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Scimitar rudders Drinky Crow at 1:13pm 01.21.20 Racing 4/1582 Like the ones on the old Pearsons/C'C's. What's the helm like? Balanced or heavy/dead....?
Fluid line to overflow tank Hydro Therapy at 11:32am 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 2/470
Looking to get out on the water in Tampa on Saturday Project_Mayhem at 9:28am 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/681 We're averaging 20F in Chicago lately. As a result the sailing bug has been gnawing at us pretty har
Access to exhaust elbow on Universal MX 25 in Catalina 36 Fudsdad at 1:59am 01.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/723 Can anyone help me access my exhaust elbow to clean the end of the sea water hose? Is it from the a
Replacing a "Max Prop" on a Beneteau 25 mm metric sized shaft. Mike H. at 9:05pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 0/19 We have a 1989 Beneteau First 35s5. New to us last June. 31 years old. When we pulled her out for th
Solar vents Weasel at 7:19pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 2/627 Has Nicro Fico gone out of business. All I see are Marineco units at EXORBITANT prices. Anybody?
Appropriate Fuse Size ? catalanc at 5:29pm 01.20.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3776 Hi Guys, I have a new 2 me 1988 Seaward 24. Very simple electrical system and I am replacing old/m
New name and graphics (1) RussC at 5:01pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1239 I pulled the cover back on the Merit today just enough to wipe down the area and install the new vin
Hunter 240 needs stern rails and stern seats (1) Dolphin55 at 3:33pm 01.20.20 Smaller Boats 20/2627 My Hunter 240 came with an open transom - no stern rails or stern seats. I can purchase the rails an
Question about repairing toe rail and hull (3) AndreInPortland at 2:29pm 01.20.20 Catalina 22 15/2510 An area of visible damage on Avalon is on her starboard toe rail and hull. I'm not sure if the toe r
Grey Enterprises Gone? markwbird at 10:06am 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2750 I am freaking out. What happened to Grey Hatches?
Frozen M-18 - Rebuildable? Jimski at 10:03am 01.20.20 Engines and Propulsion 12/1426 2 part question: 1. I have a frozen M-18 that's been in my garage for 2 years. It froze after sucki
Newport RI to Mystic CT (1) ontherocks83 at 8:59am 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 10/3343 This summer I am hoping to take the trip from Narragansett Bay to Mystic Ct for a few days. Is anyon
Hunter 22 Mast Raising from Trailer Single Handed (8) curt in CO at 8:51am 01.20.20 Smaller Boats 1/2118
2014 Beneteau Oceanis 48. Freezer Vortac at 8:27am 01.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1173 Hi All I am having problems with the freezer. It is my understanding that all 4 side should form
I need a used mast for a Hunter 34 MacV at 6:03am 01.20.20 Parts Search 15/4237 I recently bought a 1988 H34 demasted due to hurricane damage. The boat is docked in Dania Beach, F
Maintenance Parts List - H326 OCSailor at 2:22am 01.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1280 I closed on a new (to me) 2004 H326. I know I will have many questions and will keep them to separa
Concrete mooring anchor lifetime? smokey73 at 8:26pm 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 19/5692 Does anyone out there have a feel as to how long a servicable lifetime one can expect for a commerci
Tiller hard to steer Brian Buzz at 8:02pm 01.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 18/5202 On my 1979 Catalina 27 outboard model is it normal that my tiller gets harder to turn the faster I
Forespar customer service 19thol at 8:26am 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 3/783 I was looking for a place to do a shout out to Forespar, couldn't find one so here it goes. When I b

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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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