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Rolls Batteries CYQK at 6:46am 05.26.20 Ask All Sailors 6/690 Looking at these batteries Anyone experience these? Double the money to upgrade to agm the 250 ah ag
Mid-boom sheeting/loose footed main MikeyJ at 6:34am 05.26.20 Smaller Boats 6/1039 Many are going with loose footed mains. Is that advisable for a boom that is designed for a bolt rop
Repacking the Stuffing Box (7) SawyerCurt at 4:48am 05.26.20 Catalina 310 13/2795 As I've mentioned on this forum before, I'm not the most handy guy but owning a sailboat means doing
Genoa lines Dhamil6490 at 11:46pm 05.25.20 Ask All Sailors 21/3641 Still getting used to the small details of rigging my Seaward 17. Where do you run the lines on a ge
Cal 2-25 measurements Charles42 at 11:02pm 05.25.20 Cal 2/1683 Hi Folks, As mentioned in another thread, I am the new owner of a 1982 Cal 2-25. She was in a slip
Cal 2-25 mast base Charles42 at 10:32pm 05.25.20 Cal 6/1055 Hi Folks, I'm the new owner of a 1982 Cal 2-25. I am going to be pulling it out of the marina wher
Hunter 33.5 Salon Cabinets (1) TeamG at 9:40pm 05.25.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/694
Installing solar vent on H26 MySong at 8:35pm 05.25.20 Mid-Size Boats 7/1388 I want to install this vent Solar vent I have a Hunter 26 and don't like the idea of cutting throu
O'Day 28 cabin top hand rail. wing15601 at 7:07pm 05.25.20 Bigger Boats 14/1654 Before putting the boat away last fall I discovered a leak from the cabin starboard hand rail. This
Underwater metal and paint Pagan Baby at 6:40pm 05.25.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1436
Hunter 34 Aft Keel Bolt / backing plate (?) corrosion (3) c07chrisjohnson at 6:12pm 05.25.20 Big Boats 2/1188 Aloha everyone, I bought a 1985 Hunter 34 in September of 2019 and just noticed a lot of corrosion
SF Bay Area tiller pilot repair PSR at 6:01pm 05.25.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1580
Cruise Pac Whouze at 1:25pm 05.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/613 I am looking at a 1994 Hunter 30 which includes the optional Cruise Pac (or Pack?). Interested in wh
Battery charger Mirwin at 1:21pm 05.25.20 Catalina 310 40/5312
Autohelm 3000 Replacement MikeHoncho at 11:30am 05.25.20 Ask All Sailors 15/4732 I'm looking to replace my Autohelm. Yup the thing has be be 20+ years old. It came with the boat (
Custom Pieces (4) SV_GALATEIA at 10:33am 05.25.20 Catalina 22 2/481 When I bought my boat it had a pulley assembly that slides into the bow pulpit. The boat wench rope
Catching up on sailing history - Joshua Slocum jssailem at 10:32am 05.25.20 Sails Call Lounge 8/799
FOUND: Owner's Manual for ASA First 22 unfeast at 8:59am 05.25.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1112 I am having trouble locating the owner's manual for the First 20/ASA First 22 (same hull and keel,
Best Deck Hatch Available (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:43am 05.25.20 Ask All Sailors 5/772 This is our emergency tiller connection deck hatch. It's an an 8 1/2 inch cut out and 10 9/16 inch
Propane locker Canonshooternb at 6:25am 05.25.20 Big Boats 4/4515 My propane Is tank currently mounted on my aft rail and gets in the way. What are the options to ins

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Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware (1) JBP-PA at 8:26am 03.24.24 So I usually just use a downhaul on a block, or sometimes attach the tack directly to the stemhead o
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? dLj at 8:26am 03.24.24 I'd look in the Tampa area - i used to sail down there a bit. But that was quite some time ago so fo
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware (1) JBP-PA at 8:21am 03.24.24 I have a spinnaker tacker like that, but I'm not really fond of it. The official use is to wrap it a
Capri 18 battery JBP-PA at 7:20am 03.24.24 Group 24 Deep cycle AGM on sale for $73! (Don't know about shipping or core charges) https://www.am
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings dlochner at 6:53am 03.24.24 To add to Ralph's recommendations, periodically work the valve to keep it from setting up. Fuel valv
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage dlochner at 6:48am 03.24.24 Lee helm is dangerous, it needs to be corrected, at its core the problems an over powered jib relati
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries NYSail at 6:04am 03.24.24 Relative to the Golf Cart market, the marine market is minuscule. Not worth the marketing effort an
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries JRT at 5:26am 03.24.24 The easiest way to figure out height is to measure you area max first then goto either Battrries plu
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Will Gilmore at 5:03am 03.24.24 Easing the outhaul and some halyard tension would give the main a fuller shape Powering UP the Main
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings kloudie1 at 4:57am 03.24.24 The tank was made by Inca Marine in Nashville, Tn. They were sold to SeaStar Solutions some years ba
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 Captain Larry-DH at 4:56am 03.24.24 Thank you both for your advice! Based on your recommendations, I have ordered a 17amp Victron wate
Eight bells for Roadking Larry kloudie1 at 4:31am 03.24.24 Sorry to hear, Troy. Sad to lose a good sailing buddy.. even sadder and perplexing to lose one that
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 KCofKC at 11:06pm 03.23.24 Sounds to me a bit of overkill but that is never a bad thing. But do run it past the capacity chart
Canadian dilemma Drinky Crow at 9:59pm 03.23.24 HB see my OP. Bottom (see what I did there?) line, no more multi coat days.
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 8:14pm 03.23.24 With in-mast furling, the risk of loosening the main halyard is taking it too far and creating wrink
Eight bells for Roadking Larry dlochner at 7:51pm 03.23.24 Troy, I am sorry for your loss. Suicide is among the most tragic deaths because it is an act of desp
Overboard discharge of waste tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50pm 03.23.24 Oops...I was too focused on keeping him legal in his current waters to pay enough attention to his f
Canadian dilemma Hello Below at 7:47pm 03.23.24 @jssailem, it seems that marine anti fouling paint has undergone a significant change over the last
Capri 18 battery dlochner at 7:38pm 03.23.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes c
Capri 18 battery (1) claudesapp at 7:13pm 03.23.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes ch

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