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Boatlife Lifeseal sailnoproblem at 4:50am 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 2/370 I used Gflex epoxy to adhere a piece of cellular PVC to my deck. I want to fill in the edges with a
Electric harbors are coming. (2) TomY at 4:09am 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 241/23326 It's inevitable as the technology of electric propulsion of transportation accelerates around the wo
Life Line Replacement BigEasy at 7:32pm 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2751 My life lines are 13 years old and showing signs of corrosion at the interface of the wire and termi
Phone up the Mast..... (1) Sumner at 6:47pm 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 6/627 When we were in the Bahamas at times we had no cell service. All U Get mentioned that they raise th
Strut mounting (2) Voyager1 at 4:12pm 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/381 I have a large bulge of fiberglass in the aft cabin. This looks to be over my strut. I have ODay 302
Suggestions for navigation software for Ipad Jac123 at 3:40pm 06.03.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 40/4205 Looking for suggestions on software for an Ipad to be used in Northeast currently and possibly on t
HEAD SYSTEM Y VALVE AND THRU HULL twodzusfittings at 3:17pm 06.03.19 Bigger Boats 8/1161 I understand that the Y valve should be lock out for the raw sewage and it makes perfect sense. Howe
Solar Trickle Charger LakeOntario270 at 3:01pm 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 9/660 Because of flooding on Lake Ontario I have lost my dockside power. To be able to charge my starting
Engine start issue NYCatalina30 at 2:50pm 06.03.19 Catalina 30 5/1167
Remembering Lowell North dlochner at 2:07pm 06.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/444 Lowell North founder of North Sails passed away. Here's a piece from North Sails. http://view.e.nor
Victoria 18 sails tom etzel at 1:52pm 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 4/380 Looking for a main and jib/genoa. standard rig. Thanks Tom Etzel
Victoria 18 sails tom etzel at 1:50pm 06.03.19 Trailer Sailors 0/470 Looking for a good main and jib/genoa, standard rig. Thanks Tom Etzel
Refrigerator front door gasket (1) gsg900 at 1:45pm 06.03.19 Big Boats 2/620 Been working through the known issues in my (new to me) 99 420. Front door for the grunert obviousl
Best way to fix an oxidized grey gelcoat hull? (1) GSBNY at 1:34pm 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 37/4854
Pearson 303 Mainsail Rigging Question... (1) RKirk at 1:33pm 06.03.19 Pearson 11/3170 Bought a Pearson 303 and I have a question about rigging the mainsail. The previous owner had it rig
Mast head lens tom.p.brown at 12:41pm 06.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/387 i have a 203 Hunter 306 with combo masthead light. i am looking for the lens as mine is broken. has
I have new parts sent to me.. oops wrong parts for my engine 2gmf (1) StargazerP303 at 12:27pm 06.03.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 6/1599 Make an offer! Free shipping. .lol 1. Pin Anode for Yanmar Marine 2GM, 2GM20, 3GM, 3GM30, Rep
Advice on after market windlass for C30 (1) PropellerHead at 12:04pm 06.03.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/680 I'm considering the purchase of a boat that has an after market windlass install. I was wondering if
Something else to add to our pre-sail checklist - Battery charger output plenny7 at 11:05am 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 4/464 I learned a valuable lesson Saturday. I toss this out in case it helps someone else. Thankfully, w
Yanmar Oil filter for 2gm, 2GMF, May be other too. (2) StargazerP303 at 9:55am 06.03.19 Engines and Propulsion 6/642 Found oil filters for yanmar engine's 2gm,2gmf, may be others too! Loved the price too! Capt. Rob

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Air Conditioner Condenser Pump Terry Cox at 10:37am 05.16.24 The pump pumps water into the exchanger then the warmer water exits from a thru-hull. Hi Claude. I
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? Davidasailor26 at 10:02am 05.16.24
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump kloudie1 at 9:46am 05.16.24 @Terry Cox... The water pump pumps sea water through a heat exchanger to condense the refrigerant fo
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 8:44am 05.16.24 My manual also makes no reference to a CMOS battery (lots of clicks searching the word "battery" in
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 8:42am 05.16.24 I called Xantrex, I received mixed information. The first person I spoke to said "Yes, there is a b
DST housing valve fell off jssailem at 8:15am 05.16.24 the valve in the housing has fallen off The thing you are calling a "Valve" is nothing more than a
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? jssailem at 8:07am 05.16.24 I examined the manual.. Of course this is just one manual. It may not be for the equipment you are u
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? JamesG161 at 8:05am 05.16.24 when I disconnect the house battery On my unit you have about 15 minutes to change Battery or it w
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? JamesG161 at 7:52am 05.16.24 I do not have the Balmer in my charging circuit. I recently upgraded to the newest Xantrex. https:
End of Times jssailem at 7:39am 05.16.24 Been a pleasure sharing tales Dennis. Even at 3 ft draft always good to mind the shoals. Fair Winds
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump JamesG161 at 7:39am 05.16.24 You need 120VAC to run your AC. On my boat there is a Circuit Board that needs the Water Pump ON to
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 7:31am 05.16.24 Hi Jim, The .5amp draw (so -.5amp on my Balmer) is there when the AC power is disconnected -- so it
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jssailem at 7:10am 05.16.24 just where the holes are, :plus: That's the spirit. :thumbup: Waste not want not. :biggrin:
out haul cleat (3) jssailem at 7:07am 05.16.24 Several options are availabe to the sailor. If this is what "locking stopper cleat" means: ul. It
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? JamesG161 at 7:06am 05.16.24 My Xantrex does this. 1) Set as default "Invert off" 2) Control the Battery Charge, which is progra
Removing caulk.... (1) dLj at 6:49am 05.16.24 A tool shaped like this is what is what I had in mind. Typically wood working chisels do not have th
End of Times Terry Cox at 4:37am 05.16.24 Dennis!? Please don't abandon us for a stink potter. Well, anyway, good luck with your new boat. Gla
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump Terry Cox at 4:28am 05.16.24 Your Comments?? Good morning, Claude. No refrigeration expert here, but just wondering, would it r
Removing caulk.... rgranger at 3:58am 05.16.24 How hard would it be to remove the toe rail?
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 3:01am 05.16.24 @rgranger well said but if you go gas, please use ethanol free gas as ethanol can clog the jets in

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