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Propeller lardeau67 at 1:02pm 07.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/517 Hello I want to know what is the best ratio of helix I install on my Hunter 30. Yanmar 2GM and tra
Trailer bearings Doc_holiday at 12:05pm 07.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1050 Hope I got it right. I'll know shortly but I got the 1-3/8 inner and 1-1/16 outer bearings and of co
Difficult roller furler korchinskyp at 11:38am 07.27.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2160 I have a CDI FF4/6 on my sailboat that has become very difficult to unfurl. Any suggestions on a fi
H31: Plumbing & Wiring wufibugs at 10:33am 07.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/753 Plumbing: the hot and cold water lines start at the water heater in the starboard locker, then go in
To kill or not ...... woodster at 10:17am 07.27.14 Ask All Sailors 2/782 .....before throwing the breaker on a Sterling ultra pro 40 amp charger.... the charger has an on
Mast Wiring JT_FF at 10:00am 07.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/880 Hello, I believe I have a grounding issue at the base of my mast (2003, Hunter 356). The power conne
Mac 25 interior paint RichardW43 at 9:54am 07.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1263 I want to match the interior ceiling paint on my Mac 25. It is greyish with speckles. Anyone know wh
Whisker Pole for Hunter 450? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:51am 07.27.14 Big Boats 2/869 Does anyone know the proper size whisker pole for my 2000 Hunter Passage 450? I have the opportunity
Solar MPPT connection (1) pabraam at 8:38am 07.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 7/3228 Having installed 2 Solbian solar panels SL90Q on my bimini now the question arises where to connect
Bought an O240 (1) Hydro Therapy at 8:34am 07.27.14 Day Sailers 5/982 Long day yesterday. I drove 8 hours to look at a 240. It was a lake boat and shows. She is very clea
260 window port? av8erdunn at 8:25am 07.27.14 Smaller Boats 2/675 Well I picked up my 260 yesterday and had a beautiful 75 mile trip to her new home. When I got to th
What model diesel in mid year 1989 Catalina 27 HV32 at 7:59am 07.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1186 What model diesel in mid year 1989 Catalina
AC wiring failure - Beneteau 37 davdd1 at 7:54am 07.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3322 My 2010 Beneteau 37 suddenly lost AC power to boat. Breaker connecting to shore power inlet is good
1985 C-27 Port lights (1) Loose Ends at 7:25am 07.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1434 1985 C-27 Port lights replacement or repair. Hello all, Has anyone removed and replaced their po
on the Rappahannock River jimmac99 at 6:01am 07.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/913 Rented a slip for three months at Regents Point Marina. Wanted to know if there were any other Mac 2
Oceanis 40 cc with Westerbeke Genset Ewen Mickan at 12:03am 07.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/838 Anybody have genset in 1998 Oceanis 40 cc ? Finding hard to get to starboard side of Genset ' thinki
Does this use of butyl tape look right? (1) judsonj at 10:17pm 07.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/4465 Hey All! I want to start working my way around the boat re-sealing the deck hardware. I ran out
Drone flyby (1) MrSteve007 at 10:08pm 07.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/2641 While it has yet to serve me a practical purpose, during a period of light wind today, I decided to
Does anyone have a copy of the original wiring schematic? (5) jrowan at 8:40pm 07.26.14 Catalina 30 10/1939 Hello All, Must be that time of year for wiring woes, as we have had intermittent problems with ou
Oday 25 Engine mount angle on transom ddooher at 7:29pm 07.26.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2795 My ODay 25 had a 6 HP mounted on the original angled block on the port starboard. I moved up to a 8

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 11:28am 08.24.23 You could try measuring the resistance as you move the sender through its range and see if it chang
Do you use bumper boards? rgranger at 11:20am 08.24.23 Thanks all for the feedback. Here are a few key takeaways that (for me) seemed to extend beyond the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 11:15am 08.24.23 I installed this type of sensor, and it works very well. My problem was that the sensor is located a
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help rgranger at 11:10am 08.24.23 It is rarely if ever, used while the sails are hoisted as the sail keeps the boom from falling dow
Exhaust for Cat 34 Stu Jackson at 11:01am 08.24.23 Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Universal Engine Information on the Intern
Exhaust for Cat 34 Steve_Catalina at 10:22am 08.24.23 Check out c34.org
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 10:18am 08.24.23 Interesting. Mine is pretty flat, rectangular in every respect, no wedge shape, etc. I think it's
Do you use bumper boards? Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 08.24.23 and rope...;) Eh ? Ya gonna plug in the electric hose ? That just has no use anywhere :facepalm
Surveyor - Bad experience JoeWhite at 9:50am 08.24.23 You do not have to send his report to your insurance Co. Move to an other surveyor.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 9:18am 08.24.23
Do you use bumper boards? rgranger at 9:17am 08.24.23 You forgot to include bathrooms. --Peggie and rope...;)
Surveyor - Bad experience Don S/V ILLusion at 9:00am 08.24.23 No clue what certification requirements for surveyors in Canada is but I know that in the US, it mea
H380 settee table installation sailcapt340 at 8:52am 08.24.23
Surveyor - Bad experience Leeward Rail at 8:45am 08.24.23 Probably more important than that is to check his certification before hiring him/her. 100% There
Surveyor - Bad experience Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 08.24.23 Probably more important than that is to check his certification before hiring him/her. Boat surveyo
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:27am 08.24.23 My gauge has the opposite problem. the needle moves from the first usage but when It stops moving
Wiring issue with 3ym20 & Beneteau 31 SycloneDriver at 8:26am 08.24.23 Mine didn't require farther diagnosis, it was obvious the broken wire was the problem. I'll look ov
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 8:21am 08.24.23 My gauge has the opposite problem. the needle moves from the first usage but when It stops moving a
Wiring issue with 3ym20 & Beneteau 31 (1) sailAnnapolis at 8:13am 08.24.23 Thank you for the update. I looked at the connectors and even replaced the relay and still no luck.
Deception Pass. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:10am 08.24.23 Nice writeup, Hayden. thank you. Been through the pass many times and have found the slack water ti

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