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Siren 17 logo bobweenk at 2:32pm 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1194 I'm a watercolourist in the Gulf Islands of B.C. and I'm looking for a good photo of the sail logo o
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin RussC at 8:25am 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 32/7614 first off: I'm still trying to wrap my head around just how an instrument measures true wind speed o
Deck Grab rail removal tom.p.brown at 6:23am 05.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3462 I have 2003 Hunter 306. I want to remove the deck grab rails. there are 3 each side. I see a wood pl
Key Buzzer Doesn't Buzz stephen_i_w at 8:19pm 05.09.20 Catalina 310 9/1921 On my C315, for some reason, the buzzer that usually buzzes when the key is turned, but before the
Converting a 33.5 from sailing yacht to trawler... sandiegoskipper at 6:48pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3374 I'm buying a Hunter 33.5 that has been de-masted which is fine by me as I intend to use her as a tra
Hunter Legend 37 - Deck core Marmalade at 4:16pm 05.09.20 Big Boats 3/969 I know the deck is cored with balsa, but can anyone confirm for me if the core extends into: 1) Coc
Anchor Locker Does Not Drain (1) sail sfbay at 3:53pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 21/5498 The anchor locker on my 2005 Hunter 46 leaves standing water below the through hull drains on each s
Simrad Transducer Operation fhujber at 2:08pm 05.09.20 Bigger Boats 6/2813 I just finished installing a Simrad Cruise 7 chartplotter with the echosounder transducer. I'm seein
Hunter 376 stanchions Velella at 12:25pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/719 Are Hunter 376 stanchions attached by bolts or screws?
SG200 Question (1) ontherocks83 at 12:00pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 1/451 I just installed my Balmar SG200 and Pro Charge Ultra battery charger that I got from Maine Sail. Ev
Ball Swivel Trailer Bunk Brackets Aarrrgh! at 11:39am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1367 I am searching for those ball-type swivel bunk brackets. My trailer bunks are 14' treated 2X6 boards
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane won't run... ObiQuiet at 11:28am 05.09.20 Engines and Propulsion 21/8160 video: Untitled_720p.mp4 Getting last-year's new motor ready, and it won't run. In some attempts
I Miss My Friends (1) Bad Obsession at 10:44am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 11/889 178784 This picture is from a raft-up that I was a part of (Probably 2008). I just came across it a
Sealing end-cap bolt on heat exchanger. Hayden Watson at 9:58am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 3/623 The bolts that hold the end-caps onto the heat exchanger for my Universal did not have anything unde
Mainsail track end stop wouterdebie at 9:40am 05.09.20 Big Boats 3/617 Hi all! Last season I misplaced the track end stop for the main sail of my 1992 Legend 37.5 and I w
Victron BMV-712 vs Balmar SG200 P12nash at 9:33am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 7/4403
Restoring a 1965 Widgeon - looking for sails tdol87 at 9:15am 05.09.20 Day Sailers 0/4 My son and I are restoring a late 1964 or 1965 O Day Widgeon: Hull 10531 Class No 265. Nearly all co
Restoring a 1965 Widgeon - need sails tdol87 at 8:56am 05.09.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/6 My son and I are restoring a late 1964 or 1965 O Day Widgeon: Hull 10531 Class No 265. Nearly all co
Restoring a 1965 O'Day Widgeon - seeking sails tdol87 at 8:52am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 6/932 My son and I are restoring a late 1964 or 1965 O Day Widgeon. Nearly all cosmetic work and moving a
Downwind Sail - Beneteau 311 Jimbeaux at 6:55am 05.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4144

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Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 dlochner at 8:38am 01.03.25 For monitoring temperature take a look at the Ruuvi Sensors (Amazon link). I've been using one to mo
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:19am 01.03.25
how to lock my rudder while under way danooxnard at 8:13am 01.03.25 Awesome that is the one in the picture. Here is a link to the actual part. I may have to order thi
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole (1) jssailem at 7:48am 01.03.25 how to attach a whisker pole It depends on how you are using it. Note that the pole is being force
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 Davidasailor26 at 7:34am 01.03.25
Bimini tubing chafe jssailem at 7:34am 01.03.25 That will work. :biggrin:
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 jssailem at 7:32am 01.03.25
Dish Rack for 2004-2011 Hunter 33 (1) KyleH at 7:10am 01.03.25 Thanks for the suggestion. I'm looking for one that fits in the cabinet like the one below:
Bimini tubing chafe yelkenli at 6:58am 01.03.25 I found this and put it on the damaged areas. 7/8 ID dicharge tube It cuts easily with a razor bl
Auto charge relay with solar colemj at 4:16am 01.03.25 The solar controller has independent charge circuits for each battery or at least it's supposed to.
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? colemj at 3:58am 01.03.25 I'm also confused about this buck converter and efficiency issue. We have Balmar 614 regulators - p
Pulling cable for wind transducer on C320 danstanford at 2:28am 01.03.25 Has the RayMarine worked out well. I had the wireless on my last boat and it was operationally fla
Invest 97 Will Gilmore at 11:57pm 01.02.25 That is true. :puke: -Will
vent cap (3) Ralph Johnstone at 8:44pm 01.02.25 Past : Brass vent caps corroded like crazy. Nickel plated brass (or bronze). Present : 229215
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' Ralph Johnstone at 8:27pm 01.02.25 I shall tear my nut off and report back OUCH! That sounds bloody painful, but whatever works I g
vent cap Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:25pm 01.02.25 Better yet, if we're talking about a holding tank vent thru-hull, forget about a cap for it. Replac
Invest 97 Kermit at 6:25pm 01.02.25 Always thinking of you, Kermit. Don't ask about specifics, though. :poke: -Will You and your wif
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' Windpilot at 5:50pm 01.02.25 Make a few Keyes, good ones, I had issues with them on my 410 (same looking steering also) in fact I
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' markymac1961 at 5:28pm 01.02.25 Sorry, never heard of that before so maybe you ARE the first one to ever catch a dose of it. Next
pendant line cockpit fitting. Project_Mayhem at 5:02pm 01.02.25 Assuming that youre referring to the trim piece that the pendant goes through in the cockpit, here a

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