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Choosing a hybrid wind/solar charge controller patrickkidd at 7:58pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 45/5409 Hi there! I am looking at wind and solar power, to power a NorCold 2.5A icebox conversion kit (frid
Starting When Start Battery is Dead? DayDreamer41 at 6:54pm 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 48/6326 We purchased a DS 41 last year in September, sailed her some 500 Nm's to the home port and shortly a
Atomic 4 carb replacement sailnoproblem at 5:53pm 04.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/447 I should know this but I am having brain freeze. I have a early model Atomic 4 w/early model carb.
Git-Rot Ken13559 at 5:41pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 2/610 I've some part of rear berth wooden bulkhead rot due to water ingress/leaks. After repairing the lea
Electronic equipment recommendations for San Juan Islands Joseph6510 at 3:25pm 04.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2289 We just moved to Orcas Island (one of the San Juan Islands) of Washington from central Nebraska. We
Bimini for 23.5 with stern rail seats Boatnic at 3:22pm 04.27.17 Smaller Boats 7/1579 I've owned a 23.5 for 5 years and want to install a bimini. It seems the custom made biminis go und
Hood furler rjarrell at 3:14pm 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3186 My 37.5 has the factory installed Hood furler. It has not worked as it should since I bought the boa
Urgently need threaded shroud stay adjuster for Beneteau First 310 grandview846 at 2:46pm 04.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/410 Damn, oh yea winter winds ! LOST ABOVE Part. Any source greatly apreciated.
CATALINA SMILE NICK1951 at 2:19pm 04.27.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2628 Hello all, I visited my 1984 Catalina 36 on 4/25/17 which is on a cradle in Michigan. There is a h
Anyone in the SD, Oside, Dana Point area with an IC-M710 Radio (1) Brian D at 2:16pm 04.27.17 SSB and Ham Operators 0/554 I am trying to put together a document that lays out how to add ham frequencies to the IC-M710. Alth
8.0A Teak Winch Bases (3) BuckeyeMark at 1:03pm 04.27.17 S2 5/916 I replaced the Teak boards under my winches, port ' starboard. Anybody want the old ones? They need
Re-bedding/sealing chainplates on Beneteau Rosetta Stone10263 at 11:24am 04.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2856 I see on my deck what look like SS covers over the chainplates where they enter the deck. How do I r
Automac Replacement (2) higgins at 11:15am 04.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/1505 Hi, I searched the forum including the 101 basics about electrical topics, but I'm left with one que
Anyone in the SF Bay area with an IC-M710 radio? Brian D at 10:46am 04.27.17 SSB and Ham Operators 0/464 There is a boater on the Icom IC-M710 Yahoo Group that is trying to program his radio. If you have a
West Marine sale Justin_NSA at 10:29am 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1308 All New England 'rope' 40% off this Friday. I'm looking at their Sta-set polyester yacht braid. I ne
Fresh water manifold connection loose (1) Pat Hooyman at 8:19am 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1642 135823 My 2007 Hunter 38 fresh water connection for the vanity has come loose from the manifold. I p
Meth-heads set their Beni ablaze (1) Jackdaw at 7:42am 04.27.17 Sails Call Lounge 8/883 This happened last October, but I didn't see anything about it then. Two meth-heads set their (what
switching to synthetic oil gregorybross at 7:30am 04.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/1477 I have a 1996 Catalina 30 mk III with a universal 25xp. The engine has about 2000 hours on it and
A word about windytv rjarrell at 7:25am 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1289 Planned an offshore overnight from St Augustine to Ft Pierce. A 34 hour trip. A week prior I began c
Adding freshwater faucet to O'Day 25 sPk at 7:12am 04.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/639 I am considering adding another faucet to the galley of my O'Day 25. I sail on Lake Superior so th

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Marine Toilet Question Tally Ho at 1:46pm 05.28.23 I have a manual head, an older Raritan. I cannot quite get used to the idea of saving the TP in a
Mainsail up! sbrogden at 1:06pm 05.28.23 I'm thinking this picture would be even better with some water under the boat ! I plan on putting
Jib furler basics and maint Dave at 1:06pm 05.28.23 Does this happen when the sail is attached? What is the wire attached to the top of the drum? The
Electrical upgrades Johnb at 12:17pm 05.28.23 Your refer draws 5 amps, is that per hour? If that's the case it draws close to 100 amp hours in a
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 12:06pm 05.28.23 This looks like it will do the trick. How long is the steel bar?
G-Flex Question - Curing Time thinwater at 11:58am 05.28.23 Another thing about amine blush. It must be removed before painting or the paint won't dry.
Electrical upgrades morbidfollower at 11:35am 05.28.23 Your refer draws 5 amps, is that per hour? If that's the case it draws close to 100 amp hours in a
Need details about this boat tsuchenek at 11:28am 05.28.23 My neighbor who is 90 years old found an ODay boat in the corner of one of his barns. He remembers
Need details about this boat tsuchenek at 11:27am 05.28.23 I measured it from the ground. It looks like 20 feet long, depending on where the measurements are t
Electrical upgrades Steve_Catalina at 11:25am 05.28.23 Here's some electrical upgrades I did last summer, finally got around to taking some pictures of wh
Marine Toilet Question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 05.28.23 Or, you could always buy RV and Marine toilet paper! Isn't that just about the same as using thes
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Kings Gambit at 11:05am 05.28.23 The basic stimulation to go to power is the wish or need to arrive at destination before dark especi
What is at the top of my mast. capta at 10:37am 05.28.23 The shielding should be tinned copper, so being exposed is not a problem for the radio signal. I'd p
What speed makes you fire up your motor? capta at 10:22am 05.28.23 That question was completely dependent on the circumstances. As a charter boat with a schedule to ke
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Captain Larry-DH at 9:48am 05.28.23 I use 6 knots as planning speed. Our flat water sailing speed is 0-10 knots depending in conditions,
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 9:34am 05.28.23 The way I understand how the center board works there is one ( the cable ) as you described that rai
Shipping a boat question (2) Sailm8 at 9:06am 05.28.23 Actually that was the total price after being gauged by the storage lot and the crane company.. Th
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size (1) JamesG161 at 9:01am 05.28.23 You may get your answers here... HunterOwners.com downloads or scale this drawing.
Memorial Day -- Redux kappykaplan at 9:00am 05.28.23 Tks for the research, Jim. :beer:
Electrical upgrades morbidfollower at 8:54am 05.28.23 Wow, impressive work! Your panels are 50W each, right? You're making me itch for an upgrade. :biggr

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