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Can we get an all owners electrical section? MFD at 11:56am 03.02.25 Ask All Sailors 2/476 I always thought it was odd we have plumbing, engines, other things - but no dedicated electrical/el
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Migolito at 10:58am 03.02.25 Ask All Sailors 12/2571 Hello again, I'm installing a Suzuki 2.5 on my inflatable and will be adding a fitting for an extern
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 9:33am 03.02.25 Smaller Boats 23/2635
Best way to remove FlexiTeak adhesive. jim01749 at 8:19am 03.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/653 Just got my new Plasideck teak pieces to replace all the old ones on the boat. Any recommendations o
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units (3) Arbee at 2:42pm 03.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/989 Over the past couple of years our waste tank sending unit, and fresh water to a lesser degree, have
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 (4) PAC3142 at 9:44am 03.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1174 I'm replacing my engine control cables because the shifter cable broke last fall (When approaching t
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries (6) jssailem at 9:32am 03.01.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1895 In October 2024, I received an advertisement for what looked too good to be true: LFPo4 batteries at
Retrieving engine hours Mike8193 at 2:24pm 02.28.25 Ask All Sailors 7/862 Yanmar 3YM 20 engine. Tachometer and fuel gauge work fine. Engine hours have not displayed for quite
Chesapeake Bay weather - Spring Change (5) jssailem at 8:05am 02.28.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/743 I have been trying to understand the weather patterns that are affecting the Chesapeake Bay as sprin
Low water pressure at Transom Shower head Samos381 at 8:20pm 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 4/565 I have very low fresh water pressure coming from the rear showerhead on the swim platform of my 2001
Replacing Mast Head Sheaves on a 310 KenK13623 at 2:31pm 02.27.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/713 I am most likely will have to replace my Jib halyward sheave and since I will have to drop the mast
Assistance Finding a Stern Tube/Shaft Log for a Beneteau 393 (7) SVBLU at 1:55pm 02.27.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/1438 This is a follow up to my post about running over a fishing line and rotating my stern tube. In the
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 5:03am 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 8/885 MARINE STRIKE LOG SURVEY Take the Survey Participate in this anonymous survey about collisions at se
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 3:55am 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 0/14 MARINE STRIKE LOG SURVEY Take the Survey Participate in this anonymous survey about collisions at se
Outboard Battery Connection Bobbi Ullinger at 7:49pm 02.26.25 Smaller Boats 6/889 I'm planning on replacing our 30 year old Honda 5 pull start on our '93 23.5 with a new Honda 8 elec
Non-skid surface (1) drgbanks at 4:14pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 6/812 Hello, I'm refurbishing a new to me O'day 22. On the topside there is this non-skid surface. As yo
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 3:52pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 29/1806 I'd like to move my 2 Golf Cart 6V Lead Acid batteries (that are only 2 years old) from high in the
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:38pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 48/4225 I am installling a new windlass that has a chain gypsy to replace the capstan rope only windlass tha
Kenyon Alcohol stove burner questions azambella at 10:40am 02.26.25 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1003 Has anyone fixed/rebuilt their Kenyon presurised alcohol stove burners? I have one that is misbehav
PacificNW Spring-time Temptations. (1) jssailem at 8:43am 02.26.25 Weather and Forecasting 2/544 229996 Over the next few days, Mother Nature will tempt us and the flowers into thinking spring has

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Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident thinwater at 1:45pm 11.29.25 Not unheard of. The working are unguarded and the switch can stick on. The switch can be poorly pos
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Ralph Johnstone at 12:59pm 11.29.25 Thanks for the link @Captain Larry-DH . Before reading this article, I had never considered how haz
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident thinwater at 12:11pm 11.29.25 I wrote an article on electric winch safety once. There is no or very little guidance from the manuf
The cheap batteries Scott T-Bird at 11:52am 11.29.25 It looks to me like the previous owner needed to replace the batteries and since he was selling the
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? PaulK at 11:47am 11.29.25 You might want to check out these boats, and compare yours to theirs A "transatlantic mini sailboa
The cheap batteries Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 11.29.25 If your batteries are disconnected and in your basement you probably won't even need to charge them
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? capta at 11:18am 11.29.25 You might want to check out these boats, and compare yours to theirs A "transatlantic mini sailboat
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident capta at 11:09am 11.29.25 My condolences to his family. At first glance, it appears that the placement of the winches has not
Top Down furling for solo sailing ricksoth at 10:42am 11.29.25 Joe - this is exactly where I'm heading now I think. The 72mm unit from Selden is around $900 and f
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? Will Gilmore at 10:31am 11.29.25 Check out the Hake Seaward line of trailerable sailboats. My Mariner 19 CB was MORC rated. Keep in
Top Down furling for solo sailing Joe at 9:44am 11.29.25 If you're going this direction, with the continuous line furler-torsion line luff arrangement, I wou
The cheap batteries dLj at 9:36am 11.29.25 Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't it ill advised to charge batteries below freezing as it
The cheap batteries dlochner at 9:33am 11.29.25 LFP batteries can not be charged below freezing. I've never heard of not charging LA batteries bel
Mysterious seawater leak 1984 Morgan 323 mveerman at 9:31am 11.29.25 I wanted to give an update on this. I haven't proven my theory, but I'm now 99% sure I know what's h
The cheap batteries Project_Mayhem at 9:26am 11.29.25 Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't it ill advised to charge batteries below freezing as it c
H26 wood floor removal Crazy Dave Condon at 9:12am 11.29.25 There is a recessed area in the deck floor pan to accept a new teak and holly floor glued down with
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 11.29.25 One thing I can't wrap my head around is the article states a couple of times that the person's who
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident jssailem at 8:47am 11.29.25 There is no information as to the cause of death. It may have been shock, heart attack, loss of bloo
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 8:13am 11.29.25 In the case in the article, the winch was known to not shut off, or randomly start operating, and it
Starter voltage jssailem at 6:35am 11.29.25

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