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A watch for standing watch zzmeyer at 12:23pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 21/2745 I would like a watch with a built in alarm that I can set to go off at a set interval - say every 5
Hunter Passage 42ft 1995 LawrieJean at 12:11pm 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1161 We would like information on the keel of the Hunter Passage 42ft 1995 Model. Is the keel solid lead
Tinker Traveller Sailing Dinghy Paul and Judy at 12:10pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1490 Has anyone had any experience with the Tinker Traveler Sailing Dinghy no longer made. I have an opp
Don't Try This On Your Own Boat.... Maine Sail at 11:26am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3687 W88A7fSb33I
Davits with a Hard Dinghy dis-patch at 11:11am 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1542 Have a 1997 Hunter 376 with Ocean Marine Systems Davits. Purchased the boat such equipped. I've go
Hull Detail Kper at 10:57am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1536 I work part-time at my marina and was approached by my boss who said they had a detailer who was com
Are Water Lift Mufflers More-Or-Less The Same? (1) rardiH36 at 10:08am 09.23.14 Engines and Propulsion 0/1283 Other than obvious variations in shape and size, are water-lift mufflers more-or-less interchangeabl
Bow Trust or not on a H41DS? TFlight at 8:56am 09.23.14 Big Boats 18/5002 Hello All, I'm new to the forums and in the early stages of shopping to upgrade from a MacGregor 26M
Jabsco in line strainer (1) richk at 8:41am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/780 I have a Jabsco Pumgard strainer just before the pump which drains the shower sump. Is there suppo
How to extend the life of Jabsco joker valve emily2martinez at 8:34am 09.23.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/7457 We have 2 heads on our Beneteau 473, which we live aboard. The aft head is manual, the fore head is
Solar Panel Output, 21 Amp Normal? (3) Marco Garcia at 7:38am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1304 My house bank is 4 group 29 (Walmart), split in 2 of 2 (100 Amp Fused each), Main battery switch is
Ice Box Drain Jwf597saw at 5:58am 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1130 We have a 1982 Hunter 27 sailboat and cannot figure out why the ice box drain won't drain. We canno
h49 bow thruster info Velero49 at 5:40am 09.23.14 Big Boats 1/773 I need to get the model number of the Max Power Bowthruster with 2 propellers. Thanks,
Yet another battery charging question! weinie at 5:40am 09.23.14 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2680 Assume one has a 200 AH house bank and a small solar panel of say, about 35 watts producing about 1
Cutlass Bearing Steve k at 4:24am 09.23.14 Catalina 30 5/2018 I purchased a 1988 Cat 30 mk2 in August. I had the boat surveyed and was told the cutlass bearing ne
Need Help Refitting mid-1980s GOIOT Steering System (5) Doug in Lakeview at 10:58pm 09.22.14 Ask All Sailors 24/12163 Hi all, The steering wheel on our 1984 Beneteau First 38 is a bit loose. Basically it wobbles a
air bubble in Ritchie compass- simple repair. eianm at 8:46pm 09.22.14 Big Boats 6/8537 My H42 is now 23 years old, and although I have updated just about everything- I am also finding occ
Reefing the Genny? Leprecaun at 7:04pm 09.22.14 Ask All Sailors 52/6037 Hello All, I have participated and read several threads on reefing the main ( just installed a sing
Alternator upgrade sail_MN at 6:11pm 09.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 19/5940 I am a new owner of a Hunter 28.5 with a Yanmar 2gmf. The alternator is bad. It is a Hitachi and I
Holding tank size rambliln rose at 5:50pm 09.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1151 We bought an '81 Catalina a few years back, and nothing in the owners manual or anywhere I've looked

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ACU Location Tally Ho at 8:54pm 09.01.23 My compass is mounted in my bilge, above any nuisance water line. My ACU is mounted in my lazzarett
ACU Location Ralph Johnstone at 8:44pm 09.01.23 Ralph I'll have to double check the voltages. When I switch from stby to auto I get a low batte
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 8:14pm 09.01.23 Oh yeah - I agree with some other posters here that the backstay probably shouldn't be torqued down
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 8:12pm 09.01.23 Ok, this is dredging up an old post but I wanted to FINALLY come around and update it since it's bee
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 8:03pm 09.01.23 Well, I'm out here at anchor and happy to report that this is a TOTAL fix! :biggrin: It does need a
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:20pm 09.01.23 The only argument I can offer to counter the theory of a water mineral buildup is that my joker val
ACU Location Don Crowther at 5:47pm 09.01.23 Ralph I'll have to double check the voltages. All the connects looked good but that doesn't mean the
DC panel led indicator stopped working BigEasy at 5:32pm 09.01.23 Thanks! I couldn't find the part on the Beneteau spare parts site but the Blue Sea one is available
ACU Location BigEasy at 5:23pm 09.01.23 Good Day We have a 1993 33.5 Has anyone here done this install? I'm wondering where you mounted t
ACU Location BigEasy at 5:15pm 09.01.23 I'm not about to get rid of my ST4000 as I've heard of several reports that seemed to feel the EV
Rope to anchor chain attachment jssailem at 5:13pm 09.01.23 I think that if you are just going to toss the anchor over the side and retrieve it by the hand over
ACU Location Ralph Johnstone at 5:10pm 09.01.23 my control head is shot. Which is the brains of the 4000. Yes, unfortunately when the control hea
Raritan PHII long term review (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:04pm 09.01.23
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 4:34pm 09.01.23 The only argument I can offer to counter the theory of a water mineral buildup is that my joker val
Gulf Storm Potential kappykaplan at 4:29pm 09.01.23 I think others adjust them for maximum blinding. I like this conspiracy theory! :beer:
Gonna pull the boat... shemandr at 4:28pm 09.01.23 So how did the boats at the marina make out? I don't think I was ever sorry about moving my boat to
Car Accident smokey73 at 4:21pm 09.01.23 Is your car insured by you? You will most likely be working through your insurance company but the
ACU Location Don Crowther at 4:16pm 09.01.23 Thanks for the reply Ralph. But from what i've been reading and a tech out your way my control head
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 4:05pm 09.01.23 Looks interesting, Johnny. Let us know on the fitting and operation. gary thanks, I guess you jus
Rope to anchor chain attachment Richard19068 at 3:48pm 09.01.23 Thanks guys. All helpful opinions. I was kind of hoping there would be a no brainer decision but no

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