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Selden furling mast issue (2) DRhoads at 9:22am 06.15.20 Big Boats 15/2202 Having an issue with the furling system. The bottom of the sail will not extend fully and about one
Groco HE head part I can't find (2) fourwhitesocks at 8:07am 06.15.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2008 Hello, I have a 1986 Oday 28 that has the (prob) original head which is the Groco HE model. I just
New Owner Here... Rennsail at 8:00am 06.15.20 Catalina 22 11/1035 Hi all, I've been hanging around the "trailer Sailor" forum for a week or so and someone suggested
O'Day 34 Propane locker repair LouisMK at 7:51am 06.15.20 Bigger Boats 2/1237 Hello all- Wondering whether others have found a good fix- the flanges of my propane locker are shea
Sail needed Leerooker at 7:33am 06.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1001 I lost my 1983 Hunter mainsail in a storm last week. Does anyone have a used mainsail they would lik
Motor mount bracket (1) john6206 at 7:17am 06.15.20 Trailer Sailors 6/1677 I could probably get a better picture in a couple hours . . . .but I think you can see this. My mo
Hunter 41 - 41DS air conditioning install Tim Mills at 7:07am 06.15.20 Big Boats 15/2815 I am taking up the charge to install air conditioning in our 2006 41DS. The boat was built with an
Beneteau 36cc - boat manual frietti at 6:53am 06.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/648 I just became the owner of a 2000 36cc. Does a manual download exist? Also - what is the proper way
Traveler - 222? Waitewigmailcom at 6:49am 06.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2052
Barient winch retaining clips? azambella at 4:10am 06.15.20 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2266 Am I going to find the large clip that retains the winch body to the assembly?
Nagging leak in quarter berth Tom H31 at 3:25am 06.15.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1095 I have been chasing a leak for about a year now, and would love some advice - 1986 Hunter 31. Water
Yanmar starting problem bart at 3:13am 06.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/1149 The Yanmar 4JH4AE in my Hunter sailboat is not starting easily due I believe to air getting into the
Solar installation SoSound at 11:23pm 06.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/5056 Has anyone installed solar charging on a 2009 or newer Beneteau? Where did you make the connections
O'day 222 power isn't working Unremarcable at 10:54pm 06.14.20 Day Sailers 1/486 Hi, I recently got an o'day 222 and while the wiring looks good, none of the electrical components s
Stock outhaul rigging for o'day 222 Unremarcable at 10:23pm 06.14.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1808 Does anyone have a photo of how the outhaul is rigged on a stock o'day 222? I just got an 84 and the
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help (4) Artey1 at 8:34pm 06.14.20 Big Boats 35/7984 Oh boy... here we go. So I decided to rebed my chainplates. I undid the 4 bolts on deck, started uns
Hunter 26.5 Drinky Crow at 6:38pm 06.14.20 Racing 9/3704 Anyone racing one? Good, bad indifferent - against which other boats?
CDI Rigger 8/9 or replacement kit needed Mhkent at 6:38pm 06.14.20 Ask All Sailors 0/21 I am looking for a used CDI Rigger 8/9 furler or the replacement kit
"Helpful" little hands ontherocks83 at 5:57pm 06.14.20 Ask All Sailors 9/796 Today I was putting on a fresh coat of bottom paint and my children were helping me. As I was rollin
Hunter Legend 40 review/info please! grahamem at 5:42pm 06.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3230 We are looking at purchasing a 1990 Hunter Legend 40. We currently have a 1980 C'C 30 (which we love

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windlass installation need your suggestions Terry Cox at 10:59am 01.17.25 The VW800 windlass on my 1991 Legend 43 is getting quite old, Our 1991 P42 came with a Maxwell win
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 10:43am 01.17.25 Interesting, thank you. Completely agree 100% This is the ultimate plan. I would hope I can avoid
Reverse diagonal shroud disconnect for winter cover? Gillfowdy at 10:28am 01.17.25 We contacted the manufacturer and he's making two filler pieces with cutouts for the shrouds with zi
Sunken Treasure SteveHughessails at 9:55am 01.17.25
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:23am 01.17.25 From reading Musings with Maine Sail I learned a common problem with inverter and generator install
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:19am 01.17.25 Your multiplus 3000 has an internal transfer switch that can be activated/deactivated. Just wire t
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:14am 01.17.25 Kind of an aside, I originally designed my boat to take both voltages as you are proposing but neve
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 9:09am 01.17.25 From reading Musings with Maine Sail I learned a common problem with inverter and generator installa
Wiring Diagram Question. colemj at 9:08am 01.17.25 Your multiplus 3000 has an internal transfer switch that can be activated/deactivated. Just wire th
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:02am 01.17.25 Your plans raise a lot of questions. What inverter is currently installed? What battery charger is
Lithium battery question dlochner at 9:00am 01.17.25 I don't get out much but I'm wondering why you couldn't just have a small load of, say 1.0A resisti
Lithium battery question Ralph Johnstone at 8:48am 01.17.25 Nonetheless I do have a Balmar alternator protection device installed. I don't get out much but I
Sunken Treasure dLj at 8:42am 01.17.25 Years ago a crew was hired to pull logs out of a local lake. It was an insane operation but the woo
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 8:42am 01.17.25 It does seem like that should work from m the standpoint of controlling where the power goes. The s
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 8:36am 01.17.25 Kind of an aside, I originally designed my boat to take both voltages as you are proposing but never
Sarasota Bay Returning SteveHughessails at 8:32am 01.17.25 I believe the canoe would be more arduous than a kayak. We let our buoy go to another as kayaking ou
Wiring Diagram Question. Davidasailor26 at 8:24am 01.17.25 Take a look at the Victron Multiplus line of inverter chargers. They are pretty magic. When plugged
Sunken Treasure SteveHughessails at 8:21am 01.17.25 Years ago a crew was hired to pull logs out of a local lake. It was an insane operation but the wood
Spotlight Recommendation dLj at 8:19am 01.17.25 Hello, I don't have much to add to this except for one point. IMHO you should have at least one de
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 7:47am 01.17.25 Yep. Also the one who got detained by British Customs in London, because they thought it was suspic

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