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Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? BAD ORCA at 12:33pm 12.28.20 Musings With Maine Sail 23/6772 I finally got around to re-wiring my charge circuit, fusing everything and installing a good battery
Mariner 19 on its trailer -- how high, how wide? JackOlsen at 12:18pm 12.28.20 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1490 I'm thinking about getting a centerboard Mariner 19 from the 1970s. But my driveway has some limita
Torque required for keel nuts. Hunter 376 reinesj1 at 12:09pm 12.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1854 I own a Hunter37 1997. I am replacing keel nuts. What is the torque required? Thanks
Seahood removal Legend 35 (3) CarmenK at 12:02pm 12.28.20 Big Boats 4/1013 We have a terrible leak over the companionway. My husband removed the seahood today. It released ea
Question about a 73 Ranger 23 Knot Happy at 11:28am 12.28.20 Ask All Sailors 3/596 Hello gang, Can anyone tell me if my Ranger has a lead or cast iron keel? Looking on the internet th
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... jssailem at 10:27am 12.28.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 23/2782 Sitting here, sipping coffee, eating "Puckerbrush" plum jam on a piece of my sourdough toast this ch
Misadventures: Stepping the mast (Laguna 26) LagunaJay at 10:16am 12.28.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2161 I have become a huge proponent of using a block-and-tackle (instead of using a winch) to raise a dec
Two new toys for testing antennas Brian D at 9:36am 12.28.20 SSB and Ham Operators 11/5736 I recently picked up two devices (not really toys) for testing and viewing what my antenna(s) see. B
H34 new deck organizer Mike Oldak at 8:21am 12.28.20 Big Boats 7/1233 I'm about to install a new deck organizer to enable cockpit reefing. I purchased a Harken 3 sheave
Pedestal Guard options with out Drilling? (1) Sandfly at 7:04am 12.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1272 I have an 87 Hunter 28.5 and would like to have a place to mount ipad and possibly other things. Thi
Hunter 38 Improvements Summerof69 at 6:39am 12.28.20 Big Boats 45/6583
Finding Sail magazine 1984 CYQK at 5:08am 12.28.20 Ask All Sailors 3/557 Looking for the Sept.1984 issue of sail magazine Contacted Sail and they dont have them Anyone know
Victron Smart Shunt SycloneDriver at 7:32pm 12.27.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2774 I installed a Victron Smart Shunt today. It took less than an hour. So far I really like it. It's
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:44pm 12.27.20 Ask All Sailors 36/2450 :)
Y30 rigging Samurai at 5:37pm 12.27.20 Yamaha 9/1844 Good day Recently purchased a y30 and enjoying checking and servicing all systems as I get to know h
Motor mount PDW at 3:52pm 12.27.20 Smaller Boats 10/1826 On Hunter 240 previous change used 2x4 fiberglassed to hold 15 hp motor. Fiberglass cracked and beg
Battery bank PDW at 3:47pm 12.27.20 Smaller Boats 7/1211 How / where do you mount a battery bank on a Hunter 240? Have 2 batteries for solar storage and 1
Yamaha 30 Blue Horizon at 3:47pm 12.27.20 Yamaha 6/1530
Water Tank for Vision 32 Ed D at 1:38pm 12.27.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/562 Has anyone out there replaced the water tank on Vision 32 if so can you tell me the supplier and tan
White Christmas in Florida (2) Gene Neill at 12:19pm 12.27.20 Catalina 22 6/897 White sandy beaches, that is! :biggrin: We finally broke our two-year bad luck streak, and got a 20

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Mast Raising Jig Hunter 23 (and maybe others) JoeWhite at 4:42pm 05.10.25 Here is how I raise the mast on H25.5 https://mei1970.org/saillavie/mast_rasing_harness Created a po
Keel bolt torque values. dlochner at 4:38pm 05.10.25 Sabre recommends 90 ft/lbs for all its boats. The torque value is not based on bolt strength rather
M-18 air filter Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 05.10.25 The intake breather in your photo can serve as both a silencer and coarse filter. Inside it original
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 2:17pm 05.10.25 Thanks, keep me posted. Interested.
Engine Overheating ciso at 2:04pm 05.10.25 As it turns out, Thru hull was clogged with zebra muscles and so was the hose running from the thru
Keel bolt torque values. BAD ORCA at 1:21pm 05.10.25 Thanks, i missed that thread when it was active.
Keel bolt torque values. Johnb at 12:43pm 05.10.25 Look up the thread "Keel Bolts" and pay particular attention to what "Diana of Burlington" wrote.
Pearson 28-1, permeated hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:23pm 05.10.25 There's a very simple test for permeated hoses: wet CLEAN rags in hot water--as hot as you can handl
Pearson 28-1, permeated hoses Dappledawnfarm at 12:20pm 05.10.25 Wow, you are all a wealth of information, I'm so glad I joined this group! Thank you so much for all
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation chuckwayne at 10:45am 05.10.25 As a trained first responder having this form does not expose you to any liability, and, as has been
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation twodzusfittings at 10:37am 05.10.25 Oh jeez....here we go again! @Foswick and dLj, be so kind and take this up off line with each other.
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? chuckwayne at 10:22am 05.10.25 @AndyL for the update. That update is helpful to all sailors who have struts. I never imagined th
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation BAD ORCA at 10:22am 05.10.25 Are we talking close friends crossing a sea and regular local bay sails, or charter boats and paying
Mast Raising Jig Hunter 23 (and maybe others) Comment_Redacted at 10:20am 05.10.25 Ya unfortunately there is no good spot to mount "baby stays" that are even remotely close to in line
Pearson 28-1, permeated hoses Ward H at 10:16am 05.10.25 You may want to create a fresh water flush system since a lot of the stink is from marine creatures
Mast Raising Jig Hunter 23 (and maybe others) pgandw at 10:14am 05.10.25 Stabilize the mast sideways? Ran into that issue on my ODay (Stuart) Mariner (19ft) with mast rais
Music player shemandr at 10:10am 05.10.25 It's a measure of how fast technology has changed to look at the progression of how audio content ca
Mast Raising Jig Hunter 23 (and maybe others) Comment_Redacted at 9:55am 05.10.25 Stabilize the mast sideways? Yes
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? shemandr at 9:46am 05.10.25 @AndyL for the update. That update is helpful to all sailors who have struts. I never imagined tha
Pearson 28-1, permeated hoses Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 05.10.25 All of the above +PLUS+ a hair drier and loads of non-petroleum based lubricant (eg. SuperLube) for

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