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Knowing My Alternator (3) Scott T-Bird at 4:18pm 03.25.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2512 I have a Hitachi LR180-03B mounted to my Yanmar engine. One of things I have never gotten around to
Cat-5 Brewing - Oh Great - - Stop with the Sailing Analogies! mnmpizza at 2:49pm 03.25.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/529 UPDATE: I'm guessing someone removed the article... Sorry, but I can't find it anymore. Read this
Deck hardware cleaning and removal ingramsail at 2:42pm 03.25.20 Catalina 22 3/954 Mask is down and it's time to repaint and reseal. After removing all the hardware what would you use
Grampian 26 height? alyman at 2:22pm 03.25.20 Grampian 6/2699 I just acquired a Grampian 26 (fixed fin keel) and am planning to unstep the mast and have it hauled
Companionway Hatch Water Capture Cure cjdport1231 at 1:49pm 03.25.20 Catalina 30 8/1706 Hello all; after a 2019 purchase of a Catalina 30 1987 #5005, I found that often, when opening or cl
Sunforce Marine 600watt Wind Generator Syntonos at 11:13am 03.25.20 Ask All Sailors 5/705 Hello All, I'll be working on an older Sunforce Marine 600 wind generator in the near future,
US Sailing Videos PaulK at 7:55am 03.25.20 Racing 0/602 US Sailing has just come out with a new site to host videos from experts on how to improve your resu
In Mast Mainsail furling tom.p.brown at 7:08am 03.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3669 I have a 2004 306 with selden in mast mainsail roller furling system. To unfurl the main i will plac
HUNTER 41 DIRECT TOILET DISCHARGE QUESTION Valerio at 5:39pm 03.24.20 Big Boats 4/1044 On my hunter 41 i do not have a valve for direct discharge of the front toilet waste, but i have a m
Dodger Bill Ernst at 4:08pm 03.24.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2392 Looking to add a dodger this year. Has anyone had a good experience with the Sailrite do-it-yoursel
Yanmar 3QM claskey at 12:49pm 03.24.20 Engines and Propulsion 0/579 If any one has a use for a Yanmar 3-QM 30 parts motor. contact me at claskey1954@yahoo.com
Off Center Harbor Offer dlochner at 11:33am 03.24.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/2146 Some may have heard of Off Center Harbor, this is a website dedicated to traditional boating with hu
Have you seen this? shemandr at 9:30am 03.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/483 From Sounding online Newsletter: u-Grv_euVv4 People were hurt but everyone survived.
Mac 26D Bilge/ Laz Question ScourgeOfTheHudson at 5:26am 03.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1570 Hello fellow Macs, Away from my boat and stuck at home up here in NY and was just wondering if anyo
Stop rebuilding my Universal m25XP or keep going? (5) pathfndr at 7:26pm 03.23.20 Engines and Propulsion 19/6442 I am a shade tree mechanic that is also new to keelboat sailing, However, I have never* messed with*
Standard-Horizon GX2200 to Garmin 546S AIS noise problem Alan Gomes at 5:56pm 03.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1699 I recently purchased a Standard-Horizon GX2200 VHF radio that has built-in AIS receive capability. I
Gland packing size alvy at 5:53pm 03.23.20 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1847 I pulled out all the shaft packing on my O day 26 . tried to measure the size of it with my mic but
Animal poop Daveinet at 4:18pm 03.23.20 Ask All Sailors 25/3949 OK, so trying to not feel like I've just been sent to my room, I went outside and climbed in my boat
Need a measurement of the Sanitation Host BillyK at 4:07pm 03.23.20 Catalina 310 2/699 Defender is the the middle of their spring sale.. and since i don't have access to the boat due to t
Stays H26 Big Rog at 3:17pm 03.23.20 Smaller Boats 4/732 Can some one tell me which stay goes to fore and aft u bolts. Is spreader stay on the fore or aft bo

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New sailor, new boat, new concerns (2) SteveHughessails at 8:33am 10.21.24 Hi Dave I found only one label on the mast, it doesn't help us. Clearer picture, yes. They are the h
Axle length Crazy Dave Condon at 8:20am 10.21.24 @Project_Mayhem it is a tandem trailer with surge brakes on one axle. Needs to know if hunter bu
Hurricane Nadine ggrizzard at 8:18am 10.21.24 Nadine, going where all hurricanes should go to die, WEST! (Florida's had enough)
5-year-old Neil Pryde mainsail and furling jib used on 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 kappykaplan at 8:11am 10.21.24 My understanding is that giving away items (free) is acceptable in the "Digital Dumpster Dive - Fre
Catalina 385 weight? kappykaplan at 8:09am 10.21.24 and generally never discuss her weight as "FAT" or "BIG BOTTOMED.":yikes: :yikes::badbad:
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:53am 10.21.24 Sink drain thru-hulls are below the waterline on almost all sailboats. So disconnect the toilet int
Winterising Davidasailor26 at 7:41am 10.21.24 Hi Greg , do you use the pink plumbing A/F for the fresh water cooling portion of your engine? I se
Winterising Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:40am 10.21.24 Colin, go to the Plumbing and sanitation forum, where you will find an article "Winterizing Plumbing
Axle length Project_Mayhem at 7:39am 10.21.24 If it's a dual axle trailer, I'd recommend measuring the other axle, or grabbing the ID/model number
5-year-old Neil Pryde mainsail and furling jib used on 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 AGMTurning40 at 7:23am 10.21.24 My understanding is that giving away items (free) is acceptable in the "Digital Dumpster Dive - Free
NMEA Cable Install on Hunter 30-2 Kurt K at 7:13am 10.21.24 Thank you, jssailem. I've located the conduit that runs from the control panel to the helm. Field at
5-year-old Neil Pryde mainsail and furling jib used on 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 Joe at 7:11am 10.21.24 Both sails fit 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3. Mfg. by Neil Pryde Sails in Connecticut in March of 1990. L
Axle length Joe at 7:08am 10.21.24 Steve, is it possible to identify the trailer.... you know... either from a badge on the frame or by
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 7:03am 10.21.24 @SteveHughessails Can you tell who manufactured the mast? Take a clearer picture close up where the
Catalina 385 weight? jssailem at 6:51am 10.21.24 Your boat can have a designed displacement weight. This value should be the weight of the boat in th
NMEA Cable Install on Hunter 30-2 jssailem at 6:42am 10.21.24 Welcome to the forum Kurt. The H30-2 is a nice boat. Hunter often ran cables in conduits (wire chase
Axle length Crazy Dave Condon at 6:39am 10.21.24 Are you able to see any identification on either axle? Does it show on the title work it is Hunter?
Seaward 26 T-Bar jssailem at 6:34am 10.21.24 A picture of the offending T bar would aide in developing a solution. Perhaps you could build a cage
Winterising colin59 at 6:29am 10.21.24 thanks John will give it a try on my PC vs Ipad see it makes a difference. Colin
Winterising jssailem at 6:27am 10.21.24 Not sure why. I tested both and they took me to Maine Sail's site. Perhaps you have disabled connect

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