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It's never too early to reef sailboatracer at 8:46am 02.27.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1111 590232281562958
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic and Stray Current Corrosion (Collier 6 & 7) Will Gilmore at 7:21am 02.27.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 67/14941 Welcome to Section 3 of our SBO Book club study of Everett Collier's book, 'The Boatowner's Guide to
hit a rock in the keel (1) Fabian at 6:24am 02.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/12443 Hi, I have a Hunter 320 and we hit a rock in the keel and it twisted one of the fins. Has anyone had
88 mac 26D Replacing shroud tangs with turnbuckles Ms Hope at 3:56pm 02.26.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1381 We have an 88 macgregor 26D with the multi holed tang to chain strap connections. I would like to c
Kubota P/N for Universal M18 Starter Solenoid P/N 300538? navybubblehead at 12:23pm 02.26.20 Parts Search 5/1631 I hear the Universal M18 engine is a Kubota block. What is the Kubota part number for the starter s
Holding tank access Benjammin at 11:06am 02.26.20 Bigger Boats 20/4174
OT Question about rope condition (1) Captain Larry-DH at 10:44am 02.26.20 Ask All Sailors 10/980 Off the sailing topic but sailors are rope "mavens" so I'd like other opinions: Window cleaners are
That awesome moment when... (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:42am 02.26.20 Ask All Sailors 8/905 You find an old picture of your boat on http://www.iheartodays.com Click below for boat pic
S2 11.0 cutlass bearing joul at 2:21am 02.26.20 S2 4/1475 Hello ! Does anyone knows the dimension of the cutlass bearing on the S2 11.0 ? I m far from my boat
RACOR VS. NO NAME BRAND twodzusfittings at 5:48pm 02.25.20 Bigger Boats 4/947 I'm getting ready for the upcoming season. There is a large price difference between a racor T12R an
Keel up or keel down Willemvan at 2:05pm 02.25.20 Smaller Boats 10/1469 So, I keep my boat in a marina all summer and remove it in winter. Do you h26 owners leave your kee
Rartan PHll Superflush Piston 0-Ring Lubrication ? ? ? Ralph Johnstone at 1:27pm 02.25.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/2417 Hi Peggie, In a nutshell, does the piston O-ring in a PHll Superflush require periodic lubrication
Looking of Plastimo 1011 or 910 roller furling drum (1) Richard Tucker at 1:11pm 02.25.20 Parts Search 0/1082
S2 11.0 A owners - Cutlass bearing joul at 12:51pm 02.25.20 Ask All Sailors 0/317 Hello ! Does anyone knows the dimension of the cutlass bearing on the S2 11.0 ? I m far from my boat
shunt wiring for engine ground? wsconner at 8:54am 02.25.20 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5567 I've read MS's post (Wiring ' Installing A Battery Monitor) a few times and did my best to search, b
skimmer transducer thetone at 9:37pm 02.24.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4123 Can a skimmer transducer work on a Sailboat?
Exhaust Tape? BillyK at 4:29pm 02.24.20 Catalina 310 9/1803 Hi All.. Does anyone know what the metallic wrap is around the exhaust riser? I peeled ours off to
old Signet Transducer, New Head unit? ScourgeOfTheHudson at 3:31pm 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/811 Hello to all, just wondering if anyone thought it might be possible to buy a new display unit (of a
Transmission Gbulloss at 2:39pm 02.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 3/910 I have a 82 Hunter 30with a Yanmar 2GM. I need a new transmission. Tag is missing off of mine. I kn
Hot controller All U Get at 12:51pm 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 4/863 Hi all, We installed a new controller for our wind generator and during a recent blow I kept track

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What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 jssailem at 9:01pm 03.01.25 Cheers:beer:
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 8:39pm 03.01.25 I opened the survey and read through it. I was disappointed. The only strike I have ever had was
Retrieving engine hours Benny17441 at 7:27pm 03.01.25 I installed an hour meter, not to record engine hours but to calculate fuel consumption. I schedule
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment amcmahon at 7:07pm 03.01.25 So, my current situation is that my boat is on the hard, after withdrawing the propeller shaft I fo
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries Hayden Watson at 6:42pm 03.01.25 If I understand what you are saying, these batteries were at home not connected to anything for the
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries Johann at 5:08pm 03.01.25 If the LFP batteries don't like to be left at a full charge, how do you manage that when you leave
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries heritage at 5:02pm 03.01.25 Most of the lfp batteries are tested for up to 6000 cycles and will still retain 80% of their capaci
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units (1) Arbee at 4:31pm 03.01.25 Thanks, I've just discovered completely by accident that the water/waste tank parts are not listed a
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units dlochner at 3:58pm 03.01.25 The diesel sending unit has a standard SAE 5 hole bolt pattern. Any number of sensors will fit that
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? smokey73 at 3:38pm 03.01.25 I think I said those things in Post #9 but many seemed to think welding would fix this. Pointing ou
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (2) sailcapt340 at 2:30pm 03.01.25
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 2:24pm 03.01.25 The difference between the hunter 26 and 260 had three bunk board supports for the 26 while the 260
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:00pm 03.01.25 Everyone is correct that there is alot of tension at the speader base and some have suggested weldi
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries smokey73 at 1:50pm 03.01.25 What changes did you make to your charging equipment (generator, solar, charge profile, etc.) What
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:35pm 03.01.25 If discussing catenary in chain rode, yes, But kellets have another purpose: in reversing currents
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:32pm 03.01.25 Continuing this thought, Nautic Ed's recommendation for the amount of rode out is 2x depth plus 50'
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Captain Larry-DH at 1:15pm 03.01.25 It was extremely Difficult running wires for this upgrade. I understand that the headliner is the
Chain splice sesmith at 11:38am 03.01.25 Agreed. The math in deep water and shallow water are completely different, with a continuum in the
Chain splice Stu Jackson at 11:26am 03.01.25 It is the reason kellets don't work. If discussing catenary in chain rode, yes, But kellets have a
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 10:28am 03.01.25 If I read and understand what @sesmith is saying, the cutlass bearing on the strut may be out of al

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