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Looking for a centering collar for a Hood 810 line drive furling system. Don Poland at 11:01am 11.17.20 Ask All Sailors 1/274 Looking for a centering collar for a Hood 810 Line Drive furling system
Swinomish channel forbin at 10:15am 11.17.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 22/5476 Normally I'd ask this in the summer, but does anyone have any recent info on the southern end of the
3GM30F Cam shaft cover? (2) Scott T-Bird at 9:41am 11.17.20 Engines and Propulsion 16/3436 Hello engine gurus! I'm not pleased about the appearance of my engine and I want to remove, clean a
Paint for Dinghy Floor shank at 8:57am 11.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1299 Hi, I have an 8 ft dinghy with a wood floor which was made from a kit that I purchased from someone
Cabin Heater for Hunter 326 RobAL at 8:47am 11.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/653 Where is the best place to mount an Eberspacher or Webasto heater in a Hunter Legend 326?
Rotator cuff aggravated by 2009 B37 companionway doors? Vegas at 8:42am 11.17.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/581 I like the idea of the way the companionway door pushes out and slides back in, out of the way, with
On the Distant Dream? Kings Gambit at 7:49am 11.17.20 Ask All Sailors 49/7349
Love Texas. (5) Jackdaw at 8:44pm 11.16.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1636 187318 187319 187320 great times!
S2 6.9 owner new to forum Clayt at 7:58pm 11.16.20 S2 1/2150 Hello, I just discovered this forum and am looking forward to chatting with other S2 6.9 sailors abo
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal jono at 6:49pm 11.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2005 Just had a test sail on this boat which I would like to buy. Problem was that the old Universal 23 H
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal jono at 6:48pm 11.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/5 Just had a test sail on this boat which I would like to buy. Problem was that the old Universal 23 H
Water heater tech question wdonovan at 3:00pm 11.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2359 H310 with fresh water cooling Yanmar, but I assume most systems are similar across the mfr. What is
ODay 34 Reefing Lines mgarner at 1:16pm 11.16.20 Bigger Boats 6/1821 I have a 1981 O'Day 34 and am looking at replacing my reefing lines for my main and was wondering i
Installing an ACR with a Freedom inverter/charger (1) raphaelCT at 12:48pm 11.16.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1572 I am rewiring my battery distribution panel to include an ACR. I also have a Freedom 20 inverter/cha
Irwin Citation 34 Furler replacement Mhkent at 12:33pm 11.16.20 Ask All Sailors 4/926 have an 84 Irwin Citation 34. The furler needs replacing. The furler to be replaced is a CDI reefer/
Oil Mystery surfstud31 at 10:59am 11.16.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1466 I changed the oil today on my Yanmar 17hp Diesel engine and was only able to get about a liter of oi
QRM in you SSB Brian D at 10:19am 11.16.20 SSB and Ham Operators 0/1583 QRM, or better known as man-made interference, in your SSB prevents you from really hearing weak sig
Christmas... (1) Brian D at 10:10am 11.16.20 Sails Call Lounge 14/836 No offense to cat lovers...
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Moodymike at 10:05am 11.16.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2023 I am the new owner of a Hunter 30 (1993) based on the UK South Coast. Anyone experienced fresh water
Replacing Hull Stripe (1) Jerry Nevins at 7:07am 11.16.20 Big Boats 26/5205 Hi Everyone, I became the owner of this 2002 Hunter 356 this summer and she just got hauled in Myst

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Bench testing alternator Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 05.04.25 I'm looking to get this bench tested at an auto parts store...I'm guessing that to test this altern
Battery recommendation - anchor windless Screen Saver at 8:19pm 05.04.25 Yea the above views are not uncommon, and I readily admit that for most I am possibly of a different
Non binary boaters Muttondressedaslamb at 7:56pm 05.04.25 I did some searching and can't find anything saying horlacker died due its name. Apparently, in th
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 7:11pm 05.04.25 Update - Goodness, I hate Silicone! Between April Showers and work related travel (which is a good t
Battery recommendation - anchor windless American_Mainsail at 6:50pm 05.04.25
Bench testing alternator jssailem at 6:22pm 05.04.25 I took an alternator to an auto electric shop. He put the unit on his test equipment. Spun up the al
Battery recommendation - anchor windless jssailem at 6:15pm 05.04.25 For most of my windlass usage I am running the auxiliary with the alternator providing a charge to t
Tight furler jssailem at 6:10pm 05.04.25 You may have a slack forestay. If the forestay has a lot of play this can cause the extrusion to be
Tight furler JoeWhite at 6:08pm 05.04.25 I roll up the jib while going downwind and the main blankets the jib. This takes the load off of the
First post. New C22 owner boulevardtalonman at 5:59pm 05.04.25 Here is a video of the motor I got with the boat running
First post. New C22 owner boulevardtalonman at 5:57pm 05.04.25 Thanks for the replies, I found a good drawing to make bridals, but am still fuzzy on how they attac
Traveler car/track as tether? jssailem at 5:54pm 05.04.25 (like a catapult broach) C7OwVBz2JlE Then there are some events that it is difficult to plan for.
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 5:31pm 05.04.25 Here is a link to a company that deals with Yanmar parts. You can see where the fuse is located on
Battery recommendation - anchor windless mermike at 5:29pm 05.04.25 I will add that several companies offer dual purpose LFP start/house batteries. Epoch and Dakota are
Battery recommendation - anchor windless mermike at 5:21pm 05.04.25 It depends on the windlass requirements. LFP at first glance seems like the best solution, but as @d
Battery recommendation - anchor windless dlochner at 5:04pm 05.04.25 Yea could be new carts. Lithium batteries have far better initial current than any other convention
Tight furler Project_Mayhem at 4:48pm 05.04.25 It helps to round up into the wind so there's less load on the sail. Does your drum spin freely? Do
Starter switch sporadically engages starter heritage at 4:37pm 05.04.25 Here is a link to a company that deals with Yanmar parts. You can see where the fuse is located on
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 3:59pm 05.04.25
Battery recommendation - anchor windless Screen Saver at 3:13pm 05.04.25 I avoid posting on battery threads because the subject is out of my lane. But I'll add an observat

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