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Need advice to pull drive shaft ADuke at 10:28am 04.16.18 Engines and Propulsion 8/861 I have a new drive shaft from the original owner and am thinking to change it out to address excess
Changing Engine Hoses to Hot Water Heater BBC16385 at 6:36am 04.16.18 Big Boats 12/2147 I have the 1997 Hunter P 42. The engine hoses to the hot water heater are leaking lots of coolant t
Axiom vs Axiom pro Capricous at 6:09am 04.16.18 Ask All Sailors 10/4394 I'm thinking about an instrument upgrade. I like Raymarine ,and have heard good things about Axiom.
stormy weather jon hansen at 4:32am 04.16.18 Ask All Sailors 42/2755 the great lakes got April showers this last weekend. 28" of 'wet, mashed potatoes' at my summer hous
First tornado... sort of rgranger at 7:25pm 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 9/862 so I was almost to the lake today with my trailer in tow. The plan was to bring the boat home for
genset and engine thru hulls opps dakno at 6:52pm 04.15.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/530 I am the second owner of a 08 41 DS. After a few mishaps we have figured out that my genest and engi
H26 Companionway latch rade0041 at 6:38pm 04.15.18 Smaller Boats 2/916 I need to install a latch of some sort. The Previous owner used a regular hardware store hasp with
EPRIB TESTING LeslieTroyer at 5:45pm 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 41/3955 How many use 406link.com for testing their EPRIB. 40 or 60 dollar plans. Tested my unit for the fi
water based anti fouling sailor5017 at 5:16pm 04.15.18 Big Boats 4/733 considering using water based antifouling instead of a micron type bottom paint. will it work as we
water based anti fouling paint sailor5017 at 5:05pm 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 5/986 We are having bottom of our boat (hunter 41DS ) stiipped and recoated with epoxy barrier coatings.
Need a Mast Eye for Whisker Pole (2) ZacAir at 3:40pm 04.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2085 I have a 1994 Catalina 270, and broke the Mast Eye yesterday using the whisker pole to wing the Jib
Any 7.3 owners out there? GladTidings at 3:02pm 04.15.18 S2 12/5592 We bought a 1981 7.3 shoal draft in January and I'm anxious to get her out on the lake! There are, h
Looking at a '79 O'Day (Weekender) Next Weekend theluckyone17 at 3:02pm 04.15.18 Day Sailers 3/1793 Short: I'm a new sailor, looking at a '79 O'Day Weekender next weekend. Anything beyond the obvious
Mast Track Hardware on 1981 Hunter 33 scruffy95 at 2:38pm 04.15.18 The Cherubini Hunters 2/711 I had an unfortunate situation occur this past sailing season where the boom came out of the mast tr
Main Sail Barton hunter240 Ralph502 at 1:55pm 04.15.18 Smaller Boats 1/324 Need the length and width of main sail battons, 2003 hunter240? Thanks
Info on Ft Walton Beach, Destin area Jay Sawyer at 12:20pm 04.15.18 Destinations 1/755 I'm a new to Florida sailor and looking for fun places to dock, dine and stay overnight on Choctawh
Soft, wet bilge, but I just want to sail... (3) jsherm at 11:56am 04.15.18 Catalina 22 21/6026 I have a 1977 c-22 with the normal leaks, about a gallon in the bilge. I have had it only a month a
CDI Reefer II-8 Roller Furler Part? (1) gkjdallas at 9:31am 04.15.18 Parts Search 0/1187 Hello all, I am hoping someone on this forum might be able to help out. My Ericson 30+ came with a C
Way off topic sailnoproblem at 8:48am 04.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 17/1469 I just saw a advertisement for a On Line Charter School. Now this is just my opinion but I feel toda
Handling Heel in a Catalina 22 Swing Keel markcc13 at 7:03am 04.15.18 Catalina 22 71/14164 Hello everyone. My wife and I have been sailing for a few years exclusively on a Catalina 22. We h

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12 volt electrical system Matt 23 at 6:06am 08.28.24 Hi many thanks have known found the fuses there are ETA 1170-22 fuses and blue terminals are wago 02
An A-Frame Question (1) Daveinet at 6:03am 08.28.24
12 volt electrical system (1) jssailem at 5:43am 08.28.24
12 volt electrical system Matt 23 at 5:02am 08.28.24 Hi many thanks just had a look and a blade fuse would fit will give it a go let you know how it work
12 volt electrical system Matt 23 at 5:00am 08.28.24 To release connectors from the blue ground bus terminal you can use a screwdriver. You just need to
12 volt electrical system Davidasailor26 at 4:56am 08.28.24 To release connectors from the blue ground bus terminal you can use a screwdriver. You just need to
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 mermike at 4:45am 08.28.24 The Racor 230 series is smaller than the 500 and has more than sufficient flow (30 GPH) for your nee
12 volt electrical system mermike at 4:34am 08.28.24 There should be a tab close to base in which to insert a screwdriver. This will release it from the
HULL SCRATCHES east coaster at 4:28am 08.28.24 Thank you for the correction, it is appreciated.
HULL SCRATCHES dlochner at 3:54am 08.28.24 Total Boat makes a product that you add to your paint that eliminates the need to "tip" after you r
HULL SCRATCHES east coaster at 3:51am 08.28.24 Total Boat makes a product that you add to your paint that eliminates the need to "tip" after you ro
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 dlochner at 3:34am 08.28.24 The Racor 500 is probably the gold standard for recreational boats. It is a bit large and space rest
To charge or not to charge mermike at 3:28am 08.28.24 The 14.6v in the manual is the maximum voltage the battery will take before it disconnects.
To charge or not to charge dlochner at 3:21am 08.28.24 The Cristec charger has 3 independent outputs. Check your manual for the fine print. Most (all?)
HULL SCRATCHES Foswick at 10:41pm 08.27.24 I'm in agreement with what others have said. First, it isn't clear from the video what exactly we'r
Repair leading edge keel Clydo at 10:31pm 08.27.24 And the fish don't care if the fairing isn't perfect. ;) Thanks for all the great information, C
Catalina 30 - Not starting! Please help. ChrisVR1994 at 10:25pm 08.27.24 Thank you all!! Really appreciate the help. It seems like the issue is indeed the solenoid/starter a
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring Foswick at 10:23pm 08.27.24 Using the mizzen to improve the boat's balance might work better than you think. The profile plan m
Mystery Alarm - A Cautionary Tale Foswick at 9:51pm 08.27.24 I would not advise placing a switch on the fuel pump When I wrote that I wired the pump off of the
2014 Marlow Hunter e33 Issues Occasional Heeler at 9:24pm 08.27.24

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