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Steering Wheel Cover (1) sail sfbay at 9:53am 07.04.20 Ask All Sailors 26/3637 Has anyone installed a leather cover on a your steering wheel and low long did it take you? I purch
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? Kings Gambit at 8:46am 07.04.20 Ask All Sailors 48/7847
Good Old Boat Magazine-- Download Free Issue dlochner at 7:58am 07.04.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/1284 The July/August issue of Good Old Boat Magazine is available as a free download. https://mailchi.mp
Current (July 2020) Info on Rhode Island, Newport, Goat Island, etc.? jviss at 7:07am 07.04.20 Destinations 1/712 Greetings, We're thinking of visiting Newport and environs tomorrow, and would appreciate some curr
Spinnaker topping lift KGarvey at 4:37am 07.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3260 Looking for information on setting up the spinnaker topping lift, pictures or manual would be much a
Pearson 26 Mast part (1) Stvbrown2184 at 9:45pm 07.03.20 Parts Search 3/1088 Hi all, I was gifted a Pearson 26 and am in the process of revitalizing it and learning how to sail.
Wheel pulling to port under power secondwind410 at 6:58pm 07.03.20 Big Boats 18/2513 I was wondering if your wheel pulls to port when under power. Mine is fine until 5.4 knots then the
Help with cooling system dfp51 at 6:14pm 07.03.20 Bigger Boats 23/2834
Will this go boom? (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:13pm 07.03.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1125 I have a friend that's pushing me to store my vintage gas tank in the lazarette. Seems like this wou
Hunter 260 Bilge Question rs1sensen at 4:48pm 07.03.20 Smaller Boats 14/2304 I've been a long-time lurker on the forums, but have been searching for a Hunter 260 for some time.
Fresh water leak B40 GWG at 11:42am 07.03.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1775
Boom Rigging for 1982 Hunter 25 Alan in Colorado at 11:06am 07.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1118 I recently bought a 1982 Hunter 25. The running rigging is a very sad tale but through perseverance
Water heater replacement btmarino at 8:47am 07.03.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1954
Trouble w/email alerts rgranger at 8:18am 07.03.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/786 Starting yesterday, when I clicked on an email alert associated with a watched forum, I would get a
The Times they are a Changing... (1) sailme88 at 5:29am 07.03.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1337 We are lucky... We managed to launch and step on time without a COVID derailment. So far, there ha
Brass Cleaner? rpludwig at 5:06am 07.03.20 Catalina 22 10/2470 what do you guys recommend for brass cleaner, quick, eze, w/minimum elbow grease? Have some big stu
Bukh DV8SME Drinky Crow at 12:21am 07.03.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1256 These old diesels are no longer made amiright? Laser owners reduced to parts swapping?
Force 10 Gourmet Four Burner Range - Sparker Location? (1) jviss at 2:53pm 07.02.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1405 Greetings, Does anyone else have this range, and know where the sparker is located? The sparker is
28.5 fresh water tank replacement (2) Dan Hunter 28.5 at 1:24pm 07.02.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/1025 I just opened the fresh water tank on my 1987 Hunter 28.5 sailboat. OMG! A lot of mold and blisters
Bimini for 29.5 Hunter 1994 JHS at 11:33am 07.02.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1045 Is there standing room at wheel and good height over the rail seats. I do have a traveler in front

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Lithium battery question colemj at 10:41am 04.16.25 This is what I was looking for! Sounds like a good starting point. Charging LFP highly depends o
Leak source found in removable deck panel sailcapt340 at 10:41am 04.16.25
Lithium battery question dlochner at 10:30am 04.16.25 My windlass has an 80a breaker on it. It's factory set that it can only be used if the engine is ru
Lithium battery question Bob S at 10:12am 04.16.25 Make sure the Max Discharge rate for the LFP batteries is high enough to start the engine. Many LFP
Waste valve state position? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:09am 04.16.25 If you're referring to the tank discharge thru-hull, it should always be kept CLOSED except when in
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:57am 04.16.25 I'm not a fan of two vents...larger vent line, yes, but aeration instead of a second vent. That doe
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 9:55am 04.16.25 Quick update The dyneema loops to the blocks are done as well as the loop to secure the line. Just n
Leak source found in removable deck panel Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 04.16.25
Possible deck issue? dLj at 9:32am 04.16.25 Well, long story short, after a deeper inspection the state of the stanchions were the least of my
Lithium battery question colemj at 9:30am 04.16.25
Lithium battery question dlochner at 9:22am 04.16.25 I've never had a 614. Back in the day when I had 4 GC batteries I used an ARS-5 which was more than
Lithium battery question colemj at 9:11am 04.16.25 There are limits to adapting old technology to new devices. Using an old 614 to with LFP batteries
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 9:07am 04.16.25 Having looked at my internal blocks again I saw that the bail can be removed, so for the dyneema I j
Outhaul modifications dLj at 8:58am 04.16.25
Leak source found in removable deck panel jssailem at 8:54am 04.16.25 the shards of hard dripped fiberglass show no mercy. Your boat is not the only one that has inflic
Winchrite V5 replacement battery?? gfrazzle at 8:46am 04.16.25 Got a soldering iron? Build your own! TN-RJ-9l-94
Leak source found in removable deck panel dLj at 8:42am 04.16.25 dj, I thought larger screws but, like you state, they would be proud of the floor and create a real
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! (2) jssailem at 8:37am 04.16.25 Would the exit block require me to cut into the mast and wells weld back together? When you have a
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! shemandr at 8:22am 04.16.25 No Welding. You would have to cut a hole in the mast but it is relatively small. A jig saw with a
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! (1) jssailem at 8:15am 04.16.25 There is another block lower on the mast where the jib halyard is already attached. It just seems

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