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Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe Wulf711 at 7:21am 03.15.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2323 Hey folks. After I pulled my boat this year I noticed that I lost the shoe/plate which secures the l
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver gettinthere at 5:34am 03.15.21 Musings With Maine Sail 25/9680 Looking to add an ais transceiver. Using the existing vhf antenna makes sense. The transceiver split
symmetrical versus asymmetrical Spinnaker MikeyJ at 7:58pm 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/4193 How much more stress does a asymmetrical put on the rigging. My H23.5 manual, w/fractional rig (no b
Smartwatch while sailing? (1) Jackdaw at 6:40pm 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/4442 Does anyone wear a smartwatch while sailing; for a sailing/racing purpose? If so share. What? How? W
Worrying about swing keel cable hose (1) RogerCA at 6:35pm 03.14.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/627 Hello everyone, Just picked up a 1978 Venture of Newport 23, and I couldn't be happier with it. I
New job - new ride (2) Jackdaw at 6:21pm 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 31/5178 OK, call it an 'additional' ride. With the primary Vakaros target market being sporty boats, it see
Hunter 34 1983 certificate of origine Capt.Yap at 4:57pm 03.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1327 Hi fellow Hunter owners, I recently bought a Hunter 34, 1983. The sailboat is currently in a marina
O'Day 40- instrument Mounting in Bulkhead- LouisMK at 2:44pm 03.14.21 Bigger Boats 5/1345 Has anyone mounted an instrument here? Seems like there is an inner liner ' a space between the oute
O'Day 40- instrument Mounting in Bulkhead (2) LouisMK at 2:37pm 03.14.21 Bigger Boats 0/474 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/38223be0-f6c8-48de-bad2-e862d97e6a05-jpeg.191516/?hash
Coax Cable Feed-Thru fhujber at 12:35pm 03.14.21 Bigger Boats 12/2561 I am replacing the VHF antenna and cable on my '272LE. I intend to run the coax continuously from th
Adding Webasto ST2000 to Hunter 376 (1) duck21 at 9:35am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1556 Hi all! I'm thinking about adding a Webasto ST2000 diesel heater to our new (to us) Hunter 376. The
In Boom Outhaul drewlamparello at 9:06am 03.14.21 Catalina 275 12/7547 Does anyone have a diagram of this rig in the boom. Jibed the boat yesterday and the line parted.
Bilge Plumbing on First 41s5 ???? georgetheleo at 6:43am 03.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/575 My 1990 First 41s5 has a miserable bilge plumbing set up! It has ball valves at every thru hull i
Traditional format. Joe at 5:43am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/809 I like the old page layout. How do I get that back... it changed today when I logged in. Thanks fo
H310 - Where does anchor locker drain? wdonovan at 5:37am 03.14.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1351 My boat is tarped from the stern to just behind the anchor locker in dry dock. Still getting a bunch
Getting a messenger through mast wdonovan at 5:33am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1931 Yeah... so I need to get a messenger in the emast of my hunter 310. Mast is currently down but not w
What is best way to rig this rigid boom vang? (1) kjdoyle1 at 5:00am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1745 So we bought a '94 Hunter 29.5 and pretty much all the running rigging needed replacements. However,
I made some custom rugs! (1) VisionPNW at 12:27am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 16/1981 191489As liveaboards, we really wanted some rugs for our boat/home. After looking into what was comm
Defibrillation on the Yacht? Kings Gambit at 9:10pm 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 47/5441 Getting older, friends are getting older. Thinking more now about emergency medical equipment on the
36cc Autopilot Factory Installation bmiley at 8:13pm 03.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/878 I am in the process of installing a raymarine st5000+ autopilot in my 36cc and was hoping some other

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DIY Remote Monitoring System Tally Ho at 1:07pm 03.26.25
Diesel engine as generator question? Foswick at 1:06pm 03.26.25 Since diesels need compression heat to ignite the fuel, it has to have a full charge of air to gener
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 1:01pm 03.26.25 My lack of understanding here is where the torsion is coming from? The anchor parked in the roller
Diesel engine as generator question? kloudie1 at 12:33pm 03.26.25 @ Foswick: Since diesels need compression heat to ignite the fuel, it has to have a full charge of a
Bowsprit Protection from Chain colemj at 12:14pm 03.26.25 Well, it does until you crank on the manual override. I don't know any other way to safely raise th
Diesel engine as generator question? colemj at 12:00pm 03.26.25 Interesting, this brings up a question I have been thinking about for some time now. At some point
Any Nissan/Tuhatsu experts out there? azambella at 11:52am 03.26.25 Thanks. It's really small block so I don't think it will be hard to find. TZ
Diesel engine as generator question? colemj at 11:41am 03.26.25 You missed Calder's point. The point is non-sensical. Yes, if you are running your engine for p
Galley table ideas dmax at 11:39am 03.26.25 As Paul says, 1/2" is good - use a high quality, exterior grade plywood. Marine if you want to spend
Any Nissan/Tuhatsu experts out there? (1) Richard19068 at 11:31am 03.26.25 I have an old Nissan 2 cycle outboard motor and want to identify it. The "TAG" has worn off so the
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail rickr104 at 11:07am 03.26.25 Hah! Totally agree - The drilling was making me nervous. I slept on it and decided to use 1/2" PVC c
Diesel engine as generator question? Foswick at 11:06am 03.26.25 You missed Calder's point. I don't think the point was lost. I think, though, that the assertion th
What the heck are these compression fittings?! sailcapt340 at 10:49am 03.26.25 Check Fresh Water Systems Co. I agree with Mark, why not just replace the fittings with updated con
Diesel engine as generator question? Foswick at 10:43am 03.26.25 Some diesel notes: ... That is a really great answer that actually gets to the question. Of course,
DIY Remote Monitoring System SV Temenos at 10:37am 03.26.25 If you have the Cerbo and a way to stay connected to the internet (cellular wifi or Starlink) check
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 10:27am 03.26.25 Hydraulic magnetic breakers are a thing, and use a different mechanism than thermal breakers. Eithe
Galley table ideas PaulK at 10:08am 03.26.25 Problems with water absorption often come when people aren't careful with their epoxy coating, or if
Folding Cart SteveHughessails at 10:05am 03.26.25
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Galley table ideas fred1diver at 9:52am 03.26.25 What thickness plywood would you recommend? Having a frame on the sides will add stability and stren

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