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Cortez Bay, Cortez Island, British Columbia Terry Cox at 9:09pm 12.19.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/2226 A few years ago during one of our two month cruises into BC, our flotilla consisting of Bob's Cal T2
Redoing Head wufibugs at 8:50pm 12.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1554 Almost all the walls and cabinets on the H31 are come kind of white plasticized coating over plywood
trying to understand weather forecast newsailor72 at 6:43pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1799 planning on motor sailing to catalina island from long beach this Sun morning, coming back Mon. Che
Electronics replacement of Raymarine drtsr1 at 5:12pm 12.19.14 Big Boats 23/4846 I have a raymarine setup. 2000yr Hunter 460. 2 chart plotters, color and green screen, 2 sets of st
Watkins 25 Full cockpit enclosure venture1 at 5:02pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1378 I have a 1987 Watkins 25 Sea Wolf. Brand new dodger this year. I was hoping someone could give me an
Adhesive for Beneteau Flexible Teak Panel Waterman19 at 3:41pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1286 I have received a new/replacement teak panel for the swim platform on my B411. Could use advice on
1989 H 30 stanchion leak (1) Ken Cross at 3:03pm 12.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1133 Hi all I'm looking at a 1989 Hunter 30 with a possible Stanchion leak. Here is a picture of the sta
Wha valve so toilet does not get into tank? Jaybus at 2:58pm 12.19.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3508 What is the part name so my pump toilet does not malfunction and pump fresh water into my drinking w
Moving to NC? Saxacussionist at 12:29pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 45/7478 Hello! We are thinking of moving to the Eastern North Carolina area. Looking for the best area for b
C&C 27 near me for cheap, friend's boat Bonzai at 12:25pm 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2116 1
Ladder on 40.5 Jake and Deb at 12:19pm 12.19.14 Big Boats 0/715 Recently purchased 93 40.5 and would like to remove ladder for easier winter access. Any info on thi
Sheaves. 1993 Hunter 40.5 SVPardonMyFrench at 12:14pm 12.19.14 Big Boats 7/2282 Hi all The time has come to change the sheaves at the masthead on my 93 40.5. I tried looking at
sailing with a swing keel Anthony1 at 10:18am 12.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1651 New owner of 1986 catalina 25 swing keel. Is there a problem sailing with the swing keel partly down
Should I use this Outboard for my Dingy? pateco at 10:11am 12.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/2280 Should I use this outboard for my Dingy, or sell it as an antique, and buy something else. https:
Best shower faucet for the head (1) drpaoletta at 10:04am 12.19.14 Catalina 30 4/3918 Looking for some advice on faucet-shower combinations for my Catalina 30. I want one with a combinat
Made my own Stern Rail Seats (3) McIntoshUSA at 9:57am 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 18/14794 Our boat did not have stern rail seats so I decided to make my own. The actual seat is small, for on
Winter in Arizona! Chief RA at 6:47am 12.19.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1189 Carole and I will depart for Lake Havasu by RV on the 28th and stay down there until April. Lots of
Email Notifications Strange ggrizzard at 1:12am 12.19.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2830 This is how my daily email notifications appear... literally. All run together, no spaces or title
Catalina 38 association norbszczurek at 6:31pm 12.18.14 Big Boats 3/1749 I am having difficulty contacting the association. I registered a year ago, never received any commu
Misleading Magazine Article; Electric Propulsion kloudie1 at 3:25pm 12.18.14 Engines and Propulsion 15/3229 I was amazed at how misleading an article published in a major sail magazine is, concerning electric

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Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:35pm 09.19.23 I sent you a PM Those mechanical thermostates are pretty much junk. The only thing that they can m
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Mikem at 9:30pm 09.19.23 Mike, seeing what you did with Luna I will anxiously follow this project.
Alternator output to..... Stu Jackson at 8:58pm 09.19.23 It's a convenient way of returning a large(r) current back to the batteries. Ralph's right. Here'
Where are these blocks used higgs at 8:36pm 09.19.23 Survey is done and the buyer is set to go ahead with the purchase of my boat, Trav'ler. I have had
Where are these blocks used higgs at 8:24pm 09.19.23 I use them to run my preventer back to the cockpit. Handy little buggers. Lots of uses.
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:36pm 09.19.23 I don't think the "household" seat will fit the smaller bowl. But you shouldn't have to replace the
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 09.19.23
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Rick C-137 at 6:55pm 09.19.23 That's going to be a fun project! I just bought a project Catalina 38 myself, which I think is in th
1975 C&C33 mk1 with brand new 10kw electric drive Rocinante_C&C33 at 6:51pm 09.19.23 Interesting. How do you use your boat when you go or sailing. Is it day sailing? Do you cruise? Wha
Let's Talk About Power sesmith at 6:33pm 09.19.23 Concerning Victron, you really can't go wrong with the brand. I've used Victron solar controllers o
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker DaveJ at 6:26pm 09.19.23
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 6:03pm 09.19.23 Thank you for the clarification. Where did you connect the controller cables? directly on the servi
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 5:48pm 09.19.23 current is sent to the battery through the battery Can you please clarify ?
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:44pm 09.19.23 If #6 wire, then a 60A breaker is acceptable. I'm confused. If the existing wire was a #4 wire,
Maine 2023-Wind Song jon hansen at 5:34pm 09.19.23 wonderful old boats with crisp sails, as it should be.
Maine 2023-Wind Song jon hansen at 5:30pm 09.19.23 looking great. the ride on an Alden caravelle 42 is magical. a truly great sailing machine. thank
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 4:58pm 09.19.23 For me the real scary point was when I was single handing in a regatta and tied my sheet to windwar
Alternator output to..... heritage at 4:51pm 09.19.23 Is there a larger wire going from the alternator to the starter? If so, then the alternator current
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 4:35pm 09.19.23 Romoving the existing will likely cause some things to stop working. Yes, it will instantly destr
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Tally Ho at 4:09pm 09.19.23

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