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Duluth, MN berg123321 at 6:48pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2531 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 19/4118 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 17/4475 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 4/1566 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 1/714 Has anybody done this?
Outboard problems Hadim33 at 4:20pm 09.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1830 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 5/836 The truth...
Adapt, improvise, overcome. (2) Roadking Larry at 2:06pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3674 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 1/968 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 0/491 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 1/1005 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 15/5174 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 15/2197 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 15/5128 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 11/2956 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 8/3174 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 2/770 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 3/1185 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 0/899 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 0/7414 Recently inherited a restored Rhodes Ranger 29, any suggestions on where I would go to get a valuati

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Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 5:47pm 11.23.23 ... The charging voltages for LFP and LA batteries are different enough that one of the banks will
Starting a yanmar 4jh2e after 3 years? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:29pm 11.23.23
raymarine connections kappykaplan at 4:54pm 11.23.23 Which Standard Horizon speed log do you have?
raymarine connections NCBrew at 4:53pm 11.23.23 I don't know it comes from a transmitter(wheel) in the bow and goes to the display. (not a Raymarin
raymarine connections NCBrew at 4:48pm 11.23.23 Does your speed wheel have NMEA output? I don't know it comes from a transmitter(wheel) in the bow
raymarine connections kappykaplan at 4:37pm 11.23.23 Does your speed wheel have NMEA output?
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Project_Mayhem at 4:30pm 11.23.23 "DISPLACEMENT: If you weigh the boat on a scale, that is her actual displacement. It is the weight
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember jssailem at 4:29pm 11.23.23 Turkey just about ready Not:yikes: It just went in at our house. It will be about 90 more minutes.
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:14pm 11.23.23 You should see a mfg tag on the trailer if used or new. You will see or find the weight of the trai
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 3:01pm 11.23.23 Quick summary by Maine Sail from one of the ARS-5 search results: Either the ARS-5 or MC-614 (what
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul i3DGear at 2:56pm 11.23.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 2:50pm 11.23.23 Please take the time to read the differences between these two regulators in #42. What you mention
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 2:35pm 11.23.23 In addition to Dave's #39 about Bluetooth programming, here are the differences between the 5 and 6
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember Terry Cox at 2:24pm 11.23.23 Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your families. Turkey just about ready with all the fix'ns; stu
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? isaksp00 at 2:20pm 11.23.23 You are taking on some risk with the propane tank inside the cabin with no outlet where the heavier-
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 2:19pm 11.23.23 Responding in between cooking tasks and watching the bird in the oven, so short answers to some of
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 2:03pm 11.23.23 - Or an external regulator kit for Valeo 120 A alternator Balmar ARS-5 $410 Balmar ARS-618 $535 In
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. Gene Neill at 1:50pm 11.23.23 I knew nothing about those alternator issues. What to do. It only puts out about 1.5A, but still.
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember Stu Jackson at 1:43pm 11.23.23 Happy American Thanksgiving from your friends "up here" in Canada. :beer::beer::beer:
Pro/con of high capacity alternator for Yanmar 3JH2E Stu Jackson at 1:37pm 11.23.23 and I'm thinking about getting the 105A that's a straight replacement In addition to the link in D

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