Assistance Finding a Stern Tube for a Beneteau 393 BigEasy at 8:34pm 02.28.25
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin (2) jssailem at 6:34pm 02.28.25 Looking down into the area above my bilge, there is a board that holds two Group 30 batteries side b
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin dLj at 6:30pm 02.28.25 I think putting in the bilge hollow would be possible but somewhat difficult. In fact, the starter
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (2) jssailem at 6:23pm 02.28.25 This is a new idea for an antenna from Shakespeare. Share the light. A LED Lighted VHF Antenna. htt
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin (2) smokey73 at 6:18pm 02.28.25 I think putting the house bank in the bilge hollow would be possible but somewhat difficult. In fac

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