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House Batteries Question RoyS at 8:19am 01.21.19 Ask All Sailors 27/3630 Recently read an article suggesting the use of (2) 6V golf cart batteries connected in series for a
Hunter 33 Rudder Delamination (2) Tavenerj at 7:51am 01.21.19 Mid-Size Boats 5/1378 We keep our 2008 Hunter 33 in the Severn River, Maryland. We pull it every other year. When our mar
Marina on lake Lanier Georgia twx at 7:19am 01.21.19 Ask All Sailors 2/452
Spinnaker size Tim66 at 7:43pm 01.20.19 Ask An Oday Owner 47/4408
Beneteau battery switch jmkinsfbay at 4:03pm 01.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 30/6582 I've looked high and low for a Beneteau battery switch. My switches are basically a "T" handle, 1/4
Fuel Solenoid Replacement Big Red at 2:07pm 01.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/639 The Yanmar fuel solenoid is sticking according to 2 mechanics. The first Yanmar certified mechanic
New owner 322 (1) Paul1966 at 10:50am 01.20.19 Bigger Boats 21/1982 just picked up a 322 keel area is in great condition so not worried about that ( I know a lot of di
Electronics with Pos, Neg and Drain wires Ward H at 10:04am 01.20.19 Musings With Maine Sail 11/897 I'm ready to run power connections to a chart plotter, SeaTalkng network and ACU for an auto pilot.
sound proofing material Slipin Away at 10:01am 01.20.19 Ask All Sailors 6/506 After many years of service the white coating on the sound proofing material in the engine compartme
Hunter 46 Water Solenoid Valve Manifold Location sail sfbay at 9:34am 01.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/345 My new to me 2005 Hunter 46 has multiple water tanks. However, I cannot find the solenoid valve man
Beneteau 393 Throttle Problem David N at 9:30am 01.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1541 All, Hoping for some direction on my query. Extremely well maintained yacht. Engine (55HP Volvo Pen
Ericson 29 weaknesses? sgwright67 at 8:47am 01.20.19 Ericson 10/12932 Hello all, I'm looking at an Ericson 29 in my area which has been listed recently for $7500CAD. It
How to remove the dinette table in the Hunter 260? Pichin at 7:45am 01.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/925 Hi, to remove the dining table (to repair it outside) in the Huter 260 I have to remove the mast or
Bucket List Will Gilmore at 7:32am 01.20.19 Trailer Sailors 48/3550 I wasn't raised a trailersailor. I grew up with big boats in a home marina and sailing the Gulf coa
Okeechobee Waterway on a 310 Cat 310 #1 in GA at 7:19am 01.20.19 Catalina 310 28/2650 It looks like I am starting my last year of full time employment and will be going part time in a ye
Taking a break from the forum: I guess I'll be shoving off too. (1) TomY at 6:20am 01.20.19 Ask All Sailors 2/377 160435 Hahahaha! Just kidding. A couple distractions from the sailing forums for me come from acros
Wolf Moon (1) JamesG161 at 5:31am 01.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 18/1042 160433 Full eclipse tonight. 1/20/2019 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2019/1/11/how-to-watch-th
84' Hunter 37C Yanmar 4JHE CTsailordan at 5:01am 01.20.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/619 Does anyone have in information on rebuilding a Yanmar 4JHE? I'm looking to do it myself but I can't
AUTO PILOTS? drewsyntax at 3:32am 01.20.19 Smaller Boats 37/2266 Hi All! Winter storm going in the northeast - has me dreaming about my shrink-wrapped H23 down by th
Robert Perry designs (3) jssailem at 10:01pm 01.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/713 @LeslieTroyer and I took the opportunity to hear Robert Perry discuss boat design this evening. The

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Anchors ...3TacksontheWater at 12:51pm 08.24.23 Snip.... I started a couple threads about this at the time, but Photobucket ate all the pics. :mad:
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Scott T-Bird at 12:48pm 08.24.23 Why all the links to Cruisers Forum? What was the point of this post?
Impact driver on window screws? (3) Tally Ho at 12:45pm 08.24.23 Then all bets are off :yikes: Greg
Deception Pass. shemandr at 12:44pm 08.24.23 A good topic even though I don't think I've ever been within 600 miles (Sun Valley) of that pass!
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help Canception at 12:28pm 08.24.23 The topping lift is the short cable hanging from the backstay and attached to the boom. The primar
Impact driver on window screws? jviss at 12:24pm 08.24.23 Windows? What's a window?
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 12:23pm 08.24.23 You can also order direct from KUS. https://kus-usa.com/product/sss-ssl-sender One thing I did was
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 12:22pm 08.24.23 You can also order direct from KUS. https://kus-usa.com/product/sss-ssl-sender One thing I did was
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 12:21pm 08.24.23 So you have reserve capacity analogous to a scuba tank (I may be dating myself here). "J" valve. :
Just a little bit more... Every year! Project_Mayhem at 12:12pm 08.24.23 Thanks for the bump @shemandr. I'm wondering if there's a way to do a vacuum test on the crank cases
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help jssailem at 12:07pm 08.24.23 Bold is to get a good wind and sail through the passage. I would have the engine running as a back u
Just a little bit more... Every year! shemandr at 12:04pm 08.24.23 Compression? Fairly easily tested with a compression meter. I don't know much about engines but yo
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help dlochner at 12:03pm 08.24.23 Having the topping lift rigged like the pig tail attached to the boom while sailing can be dangerou
Impact driver on window screws? (1) jssailem at 12:02pm 08.24.23 Any thoughts on whether the impact driver will do damage? If so, any thoughts on how to get the scr
Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) Johann at 12:01pm 08.24.23 I installed this type of sensor, and it works very well. My problem was that the sensor is located
Advice for a Solo Sailor? shemandr at 11:58am 08.24.23 ... My problem was that the sensor is located about 9" from the low point.. So you have reserve ca
Deception Pass. Hayden Watson at 11:57am 08.24.23 Deception Passage is one of the many tidal passages that control the waters of the Salish Sea. Goo
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help shemandr at 11:53am 08.24.23 Having the topping lift rigged like the pig tail attached to the boom while sailing can be dangerous
Deception Pass. jssailem at 11:50am 08.24.23 Deception Passage is one of the many tidal passages that control the waters of the Salish Sea. Good
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 11:28am 08.24.23 You could try measuring the resistance as you move the sender through its range and see if it chang

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