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Lewmar Friction lever replacement gary16188 at 4:04pm 02.28.20 Ask All Sailors 4/3166 Hello, I am trying to replace the friction lever on a Lewmar hatch. I am having difficulty attaching
How serious is this rot? (2) jdallas at 2:33pm 02.28.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 25/6704 Recently purchased this little gem of a project boat (Cat 25 tall rig) and discovered this after rem
Old Man Going West!! DAVA390 at 12:42pm 02.28.20 Destinations 25/4515 So, Im planning our big post retirement road trip for this summer. Sept. 12 we are driving Baltimor
Anyone else following the Sail GP series this year? LakeShark at 10:37am 02.28.20 Racing 19/3034 I started watching it toward the end of last season and I must admit I find the races fun to watch.
Hunter H240 furler sail raise/lower Offpiste at 10:29am 02.28.20 Smaller Boats 15/2378 Hello fellow H240ers I bought a 2003 H240 last summer. Headsail was furled on mast and mast was dow
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia capta at 7:48am 02.28.20 Ask All Sailors 21/1982 "With immediate effect all ships arriving in Trinidad and Tobago waters must submit the supporting d
PNW Winter Cruise 2020 Terry Cox at 6:52pm 02.27.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/1158 Ahoy mates. Time to settle into your barcalounger, crack a brew, with some munchies and enjoy my lat
Outboard motor ingramsail at 5:54pm 02.27.20 Catalina 22 23/5561 What is the best outboard for a older Catalina 22?
Twisting a fitting on tank NYSail at 5:15pm 02.27.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1935 Hello all.... So I am converting my aft holding tank to gravity fed. In doing this I would like to
Why to Check those Stays and Shrouds ! MitchM at 1:55pm 02.27.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1689 outside online just posted a horrific story of 'survival at sea'. check it out at htt
Mac 26D - Trailering - provision for Rudder and Mast Support. tbertw at 12:31pm 02.27.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1737 I have a new to me, 1988 MacGregor 26D. I am getting it ready for "trailer sailing". Does any one ha
It's never too early to reef sailboatracer at 8:46am 02.27.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1113 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 67/14986 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 55/12472 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 6/1383 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 20/4181
OT Question about rope condition (1) Captain Larry-DH at 10:44am 02.26.20 Ask All Sailors 10/981 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 4/1479 Hello ! Does anyone knows the dimension of the cutlass bearing on the S2 11.0 ? I m far from my boat

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Lewmar trimline hatch seal replacement jssailem at 6:12pm 03.03.25 Try Hatch Masters. hatchmasters.com
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. jssailem at 6:10pm 03.03.25 The usual leaks on the fuel pump are the hoses or fuel lines running from the pump to the injector.
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries jssailem at 5:59pm 03.03.25 Thank you all for the insight. A big part of this exercise is to familiarize myself with the batte
NOCO CHARGERS a NO-GO? MFD at 5:36pm 03.03.25 My magnum 2800 inverter/charger has a somewhat similar 'feature'. I think they call it 'battery sa
SSB ground Plane Option Don S/V ILLusion at 5:27pm 03.03.25
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries MFD at 5:02pm 03.03.25
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries (1) MFD at 5:02pm 03.03.25 BAT1/BAT2 show about 3.32v when charged and after resting, which corresponds to 80%? Then later, the
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries Davidasailor26 at 5:00pm 03.03.25 I would not trust the state of charge displayed by the bms until it has cycled several times. I ha
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries MFD at 4:57pm 03.03.25 I would not trust the state of charge displayed by the bms until it has cycled several times. I ha
Early 80s H36 Strut heritage at 4:54pm 03.03.25 Good information. You might want to do what I did and fit a small mushroom zinc on your new strut.
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries heritage at 4:50pm 03.03.25 I would not trust the state of charge displayed by the bms until it has cycled several times. I hav
Bowsprits and Spinnakers (1) RussC at 4:34pm 03.03.25 I fabricated my setup in 2018 (Mac 25') and it's worked out great for me. I didn't need much length
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Richard19068 at 4:25pm 03.03.25 Here is an idea. Use it to fill the built in- no spill. Use it direct. Can size is whatever you w
Bowsprits and Spinnakers garymalmgren at 4:22pm 03.03.25 Hi Wood and Steel. RE: Do my plans seem reasonable so far? Is the bowsprit even necessary? Will the
Early 80s H36 Strut Ralph Johnstone at 3:42pm 03.03.25 Here is a snap shot of my old and completely galvanically compromised strut It doesn't look too h
SSB ground Plane Option dLj at 3:26pm 03.03.25 I don't have direct experience, but I've heard good things about this. dj
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Charles Erwin at 3:20pm 03.03.25 Here is an idea. Use it to fill the built in- no spill. Use it direct. Can size is whatever you wa
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Captain Larry-DH at 3:06pm 03.03.25 You can go for hours on the internal tank. It will be plenty. The suzuki 2.5 sips fuel. PS - very ti
Lithium battery question MFD at 3:01pm 03.03.25 The batteries I have a built in BMS, I really don't have access to the settings. In light use it se
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Project_Mayhem at 2:45pm 03.03.25 Getting the old one off was actually pretty easy thanks to the custom tool that @Tally Ho let me bor

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