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A creative solution during social distancing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:05am 03.26.20 Sails Call Lounge 13/1200 Heard this from a friend yesterday: her aunt had enjoyed pub crawling with her friends for years, b
Simpson Lawrence Windlass manual use (1) leemarkadams at 4:11am 03.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/7598 Hello all, We have the factory fit windlass on our H41AC and although it works fine using the elec
Hot Water heater tank, but only cold coming from faucet Digger54 at 1:06am 03.26.20 Ask All Sailors 22/3284 Just sized up to a 41 Hunter from a 36. Hot Water heater tank gets hot as I can feel the fittings an
keel and rudder thetone at 12:31am 03.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/630 ran aground last year. put a dent in the keel took a chunk out of the rudder all the caulking on one
Knowing My Alternator (3) Scott T-Bird at 4:18pm 03.25.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2063 I have a Hitachi LR180-03B mounted to my Yanmar engine. One of things I have never gotten around to
Cat-5 Brewing - Oh Great - - Stop with the Sailing Analogies! mnmpizza at 2:49pm 03.25.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/441 UPDATE: I'm guessing someone removed the article... Sorry, but I can't find it anymore. Read this
Deck hardware cleaning and removal ingramsail at 2:42pm 03.25.20 Catalina 22 3/916 Mask is down and it's time to repaint and reseal. After removing all the hardware what would you use
Grampian 26 height? alyman at 2:22pm 03.25.20 Grampian 6/2205 I just acquired a Grampian 26 (fixed fin keel) and am planning to unstep the mast and have it hauled
Companionway Hatch Water Capture Cure cjdport1231 at 1:49pm 03.25.20 Catalina 30 8/1463 Hello all; after a 2019 purchase of a Catalina 30 1987 #5005, I found that often, when opening or cl
Sunforce Marine 600watt Wind Generator Syntonos at 11:13am 03.25.20 Ask All Sailors 5/590 Hello All, I'll be working on an older Sunforce Marine 600 wind generator in the near future,
US Sailing Videos PaulK at 7:55am 03.25.20 Racing 0/525 US Sailing has just come out with a new site to host videos from experts on how to improve your resu
In Mast Mainsail furling tom.p.brown at 7:08am 03.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2850 I have a 2004 306 with selden in mast mainsail roller furling system. To unfurl the main i will plac
HUNTER 41 DIRECT TOILET DISCHARGE QUESTION Valerio at 5:39pm 03.24.20 Big Boats 4/863 On my hunter 41 i do not have a valve for direct discharge of the front toilet waste, but i have a m
Dodger Bill Ernst at 4:08pm 03.24.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1780 Looking to add a dodger this year. Has anyone had a good experience with the Sailrite do-it-yoursel
Yanmar 3QM claskey at 12:49pm 03.24.20 Engines and Propulsion 0/532 If any one has a use for a Yanmar 3-QM 30 parts motor. contact me at claskey1954@yahoo.com
Off Center Harbor Offer dlochner at 11:33am 03.24.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/1695 Some may have heard of Off Center Harbor, this is a website dedicated to traditional boating with hu
Have you seen this? shemandr at 9:30am 03.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/435 From Sounding online Newsletter: u-Grv_euVv4 People were hurt but everyone survived.
Mac 26D Bilge/ Laz Question ScourgeOfTheHudson at 5:26am 03.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1278 Hello fellow Macs, Away from my boat and stuck at home up here in NY and was just wondering if anyo
Stop rebuilding my Universal m25XP or keep going? (5) pathfndr at 7:26pm 03.23.20 Engines and Propulsion 19/5129 I am a shade tree mechanic that is also new to keelboat sailing, However, I have never* messed with*
Standard-Horizon GX2200 to Garmin 546S AIS noise problem Alan Gomes at 5:56pm 03.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1482 I recently purchased a Standard-Horizon GX2200 VHF radio that has built-in AIS receive capability. I

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Solar wiring size SPLETS at 12:08pm 03.11.24 thanks
Hunter Propeller Anode fstbttms at 11:59am 03.11.24 Thank you very much again everyone. I'm attaching new new photos that show the propeller better. I
Hunter Propeller Anode (4) FShab at 11:49am 03.11.24 Thank you very much again everyone. I'm attaching new new photos that show the propeller better. I s
Tohatsu Charging ambler at 11:20am 03.11.24 I had the same experience as Leeward Rail. I just run the Tohatsu 6 for 15-20 min at less than half
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Claude L.-Auger at 10:28am 03.11.24 As per Kloudie & Justin, you want these bleed holes opened, not sealed. That will allow water to dra
Solar wiring size (2) SPLETS at 10:21am 03.11.24 I was looking for the wiring from the panels to the controller.. Are you asking round trip, panels f
Radar Data cable in mast of Catalina 30 Tkman at 10:16am 03.11.24 Thanks John for the reply. We changed the cat5 at the hub without solving the issue. Next we will tr
Solar wiring size (1) jssailem at 10:10am 03.11.24 Confusion is normal. :plus: What does the 27ft represent. On a 46ft boat I assume that is the dista
Solar wiring size Hello Below at 9:58am 03.11.24 Also, the two pictures you posted in your original post have pretty different specs in a key measur
How do you clean through hull while in water? (1) fstbttms at 9:44am 03.11.24 Throw a couple of bucks at it. Get your hull cleaned and anodes replaced at the same time.
Solar wiring size Davidasailor26 at 9:39am 03.11.24 Are you wondering about the gauge from panels to controller or from controller to batteries? From th
Changing batteries jssailem at 9:34am 03.11.24 I don't mind making a few changes to the charging system but if I have to change out the alternator
Solar wiring size (1) SPLETS at 9:33am 03.11.24 Ha, I should have mentioned that. Figuring out how many amps this panel puts out to determine the g
Clamp on meter recommendation? BAD ORCA at 9:32am 03.11.24 Lots of YouTube videos showing test results for various models. Definitely less than 100. I have h
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas dlochner at 9:31am 03.11.24 Mooring chains will tear up the boat and prevent sea grass from growing, however, they do so in a ve
Changing batteries dlochner at 9:26am 03.11.24 Thanks for the comments I would hope to have the boat for at least 10 years ( hope I live that long
Solar wiring size Stu Jackson at 9:04am 03.11.24 I have read several articles online, but they have just confused me What confused you?
Changing batteries Stu Jackson at 9:01am 03.11.24 The main disadvantage of AGM is if they are overcharged they will vent and then your battery is toa
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? (2) jssailem at 8:59am 03.11.24
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 8:50am 03.11.24 Here is your Monday Morning Update for MARCH 2024 Rufus continues to paint a rosy picture for the m

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