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Solar wiring question JP at 9:54am 05.06.21 Catalina 30 14/2688 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 2/3606 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 1/668 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 4/2344 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 6/1325 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 0/508 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 5/1185 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 3/976 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 3/373 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 9/2927 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 5/564 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 8/1301 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 1/606 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 12/1371 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 17/4901 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 11/2550 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 14/2151 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 6/1288 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 5/775 My 2005 Hunter 456 has good bones but is long in the tooth. It was cruised extensively for many year
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q SV_IdleHour at 3:43pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 20/5110 On my westerbeke 10-2, the raw water impeller housing has a thin paper gasket from the factory. Anyo

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The holy grail of all questions nautical dLj at 8:07pm 04.05.25 I think that depends on how many other sailors take that approach. -Chill Will I was actually thi
Hatch boards vents dLj at 8:05pm 04.05.25 Uhm .. thanks ,I think . We heat mostly with wood . There large piles of wood in the back of the y
The holy grail of all questions nautical jssailem at 7:57pm 04.05.25 I think that depends Will work in many situations :banghead::biggrin: For day sailing.
Starting battery jssailem at 7:56pm 04.05.25 I will be going with a group 24 starting battery. That will work for your engine's size. Get a goo
Catalina 28 Roller Furler peterbud at 7:16pm 04.05.25 if you haven't already identified these items I have Hull 272 and my items are all from Garhauer.
The holy grail of all questions nautical Will Gilmore at 7:10pm 04.05.25 Not sure how well that one works if you are in a marina... dj I think that depends on how many ot
Hatch boards vents Timm R Oday25 at 6:19pm 04.05.25 Uhm .. thanks ,I think . We heat mostly with wood . There large piles of wood in the back of the ya
Rope clutch replacement (3) heritage at 5:04pm 04.05.25 I have this old double clutch that you can have. Just compensate me for packing and postage. v
Starting battery MattA at 4:31pm 04.05.25
Rope clutch replacement yelkenli at 4:00pm 04.05.25 Why not just replace the handles I saw the ones in your link. I am unsure if they are the same han
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 2:54pm 04.05.25 Correction...sail hauled up and went in track fine. Furling no bueno
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 2:49pm 04.05.25 Forward hatch lens replacement %&@#!! Photobucket ate all the pics, sadly, but there is info in t*
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 dLj at 2:08pm 04.05.25 Same with my application. The lens sits in a recessed area with no mechanical fasteners. Definite
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 dLj at 2:06pm 04.05.25 Thanks DJ. There is a significant difference in cost between the two; however, if you're going thr
Galley sink project BigEasy at 1:55pm 04.05.25 Nice. Your choice prevailed; now you get to wash the dishes!
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 BigEasy at 1:50pm 04.05.25 My hatch lenses simply float on the hatch frame. I absolutely need an adhesive. Same with my ap
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 BigEasy at 1:43pm 04.05.25 Cast acrylic is often recommended due to a lot of reasons. However, the mechanical properties are n
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 dLj at 1:42pm 04.05.25 My complaint about adhesives, in general, is just that people sometimes use an adhesive when they r
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 Foswick at 1:39pm 04.05.25 My complaint about adhesives, in general, is just that people sometimes use an adhesive when they re
Hatch boards vents dLj at 1:37pm 04.05.25 Gotta say, I love the location of your test setup! dj

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