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Holding tank and water tank under V berth sending units Clydo at 10:40pm 12.04.19 Catalina 310 3/836 My gauges don't work on level of liquid in holding tank and water tank. Has anyone replaced "sendin
Convert mini fridge into boat refrigerator -DIY? (1) Kmoerbe at 10:38pm 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 9/5878 I have a Catalina 27 with a chest cooler in the galley. Would it be possible to take the hardware fr
Need to delete thread Kmoerbe at 10:36pm 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 0/45 My apologies, I accidentally double posted originally. I am not sure how to delete this thread.
Rope Cutters Ken13559 at 4:40pm 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2108 Skippers, what do you think of prop shaft rope cutters? Came across a simple UK made (~US$80) rope c
Rodkicker Issue Stephen M at 1:59pm 12.04.19 Big Boats 7/1678 Our 2001 420 Passage has Seldon Inmast Furling. The Rodkicker do not seem to have a gas shock, as it
Difference between Hunter 380/386 and Hunter 38 GALIOSTRO at 8:47am 12.04.19 Big Boats 15/3914 Hello, i search to buy an Hunter 38 in my country. But... 380 or 386 seem not too bad. I prefer the
Relays (1) All U Get at 6:09am 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 21/2631 Hi all, I have been working on getting my Kohler generator to get it running, one problem being the
Windlass with Chain Gypsy JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:02am 12.04.19 Catalina 310 17/4729 Good morning all. I think it's time we consider a windlass with a chain gypsy. Have any 310 owners
Adding another battery Lazy1 at 6:23pm 12.03.19 Catalina 22 80/8062 Just wondering and making conversation... My C22 has all the normal electrical stuff (lights, some
Looking for - Origo 3000 Frigast at 1:24pm 12.03.19 Parts Search 12/3157 Hi All, My Cat30 has an old pressurized alcohol stove that is past its due date. I unfortunately d
Box thruster repair in water? (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:41am 12.03.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1139 The "hub" or gearbox installed in my Hunter 41DS needs replacement. It is a Lewmar 140TT part # 5810
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in the maritime industry, the skipper is regarded as "God". garymalmgren at 4:16am 12.03.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1657 Maybe not an infallible god. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-03/gold-coast-deckhand-guilty-of-ne
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How to measure wave height Captain Larry-DH at 8:44pm 12.02.19 Ask All Sailors 40/7321 I have heard sailors debate the proper way to measure wave height. I copied the following from the
New owner of 'Shamanita' Y25 (SF Bay) Weekdaysailor at 6:38pm 12.02.19 Yamaha 6/1977 Hi all, Very excited to have recently acquired 'Shamanita' - looks very clean but the Yanmar flood
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Soft Deck Safety Project_Mayhem at 10:24am 11.29.24 Are you just "asking for a friend"? :( I would imagine that it would slowly spread, but have not ha
Soft Deck Safety FastOlson at 10:02am 11.29.24 If there's existing rot/wet core, then the fittings are rebedded, does the rot spread and if so, ho
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Johann at 9:59am 11.29.24 Another option which may work is adding a Victron Multiplus inverter/charger to power your outlets.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 11.29.24 The document is very helpful. What's even better with that document, if you're having trouble fal
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Stu Jackson at 9:27am 11.29.24 Not all shore power pedestals have a 50 amp service. And if your home slip only has 30A then all t
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail DHembree at 9:11am 11.29.24 For anyone that needs this information, the center-to-center dimension of the rails is 9-1/2". The
Battery reconditioning? dlochner at 8:52am 11.29.24 As others have said, the batteries are toast. If they were submerged, especially in brackish or salt
Battery reconditioning? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:35am 11.29.24
Battery reconditioning? jssailem at 8:22am 11.29.24 You said: " boat caughr water in and the batteries were submerged all that time." I am going to sug
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (3) jssailem at 8:14am 11.29.24 It is Friday. Lets try to create an outlook... Cold series of weather fronts interspersed with cold
Winter Weather forecasted for PacificNW (2) jssailem at 7:52am 11.29.24 It is Friday... Forecast for the PacificNW is all about the Pacific High Pressure cell that has take
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel marcham at 7:42am 11.29.24 If you add a 2nd panel, get one that has 2 power sources. One for shore power and the 2nd one to par
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:34am 11.29.24 Sigh.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Don S/V ILLusion at 5:33am 11.29.24
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel dLj at 5:22am 11.29.24 You should also consider where you sail. Not all shore power pedestals have a 50 amp service. If you
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? JPS27 at 4:46am 11.29.24 If you do this, could you please report what your readings are as I have not been able to find any
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel colemj at 4:04am 11.29.24 What jssailem said, but also consider just adding a second 30A inlet and splitting the panel breaker
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 3:51am 11.29.24 Hexiax cable defeats the purpose of a light weight carbon fiber mast. And LMR 400 has an aluminum j
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Ward H at 3:08am 11.29.24 Are you sure about that? I've been running forklifts most of my life, they're always one their side
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel jssailem at 10:12pm 11.28.24

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