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Flushing toilets with fresh water Zatarra at 4:40am 06.06.19 Ask All Sailors 33/8897 I just purchased a boat and it seems the previous owner switched out the plumbing of the water flush
Glow Plug wiring daviddp at 4:03am 06.06.19 Ask All Sailors 2/523 Quick question. I believe this wire in the photo is the feed for the glow plugs from the switch. T
Is this normal? (1) Newbie3 at 10:00pm 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1315 Or should I be worried? Catalina 30. Forward hatch above v-berth. Specifically, the uneven curve.
Lonseal Flooring seadaddler at 7:39pm 06.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1122 I thinking of using Lonseal flooring from defend has anybody used this flooring Nick
Stereo replacement (4) ChrisCall at 7:15pm 06.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2704 I'm replacing the stereo in my new to me 2004 hunter 36 the old didn't have bluetooth or even and au
What do these electric switches do? (1) sailingrock at 5:42pm 06.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5039 On my 1999 361 I have an DC Power Center and AC Power Center panels with a number of switches and in
Radar mounting plate (1) Pat T at 1:44pm 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 3/414 I want to replace my old Analogue radar with a Raymarine Quantum. I want to use the old mount but I
sailboat trailer for a 25' Hunter, 1978 longjohn at 9:54am 06.05.19 Trailer Sailors 6/1399 All Sailors: I'm looking to trailer my 25' Hunter...I have a generic tandem axle trailer, 18' long
Confused about legal whisker pole Ben4195 at 9:29am 06.05.19 Racing 19/4149 Hi all, it seems I'm getting conflicting info regarding what size whisker pole is legal vs. illegal.
H22 Mooring Cover jjweiss at 8:42am 06.05.19 Day Sailers 3/732 Has anyone come up with a good design for cover for the H22? We recently acquired a 2012 H22 and w
Cruising non-stop... what runs out first? Jackdaw at 8:23am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 43/3234 I was online chatting with a designer at the firm that designed my boat (Finot/Conq) when the the di
Mills Trophy Race, Lake Erie Ben4195 at 8:19am 06.05.19 Racing 21/2059 I'll be crewing on a J/92 in this Friday night's/Saturday morning's Mills Trophy Race. Our start is
Is this a common H34 sole problem? Mike Oldak at 8:07am 06.05.19 Big Boats 5/1086 I found this picture on the site and noticed that the sole has the same soft/rotted spot as my H34,
Is this a common H34 sole problem? (1) Mike Oldak at 8:06am 06.05.19 Big Boats 10/1837 I found this picture on the site and noticed that the sole has the same soft/rotted spot as my H34,
Looking for relief of guilt Whatfiero1 at 7:50am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1417 I got a response on earlier post about power boats always want to pass sailboats over there bow beca
D Day WW II, sailboats? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:48am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1200 as an isolationist country prior to WW II with war raging in Europe and the Pacific with a small mil
Volvo throttle control.... NYSail at 7:28am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 1/354 Hello all, On my Beneteau 423 they installed a single lever throttle made by volvo. I do love the s
Gin Pole (1) BertVenture at 7:23am 06.05.19 Trailer Sailors 10/3425 I am having trouble setting my mast without another person. Does anyone know how to build a gin pol
Keeping the birds out of my boom (2) rade0041 at 6:50am 06.05.19 Smaller Boats 11/1116 Thought I would share my attempt to keep little birds from making their home in my boom. I usually
Need new turnbuckles .. advice catalanc at 5:49am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1191 Hello everyone, I have a Catalina 22 MKII and one of the turnbuckle ends is bent. I am pretty sure

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Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? grevelle at 11:23am 01.03.25 Hi Mark - The efficiency improvement is ~5-8% of the field amps, so about 5 watts savings for a typi
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 11:08am 01.03.25 Try just rotating the drum and leave everything else. You'll have to do this before you run the fur
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 yelkenli at 10:54am 01.03.25 I have shore power and will set up a light on a thermostat. I will also re-install two access covers
Knot for Docking in BC Tedd at 10:19am 01.03.25 Thanks, John, I'll try that. It sounds a bit like a trucker's hitch, is that right?
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) Irish NC at 10:14am 01.03.25 Thanks for the welcome and quick response. I ran 12v directly to the solenoid and it ran the motor.
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 BarryL at 9:57am 01.03.25 Hi, Do you have shore power? If so, hanging a 60W incandescent light in the engine compartment shou
Perkins M30 Fuel Supply Issues challenger at 9:55am 01.03.25 Update: There were two main culprits. 1. I replaced the fuel pump and even with some air leak some
Hunter 27 Cockpit Instrument Access (1) DHembree at 9:51am 01.03.25 Well, I answered this for myself, but just in case anyone else has the same question, the area behin
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 01.03.25 Hi @Irish NC and welcome to the site. May I suggest you start a new posting with this item to ensur
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' sailcapt340 at 9:18am 01.03.25
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) Indysailor at 8:54am 01.03.25 Thank you. i think we will anchor out at Haserot, sail around Old Mission and then anchor in Bower
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Irish NC at 8:53am 01.03.25 nd its quite relevant for my windlass issues. I believe I have the same wiring setup above. I've
pendant line cockpit fitting. Indysailor at 8:49am 01.03.25 Yeah.....He's a great source. Havent been able to get ahold of him. Maybe the holidays. Thanks! Yo
Rotating Furling Drum dlochner at 8:44am 01.03.25 Try just rotating the drum and leave everything else. You'll have to do this before you run the furl
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 dlochner at 8:38am 01.03.25 For monitoring temperature take a look at the Ruuvi Sensors (Amazon link). I've been using one to mo
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:19am 01.03.25
how to lock my rudder while under way danooxnard at 8:13am 01.03.25 Awesome that is the one in the picture. Here is a link to the actual part. I may have to order thi
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole (1) jssailem at 7:48am 01.03.25 how to attach a whisker pole It depends on how you are using it. Note that the pole is being force
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 Davidasailor26 at 7:34am 01.03.25
Bimini tubing chafe jssailem at 7:34am 01.03.25 That will work. :biggrin:

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