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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 11/1830 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 7/3901 I purchased a project s2 9.2a (sat for 3 years) which has a ysb12 engine aboard and as I am new to d
Keel lifting cable tube and guide ball greg_m at 3:33am 07.21.17 Catalina 22 4/721 Hi Guys I read already somewhere that somebody replaced the tube and ball assembly. For the life of
In preparation to repair the trailer of the '73 (5) Sacto Dave at 2:37am 07.21.17 Catalina 22 4/642 I did a few things to get the boat ready for the water. I had two options, river or lake. Initially,
In-boom reefing - setup / diagram needed ArkadiyS at 8:59pm 07.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/5686 we own 1987 Hunter 35 and it has (I believe) reefing lines setup through the boom. I am trying to f
In-boom reeling - setup / diagram needed ArkadiyS at 8:57pm 07.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/293 we own 1987 Hunter 35 and it has (I believe) reefing lines setup through the boom. I am trying to f
Weather Video BigEasy at 6:51pm 07.20.17 Ask All Sailors 0/269 Just saw a "Weather for Sailors" video on You Tube that was posted by the Maryland School of Sailin
Seawater Grounding for High-Frequency Radios Brian D at 3:41pm 07.20.17 SSB and Ham Operators 20/6353 I may have posted this, or possibly someone else did, but in case it was not... This is a good arti
O'Day 22 heaving to Love and Luck at 3:03pm 07.20.17 Day Sailers 3/1081 tried to heave to many times today; instead did a bit of forereaching (I guess) I have a 1972 O'Da
The things you find on Craigslist LakeShark at 2:01pm 07.20.17 Catalina 22 24/2132 Anyone need a swing keel? Better question is how did it get buried in the woods and what happened t
Companionway teak crib boards So Cal Catalina at 12:58pm 07.20.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1663 My middle companionway teak board has a fracture on the edge. I would like to keep the original teak
Replacing water heater and cabin sole on 1992 Hunter Legend 33.5 (1) Son of a son of a Sailor at 12:46pm 07.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1342 Water leaking from the water heater located under the settee, against the galley counter on the star
Solar Panel Cable Clamps for Bimini Tubes? jviss at 12:15pm 07.20.17 Ask All Sailors 23/2604 Greetings, I am installing two solar panels on my new bimini. I am using paralleling "Y" connector
AC Unit in 08 Hunter 36e ed_august at 9:50am 07.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/378 I have a 2008 Hunter 36 with a SeaMach 16k btu AC system by Marvair. It has been having issues whe
Changing Apparent Wind Direction/Speed meter w/o changing inputs. director98 at 7:14am 07.20.17 Ask All Sailors 8/830 I recently purchased my first boat, an older 29' Ericson. The Moor AWS meter does not function. Wh
Freedom 20 Echo Charger not charging RobH38 at 6:00am 07.20.17 Big Boats 5/528 Hi, on our 05 H38 i am trying to fully understand the wiring and charging systems by looking at the
North Sails Radian NorDac or Ullman Bi-Radial bshock at 5:39am 07.20.17 Ask All Sailors 14/5256 Hello All, I posted this on another forum a couple days ago but received no responses so I thought I

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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
Obligatory log-in? Dave at 12:48pm 02.25.24 Yup. Working again as it should for me. I only log in when I have something to say (write). My brow
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
Obligatory log-in? Jim Legere at 12:27pm 02.25.24 Yup. Working again as it should for me. I only log in when I have something to say (write). My brows
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
Keel FastOlson at 11:13am 02.25.24 Anecdotal information, with no guarantees.... :) when we had our keel dropped and re-bedded, I asked
Keel repair (4) Moondance at 10:57am 02.25.24 Here are the pictures of my damaged keel I need to fix. I ha ya 1982 Catalina 22. Please advise. Tha

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