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Disconnecting the propeller shaft coupling (2) Mackaroni at 6:27pm 12.27.14 Bigger Boats 22/8546 I hauled my 302 about a month ago and realized afterwards that the manual states: "When hauling a
Battery capacity clausjepsen at 4:55pm 12.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2769 On my 361 I got 3 batteries, that I am going to exchange with AGM batteries, which I heard should be
Washing Machines Tag team at 3:29pm 12.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/965 :confused:Help! We have a 473, Oceanis Clipper 3 cabin layout, and wish to install a washing machine
Placement of Icebox Compressor nveater at 3:14pm 12.27.14 Big Boats 6/2044 I am considering getting a conversion kit to turn my icebox into a refrigerator and would be very in
Battery Ground Switch NICK1951 at 2:10pm 12.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 14/7110 Maine, My 1995 Beneteau Oceanis 400 has 4 battery switches (on/off only). They control the positi
1994 H26 Dfisher at 1:16pm 12.27.14 Smaller Boats 38/3576 Merry Christmas all. I have a 94 H26 that I will be working on this winter that has significant til
Stow a way on board ...... (4) woodster at 11:41am 12.27.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2488 ...took these pics today..... about an hour ago ....i can't tell what kind he is but i sure can tell
Pearson 303 Stay Tension jrezab at 9:09am 12.27.14 Pearson 1/1220 I have a 1986 Pearson 303 (hull #314). I want to check the tension on my stays and re-adjust if nec
GPS installation Mako60 at 9:03am 12.27.14 Smaller Boats 1/1186 Hi folks, I have a Catalina 250 Wing Keel with a knot meter, sounder, and compass on the wheel.
Hunter 40.5 Masthead picture? smokey73 at 7:57am 12.27.14 Big Boats 3/1008 Does anyone have a picture, sketch, or source for one for a 1994 Hunter 40.5? I'll be going up the
ST-50 / ST-60 Masthead unit electonics smokey73 at 7:52am 12.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1678 Has anyone tried these electronic circuits for repair of their Autohelm/Raymarine ST-50 or ST-60 mas
Relocating winch awerman at 6:08am 12.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/1954 I Want to move the winch from the mast to the cabin top on my c-25. Moving lines aft for convenience
Jib Sheets Fouling in Winch Gap Earendil at 5:18am 12.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2376 Hi Folks. I beg your pardons if this issue has been covered before (I'm relatively new here). On m
Impeller broken blades Akapeterc at 3:17am 12.27.14 Big Boats 15/4573 I just changed my impeller today and again discovered almost all of the blades were broken of, I got
Looking for owner's manual for H336 1997 jonatanrosario at 9:54pm 12.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/999 Last year I bought a H336 1997. Overall, I'm pretty happy with what I got but with unfortunately the
captains, crews, mutiney?.. centerline at 8:37pm 12.26.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1676 I think maybe ive been reading too many books....:D but since the beginning of time, the captain
Just testing here on the transition of S2 to SBO.... woodster at 6:23pm 12.26.14 S2 5/1300 .....forum change .......was just wondering if we could still post from the old one....when i tried
The Essential Electrical Wiring Tool Kit Bad Obsession at 5:48pm 12.26.14 Ask All Sailors 33/4192 I have a ton of wiring to do this spring. I am planning to rewire 90% of my boat this spring. Beca
Lifesling? Bad Obsession at 5:31pm 12.26.14 Ask All Sailors 30/9306 I have the Lifesling off of my old boat. On my last trip I put it out on the stern rail and used a
Sorta sailing related Kermit at 4:25pm 12.26.14 Ask All Sailors 24/2745 I got a new Hitachi leaf blower for Christmas. Can I use the same 50:1 gas that I use in my outboard

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Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 3:40am 10.04.23 This is a known issue with Yanmar diesels. The root of the problem is voltage drop due to undersized
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition dlochner at 3:36am 10.04.23 I am wondering where the Navy jets were. There are a number of Naval Air Stations and Marine Corp
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:35pm 10.03.23 Did you get the Dakota DL+ 60 ah starting battery? I was it advertised for $599.
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 10:28pm 10.03.23 air accumulator screw Is that what that screw is? What is its purpose? I have pretty much the same
Trouble keeping the rain out! Seadoc at 10:09pm 10.03.23
Cockpit Speaker Locations Project_Mayhem at 8:36pm 10.03.23 I was given a nice pair of JL marine speakers. I was leaning towards some rail mounted enclosures bu
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Skipper J at 7:36pm 10.03.23 True. I am wondering where the Navy jets were. Good at least that the right-wing militia weren't s
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker Ralph Johnstone at 6:18pm 10.03.23 Seems to have served the old wiring quite well so it should continue to do the job.
My solution for winch override. Yours? jssailem at 6:10pm 10.03.23 Yes captain. That does look like an improvement.
Cockpit Speaker Locations FDL S2 at 4:57pm 10.03.23 Before you start cutting holes in your boat for conventional speakers, check out this discussion ab
My solution for winch override. Yours? (1) stickinthemud57 at 4:06pm 10.03.23 OK, I think I have this little issue with the swivelling cleats sorted out. The lighting was a littl
H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 3:39pm 10.03.23 I have 3 400amp hour Chins so 1200 Amp hours. Th e Chins were the same size as the old 8Ds I had the
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker sorcererdog at 3:31pm 10.03.23 The old one was also 80A. Just went with what appears to be a more recent version of the same unit,
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 2:58pm 10.03.23 220406
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Don S/V ILLusion at 1:36pm 10.03.23 Have any of you heard of cruisers being shot at? Maybe from shore by someone who didn't like wher
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition dlochner at 12:58pm 10.03.23 Us mere mortals are a little more fearful :yikes: ! I could see the targets and they were shootin
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Ralph Johnstone at 12:31pm 10.03.23 at no time did I fear for my safety from the gunfire. Us mere mortals are a little more fearful :
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker Ralph Johnstone at 12:27pm 10.03.23 Am I correct in assuming the new E9 80 is an 80A breaker ? Were you able to determine the size of
Cockpit Speaker Locations Ted at 12:19pm 10.03.23 Before you start cutting holes in your boat for conventional speakers, check out this discussion abo
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 10.03.23 Discovered short circuit at the panel Congratulations :clap:. Can you now short out the tempera

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