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Parts Needed Terry22666 at 12:53pm 06.13.06 Smaller Boats 4/864 I'm considering an older 22 but it has some missing, and or broken parts such as the brackets attach
Air Conditioner Size Jason Alexander at 12:47pm 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1391 Hello all,I have a catalina 28 and I was thinking of buying an 5000 BTU air conditioner. Is this
winching technique question Eric14428 at 12:56pm 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1238 Newbie here (again) - I have Lewmar one speed non-self-tailing winches. I'm having trouble with the
House battery replacement question Bob F at 2:47pm 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 9/989 One of my 2 8D house batteries is bad and I'm considering going to 6v hooked up in series. Can I rep
Attempting to match / locate P28 cockpit stanchion JimEaster at 2:43pm 06.13.06 Other Sailboats 1/836 I am attempting to replace a P-28 stancion that was bent when a mast, from another boat, fell on the
New Spreader for My Ericson 29 Frank at 1:52pm 06.13.06 Other Sailboats 0/961 I just discovered today that the tip of my port spreader is severely damaged by corrosion. It needs
Q for owners of models with fiberglass pedestals - Clark at 2:49pm 06.13.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/980 especially the H280/H29.5; how did you install a wheel lock? And an autopilot? All the stuff I've se
RV AC units Dave Amspacher at 3:14pm 06.13.06 Big Boats 0/865 Recently there was a short post regarding the use of RV AC units as opposed to house or marine units
Yanmar exhaust elbow replacement Don at 2:52pm 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 14/6260 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F on a Hunter 35.5. The PO cut an opening in the rear so access is good. My pro
Motor Lift (1) Bob at 10:05pm 06.11.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1085 Has anyone added a Motor Lift to their H 44 AC? I have a Nissan 4 stroke weighing in at 87 lbs. I ha
bow thruster catalina 34 mk2 Andrew Thompson at 9:55pm 06.11.06 Big Boats 1/1748 Has anyone any information on fitting a bow thruster to the Catalina 34mk2?Size of thruster and bes
capri 26 spinnaker John at 10:33pm 06.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/975 What size asmetrical spinnaker works on a capri 26. I am looking for one on ebay and am uncertain o
Dead Batteries? Battery Charger? Todd C. Ciehomski at 10:40pm 06.11.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/790 I'm hoping someone can help me with a very frustrating problem. After staying on the boat over the
3rd battery connections jeff at 10:41pm 06.11.06 Big Boats 4/1007 I have a 3rd battery which was connected to the original two battery system when I bought the boat,
Removal of H260 outboard motor mount (1) Dan O at 11:43pm 06.11.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/905 I have a hairline crack in the starboard outboard motor mount of my 1999 Hunter 260. I plan to remo
Electric Bilge Pump GreatScot17735 at 12:15am 06.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/945 Can you empty all bilges with one electric pump. Are there tunnel connection between each bilge. I
Repowering complete. sonofasailorsailing at 11:05pm 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 0/880 Ta-da! Repowering our Glander Tavana is just about complete. When we got to the boatyard on Saturday
Aluminum holding tank Dwayne Hillier at 11:00pm 06.11.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1734 Hi, I'm in the niddle of rebuilding my (new to me) sailboat. This boat has never had a head before,
Masthead Light GreatScot17735 at 12:22am 06.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/827 Out radio antenna is on an angle bracket inside the mast that positions the antenna in the center of
Bilge pump Richard Shay at 1:02am 06.12.06 Big Boats 4/791 I have a 1983, 34' Hunter. My question is that under the engine there is an area where water and oil

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Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? BAD ORCA at 2:17pm 12.28.20
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? BAD ORCA at 2:14pm 12.28.20 The Sterling/ProNautic chargers are smart chargers and will adjust the current based on the conditi
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (1) SailingLoto at 2:14pm 12.28.20 I got my wood bits back on the deck this afternoon. I removed the mast completely yesterday to serv
Help, advice!! Swing keep jammed in up position on Beneteau 323 Sippingsister at 2:09pm 12.28.20 You might have already solved the problem by now. But just in case, my keel was overrun with barnacl
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... Kings Gambit at 2:08pm 12.28.20 John, just think of how clear, crisp, and fresh the air will be for a few days after the storms have
Question about a 73 Ranger 23 shemandr at 2:07pm 12.28.20 Love the boat but I don't know. That was a good article and consistent with my experience sailing o
Alternator belt tension rukidn at 1:57pm 12.28.20 We had some $200 belt tension tools at work and found that most average mechanics using the thumb te
Engine Cover Gelcoat Color rukidn at 1:49pm 12.28.20 I've been patching several interior nicks and factory voids that broke through; including great succ
Seahood removal Legend 35 kappykaplan at 1:47pm 12.28.20 Sounds like a good approach! :thumbup:
Question about a 73 Ranger 23 sail sfbay at 1:42pm 12.28.20 According to this article the keel carries 1500 lbs of lead ballast. https://www.practical-sailor.c
Torque required for keel nuts. Hunter 376 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 12.28.20 I would not hesitate contacting a sailboat mechanical contractor for consultation. That would not
Misadventures: Stepping the mast (Laguna 26) dlochner at 1:35pm 12.28.20 Looks more like an excuse for a party to me. Who brought the beer? It had better been the boat o
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... jon hansen at 1:34pm 12.28.20 sometimes 'shooting the messenger' just makes you feel better. that old saying was made up by messe
Misadventures: Stepping the mast (Laguna 26) PaulK at 1:33pm 12.28.20
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? dlochner at 1:27pm 12.28.20 The Sterling/ProNautic chargers are smart chargers and will adjust the current based on the conditio
Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 1:27pm 12.28.20
Hunter 38 Improvements MikeHoncho at 1:26pm 12.28.20
Hunter 38 Improvements sail sfbay at 1:25pm 12.28.20 The 3 bladed prop on my Hunter 31, Hunter 386 and now Hunter 46 (switching 3 blade folding and 2 bla
Two new toys for testing antennas Brian D at 1:18pm 12.28.20 OK... I was going to recommend R&L Electronics. I understand they have legitimate NanoVNA and TinySA
Motor mount caverun at 1:15pm 12.28.20 The original motor mount for the 240 is available in the forum store: Hunter 240 motor mount and bra

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