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The Petlowany Principle Brian D at 10:47pm 05.27.14 SSB and Ham Operators 0/6287 Ever hear of Bill Petlowany, K6NO? Neither have I until I stumbled on some web pages while researchi
Inflatable repair njlarry at 9:46pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1190 Unrolled my PVC inflatable recently and discovered two rodent chewed holes, one 3 inch and the other
Important things I learned this weekend davejet at 8:14pm 05.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/742 I learned WestMarine has 2 free stickers required for my 31' Hunter required warnings about garbage
Cal 21 cockpit set up (5) Pcalvin1966 at 7:32pm 05.27.14 Cal 2/4747 Need some help setting up the main/boom on our Cal21. Is this right???
How many Eclipse Owners here? Al Santini at 7:29pm 05.27.14 Com-Pac 6/7123 Hello everyone. I actually just stumbled onto the Com Pac side of the site. I have been on the Pre
Best Practice To Terminate Wiring for Keel Stepped Mast Doug in Lakeview at 6:46pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/3413 What is Best Practice To Terminate Wiring for Keel Stepped Mast? Hi All, Is the following doab
Looking for Main an Jib Sails rlearn at 6:39pm 05.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/766 We have reciently purcased a 1961 rebuilt 15.8 ft Osprey Oday fiberglass sailboat in hope to learn h
apelco 360 fish finder manual mick hodapp at 6:12pm 05.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2013 hello folks, if someone out there has a link on the apelco 360 manual could you please post it for m
Electrics Intermittent on Cat.30 neilcarroll at 6:03pm 05.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1679 Recently on my 1987 Catalina 30 the electrics began to be intermittent. When the radio and NAV were
Ha Ha - not funny kamper at 5:48pm 05.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1689 Not sure if this has been discussed, but I suggest no Baja Ha ha event this year as protest against
New to me 40.7 yachtsman at 4:07pm 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1129 Any info appreciated. Upgrades etc. Dare I say keel repairs! Still have the Hunter 260 tho. Fan
shift cable on 376 Mark Juetten at 3:59pm 05.27.14 Big Boats 5/1493 I believe it is time to replace my shift cable on our hunter 376 1996 year . I hope someone knows th
New Trailer for the Mariner supercub at 3:49pm 05.27.14 Day Sailers 0/596 My trailer is rusted out, I was thinking about a Venture aluminum bunk trailer, 21 ft in length, 298
bottom Paint John11936 at 3:27pm 05.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/877 Getting ready for new bottom job. Did the sand blast and epoxy barrier coat last time. I plan to pow
Question for the brain trust (2) Phil Herring at 3:00pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2644 These winch covers were new in August of 2013 and have been on the boat one winter. This looks li
Solar vent bedding/sealant Cest La Vie at 2:40pm 05.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 15/3617 I am about to replace an aging Nicro stainless solar vent in my forward hatch. As the proper hole i
Ovens amontem at 2:32pm 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/991 Does anyone have any places where I might search for oven parts for my 1986 Beneteau First375Electro
Propeller Change amontem at 2:30pm 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/927 I have a 1986 Beneteau First 375 with a 28 HP Volvo Penta 3 cylinder engine. I wish to change out my
An arctic voyage. (1) lokiii at 2:29pm 05.27.14 Day Sailers 2/1233 What is my wife dressed for on a sunny California day?
masthead wind vane dfrancis23 at 2:24pm 05.27.14 Parts Search 1/1111 Looking for a masthead wind vane that will work with my simrad is20 wind Guage. Anybody have one or

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Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker (1) JamesG161 at 7:00am 05.27.23 Since I have 2 - 30 Amp shore power, this its a picture of my breakers that is near the plugs.
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker JamesG161 at 6:50am 05.27.23 I had similar issues working on the tight fit, panel breakers. We had to unscrew the breaker, and th
Ship's Bell Kings Gambit at 6:45am 05.27.23 Wow, if it's really the same one I have that's the deal of the century. Note that they made a bras
Vberth hatch window kloudie1 at 6:44am 05.27.23 Welcome to the forum! I feel for ya, McGove; I had a Spirit 23 and talkked to the Glasstron folks ab
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker JamesG161 at 6:42am 05.27.23 You can call the SBO shops here and they can tell you which breakers to use for your Hunter 38 You
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 6:39am 05.27.23 I am amazed that you can still find polarized but ungrounded appliances. Appliances with polarized
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 6:38am 05.27.23 Try going in person and strike up a conversation with the broker. Also if you are buying a boat fro
Ship's Bell jviss at 6:38am 05.27.23 9 I got this one, very nice, at a nautical antiques store that shutting down its business, so $126
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker JamesG161 at 6:36am 05.27.23 There are 2 - 30amp breakers for shore power. 1) In the panel 2) Within 10 inches FEET from Power
Ship's Bell Kings Gambit at 6:36am 05.27.23 I like bells. I searched for a long time for a genuine bronze bell, chrome plated. They are incre
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker dlochner at 6:35am 05.27.23 Most likely it is a 30a circuit breaker, check your shore power connection to be certain. 30a requir
Sail drive raw water intakes Kings Gambit at 6:27am 05.27.23
Shipping a boat question dlochner at 6:15am 05.27.23
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? Walsh0575 at 6:04am 05.27.23 Hi all - OP here...the white residue was cold galvanizing high zinc spray. I sanded it off back to t
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 5:48am 05.27.23 Ask a local broker for a recommendation. Brokerages ship boats all the time. I started to do that
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 5:47am 05.27.23 There's a guy here in Martin County who moves sailboats. I'll post his info when I find him. It won
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker kappykaplan at 5:41am 05.27.23 No, but if you post photos of what you're working with, we may be able to help.
Weird Electrical Experience Crusty Ol Salt at 5:40am 05.27.23 Yes, non-polarized, two-prong plugs. Not very safe. I am amazed that you can still find polarize
Shipping a boat question shemandr at 5:36am 05.27.23 Sailers moving Sailers advertises in the sailing press. I'm not recommending them but I would start
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker Summerof69 at 5:34am 05.27.23 Thanks Kappy. That's kind of what I figured. Any idea how to separate the breaker from the panel?

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