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Spinnaker Lobinson at 12:04am 02.17.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1220 Hi all, Thanks for the help with my reefing question, will be conducting a reefing practice on the
Catalina 400 Stern Tube hump reset kimelmore at 10:10pm 02.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2953 I have had my eye on a Catalina 400 for a while as I think about upsizing. There is one that has be
Stuffing Box n Cutlass Bearning captianjim at 7:37pm 02.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/498 Help ! My 1975 Oday center cockpit, I need to replace my dripping stuffing box, no repacking doesn't
Best sealant for through hull replacement. obdoor at 6:09pm 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 10/7054 I'm not a fan of 5200. I'm replacing a depth/speed transducer and through hull what do you folks rec
Calculus professor who has clearly never been sailing (1) Phil Herring at 5:43pm 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 58/2612 119752
Losing oil swank at 5:30pm 02.16.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/986 I have a Yanmar 2gm20f recently rebuilt. I am losing about 1/3 cup of oil every few hours of operati
Cockpit Lights Jeff Jellick at 5:27pm 02.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2303 We have a 2005 Hunter 45 CC, and are looking for some LED cockpit lights. Since the boat is a Cente
Pedestal guard replacement (1) stevemitchell at 5:10pm 02.16.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/6043 Has anyone found a replacement to the rather weird/small integrated pedestal "guard" that's on the 3
Kudos to West Marine atrometer at 4:26pm 02.16.16 Catalina 22 10/1388 I bought a WM handheld VHF radio 3/4 years ago and never used it. The "snap latch" on the bottom wa
Anchor locker--how to stop rollout Windtherapy at 12:11pm 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1801 Being new to sailing and only owning speed boats in the past, how does one stop the anchor from roll
What size / shape zinc for keel? Inspection suggestions? Ellwebs at 12:04pm 02.16.16 Catalina 22 28/6912 1973 Catalina 22, Hull 2556. When I have my bottom cleaned, what zinc should I send down with the d
Replacing Gel Cell Batteries edwardc at 11:56am 02.16.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1057 Well, I'm finally having to replace the Gel Cell batteries of my house bank. Last season, the began
Anybody on here sail in Saginaw Bay, MI or Lake Huron? Windtherapy at 11:28am 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 4/829 Trying to get a feel for how many on here might sail in or near Saginaw Bay or Lake Huron? Being new
Anybody on here sail in or near Saginaw Bay, MI or Lake Huron? Windtherapy at 11:21am 02.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2406 Trying to get a feel for how many on here might sail in or near Saginaw Bay or Lake Huron? Being new
SeaPearl vs Bay Hen JJMc at 11:05am 02.16.16 Trailer Sailors 6/5437 Both about 21', the SeaPearl has no cabin, an open boat but tent cabin available. The Bay Hen has a
My sailing stats PotomacDaysailer at 9:31am 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 5/532 Looked back through my sailing log today and tabulated all my outings, time and distance under sail,
Wanted Mac trailer Blinkie at 8:56am 02.16.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/924 Hello, Im new to your forum thanks for letting me in. Anyone have or know where I might find an old
Sailing with keel UP atrometer at 8:52am 02.16.16 Catalina 22 20/4890 Has anyone sailed with the keel up say with just a reefed main or just a foresail?
Sound system upgrade. Advice? Justin_NSA at 8:11am 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1348 What systems have worked for you? Any good reads on this? I have a Sony Unilink system on my '91 Hun
VHF with GPS Damifudo at 7:52am 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 10/957 Its time to upgrade the old VHF radio with the new type DSC and since my helm and radio are in two d

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Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 2:41pm 09.20.23 We should hope so! :) But that wasn't your question, was it? Is there a connection between your AO
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument shemandr at 2:17pm 09.20.23 .. Anyone know of a possible cause... 17 years?
Alternator output to..... Stu Jackson at 2:09pm 09.20.23 the wire from my starter to the AB switch is much larger. We should hope so! :) But that wasn't y
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 2:02pm 09.20.23 OK, so let's do some engineering. BlueSea wire sizing chart says 10 AWG good for 10A 30 feet, 30A 1
Alternator output to..... Stu Jackson at 1:53pm 09.20.23 That would make sense, but I don't OK, so let's do some engineering. BlueSea wire sizing chart say
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (4) Captain Ron 18 at 1:42pm 09.20.23 As THECUSCUS said, the strap goes behind the post and inside the head. I just shot some photos so yo
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument Captain Larry-DH at 1:31pm 09.20.23 ST60 Wind Testing To perform the check, you will need a multimeter, and a DC power supply. You will
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 12:43pm 09.20.23 Do you have an ammeter in your cockpit panel? That would make sense, but I don't
Raymarine ST60 Wind Instrument BarryL at 12:38pm 09.20.23 Hi, More than likely the transducer needs to be repaired. There are lots of troubleshooting guide
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? sheardc at 11:26am 09.20.23 So we are using the same size line and my front halyards are binding at the cage/forestay clevis pin
Alternator output to..... Stu Jackson at 11:03am 09.20.23 My alternator wiring is untouched and it doesn't go to the starter motor unless it takes the scenic
Collision follow-up Stu Jackson at 11:01am 09.20.23 Terry's first paragraph is correct. The second is problematical because YOU are NOT qualified profe
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? capta at 10:51am 09.20.23 The cables from the panel to the controller should be as short as possible, so keep this in mind whe
Collision follow-up capta at 10:45am 09.20.23 I would ask the larger boat to pay you to hire a surveyor to check for damage. Do not let him pay fo
Hunter 23 wing keel mast raising system Brian M H23 at 10:37am 09.20.23 @Crazy Dave Condon I don't have the boat anymore, but I remember quite a lot about the system I us
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? Apex at 10:35am 09.20.23 I am using 13/32 (10mm) Sampson MLX3, which is a Dyneema core, with Polyester cover on all halyards.
Collision follow-up Terry Cox at 10:23am 09.20.23 I am seeking some guidance on what further steps should I take to ensure there was no damage to the
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (2) Hayden Watson at 10:22am 09.20.23 Hayden, is the digital temperature controller a plug and play type of install when replacing the m
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? sheardc at 9:00am 09.20.23 What size are your halyards??
Alternator output to..... (1) Justin_NSA at 8:48am 09.20.23 I don't think the path of the alternator output has changed much over the years. The alt. feeds b

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