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Squaw Island Lake Michigan DEB AND DION at 10:00pm 07.02.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1186 When Going To Squaw Island In Lake Michigan, Is There A Good Area To Set The Anchor And Go To The Li
Circuit breaker source ? PKFK at 9:40pm 07.02.14 Big Boats 13/1889 Hi - Last week I completed replacing my shore power charger with a 60 amp unit. The new charger s
Cat beats monohull at anchoring ...anytime (1) Ken13559 at 8:31pm 07.02.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1457 Why are catamaran better at anchoring compare to a monohull? This is why. They don't drop anchor ..
Capri 16 karjer at 7:12pm 07.02.14 Smaller Boats 0/779 Does anyone have the Capri 16 owners manual that they could share? Mine is a 1990.
Mast light wiring DAVA390 at 7:09pm 07.02.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3082 Well, I had all lights good this spring but now the anchor light is failing. It`s not the bulb, it w
Considering Bandit 17 of unknown vintage Picflight at 5:20pm 07.02.14 Trailer Sailors 3/5737 Hello, I am seeking advice and opinions on a Bandit 17 MFG as a beginner sailers first boat to lear
Victron Battery Monitor Question rpwillia at 4:48pm 07.02.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1689 So I finally installed a Victron 602s on my boat (have had it on my to do list for about 2 years :re
1975 Hunter 25' Bow Rail Drushing1 at 4:10pm 07.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/767 Recently acquired a 25' Hunter sailboat. I am currently in the process of restoring it to original c
BG Network Wind carlager at 1:22pm 07.02.14 Parts Search 0/986 The display on our BG Network is suddenly frozen When power is turned on it will show "APP V TRUE
What refrigerator do you recommend Wolfer69 at 12:59pm 07.02.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1051 Okay, Got the big fires out on the boat. Getting to details. The old reefer isn't working, and i
Steering Cable Reinstall (2) michaeel at 12:56pm 07.02.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/1918 Howdy, Had the steering cable on our Catalina 309 come off the rudder fly wheel today at the wors
New Oday Owner needs help. ccahill at 12:30pm 07.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1005 I have acquired a beat up oday 19 that needs some love. I am a first time sailboat owner and novice
Prop shaft running without engine on scevrog at 12:11pm 07.02.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/2868 Very strange thing happened this weekend. The engine was off and in neutral. We were sailing in ro
New sails for my Catalina 25 cgoossen at 11:42am 07.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/995 My 1984 boat has original sails and it's time to replace them. Not interested in racing, strictly d
Air conditioning on an 11.0a sailcruiser at 11:40am 07.02.14 S2 8/1404 Or those of you who have installed AC aboard would you mind sharing what you chose for a btu rating,
Mac 25 seat cover RichardW43 at 11:07am 07.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/907 I am a new owner of a 1987 Mac 25. I have a couple of questions. What should be under the right sid
Curtains Hale Meakipe at 11:02am 07.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1579 Has anyone been able to locate a curtain maker other than those displayed at the Catalina store? Cu
How to match vintage sails to original boat Delphis at 11:01am 07.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2083 Recently I acquired an old classic set of sails that were made by International Sailmakers on Rowes
Cast Iron Keel/Hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 10:53am 07.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1019 I'm looking for advice. I have purchased this 84' h31 and the keel is bare cast iron. The seller had
Lead Acid Battery To an Alum ehudm at 10:25am 07.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/754 Is it really that good? There are some videos on youtube but where is the catch? https://www.youtube

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New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup Alan Gomes at 9:40pm 08.17.23 I wouldn't do anything until you've put some more hours on it, granting that the engine is not yet e
Pressure Cooker Benny17441 at 9:24pm 08.17.23 From frozen meat to a good bowl of beef stew in 30 minutes is not bad.
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup Benny17441 at 9:20pm 08.17.23 Just check that the oil grade being used is not too thin.
Expectations from solar Benny17441 at 9:14pm 08.17.23 How strong is the Sun at your latitude in Nova Scotia?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 8:32pm 08.17.23 Yes I'll be for all intents and purposes building a solid, sturdy retaining wall that that bearing
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT Ralph Johnstone at 8:20pm 08.17.23 I know we harp on it but ONLY a picture will help identify the switch.
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 8:08pm 08.17.23 My plan is to mount the new battery midpoint in the mostly unoccupied space along with the charger,
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Davidasailor26 at 7:51pm 08.17.23 Yep that looks like it. Thanks. so as far as I can tell, one end of the fuse connects to the BAT
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT captprogreso at 7:20pm 08.17.23 OK just find the fault connection at the switch , those have a very little bridge that make the conn
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 7:13pm 08.17.23 https://www.ebay.com/itm/294172320300 Yep that looks like it. Thanks. so as far as I can tell,
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 quadrille38 at 7:04pm 08.17.23 Greenhouse gases. Your probably thinking of Pfas that is used in firefighting foams. Not typically
Expectations from solar SycloneDriver at 7:00pm 08.17.23 That CMP24 charge controller doesn't look like a very good unit. Check out the Victron line of MPPT
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:56pm 08.17.23 Do I correctly understand you'll be using the shaft bearing shown in your photo #2 : s building a
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mermike at 6:40pm 08.17.23 I enjoyed your tales of Luna's rescue. Hope this one works out for you.
Installing Composting Toilet in Oday 35 DinghySailor at 6:36pm 08.17.23 I ran the vent for our dry toilet through the house roof and covered it with a small clamshell. T
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 6:33pm 08.17.23 Was this the boat?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:13pm 08.17.23 The "porch" side... Sometimes I get a kick out of how the speech to text likes to quote me. Anyway I
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel mermike at 6:10pm 08.17.23 Could certainly be annoying if it blows and you need to replace it to get the whole house system wo
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:06pm 08.17.23 OUCH ! If the grinding has been taking place within the gland, you may have damaged the shaft surf
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (1) mermike at 6:04pm 08.17.23 Was this the boat?

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