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Katadyn 80E drive pump Slipin Away at 2:58am 05.28.15 Big Boats 0/632 Does anyone have the manual for rebuilding the drive pump unit on this model. Katadyn tells me it i
Bilge Pump markjg54 at 2:15am 05.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/660 I have an 1985 25 ft. MacGregor and need to put a bilge pump in. I can only see water under the seat
just wonderin? blkscratch at 11:31pm 05.27.15 Columbia 4/2481 howdy all, new to this sight and to sailing so if this sounds funny or i'm a little off or if my rig
Tell tails and reefing lines Macboy at 10:07pm 05.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2348 Our poor bagged out main is void of any tell tails. I've got adhesive ones from our Hobie cat but do
rigging screw oil FlimFlamII at 8:43pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4563 Any suggestions for a substitute for rigging screw oil?
Rudder options for O'Day 22 Norsehammer at 8:42pm 05.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4534 Are there any options for the rudder, swing up is what I'm thinking about.
Need New Windows in Seattle (2) Sailin Dog at 8:36pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2022 I'm the New proud owner of a 1984 Newport 33 (aft cabin model). She slices like a knife thru a breez
Cockpit rigging (1) Norsehammer at 8:32pm 05.27.15 Day Sailers 4/1480 I'd like to know what the original cockpit rigging configuration was for an early 70's O'Day 22 was,
Freshwater Thru Hull Drain catalanc at 7:54pm 05.27.15 Catalina 22 5/1294 Hi All, I have had power boats for 7 years but am new to sailing. I recently purchased a Catalina 22
L.O. Filter light is on 473Clipper at 7:42pm 05.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1586 Does anyone know what that light means? I have a B Panel 4JH HTE
Installing.a Raymarine I40 Bidata.....need Seatalk help. Doug4bass at 7:05pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1645 Hey der from the U.P. Gonna use an I40 Bidata for a repeater down below at the nav station. There
H31 - Hot Water tank installation Reacher at 6:13pm 05.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/680 Our 1984 H31, new to us, has a leak in the hot water tank. It is an Isotherm tank. It is mounted wit
replacing ALL lines keelson at 6:12pm 05.27.15 Catalina 30 12/2226 Hello all, I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 30. Found one that will certainly need all new l
jib/main halyard w4swk at 5:43pm 05.27.15 Catalina 22 9/1086 Hi all Sharlene and I were cleaning some more on the boat today(a never ending process) and I notic
contacting an oday owner Ron10215 at 5:28pm 05.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/662 Would like to contact a current Oday 37 owner regarding current success with his windlass installati
Shroud Tension Corwin Coward at 3:40pm 05.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1076 Can anyone give me some guidelines on setting the tension on the shrouds on my Beneteau Oceanis CC40
Storing Shrouds TDudley at 3:25pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/865 I need to store my shrouds while I am painting my mast and did not want to leave them laying about i
Am i crazy lanceadams at 2:33pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2145 Me and my wife have decided to leave lake Huron and sail through the Erie canal and the intercoastal
H31 Transmission Cable Replacement Shadownav at 2:25pm 05.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/996 The cable from the steering pedestal to the transmission snapped and must be replaced. Also, while
Steering tension Coveswimmer at 1:59pm 05.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/619 Is there a way to adjust the tension in the steering wheel for the MacGregor 26x?

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Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 4:57am 11.24.23 Epoch batteries are the current darling of the internet in large part because Panbo and MaineSail ga
Rudder slack jssailem at 4:43am 11.24.23 :plus: What Greg said.
Mounting a motor Project_Mayhem at 10:19pm 11.23.23 Electric with a small gel cell battery would be my recommendation. Do some research on how to measur
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 9:43pm 11.23.23 It looks like the Epoch 300Ah is a group 31 so it is a lot of power for the footprint. I see that
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 11.23.23 Your hardware is excellent stuff. I'll second that after @i3DGear supplied a couple of rollers fo
MARINE GROWTH Sunbird22358 at 9:09pm 11.23.23 OK, I have used a "Single-Season Ablative" in the past, Petit "NEPTUNE" I think it was, Interlux Fib
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? Alan Gomes at 8:52pm 11.23.23 Photo 3011 gives me the willies. This is an extremely dangerous installation. You would do well to r
Jib sheet block Sunbird22358 at 8:49pm 11.23.23 Rope vs Sheet, well technically, the sheet is made of "rope", so I knew what he meant! Traditionally
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 8:22pm 11.23.23 The dedicated sense wire alone is worth its weight in gold. Please go for the better regulator.
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 8:20pm 11.23.23 Oh. That is great news. After our last discussion, right before you left on winter holiday, I got th
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Davidasailor26 at 6:38pm 11.23.23 This definition makes it sound like water and a boat weight the same per cubic foot No, rather the
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 6:36pm 11.23.23 If the charging profiles are the same an ACR or FET based isolator should work fine. In the last it
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. dlochner at 6:25pm 11.23.23 I suggest you simply move your house circuits to the LFP and leave the existing FLA as a starting b
MARINE GROWTH twodzusfittings at 6:18pm 11.23.23 Sounds very plausible, thanks.
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember (1) Tally Ho at 6:15pm 11.23.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 6:09pm 11.23.23 I often hear this said. Out of curiosity, what do you use for a charge profile for FLA and LFP? O
Starting a yanmar 4jh2e after 3 years? shemandr at 6:09pm 11.23.23 Ahh, and what about fuel?
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember shemandr at 6:03pm 11.23.23 Toaster oven T-day feast this year. Still great! Giving thanks may be one of the most healthy thin
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. OS2Dude at 5:58pm 11.23.23 I knew nothing about those alternator issues. What to do. It only puts out about 1.5A, but still.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 5:56pm 11.23.23 It looks like the Epoch 300Ah is a group 31 so it is a lot of power for the footprint. I see that y

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