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Clamp on meter recommendation? BAD ORCA at 9:06am 03.09.24 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2171 Looking to add a decent clamp on multimeter to be able to accurately measure DC current. Mainesai
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas ggrizzard at 8:38am 03.09.24 Destinations 4/984 I just received this information from the Bahamas Trust: https://www.explorercharts.com/chatter/exu
Changing batteries Duluthwinger at 7:53am 03.09.24 Big Boats 9/1158 Hi, My boat is a 2011Hunter 39 I am going to change out my house and starting batteries this spring.
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 5:49pm 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 54/2763 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it. I'm thinking with an outboard too I'd have a l
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES jssailem at 1:39pm 03.08.24 Sails Call Lounge 18/1423 WOW... A former Hunter Dealer, still sticks in there helping Hunter owners with their boat problem l
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket (3) NYSail at 1:25pm 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/539 Hello all So one of my winter projects was to re-insulate, reinforce and generally clean up the door
Hunter water ballast transom leaks Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 03.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/224 This thread covers the 19, 23.5, 240, 26, and 260 water ballast Hunter sailboats. I am not sure ab
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 9:45am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 6/725 If you live in the PacificNW there is good WEATHER news, potentially.. From the desk of my friend R
Painting the Boat john6206 at 8:58am 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1015 Hey Everyone - I'm going to be painting the boat this spring. The hull from the rub rail to the bo
Solar ACTIVITY and Northern Lights (1) jssailem at 7:39am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/312 The amazing picture underneath was taken by Juris Se??ikovs from Latvia, showing a Stable Auroral Re
Cockpit Handrail on Beneteau Oceanis 400 (1996) Rodrigo Burgos at 7:57pm 03.07.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/477 The fixed center binnacle/console/table in the cockpit has a curved tube of 1/2" SS "handrail" that
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 5:15pm 03.07.24 Engines and Propulsion 19/1441 I'm thinking that perhaps I should clean out through hull for sea water to my yanmar engine. Is ther
Best way to fix this interior wall (1) Bluebonnet87 at 4:07pm 03.07.24 Smaller Boats 15/1285 I have this new to me Hunter 26.5. Below the V berth bed, there is some wall damage. This is a newbi
Keel to Hull Connection Driftin II at 2:58pm 03.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/636 I'm considering the purchase of a Hunter 30 with a Shoal Keel (currently own Catalina 30T with fin k
Hunter 340 Wing Keel flaking (3) TRS80sailor at 12:40pm 03.07.24 Big Boats 1/374 Seems the outer layer is flaking out. Any suggestions on what kind of filler to apply here? Hunter 3
G-10 discs for thru-hull bob45 at 8:11am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 11/508 I have some through hulls that I'm disconnecting as part of a plumbing upgrade and, since I can't du
Hand grab in cockpit (1) xavpil at 5:16am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 10/447 Hey friends, look at the picture: I would like to add a hand grab like this white shape I drew since
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 12:43am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 17/643 Previous owner informed that Teamac self-polishing poison paint was used in the last year. Boat is
outboard hoisting fiddle block question xavpil at 6:12pm 03.06.24 Ask All Sailors 3/244 dinghy outboard is 110lbs dinghy is hoisted to solar arch. I would like to hoist the outboard to the
Y33 Pulling chainplates (4) rekkabell at 5:38pm 03.06.24 Yamaha 7/716 Am currently pulling the chainplates off my boat(tall rig, engine in the back). Found some pit corro

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Vendee Globe dlochner at 6:41pm 10.19.24
Dodger and Bimini features you love? PNWE36 at 6:29pm 10.19.24 Hi Paul, A couple things to add. I see you are in Vancouver as am I and we do end up in the rain at
Vendee Globe Hello Below at 6:19pm 10.19.24 The Vendee racers will use proprietary weather information that we mere mortals cannot afford to ac
Vendee Globe dlochner at 5:56pm 10.19.24 I use Windy a lot. Share what you have in mind. I also have used the Grib file charting of Open CPN
Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking jssailem at 5:44pm 10.19.24 Thehigh pressure fuel lines on your enigne look like steel fuel lines. This type of line cna be flar
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 5:21pm 10.19.24 Not much room anywhere in False Bay now Terry. It has turned into a permanent mooring field for loca
Vendee Globe jssailem at 5:16pm 10.19.24 I use Windy a lot. Share what you have in mind. I also have used the Grib file charting of Open CPN.
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 4:55pm 10.19.24 I've told this story a time or two. Many years ago our flotilla anchored for a few days in Cocktail
Vendee Globe Hello Below at 4:11pm 10.19.24 A whole lot of sail area for relatively light vessels. A 7,000 sq ft downwind sail and 3,000+ sq ft
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 3:58pm 10.19.24
Catalina C445 (1) LakeOntario270 at 2:22pm 10.19.24 On my boat, 1996 270, I had to remove the back panel in my aft cabin and then look to the starboard
Fiberglass crack by winch dlochner at 2:15pm 10.19.24 If you look at the line stripper it indicates that the load will be on the opposite side so I agree
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard dlochner at 2:09pm 10.19.24 We really need to know what you have done to solve the issue. Steering system are really simply, how
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard Davidasailor26 at 2:08pm 10.19.24
Vendee Globe dlochner at 1:55pm 10.19.24 And for those who did not fare well in HS French, here's a link to the English language version. ht
Vendee Globe shemandr at 1:31pm 10.19.24 Opps! https://www.vendeeglobe.org
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard kappykaplan at 1:02pm 10.19.24
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? omac at 12:58pm 10.19.24 Thank you for the responses. I appreciate your insight and time. It didn't leak before I changed en
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode jssailem at 12:16pm 10.19.24
Catalina C445 Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 10.19.24 Good morning @Roger Hinsch and welcome to the site. from general boat construction : you say you'r

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