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Information on an AFS-70 Alternator Filter Surge Protector (2) jssailem at 9:57am 01.26.17 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1868 I'm planning the refit of my electrical systems. In looking at the lines form the alternator I find
Replacing Gimbal propane Stove william24424 at 8:41am 01.26.17 Ask All Sailors 15/5334 I'm replacing the gimballed stove, the boat is 30 years old and I'd like something shiny, new and fu
I have a Capri 26 1992 Alistair McDonald at 4:18am 01.26.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/718 I have a 1992 Capri 26 with Universal 2-12C........has anybody changed out the flex mounts and if so
Miami Boat Show 2017 CYQK at 2:44am 01.26.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1208 Date is coming soon already sourcing parts going fishin with bouncer and planning mixology improvmen
Renovation kitchen Ronnie Boyd at 12:48am 01.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/24 We just want to sell the house. We have in it the kitchen tops from 70s, scratches, cuts, burn marks
Solar Panels Mytalisman at 9:11pm 01.25.17 Ask All Sailors 2/422 Anyone have experience with Solar Flexx panels from Hamilton Ferris Co? Their Solarsnap clasps seem
Leech Flutter Bill19233 at 7:29pm 01.25.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 36/9724 My, less than year old, 108% jib on my 2000 Hunter 340 has pretty bad leech flutter going upwind in
Led strip light upgrade Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 6:32pm 01.25.17 Big Boats 7/2016 Installed new led (red,green,blue) rgb strip lighting with multi functional remote in cabin and cock
LMSC Catch-22 Regatta (Catalina 22 GRITS, Region 3 Championship) EditorC22NSA at 6:25pm 01.25.17 Catalina 22 0/424 The Notice of Race for the Lake Murray Sailing Club's Catch-22 Regatta is now available at www.catal
False bilge issue Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 6:23pm 01.25.17 Big Boats 66/14110 Just started new winter project false bilge issue. Have owned this boat senses 1983 well Over 30 plu
Hunter 34 false bilge Capt Robbie at 6:14pm 01.25.17 Mid-Size Boats 18/3574 Just started new winter project false bilge issue. Have owned this boat senses 1983 well Over 30
Hunter 34 led 12 volt strip lighting upgrade Capt Robbie at 5:24pm 01.25.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/2815 Installed new led (red,green,blue) rgb strip lighting with multi functional remote in cabin and cock
Requesting pictures of v berth keystone cushion. (3) jradasaurus at 4:53pm 01.25.17 Catalina 30 1/890 Hello! First post on the forum! I was wondering if someone could help me out. I am in the process
Marine diesel engine repower solution alex166 at 3:51pm 01.25.17 Engines and Propulsion 0/47 Recent marine engine overall project published by TransDiesel, new VM Motori with 80 more hp... wort
Auto pilot wing15601 at 11:34am 01.25.17 Bigger Boats 32/4197 I sail my O'Day 28 out of St. Joseph, Michigan, mostly solo. I'm trying to set the boat up so my tri
So what is your understanding? RWSlater at 9:33am 01.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/845 I was involved in a discussion the other day about bridge clearance, and I'm interested to hear what
New V222 Owner and New to the forum Todd Atchison at 8:50am 01.25.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1534 I was recently given a V222 (I believe it's a 1978) though I'm not sure. The boat has been dry for y
Grounded (1) jetboatn at 8:49am 01.25.17 Smaller Boats 23/2519 I own a 1995 h26. Can damage occur from being beached during low tides as in the pic posted? I used
Replacement LED Bulbs (2) womble at 7:16am 01.25.17 Catalina 30 10/2141 I have searched ALL forums for this and was unable to find anything!!! I contacted the folks at supe
Calling all C-22 owners in the Inland Northwest $tingy Sailor at 6:55pm 01.24.17 Catalina 22 4/660 Even though the snow is still falling here in the Inland Northwest, it's not too early to begin plan

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Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 11:01pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source, brown
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 10:34pm 12.11.23 Mechanic took away my gearbox for repair 2 days ago. Had to chip away the engine bay fibreglass ridg
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 9:12pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source,
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! marcham at 8:44pm 12.11.23 I had the port list on my 380. Removed 160 lbs of batteries from the port settee and relocated about
Re-installing the shaft coupling Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 12.11.23 You want that coupling to seize together with the shaft. If you're relying on the parts to seize
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 8:30pm 12.11.23 I have a daysailer (Chrysler Mutineer 15) and Catalina 22, and I've thought about re-rigging each wi
Furano connection dlochner at 6:51pm 12.11.23 Is the mast deck stepped? If so, it may be inside the mast. There may be an access port on the mast,
Re-installing the shaft coupling dlochner at 6:46pm 12.11.23 Friction between the coupling and the shaft is important, it takes the stress off the key and makes
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! CAVU at 6:45pm 12.11.23 I own a 2001 380 and also have the port list you mentioned. I think the lack of the genset may be a
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:42pm 12.11.23 Terminators / Connectors Good terminators purpose-built for this task aren't cheap. Usually a littl
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:36pm 12.11.23 Types of Dyneema From Marlow SK60 : Older formulation (I think original Amsteel was SK60?) SK75 :
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:27pm 12.11.23 @Tedd. Thanks for posting this. I've been thinking occasionally about synthetic rigging for a few ye
Re-installing the shaft coupling rgranger at 6:15pm 12.11.23 Teflon tape???
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 5:59pm 12.11.23 You do not want to apply any anti-seize, lubricant, etc. to your shaft coupling. You want that coupl
Re-installing the shaft coupling Michael Davis at 5:53pm 12.11.23 So nice to have some Ai to blame! I love it.
Swim platform question PaulK at 5:24pm 12.11.23 I'm not even understanding how that thing is mounted or the orientation. It seems that the ladder
Re-installing the shaft coupling shemandr at 5:01pm 12.11.23 Might have to blame that one on spell check. I try to review posts and still some get by. I should
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Richard19068 at 4:37pm 12.11.23 @4arch: Thanks for posting that.
Re-installing the shaft coupling Don S/V ILLusion at 4:25pm 12.11.23
315 Backstay Adjuster Stu Jackson at 4:21pm 12.11.23 Greg, Gerry Douglas has called it his "15/16 rig." :clap: Really.

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