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Commerce forum is broken jviss at 9:11am 07.04.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/653 Tried to order some winch covers today, when I click "add to cart" nothing happens.
Independence Day dlochner at 7:44am 07.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/464 Happy Independence Day to all. While we are busy with our celebrations and grilled hamburgers, let
Size of Prop "Ears"... rpell1@msn.com at 7:26am 07.04.18 Engines and Propulsion 13/1486 Good morning all and Happy July 4th, Now that I almost have my new boat, '97 Cat30 MKIII, the quest
Installing Vent in Fore Hatch nveater at 6:55am 07.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/302 I have a Hunter 33.5 (1994), with the flush deck mounted hatches that Hunter used for several years.
Instruments in dark can not be seen when lit up. Michael-Louis at 3:59am 07.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/458 Hi All, On my 1992 Legend 35.5 all instruments become fuzzy and unreadable when lit up in the evenin
Know your nautical history? Brian D at 4:50pm 07.03.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/1021 Beaver ran from Darthmouth and ended up on Eleanor's lap. What is the significance of that statement
Soft shackles (1) Grotto at 3:55pm 07.03.18 Catalina 22 12/1511
Servicing boom car on Hunter 386 ComoxSweetCaroline at 3:08pm 07.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/291 Hello, I have a 2002 Hunter 386 with Selden furling main. The mainsail is difficult to haul out in a
Is a MacGregor 26M (gasp) my best option? timover5969 at 12:39pm 07.03.18 Ask All Sailors 42/11072 I posted this under trailer sailors but I meant to post it to all sailors: Never in a million years
Is a MacGregor 26M (gasp) my best option? timover5969 at 12:35pm 07.03.18 Trailer Sailors 17/4061 Never in a million years did I think I would be saying this - I'm starting to think that a Mac 26M m
2 Cycle Carburetor Question Marc14857 at 12:06pm 07.03.18 Ask All Sailors 9/663 Working on my 2 cycle 3 HP Yanmar outboard. The motor starts easily, and can rev up to full RPM when
Re-wiring the boat SUMB44 at 11:48am 07.03.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/962 Is re-wiring the boat (just replacing and upgrading hardware) something that can be accomplished afl
Yanmar YSM - 12 wheatfieldcrows at 10:38am 07.03.18 Parts Search 0/576 I'm looking for a Yanmar YSM 12 cylinder head or entire engine for sale... Alternatively, if anyon
Hunter 26 and CDI FF2 install jbreland at 10:23am 07.03.18 Smaller Boats 18/1612 Just bought a new CDI FF2 to install on my hunter 26 and something in the CDI instructions have me c
Where to retire and sail Randall Schmidt at 9:45am 07.03.18 Ask All Sailors 60/5888
Towing a Siren 17 jontamlin at 9:37am 07.03.18 Ask All Sailors 0/363 Hello, I am brand new to Sailing and will be towing a Siren 17 with a Subaru Forester. Anyone have
Patching some holes in the head Steve L22188 at 8:55am 07.03.18 Ask All Sailors 10/741 Replaced a toilet and have some nice holes in the fiberglass platfrom from where the original toilet
Macgregor 26D 1987 project restoration Brad and The Sea Fish at 8:55am 07.03.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/7653 So, I bought a 1987 Macgregor 26D last week , with trailer, that has been sitting in the desert for
How much foam is needed to float a V222 in a knock down? Todd Atchison at 8:32am 07.03.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2126 Here is one for the group. As I approach my splash date, I find myself turning to the subject of "se
Sail Loft Mississippi gulf coast.... jbreland at 7:49am 07.03.18 Smaller Boats 10/2175 Are there still any sail lofts in say Gulfport or Biloxi Mississippi ?? Internet search and I've fo

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How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. (1) thinwater at 6:15am 08.08.24 Filters. Multiple sources. Experimentation and testing. Mistakes of your own. https://markmanson.net
Cockpit table clips ice breaker at 5:21am 08.08.24 Check the electrical department at your favorite hardware store. Grey plastic conduit clips work gr
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. twodzusfittings at 5:07am 08.08.24 "Going where no man has gone before can be a scary road. Sharing that road, with someone, is carryi
Catalina 18 transducer placement Ronvanb at 4:57am 08.08.24 How did it work with the transducer and where did you place it?
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. dLj at 10:41pm 08.07.24 People often come to internet forums to seek answers and solutions to problems they are experiencin
Catalina 320 Aft Cabin Ventilation Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 08.07.24 DC fans can help. Not as good as an open front hatch, but at least some air movement.
Cracked stringer on project boat garymalmgren at 6:39pm 08.07.24 OKAY Fellas. time to back on track. Rotten wooden floors and mast base frames. 1. Use a suitable too
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. Davidasailor26 at 6:35pm 08.07.24 Is the information being provided verifiable? :plus: For me this is a big discriminator between r
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 6:10pm 08.07.24 What? The controller is the power source. Fuse it at the output. The controller can only output as
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Foswick at 5:20pm 08.07.24 I've stopped flushing with sea water. I simply flush a little fresh water (maybe 8-16 oz) every 3-5
Solar Voltage mermike at 5:18pm 08.07.24 On the output side you should have a fuse, but at the battery end of the cables, since the battery
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 08.07.24 Simple - Due diligence.
Catalina 30 sailboat internal cabin lights only work when connected to shore power heritage at 5:02pm 08.07.24 We have a Catalina 30 sailboat and the indoor cabin lights work fine, but only when connected to sh
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. dlochner at 4:30pm 08.07.24 Skipping the funny but long story, my father taught me never to trust anyone, not even him. There
Cracked stringer on project boat dlochner at 4:23pm 08.07.24 One can't point to historical landmarks, such as the USS Constitution, for example of longevity bec
Solar Voltage dlochner at 3:52pm 08.07.24 It is important to remember the voltage coming off the panels is in the 20-28v range. When sizing wi
Freedom 10 buzzing jviss at 3:30pm 08.07.24
Freedom 10 buzzing Michael Davis at 3:09pm 08.07.24 Watching this thread. I have the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger, Link 2000-R, and the companion regul
What is this thing? jviss at 2:36pm 08.07.24 Not necessarily, jviss. Why? You could have a Freedom 10 I/C without any battery monitor system.
What is this thing? Stu Jackson at 2:27pm 08.07.24 Thanks Greg. Yea, I'm pretty certain it's part of the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger system, but I ju

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