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jviss at 12:39pm 06.09.20
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Greetings, I have a couple of 110 Ah wet batteries as my house bank and a group 24 starting battery
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I have an Anker emergency jump pack that won't charge. I plug it in and the LED meter goes immediat
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I recently purchased a Catalina 310 that was being broken up. On inspection, I found 5 Quantum sai
tgrayson at 11:53am 06.09.20
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need a venture 17 main sail
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I have a 2000 310 with in-mast furling. I've been using an empty plastic bottle to plug the boom end
tgrayson at 11:45am 06.09.20
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need a venture 17 main sail
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I had a catastrophic mast lowering experience this past week which resulted in a broken jib furler d
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Thunderbird is insured with Boat US / Geico, so I called them directly for a quote on Catalina 320 (
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I have a 1993 H27 with an inboard Yanmar diesel. I believe my holding tank (waste tank) is leaking.
Lordimpala at 10:21am 06.09.20
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odaydokay at 8:48am 06.09.20
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Last Saturday we got caught in a deep fog in Long Island Sound (no problem, happily), but it go me t
Steve760 at 8:37am 06.09.20
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Hello eveyone, My refrigerator unit is a Grunert passagemaker ac450 and i'm having a hell of a time
bawlmer at 7:16am 06.09.20
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Fellow Sailors. My water heater gave up the ghost last week. It started leaking from unknown places.
CMF Hunter 27 at 6:12am 06.09.20
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This is my 1st sailboat and would like to get sailing sooner than later but would like to start havi
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Whouze at 8:01pm 06.08.20
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Looking at a 1994 Hunter online. Did model come with pelican gates port and starboard for boarding o
Erbardy at 6:07pm 06.08.20
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I just renovated my 1974 catalina 22. Looks great and I remounted all the hardware. I do notice wa
SeanP at 5:42pm 06.08.20
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Hi helpful forum! I repaired the down drain on the sink in the head. When I turn the water pump on,

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Chain splice
jssailem at 7:10am 03.02.25
Strong currents and pitch black with nearby shoals and anchored boats Some nights, you are just no
Marine Strike Survey
damianfoxall at 6:44am 03.02.25
Hi Hi, Most questions are optional, and only input that respondents can answer are expected.
Marine Strike Survey
damianfoxall at 6:43am 03.02.25
Damian - that's exactly the point. You really want me to remember the species of shark when it's b
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Captain Larry-DH at 4:52am 03.02.25
I have snagged my nylon rode twice in the past couple of years and it is a real bugger to get free
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sailcapt340 at 4:29am 03.02.25
So while I was routing a new remote mic cable to into my pedestal on Wednesday, I just happened to b
Marine Strike Survey
pgandw at 3:03am 03.02.25
Damian - that's exactly the point. You really want me to remember the species of shark when it's bu
Chain splice
thinwater at 9:38pm 03.01.25
Kellets. Better to understand what they are and thus their limitations. They can help a mostly ro
Marine Strike Survey
damianfoxall at 8:39pm 03.01.25
I opened the survey and read through it. I was disappointed. The only strike I have ever had was
Retrieving engine hours
Benny17441 at 7:27pm 03.01.25
I installed an hour meter, not to record engine hours but to calculate fuel consumption. I schedule
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment
amcmahon at 7:07pm 03.01.25
So, my current situation is that my boat is on the hard, after withdrawing the propeller shaft I fo
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries
Hayden Watson at 6:42pm 03.01.25
If I understand what you are saying, these batteries were at home not connected to anything for the
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries
Johann at 5:08pm 03.01.25
If the LFP batteries don't like to be left at a full charge, how do you manage that when you leave
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries
heritage at 5:02pm 03.01.25
Most of the lfp batteries are tested for up to 6000 cycles and will still retain 80% of their capaci
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units   (1)
Arbee at 4:31pm 03.01.25
Thanks, I've just discovered completely by accident that the water/waste tank parts are not listed a
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units
dlochner at 3:58pm 03.01.25
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Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5?
smokey73 at 3:38pm 03.01.25
I think I said those things in Post #9 but many seemed to think welding would fix this. Pointing ou
Hunter 26/260 trailers
Crazy Dave Condon at 2:24pm 03.01.25
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Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5?
Crazy Dave Condon at 2:00pm 03.01.25
Everyone is correct that there is alot of tension at the speader base and some have suggested weldi

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