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Ode to Jabsco customer service... Chris & Lenore at 12:38pm 03.10.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/855 Good customer service rarely gets a mention, usually only the bad. Last year my almost new Twist Loc
Closed body turnbuckle tool Darkarcher at 12:11pm 03.10.16 Catalina 22 7/3849 What tool do you use to tighten a closed body turnbuckle? I was using a small phillips screwdriver
How to do plumbing to add a second fresh water tank jfgy at 11:20am 03.10.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6617 Hi Peggie. Thanks for your great advice over the years. I plan to add a second water tank to my Hun
Winch replacement Alice A. at 9:18am 03.10.16 Big Boats 12/2012 Hi, everyone. We want to replace the starboard cabin top winch on our Legend 37.5. It is an old Bari
Maxwell 25 winch - part broken during re-rig job lovetorenovate at 7:05am 03.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1443 We got our boat back from the re-rigging and found the port winch with a big chunk removed of the to
Hunter 410 diesel generator installation Don Lucas at 6:50am 03.10.16 Big Boats 8/2153 I'm going to be installing a diesel generator in my Hunter 410 in the next week of so. Just thought
storage tactics fred1diver at 6:03am 03.10.16 Trailer Sailors 9/1831 hey everyone, I was wondering if you have any tips regarding storage inside of small boats, I like t
SBO 2/1/2001 Brian D at 5:31am 03.10.16 Sails Call Lounge 8/799 Want to know what SBO looked like on February 1, 2001? https://web.archive.org/web/20010201073000/h
Great Video Narrated by the Great E.B. White Maine Sail at 5:30am 03.10.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2070 It is not often you stumble across video footage of the Maine Coast and lobstering in 1954 but E.B.
Pulling to right when underway ( Motor & Sailing) - Catalina Mk2 42 ft Rick J B at 8:31pm 03.09.16 Bigger Boats 12/2020 Hi All, I own a Catalina Mk2 42 and have recently experienced a veering of steer to the right when u
Pedestal mounted throttle & transmission controls lpbosch at 8:11pm 03.09.16 Catalina 30 6/2410 I have a 1981 C-30 with Universal 5411. I would like to move my throttle controls from the port coc
Propeller shaft Tripaddle at 6:57pm 03.09.16 Engines and Propulsion 10/1645 to rework the stuffing box I had to cut the propeller shaft. The coupling wouldn't budge. Anybody ha
Flojet 4125 Seals jduehmig at 4:23pm 03.09.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/945 I have a problem with my Flojet 4125 bilge pump. Something is eating the rubber flapper valves that
a couple solar charging questions RussC at 3:27pm 03.09.16 Musings With Maine Sail 11/1551 I'm awaiting a 30W panel and this controller: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MQW3H8?psc=1'redi
Cleaning a fuel tank Robert1224 at 2:11pm 03.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 27/4451 Ahoy, I am re-powering my 1979 H30 and it is a perfect time to clean out my fuel tank. I have been
Mast tang replacement kito at 1:08pm 03.09.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1429 I am going to have a complete set of shrouds made up for my H30. They actually look ok but have no i
This looks fun cb32863 at 1:07pm 03.09.16 Ask All Sailors 39/3374 Another boat out of the former eastern block. Really like the boats coming out of there. I know ther
bilge pump fred1diver at 12:24pm 03.09.16 Trailer Sailors 2/854 hey everyone, I'm looking to put a bilge pump on my 1972 dolphin 23, now I just don't know what size
Oceanis 352 Holding Tank Syrenka at 11:34am 03.09.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2847 Hi! First post! I have a 1997 Oceanis 352, and the previous owner fitted it with a 10 gal holding t
Help on value of 1988 Catalina 30TR Jsl1 at 11:33am 03.09.16 Catalina 30 18/2897 This is the same boat I was talking about in my other post but I thought I should set it up as its o

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Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. JRT at 6:20am 03.22.24 I'm on this path too, my system is updated and has been working for the house bank golf cart batteri
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. (1) dlochner at 6:12am 03.22.24 I think the 12v are/were made by East Penn. The 6v batteries in Greg's photo don't have the right
Venting 3 compartments at once dlochner at 5:59am 03.22.24 A traditional lead acid battery produces toxic gas when it's being charged and in theory should be
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. NYSail at 4:56am 03.22.24 I am pretty sure Duracell 6volt batteries are East Penn/deka which are fairly decent quality for flo
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 8:31pm 03.21.24 What's the matter with a vent on the outside of the hull? I have never had a boat that vented the
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. (1) Tally Ho at 7:43pm 03.21.24
Venting 3 compartments at once dlochner at 7:43pm 03.21.24 Why are you venting those areas? Passive ventilation is desirable for the batteries. The holding tan
Hull damage mac twenty five 1954 willys at 7:40pm 03.21.24 You will have to wait until the hull is warm enough to fiberglass. The reaction will not kick if i
Venting 3 compartments at once higgs at 7:31pm 03.21.24 What's the matter with a vent on the outside of the hull? I have never had a boat that vented the b
No core?? Tally Ho at 7:30pm 03.21.24 Looks like really nice craftsmanship @dmax. Greg
Don't Always Trust Cross Reference Directories dLj at 7:16pm 03.21.24 That sucks... dj
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 03.21.24 I might get flamed for this but I would check out a couple of your local big box hardware/home stor
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Richard19068 at 6:38pm 03.21.24 Looking for a good general solution. Not sure what I or next owner will be doing . Short term will
M-12 Oil Change Davidasailor26 at 6:38pm 03.21.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose a
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 6:30pm 03.21.24 Ted; Everyone so far has been trying to answer your question in a vacuum. You have to provide info
M-12 Oil Change Richard19068 at 6:27pm 03.21.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose a
M-12 Oil Change Richard19068 at 6:26pm 03.21.24 Unless there is a existing hose from the oil pan to attach a pump to, or you can access the drain pl
M-12 Oil Change JoeWhite at 6:23pm 03.21.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose an
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Richard19068 at 6:21pm 03.21.24 I've heard some people say you can go with automotive batteries. I see 680 CCA on Amazon for an AG
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. NYSail at 5:43pm 03.21.24

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