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Santa's Gifts 2023 JamesG161 at 7:17am 12.24.23 Sails Call Lounge 21/1774 What is Santa bringing for your family or your boat this year? For us, 10 new through hull valves,
OpenCPN on HP laptop - all instruments and transducers-How? Help? YankeeViking at 1:59pm 12.23.23 Ask All Sailors 1/449 Hello, I have a 1988 Precision 23 I would like to connect all the instrument transducers: depth/temp
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. (1) Claude L.-Auger at 1:59pm 12.23.23 Ask All Sailors 8/558 To all my special HOW friends, This word to say thank you for your generosity in sharing thoughts a
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Radiance at 4:44am 12.23.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/863 Hi I have a 2005 Beneteau 343. I'm a little confused about the location that the anode cap on the pr
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 (1) YankeeViking at 4:32am 12.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/621 Hello, I am considering purchasing a 1988 P-23. Upon my initial inspection of the vessel I noticed t
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what (3) Brentcan at 5:45pm 12.22.23 Ask All Sailors 18/933 222143222143
Christmas cruise 2023 (2) Gene Neill at 4:43pm 12.22.23 Catalina 22 20/1483 We towed Daydream six hours and launched yesterday late afternoon. We motored a couple miles to a c
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions ChrisHunter at 8:45am 12.22.23 Mid-Size Boats 12/1294 I have a 92 Hunter 30-2 with a Yanmar 2GM20F engine. On a yearly basis, I change the oil, oil filte
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass (1) kenvail at 7:29am 12.22.23 Big Boats 9/941 One winter project this year is to install a maintenance kit I purchased from P2 Marine. This kit re
What's the purpose for these slots? (2) Justin_NSA at 3:26pm 12.21.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1247 I was opening up the cockpit sole panel to unbolt the rudder. The space below the panel is full of l
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning Nachismo at 8:54pm 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1122 I tried to be a good person by applying Eco bottom paint. It fouled in about 16 months. Divers w
Considering a move to Lake Lanier/Atlanta area mpgazelle at 6:33pm 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 1/288 I am considering a move to the Sandy Springs/Atlanta Country club area. I'm a "casual"/day sailor (n
Wood light/wiring mounts (2) tailboom at 2:17pm 12.20.23 Catalina 22 12/809 Appreciate everyone's patience as I work to restore my new '84. Todays question reference wood mou
2005 H36 freshwater distribution manifold SDS3 Sailors at 1:43pm 12.20.23 Big Boats 1/312 A few months ago I discovered that my 2005 Hunter 36 did not have a fresh water distribution manifol
Fresh water distribution manifold assembly and installation SDS3 Sailors at 1:41pm 12.20.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/535 A few months ago I discovered that my 2005 Hunter 36 did not have a fresh water distribution manifol
H41 DS access to starboard jib block (1) Nachismo at 11:17am 12.20.23 Big Boats 4/347 Could someone post a pic and/or description re accessing the starboard jib sheet block to re-bed/sto
Datamarine wind instrument question (1) bookmd at 7:48am 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 1/343 This is the wind instrument I have on the boat...it works fine, but the LCD is getting dim/difficult
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 3:11pm 12.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/951 We are helping someone who is new to sailing who just purchased a Hunter 340. He just received a ne
Yamaha 36 broken mast. Inox at 11:36pm 12.18.23 Yamaha 3/624 Hello! Our loved mast broke due to a fail in a chain plate from the top shroud. It can not be repair
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 4:13pm 12.18.23 Big Boats 16/1317 Rigging replacement, Hunter 49 B'R Fractional, no backstay: Some, perhaps most of you are driven to

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1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:51am 07.01.24 Here is one if 3m (8'-9") works for you. Thank you for the link!
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore jssailem at 5:39am 07.01.24 I am unaware of any regulations that apply to this particular case. I would be sure that the insul
Missing Reef Hook? jssailem at 5:25am 07.01.24 Wonderful. How does it function? Not to much friction?
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 jssailem at 5:22am 07.01.24 Those cracks are serious. Something occurred and will require structural repair.
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. shemandr at 5:17am 07.01.24 You need to get more tension on your jib halyard. Many foresails hang a little on the bow rail/lif
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 5:14am 07.01.24 @dlochner not to mention the 618 has the exact same wiring to the alternator as the existing 614 wh
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 5:10am 07.01.24 Over night we got Tropical Storm Chris :facepalm:
New owners - how are they doing, part 3 JamesG161 at 5:06am 07.01.24 Stopping Rain and Sunburns with the Canvas Top. :kick: Jim...
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. DayDreamer41 at 5:04am 07.01.24 What point of sail are we looking at? if upwind set the jib car set to aft on the car rail and tight
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. kappykaplan at 4:58am 07.01.24
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair (6) jmaitz at 4:53am 07.01.24
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Davidasailor26 at 4:48am 07.01.24
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:34am 07.01.24 @dlochner not to mention the 618 has the exact same wiring to the alternator as the existing 614 whi
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore sailme88 at 3:53am 07.01.24 If you think about it, installing a Xantrex type battery conditioner requires that the AC & DC be in
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore Davidasailor26 at 3:41am 07.01.24
New owners - how are they doing, part 3 All U Get at 3:23am 07.01.24 Darwin Award.
Running 110V next to 12V while at shore dlochner at 3:13am 07.01.24 I was told and read one should not run 110V wire near 12V wire. The concern is inducing an AC cur
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 2:52am 07.01.24 Given that a new MC618 runs $530, I would pop for the extra and get a Zeus. Where are you shoppin
Missing Reef Hook? (1) Occasional Heeler at 9:29pm 06.30.24 Update .. thanks everyone! Got it setup the way it was supposed to be (with reef lines passing thro
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting FastOlson at 8:44pm 06.30.24 I contacted Simrad but they no longer support the RS35. Any ideas will be appreciated. That's awfu

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