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Bahamas navigation documents Delezynski at 3:27pm 07.12.15 Destinations 32/10686 Hi all, Jill and I are planning on cruising the Bahamas in the future. We are looking at all of
hope to be new sailor catapultdude at 3:00pm 07.12.15 Big Boats 19/1719 Me and my wife have been looking over the last few weeks at sail boats. We looked at a Hunter 34', 1
stains in bottom of bowl Pat at 1:04pm 07.12.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1504 We had a bit of back-up in the head for a couple of weeks but this has been repaired. I found the
how about shpper grates ? piedpiperIII at 12:18pm 07.12.15 Catalina 22 3/937 My boat has no grates, cat direct offers screw on type. What have you used??
1982 H30 V-birth leak bgbailey at 12:17pm 07.12.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1622 I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of the pesty leak in my forward v-birth locker. He
Leaking holding tank Richard19084 at 11:59am 07.12.15 Catalina 310 5/1191 The threaded connector drain on my holding tank has developed a leak which one can imagine did not
Observations on sensor life John T1594 at 11:35am 07.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1168 I have a 2000 H340 with the full complement of factory installed monitors, sensors and instruments.
No Puter for Old Men. (1) caguy at 9:37am 07.12.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1125 This is what I am getting on my Surface Pro # with Win 8. Not sure is it is my puter or the new sit
Squeaky Wheels FunCo at 9:19am 07.12.15 Ask All Sailors 17/7490 I see some post of other people with squeaky wheels but no real answer given for the problem. I thou
Removing Stains From Interior Teak planoron at 7:54am 07.12.15 Ask All Sailors 1/793 So with all the rain this season and especially the amounts we received, I had a few small leaks ar
Since y'all like the shirts I've found... Kermit at 5:06am 07.12.15 Ask All Sailors 76/10752 http://teespring.com/floats#pid=2'cid=6046'sid=back
86 272 ceptic tank to bilge issues drester228 at 5:03am 07.12.15 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1727 Hope someone can help. Left boat with dry bilge, returned 3 days later with half full bilge of dirty
Furling spinnaker H 36 Andreas7699 at 1:24am 07.12.15 Big Boats 3/1041 Has someone fitted a furling asymetrical spinn on a H 36. I would like to hear from you as i plan to
Findings about alternator upgrade for Yanmar 3GM30F Syversens at 9:22pm 07.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/10103 Hey all, so this isn't as much a question as a finding. After months of research, trial and error I'
Weeds MaryEllaRose at 8:45pm 07.11.15 Catalina 22 6/1479 Can anything be done about weed build up on the keel cable? Today I swam under the boat and removed
Cabin table (1) D Renard at 8:05pm 07.11.15 Smaller Boats 4/1121 I have a Hunter 260. I would like to lower the cabin table so the seat around the table can be used
DIY autopilot chartplotter TortugasRoyal at 7:53pm 07.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/6647 Goal, eliminate expensive retail instruments including displays. I'm giving this a try. Has wind. S
M26x nissan 50hp variable pitch prop experiment TortugasRoyal at 7:46pm 07.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/930 Defender has a few propulse props and blades on clearance. For $75 picked up a 6901 plus 4 11.5" sp
Wanna sail in CT JohnCTV21 at 7:08pm 07.11.15 Ask All Sailors 0/639 Here is the scoop. My van seized the engine right after my cancer surgery in April, I haven't rea
transom extender on power sailor results TortugasRoyal at 7:01pm 07.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1586 wind

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Catalina 310 battery wiring question obxjeff at 2:54pm 12.01.23 8d agm's have around 240amp hours, but around 1400 cranking amps, not the same thing at all. For a
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites vcirelli at 2:53pm 12.01.23 All Beneteau's are solid glass below water line ,and some models above and all have solid glass str
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 2:46pm 12.01.23 Great suggestions! Thanks. I've bought something for my RV from Peter Kennedy so that is a great ide
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 2:29pm 12.01.23 Those look like 2/0 or 00 cables which would be an appropriate size for a largish DC system. Now,
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites Mechone at 2:05pm 12.01.23 All Beneteau's are solid glass below water line ,and some models above and all have solid glass stri
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (3) Monheganlover at 1:57pm 12.01.23 You haven't lost the thread. I have been confusing you I think. I am just trying to understand how I
How to winterize macerator pump dlochner at 1:19pm 12.01.23 That's how I would do it if I had a macerator. I assume you have pumped out first, so the amount of
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Mikem at 1:12pm 12.01.23 I have one for my 466, 150 sq ft. I bent it on once just so I knew how to do it. I'd rather have t
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 1:10pm 12.01.23 Thanks, Do you find that primes the main pump so you can withdraw the aquarium pump? Also. don't yo
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 1:09pm 12.01.23 nothing wrong with the sensor ground to the engine and negative system
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 12.01.23 The main battery wires are all new in the last couple of years since an upgrade after I bought the
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 12:47pm 12.01.23 It is probably not a true conduit. It is just an open space between the hull liner and the hull. Try
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High Ralph Johnstone at 12:46pm 12.01.23 Maybe the gauge range is, and has been, wrong. The reading on the gauge has always been high real
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:38pm 12.01.23 dlochner So, you can usually see your fish tape through the access hole then I guess and, somehow, r
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 12:34pm 12.01.23 Obviously if the wire is too big for the hole, it won't go through. For the first run I use a fish t
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:34pm 12.01.23 Ralph, no. The main battery wires are all new in the last couple of years since an upgrade after I b
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 12:25pm 12.01.23 Thanks. Stupid question. Were you fishing something up through the same small opening I have? If so,
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Ralph Johnstone at 12:23pm 12.01.23 I hate to bring this up but are the old wires still in place ? Not too clear what stage you are at
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 12:21pm 12.01.23 Very helpful. Thanks. Regardless of the wire size, however, how have others fished the budget wires
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 12:16pm 12.01.23 Maybe the gauge range is, and has been, wrong. What range is one your H410? (only those with a H410

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