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Main Sail for HC37 DanMaine at 1:14pm 03.02.25 The Cherubini Hunters 2/400 My main sail needs patching and the plastic attachments are brittle. I wonder if someone has a good
Bareboat Tahiti? DanMaine at 1:09pm 03.02.25 Ask All Sailors 5/476 I'm considering chartering a bare boat monohull in Tahiti for a week or two. Anybody have any experi
Can we get an all owners electrical section? MFD at 11:56am 03.02.25 Ask All Sailors 2/391 I always thought it was odd we have plumbing, engines, other things - but no dedicated electrical/el
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Migolito at 10:58am 03.02.25 Ask All Sailors 12/1893 Hello again, I'm installing a Suzuki 2.5 on my inflatable and will be adding a fitting for an extern
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 9:33am 03.02.25 Smaller Boats 23/2062
Best way to remove FlexiTeak adhesive. jim01749 at 8:19am 03.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/450 Just got my new Plasideck teak pieces to replace all the old ones on the boat. Any recommendations o
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units (3) Arbee at 2:42pm 03.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/714 Over the past couple of years our waste tank sending unit, and fresh water to a lesser degree, have
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 (4) PAC3142 at 9:44am 03.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/844 I'm replacing my engine control cables because the shifter cable broke last fall (When approaching t
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries (6) jssailem at 9:32am 03.01.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1403 In October 2024, I received an advertisement for what looked too good to be true: LFPo4 batteries at
Retrieving engine hours Mike8193 at 2:24pm 02.28.25 Ask All Sailors 7/708 Yanmar 3YM 20 engine. Tachometer and fuel gauge work fine. Engine hours have not displayed for quite
Chesapeake Bay weather - Spring Change (5) jssailem at 8:05am 02.28.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/589 I have been trying to understand the weather patterns that are affecting the Chesapeake Bay as sprin
Low water pressure at Transom Shower head Samos381 at 8:20pm 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 4/480 I have very low fresh water pressure coming from the rear showerhead on the swim platform of my 2001
Replacing Mast Head Sheaves on a 310 KenK13623 at 2:31pm 02.27.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/596 I am most likely will have to replace my Jib halyward sheave and since I will have to drop the mast
Assistance Finding a Stern Tube/Shaft Log for a Beneteau 393 (7) SVBLU at 1:55pm 02.27.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/1072 This is a follow up to my post about running over a fishing line and rotating my stern tube. In the
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 5:03am 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 8/665 MARINE STRIKE LOG SURVEY Take the Survey Participate in this anonymous survey about collisions at se
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 3:55am 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 0/14 MARINE STRIKE LOG SURVEY Take the Survey Participate in this anonymous survey about collisions at se
Outboard Battery Connection Bobbi Ullinger at 7:49pm 02.26.25 Smaller Boats 6/754 I'm planning on replacing our 30 year old Honda 5 pull start on our '93 23.5 with a new Honda 8 elec
Non-skid surface (1) drgbanks at 4:14pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 6/608 Hello, I'm refurbishing a new to me O'day 22. On the topside there is this non-skid surface. As yo
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 3:52pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 29/1451 I'd like to move my 2 Golf Cart 6V Lead Acid batteries (that are only 2 years old) from high in the
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:38pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 48/3381 I am installling a new windlass that has a chain gypsy to replace the capstan rope only windlass tha

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Keel bolt damage on lead keel shemandr at 8:41pm 09.11.25 Ouch.
Lithium Batteries High Current at 8:38pm 09.11.25 So far, there is no evidence that LFP batteries can go into a thermal runaway and cause a fire. A
Keel bolt damage on lead keel PaulK at 8:16pm 09.11.25 Looks like the boat is in Padanaram at the South Wharf Marina/Yard. Taking a boat with that draft th
Permission To Come Aboard!! jssailem at 7:20pm 09.11.25 Congrats. Lots of fun and excitement is awaiting. :beer:
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises jssailem at 7:16pm 09.11.25 Looks great.
LP Valve dlochner at 7:09pm 09.11.25 Ahoy - does anyone know what the replacement LP valve (for propane tank) is for a 93 Catalina? Ar
LP Valve dLj at 6:46pm 09.11.25 What valve are you replacing? In a propane system you have the valve on the tank, the regulator, a p
Permission To Come Aboard!! dLj at 6:42pm 09.11.25 Are you in Newfoundland? North Coast? What a gorgeous place to sail! What are your sailing plans?
Permission To Come Aboard!! Foswick at 6:38pm 09.11.25 Welcome! As others have said, ignore all of the YouTube dramatic videos. The stuff you actually nee
Shimming rudder shaft Alan Gomes at 6:04pm 09.11.25 I think that you misunderstand what the epoxy / graphite repair is. It does not fill the gap full
Shimming rudder shaft Hayden Watson at 5:51pm 09.11.25 I think the Catalina repair is nuts. On my Ericson 26-2, the rudder post/rudder tube is just as it
Permission To Come Aboard!! GeneraiT001 at 5:28pm 09.11.25 Hi General. RE: Mind you, after watching so many youtube video's of lightning strikes, sea containe
Permission To Come Aboard!! garymalmgren at 5:18pm 09.11.25 Hi General. RE: Mind you, after watching so many youtube video's of lightning strikes, sea container
Battery box mount. FastOlson at 5:05pm 09.11.25 I'm not sure if it's relevant, but I recall that when I added an emergency bank, I was able to use a
Permission To Come Aboard!! GeneraiT001 at 5:00pm 09.11.25 First of all, Good luck. Do a sea trial! Maneuvering a full keel boat in a marina is an art form.
Permission To Come Aboard!! Don S/V ILLusion at 4:51pm 09.11.25 First of all, Good luck. Do a sea trial! Maneuvering a full keel boat in a marina is an art form.
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises rgranger at 3:49pm 09.11.25 :beer::beer::beer::beer:
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises dLj at 3:49pm 09.11.25 Looks great! dj
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises (1) Foswick at 3:41pm 09.11.25 234343 Finished this up a couple of days ago - all but the end pieces. Now just heading out to the
Its funny Friday! (1) Foswick at 2:37pm 09.11.25 Walked past this today.

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