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Window washing Vince2987 at 10:05am 09.13.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1066 Window washing, what cleaners ars safe.
Does my H26 main sheet need this much rope? (1) MySong at 9:10am 09.13.20 Smaller Boats 7/1356 The pic below is with my boom swung out until it is against my Hunter 26's spreader bars. Even then
What is wrong with my sail? (3) MySong at 9:03am 09.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2594 Have a Hunter 26 and my sail looks off, I am not sure why though. I have raised it to the point the
schematics jbd at 8:10am 09.13.20 Ericson 5/1813 I have just purchased a neglected 1980 ericson 28. II was not provided a diagram of the electric. An
2005 Hunter 36 Salon Table drm1 at 7:34am 09.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1026 Hi everyone. We just bought a 2005 Hunter 36. Great boat so far. We have the wraparound salon with
2016 h31 leaks Banooma at 6:34am 09.13.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/814 Hi, I'm potentially interested in a 2016 Marlow Hunter 31near me for many reasons, but a few things
....and so it begins... sailme88 at 4:44am 09.13.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1453 In a weeks time, we'll unstep our mast and be transported home the next day... Today is the first pr
91 Seaward 23 Portholes (1) Seaward 23 - Tattoo at 4:48pm 09.12.20 Seaward 5/2285 Hello, just purchased a 1991 Seaward 23 and new to the forum. I was wondering if anybody can tell me
Hunter 34, bilge questions acarter at 4:15pm 09.12.20 Big Boats 12/2303 Hello, New member here, but long time reader. I'm looking at an '85 Hunter 34 tomorrow. It had a l
Bought a 75 Cat 22 (10) B_G at 3:48pm 09.12.20 Catalina 22 8/1819 Never sailed before but been wanting to for a while finally found what I thought to be a good deal t
Hurricane Sally <--- TS Sally (2) JamesG161 at 3:36pm 09.12.20 Weather and Forecasting 53/5897 This storm is NOT tropical. It was un-used moisture tail of the South Carolina Invest 94L. We had
Beneteau 423 Storage and organization Say Lor at 3:17pm 09.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2790 Hi folks, we have just purchased a 2007 Beneteau Oceanis 423. I would really appreciate any tips on
Passage 456 Interior trim for salon port lights discovery at 1:53pm 09.12.20 Big Boats 3/618 Has anyone sourced the interior trim rings for the fixed ports in the salon of the passage 456. I wo
Depth of aluminum sheet or plate below deck of Catalina 30 Tpoo at 12:34pm 09.12.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1497 Hi all, I'm planning to install a double clutch on the port side of my 1989 Cat 30 MkII tall rig. I
Looking to buy c22 questions. Bevador1 at 12:26pm 09.12.20 Catalina 22 6/887 Hello all. I looked at a c22 today. The boat was built in 1972. I inspected it as best I could on th
Inverter relay buzz (1) NYSail at 7:56am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 31/2723 Hello all, So I have a 3000w inverter that I just started to use as I am now working from the boat.
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove MySong at 6:14am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 18/8861 Have a Hunter 26 with the original Origo stove. In the past few weeks am getting very little flame.
Sailing hunter boats across oceans destiny12 at 4:24am 09.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1104 Dear All, i have an Hunter Legend 37.5 in Malaysia, and will like to sail her in time to cross all o
2006 Mac26 gas tanks Blue Pearl Captain at 3:37am 09.12.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/643 Looking for replacement 12 gal or less gas tanks (2). There is a notation on BWY that the Mueller ta
Traveler bar (2) gtg at 2:33am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1577 What's the deal with a tiny 2' traveler bar in my boat? Is 1' in either direction, adding twist gonn

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Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards (3) max_sailing at 1:53pm 04.01.25 I ended up using King Starboard. It was around $250 for the material from my local TAP Plastics. It
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! dlochner at 1:42pm 04.01.25 While we are the subject of alternators. What is the purpose of the black jumper wire as seen on H
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 1:37pm 04.01.25 Hmm, the early adopters probably have separate BMS and are responsible about charging. I suspect m
Emergency Manual capta at 12:43pm 04.01.25 I like that phrase. :) If there's a "big marina in the sky", I would hope there's a lovely anchora
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! (1) BigEasy at 12:37pm 04.01.25 While we are the subject of alternators. What is the purpose of the black jumper wire as seen on Hi
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:33pm 04.01.25 I really appreciate the input. Thanks to those that replied. Lots of food for thought. I think my fi
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:19pm 04.01.25 Yep, if you plug into shore power every night or even every couple nights, LFP aren't really necess
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! Stu Jackson at 12:12pm 04.01.25
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Stu Jackson at 12:09pm 04.01.25 Clyde, what makes you think you need to do this? Have you been trying to start your engine and it d
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:05pm 04.01.25 Flooded batteries are still an alternative to AGM. For decades all we had were flooded batteries, m
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 12:03pm 04.01.25 LFP batteries have been around now for about 15-20 years, the longevity of a good set of well maint
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove jssailem at 12:02pm 04.01.25 Perhpas it is time to contact Force 10. The item appears to have been replaced with newer designs.
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 11:59am 04.01.25 That is an attractive price point for the LI batteries vs your cost for AGM's. The weight differen
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 11:44am 04.01.25 Allegedly LFP batteries will last many years longer than AGM or FLA, but we haven't had them around
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! colemj at 11:41am 04.01.25 I don't think it will work without connecting the ignition terminal. That is used by the internal r
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! dlochner at 11:40am 04.01.25 Yes, the battery sense wire needs to be connected to the battery. This tells the regulator what the
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? LydieBP at 11:32am 04.01.25 just got a quote for $2000 to rebuild (Florida ) versus $2300 new . I will be putting in a new ZF 12
Emergency Manual LloydB at 11:07am 04.01.25 7 minutes ago Add bookmark #57 I would pick the most likely experienced teachable of the five new
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 11:00am 04.01.25 Just replacing the agms would be the simpler solution by far. I don't have space under the companio
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 10:54am 04.01.25

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