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Independence Day rfrye1 at 9:15am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 5/292 Last nite during the 4th, one of the marina neighbors un furled his head sail and showed the movie I
Air Conditioning Drain Pan goofeyfoot at 8:20am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 17/5220 Hello All: I have a 33' sloop. I have an air conditioning unit under the starboard lazarette. Th
Lifeline gate hardware - options/questions? Chris & Lenore at 7:56am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3345 I have decided to replace our aging/broken lifelines with 3/16 bare wire. I was adamant about using
Odor Coming from the Aft Berth Under Power Tammy Tober at 6:50am 07.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1287 Hi all - We just purchased a 1989 Hunter Legend 35.5. We spent months cleaning it out and deodori
Porta Potti Pump out mod Question flynhi4u at 5:16am 07.05.16 Trailer Sailors 16/3571 After much thought and a discussion with our Head Mistress Peggy, I have decided to add a pump out o
410 Engine Stop circuit? scottdube at 7:27pm 07.04.16 Big Boats 5/1603 Has anyone traced this entire circuit (physically)? My stop button longer works. It has power but
Solar Junction Box Repair Genesis V at 6:21pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1366 Well I should have seen it coming. The main sheet caught on the positive cable exiting my flexible s
Interesting -- anyone have full or partial plexi hatch boards? (1) pclarksurf at 6:06pm 07.04.16 Catalina 22 7/1535 The other thing that didn't exist on my '73 is hatch boards. While I'm on vacation of course I fi
Volvo Penta MD7A Engine Questions (1) Ross20550 at 3:07pm 07.04.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/3076 125515 I have a Sabre 28 sailboat with a Volvo Penta MD7A Engine. Over the years the engine has been
Star-Spangled Banner, 1854 Version Brian D at 2:46pm 07.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 9/837 If you were alive in 1854, this is what the Star-Spangled Banner would have sounded like. Star-Span
Suggestions for wind indicator instruments jwerkjr at 2:05pm 07.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2979 I just purchased a 1984 Hunter after owning power boats my entire adult life. I am new to this forum
Autohelm ST4000 Parts Taxwizz at 1:56pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/759 I have a ST4000 Autopilot. I need the little plastic boot that fits over the end of the pin that anc
Sculling Oars (yuloh) Perry Solheim at 1:43pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 9/4967 Anyone build/install a sculling oar (yuloh, actually) on their full keel boat? Worth it? (I'm a wood
Gradually updating electronics (for the budget minded sailor) Perry Solheim at 1:36pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1286 I just purchased a 1975 Marieholm's International Folkboat(IF). I plan to slowly upgrade the electro
Help w/Charging Carry-On AC unit (2) rgranger at 12:45pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 5/489 I think I know the answer to my question but I know someone here is absolutely sure... :-) I took
The Great Mud Dauber Mystery -- SOLVED (finally ;-) (3) rgranger at 12:17pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 16/4818 So in my new-2-me Hunter 26, I would occasionally see a mud dauber fly in and out of the nose of the
interesting weekend fred1diver at 12:16pm 07.04.16 Trailer Sailors 22/2563 so I had the chance to go out on a 3 day sail with a friend and my son, it was pretty interesting, i
Hunter 29.5 sbolha at 11:57am 07.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/558 Hunter 29.5, Year 1996, 3500 kg, Is the anchor chain of 6mm strong enough for my boat?
Use for old sails? Jwhy at 11:42am 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 24/8737 I have a main and headsail that are at least 20 years old with tears along the leech. Is it worth ha
Jib and Stanchions/Lifelines Dana Shields at 11:32am 07.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1935 My last boat was a Catalina 22 and the lifelines routed from the foremost stanchion to the deck befo

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No holding tank options? smokey73 at 11:20am 02.18.24 A qualification about what has been put into the tank is that if you put oil or some other prohibite
No holding tank options? captain69 at 11:16am 02.18.24 OK. So no one here, who is brave enough to write about it, will admit to ever having peed in the oce
Interfacing of analogue sensors to NMEA dlochner at 11:11am 02.18.24 In most cases it is an either or situation. If you connect the gauge to the NEMA 2000 network you mu
Popeye the Sailor's Story ggrizzard at 11:04am 02.18.24 You need to ask??? :biggrin:
Interfacing of analogue sensors to NMEA Kostas Metaxas at 11:02am 02.18.24 I have in mind NKC42. What could be diagram of connection to sensors? Should I disconnect existing
Interfacing of analogue sensors to NMEA dlochner at 10:57am 02.18.24 Several manufacturer's make devices to translate analog to NMEA 2000. Kus and Lowrance are two of
Air conditioner replacement (1) JamesG161 at 10:52am 02.18.24 The Dometic 12,000 BTU AC unit that came with our Beneteau 31 Oceanis was always problematic The n
Bilge Wire Size Question. (2) JamesG161 at 10:37am 02.18.24 You can find this Blue Seas APP that does the trick for sizing everything for you Electrical needs.
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Examinator327 at 10:35am 02.18.24 I have a C-22, i have a track and whisker pole and use them all the time. it is nice to have option
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 10:26am 02.18.24 I think if you look carefully it is the TYPE of sanitation device (yes a holding tank is a TYPE 3 Sa
Bilge Wire Size Question. dlochner at 10:16am 02.18.24 Thank you! I know the pumps wont keep up with a large ingress of water forever. My thinking is th
No holding tank options? JamesG161 at 10:11am 02.18.24
No holding tank options? dlochner at 10:10am 02.18.24 Yes. I've read "the rules" over and over again. It's clear that ALWAYS filling the blackwater tan
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole danooxnard at 9:51am 02.18.24 I have a C-22, i have a track and whisker pole and use them all the time. it is nice to have options
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience (1) MikeHoncho at 9:40am 02.18.24 I am currently fabricating a external fan system to draw more air through the toilet. I'll post pic
No holding tank options? captain69 at 9:33am 02.18.24 Yes. I've read "the rules" over and over again. It's clear that ALWAYS filling the blackwater tank
Bilge Wire Size Question. BAD ORCA at 9:23am 02.18.24 @Davidasailor26's description is spot on if you size the wire for a 3% voltage drop, if you size th
No holding tank options? Davidasailor26 at 9:20am 02.18.24
No holding tank options? Claude L.-Auger at 9:15am 02.18.24 FWC boarded me in Daytona, FL, years ago and inspected the sanitation system. As per the law options
Bilge Wire Size Question. BAD ORCA at 9:08am 02.18.24 There are two factors at play here - ampacity and voltage drop. The first limit to consider is max

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