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WT?, Over? SoSound at 10:38pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 3/577 OK, maybe this is just so I can vent a little, but... When traveling south between the north and so
Rebedding Toe rail finefurn at 7:15pm 09.25.16 The Cherubini Hunters 19/5832 I just purchased a Cherubini H27, I'm planning on re-bedding all on the deck hardware. Does the de
Cooking aboard (3) flynhi4u at 7:04pm 09.25.16 Trailer Sailors 25/3103 Nothing better than a nice meal aboard. With only a 20 foot boat we don't have all the luxuries of t
mainsail aft boom support. CapnGL at 6:54pm 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/975 is there such a thing other than the sail to hold up the rear of the boom? I attached my boom to the
Extending stock h280 Bimini Ken13559 at 6:40pm 09.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/1095 I'm helping a friend to find an easy solution to extending his bikinis from just above helms pedesta
1970s Hunter Logo? (1) Heelamonster at 6:28pm 09.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/850 Our 1974 Hunter 25, HUN25049M741-G, needs repainted. The original logos are severely degraded. My
New rule NO soles on my sole jleblanc31 at 6:23pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 68/8046 I feel so bad for my mom now. So im cleaning the new to me Ranger 33 and im half way through the boa
Average cruising speed? Cincy020 at 5:55pm 09.25.16 Catalina 22 12/7050 So I recently started tracking all my sails via the Navionics app on my iPhone. I'm just in a lake s
Starboard deck (?) leak drdanj at 4:19pm 09.25.16 Big Boats 2/1041 The second starboard portlight (from front) on my Catalina 36 has a long-standing habit of collectin
Needed some covers (4) Ward H at 3:23pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1004 A thread a few months ago reminded me I could use a cover to protect my tiller auto pilot from spray
Newport 28 anchor locker Ned Ludd at 3:17pm 09.25.16 Newport 3/1211 Hi All, New Newport 28 owner here, kind of ironic since my boat for the last 9 years has been a Nept
Forestay attachment point..... (3) My Mistress at 2:43pm 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2233 Mistress has a double forestay, which was added sometime in the past. I like the additional safety f
recommendation for new sails for Beneteau 323 new323owner at 1:54pm 09.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2317 Shopping for new sails for a 2004 323 with in-mast furling. I have two questions: (1) can I put a m
Hello! Buying a 22... (1) Love and Luck at 1:16pm 09.25.16 Day Sailers 11/2968 Hello, everybody. New here, thought I'd say hi. I'm acquiring an O'Day 22 on a trailer, for very
Bow U-Bolt Wooden Block Replacment (2) MSN-Oday at 11:34am 09.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1822 128474 128473 While inspecting my new 84' O'day 26' I found the wooden block in the very forward in
Beneteau 38s5 Keel Ropeburn at 8:01am 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1214 We are looking at a Beneteau 38s5, with a short shoal draft keel. Want to do club racing, but the ru
Keel Crank Handle Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:19am 09.25.16 Catalina 22 16/4075 Does anyone know where I can get a new handle for the keel cranking handle. The mechanism itself is
Running Rigging Daigrams Anyone? kupskius at 6:05am 09.25.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/4052 Hello! I'm new to this forum and new to the Hunter Cherubini family. Just purchased a 1980 Cherubi
Oven starter not sparking.... NYSail at 5:38am 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3133 hello all, I have a tasco propane oven...... starter quit this season.... still works but needs a li
What MacGregor is this??? (1) Kevin Drelich at 4:30am 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2084 Hey guys, Long story short, I just got this sailboat for free! I was told it was a macgregor 23,

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Removing caulk.... NYSail at 11:05am 05.16.24
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump Terry Cox at 10:37am 05.16.24 The pump pumps water into the exchanger then the warmer water exits from a thru-hull. Hi Claude. I
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? Davidasailor26 at 10:02am 05.16.24
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump kloudie1 at 9:46am 05.16.24 @Terry Cox... The water pump pumps sea water through a heat exchanger to condense the refrigerant fo
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 8:44am 05.16.24 My manual also makes no reference to a CMOS battery (lots of clicks searching the word "battery" in
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 8:42am 05.16.24 I called Xantrex, I received mixed information. The first person I spoke to said "Yes, there is a b
DST housing valve fell off jssailem at 8:15am 05.16.24 the valve in the housing has fallen off The thing you are calling a "Valve" is nothing more than a
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? jssailem at 8:07am 05.16.24 I examined the manual.. Of course this is just one manual. It may not be for the equipment you are u
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? JamesG161 at 8:05am 05.16.24 when I disconnect the house battery On my unit you have about 15 minutes to change Battery or it w
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? JamesG161 at 7:52am 05.16.24 I do not have the Balmer in my charging circuit. I recently upgraded to the newest Xantrex. https:
End of Times jssailem at 7:39am 05.16.24 Been a pleasure sharing tales Dennis. Even at 3 ft draft always good to mind the shoals. Fair Winds
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump JamesG161 at 7:39am 05.16.24 You need 120VAC to run your AC. On my boat there is a Circuit Board that needs the Water Pump ON to
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 7:31am 05.16.24 Hi Jim, The .5amp draw (so -.5amp on my Balmer) is there when the AC power is disconnected -- so it
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jssailem at 7:10am 05.16.24 just where the holes are, :plus: That's the spirit. :thumbup: Waste not want not. :biggrin:
out haul cleat (3) jssailem at 7:07am 05.16.24 Several options are availabe to the sailor. If this is what "locking stopper cleat" means: ul. It
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? JamesG161 at 7:06am 05.16.24 My Xantrex does this. 1) Set as default "Invert off" 2) Control the Battery Charge, which is progra
Removing caulk.... (1) dLj at 6:49am 05.16.24 A tool shaped like this is what is what I had in mind. Typically wood working chisels do not have th
End of Times Terry Cox at 4:37am 05.16.24 Dennis!? Please don't abandon us for a stink potter. Well, anyway, good luck with your new boat. Gla
Air Conditioner Condenser Pump Terry Cox at 4:28am 05.16.24 Your Comments?? Good morning, Claude. No refrigeration expert here, but just wondering, would it r
Removing caulk.... rgranger at 3:58am 05.16.24 How hard would it be to remove the toe rail?

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