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AP not holding heading jwerkjr at 4:48pm 06.11.21 Ask All Sailors 3/614 Hoping to find help with my AP. My issue is that when I hit heading hold on my Vulcan 7 my AP (NAC2
Gate Stanchions on "88 Hunter Legend 37.5 nikkinancy at 4:44pm 06.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/450 Hi all Hunter Owners, I replaced my lifelines with Dyneema and replaced all the stanchions on my Hu
I bought a 2000 MacGregor 26 X, and looking for help on how to rig the boat. Wade Gizzy at 3:58pm 06.11.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1937 If someone can give me a good link for that information. I would also be more than happy to come to
Whisker pole for an O'Day 28 - which one Ran-Dee9229 at 1:14pm 06.11.21 Parts Search 3/920 I see on Defender and West Marin the whisker pole recommended for my O'Day 28 is a Forespar either
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit (3) Ward H at 10:08am 06.11.21 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 19/4394 Free for the taking. This came from my 93 Catalina 30. It wasn't working when I got the boat in
Keeping the bugs out. Roadking Larry at 8:18am 06.11.21 Ask All Sailors 2/954 Looking for ideas to keep the dirt daubers out of the spars. One of the banes of us inland lake sai
311 additional battery locations CliffM at 8:06am 06.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/805 I'm in the process of buying a 2000 Beneteau 311 and want to install 2 additional batteries. The
What Varnish for Cabin Sole? AlastairLC at 5:28am 06.11.21 Ask All Sailors 9/3450 I realize that for exterior brightwork you need marine spar varnish to protect the wood from UV rays
30 Hunter Cherubini-- Chain Plate Lug to Hull Replacement BillP at 4:42am 06.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/901 I have experienced some delamination in the laminate lug ..last year I used a quick set liquid epoxy
12v Fridge/Freezer (1) Doug J at 8:38pm 06.10.21 Smaller Boats 28/5743 Just ordered one of these. It may seem a little small, but there will be no ice taking up space. I
Question about Jib Furling System (1) Colora Too at 8:08pm 06.10.21 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2090 I own a 1987 O'Day 272. The UV cover on jib/genoa began to un-stitch so after much research, lowered
CNG ncleary1225 at 3:22pm 06.10.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2582 Does anyone know where we a CNG fill up station is in NY? We are purchasing a boat and cannot find o
Another Portable Generator Thread sail sfbay at 3:07pm 06.10.21 Ask All Sailors 0/522 Anyone use / have a dual fuel or propane generator/inverter?
There is a Magnetometer on your phone (who knew!) Hayden Watson at 2:40pm 06.10.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2212 I found a cool free app that should help locate the sensor. It is Gemeco iNstall. It turns your ph
cooling system flush? 04 raw water cooled yan 1GM10 coming from salt water.? MitchM at 2:20pm 06.10.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/829 just got a 'project boat' w an old 04 yan single cylinder 1 gm 10-- raw water coole
Recommendation for a good TV spadaforaj at 1:30pm 06.10.21 Ask All Sailors 8/5631 Hi all - have that Hunter 41 - time for a new TV - any recommendations or words of wisdom ? Thanks
H216 Mast Boot Sealing Mike216 at 12:40pm 06.10.21 Smaller Boats 4/1067 I have a H216 with the canvas mast boot. Does anyone have a good method to seal up the boot to the
Hunter 49/50 salon A/C replacement (3) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:30am 06.10.21 Big Boats 1/661 Needed to replace Marvair 16K A/C unit for salon. Unit is located under the floor and seemed impossi
My Corona Year (2) Lisp Lisp at 10:44am 06.10.21 Ask All Sailors 0/529 My Corona Year Have a Mac26S and got a new T***u SailPro (a china girl?) 6hp which broke in
New owner of 1985 Hunter 28.5 frfaris at 9:56am 06.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1666 Hello all, I am a new owner of a 1985 Hunter 28.5 in Wilmington, CA. The boat is in pretty good sha

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What is the latest thinking on reliable bilge pump switches Rick Webb at 12:14pm 06.14.25 That's a good tip to find mercury switches. It's certainly not an off the shelf solution, but one w
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? kappykaplan at 12:06pm 06.14.25 Looks just fine, skunther! :beer:
Washdown Pump Rich Stidger at 11:01am 06.14.25 The wash-down pump I use is a Johnson pump Model WD-5.2, part number 10-13407-10. It's rated at 5.2
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Rxwoman at 11:00am 06.14.25 In A lot of states, North Carolina where I am for one, a title for a boat is not necessary. That's
What is the latest thinking on reliable bilge pump switches Rich Stidger at 10:49am 06.14.25 <snip> Thermostat switches connected to a relay make a fool proof switch. Thrift stores or a buddy
R.O. water filter install question BAD ORCA at 10:38am 06.14.25
R.O. water filter install question (2) BAD ORCA at 10:30am 06.14.25 Yes I understand. I am certainly not an SME in reverse osmosis systems but my experience with 4 di
New Cockpit cushions - Alternatives to drilling holes for snaps? Reverie2016 at 10:02am 06.14.25 Thanks everyone for the feedback! I ordered the SNADs - they look like they'll work well. The perim
Tight furler skunther at 9:51am 06.14.25
Tight furler skunther at 9:47am 06.14.25 This probably does not adversely affect most furlers BUT, if you have a Harkin Mk IV, not having at
Where does the sink drain?? Foswick at 9:46am 06.14.25 Yes, the drain probably goes pretty much straight down from the sink through a through-hull - hopefu
Amp draw question LLoyd B at 9:46am 06.14.25 Sailboat data says your boat weighs about 4000 lbs. Rule of thumb says that you should have about 10
Tight furler skunther at 9:43am 06.14.25 This will depend on which furler you have. If you have a furler with a solid metal one-piece drum
Bow chocks or Fairleads on H36 for guiding lines while on a mooring buoy (3) jssailem at 9:43am 06.14.25 Here you can see the location of my bow cleats. They appear a bit further aft than yours and I belie
How to access shower sump hose on Catalina 310 for replacement? Monheganlover at 9:38am 06.14.25
How to access shower sump hose on Catalina 310 for replacement? DaveJ at 9:35am 06.14.25
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? (1) skunther at 9:35am 06.14.25 So I taped the gel coat and ran the hole saw backwards until it penetrated the gel coat by a few mm.
R.O. water filter install question Hello Below at 9:26am 06.14.25 Yes I understand. I am certainly not an SME in reverse osmosis systems but my experience with 4 dif
Where does the sink drain?? BigEasy at 9:16am 06.14.25
R.O. water filter install question BAD ORCA at 9:09am 06.14.25

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