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Yanmar 2GM Alarm Question pateco at 8:00am 09.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 15/9019 Went out sailing yesterday, and motoring out everything was fine. Once we got the sails up, I went t
Bow Roller Replacement-H42 Art Dennis at 6:22am 09.21.15 Big Boats 5/1414 Good Morning, My bow rollers are shot and need replaced. Anyone know the make of the bow roller
circuit diagram DockH at 4:32am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 2/769 Two questions: My Don Casey "Sailboat Maintenance" show a "Sniffer" in circuit diagrams but there is
Nicro Cabin Vents rukidn at 7:02pm 09.20.15 Catalina 310 18/3431 Thinking about adding Nicro vents or equivalent this fall to help ventilate during our long Lake Eri
Black water discharge from manual vs electric head Dan_Y at 7:01pm 09.20.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2761 My question is whether or not an electric toilet can pump as well as a manual head to sufficiently e
wiring diagram form 1982 23' O'Day angrod at 6:52pm 09.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1001 My Lorna Doone seems to have experienced a number of electrical 'refits'. If anyone has the origina
Duluth, MN berg123321 at 6:48pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2669 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 19/4524 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 17/4649 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 4/1672 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 1/752 Has anybody done this?
Outboard problems Hadim33 at 4:20pm 09.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1881 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 5/843 The truth...
Adapt, improvise, overcome. (2) Roadking Larry at 2:06pm 09.20.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3777 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 1/1004 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 0/506 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 1/1040 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 15/5374 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 15/2280 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 15/5359 We have a 1984 Catalina 30 with a fairly steep companionway ladder (3' or so) and an older dog in th

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new mulitbank battery charger experiences dlochner at 10:54am 02.16.24 No I don't have a switch on the House bank. That's what I was saying here: I would have to disconn
Sunwind 311 - question about hull dlochner at 10:52am 02.16.24 Who could inform whether hull is based on Epoxy or Polyester resin? It is highly unlikely the hu
new mulitbank battery charger experiences DArcy at 10:45am 02.16.24 Do you have a switch on the house battery output? As it is drawn it is not possible to isolate the
new mulitbank battery charger experiences dlochner at 10:43am 02.16.24 Here is the DC distribution wiring diagram I drew up for my boat. I kept the 1/2/Both switch to all
Bilge pump fuse question? DArcy at 10:42am 02.16.24 I'm not sure why you would want to do that. I wired mine the way the manufacturer's wiring diagram i
Bilge pump fuse question? dlochner at 10:39am 02.16.24 I assume this is the switch: https://d2pyqm2yd3fw2i.cloudfront.net/files/resources/instructions/983
new mulitbank battery charger experiences (1) DArcy at 10:27am 02.16.24 Here is the DC distribution wiring diagram I drew up for my boat. I kept the 1/2/Both switch to allo
Kirie Elite 29 Hat trick at 10:15am 02.16.24 Hey there. Wondering how your restoration project is going? Just got an old 84 kirie elite 29 myself
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Apex at 9:49am 02.16.24 @LloydB , I am not so sure about that....that was a never-ending stream of thoughts. Not quite sure
1987 Catalina 27 rigging upgrades jssailem at 9:46am 02.16.24 I've recently aquired a 1987 Cataline 27 standard rig I note that you have been a Catalina 22 owne
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina LloydB at 9:19am 02.16.24 three years to complete a post but at least now it won't be a never ending story. thx for the outcom
Removing Fischer Panda 8 Mini-DP from Hunter 45CC LloydB at 8:22am 02.16.24 A picture would help, was the generator installed by hunter?
new mulitbank battery charger experiences Davidasailor26 at 8:17am 02.16.24
new mulitbank battery charger experiences LloydB at 8:09am 02.16.24 Remove the unused battery from the boat and make sure that the disconnected cables cannot short out
new mulitbank battery charger experiences (1) twodzusfittings at 7:56am 02.16.24 @Davidasailor26 You mean line this:
new mulitbank battery charger experiences JamesG161 at 6:20am 02.16.24 I would explore this before I began... Why did the Xantrex BURN UP? My New Xantrex is wired like
Outboard Transom Mount w4swk at 5:32am 02.16.24 Thank you for the info! I looked at the Catalina Direct mount you have...the photo looks like what I
Outboard Transom Mount danooxnard at 4:32am 02.16.24 I have the 3 spring version of the Catalina Direct motor mount for the C-22. I also have a heavy 9.
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment MikeHoncho at 10:04pm 02.15.24 Didn't mean to imply that the rudder would just fall out. But, losing the skeg and the support that
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? captain69 at 9:41pm 02.15.24

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