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Victron Batt. Monitor - design flaw? syoun10 at 4:53pm 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2702 I'm using a Victron battery monitor and can't anymore imagine trying to get by without it! Howeve
Catalina 22 vs catalina 22mk11 polarbear at 4:45pm 09.17.14 Catalina 22 13/12510 I'm sailing a 1976 Catalina 22. Would like more cockpit room. Also more deck and flatter deck forwar
Bracket on H30C rudder - What is this? (3) becook at 3:55pm 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/716 Hello... We have a 1978 H30 that we are working on, and there is a bracket sticking out from the rud
fuel sending unit Captian Al at 2:22pm 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/740 I have a Hunter 290. The fuel gauge has shown F since I purchased the boat earlier this season. Now,
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust manifold/heat exchanger question holdech at 12:27pm 09.17.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/3966 My "new to me" 3GM30F has about 350 hrs on it, over a period of 14 years. This winter I plan to c
hairline cracks in hull gell coat need advice (2) wesleysherman at 11:46am 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/5043 I have a 1982 hunter 27 new purchase last year. I have done a lot of work to "Abandon Land" Over t
Funnel All U Get at 10:14am 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1198 I've been searching for the funnel that you would attach to a raw water filter so that you can winte
M-18 alt bracket vs M-25 alt bracket Skipper at 9:53am 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2158 I'm looking at starting the alt bracket upgrade task for my M-18. However, upon further investig
Halyard Snare & My Fix (3) Anonymous 121765 at 8:48am 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/939 There was a recent thread on "halyard snare" a bit ago. I have been posting in the "How much is too
First 30E spinnaker sheet setup shyamh at 7:36am 09.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2172 good morning ladies and gents, I'm starting to figure out the spinnakers on my recently purchased fi
Motor Mounts Jerry B at 7:28am 09.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/679 Speaking of motor mounts (this week) - Has anyone replaced theirs on a Universal model M-12? It seem
Chattering ac distrib relays elanger at 9:46pm 09.16.14 Big Boats 1/666 My ac panel on our hunter 45cc 2006 has been intermittently chattering for a couple years. Then it f
mast issue efr272 at 7:57pm 09.16.14 Bigger Boats 3/871 Can anyone tell me if there are one or two support hooks on the base of the mast to hook onto the de
In Love (1) the7Cs at 7:56pm 09.16.14 Trailer Sailors 9/2160 What makes the magic that makes me adore my sailboat? Is it the flowing lines. Is it the response to
Atomic 4 Oil seal Golfdad75 at 7:07pm 09.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/2413 I have an atomic four with direct drive. How hard is it to replace the rear seal?
Compression post depression (1) Hoosier Kevin at 6:12pm 09.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1313 I own a 78 O'Day 25 - I was thinking that all I needed to do was to use some git rot and my dry r
Buying a P303 SVEnchantress at 4:15pm 09.16.14 Pearson 1/1061 Greetings! We are in the process of buying a 303 -- our survey is early next week. Aside from that,
Yanmar 2QM15 freshwater cooled Binkyburdett at 3:18pm 09.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1418 Gentleman/ladies I know there are years of accumulated experience out there and would like some help
Reefing System on 35.5 Steverhnm at 3:15pm 09.16.14 Big Boats 2/3224 I have not used my reefing system on my new to me, 1990 35.5. It looks as though the previous owner
Gin Pole Attatchmem for mast raising Carel3041 at 2:17pm 09.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1876 I am developing a mast raising system for my M-25. Rather than clamping the gin pole to the mast (l

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Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? jviss at 3:02pm 08.13.23 It's hard to believe that a 51 year old sail is still serviceable! But if it is, good for you! S
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:01pm 08.13.23 The answer to question 3 is actually Maybe. Is the water clean or dirty? If it's dirty, the answer
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 2:58pm 08.13.23 An eWincher, at around $2,100, is close enough to a Harken 35.2 electric at $2,900 that I would pro
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:54pm 08.13.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 2:53pm 08.13.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:47pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 2:46pm 08.13.23 It is all a matter of priorities. A nice eWincher costs less than a week in a nursing home. :cool:
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 2:43pm 08.13.23 Thanks for the quick reply! Wow, that's an odd place to mount it. Maybe you can find a better pla
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:41pm 08.13.23 Thanks for the quick reply! Wow, that's an odd place to mount it. Maybe you can find a better plac
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) chriscampbell at 2:39pm 08.13.23 Well, it can certainly be hardwired-in. If you are not knowledgable about this have a professional
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 2:33pm 08.13.23 I think I will significantly increase my sailing life if I can somehow afford a power halyard winch
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jviss at 2:27pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 2:22pm 08.13.23 @john6206 the question you ask is a very personal one that really only you can answer. What do you
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 2:00pm 08.13.23 On my boat, similarly set up it sounds like, my battery charger is powered by a breaker on the AC p
Lifesling Lifespan? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:58pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack dLj at 1:48pm 08.13.23 @john6206 the question you ask is a very personal one that really only you can answer. What do you w
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 1:30pm 08.13.23
I need a good chili recipe... (2) Tally Ho at 1:19pm 08.13.23
Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 1:16pm 08.13.23 If things are easy to take off ill just do that. I don't have the handrails installed yet, so that w
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Tally Ho at 1:14pm 08.13.23 On my boat, similarly set up it sounds like, my battery charger is powered by a breaker on the AC pa

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