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Starting your engine on "dead" batteries. capta at 12:34pm 03.16.20 Ask All Sailors 45/5259 I was going through a locker on the boat full of "stuff" today, trying to clean out some of that jun
Motion Detector Lights (1) sail sfbay at 11:07am 03.16.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1545 Keystone Montana provided convenience motion detector lights in the entry and on the first step on o
Sterling Power 20 AMP charger with temp sensor - have I ruined my battery bank? genkinyc at 9:18am 03.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3837 I purchased a Sterling Power 20A charger from Maine Sail. When I charge my 12v bank (brand new 2 x
New arch for P42 mbaker at 8:00am 03.16.20 Big Boats 14/1965 Starting to research a new arch for the stern of my '93 P42 CC. Have a low rise davit system in pla
Fixed-blade Replacement For Martec Folder fstbttms at 6:52am 03.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1139
Hull polishing advice David21181 at 5:43am 03.16.20 Ask All Sailors 10/3521 It's spring commissioning time again. I'm getting to be of an age where I'd like some help in waxing
Yanmar 3gm piston liner R R hunter healer at 2:42am 03.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/3328 Need help with piston liner replacement
Stuffing box help (1) Paleolithic at 7:21pm 03.15.20 Bigger Boats 18/5205 Hello, Hoping to get some help regarding repacking the stuffing box on my new-to-me '85 O'Day 28'.
Mac26 D: can I braise Aluminum in making slug gate like in mods on Purple Sage? nickl1218 at 6:15pm 03.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1104 Purple Sage's mods show a slug gate made from a flat AL bar and AL 1/2" rod. This allows the mail s
Pandemic Survival (1) dlochner at 3:47pm 03.15.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/613 176020
Mast Raising mark rocco at 3:13pm 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 29/3896 I have read many sailing blogs. I have a 1980 Catalina 22 ft I can use the winch on my trailer to r
Virgil's new sailing dinghy (2) justsomeguy at 2:30pm 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2210
That dirty little RAT.... (3) jssailem at 1:32pm 03.15.20 Weather and Forecasting 10/2396
2004 Hunter 260 Shaneb at 1:11pm 03.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/851 Im looking to buy a 260, Its in great shape above the water line. It has sit in fresh water since 20
Orientation of fuel vacuum gauge? Ward H at 12:27pm 03.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/2462 Installing a fuel vacuum gauge is on this springs project list. Is the orientation of the vacuum ga
Face palm Phil Herring at 10:53am 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1630 I added a new emoji because I need it all too frequently. It's now on the emoji bar for everyone. F
Rudder Bolts for My F235 Kevlor 1980 at 10:01am 03.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/619 Who is suppling the nylon/delrin rudder bolts for the First 235? Canadian or US supplier would be pe
H26 traveler - again! (4) rgranger at 8:00am 03.15.20 Smaller Boats 8/1420 Hello fellow H26 owners. some of you may recall that I posted a plan to build a Barton-style remova
O'day 28 Forward Lower Chainplates sail16 at 7:53am 03.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1002 I have recently noticed water coming out of both forward lower plates on the deck. I also have raise
Cockpit table receptacle (2) rgranger at 6:26am 03.15.20 Smaller Boats 13/1628 Anyone know if this part is still available? Mine is cracked and allows water to leak into the aft

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1984 Hunter colors Mike Oldak at 8:48am 03.08.25 THIS IS EXTREMLY HELPFUL! Mike
VHF SWR results... jssailem at 8:47am 03.08.25 But that was back when I was twenty.
Trail-Rite Trailer weight jssailem at 8:46am 03.08.25 Hell, I will swag a guess: 18,000 lbs. But I could be wrong by plus or minus 7000 lbs based on the t
Diesel Leak Injection Pump jssailem at 8:33am 03.08.25 have been working on this for 3 weeks. It happens. Patience. Look for the simplest answer: Ochum's
1984 Hunter colors (2) jssailem at 8:27am 03.08.25 Mike. in 1984 the panels may have started as Hatteras white, but since exposure to the elements and
VHF SWR results... jssailem at 8:21am 03.08.25 Fun is swinging from the top of a 50ft mast trying to solder or crimp a PL259 connector on a short l
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 8:17am 03.08.25 Ok, good to know, thanks for advice. I will have new connectors this coming week and will work back
Mast repair thoughts jssailem at 8:16am 03.08.25 Welcome to the forum. I see you identify Coastal and Ocean sailing in your profile. This would indic
VHF SWR results... Don S/V ILLusion at 8:11am 03.08.25 When adding those PL 259 connectors to your wires, it is easy to misplace one of the strands of the
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 Claude L.-Auger at 8:08am 03.08.25 Excellent! This is also how I do it and doing the job is really almost waterproof. The only 2 time
VHF SWR results... jssailem at 8:04am 03.08.25 When adding those PL 259 connectors to your wires, it is easy to misplace one of the strands of the
VHF SWR results... jssailem at 8:00am 03.08.25 I agree that the info looks like there is a loss of power. To be sure, it is your boat system and n
VHF SWR results... Don S/V ILLusion at 7:59am 03.08.25
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? Captain Larry-DH at 7:36am 03.08.25 About a week after 911 we were sailing in Long Island Sound when (according to the GPS) we briefly e
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? JBP-PA at 6:18am 03.08.25 When sailing in a war zone, navigation is just one of the many complications you might face.
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? colemj at 4:36am 03.08.25 I'm not sure I've ever used GPS, or even charts, when needing to navigate with 100' precision. Mark
Mast repair thoughts CSade at 4:26am 03.08.25 The weep hole was plugged and water poured out of the mast when it was pulled. The damage was below
Mast repair thoughts dlochner at 4:06am 03.08.25 This is a question for a Naval Architect who has experience with aluminum masts on recreational sail
Mast repair thoughts garymalmgren at 1:32am 03.08.25 RE:Is this a viable option This the visible damage from the partner to the deck. What has caused t
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls Boiler at 8:17pm 03.07.25 Sailboat data, may have in a convoluted way have what you are looking for. They have the I J P E le

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