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More Yamaha 25 prop shaft Questions (2) Syntonos at 7:48am 11.12.19 Yamaha 4/1617 Does anyone know the O.D. of the cutlass bearing? while the shaft is 22mm ( 7/8) the O.D. of off th
Marine radio repair jk kudera at 6:05am 11.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/884 I have an Icom handheld, and it will receive but wont send, anyone know of a repair service?
Holding tank pumpout question Justin_NSA at 5:44am 11.12.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 25/4185 I have a really stupid question. I confess, I don't know my sanitation system well enough. We hauled
Holes in keel Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1191 I have a shoal keel that's 4-6' long. I had to do repairs last year after water froze and cracked th
Fuel filter sizing mermike at 4:20am 11.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 16/4603 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F with a Racor 220 fuel filter. The housing has a crack and I'm sizing a replac
problem winterizing a/c system richk at 2:30am 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1468 I have a boat with two of a/c units, a 16 and a 5. While winterizing I can get the antifreeze to flo
beneteau ocean clipper 361 refrigerator merlera at 11:17pm 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 1/514 i bought a clipper 361 beneteau and the previous owner told me that the fridge doesnt starts when yo
Gary Jobson autograph (1) Christian Sailing at 5:42pm 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2836
Retractable keel malfunction on 1983 vintage S2 6.7 hmorse at 5:12pm 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 5/624 Beautiful race day on Lake Hartwell is upstate SC when rudder on my 1983 S2 6.7 suddenly became unre
Solar charging options Rltgold at 11:22am 11.11.19 Catalina 22 34/7105 Sorry if this subject has been covered. I'm looking for suggestion for keeping my 22 battery top off
Sailboat show... which one? Allowishish at 10:46am 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1665 My wife and I are planning on attending the Annapolis Boat show next year. The October one is really
Rudder replacement 93' Legend 37.5 hj5150 at 10:45am 11.11.19 Big Boats 12/2523
Radiator cap orientation..... (1) NYSail at 10:10am 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 5/781 So I replaced my cap When I first bought boat as the old cap looked original and was all rusty. So I
Metric pex tubing with imperial fittings Coolwhip at 9:19am 11.11.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/7201 Hi, sorry not a boat owner but I had a question I figured you guys would have ran into this the most
Problem with jib halyard (1) riversloth at 8:58am 11.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 63/6662 I have a 88 hunter legend 37. I had the boat moved right after purchase and after the marina put th
Hunter 216 CharlieTodd at 8:44am 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1864 I purchased a Hunter 216 this past spring, and have found I am getting a large amount of water insid
THANKS sailme88 at 3:12am 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 3/685 Ahoy all Veterans...... THANKS
Head faucet drip Clydo at 10:12pm 11.10.19 Catalina 310 13/2385 Have small slow drip from faucet in head with switch off at panel. At home usually replace intern
Mac 25 Genoa upgrade Ccfarm5 at 8:43pm 11.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2036 Hello, I have been sailing a 1982 Macgregor 25 for a couple years now, and my only foresail is a ha
W�rstfest wrapup (2) Jackdaw at 5:47pm 11.10.19 Racing 6/1085

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Parallel or buss bar dLj at 5:13pm 11.24.24 Charge to 100% individually. Then connect the batteries in parallel and charge again to absorption
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Dalliance at 4:52pm 11.24.24 Great Tunderin Mary Mother of Jesus, $49.91 for 2 oz. of this stuff. I hope it applies, sands, an
Parallel or buss bar Johann at 4:38pm 11.24.24 How do you check for that? dj Charge to 100% individually. Then connect the batteries in parallel
Parallel or buss bar dLj at 3:55pm 11.24.24 In reality, whichever method you choose you will likely see differences in charge and discharge rat
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 3:52pm 11.24.24 Nice heat pump, works exactly when you don't really need it. Indeed - rather disappointing... Vic
Ellebogen Isolators Ralph Johnstone at 3:52pm 11.24.24 I have measured the distance you referenced, and it is definitively below minimums. What measurem
Ellebogen Isolators Clutch Cargo at 3:35pm 11.24.24 Thanks for all the great input. Had a great telcon w/ Aitor Ellebogen and will be going forward wit
Parallel or buss bar Johann at 3:27pm 11.24.24
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Ralph Johnstone at 2:55pm 11.24.24 The challenge for me has always been getting the color match right. I have no idea how or why, bu
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:42pm 11.24.24 I have used this paste Gel Coat White Paste '95-'04 to fix cracks and dings with good results. Gr
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dlochner at 2:37pm 11.24.24 I've been thinking about a 12V heater element that I can modify to fit my hot water tank and have a
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 2:18pm 11.24.24 In the last 50 year of recreational boating lots of ideas have been tried and discarded, including
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dlochner at 1:31pm 11.24.24 In the last 50 year of recreational boating lots of ideas have been tried and discarded, including h
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Davidasailor26 at 1:31pm 11.24.24 I would suggest that poly holding tanks for boats had not been out long when Nigel Calder published
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Dalliance at 1:11pm 11.24.24 Ditto the Dremel with burr bit and the masking tape. The challenge for me has always been getting th
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? Davidasailor26 at 1:01pm 11.24.24 RV's being land based provide a methodology for the occupant to escape from the proximity of the da
Parallel or buss bar dlochner at 12:57pm 11.24.24 Somewhere on the Victron website there is a good manual on wiring. In it they offer a several ways o
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes dlochner at 12:47pm 11.24.24 Last I heard, humans didn't come with calibrated tension scales built into their hands. The Loos ga
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? LakeOntario270 at 12:46pm 11.24.24 I have used this paste Gel Coat White Paste '95-'04 to fix cracks and dings with good results.
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 11.24.24 While I have great respect for Mr Calder, I humbly disagree - my preferred option is polyethylene.

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