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The Sally Forth Saga begins [or continues] Tink McTinkerson at 7:16pm 12.28.20 Trailer Sailors 2/476 Hello fellow trailer sailors! I am happy to report that I have just acquired a brand new 1986 O'day
320 wireless wind sensor HD74 at 9:01am 12.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2142 I am installing a band wireless wind sensor model 320. I am not sure where I can mount the Bluetooth
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? BAD ORCA at 12:33pm 12.28.20 Musings With Maine Sail 23/4412 I finally got around to re-wiring my charge circuit, fusing everything and installing a good battery
Mariner 19 on its trailer -- how high, how wide? JackOlsen at 12:18pm 12.28.20 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1014 I'm thinking about getting a centerboard Mariner 19 from the 1970s. But my driveway has some limita
Torque required for keel nuts. Hunter 376 reinesj1 at 12:09pm 12.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1436 I own a Hunter37 1997. I am replacing keel nuts. What is the torque required? Thanks
Seahood removal Legend 35 (3) CarmenK at 12:02pm 12.28.20 Big Boats 4/826 We have a terrible leak over the companionway. My husband removed the seahood today. It released ea
Question about a 73 Ranger 23 Knot Happy at 11:28am 12.28.20 Ask All Sailors 3/474 Hello gang, Can anyone tell me if my Ranger has a lead or cast iron keel? Looking on the internet th
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... jssailem at 10:27am 12.28.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 23/1677 Sitting here, sipping coffee, eating "Puckerbrush" plum jam on a piece of my sourdough toast this ch
Misadventures: Stepping the mast (Laguna 26) LagunaJay at 10:16am 12.28.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1579 I have become a huge proponent of using a block-and-tackle (instead of using a winch) to raise a dec
Two new toys for testing antennas Brian D at 9:36am 12.28.20 SSB and Ham Operators 11/3683 I recently picked up two devices (not really toys) for testing and viewing what my antenna(s) see. B
H34 new deck organizer Mike Oldak at 8:21am 12.28.20 Big Boats 7/905 I'm about to install a new deck organizer to enable cockpit reefing. I purchased a Harken 3 sheave
Pedestal Guard options with out Drilling? (1) Sandfly at 7:04am 12.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/909 I have an 87 Hunter 28.5 and would like to have a place to mount ipad and possibly other things. Thi
Hunter 38 Improvements Summerof69 at 6:39am 12.28.20 Big Boats 45/4477
Finding Sail magazine 1984 CYQK at 5:08am 12.28.20 Ask All Sailors 3/417 Looking for the Sept.1984 issue of sail magazine Contacted Sail and they dont have them Anyone know
Victron Smart Shunt SycloneDriver at 7:32pm 12.27.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2076 I installed a Victron Smart Shunt today. It took less than an hour. So far I really like it. It's
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:44pm 12.27.20 Ask All Sailors 36/1921 :)
Y30 rigging Samurai at 5:37pm 12.27.20 Yamaha 9/1104 Good day Recently purchased a y30 and enjoying checking and servicing all systems as I get to know h
Motor mount PDW at 3:52pm 12.27.20 Smaller Boats 10/1386 On Hunter 240 previous change used 2x4 fiberglassed to hold 15 hp motor. Fiberglass cracked and beg
Battery bank PDW at 3:47pm 12.27.20 Smaller Boats 7/1004 How / where do you mount a battery bank on a Hunter 240? Have 2 batteries for solar storage and 1
Yamaha 30 Blue Horizon at 3:47pm 12.27.20 Yamaha 6/1035

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Refrigerator/Solar Davidasailor26 at 7:56pm 05.10.24
Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 rgranger at 7:53pm 05.10.24 You could probably clean out those screw slots with a box cutting knife.
Refrigerator/Solar Stu Jackson at 7:52pm 05.10.24 Sailorchic34's New Dorm Fridge - inverter driven dorm fridge Sailorchic34's new Fridge - Cruisers &
Refrigerator/Solar rgranger at 7:49pm 05.10.24
Refrigerator/Solar Davidasailor26 at 7:41pm 05.10.24 If the refrigerator plugs into a 120V outlet and only runs that way on shore power it probably is AC
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. (1) rgranger at 7:38pm 05.10.24
Winch placement PaulK at 7:14pm 05.10.24 How much room do you have? Is there enough space for the winch, the winch handle's turning, and a c
Refrigerator/Solar dlochner at 7:03pm 05.10.24
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design ...3TacksontheWater at 6:57pm 05.10.24
Refrigerator/Solar Plymouth Sailor at 6:27pm 05.10.24 Please confirm the refrigeration runs on DC, not AC. If it runs on DC and your house battery bank
1986 Catalina 38 Standing Rigging Calif. Ted at 5:35pm 05.10.24 One of the things that triggered me recently to replace my 22 yo rig was color, while sailing every
Masthead sheaves marchem at 5:12pm 05.10.24 A few years back our main halyard on our 310 was getting quite hard to move as the sail neared the
Refrigerator/Solar Captain Larry-DH at 5:02pm 05.10.24 It would be amazing to get to my boat and grab a cold beer without the need for ice. Yes indeed! T
Masthead sheaves PlaneTom at 4:56pm 05.10.24 My mast head is welded to the mast and when I changed out the hard plastic sheaves it was a frustra
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 4:40pm 05.10.24 Please confirm the refrigeration runs on DC, not AC. If it runs on DC and your house battery bank i
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? kappykaplan at 3:54pm 05.10.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat dow
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 3:40pm 05.10.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat down
Air Conditioner Vents (1) tkwhalen at 3:19pm 05.10.24 missed one
Air Conditioner Vents (5) tkwhalen at 3:19pm 05.10.24 Finally made to the boat attached are vent pictures as promised
Engine fire tkwhalen at 3:11pm 05.10.24 Any chance it had any thing to do with moving your water pump to the front of the engine?

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