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CQD CQD SOS DE MGY MGY - Titanic Sinking Brian D at 10:46am 05.06.21 Sails Call Lounge 7/9159 Back in 1912 when the Titanic sank, the main mode of communications was Morse Code. In order for the
Solar wiring question JP at 9:54am 05.06.21 Catalina 30 14/2081 I am replacing a broken solar panel and adding a new Victron 75/10 controller. I have traced the or
Sea Pearl 21 Sails vsgriffey at 9:30am 05.06.21 Trailer Sailors 2/3094 Hi folks, I recently purchased my Sea Pearl 21 with brand new sails. Unfortunately, the sails are o
Walker Bay Dingy WB10 parts question.... ppro at 9:17am 05.06.21 Parts Search 1/475 Question to the Walker Bay dingy owners...I am assembling a Walker Bay dingy (WB10) from parts....bu
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? schumaam at 9:07am 05.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2066 I would like to install an electric windlass in the anchor locker on a 2002 First 40.7. It looks li
Hunter 34 - Fuel Tank Baffles & Modifications swshogren at 8:57am 05.06.21 Big Boats 6/1105 Has anyone installed an inspection port into an original Hunter fuel tank for an early 1980s model 3
Hunter 34 - Fuel Tank Baffles Modifications swshogren at 8:47am 05.06.21 Parts Search 0/432 Sorry - posted this to the wrong forum. Reposting to the Big Boat Forum under the same title.
16 Daysailer--selling---price thoughts? Windtherapy at 8:39am 05.06.21 Day Sailers 5/974 Just curious if anybody knows what I could get for my sailboat. I purchased a waterfront home on a r
Catalina 315 Refrigeration compartment air flow? sailingdeac at 8:37am 05.06.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/899 Are there any air flow openings in the compartment where the refrigerator is? I am told the refrig
need a swing keel for a hunter 22 the year is 1981 jeffjk at 8:01am 05.06.21 Ask All Sailors 3/338 Hi does anyone know where I can obtain a swing keel for a 1981 hunter 22? Does anyone make them?
Do I need outside jib tracks? AaronD at 7:43am 05.06.21 Catalina 22 9/2630 It's time to rebed my outside jib tracks. They're one of the last bits of deck hardware I haven't at
Good place to mount EPIRB H38 flightlead404 at 7:39am 05.06.21 Big Boats 5/447 I'm looking for a good place to mount my EPIRB. Ideally I want it reachable from the cockpit as w
Hunter 216 keel cable off the pulley... (3) Terriblerabbit at 6:48am 05.06.21 Smaller Boats 8/1145 Working on the new to me 216 and need to get the cable back into the pulley.... Anyone have experien
Vinyl Wrap thetone at 6:36am 05.06.21 Ask All Sailors 1/579 Hello, I own a 1990 Beneteau 35s5 sailboat. The headliner is falling off and nasty. I need logical r
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 4:13am 05.06.21 Big Boats 12/1042 I am currently living it up in a marina with almost free electric so am running the air conditioning
Tapping threads in mast ricksoth at 11:52pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 17/4055 I am planning on drilling and tapping 1/4 - 20 thread for SS machine screws to hold an additional cl
Charging house batteries fireboatcaptain at 7:47pm 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2059 I'm needing to charge my house batteries with the generator after motoring all day. I thought the dr
Survey day (4) Flying Jay at 7:00pm 05.05.21 Catalina 310 14/1735 We took the next step in the process today and it all went well. Had a great surveyor and the broker
Hot water plumbing davelinc at 5:51pm 05.05.21 S2 6/1081 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 5/703 My 2005 Hunter 456 has good bones but is long in the tooth. It was cruised extensively for many year

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Thoughts on locating Battery switch jssailem at 10:18am 09.19.24 The alternator feeds the Start side, but the ACR will direct charge to the House Bank as needed. Th
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 09.19.24 How do you secure poly to fiberglass or, for that matter, anything? Screws. The protruding bolts
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 fred1diver at 10:12am 09.19.24 The musty smell might be that the covers just need a good cleaning, if you can remove the covers, ju
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 RJD at 10:08am 09.19.24 The more wobble you have, the more wear on the keel pin and keel hole. Eventually the pin will get
Engine Alignment Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 09.19.24 I Believe! I feel redeemed! Go forth my son and spread the word. Pick up a few donations as wel
Thoughts on locating Battery switch LloydB at 10:02am 09.19.24 Better Meteorological Sailing this acronym found in Lloyd's acronym finder.
Adding a Bimini fred1diver at 10:01am 09.19.24 For the frame, getting a shop to make one is expensive but worth it, definitely go with SS. For the
Missing keeper plate for mainsail slides? Art12050 at 10:00am 09.19.24 I (thought) I lost mine a few years ago. I was able to replace it with one from Rigrite in Rhode Isl
Keel Winch Replacement pcharn01 at 10:00am 09.19.24
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Belzoni at 9:58am 09.19.24 BMS - Battery Management Switch; perhaps I landed on that term from my own drawings/documentation. S
Thoughts on locating Battery switch (1) jssailem at 9:54am 09.19.24 I rebuilt my Primary DC & AC panels with the help of a friend's CNC machine. DC panel was cut out o
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Scott T-Bird at 9:44am 09.19.24 That location for the switch looks fine to me ... I wouldn't hesitate. Most batteries are located i
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hello Below at 9:40am 09.19.24 Marina Park Marina is located in Sidney, BC, Vancouver Island. If that is his location, a 15 nm tr
Westerbeke 18 jssailem at 9:40am 09.19.24 :plus: I concur with what has been said about your engine. These small diesels are remarkable. They
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Belzoni at 9:35am 09.19.24 Looks like New Castle Marina in Nanaimo may be a good option for you if the boat can make the trip.
Westerbeke 18 Davidasailor26 at 9:23am 09.19.24 If it starts well, runs at high throttle settings without much smoke, and can get close to its maxim
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter (2) jssailem at 9:05am 09.19.24 Pictures might help. Here are Racor 500 series filters. The Racor500FG hat it meets the CG design r
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Belzoni at 9:00am 09.19.24 My advice: take a deep breath. Think of those bottom blisters as a force 7 wind with 3' seas; In thi
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 8:56am 09.19.24 The hull has hundreds of blisters Oh, No, the Pox! Well, what do you know? A boat built in 1982,
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage jssailem at 8:44am 09.19.24 Manic... Yes it is a pertty picture. All that clean white poly mounting base. There has been a bit o

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