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Docking Mishap kloudie1 at 8:09am 04.11.20 Sails Call Lounge 38/2760 hOEVqESw3G4
Advice on a small repair job for my catalina 22 (6) Erbardy at 7:09am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/445 I was doing some final sanding to prep my catalina 22 for paint. I just noticed A small need for rep
Selling across borders Endeavour at 6:52am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 2/350 I own an Endeavour 35.5. Ours was built in Florida in 1983 but it is a Canadian Licenced boat curre
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:44am 04.11.20 Day Sailers 18/2178 Returning to sailing after many years in power boats, I picked up a Hunter 170 in fairly good shape.
Keel bolts Sailing Nalu at 5:43am 04.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/619 Hi all, I'm new here.... bought this lovely Hunter 30 T last spring, and had a great season of saili
2002 Hunter h326 forestay size Ken13559 at 1:55am 04.11.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/398 My H326 manual state the forestay is 6mm. I when up mast to measure but found no expose forestay wir
Calking thetone at 1:09am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/397 Does anyone know what I should use for caulking the keel to Hull seam?
1998 Hunter 340 Condensing Unit ?'s Steffied99 at 4:13pm 04.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/409 Hi all, Replacing condensing unit: Would you recommend Adler Barbour or Dometic 85 for a 1998 Hunter
2002 H326 forestay size Ken13559 at 2:59pm 04.10.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/481 My H326 manual state the forestay is 6mm. I when up mast to measure but found no expose forestay wir
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ken13559 at 2:50pm 04.10.20 Engines and Propulsion 65/7810 I suspect my Yanmar 2GM20F LP pump is not delivering to the secondary filter. Can I dismantle it fro
Do you have a favorite Email read? jssailem at 12:58pm 04.10.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/261 Monday and Friday my friend Rufus posts be crop weather advisory. This being Good Friday, I thought
1-cylinder Yanmar Issues agg212 at 12:36pm 04.10.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/541 Hi all, I've been having some issues with my Yanmar YSM12 (1 cylinder). The symptoms are as follo
Removing Forestay from roller furler (1) ontherocks83 at 9:59am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4467 I am in the process of removing all of my standing rigging to have new stays made. I am trying to re
Barient #17 Winch Top & Bottom Jaws Scott T at 9:36am 04.10.20 Parts Search 1/921 Looking for Barient #17 Winch Top ' Bottom Jaws
Sailing movie on Amazon Prime Sailor Sue at 9:19am 04.10.20 Sails Call Lounge 23/4220 We just watched The Boat last night - not to be confused with Das Boot. I won't make any comments a
Hunter 33.5 Winch Question Scott T at 8:46am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/491 Looking for Barient Jib Winch Size used on a 1989 Hunter 33.5 Legend. Cannot get to the boat at thi
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 7:45am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 50/2471 Hi everyone, this post may be rather long, but I'll try to keep my questions somewhat organized. I'm
SoCal being hammered Brian D at 7:33am 04.10.20 Weather and Forecasting 18/2043 Puts a serious damper on any boating activites. We've had almost 2" of rain so far. Still not over.
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness jaysweet at 7:17am 04.10.20 Ask All Sailors 46/5246 Hi folks. I'm trying to refit our 2005 Hunter 306 after it's been sitting on land for 3 1/2 years. I
Starter problem on my Hunter 380: Help! GALIOSTRO at 2:11am 04.10.20 Big Boats 10/953 Hello! Yesterday my starter motor burn... Impossible to stop the motor... I cut electricity etc... B

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Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 7:35am 11.02.23 Definitely go with LED. All you need to do is switch the bulb. Many people do this, however, the
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 7:30am 11.02.23 Definitely go with LED. All you need to do is switch the bulb. They only need a fraction of an amp s
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 7:18am 11.02.23 Thanks Dave - Theres quite a voltage drop on the cable run which will be 120ft (30ft up the mast +
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 7:17am 11.02.23 Keeping with a marine theme: A lady of the evening sees a man walking up from the fuel dock, approa
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light (1) PK123 at 7:13am 11.02.23 Use a minimum of 16ga wire, not so much for the current carrying capacity, but for the strength. T
MaxProp prop dlochner at 7:13am 11.02.23 In my experience, beneficial claims of improved handling and reduced prop walk were greatly exagger
Elk Grass focus group discussions jssailem at 7:04am 11.02.23
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light PK123 at 6:58am 11.02.23 @JBP-PA ....Im thinking on similar lines - to use two duplex sheathed cables to each light fitting
Catalina 320 Heat Pump AC not working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44am 11.02.23 yes water is being discharged at a fairly large volume it seems to me. I like your suggestion about
MaxProp prop Rafael8008 at 6:39am 11.02.23 I switched to a 3 bladed, Max-Prop 3 summers ago on my Hunter 376. In my experience, beneficial clai
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? MikeHoncho at 6:31am 11.02.23 You need to research the specific battery you have to know the amp/hr rating (20hrs) and the chargin
MaxProp prop jssailem at 6:27am 11.02.23 prop efficiency affects one of the big three fundamentals on a sailboat in my opinion, those three
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:23am 11.02.23 Thanks again Dave! Yes that was a work-in-progress photo. The batteries are since restrained wit
Elk Grass focus group discussions MikeHoncho at 6:14am 11.02.23 While diving all over the south Puget sound, the only place I have seen eel grass is at depths of 10
Square top main on water ballast? shemandr at 6:13am 11.02.23 For many boats that are performance oriented and/or have class associations the forestay length is o
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. JBP-PA at 6:04am 11.02.23 I've used the Evercoat Gel Coat Repair kit that includes gel coat paste and several pigments. It's
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 5:55am 11.02.23 I used one cable for the top of the mast (2 wire in my case, I do not have a tricolor on top) , and
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 5:46am 11.02.23 Use continous or double length mouse/ messenger wires. That way if your messenger to wire connection
Elk Grass focus group discussions (1) RoyS at 5:10am 11.02.23 In Boston Harbor there is an anchorage at Peddocks Island that has been used by sailors since the Pi
winterizing ysm12 142 riverview at 5:08am 11.02.23 motor is unable to start as it has been removed from engine bay and is resting in salon area. I w

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