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Spreader Boots catealley at 10:00am 05.09.15 Big Boats 0/1112 I have a 1985 Catalina 27. I have mast out ' want to replace spreader boots. What size should I pu
Thru-hull size 1985 26' Windtherapy at 9:24am 05.09.15 Day Sailers 0/569 Can anybody tell me what the thru-hull size is for the head water intake and the head outlet to sea?
East Coast sailaway78 at 8:45am 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 2/764 All you east coast guys take care and hope all manage without any damage,
O'Day 25 lead keel removal?? Ropeburn at 8:07am 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1175 I will be scrapping out a 1980 O'Day 25, and selling the lead keel. The sale price of lead appears t
Refrigerator modification mystery117 at 8:05am 05.09.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1776 I'm redoing my refrigerator/freezer compartment - adding 1" insulation around the inside and I'd lik
Wire size of lifelines boblufkin at 6:03am 05.09.15 Catalina 22 6/1368 Need to replace the vinyl covers on the lifelines. Anyone know the standard wire size that was used?
Assault and Batteries rblevens at 4:59am 05.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1948 I was wondering if any of the 37C folks could recommend how and where to put batteries for extended
Diesel plage (2) clausjepsen at 10:31pm 05.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/619 Is this tar like stuff we found at the bottom of our diesel tank diesel plage? Luckily My Volvo M
annapolis md (1) hummingbirdbassist at 10:24pm 05.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/732 Planning a running from annapolis md hilton head sc in summer Sailing a hunter 30 Yanmar q2m15 Main,
Newbie w/ questions about vessel length Chris_X at 6:53pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 27/4878 hi everyone I'm new to sailing and will be taking a four session course this August. One of my
Coating flaking on lead wing keel (1) Ken Honeycutt at 6:43pm 05.08.15 Big Boats 11/3323 Wondering what the best solution for filling the void left from the coating flaking off the lead win
Battery selector switch pk104 at 6:16pm 05.08.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2695 As any one had a battery selector switch go bad? When I put my switch on battery one. My stereo uni
Ya know, it astonishes me how... (1) Windtherapy at 5:53pm 05.08.15 Day Sailers 8/1511 ...some people take are of their boats and how they do or should I say try to do repairs. Attached i
Buffing the hull--what to buy Windtherapy at 4:55pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2108 OK so today I power washed the bottom and it looks sweet. Then I pulled off the old stickers and ad
Can't Find 90* Holding Tank Vent Fitting GorillaToast at 4:34pm 05.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1431 I've seen plenty of 90 pipe to hose barb fittings in the size I want, but none come with a flanged*
Shower head Mark Maulden at 4:29pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1637 Im looking for a hand shower that has a true on/off switch and not a trickle switch..the only thing
Mast ID rvene at 3:18pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1049 I have a mast issue with my 1978 C'C34. The mast is a teardrop type shape, but lacks the internal c
Windlass for Hunter Vision 32 tgrady at 1:50pm 05.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/667 I saw a picture in the gallery so I know someone has done it (Noel Black?). Can it be done effectiv
Raritan Ph-II head - stuck inlet ball Al - s/v Persephone at 1:44pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2600 About 5 years ago, I purchased and installed a Ph-II upgrade kit - a decision I certainly don't regr
Freedom 21 Cat Boat ???? Ropeburn at 1:03pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1720 In my travels through the marinas, I have come accross a 1985 Freedom 21, that was for sale but no a

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Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Richard19068 at 10:49am 11.17.23 I completely agree BUT given a choice of only one which most people with boats have (audible alarm
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 11.17.23 Maybe the best solution would be to have both a gauge and a warning buzzer. Or a gauge with a buzze
Ice box refrigeration (1) JamesG161 at 10:12am 11.17.23 Does anyone know if they are rechargeable? Dometic ColdMachine CS-NC15 - Compact cooling system wit
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Richard19068 at 9:45am 11.17.23 Maybe the best solution would be to have both a gauge and a warning buzzer. Or a gauge with a b
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? rgranger at 9:30am 11.17.23 Not a good idea, in fact a terrible idea. If you go over temp. for any reason (a failed raw water p
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dLj at 9:28am 11.17.23 The normal equalization voltage for a flooded lead acid battery is 15.8 to 16.2 volts. Decimals matt
Suddenly needing some brake work (1) rgranger at 9:25am 11.17.23 That trailer needs some love....
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 Ken Cross at 8:53am 11.17.23 Our Hunter 30 was set up that way when we got her. In our case the heat was noisy in our berth (unde
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 8:52am 11.17.23 With all due respect, this goes against the fundamental chemical process inherent in lead acid batt
Ice box refrigeration kloudie1 at 8:48am 11.17.23 The unit can be recharged but.. ya have to add a service port. Most likely there is an electrical fa
Convert partial battens to full battens Ken Cross at 8:48am 11.17.23 Last time I purchased new sails I used partial full battens. It worked well for us. I think the full
Ice box refrigeration bob45 at 8:00am 11.17.23
Ice box refrigeration kappykaplan at 7:57am 11.17.23 It was there! It is again!
Ice box refrigeration kappykaplan at 7:57am 11.17.23 Picture didn't come through, Bob.. It was there!
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam tfox2069 at 7:49am 11.17.23 You take the batteries to the local scrap metal dealer so they can be recycled. That's what I did.
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 George Braun at 7:47am 11.17.23 :plus::plus: This is what is recommended now. s with a 50Hz wiring The shore power connection ma
Ice box refrigeration kloudie1 at 7:44am 11.17.23 Picture didn't come through, Bob.. I was going to make some smart ash comment about needing a defro
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 11.17.23
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 7:23am 11.17.23 Potential Tropical Cyclone 22 or the Twenty Second Storm of 2023 Season. It will merge with that
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 artboas at 6:15am 11.17.23 Hey gang- This summer we purchased our new-to-us 2004 Hunter 36. Love it! Unfortunately we ha

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