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Bimini (Conestoga model) (3) RussC at 1:16pm 07.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/626 After a two day stay on the boat last week in 102 heat we decided it was time to think about the ad*
Where does ice box drain? gfroch at 1:09pm 07.31.16 Catalina 30 13/6196 Hello all- I don't see a drain to the bilge, so guessing it drains over? hooks into galley sink drai
Hunter34 mast, mainsail slides peacheykeen at 12:30pm 07.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/557 FOr a Hunter 34 (1983) Kenyon mast, what size slides are on the mainsail? I'm in Toronto, boat is
Shaft anode small bubbling Ken13559 at 7:57am 07.31.16 Ask All Sailors 44/7682 Today I drove underwater and clean ed the hull. While there I changed out the shaft anode. I noted t
House battery charging JDREHER at 7:23am 07.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2312 I have a 1995 Oceanis 440 with a house battery bank of 4, 6V batteries that are only charged when pl
Invest 97 Storm and Prediction JamesG161 at 7:03am 07.31.16 Sails Call Lounge 16/2404 I am posting this forum, since I am an amateur Hurricane Forecaster. I began my study after my City
Fuel line maintenance NYSail at 6:04am 07.31.16 Ask All Sailors 42/9928 hello all, I change my fuel filters each year and find little debris, however boat is 30 years old
Plastic water seal for Day Sailer 1 (1) chaswilson at 5:02am 07.31.16 Day Sailers 3/924 Currently refurbishing Day Sailer and I need to replace the vinyl rib moulding between the teak rail
Yanmar 2gm20 fuel Issue dfischer at 8:35pm 07.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 15/4038 I have a new-to-me Hunter 326 with the above engine and standard 2-blade prop. The fuel gauge does n
Hunter 31 cracked keel (3) Bradv at 8:33pm 07.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3727 I'm interested in opinions on the attached photos of the iron keel on this Hunter 31. I'm consideri
Toe rail Fairlead Rodsails at 3:09pm 07.30.16 Big Boats 10/2910 Does anyone know of who, what or were I can find a replacement for my 1987 45' Legend. The sea gods
Oday 322 hull indent at chainplate brockville_sailor at 2:30pm 07.30.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/705 Hello, I am looking at a 1988 322 that has some minor hull deflection in the area of the chainplate
Electric conversion for Hunter sailboat sls11115 at 2:14pm 07.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4050 Has anyone tried an electric motor conversion for a Hunter sailboat? I have a Legend 35.5 with a bl
Static Tests versus Field Use: True Holding Power of Anchor Types? Kings Gambit at 1:26pm 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 44/7276 While cruising in southern California I see all the various type of anchors on sailboats--from Bruce
S2 9.2 Keel construction Ropeburn at 12:02pm 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 1/633 Regarding an S2 9.2 aft cabin; It has been seriously neglected and damaged over time on the hard. T
There's wind, and I'm not sailing. weinie at 9:37am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 6/969 Don't you hate the feeling you get when you make a bad call to NOT go sailing sometimes? Sometimes
Santa Cruz Island "Report" Kings Gambit at 9:25am 07.30.16 Destinations 7/1261 So, my wife and I were at Santa Cruz Island last weekend and up through yesterday. Four lovely nigh
Forum rules capta at 8:23am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 15/953 I suppose if one wants to bulldoze the members and make up the rules as one goes, a battleship is th
Broken Tiller and Question About Traveler (3) catalanc at 6:46am 07.30.16 Catalina 22 13/1632 While sailing yesterday the tiller extension jammed into the boat and snapped off a pretty good chun
microwave oven use b crites at 6:42am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 45/6216 I see many boats with microwave ovens. Do you use yours enough to keep it onboard. Have sailed sinc

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How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 8:30am 03.29.24
Stem Fitting Deleted member 117556 at 8:29am 03.29.24 John, You have the "new & improved" fitting. Notice how the thickness of your fitting does not vary
How does a battery selector switch work? jssailem at 8:26am 03.29.24
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 8:21am 03.29.24 Becareful when buying Northstar Batteries and any TPPL batteries. Many of them are designed for use
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 8:05am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-
How does a battery selector switch work? dlochner at 7:40am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Bat
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Jim Legere at 7:35am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-8
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:26am 03.29.24 What is the make/model/approx age of your toilets? If not one of the high end all china "thrones,"
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help (4) Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:24am 03.29.24 What you are calling the "transmission cooler" is actually the engine heat exchanger. The Yanmar 3Q
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 7:17am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge Ru
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 03.29.24 The magic number is the 8+ kts speed. I'm sure there is a minimum steerage speed for that ship, may
Table bases (3) twodzusfittings at 6:59am 03.29.24 Have you looked into one of these. I had one on my previous boat, a Hunter 25.5. I bought the table
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Batt
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 6:51am 03.29.24 Amazing resources! I will modify as described. Thank you so much. I will post pictures and update as
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 03.29.24 Well @Ted10028, you've just made the discovery about the 1+2+B switch that leads some of us to make
Stem Fitting (1) john2 at 6:35am 03.29.24 ours is a bit different. no cracks last time
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 6:12am 03.29.24 Given the parts premium $ for Volvo, I would suggest you change to a new Betamarine. I did that cha
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 6:10am 03.29.24 As a sailboat dealer, there were times I went into cold water becoming a member of the Polar Bear Cl
Table bases thinwater at 5:55am 03.29.24 I've always found cockpits tight anyway, even on my cruising cat. Better to go cocktail party style
Bent wing keels Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39am 03.29.24 Second on the photo

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