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Battery Hookup Question catalanc at 6:47pm 05.13.20 Ask All Sailors 4/707 Just purchased a Seaward 24 and purchased a solar panel. The outboard engine also has an alternator
Fixed Portlight replacement on Passage 42 Wanderwind at 5:49pm 05.13.20 Big Boats 5/1069 Hello everyone, The large tinted acrylic portlights on our 1994 Passage 42 are badly crazed and I wo
Replacement windows for Laguna 26. (1) David Smiddy at 3:25pm 05.13.20 Parts Search 11/2426
Newbie, needs some guidance 3224tm at 1:49pm 05.13.20 Big Boats 18/1519 Bought a "New to me" 1993 Hunter Legend 37.5 and I've got a few questions. 1. Is there a switch som
Yanmar 3GMF can't achieve running RPM datasailor2 at 11:48am 05.13.20 Engines and Propulsion 13/3116 The 3GMF has been a great motor over many seasons in my 1983 Hunter 34. She has had lots of love and
Bent mast (1) little breeze at 10:10am 05.13.20 Catalina 22 10/2536 Well It does not look as bad as it sounds. I have noticed that as I Laid out the mast on to wooden
Practice your docking with the ISS justsomeguy at 8:26am 05.13.20 Sails Call Lounge 9/1809 https://iss-sim.spacex.com It's engrossing. I lost control within 1 meter of the dock and crashed.
Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 6:18am 05.13.20 Racing 41/7932
Old Failing Raymarine Electronics jaysweet at 6:14am 05.13.20 Ask All Sailors 23/3903 Our Hunter 306 was fully outfitted in 2004 by the dealer with a Raymarine C80 chartplotter, ST60 win
Terminal block connection (1) RitSim at 5:51am 05.13.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1574 I don't see how to engage the connector on this terminal block.
First Disturbance of the 2020 Atlantic Season JamesG161 at 5:33am 05.13.20 Weather and Forecasting 12/1315 I was researching what to expect for the 2020 Hurricane Season this morning and a big Whoops... A
compression fittings-- ARE TINY! (4) pclarksurf at 11:58pm 05.12.20 Catalina 22 4/872 of course the manufacturers video shows them assembling the largest fitting of all time-- and of cou
C310 Bulkhead replacement cost? (5) CowboyWay at 7:28pm 05.12.20 Catalina 310 8/3100 I'm looking at a 2000 C310 that appears to have a significant leak at the chainplates that have dama
Chainplate Eyebolt question pclarksurf at 6:21pm 05.12.20 Catalina 22 2/525
Puget Sound sailing and the Vessel Traffic Service - How to play nice... (1) jssailem at 6:19pm 05.12.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/2172 A post in the Sailors lounge regarding small sail boats and large freighters, got me thinking but sa
Running wire for masthead light Souellette at 5:14pm 05.12.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1644
Well it's official, No sailing this season fred1diver at 4:52pm 05.12.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1960
Hunter212 (4) 1ibsailin at 4:33pm 05.12.20 Smaller Boats 4/986 Hunter212; dropped the centerboard (keel) while pulling the boat out of the lake. As the trailer ca
Heat Exchanger Support Jac123 at 4:22pm 05.12.20 Catalina 30 7/1959 When I was changing out the pencil zinc I noticed 1 of the supports had broken free. Any suggestions
True Wind Discussion Redux Scott T-Bird at 2:13pm 05.12.20 Ask All Sailors 70/8264 I thought I'd start a new thread so that we don't take the wind speed topic (which is related to his

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1984 Hunter colors Mike Oldak at 2:19pm 03.08.25 My panels seem to be luwan (?) very thin plywood. I'll put some fiberglass or something to fix some
Hunter Legend 35.5 - rudder stop help Mike Oldak at 2:17pm 03.08.25 I would just buy a 4 1/2 grinder from Harbor Freight and modify the 2" stop.
Cabin leak Mike Oldak at 2:15pm 03.08.25 We had a leak in our rear cabin. It turned out to be leaking through the chrome footing piece at the
1984 Hunter colors kloudie1 at 2:05pm 03.08.25 Interesting.. My panels are a kind of fiberboard and the visible surface is a bit more white than th
1984 Hunter colors Mike Oldak at 2:04pm 03.08.25 I was thinking about that option but got sidetracked by formica. I just ordered 4 yards from Sailri
Roadside assistance dlochner at 2:02pm 03.08.25 As I understand Roadside Assistance that BoatUS offers it is for the trailer, not the boat. And age
Roadside assistance Urban Hermit at 12:46pm 03.08.25 Do I understand correctly that someone won't offer roadside assistance to a boat because it is too o
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 12:45pm 03.08.25
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? jssailem at 12:41pm 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... jssailem at 12:38pm 03.08.25 I brushed the sheilding cable and copper inner core wires with flux, The shielding cable does not
VHF SWR results... sailcapt340 at 12:10pm 03.08.25
engine shaft length Stu Jackson at 12:02pm 03.08.25 When you really need it to make way against headwinds and waves on the nose the propeller coming ou
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 11:44am 03.08.25 Ok...yeah after watching that video, I can see why i'm having issues. Time to get serious and do the
VHF SWR results... Don S/V ILLusion at 11:30am 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... (10) sailcapt340 at 11:24am 03.08.25 You have a good iron, capable of 850F +. I think you would have better results with better solder a
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? Johann at 11:07am 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 11:05am 03.08.25
VHF SWR results... jssailem at 11:01am 03.08.25 @sailcapt340 nice video. Fun to have all the tools and work space to do a sweet-neat electronics wir
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 10:44am 03.08.25 After assembly, give the coax a good push-pull test at each connector and make sure it does not mov
1984 Hunter colors Claude L.-Auger at 9:32am 03.08.25 Hi Mike, Several years ago I had the same problem on my 34. Rather than paint and try to match the c

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