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Duluth, MN berg123321 at 6:48pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2415 Hello all! This may be an odd request, but I figure I'll give it a shot. Next Sunday, September 27,
Does anyone use the cabin top grabrails? Stan Linado at 6:45pm 09.20.15 Smaller Boats 19/3891 I am in the process of eliminating all the teak on the exterior of my '89 C-25 and replacing it with
Could my bilge pump thru hull siphon back? danstanford at 6:42pm 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 17/4372 2000 Hunter 290. Been almost bone dry through the month we have sailed her...we think! Did a coupl
Servicing NOVA KOOL refrigerator 1Goldie at 4:38pm 09.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1513 I have read so many places about the need for adequate ventilation for Nova Kool refrigerators. Ther
Trailering a 302 dscribner at 4:25pm 09.20.15 Bigger Boats 1/700 Has anybody done this?
Outboard problems Hadim33 at 4:20pm 09.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1786 About a week my outboard would start and die so I had to get towed In. I went yesterday and starte
Teach your children well (1) Kermit at 3:37pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/828 The truth...
Adapt, improvise, overcome. (2) Roadking Larry at 2:06pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3615 Local club races yesterday, great day for racing on our lake, winds running 12-14kts and unusually c
Closing the stack pack zipper on the 340 smoothsailing at 1:12pm 09.20.15 Big Boats 1/948 I know this was posted a while back but cannot find it. Unless your a giant, what's the easiest w
Increase sliding hatch opening--stop screws Windtherapy at 11:22am 09.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/483 So I am redoing all my teak which includes the hatch slide rails. I got to thinking, the hatch does
Rotted inboard engine cover danark57 at 10:49am 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/982 I have a 1990 Capri 26, purchased in May. I noticed the top step was loose. When I removed the full
Pumpout Problems mpl239 at 10:20am 09.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5081 I cannot pump out the front head on a 2003 two cabin 393. This is a new boat to me. First effort t
Replacing head this fall (1) MikeK2B at 10:06am 09.20.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/2147 Hi everyone - I think that most of the plumbing on my Pearson 303 is original and in need of attenti
How to get dog get into main cabin OS2Dude at 10:00am 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 15/5003 We have a 1984 Catalina 30 with a fairly steep companionway ladder (3' or so) and an older dog in th
Engine not charging batteries very well VelaFella at 9:09am 09.20.15 Big Boats 11/2840 The engine is not charging the batteries (two 4D's) very well, as opposed to not-at-all. After tigh
Need advice on relocating main sheet davidmhull at 4:41am 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 8/3119 Good morning. My main sheets are what I guess you would call conventionally mounted. That is to say
Hunter 32 vision 1989 Ed D at 4:39am 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/761 Hi Has anybody installed an electric toilet connected to the fresh water system on a Hunter 32 Vi
When was my boat built Neil01 at 4:27am 09.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1161 The only number on my plate is a 4 digit serial number- #1245. Does anyone know what year this se
Unstepping Mast on Hunter 27-2 MarkW11 at 8:49pm 09.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/888 I have a 1990 Hunter 27-2 and will be removing the mast for the first time. Can anyone tell me if I
Rhodes Ranger 29 jimclemons at 6:49pm 09.19.15 Seafarer 0/7352 Recently inherited a restored Rhodes Ranger 29, any suggestions on where I would go to get a valuati

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H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 7:46pm 10.14.23 Can you manage the balancing via Bluetooth? On my Basen Green batteries, I can. They have 200A ch
Water tank leak SabreToothedEngineer at 7:16pm 10.14.23 I successfully repaired a crack in my PE water tank about five years ago using a special type of epo
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage High Current at 6:58pm 10.14.23
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Ward H at 6:52pm 10.14.23 I'm another that simply ensures the batteries are full of water and fully charged. Then disconnect t
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 6:43pm 10.14.23 Can you manage the balancing via Bluetooth?
Running lines aft on Oday 25 Ward H at 6:43pm 10.14.23 Ward, thanks for the photos. I like the squad lock idea - will see if I can find one. Is that ma
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 6:32pm 10.14.23 So I ordered the three Epoch 300AH house batteries on the recommendation of Mainesail. I also order
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Rich Stidger at 6:06pm 10.14.23 In addition to disconnecting one of the battery connections, also make sure that the tops of the bat
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 5:20pm 10.14.23 So I ordered the three Epoch 300AH house batteries on the recommendation of Mainesail. I also ordere
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage dlochner at 4:43pm 10.14.23 Battery chargers should be sized based on the size and type of battery, FLA, AGM, LFP. Each battery
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Nichole340 at 4:27pm 10.14.23 Well, my battery tender never stops showing me the red light, regardless of any battery I use it on.
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 4:20pm 10.14.23 That makes 8 bolts, and they are all 1". Just checked ours. Two beneath the shower sump box, four
Engineering Help Needed jssailem at 3:53pm 10.14.23 Check out this idea of "pourable foam". I have seen Total Boat marketing Pourable closed cell foam.
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage dlochner at 3:51pm 10.14.23 Make certain the batteries are fully watered and fully charged. Disconnect the negative cable and le
Legal Question dlochner at 3:45pm 10.14.23 The right of boarding ships on the high seas has a long history and is now governed by international
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage jssailem at 3:45pm 10.14.23 Looking forward to reading your suggestions and advise as always. Read the "Marine How To" article
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Don S/V ILLusion at 3:44pm 10.14.23 Never bothered removing the batteries when it was in RI. Typical self-discharge rate in cool/cold we
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Davidasailor26 at 3:42pm 10.14.23 Curious about how the tender is not up to the job, and if any charger is really needed at all. My pr
Running lines aft on Oday 25 jssailem at 3:40pm 10.14.23 More to consider There is always something more. After all it is a boat.
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage JoeWhite at 3:37pm 10.14.23 I would remove the shorepower charger from the boat and take it home to charge the batteries.

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