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Anchor Rode for Southeast Alaska Patrick34 at 1:00am 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 19/3670
Vakaros Atlas (1) Jackdaw at 9:14pm 02.08.21 Racing 20/8694 Bunch of questions regarding the Atlas, so here goes. The Atlas is a tactical instrument designed a
For those interested in a Raspbeer Pi4 interface with Nmea183 and Nmea 2000 joker460 at 8:12pm 02.08.21 Ask All Sailors 2/684 https://seabits.com/nmea-2000-powered-raspberry-pi
Broken Autopilot Wheel Drive Dendawg at 7:12pm 02.08.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1778 I have a Raymarine ST4000 autopilot and the wheel drive unit when out. Is the Raymarine ST4000MK2 W
Leaking keel on a Hunter 31 Wnilsen at 5:40pm 02.08.21 Mid-Size Boats 14/2572 I have a 1981 Hunter 31. In the summer of 2019 we had the steel keel sanded and three layers of epox
Hunter 33 Windless Chain Size Goyo at 5:10pm 02.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2113 Looking for some help as my Hunter 33 is sitting under snow in a -22 C night. I am planning more e
Fin keel dimensions shoal vs standard Captain.Olives at 4:41pm 02.08.21 Catalina 30 8/1753 I'm looking at an 88 C30 where the owner really isn't a sailor or very knowledgeable about boats in
2 year update on my Capri 25 (2) Ljpotterm at 4:31pm 02.08.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/808
Beneteau 40 2008: limber holes - clogged - incomplete - not laid out at all ? (3) miraculix at 2:06pm 02.08.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1212 Hi all, Our Beneteau 40 is a two cabin version, we bought her in Spring of last year and during the
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated dluks at 1:52pm 02.08.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1697 I have a house bank and a starting bank, both of which can be isolated using a common four-position
Fusing to busbar Tim22 at 10:06am 02.08.21 Musings With Maine Sail 15/11368 I am re doing some wiring and want to install a + bus to connect the solar controller, battery charg
Gauges! (5) eherlihy at 8:38am 02.08.21 Bigger Boats 32/4942
Changing Rub Rail On H270 sdillonjr at 7:27am 02.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/896 My first question is kind of dumb. Has anyone changed there rub rail without pulling there boat out
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Parsons at 6:00am 02.08.21 Ask All Sailors 34/5965 I have a short somewhere in my cabin lights that is blowing a 20 amp thermal breaker, and I want adv
What to do with a leaky battery fred1diver at 5:36am 02.08.21 Ask All Sailors 11/829 Hey everyone. I just bought a used group 31 battery, but when I got home I found one of the cells is
More 3D printing garymalmgren at 10:15pm 02.07.21 Ask All Sailors 22/4355 Coincidentally, just after I posted here about the 3D printed propeller a new Sam Holmes Sailing on
Bilge Pump thetone at 6:13pm 02.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/746 Has anyone updated the tiny original one with one that goes to the bottom? I have a pump that fits i
Silly questions on engine mount Ken13559 at 5:53pm 02.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 11/1466 Qn.1 Both starboard engine mount has rust on the base plates and the rubber at plate is lifted. The
Hunter 33 - batteries Two Sails at 4:57pm 02.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2523 Hello all! We are new to this forum and recently purchased a new-to-us 2005 Hunter 33. I would lik
Possible new 26.5 owner Orbweaver at 4:55pm 02.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 34/2647 Hi all, I've been searching for a larger sailboat for a couple months now. I currently have a San Ju

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A little help with parts... jssailem at 7:28am 05.19.25 I should be good for another 40 years. We should all be so lucky... 40 years would push me beyond
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Scott T-Bird at 7:18am 05.19.25 Joe's post above is spot-on. Replace the lines with smaller diameter, higher strength line. That d
A little help with parts... Rkelly44 at 7:09am 05.19.25 Thank you - order all four so I should be good for another 40 years.
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Joe at 6:39am 05.19.25
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. (2) dlochner at 6:15am 05.19.25
Is this boat bottom okay? dlochner at 6:02am 05.19.25 An area of hull with gelcoat removed will not have a higher probability of water intrusion than the
Is this boat bottom okay? colemj at 5:43am 05.19.25 There seems to be a misconception that gelcoat protects underlying fiberglass from water and osmosis
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing jssailem at 5:36am 05.19.25 5/16 polyester reef line on a 35 ft boat is not a problem. That is what I am using on my 252 sqft ma
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Plymouth Sailor at 5:29am 05.19.25 Are you dumping it into a garbage can or something? If you are talking about a thru hull, I assu
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Plymouth Sailor at 5:27am 05.19.25 is it designed to discharge through a macerator or a suction pump-out or gravity? Not sure, I usua
Changing masthead bulb Rick Webb at 4:11am 05.19.25 It has two bulbs One is the steaming light and the other is the anchor light. to get the 360 degree
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore sailme88 at 2:59am 05.19.25 There are a multitude of 12v coffee makers on the market....That'a the simple solution...
18.5 Topping Lift Rigging kappykaplan at 2:16am 05.19.25 Owners manuals are here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid=3&model=1
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore (2) fred1diver at 2:09am 05.19.25 I just received my transfer switch. Will be installing soon. Also worked on my electrical panel rede
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? (1) fred1diver at 2:01am 05.19.25 Well it took a lot of time and patience, but the window is back in one piece. Going to install it af
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Foswick at 1:02am 05.19.25 No, that size down, alone, would not be a problem, especially not for a reefing line. Make sure tha
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 11:49pm 05.18.25
Repainting deck Foswick at 10:47pm 05.18.25 Depends on if your current deck surface is paint or gelcoat. If it is gelcoat, then the faded appear
Is this boat bottom okay? Foswick at 10:26pm 05.18.25 John and Higgs have given good advice. Though this is not an immediate structural problem, it WILL r
Compass Glare Hood (1) Foswick at 10:08pm 05.18.25 Thanks Joe, but those links do not bring up related information, for me - just some sort of random G

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