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Antifouling: Transducer, grounding plate, prop Chesapeake Bob at 4:22pm 04.19.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1279 I also posed these questions on the Cape Dory Board. I hope no one minds that I am also posting the
Shake and Break, part 2 Skip Gundlach at 3:45pm 04.19.15 Ask All Sailors 0/683 Shake and Break, part 2 April 10, 2015 - Happy Birthday to my middle sister! (This is being se
prop shaft antifouling chrisings at 3:45pm 04.19.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1200 Okay folks, I installed a new prop shaft in our Catalina 30. So, what should I do in the way of an
alternator is NOT charging the house bank??? centerline at 3:16pm 04.19.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1298 after all the time I have spent on the boat over the past year and a half, converting all the lights
Autopilot problem kjohns810 at 2:59pm 04.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/895 My 2005 C36 MkII is equipped with a Raymarine 6001 below-decks autopilot. Toward the end of last sea
Replacing Battery Charger (4) EdWard3 at 2:18pm 04.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1206 So I'm trying to figure out if I should do this project on my own, or get professional help. Curren
I am tired of the keel knock (3) patrickfarley at 1:46pm 04.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1340 So I am tired of the keel knocking around when I am anchored or when I am motoring. I am sure it do
sail lube Captain F J Bear at 1:20pm 04.19.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1368 Is there anything to put on the edge of my main sail or the slot in the mast to make the sail go up
Best Teak Oil Mikex at 1:04pm 04.19.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/5617 Hi All, We just replaced the old table on our Catalina 30 to a beautiful teak table, but it comes
Alternator B+ To Starter Post Or Combine Post NICK1951 at 12:59pm 04.19.15 Musings With Maine Sail 28/9168 Hello Maine, I am getting ready to upgrade the wiring on my 1984 Catalina 36, M 25 Universal dies
Hunter 306 Raw Water Intake Grill Yorshire Rose at 12:27pm 04.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1066 I'm a new owner of a Hunter 306 and the previous own has removed the raw water intake grill (outside
Replacing stand up blocks Indysailor at 11:27am 04.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1020 One of the original stand up jib sheet blocks on my boat has failed. Thirty five years; not bad, I g
mast stepping system "picture heavy your warned" (7) allen-deckard at 11:18am 04.19.15 Catalina 22 9/2171 http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/picture.php?albumid=3175'pictureid=23961 http://forums.
Isolating Gas Tank DavidGC at 8:44am 04.19.15 Catalina 22 16/2780 Even though I was looking for a new style for a while, I just bought a 1983 model (just e-mailed the
stepping mast efr272 at 8:36am 04.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1461 When stepping the mast does the order of which you attach the shrouds and stays matter?
Islander 30 Diesel Engine??? Ropeburn at 6:38am 04.19.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1037 In regards to an Islander 30 and or Islander 30 Bahama, I believe it has a diesel engine. At first I
Rocna Anchor suitability Cjdaley at 6:31am 04.19.15 Big Boats 8/3053 I have a 1986 Catalina 34 and am thinking of switching to a Rocna 33 anchor. Would like to speak to
Dewdrop Dewdrop at 5:25am 04.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/668 Any Oceanis 300 owners here?
Location of Fuel Tank for Outboard Scituated at 3:32am 04.19.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/845 I have a 1974 C22 that i picked up last year and fixing up for this season. It was brought to my at
Raymarine Dragonfly Slogfish at 9:56pm 04.18.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1187 Ok well I'm down to just a couple of thing left before I can put my boat back in the water. I just f

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Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 11.17.23 I should install an idiot light on the binnacle next to my chart plotter, which is an area I do loo
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? VT Fitz at 11:25am 11.17.23 Thanks for all the input so far. Very helpful! As far as "swapping" the idiot light for a gauge cre
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

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