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New electrical panel Lodi47 at 3:05pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 6/945 Are there any suggestions for videos explaining how to wire a boat, specifically, I need to add anot
Proper Line Handling (1) cb32863 at 12:14pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 31/2197 We all know that when handling our sheets and halyards that we are supposed to pull with an over-han
Packing gland on H466 and oil change jack silver at 10:34am 12.02.15 Big Boats 4/1147 i have a 2004 Hunter 466; is there any easy way to get to the packing gland to service? and while
Another Keel Failure Rick D at 10:25am 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1546 This article in another forum concerning a keel failure on a pretty new boat is interesting if still
Cooling System Universal M3-20 mcclendon at 9:37am 12.02.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/772 The overflow line off the coolant tank has melted in the engine compartment of my C 28.5, so the ove
How do Avon inflatible oarlocks work?????? (1) Vegas at 6:13am 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1889 I bought this used Avon inflatable, and no book came with it. I forgot to ask the seller how the oar
1977 O'Day 25 Window Replacement lostintime at 5:26am 12.02.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2735 Hi all, Happy Holidays! Sadly I live in Michigan so "Happy Holidays" means the boat is out of the w
Cabin Deflection rich26nc at 10:12pm 12.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1321 Had some well meaning friends help tune my rigging. Now the cabin top is deflected at the mast step.
Early Christmas getting a new rig Fred Villiard at 6:04pm 12.01.15 SSB and Ham Operators 10/2062 I've made up my mind to retire the old TS-440 rather than fixing it. Trying to make up my mind what
Yanmar 2gm cylinder head; can it be fixed? Doons60 at 5:38pm 12.01.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/2943 I pulled the head on my Yanmar 2GM as I believed I had issues with an exhaust valve. I took it to th
Refrigerator kerry a berg at 1:40pm 12.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/744 Refrigerator keeps freezing/icing over. This seems to indicate that the compressor is still working
Possible to clean under V-berth? 51RD55 at 12:28pm 12.01.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1789 Awhile back, at the very same time this site had undergone its upgrade, and I believe I was one of
rigging ShapeShifter at 9:41am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 8/904 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We ar
Battery Cable size?? captron at 7:34am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 5/4789 Increasing the house bank, adding 2 additional group 31 AGM to bring the total to 4 house with a com
AIS is evolving to be more uncledom at 5:00am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1237 I know not everyone is a big fan of AIS due to slow update rates and the fact that not all vessels t
Mast wiring Oday 302 (1) Mackaroni at 8:13pm 11.30.15 Bigger Boats 10/2512 I plan on rewiring my entire mast this winter while it is unstepped and resting on the saw horses.
1986 Hunter 31 Gear Ratio Dfisher at 6:41pm 11.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/805 Hello all. I have a 86 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2GM. The boat has a MaxProp feathering prop that wa
Dodger - Bimini Connector Bosman at 5:58pm 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1075 Hi all! I plan to make dodger-bimini connector over the hard water season. While I do very much hav
mods (2) ShapeShifter at 5:24pm 11.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1665 look what my wonderful husband did
Photos of my new and used sails. jlillie at 5:02pm 11.30.15 S2 3/917 I posted new album with all my rigging up along with the sails if anyone cares to take a gander. My

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leak in aft berth stern corners colin59 at 7:57pm 10.28.23 thanks all, leaving it for a week with cushions off to see what turns up. In the Toronto area of Lak
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. (1) Calif. Ted at 7:42pm 10.28.23 The breaker switch on main panel at nav desk must be on, then waterproof switch on sink is used to d
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 6:50pm 10.28.23 odd, I have no switch around head sink. Shower pump( so labeled by factory) under port settee drai
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Calif. Ted at 6:32pm 10.28.23 There's a breaker labeled "shower pump" on electric panel above nav desk and a switch on the front o
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:20pm 10.28.23 221040
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing jssailem at 5:28pm 10.28.23 It makes total sense. I looked and could not find a routing in any of the manuals for the 42. We all
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 5:25pm 10.28.23 hP00VmKx_No but why would you?
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 5:22pm 10.28.23 interesting , but is there a float switch in the shower sump to turn the pump on? the only float sw
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Calif. Ted at 5:19pm 10.28.23 On my '02 boat the pump drains either icebox or shower sump in the head and is controlled by a wye v
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? pgandw at 4:29pm 10.28.23 Unless you are seeking full hull speed, displacement matters little in how fast a displacement boat
Marine AC Unit JamesG161 at 4:15pm 10.28.23 I have 2 Dometic that work great. Jim...
macerator doesn't have enough oumph JamesG161 at 4:13pm 10.28.23 What is the model number and age of your macerator pump? and Let's have the exact number of the
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? twalker H260 at 2:35pm 10.28.23 That is before the water ballast is filled and owner, family and supplies are added! Ballast is 20
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 2:30pm 10.28.23 Sailgunner - I've been thru the nav station and no sign of the coax. It does make sense that it wou
leak in aft berth stern corners Stu Jackson at 2:08pm 10.28.23 Colin, I think siamese got it. From your two photos, there seems to be no evidence of a leak from a
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA twodzusfittings at 1:49pm 10.28.23 Bad experience with their customer service when I went for some other parts. Don't want to be belitt
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 1:31pm 10.28.23 displacement of 3000 pounds Is that the weight before or after the owner has got his stuff on boar
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Ralph Johnstone at 12:41pm 10.28.23 I googled what looked like mine and reported that as the model number. Let's have the exact numbe
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 12:21pm 10.28.23 Re 24 volt macerator: Since I am not at my boat to look at the actual model number I googled what lo
Marine AC Unit capta at 11:48am 10.28.23 I'm guessing that the rarely used system has growth in the seawater cooling system, and is not getti

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