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Hunter 27 (89-94) Battery Charging MarkW11 at 5:26pm 07.04.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/2309 Hello, I'm a new owner of a Hunter 27-2 (1990) and trying to understand when batteries are being ch
Moving diesel tank above decks in oday 26? jfschena at 5:04pm 07.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/869 According to records I can find, it's been about a decade since the fuel tank in our boat has been p
Parasitic current through outboard motor Fred at 1:36pm 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 7/975 I have been having problems with my battery running down over time. I have discovered that my stereo
ODAY DSII small cracks in hull patriciasailing at 1:25pm 07.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 22/4265 We just purchased an ODay SDII and did not notice until we brought the boat home (inexperienced boat
dingy jmczzz at 1:12pm 07.04.15 Catalina 22 26/2507 My long range plan for an extended cruise with the economics of anchoring out makes me think a Dingy
New Heat Exchanger c130king at 12:36pm 07.04.15 Catalina 310 4/1467 Full coolant loss Thursday evening. Looking things over on Friday discovered "weak" spot and crack
Stepping The Mast Manually FlimFlamII at 12:21pm 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1225 The other day I helped another sailor step his mast using a gin pole he had built. I'm wondering wha
looking for a good gas engine mechanic in Annapolis/Baltimor stx203 at 10:44am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/829 Hope everyone is out enjoying the 4th.....my 1977 Oday 25 with VIRE 7 inboard is sitting in the slip
gas engine mechanic in Annapolis/Baltimore area stx203 at 10:40am 07.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/797 Hope everyone is out enjoying the 4th.....my 1977 Oday 25 with VIRE 7 inboard is sitting in the slip
Delivery Captain Wmbrewer at 10:28am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/851 Sailing Lake Michigan I just purchased a 1994 27' Catalina in Waukegan IL and need to sail it acros
Heads-up: server change this weekend Phil Herring at 10:05am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 25/1996 Happy 4th, everybody! This weekend we're migrating the sites to new server hardware. We do this
Cutlass Bearing Set Screws Tucson Sailor at 9:42am 07.04.15 Catalina 30 6/3110 In preparing to change the cutlass bearing on 1996 C30, we discovered the set scews on the prop str
Sailing Lake Superior KenG at 9:17am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1581 I plan on sailing for a couple of weeks this August on Lake Superior on the North West part of the l
Facet Fuel Pump Filter DannyS at 6:29am 07.04.15 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2613 Simple question: I read your tutorial on replacing the filter in the Facet fuel pump with the NAPA f
Edson Throttle lehigh375 at 5:25am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 1/701 At the center of my throttle is a black cap with the neutral lockout button inside. It keeps coming
Rigging tension Clydo at 10:44pm 07.03.15 Catalina 310 9/4221 Does anyone have Loos Gauge numbers for our rigging? Clyde Thorington C310 # 245 ILEAN TOO
Red letter day Jacomo Sailor at 10:01pm 07.03.15 Catalina 22 7/992 Well tomorrow is the red letter day! I finally got a chance to put in some work on my C22 over the
Aqua Signal Toronto Conversion to LED (1) Andrew A at 6:26pm 07.03.15 Ask All Sailors 2/937 Hi all Has anyone successfully converted the Toronto from halogen to LED (Toronto shown below). T
Raymarine Wheel Pilot fix (2) PGIJon at 5:30pm 07.03.15 Ask All Sailors 18/6485
trailer height delema sugestions? piedpiperIII at 4:40pm 07.03.15 Catalina 22 13/1055 As I stated in another post "axle above the springs" I am trying to lower the trailer for ease of la

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The Sewing Machine Thread (4) Mikem at 9:13pm 12.16.23 Repairs to our jib using our new machine. 100% jib from our H466. We used the banquet room of our
New MaxProp came today! jssailem at 8:22pm 12.16.23 I found https://boatzincs.com To be a good resource.
New MaxProp came today! Rjm st.petersburg at 8:18pm 12.16.23 Martyr zincs work as well.
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose NYSail at 7:08pm 12.16.23 Shaft log hose is what I have known it as. This hose takes a lot of torq. pressure as shaft spins. W
Grounding electrical system Davidasailor26 at 7:00pm 12.16.23 Okay so all systems to one negative bus and that to a grounding plate. The shore power in my setup
Grounding electrical system ian260 at 6:55pm 12.16.23
Grounding electrical system ian260 at 6:52pm 12.16.23 The DC grounds, AC ground, and bonding system can all be tied together at a sing ground bus. An und
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 6:52pm 12.16.23 My concern with properly sunken staples is to keep the gelcoat under the cushion in tact while not
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! DArcy at 6:22pm 12.16.23 Is it also waterproof? Some Panasonic Toughbook computers are water resistant. Some are IP 65 or I
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Rjm st.petersburg at 6:21pm 12.16.23 Panasonic Tough Book is Water "Resistant". Used in the field for commercial Utility use. A touch pad
Grounding electrical system jssailem at 6:18pm 12.16.23
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, jssailem at 6:13pm 12.16.23 You should be golden. Those pumps usually have a 4 ft plus lift capability.
Grounding electrical system (1) rgranger at 5:38pm 12.16.23
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water rgranger at 5:34pm 12.16.23 This is rather confusing and mostly incorrect. As simply and accurately as I can explain, the anod
Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? Rich Stidger at 5:31pm 12.16.23 My LEX 96 is at the boat. I may be going there tomorrow and if I do I will check it for you. In t
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! rgranger at 5:30pm 12.16.23 Police, Fire and Military use a Panasonic hard shell laptop. Designed to take abuse.. Is it also
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns rgranger at 5:25pm 12.16.23
Clog in sanitation outlet (2) rgranger at 5:00pm 12.16.23 Might a drain snake/router used from underneath work? These are only $20 at lowes
Grounding electrical system Davidasailor26 at 4:56pm 12.16.23 The DC grounds, AC ground, and bonding system can all be tied together at a sing ground bus. An unde
Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? Richard19068 at 4:15pm 12.16.23 Which side of the un-equal end should be on the top of the floor? The longer edge or the shorter ed

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