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H355 Battery relocation Keith13369 at 5:37pm 07.22.17 Big Boats 0/358 I have a 1991 H355 which currently has 4 6 volt batteries and a starting battery in the port and sta
Raced Lake Ontario 300 (1) shawanaga at 3:58pm 07.22.17 Big Boats 4/712 Lake Ontario 300. This was our start r 35.5 in a distance race this past weekend, had a great time,
Worth adding AC to good old boats? njlarry at 3:05pm 07.22.17 Ask All Sailors 34/3920 Lots of prior discussion about makes and types of marine air conditioning but is it ever economicly
1983 Islands 17 stanirish at 1:51pm 07.22.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1129 I recently bought the Islands 17 boat and removed the centerboard and had it refurbished. I have not
Looking for a boom for a Neptune 16 Greg Asbury at 11:09am 07.22.17 Parts Search 7/1319 I just purchased a 1981 Neptune 16. Then I found out the boom and main sail were stolen. Where can I
Yanmar 2gm raw water impeller removal? (4) pateco at 11:08am 07.22.17 Mid-Size Boats 16/5753 Last Wednesday, I got a temp alarm on our way out for evening races. I looked off the stern, and saw
garmin 1020 xs CYQK at 10:15am 07.22.17 Ask All Sailors 1/199 Looking at one of these Anyone here have a report on how good they work
Venting lower compartment that houses gas and batteries. Goatman at 10:05am 07.22.17 Ask All Sailors 2/503 We sail a 17 Siren sailboat which I recently purchased a 6hp Mercury 4 cycle motor. I previously had
Adding a Anchor Davit finefurn at 7:12am 07.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1180 I would like to install a Anchor Davit to my 1984 H27. Problem is that the Fore Stay attaches only
water heater and picture or schematic for oDay 302 clementise at 7:02am 07.22.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/860 I tried to locate water heater below deck however all I found is one line hot (after running engine)
VDO Fuel Gauge upgrade? Gunni at 6:32am 07.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2170 My VDO fuel sender has gone bad for the second time in two years. I am fed up with the lever-arm se
Port side mid cabin leak glonek5 at 6:25am 07.22.17 Big Boats 1/395 Everyone We have a 2005 hunter 38 This season we seemed to have sprung a leak or leaks. The drips a
Yanmar 1gm10 starting and under load issues Casagf66 at 6:01pm 07.21.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2948 Hey gang, So I bought me a new boat A mirage 27 1985. So far it's been great sails like a dream v
Cutting stainless tube All U Get at 5:44pm 07.21.17 Ask All Sailors 15/679 Hi all, I'm making a solar panel frame using stainless tube and was going to use a hacksaw to cut t
Water heater replacement. (1) scottdube at 3:38pm 07.21.17 Big Boats 2/401 I have the original water heater (20 years old) and it has a couple of issues. None fatal but it's
Electric Winches Lee Hadjiosif at 2:40pm 07.21.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2671 I'm interested in upgrading my coach roof manual lewmar winch to electric. I know they make modifica
VHF Antenna Cable Connection at Base of Mast geoffschultz at 11:35am 07.21.17 Ask All Sailors 14/5592 After a lightning strike which vaporized my VHF antennas, I'm replacing the antenna cable. At the b
New Electric Panel (3) marchem at 10:30am 07.21.17 Catalina 310 11/1829 It took 1-1/2 years from when I got the panel, but I finally installed it yesterday. The old panel
Second Battery Location VT Fitz at 9:30am 07.21.17 Ask All Sailors 1/253 On our new to us 2007 Hunter 27, I'm looking to install a second battery. The existing battery is in
Yanmar ysb12 Mark F at 4:00am 07.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/3898 I purchased a project s2 9.2a (sat for 3 years) which has a ysb12 engine aboard and as I am new to d

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Busbar Ampacity Confusion dlochner at 1:01pm 02.26.24 This might be an ignorant question (not my first ;) ) but isn't 400 amps a LOT:yikes: The typical
Busbar Ampacity Confusion dlochner at 12:58pm 02.26.24 The Marinco/BEP Proseries is a great system. I especially like the surface mounted switches, a much
Busbar Ampacity Confusion rgranger at 12:57pm 02.26.24 This might be an ignorant question (not my first ;) ) but isn't 400 amps a LOT:yikes: The typical h
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 12:49pm 02.26.24 As long as it's okay with me being in the water, but within sight of land, I'm fine with it. As I i
Login issue - You are not allowed (1) rgranger at 12:45pm 02.26.24 It could be magic
Login issue - You are not allowed kappykaplan at 12:25pm 02.26.24 Confirmed technical issue (now corrected) with Dave and Phil.
Hunter 356 stanchion jdrutten at 12:22pm 02.26.24 You can certainly remove the headliner, but you can't really replace the backing plate since it is e
Obligatory log-in? Dave at 12:19pm 02.26.24 I stay logged in and was having trouble accessing the forums since last evening until a few minutes
Busbar Ampacity Confusion jssailem at 11:56am 02.26.24 Rather than connecting 2 dissimilar buss bars, why not make your own copper buss bar using the info
Oh so dirty bilges Timm R Oday25 at 11:44am 02.26.24 Peggie ,as always thanks . My initial intent was to use a small 12 volt "muffin fan" powered by it's
No holding tank options? MikeHoncho at 11:02am 02.26.24 All composting toilets have a urine container. What you do with it or the composting side of it is
Login issue - You are not allowed Ward H at 10:09am 02.26.24 Several times in past weeks, and also this morning, I have received a message at login that I am no
Obligatory log-in? Roland5048 at 10:00am 02.26.24 I was doing a little maintenance on the site and inadvertently blocked Guests from viewing threads.
Oh so dirty bilges Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:54am 02.26.24 @Timm R Oday25 and I were chatting a while back about potential options for the tiny "well" in the b
Hunter 356 stanchion JamesG161 at 6:16am 02.26.24 Try this how to do it. Bedding Deck Hardware With Bed-IT Tape - Marine How To From the site by @Ma
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Can you ID this shifter? Sailm8 at 12:38pm 02.25.24 Thanks! That's a big help
Oh so dirty bilges Timm R Oday25 at 12:37pm 02.25.24 That is exactly the same as ours . I removed the whole step assembly by simply taking the screws out
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Keel repair Project_Mayhem at 11:31am 02.25.24 The repair will most likely involve sanding away the bottom paint and rust. Then re-applying appropr

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