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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 48/7859
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 1/713 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 10/2471 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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Part 3: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! jssailem at 1:00pm 04.16.25 See the response to Part 1 of your posts. It should be a swivel block, as @JBP-PA shares.
Possible deck issue? arf145 at 12:18pm 04.16.25 If you awaken folks by dangling an interesting boat problem in front of them, it's nice if you give
Lithium battery question Bob S at 12:18pm 04.16.25 Make sure you run the sense wire directly to the batteries, and remember that the negative wire on
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! Tom J at 11:27am 04.16.25 You wouldn't necessarily have to mount the Racor in the engine compartment. My C310 had it mounted
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! jssailem at 11:25am 04.16.25 When you have raised the sail, the sail should hold the boom in place. This will give you your best
Part 2: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! jssailem at 11:23am 04.16.25 On my Montgomery 15, I did not have spreaders. The shrouds were loose, yet when the mast was raised,
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! pgandw at 11:23am 04.16.25 On your photo of the masthead, the backstay attaches to a pin on the rear of the mast crane. On my
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question kappykaplan at 11:20am 04.16.25 If i had it wrong, I assume bad things would have happened quickly - is that right? Oh, yeah!!! Y
Lithium battery question jssailem at 11:10am 04.16.25 Looking at your Vatrer battery specs: 300Ahr Vatrer Batteries Charge Voltage 14.2V-14.6V Max
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question AndyL at 11:02am 04.16.25 Thanks for all the suggestions. I think I got the polarity right, the tube has been on for a few m
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

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