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Overpowered? Kings Gambit at 7:34am 02.22.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1895 A couple of times sailing the Bavaria (7/8 fractional) close-hauled in relatively strong wind, say 2
water tanks gary16188 at 4:51am 02.22.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/900 I have 2 water tanks on my Catalina 34 Mk II. What is the procedure for using them. Should both tank
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollock's Running Cloud Trimaran? (1) alpharalpha at 12:19am 02.22.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2431 It was a winner in one of the first transatlantic races back in '87. I did some work on it when they
what size/style Raritan Elegance for Beneteau 57 ? ophthodawg at 10:36pm 02.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/567 Hello Forum, im replacing my forward manual heads with Raritan Elegance 24 volt (fresh and seawater
Quick Release Lever C-22 Woreign at 7:11pm 02.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1470 I'm looking at adding a quick release lever to the forestay of my Siren 17. The Johnson brand lever
Replacement trailer for an 85 Mac 25 Seadoc at 3:57pm 02.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2056 I'm looking to upgrade my original 1985 Mac 25. First I thought about refinishing it, adding a 2nd a
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD (1) Tantor at 12:55pm 02.21.20 Ask All Sailors 36/13256 I am taking opportunity to ask for you opinion or suggestion on my Standard Horizon GX2200 VHF radio
Northern Lights Generator Stator Failure BugOutBoat at 11:20am 02.21.20 Big Boats 0/508 My Hunter 460 has a Northern Lights M673M 5.5KW diesel generator with a TF-276KM generator backend.
Anchor Windlass/Bow Thruster Battery Recommendations NotCook at 7:12am 02.21.20 Ask All Sailors 12/3213 We have a 24 Simpson Lawrence dual windlass, and we need to replace the batteries again after 5 year
Spinnaker Halyard for a Beneteau 311 (3) CapitalistSailor at 9:45pm 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3013 My 2000 Beneteau 311 has a spinnaker halyard that exits the mast just above the top of the forestay.
Blue sea switch (3) Mike2006 at 7:37pm 02.20.20 Big Boats 11/1122 Hi can anyone tell me what this blue sea switch (upper right in first picture) is for. I have attach
H 41 CHAIN REPLACEMENT Valerio at 4:52pm 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1004 I think is time to replace my rusty chain, after all the reading i am very confuse, the best set is
Nautitech Catamarans Kings Gambit at 3:11pm 02.20.20 Ask All Sailors 21/5076 So, looking into possibilities for the "next" life. You know--sailboat, motor boat, motor home, rest
Cabin side stripes replacement wrbeglin at 11:06am 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1521 Any insights into the best method to remove and replace the factory stock dual stripes that run alon
Circumnavigate in a Hunter ScottySailor at 10:35am 02.20.20 Big Boats 41/7317 Ahoy fellow sailors Newby sailor here about to open up a can of worms. Due to a cancer scare where
Islander 32 Spinnaker Cole Harmening at 10:10am 02.20.20 Islander 0/1017 Hello, I recently purchased a 1977 Islander 32-2 and I am looking for a cruising spinnaker. What si
Traveler rail on stern loose ingramsail at 9:16am 02.20.20 Catalina 22 9/935 How do you repair a lose rail?
Common Beneteau issues and pre purchase checklist miraculix at 9:09am 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1761 Hi all, My last boat deal fell through because the seller did not disclose a severe issue. This c
Legend 40.5 - Genoa furling line cockpit arrangement (1) fero at 8:59am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/841 Hi again, Another subject this time. I find the furling line cockpit arrangement not very good on my
Calibrating replacement ST60 Wind instrument pjb13 at 7:53am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1257 Our 2001 420 has an ST50 but the display and wind indicator and speed instrument were just replaced

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Black water seacock Rick D at 1:47pm 03.06.24 It depends on what kind of through hull valve it is. However, when my ball valve shaft failed, I had
Hunter 376 main halyard electric winch broke Rick D at 1:43pm 03.06.24 Check this link: servicing a lewmar electric winch OK, I see the link wasn't working. Let's try thi
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. JR19454 at 1:19pm 03.06.24 Thank you very much for such a detailed reply. Yes, it is the 4JH4-HTE and only has 600 hours on it
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 12:56pm 03.06.24 Many boats have difficult spots and the H49 is no different. For oil changes mine has an oil drain p
Black water seacock Don S/V ILLusion at 12:08pm 03.06.24 As with any stuck seacock, there is nothing unusual with this one. Dissembling is the best approach
Advice on transcontinental shipping MitchM at 11:11am 03.06.24 if your boat is on a cradle it can be flat - bed shipped on a trailer . I had g
GOB Gone? MitchM at 11:04am 03.06.24 wow, that's bad news. I better keep all my paper copies of GOB . I hope the
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dLj at 10:54am 03.06.24 Is a chart required equipment on recreational vessels? I can find references for requirements on c
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JoeWhite at 10:15am 03.06.24 Jssailem, I know exactly what you mean by underwater hazards not be displayed on electronic chart ex
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Davidasailor26 at 9:37am 03.06.24 The CG only says you must have an official chart. Is a chart required equipment on recreational ve
GOB Gone? Alan Gomes at 8:43am 03.06.24 They did. They offered digital only subscriptions for less than the print version. Yup. That's wha
Dinghy hoisting from solar arch with winch Captain Larry-DH at 8:23am 03.06.24 Just use standard rigging blocks. Anything rated to carry the load. Just make sure you place a cam a
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! jssailem at 8:21am 03.06.24 There is no limit to what you may buy from a commercial producer. The CG only says you must have an
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! ggrizzard at 7:17am 03.06.24 So, is buying commercially produced charts kosher?
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! dlochner at 7:15am 03.06.24 Further reading of the original attachment .. the boat was in a collision and run aground... We don
Hunter 170 quiggers at 6:41am 03.06.24 Thats an awesome suggestion. It sounds like it would fit my bill perfectly. You've hit all the salie
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! kloudie1 at 6:04am 03.06.24 Further reading of the original attachment .. the boat was in a collision and run aground... We don'
Hunter Legend 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:01am 03.06.24 @kloudie1 I will send a pm to the owner and report back to this message. Thanks Most likely it is t
Hunter Legend 240 kloudie1 at 5:57am 03.06.24 Going to defer to Crazy Dave, but I think that is the primary seal between the cockpit molding secti
GOB Gone? JBP-PA at 5:33am 03.06.24 So can't they go digital? It's not the same reading my laptop on the can but I could get used to i

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