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Enhancing Alternator Charging sea_casper at 1:57pm 03.27.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2491 In Dec's Sail Magazine Nigel Calder has an article "Charged Up" which discussed "Low-cost options fo
Rusty dust in the starter Franzcat at 1:30pm 03.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/725 Having owned my Catalina for just 6 months, when the second starter failed, I decided to get the loc
Hull Damage Jack Evans at 1:26pm 03.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 22/1526 I recently took possession of a 1978 Oday 23 that had water laying in the hull and cabin for several
PHRF adjustment for in-boom furling main - 2003 Hunter 356 shayes914 at 12:38pm 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 2/402 My club says that adjustments for in-boom furling main are done on an individual basis. I want to re
Crib Boards anyone? pclarksurf at 11:33am 03.27.17 Catalina 22 5/842 I'm on the verge of ordering plastic for sake of the speeding up my projects list, but I really want
Discontinued Harken parts Atonement at 10:44am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 4/415 I own a 2003 Beneteau 42cc which I am converting to a cutter rig and need two more genoa cars to fit
Bottom Paint lindacc at 8:22am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/396 My ODay had VC 17m on her last season. She has been power washed. Can I reapply the VC 17 m This s
Interior paint mjmercer19248 at 7:46am 03.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4561 Guys, Need to refinish my cabin. Looking for a good durable paint. Not sure if I should use a gelco
Hunter Legend 1985 34' Cutlass Bearing replacement Sea Painter at 7:13am 03.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1360 I am looking to see if anyone knows the exact dimensions for the cutlass bearing on a 1985 34' Hunte
Shore power Southpaw at 7:03am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 20/3170 I have a 2005 Beneteau 343 that was built in France it is setup for 220 v. Instead of changing it to
Prop size Steve and Monica at 7:00am 03.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/410 Hi all !981 O'Day 34 with stock drivetrain. Anyone know the size and pitch of the prop? Would like t
Mast winch or not Skipperdan at 6:01am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3462 Should I put a mast winch on my mast while I am redoing it? Or better yet should I use one of the li
Solar Panels from Non-Marine Suppliers Lee Coller at 11:35pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 6/793 About 8 years ago I purchased 2 130 watt solar panels from West Marine made by ICP Solar. I've jus
AC 110V wiring - AWG wire recommendations ArkadiyS at 8:47pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 19/5662 We have a 1987 35 Hunter, and I am installing an additional AC power outlet. It is being branched o
Do you separate the masthead light and the all around light? Skipperdan at 7:44pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 55/5086 I am redoing the mast while it is down. They had the masthead light and the all around (anchor light
What is this boat (1) higgs at 7:31pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 9/627 I am pretty good with identifying boats even back into the 70s. At first I suspected an S2, but aft
Fridge issue question wilf at 6:16pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1303 I turned on the fridge and can hear the motor running but after a half day of running its still not
Anyone modify one of these.... Tally Ho at 4:19pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/3648 ...generators to hook up to a 30-amp shore power cord to a boat? http://t.harborfreight.com/engines
Cradle dimensions for Hunter 27-2 Lewie at 4:08pm 03.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1445 Friend bought a 1989 Hunter 27-2 fin/bulb keel and outboard engine. I am going to move it for him o
Removable Hump Seat - Storage ArkadiyS at 3:16pm 03.26.17 Big Boats 12/2503 This question is applicable to a handful of Hunters - 35 and 37 Legend boats... there may be others

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Buying new flares this year? Rick Webb at 7:46am 05.23.23 Keep your pyro in something like this: 0.50 Caliber Ammo Box (harborfreight.com)
Plans for hurricane season 2023? Jacktar at 7:28am 05.23.23 Not correct, Ft Myers was always in the cone, locals simply did not execute pre storm tasks to reduc
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 6:45am 05.23.23 This is what I used to get around sheard lag bolts when I was changing my motor mounts and replaced
Cockpit drain not draining jodyjuli at 6:42am 05.23.23 Yes thank you, most of it was telling how to prevent it. One guy talked about a T where the sink dr
Weird Electrical Experience rgranger at 6:36am 05.23.23 Well, this is "Sails Call," so I think any topic is fair game, no? I think so... except maybe pol
Buying new flares this year? Rick Webb at 6:36am 05.23.23 For several years I organized a "Flare Day" at our club. Everyone could come and dispense their expi
Buying new flares this year? thinwater at 6:35am 05.23.23 Everyone should burn an old flare (at home in a safe place) for several reasons: To see that they r
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak dLj at 6:06am 05.23.23 As has been previously reported, repeatedly, Kuuma is bottom of the line, looks like Seaward, costs
Buying new flares this year? jonelli at 5:48am 05.23.23 During the same sock burning I mentioned above the local maritime museum tested a couple pre-WWII e
Problems with early 310s john2 at 5:43am 05.23.23 This is the one I made for my boat. thanks , gonna make something like it. john.
mast jviss at 5:42am 05.23.23 Welcome @tuscan to the forum. I see you have a Tartan 33. Nice boat! I did a complete rig replac
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 5:22am 05.23.23 We should switch to PM's before we are shown the door. Well, this is "Sails Call," so I think any
Slow sump pump with backflow jviss at 5:18am 05.23.23
Weird Electrical Experience RoyS at 5:16am 05.23.23 My own house was built in 1930. The plaster was a rock lath system and is very sound. I have plenty
Cockpit drain not draining jviss at 5:10am 05.23.23 I have already bought a screen for it but i can't get it unclogged. Should i be able to push somet
Cockpit drain not draining jodyjuli at 5:02am 05.23.23 I have already bought a screen for it but i can't get it unclogged. Should i be able to push someth
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 4:49am 05.23.23 Thanks @RoyS , that's interesting. Yes, I have BX wiring as original. The small fuse box was remov
Weird Electrical Experience RoyS at 4:40am 05.23.23 I worked on many old houses around here. Often, going hand in hand, were horse hair plaster with woo
Cockpit drain not draining jviss at 4:39am 05.23.23 Here's a thread discussing this topic, with pics of the OEM setup and suggested alterations. 26S coc
I broke my Sherwood Raw Water Strainer Winterizing Bowl.... sailcapt340 at 4:00am 05.23.23 Thank you dmax. I was so mad when it dropped out of my hand. You know the kind of juggling act th

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