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Smart mooring? Or dumb? Captain Larry-DH at 5:14pm 12.18.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1682 I saw this advertised and at first I thought it was a stupid idea certain to fail. The pictures mak
How To Replace Lenses on Gray (Bomar) Portlights (3) wpchrist at 1:58pm 12.18.19 Ask All Sailors 21/6874 Hello, I have ordered a replacement lens for my Gray Series portlight (made by Bomar, AKA Pompanet
Replacing VHF Coax--Mix and Match? dlochner at 1:51pm 12.18.19 Ask All Sailors 12/2899 At the end of the season the SWR on the VHF antenna was a little high according to the built in SWR
Compression test specification for adapter for Universal MX-25 Fudsdad at 11:22am 12.18.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/587 Please can anyone tell me the specification (thread and size) for my Catalina 36 Universal MX-25 glo
It's the most wonderful time of the year (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 04.06.20 Ask All Sailors 12/815 Any sailor in a homeport north of Alabama feels a particular excitement in March because commissioni
Everyone Knows It's Windy (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.30.20 Ask All Sailors 51/5423 You're planning to take some friends out on a summer Saturday, but instead of the nice, warm 10-knot
Do you race your boat? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.16.20 Ask All Sailors 37/2509 When sailboat racing gets into your psyche, you're hooked. It's a hobby that requires skill, courage
Condensed for your displeasure (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1038 Condensation is no one's friend. It breeds mold, wet cushions, and annoying drips strategically aime
And now, a word from the wise (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.02.20 Ask All Sailors 55/5266 If you could drop a single pearl of wisdom on a brand new sailboat owner, what would it be?
The boat show must go on (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.17.20 Ask All Sailors 41/4069 Are you getting your boat show on this year? Is it something you do every year, every now and then,
Don't fight the Power (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 76/5832 Diesel, outboard, sail drive, or the fabled Atomic 4... engines not only help us dock, moor, and pow
Maiden - the movie BC Bernie at 8:00am 12.18.19 Catalina 310 13/2137 The film documentary, Maiden, just got nominated for an Oscar. How about that? A sailing movie. On
Hard Plastic Cover - Aft cabin Rasselas36 at 7:03am 12.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1100 (2004 H36) I recently developed a leak coming from the hard cover over the locker in the aft cabin.
Is living aboard in your future? Or present? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.10.20 Ask All Sailors 18/2199 Do you have dreams of living aboard someday, or have you already made that dream a reality? What at
Does your boat have BO? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.03.20 Ask All Sailors 26/4338 Bilge Odor. It can strike at any time, sending your guests and crew screaming into the night. We al
Your Year In Review (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 12.30.19 Ask All Sailors 26/1892 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foo
Slap, Crackle, Pop (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 01.27.20 Ask All Sailors 22/4358 Is your boat noisy? Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers,
2020 Photo Contest Winners (3) Phil Herring at 4:10am 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1943 The 2018 Photo Contest is in the books and here are your winners... 3rd Place goes to Mikem, a memb
Time to Vote for Photo Contest Winners (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1468 The photos are posted, the servers are warmed up, and the time is now to vote for your favorite Phot
2020 Photo Contest (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 01.06.20 Ask All Sailors 112/10392 Its that time again, so drop your undeveloped film at PhotoMat... oh, right. Find your Flickr passwo

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Electrical panel backing board (1) thinwater at 9:10pm 06.20.24 I think we're going in circles. We were talking about LEDs. The comment about local protection is u
Anchor light bulb. Hunter Legend 40.5 1993 ggrizzard at 8:35pm 06.20.24 I don't know the part number but... Once you get an answer, be aware it is probably an incandescent
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat stickinthemud57 at 7:57pm 06.20.24 It's not unusual with centerboard/lifting keel boats. Mine is just fiberglass, but if yours is, as I
Hunter 28.5 Sonar Keel Offset dlochner at 6:59pm 06.20.24 Depends on your preferences. Some folks want to know the depth from the surface, some want to know t
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 rgranger at 6:27pm 06.20.24 IF do you have an embedded aluminum plate under your stanchion (very likely) You could take a tap an
Hunter 28.5 Sonar Keel Offset rgranger at 6:21pm 06.20.24 Same as your draft.:beer:
260 trailer question rgranger at 6:18pm 06.20.24 @Crazy Dave Condon has a contact
1996 37.5 hunter salon table bi.moller1 at 5:33pm 06.20.24 We have a 1996 410 and we can't get the table to go up or dowm? I have loosen the T handle and we ju
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Terry Cox at 5:32pm 06.20.24 Klemtu Princess Cove a nice place to hang out. Dislike stern ties, especially in a southerly. I pr
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 jssailem at 5:31pm 06.20.24 :wahwah: Sad to say, it was a Breezy Michigan winter. Maintenance needed to sail the waters of Mishi
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) jssailem at 5:24pm 06.20.24 Sail on, oh wandering sailor. Find safe harbor from storms. Enjoys fresh breezes on sunny days to ca
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 2:53pm 06.20.24
Electrical panel backing board pgandw at 2:20pm 06.20.24 A low current instrument or device which can overheat with an internal short circuit should be prote
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 Project_Mayhem at 2:17pm 06.20.24 Hunter often embeds a piece of metal in the fiberglass that's tapped for the bolt. I've had a stanch
Electrical panel backing board thinwater at 1:40pm 06.20.24 The problem with low current devices is that the panel fuses/circuit breakers are needed to protect
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues Project_Mayhem at 12:51pm 06.20.24 Have you checked at the panel and various points to the pump for power?
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 12:41pm 06.20.24 When I removed the myriad of 10/24 nuts and bolts , I wondered how in the hell I was going to get t
Battens Project_Mayhem at 12:35pm 06.20.24 Actually, I just realized how simple it would be to buy a couple of lengths of PVC pipe, glue them
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat Project_Mayhem at 12:33pm 06.20.24 I think some wear is to be expected on an old boat. To fix it would require the boat to be lifted fo
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 06.20.24 They still require two hands so there isn't a big advantage. I'd buy some cam cleats or horn cleats

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