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Water heater replacement. (1) scottdube at 3:38pm 07.21.17 Big Boats 2/428 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 19/2974 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 14/6116 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 11/2036 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 1/275 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 7/4054 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 4/744 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 4/674 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 6/6058 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 0/312 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 0/281 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 20/7074 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 3/1141 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 24/2272 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 5/1762 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 6/1485 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 23/2872 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 2/417 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 8/879 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 5/559 Hi, on our 05 H38 i am trying to fully understand the wiring and charging systems by looking at the

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Are your PFD's ready? (1) sailcapt340 at 6:58am 05.30.24 Paul, when you have the chance post a photo of your ladder you use. I for one am interested in seei
Leaky windows Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 05.30.24 The technique for repair depends on how this area of the boat was built. Can you post a pic of insid
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 6:31am 05.30.24 The manual indicates continuous rating of 24 HP/3400 RPM, while the one-hour max output is 27 HP/36
Leaky windows JBP-PA at 6:16am 05.30.24 I found that the cutout on my boat was pretty shoddy too. I guess if it's covered with trim they do
Leaky windows Project_Mayhem at 5:53am 05.30.24 I assume you've tried different ports in different holes? Perhaps there's some difference between th
Love Hate relationship Joe at 5:39am 05.30.24 I'm wondering if it might fold better by reversing the frame. i.e. back to front. The long section
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 05.30.24 Out of frustration I collapsed on the seats, looked up and noticed that there was signs of leaking a
Are your PFD's ready? PaulK at 5:24am 05.30.24 Haven't checked the date in over five years on the inflatable PFD that I inherited. It lives next to
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 Joe at 5:16am 05.30.24 The sail is original, but has been rarely used. Regardless of the leech stretch, I believe lengthen
Are your PFD's ready? sailcapt340 at 5:00am 05.30.24
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 Jkutyna at 4:53am 05.30.24 Yours is in better shape than mine. I have yet to have the keel addressed on my 33.5 I bought last
Replacing exhaust hose Jkutyna at 4:45am 05.30.24 Well done. I am looking at about the same job that I want to accomplish on my 33.5. I just am ver
Engine fire ice breaker at 4:18am 05.30.24 Our boat came with the older generation sea fire bottle. Over about 7 years it lost all of its gas.
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 12:08am 05.30.24 The manual indicates continuous rating of 24 HP/3400 RPM, while the one-hour max output is 27 HP/360
Leaky windows danooxnard at 7:58pm 05.29.24 The butyl tape will not fill in a big hole if the frame is way just way too small. It does give a g
ABYC wire identification question? dlochner at 7:14pm 05.29.24 You're right, I don't :). So this would be for any vessels that carry paying passengers? I've no
ABYC wire identification question? sesmith at 7:11pm 05.29.24 Oh, you don't want to see what the CG requires for an inspected vessel. They want a list of all wi
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount Ace214 at 7:05pm 05.29.24
ABYC wire identification question? dlochner at 6:57pm 05.29.24 One car company I had the pleasure of doing some electrical troubleshooting back ages ago used a nu
Leaky windows catsails8 at 6:52pm 05.29.24 I recently took all the windows out of my '85 Catalina 30 (don't ask). It was the last year of the

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