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Mystery Lewmar Winch (2) sbuck8346 at 3:41pm 07.07.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1667 Its says Lewmar 40 BUT..... 40 self-tailing two speed winches on my 1984 Catalina 30 TR. To service
Alternator Temperature ToddS at 1:35pm 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1924 I recently installed a Balmar 6-series (100A) alternator on my sailboat to replace the stock 60A alt
Spark plug diagnosis (2) LagunaJay at 12:29pm 07.07.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/653
Free Hunter 410 Sail Cover b.needalman at 11:11am 07.07.20 Big Boats 4/600 I have my original sailcover for my Hunter 410. Obviously, it's used, but in good condition. Navy Bl
Swinging off the mast gtg at 10:33am 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 15/3529 Anyone seen someone swing from the mast? I turned a 25 Catalina jib halyard into a swing. I was to
Lithium/ Lead Acid Hybrid System... nautikaljeeper at 10:11am 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 8/979 Interesting article. Would really like to hear some feedback from some great minds. Mainsail? Lithi
Propeller Replacement H29.5 sthorogood at 6:06am 07.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/312 I ran over a tree and sheared the blades off my 1995 H29.5 propeller. Have new prop on way from Hun
Portlight in hunter 26 jbreland at 5:36am 07.07.20 Smaller Boats 7/744 Have a hunter 26 and need to replace the lense (opening part) of the port. They are the Gray enterpr
Anyone out there sailing a 23' Rob Roy by Marine Concepts rogerschwake at 7:11pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 17/3923 Just bought a Rob Roy 23' in Florida and pulled it home to Iowa. It is a 1987 build boat with lots o
Solenoid shut-off switch Claude L.-Auger at 7:06pm 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/853 Hi everyone Have had my 34 for 20 years and today I replaced the plastic Yanmar ignition panel for t
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 RPD677 at 7:02pm 07.06.20 Trailer Sailors 10/2896 Hi Everyone, This is my first post and I am relatively new to sailing so pardon my beginner knowled
Kudos for Navman repair work Steve L22188 at 6:47pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 0/277 My Navman combo speed/depth display finally shot craps. Sent it off to Tom Stevens (see his YouTub
Glad I looked Pagan Baby at 6:44pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 9/736
Hunter 38 deck drainage system (1) Sergey Vetrov at 6:43pm 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/397 There are three run-outs for water drainage on the deck oh Hunter 38. The problem is that they are
Looking for a waste cap. (1) murrayabbott at 5:35pm 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/462 Hi everyone, I was out on the boat for the weekend and went in for a pump out. Unfortunately the att
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? jonelli at 5:10pm 07.06.20 Engines and Propulsion 22/4046 I know these are generic motors, Tohatsu, Mariner, etc... And I've got the service manual. But, bef
Water logged rudder Halipeno2 at 4:47pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 3/821 I have a 1995 Hunter 35.5 Legend, I removed the rudder to replace the plastic bushings because they
Looking for a waste cap (1) murrayabbott at 4:34pm 07.06.20 Big Boats 5/532 Hi everyone, I was out on the boat for the weekend and went in for a pump out. Unfortunately the att
Swing Keel or Fixed Keel that is the Question MiltonB at 4:14pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 5/557 I have a Gulf Coast Brand Model 23 I have no idea if it has a swing keel or fixed keel. The only in
Lewmar folding wheel. Gary Ballentine at 4:07pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1132 Looking at replacing the original 42 inch wheel on my Hunter 40.5. Was looking at the Lewmar 42 inc

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Just purchased C30 MKII! jssailem at 1:35pm 11.26.23 Congrats on your finding your new dream boat. I send Happy Holidays wishes and hope your boyfriend i
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 (1) Kupe at 1:11pm 11.26.23 Kupe - If you end up having replace one or both of your Xfrmr's , on a Hunter 36 in US waters, no n
Hunter 140 frame Ayrehead at 12:39pm 11.26.23 The boat is not here with me so I can't take pictures. I left it at a repair shop and it's waiting a
Just purchased C30 MKII! kloudie1 at 11:43am 11.26.23 Congratulations ! Welcome to the group.. Lots of great information under "Owner Resources"
Which are the best good old daysailers? jimshipsky at 11:40am 11.26.23 Thanks Fred. Couldn't agree more. I've sailed my friends' Mariner and like it a lot. I have a hard t
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 11.26.23 Thereafter I have checked all the hoses from water inlet valve right through to U Mixing elbow and
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 11:13am 11.26.23 Be certain to measure the battery space to ensure you have enough room for everything. What will yo
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? (1) Johann at 11:03am 11.26.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 10:57am 11.26.23
ID this old boat please FastOlson at 10:53am 11.26.23 Damned good pedigree, tho! https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/06/27/eight-bells-doug-peterson
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 10:53am 11.26.23 This is exactly my goal, all of these are my priorities. Sorry about the detour on the Zeus. I ha
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Maine Sail at 10:52am 11.26.23 Those are all great features, however they introduce a whole new level of complexity to a system of
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 10:48am 11.26.23 Any update??? No, not really. The court appointed representative was supposed to call me and talk
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Maine Sail at 10:47am 11.26.23 Maine's "Critical Lifepo4 Data arcticle is why I am not a fan of Battle Born or Dakota. Neither of
Just purchased C30 MKII! Tally Ho at 10:36am 11.26.23 Congrats on your new boat! we are all expecting some photos. Good group of folks here to help if
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary pgandw at 10:17am 11.26.23 I am not ready to jump on the lithium boat just yet. This reminds me of an incident last year when
ID this old boat please SailingLoto at 10:08am 11.26.23 We did it! We stumped Sailboatdata.com. They do not list a Peterson 29 half-ton! :kick: She was co
ID this old boat please dlochner at 10:03am 11.26.23 We did it! We stumped Sailboatdata.com. They do not list a Peterson 29 half-ton! :kick:
Which are the best good old daysailers? pgandw at 10:02am 11.26.23 From my OP: Having invested in the Cat 25, he's looking for a budget daysailer. I should have been
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 10:00am 11.26.23 Two of the major advantages of the Zeus (or WS) are the programmable output curves based on RPM, an

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