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Precharging 6v batteries Macboy at 9:56pm 07.04.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1596 I bought our two 6v golf cart batteries about 16 months ago. They've been stored in a heated garage
You know the Marina Owner is... (1) dlochner at 6:54pm 07.04.19 Sails Call Lounge 20/1745 an Attorney when you are greeted with this:
Toe Rail Screw/Bolts (1) SailingLegacy at 3:48pm 07.04.19 C&C 8/2113 Long time reader, first time poster... Hoping for some advise. Im currently restoring a 1977 C'C 29
Coastal Cruise trdubois at 3:35pm 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 6/763 Hello everyone, I am planning to move my boat from Dana Point Harbor, CA to Marina del Rey, CA, moto
Inability of charge run down batteries on Hunter 45CC Viktor Eysselein at 1:47pm 07.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/638 I forgot to reconnect my electrical system with the 110 V dock out let. Batteries went down to 6V.
Bedding teak components to cabin J. Stephen at 1:44pm 07.04.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2546 Catalina 22, #13255 Teak was bedded with a white flexible compound much like Life Caulk or another p
Sunset last night (1) dLj at 1:24pm 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 9/773 I'm spending a couple weeks on the boat and have been trying to find some good pictures as Lake Cham
Hull to deck joint astevens at 12:11pm 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 0/687
O'Day mariner 2+2 questions Qantasman at 10:25am 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 3/4071
mechanic near Boston Harbor Dennis Moran at 9:48am 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 13/995 My Tartan 30 with an Atomic 4 won't start. I am disabled and need help.
Slow-close Refer Lid Struts? jviss at 7:29am 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 17/4758 My Tartan 3800 has top-loading access to the fridge. The two lids have one support strut, each, tha
Alternator Connection: Paris Rhone to Volvo MD11C in a Pretorien (1) belwood studio at 6:49am 07.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/1014 Don't fix it if it ain't broke! I dismantled the alternator to clean and repaint some parts this win
Standing Rigging Specs Coastal Nomad at 6:13am 07.04.19 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3381 Hi All, Am looking for a resource for standing rigging specifications (tension, wire size/length, et
Finding my way around my Hunter 260 (question #2: cranking battery through-hull) symont at 5:31am 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 15/2014 My newly acquired Hunter 260 has a battery selector on the false bulkhead at the back of the aft bun
Finding my way around my Hunter 260 (question #1: bilge water) symont at 5:26am 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 12/1801 Hello all, I have been a passive follower of this forum for about a year now (and joined in a few m
How we celebrate Independence Day sailme88 at 3:50am 07.04.19 Big Boats 1/684 With as many as 12-15 ( infants, toddlers and children included) we motor to an area up wind of wher
Sailing baltimore to Wye island Mattcia123 at 12:01am 07.04.19 Destinations 3/878 Hello all, wondering if anyone had any insight about transmitting the Kent island narrows from the N
Knocking in rudder post (1) 907Juice at 11:29pm 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1467
Hotel pumpkinpie at 8:32pm 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/810 .
Declaration of Independence dlochner at 7:15pm 07.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 1/558 On this day some 243 years ago a group of men gathered in Philadelphia to proclaim the Colonies's i

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Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Hello Below at 9:28am 10.22.24 Cannot help with the removal. You might post images of the area concerned. One of us may see someth
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes RitSim at 9:09am 10.22.24 A couple things to try. For a diesel its either fuel, air or timing. 1) Try adding a temporary pi
New Windows for Oday 272 Iriegal at 8:58am 10.22.24 Wow, Kloudie1! That looks great! I love the idea of hot-gluing a small shelf for the window to sit
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 10.22.24
DC Three wire deck light question. OS2Dude at 8:49am 10.22.24 Typically, RED is DC POS, Black (now Yellow) is DC NEG. On my 1985 Catalina 30, there are 4 wires u
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife shemandr at 8:42am 10.22.24
Winterising Davidasailor26 at 8:39am 10.22.24 -100 is typically ethylene glycol - I don't like the toxicity compared to propylene glycol. The -1
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife kappykaplan at 8:34am 10.22.24 About to enter the Mystic Seaport Museum. Nice museum. Visited a long time ago.
Yanmar engine life Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 10.22.24 28 years old with the original engine. I'd say 2800 hours on the engine as a really wild guess.
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Ralph Johnstone at 8:19am 10.22.24 Custom tanks are rarely made using polyethylene... If one should find oneself backed into such a
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife jssailem at 8:16am 10.22.24 We are out of the woods today. About to enter the Mystic Seaport Museum. Like a kid in a candy s
Winterising Justin_NSA at 8:15am 10.22.24 I built my water heater bypass system. Easy to winterize. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/
Adding cabin top winches senang at 8:12am 10.22.24 If you place a very strong light on the outside where you intend to place your winch, looking from t
Winterising dLj at 8:08am 10.22.24 Colin - After 43 years on Lk Champlain, which runs into Quebec, and having frozen my a* off at the*
Yanmar engine life BarryL at 8:02am 10.22.24 Hey, Is / was the engine in salt water or fresh water? With fresh water I would say a very long tim
Sea-Fire system senang at 7:54am 10.22.24
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 7:48am 10.22.24 The guy did a huge amount of work. The saddest part, seems to me, is he did not have a leaking tank
Yanmar engine life senang at 7:36am 10.22.24 8000-10000 hours for separate engine cooling circuit. For raw water cooling my guess is 50% of that.
Winterising Jan11 at 7:18am 10.22.24 Colin - After 43 years on Lk Champlain, which runs into Quebec, and having frozen my a* off at the*
Winterising Davidasailor26 at 7:11am 10.22.24 Plus, you'll never get the taste of it out of your hot water. --Peggie That might depend on the s

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