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Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Hull and Motor (Collier 16 - 17) Will Gilmore at 7:35pm 04.28.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 1/2403 Welcome to Section 6, the Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Hull and Motor (Collier 16 - 17), of
Don't you hate it when motor doesn't start? Ward H at 7:10pm 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1296 You work all day getting the boat ready for launch and the last thing on the list is to test start t
Was: Mounting Height For Motor Bracket, Now: Backing Plate sreidvt at 2:33pm 04.28.20 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2680 My boat is a 1974 O'Day 23-1 and I'm about to install a new, 4-position adjustable outboard bracket.
Rigging questions Grotto at 1:22pm 04.28.20 Catalina 22 7/972 To those of you our there racers engineers etc can you explain why the mid lowers (typically the low
Big bird strikes again. Windvane (1) Justin_NSA at 12:33pm 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1933 We were out sailing Friday and I was noticing that my Raymarine wind direction instrument was all ov
Leaking Sea-Tech water radiator in 2003 Hunter (1) karellen at 12:33pm 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/387 Noticed yesterday that I have a pretty bad leak on the water radiator located under the galley sink
Plastic in coolant hose Rob Toohey at 11:58am 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/465 Was replacing a hose on Yanmar 2GM on the coolant side, and inside was a crumpled up piece of tubula
Splicing 8 plait to chain Pir8te King at 11:19am 04.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1630 I previously asked about the chain for my Goiot manual windlass, and have discovered that it is not
Correct size of Shaft Packing for my stuffing box? iceowood at 10:11am 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/12495 Folks I own a Hunter 41 DS 2005. The shaft size is 1 1/4" - any idea what size shaft packing materi
Hull Stripes FlyorSail at 9:02am 04.28.20 Catalina 310 10/3862 Aloha, Does anyone know where I can replacement tape for the blue stripes along the hull ?
Topping Lift henris at 8:57am 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1562 Hello, on my H44DS I changed the rigging from "normal" full batten reef to furling mast. Question:
how to approach a bad thru-hull job by boat yard cdarwincole at 8:21am 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 23/2191 I bought a 1987 boat last year and for the winter brought it to a yard I had not used before but abo
Albemarle Sound vs Pamlico Sound TheSoggyDollar at 7:52am 04.28.20 Destinations 7/3211 New boat owner here (Catalina 22). We are looking at several slips in Eastern North Carolina speci
Anchor Roller lcorkum at 7:40am 04.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/875 Has anyone upgraded their Bow Roller on a B 375 to carry a 25 LB Anchor Is there a readily available
Hayn Hi Mod compression fittings revisited: (4) pclarksurf at 7:32am 04.28.20 Catalina 22 5/652 Spring is in the air, (never mind the pandemic)my back to back winter projects are done enough, and
Lecomte Northeast 38 Owners kkboynton at 7:19am 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 0/592 Would like to connect with other Northeast 38 owners. Currently in restoration of fresh water, head,
Cushions seadaddler at 6:49am 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 2/580 Does anybody know what this fabric is called it is the cockpit cushions in my 2007 H-36 Nick
Hunter 386 Stern Light Gary Ryan at 5:13am 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/431 Looking for some advice. Our new/used 2002 Hunter 386 did not come with a stern light. Any idea wh
Masthead rig Drinky Crow at 12:44am 04.28.20 Racing 14/3172 w/a J of 11' and E of 9'. What happens to helm etc. if the E was extended to, say, 10' 6"? Or even 1
Hunter 240 Swing Keel Mistabonze at 5:39pm 04.27.20 Smaller Boats 4/2460 I want to introduce myself to the forum. I am a new sailor (power boater for 30+ years) and purchase

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Cracks in 32 Vision mast step kappykaplan at 2:31am 12.27.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Please post photos of your mast step ring.
fisher 30 1976 ketch needs mast track gates and any building yard technical manuals. higgs at 7:54pm 12.26.24 Try sailboatdata.com
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 dlochner at 7:41pm 12.26.24 Back when I had cellular data, I had a 20GB plan and had to pay through the nose to get more so I s
DC To DC controler dlochner at 7:37pm 12.26.24 Although I am not familiar with that converter, a quick glance at the manual indicates that the sol
fisher 30 1976 ketch needs mast track gates and any building yard technical manuals. Project_Mayhem at 7:26pm 12.26.24 Do you have a pic of the mast track opening?
Powering starlink dlochner at 7:25pm 12.26.24 Have you been able to make yours work with 12V input at 60 feet? The only people I've exchanged wit
DC To DC controler (2) marcham at 7:25pm 12.26.24 Although I am not familiar with that converter, a quick glance at the manual indicates that the sola
Powering starlink marcham at 7:12pm 12.26.24 The mini can be powered from 12 to 48v so that it can easily work on the DC systems in cars, RVs, a
Powering starlink dlochner at 7:08pm 12.26.24 I was thinking about installing a dedicated inverter for the starlink The mini can be powered fro
Puerto Rico (1) rgranger at 6:40pm 12.26.24 What beach is that? -Will
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Hayden Watson at 6:26pm 12.26.24 Just curious, but does that sound about what you would expect if using cellular data instead? Back
Powering starlink NYSail at 5:07pm 12.26.24 I was thinking about installing a dedicated inverter for the starlink
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? markymac1961 at 4:43pm 12.26.24 It is not the completely submerged scenario that is an issue. Over the long term, F\frequent sprayi
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 Newhouse1969 at 3:33pm 12.26.24 I added midships cleats to my Mariner. I was able to find a space just to the outside and forward
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 Newhouse1969 at 3:29pm 12.26.24 For a small boat like yours, consider using the jib sheet winches as "extra" cleats. Alternatively
Puerto Rico dLj at 3:22pm 12.26.24 Enjoy! dj
Puerto Rico Will Gilmore at 2:09pm 12.26.24 What beach is that? -Will
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 pgandw at 11:55am 12.26.24 I added midships cleats to my Mariner. I was able to find a space just to the outside and forward o
DC To DC controler Johann at 8:44am 12.26.24 I'd use the term "common practice" rather than "best practice". I've never really understood why w
DC To DC controler Johann at 8:33am 12.26.24 In OP's picture the DC-DC controller only acts as a DC+ bus. I was curious why there was no MPPT i

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