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Icebox size or how to measure Islanderwannabe at 5:25am 12.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3317 We have a 1997 hunter 336. We are wanting to add a refrigerator unit but not sure how to calculate
New owner of a sailboat decked in lights (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 4:58am 12.09.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1046 130977 This was just sent to me. Merry Christmas to all.
Salute/Farwell to Astronaut John Glenn Crazy Dave Condon at 3:02am 12.09.16 Sails Call Lounge 21/1964 The original Mercury 7 astronauts were first stationed at NASA Langley and most comprised of WW II p
no Oil till Spring? (1) toliver at 8:17pm 12.08.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1554 I just sucked out only about 3 Qts of Oil with my Big Boy Topsider hand pump from my Yanmar 2QM20, f
Keel Winch Bill and Kathy McDonald at 4:08pm 12.08.16 Catalina 22 23/3357 While the PO had done good maintenance on the keel cable, etc. the winch is very old and junk. Othe
Battery Replacement Questions... SailFysh at 2:57pm 12.08.16 Catalina 310 41/5470 I have searched and read many posts here about batteries for the Catalina 310. I now know just enoug
Hunter 45CC davits RWSlater at 1:57pm 12.08.16 Big Boats 33/7272 Do any of you have a 45CC with a davits? Which manufacturer? Never again or do it again?
Need Pearson 26 Rudder Irish Goodbye at 12:40pm 12.08.16 Pearson 0/730 I too am looking for a used P26 rudder. The previous rudder fell clean off the shaft which is still
Capri 16 furling Kntafamily at 12:20pm 12.08.16 Smaller Boats 9/2592 Bought a used Capri 16 a few years back and love it, but I can't figure out how the furling system i
Checking out a H260 fixed keel tomorrow (1) bamabaxter at 11:47am 12.08.16 Smaller Boats 74/7074 After selling my 240, I want to upsize for more space. My crew consists of me, wife and daughter (t
New Classe Figaro boat for 2019, and its a foiler! (1) Jackdaw at 9:41am 12.08.16 Racing 8/1580 Classe Figaro and Beneteau have announced the replacement for the superb and long serving Figaro II,
Has anyone put a composting head in an 83-87 H31? SFS at 6:20am 12.08.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/685 I'm not interested in starting a debate on marine heads vs. composting heads. I have removed our Ja
1981 30 S2 Center Cockpit jlillie at 3:43am 12.08.16 S2 5/1541 There's a S2 9.2 CC on Craigs in Port Charlotte, FL cheap and in need of luv. http://fortmyers.craig
Advice on Yanmar 3QM30 exhaust Johnb at 8:39pm 12.07.16 Engines and Propulsion 4/2330 I am replacing the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3QM30F. I have all the parts and am ready to start re a
Boat dogs NiceBeny at 5:37pm 12.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 48/7341 Hi all, any good breeds out there that do well on boats? size, amount of food consumed, etc. Looking
Oceanis 351 Exhaust Question (1) Respite at 4:55pm 12.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3192 Due to corrosion, leading to water leaking, I just disassembled the water exhaust from the heat exch
New Orleans services Monty VM at 4:11pm 12.07.16 Ask All Sailors 5/576 Hello everyone, i am looking for a diver to clean my hull and change zincs. A canvass person to make
Nova Kool Fridge Condensate problem Frank Reinhart at 4:01pm 12.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1352 My 2006 Hunter 36 has a Nova Kool refrigerator and it appears that condensate from the fridge is flo
dodger dakno at 2:57pm 12.07.16 Big Boats 1/744 I want a dodger for my 08 H41ds. There must be several lofts/canvas shops that have a pattern for th
Beneteau 461 AC instalation John Zienda at 1:56pm 12.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1957 I am looking for any information about the AC installation on Ben 461. Specifically location of the

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Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile jerryf609 at 9:17am 03.28.24 Do you suspect that the plywood has been compromised? Evidence would be brown streaks running down
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? Ranzo at 8:52am 03.28.24 Hmmm also just found this post that warns about 'rot in the cabin floor'... Com-Pac 16 -- What to lo
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile dmax at 8:43am 03.28.24 Do you suspect that the plywood has been compromised? Evidence would be brown streaks running down t
310 DC Current Draw Chart john2 at 8:42am 03.28.24 is that 1,7 amp always on? turn of stuf untill you find the source. Check battery voltage before
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? Ranzo at 8:33am 03.28.24 Thanks jssailem! Yea, I'm not sure exactly what this gentlemen means by 'between the bunks'. I'm goi
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 Davidasailor26 at 8:12am 03.28.24
Clamp on meter recommendation? MitchM at 8:12am 03.28.24 What I don t recommend is the Fluke. Spent $320 on it, the AC clamp on feature failed right
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel MitchM at 7:48am 03.28.24
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Davidasailor26 at 7:47am 03.28.24 Interesting article raising the question over tugs ... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/t
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question ...3TacksontheWater at 7:17am 03.28.24 Two trains of thought, use 5200 and know it's stuck or maybe a 4200 and it could removed easier in
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 Scott T-Bird at 6:54am 03.28.24 As I found with my boat, the gear ratio isn't necessarily the same on all boats even of the same mod
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 6:43am 03.28.24 Interesting article raising the question over tugs ... https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/t
Removing the dodger Jfrost59 at 4:17am 03.28.24 Thanks, appreciate the advice. The same goes for the Bimini. The frames for both are in good shape b
Fridge: 12V or DC Davidasailor26 at 3:57am 03.28.24 That's a lot of cycle time. How much does it draw while running? My 12V fridge will cycle on for ab
Balmer sg200 problem dlochner at 3:35am 03.28.24 Can you upload photos of what your display is showing at various points? It almost sounds to me a
NMEA dlochner at 3:23am 03.28.24 The drop cables and backbone cables are physically the same. Their position in the network is what c
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine kappykaplan at 2:04am 03.28.24 Just curious? Should I post here what I actually decide to do and let you all know how it went and
Fridge: 12V or DC JamesG161 at 9:08pm 03.27.24
Removing the dodger jssailem at 8:32pm 03.27.24 The demo guys use a hacksaw or a sawzall I suspect you may want a less destructive approach. In th
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. MikeHoncho at 8:07pm 03.27.24 Those must be fun to water.

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