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Where is your VHF? rgranger at 7:21am 11.23.15 Smaller Boats 50/6304 Hello All Still getting to know my new-2-me 1995 Hunter 26. The P.O. never installed a VHF in th
Replacing water tanks Joye Morse at 7:20am 11.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/978 We are replacing the water tanks on a 1986 O'Day 40 that are under the salon settees and we are havi
broken shift cable palmbeachboater at 7:08am 11.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/796 Shift cable broke inside the Edson on my 1992 Hunter 33.5. Would like to replace shift cable and t
Smell Under Cabinet in Galley Pkb57 at 6:12am 11.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/4491 We just bought our first sailboat a Hunter 33 :) We had been sailing a Catalina 22 every so often t
Replacing antifreeze IH82BL8 at 6:06am 11.23.15 Ask All Sailors 19/5169 I need to replace the antifreeze in my Yanmar 2GMF. This is the internal side of the heat exchanger
Cal 35 C. anyone have experience with a cutter rig? jssailem at 5:36am 11.23.15 Cal 4/1971 I know from the plan designs and brocheres I discovered that the Cal35 Cruiser from 1974 had a cutte
Interior paint LakeMurraySailor at 3:01am 11.23.15 Catalina 22 13/1448 Everyone has been so helpful on this site and I cannot thank you enough! I have question about inter
Preventing condensation in forepeak after sleeping patrickkidd at 10:45pm 11.22.15 Catalina 30 15/3950 The forepeak on my 1984 C30 has no natural venting and so everything is moist and covered in condens
Heater suggestions? patrickkidd at 10:41pm 11.22.15 Catalina 30 21/4898 I have a C30 in in the San Francisco Bay Area and am looking for a low-profile, quiet/silent, A/C or
Cruising To Vendovi Island Terry Cox at 8:23pm 11.22.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1914 To all my shy PNW cruisers, have any of you been into the small bay on the NW corner of the Island?
Survey eMail gpd955 at 7:30pm 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 1/395 Just received and read the survey result email and would like to thank the forum staff for their ama
Officially mine! (1) SailShannon at 5:27pm 11.22.15 Catalina 22 24/2253 Hi all. First let me say thank you for all the feedback and guidance I've received from this team ov
Hunter 25.5 depth sounder and bilge pump marksteiger at 4:14pm 11.22.15 Smaller Boats 5/2672 Have been searching the forums for information on placing depth sounder transducer for 86 Hunter 25.
Interior Structural Cracks (3) JamesG161 at 2:54pm 11.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1333 I have noticed these cracks after inspection I did following heavy seas and pounding my keel once i
Winterizing the Mermaid Pat at 2:39pm 11.22.15 Bigger Boats 2/631 We have a 12,000 btu Mermaid AC in our O'Day 272. Prior to this I have had our club Property Man
Volvo: Pirates of the Sea? Rich Stidger at 1:10pm 11.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 22/2421 After 18 years of service and just over 2400 hours of operation, I feel that it would be a good idea
Tampa Area Surveyor BayMan at 12:45pm 11.22.15 Ask All Sailors 2/525 Please recommend a trusted and thorough marine surveyor working in the Tampa/St.Pete area of Florida
Is this pump rebuildable? (1) Rich Stidger at 12:40pm 11.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 45/8394 This is a water pump that was installed on a Volvo MD22L-B. The seal was leaking water, and since I
In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Perfect Excuse at 11:29am 11.22.15 Big Boats 45/23152 I have tried everything suggestion in forums except to buy a new sail which I hesitate to do unless
Hunter 340 forestay tension and adjustment Robert1224 at 6:39am 11.22.15 Big Boats 4/2014 Hello, What is the procedure for tensioning the fore stay on a Hunter 340 with a B ' R rig? Decided

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Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 6:02am 12.07.23 It does not pick up an electron and become a neutral hydrogen atom. Using @rgranger Over Cell Bal
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 5:49am 12.07.23 the reaction they're showing is indeed hydrolysis; which occurs when the battery is overcharged. T
Lead Acid Batteries American_Mainsail at 5:34am 12.07.23 This diagram is VERY not correct. Actually I think it might be the diagram for the hydrolysis of w
hello colin59 at 4:55am 12.07.23 sounds great CHP. have you ever dropped the rudder? we have a 1/2 in gap from the sked to the top of
Lead Acid Batteries (1) rgranger at 4:54am 12.07.23 t. Actually I think it might be the diagram for the hydrolysis of water and has nothing to do wit
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim JamesG161 at 3:31am 12.07.23 As the paddle hwheel spins faster, it generates a higher voltage Actually it sends pulses of const
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 3:14am 12.07.23 One other Chemical Fact... The Earth continues to make new Lead each day. Jim... PS: No new Lit
H37 Cutter mast Cocoa Beach Sailor at 12:43am 12.07.23 I have just purchased Jolly Roger a 1985 37 cutter. She has the original Hank on and I'm hunting for
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 9:10pm 12.06.23 I say that because if your problem is with the sanitation system, as it appears to be, then anythin
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Alan Gomes at 8:42pm 12.06.23 not sure why you say that , displacing smelly stale moldy dank cabin air can only help. My compani
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 8:39pm 12.06.23 Except that putting in a fan is not going to solve your problem. not sure why you say that , displ
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:21pm 12.06.23 A vent line filter will not cure any odors inside the boat. It also helps to create the very problem
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Stu Jackson at 8:15pm 12.06.23 The feel of being in the groove, once your head is out of the instruments, is a beautiful thing. I
How properly clean my new toilet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:09pm 12.06.23 I'd bet money that your toilet intake line and maybe even the pump too were also full of black crud.
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:37pm 12.06.23 honestly changing the hoses seems like a job and a half and a filthy one at that It doesn't have t
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:14pm 12.06.23 Moving air can do wonders for comfort in a room. I ventilated the cabins of my boats using three 6"
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jaysweet at 6:30pm 12.06.23 Sorry to revive an old thread but for anyone looking at this, West Marine has the Raymarine Axiom 9
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' Terry Cox at 6:19pm 12.06.23 Thank you for the sketch, Dean. So starboard side? The shear occurred within the one piece rod itsel
hello chp at 5:39pm 12.06.23 great pics...good to get this forum up and going again...CHP where do you keep yours? we are in NOT
New Sovereign forum nightowle at 4:43pm 12.06.23 Same here I'll 3rd that. It gave me quite the chuckle and thought Sailing Anarchy was taking over

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