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tighten a shroud (1) Bernie3 at 12:39pm 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 6/2158 182481 I've never tighten a shroud before. I tried to move the middle part but it wouldn't move.
Regs clarification. Need input Justin_NSA at 12:32pm 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 40/1811 If you were you going to specify what constitutes an authorized shore power cable, how would it read
Beneteau Closing Marion SC Plant cb32863 at 12:05pm 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 25/6234 COVID hits another business. https://wpde.com/news/coronavirus/marion-community-reacts-to-beneteau-b
Factory Installed AC swshogren at 11:31am 07.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1122 Does anyone have any info, diagrams and photos of for the installation of the ac/heater on a Hunter
Mysterious Blue Box swshogren at 11:28am 07.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1574 On our recently purchased 1983 Hunter 34 I have discovered while crawling around looking at thru-hul
Bottom Painting wbottje at 10:54am 07.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/572 I am getting ready to paint the bottom of our Hunter 29.5. The last time it was painted was at leas
Battery select tom.p.brown at 9:15am 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1496 i have a 2003 Hunter 306. Noticed that no matter what battery i place the selector to 1 or 2 the mot
Old 4-3/4" hole next to companionway, what should I put in it? (Picture) (1) tylcole at 8:56am 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1646
Catalina 14.2 Capri Mast pixie at 7:31am 07.16.20 Parts Search 11/3448 First post here. I looked around and I'm happy to see this is a pretty active forum. I was sailing
Baby stays Hunter 23 decktosser at 3:21am 07.16.20 Smaller Boats 15/2069 Over the past several years I have slowly perfected my mast raising system. The last thing to do is
Stainless or aloominum rivets? greg_m at 11:58pm 07.15.20 Catalina 22 6/929 Hi guys... I get the idea of using aluminium rivets to mount aluminium components to aluminium spars
Hanging Bimini YVRguy at 8:34pm 07.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2235 I have a Hunter 34 and have long wished for a Bimini to give me some shade from the sun in the summe
Safely at the Dock (1) DayDreamer41 at 7:12pm 07.15.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1103 It always pays to listen to the weather reports and hopefully you are close enough to safe harbor wh
Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues sailnski at 6:41pm 07.15.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/4733 I'm considering buying a 1986 Catalina 30 that had difficulty starting from a 'cold start' on a 90 d
Hunter 260 steering issue (1) Gypsea Kids at 6:35pm 07.15.20 Smaller Boats 9/1512
Dry Ice.... NYSail at 6:11pm 07.15.20 Ask All Sailors 47/3775 So leaving on a 3 week cruise. Have everything together but now considering a cooler for the transom
How to stop creaking bulkheads? Dan_Y at 6:10pm 07.15.20 Big Boats 7/4005
110 electric system not working jbertelli at 5:47pm 07.15.20 Catalina 30 12/886 1990 Catalina30 trbs. Not getting 110volts to anything. Checked shore cable ok.checked all Gris. Cou
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Lee White at 5:47pm 07.15.20 Ask All Sailors 48/5062 Hello all, I launched my boat on Saturday, an hour later, a speed boost hooked my mast with their
82 Morgan 416 fuel tank BobShaw at 5:40pm 07.15.20 Morgan 1/2126 I recently purchased an 82 Morgan 416. I had to bring it around from Merritt Island to Bradenton Flo

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Yanmar electrical problem. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:40pm 07.29.24 226420 @DStegs49 , I sure wish this was available in Canadian Home Depots. These are top of the li
Yanmar electrical problem. DStegs49 at 4:32pm 07.29.24 Not going to get to the boat for a while now so I'll be checking back to see what else comes in befo
Yanmar electrical problem. ggrizzard at 4:27pm 07.29.24 2 strand: 1 Black, 1 red, an example of 12v boat wire. 3 strand: 1 Hot, 1Ground and 1 Neutral, aka 1
Yanmar electrical problem. dlochner at 4:25pm 07.29.24 Don't buy wire from HD. Corrosion 'creeps'. Get "tinned" copper wire from a chandlery. Yep, pro
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday Davidasailor26 at 4:15pm 07.29.24
Yanmar electrical problem. ggrizzard at 4:15pm 07.29.24 Don't buy wire from HD. Corrosion 'creeps'. Get "tinned" copper wire from a chandlery.
dinghy ggrizzard at 4:08pm 07.29.24 Was there a question?
DIY Wooden Blocks (2) Ralph Johnstone at 4:03pm 07.29.24 Anywone have any direct experience with this? Not with making blocks, but I have a pretty good ho
Set your watch back 20 years Foswick at 4:01pm 07.29.24 The big one that gets me is the power boaters that have no idea about how to maneuver their boat.
DIY Wooden Blocks Foswick at 3:58pm 07.29.24 Sailors Sketchbook There is a really good, detailed section on this. The writer is a smart guy, we
Bombardier 4.8 sails? jssailem at 3:58pm 07.29.24 Bombardier 4.8 Never sailed a Bombardier. I have been on several 15ft dinghies Bombardier : Canadi
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 3:56pm 07.29.24
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? Davidasailor26 at 3:50pm 07.29.24 Normally we attach the line to the motor, pump the bulb until it's firm, Are you still able to pum
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? (1) thinwater at 3:49pm 07.29.24 a. If the pressure pushed gas past the needle valve, the needle valve is shot. It should hold 30-40
Bombardier 4.8 sails? kappykaplan at 3:47pm 07.29.24 Can't find anything about I, J, P, E measurements on the web. Recommend you contact Bacon Sails to
Cold machine works but... jviss at 3:45pm 07.29.24 Wow, there are so many factors here it's tough to tell. A-B has a newer, upgraded "smart" controller
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast (1) LakeShark at 3:37pm 07.29.24 @ShawnL the marks are the banding according to the class rules. They are in section 6 subsection e.
Couple found dead in life raft Davidasailor26 at 3:34pm 07.29.24 Well, I wouldn't go so far as to state, "LiFePO4 batteries are no more of a risk than lead acid bat
Reefing: Procedural Questions jviss at 3:29pm 07.29.24 buntlines I think the correct term here is "nettles," not buntlines. I think it's important to ti
Yanmar electrical problem. DStegs49 at 3:25pm 07.29.24 Thank you all for being VERY HELPFUL. I was on the right track but wrong train. I used some tinned

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