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The WTF Thread ontherocks83 at 10:40am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 49/6147 I thought it would be fun to start a thread where people can tell stories (i.e. gripe) about how th
New chaps (3) All U Get at 10:01am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1103 Hi all, My wife finished the chaps for our new dinghy. She added a lot of nice touches like chafin
Tack shackle ? Ron20324 at 9:10am 06.29.20 Catalina 310 6/1721 My slip neighbor lost their tack to roller shackle or whatever was there. Can you tell us what is th
Depth Finder Question TheSoggyDollar at 9:05am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 17/1821 Our boat came with a glue-in Hawk eye Depth finder. I have yet to see it display anything but " - -
Advice H37 LunaSea at 8:43am 06.29.20 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2100 I have a 1980 37C with a QM30. It was my dream boat when I purchased it and I had every intention o
Screwed up nicopress fittings Grotto at 8:35am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1724 So I built new forward shrouds. looked up the specs and misread the number of crimps 1/8 sleeves. Cu
Anybody else have login problems at trailersailor.com? Tedd at 8:07am 06.29.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1377 I've had a login over at trailersailors.com for quite a few years now but I've rarely been able to u
2014 (New Version) Marlow Hunter 22 Centerboard Cable Length tzc at 8:04am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 2/733 The cable from the centerboard to the hydraulic lift broke on my 2014 Marlow Hunter 22. I'm trying t
Backstay Chainplate Replacement (1) larchmont_oday at 7:28am 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2375 Hello, New to the forum and appreciate all the great info here. I recently acquired a 1978 O'Day 23
Rudder kclancy at 6:56am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 10/1963 Hey Gang, This weekend I had yet another new mishap on my boat. This time I broke my rudder while u
Mastgates kclancy at 6:36am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 12/3778 Hi All, I am having a problem keeping the sail stops on my mast. It seems they like the water more
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak Northshore at 6:29am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 46/3630 I recently started getting water in my bilge. I have checked all my hull penetrations, shaft packing
Glow Plug key or not to key? CYQK at 5:30am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2131 Would you wire your glow plug to your start key...or...would you mount your glow plug with a push bu
Rust Spot on keel Ohiosailin at 4:44am 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/993 On my '87 H23, a rust spot has developed on my wing keel. All else appears good ' sound, but the spo
No Flights, No Problem dlochner at 4:43am 06.29.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/575 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/world/americas/coronavirus-argentina-sailor.html?campaign_id=2'em
Shout out to Weems & Plath miketcook at 2:13am 06.29.20 Catalina 30 2/1015 Recently bought an older Catalina 30 which was equipped with a matching Weems ' Plath clock and baro
Refurbishing Hunter 410 szpenny at 12:32am 06.29.20 Big Boats 6/2661 We own a 1999 Hunter 410. It was perfect for us-water maker, solar, AC, lots of upgrades. I saw "was
Yanmar SB8 - Shut off Cable npaulay at 9:41pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1908 Hi All, I'm going to be installing a Yanmar SB8 soon into my sailboat and while taking a look at th
List to Port gfroch at 8:20pm 06.28.20 Catalina 30 9/2093 I have a 1987 TRBS with a slight (?) list to port of 2-3 degrees. Enought that the coaming pocket on
Engine alarm chirps njlarry at 7:42pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 4/757 Universal m25 xpb panel alarm this morning started chirping after the first 15 minutes of running. N

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Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:05pm 04.01.25 Flooded batteries are still an alternative to AGM. For decades all we had were flooded batteries, m
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 12:03pm 04.01.25 LFP batteries have been around now for about 15-20 years, the longevity of a good set of well maint
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove jssailem at 12:02pm 04.01.25 Perhpas it is time to contact Force 10. The item appears to have been replaced with newer designs.
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 11:59am 04.01.25 That is an attractive price point for the LI batteries vs your cost for AGM's. The weight differen
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 11:44am 04.01.25 Allegedly LFP batteries will last many years longer than AGM or FLA, but we haven't had them around
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! colemj at 11:41am 04.01.25 I don't think it will work without connecting the ignition terminal. That is used by the internal r
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! dlochner at 11:40am 04.01.25 Yes, the battery sense wire needs to be connected to the battery. This tells the regulator what the
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? LydieBP at 11:32am 04.01.25 just got a quote for $2000 to rebuild (Florida ) versus $2300 new . I will be putting in a new ZF 12
Emergency Manual LloydB at 11:07am 04.01.25 7 minutes ago Add bookmark #57 I would pick the most likely experienced teachable of the five new
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 11:00am 04.01.25 Just replacing the agms would be the simpler solution by far. I don't have space under the companio
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 10:54am 04.01.25
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:42am 04.01.25 I'm looking to get this one hooked up so I can launch. I know this isn't the ideal alternator. Elect
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove dLj at 10:27am 04.01.25 With a two burner stove with no oven below it, you won't get it to gimbal correctly by placing the p
Pearson keel (2) jssailem at 10:24am 04.01.25 OK. That sort of damage suggests the boat hit something while in reverse. It looks like it is where
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove 4lane at 10:21am 04.01.25 @jssailem - thanks for your feedback. I see the diagram you show is an ENO stove with the feet on th
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 BigEasy at 10:17am 04.01.25 The Wattcycle 100 Ah LiPO4 group 24 batteries are $249 Canadian with free shipping. I get an addit
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove (1) jssailem at 10:02am 04.01.25 Looking again at the design image for the Model 60100. so the "cooktop" can swing freely. There is
Pearson keel (2) PaulM317 at 9:57am 04.01.25 This is a crack at the aft end of the keel on a Pearson 303. Any suggestions > best way to repair.
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 jssailem at 9:45am 04.01.25 Hey, I understand. If I hear comments, I remind them it is a wonderful free world where we all can
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! Stu Jackson at 9:39am 04.01.25 It doesn't matter what engine. What matters is what alternator. Maine Sail wrote a good article ab

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