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Goiot Portlight ID (1) TimFromLI at 4:53pm 11.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/643 Does anyone know what model Goiot portlight this is? Rigrite said it was a Cristal but I think the
House bank bus bar for 2009 45DS seanmadian at 4:38pm 11.23.20 Big Boats 6/1363 Hi all -- My 2009 Hunter 45 DS has three AGM house batts with multiple leads attached to each positi
Catalina 25 questions. SailingLoto at 4:36pm 11.23.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1540 hello! I stumbled across an older fella with a 1985 c25 with a swing keel. He bought it years ago
Transom to hull crack (2) sven7 at 3:20pm 11.23.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1491 just found this crack in the transom to hull joint of 2007 343. crack is about 14 inches overall a
Status of the Big Lagoon JohnnyMac at 1:15pm 11.23.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1219
Salt Water Foot Pump = Broken/Spun Impellers jonelli at 9:52am 11.23.20 Catalina 30 12/1708 This was an interesting phenomenon. In the last year and a half, I've been in the middle of a weeke
Anchor Chain Catenary. Anchor Test Video by SV Panope Captain Larry-DH at 8:48am 11.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1621 I follow this YouTube poster, and find his real world anchor testing interesting. I think this episo
Install Yanmar GM10 in Oday 27 - experience or advice? Wully Draigle at 7:59pm 11.22.20 Bigger Boats 10/1897 I have an O'Day 27 and the previous owner removed the original Atomic 4. I am wondering if anyone h
Catalina 38 owner's manual Naftaki20 at 7:19pm 11.22.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1220 Hello fellow Catalina owners and sailors! Does anyone happen to have a Catalina 38 owner's manual (i
H31 - Input on servicing original stuffing box IH82BL8 at 5:43pm 11.22.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/1241 I think this stuffing box uses 1/4" square packing? What size and type hose is used to connect the
Storing boat in yard? Koltar at 3:33pm 11.22.20 Big Boats 19/2682 I was thinking in the next few years of getting me a Hunter 38. I have been saving to get something
How to replace eyes on pulpits (1) pmbuck at 12:49pm 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2257 187495 We have four of these badly corrupted beauties on our boat, two on the pulpit and two on the
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 Tedd at 10:11am 11.22.20 Smaller Boats 31/4801 What are the relative merits of an anchor winch as opposed to a windlass, for an H260? I guess my qu
Chrysler 26 Cabin gutting/rennovation (3) myChrys26 at 10:04am 11.22.20 Chrysler 2/3845 I just purchased a 1977 Chrysler 26 swing keel. it was in decent shape up top and sail worthy. docke
Wowza. these AC75 boats have become spaceships RussC at 9:57am 11.22.20 Racing 11/1946 Great article on the new Kiwis boat design https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sail-wo
Small snaps for interior portlight blinds Jim/Tango at 9:28am 11.22.20 Parts Search 1/480 We have pleated blinds on our 8 portlights. Over time the small stainless snaps that hold them both
Muffler petcock rotted rpell1@msn.com at 9:03am 11.22.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/872 Hi all and Happy Thanksgiving in advance. Boat now on the hard for the winter and I'm starting to pl
1999 Hunter 340 Questions duck21 at 8:59am 11.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1216 Hello all, We looked at a 1999 Hunter 340 yesterday. The boat needs a little bit of work (the gall
Sailboat surveyors near Annapolis mmlspace at 8:49am 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 5/681 Hello Anyone Near Annapolis. I'm looking at a Cherubini Hunter 27. It looks to be in good shape an
Yanmar SB-8 Owen at 7:22am 11.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/442 Does anyone know if a Yanmar SB-8 has a drain plug for the transmission? Owen

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New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper SteveHughessails at 5:04pm 05.05.25 Wows, what a sweetheart. Looks like it was well loved. Very nice
BATTERY? jssailem at 5:04pm 05.05.25 Yes. The numbers are about right. The batteries I bought are full contained units. BlueTooth access,
City and Month of Manufacture kappykaplan at 4:56pm 05.05.25
BATTERY? smokey73 at 4:48pm 05.05.25 The OP asked "any other options?" LFPs are another option and depending on where he stands with his
Starter switch sporadically engages starter heritage at 4:40pm 05.05.25 Instead of cutting wires, I would just remove the ring terminal of the suspect wire from the soleno
Nifty Boat Handling dLj at 4:39pm 05.05.25 That was sure a tight spot to get that boat into. I always found it interesting to study how they w
Identification labels clutches /line stoppers C310 Calif. Ted at 4:22pm 05.05.25 I've gotten clutches that included a page of labels in french and english from Spinlock. Spinlock Ro
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 4:12pm 05.05.25 I rather like Elon Musk's mantra. "The best part is no part". In that vein, I believe that the bes
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 4:09pm 05.05.25
Looking for ideas on galley remodel mermike at 4:01pm 05.05.25 To add to @UpperPintle 's post, if you used West Systems epoxy, the amine blush must be washed off w
Tight furler garymalmgren at 3:50pm 05.05.25 We still don't know what make and model or furler you have. There idiosyncrasies with each type. May
Tight furler (2) skunther at 2:44pm 05.05.25
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 2:44pm 05.05.25 Cut off both ends of the old wire and leave them disconnected. Keep it simple. Cut them back to wher
Rig tension 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 2:40pm 05.05.25 Never mind - I have found it.
BATTERY? dlochner at 2:37pm 05.05.25 Hey guys, The OP didn't ask about a conversion to LFP and it may not be appropriate for the way he u
Battery recommendation - anchor windless dlochner at 2:32pm 05.05.25 Yea the above views are not uncommon, and I readily admit that for most I am possibly of a differen
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (9) fred1diver at 1:39pm 05.05.25 Ok worked a bit on it today, making progress, well, was, I wanted to clean up the wiring and it is t
New Boat! Snarkhunter at 1:34pm 05.05.25 Forum rules, as I understand them.
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? BarryL at 1:21pm 05.05.25 Hi, the quarter berth can be loud if crew are trimming winches right above your head. The settee c
BATTERY? smokey73 at 1:03pm 05.05.25 @Hayden Watson so lets work backwards from you description? Assuming an "solar charging capabilities

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