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Max length for data cable? DinghySailor at 10:23pm 11.15.23 Ask All Sailors 1/286 Skippers, marine electricians, One reason I bought the Vesper Cortex is being able to read sensor da
Original Portlight Reseal Ranzo at 5:29pm 11.15.23 Catalina 22 1/545 Bought the window reseal kit from Catalina Direct: boy howdy, I cannot get these windows back togeth
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam (1) xavpil at 2:31pm 11.15.23 Ask All Sailors 28/1739 Hi all - how do you winterize these carbon foam batteries? How do you re-charge them? How do you tes
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 gfrost39 at 12:37pm 11.15.23 Smaller Boats 5/783 Need recommendation for head sail furller system. My new partner does not like the hanked headsail a
C&C40 furling jib for sale Captain Len at 11:22am 11.15.23 C&C 1/17 I have a little used North Sail #3 Nordic 110% furling jib for sale. Dimensions are: I = 53.000 J =
Emergency Tiller gwoolverton at 9:28am 11.15.23 Catalina 310 7/1036 I am buying a Catalina 310 and it's missing its emergency tiller, so I'd like to have one made. Can
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? rpell1@msn.com at 8:16am 11.15.23 Ask All Sailors 17/836 Hi all, While sitting in my easy chair, my mind started wandering about the little things that need
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 Kupe at 6:29pm 11.14.23 Big Boats 17/1213 Hey gang- This summer we purchased our new-to-us 2004 Hunter 36. Love it! Unfortunately we hav
Electrics simplified ... (1) Scott T-Bird at 12:28pm 11.14.23 Ask All Sailors 2/423 Thought this was humorous ...
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding colb218 at 11:00am 11.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 13/1198 Hello All- I have what feels like a silly question. I have a Yanmar 3HM35F that starts right up eve
Grounding wires bob45 at 9:06am 11.14.23 Ask All Sailors 11/633
Keel seam location on a full fin keel? (1) andrewbredow at 8:35am 11.14.23 Catalina 310 3/662 Hey all - this is my first time posting to the forum after buying hull #258 this past summer! After
Convert partial battens to full battens Scott T-Bird at 5:31am 11.14.23 Ask All Sailors 27/1302 My main sail has about 5 (short) seasons and in good shape but all 4 battens are partial. I was tal
Adjustable main cabin table. Syversens at 8:06pm 11.13.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/522 Hey all, we have a 381 98 two cabin edition and our cabin table folds down to make a bed type thing.
Replace main or genoa first? Project_Mayhem at 5:06pm 11.13.23 Ask All Sailors 10/484 Both my main and genoa are starting to show their age. The O'Day gets more of it's power from the ge
Teak Inlays bfrey0003 at 12:59pm 11.13.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/666 I have a 2001 Beneteau Oceanis 361. I am redoing my deck this winter (spider cracks, stanchions ' l
Sail loft Annapolis David21181 at 9:59am 11.13.23 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 4/406 Looking for recommendations for sail loft in Annapolis. Routine cleaning, repair, and winter storage
Where to look for a raw water leak. Howard Miller at 5:20am 11.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/811 We started taking on water yesterday and found water up to the bottom of the sole. This is a 2000 42
C25 jib downhaul routing SailingLoto at 3:18am 11.13.23 Smaller Boats 6/693 Setting up my jib down haul from scratch. Where/how did you route your line and place your cleat?
Wood stains & sealers Middle aged New Noobie at 2:46am 11.13.23 Ask All Sailors 5/468 i have a 1981 Hunter 30 and sure that the products have advanced alot since then. That being said wh

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Invest 95L (2) jssailem at 4:34pm 06.28.24 Wayne, If your reunion is in Texas around 5 July, you should be ok no matter which model you follow.
Leaking helm cover Don S/V ILLusion at 4:08pm 06.28.24
What are these screw things called thinwater at 3:50pm 06.28.24 Just three thoughts: 1. I've seen some very badly corroded aluminum rivets. The worst was used to a
Invest 95L kappykaplan at 3:23pm 06.28.24 Here we go for a fun filed July 4th week. Oh, boy, Dammit Jim! Tks for keeping us apprised. Ever
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 3:02pm 06.28.24 There you go. Even easier. I keep my boat on a mooring in Staten Island's Great Kills Harbor. Che
What are these screw things called JamesG161 at 2:57pm 06.28.24 Absolutely not, the shear strength isn't there Do your engineering then. https://en.wikipedia.org
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 2:51pm 06.28.24 Now just happened .... Tropical Depression #2 Here we go for a fun filed July 4th week. Jim...
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Rich 35.5 at 2:46pm 06.28.24 I realize that you did not ask this.... But, That is a very large boat for that type of reefing sys
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JoeWhite at 2:45pm 06.28.24 Yes. The aft end cap will have to be removed for single line reefing line. After removing the endcap
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dlochner at 2:44pm 06.28.24 Our new Hunter 35.5 has the single line reefing. The first reef line was removed at some point, a
What are these screw things called dlochner at 2:42pm 06.28.24 Not completely True. Check here for best information. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/sa
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... FastOlson at 2:25pm 06.28.24 I realize that you did not ask this.... But, That is a very large boat for that type of reefing syst
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... rgranger at 1:46pm 06.28.24 If your boom is a Z-spar then the end cap is held in place with rivets. It is not hard to drill the
What are these screw things called JamesG161 at 1:27pm 06.28.24 Good idea to use Lanacote on most two type metal mix. Use Titanium for the WIN !! Jim...
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 1:24pm 06.28.24 I've been watching this one for a while. It looks like it is going to mess up my family reunion wee
What are these screw things called Davidasailor26 at 1:23pm 06.28.24 Not completely True. Check here for best information. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/sa
Invest 95L WayneH at 12:45pm 06.28.24 I've been watching this one for a while. It looks like it is going to mess up my family reunion week
Harken MKIII Furler line assistance zinahewitt at 12:02pm 06.28.24 The manual you linked is for a Unit 3... I don't know your boat, but based on the picture, doesn't
First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. rgranger at 11:09am 06.28.24 You have to have the luff recut to fit the furler. ... and you need to add the U-resistant fabric t
What are these screw things called JamesG161 at 10:33am 06.28.24 For a highly loaded application in a saltwater environment, aluminum would be a poor choice. Not c

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