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Two Stupid Battery / Connector Questions Ward H at 6:34pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 49/6190 1. My OB neg terminal connector is one size too small for my busbar. Busbar is 3/8, connector is 5/1
Cast iron keel/Hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 6:21pm 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/2371 I just bought a 31' that's been out of the water for several years. For some reason the keel is been
Weekend Work (5) Lost Parent at 5:42pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1275 Just installed my free ST4000+ autopilot with rudder sensor and my Wifes new windlass 74698.vB
Cracked Skeg jacksTYCracer at 3:13pm 04.27.14 Bigger Boats 1/1129 Hello, I am getting into my third season with my 1975 O'day 27. When I bought the boat I knew that
430...new arch wind generator (4) Navicula at 3:09pm 04.27.14 Big Boats 1/856 hi guys....I have been building a new arch for the back of my 430. it will be for solar panels, wind
Hull Blisters mheflin at 1:54pm 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1146 Hi All, New to the site so forgive me if I am repeating and old topic. I'm considering buying a
Thats not Good ! Y25-II (2) Syntonos at 12:24pm 04.27.14 Yamaha 2/2334 Had a halyard block failure on our first real shakedown sail with the new sails on Syntonos. Weather
I40 Ballast Mike Wagner at 12:20pm 04.27.14 Irwin 1/1845 Our Irwin 40 MK II has several lead ingots under the sole in the salon. Any other I40s or Citation 3
Bent Pulpit Rail Okie44 at 11:47am 04.27.14 Catalina 22 1/631 Bought a C 22 a month ago, still setting in my driveway. Had a wind storm and a limb fell on the ce
Deck Anti-skid Pads (1) kloudie1 at 11:16am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/888 On the H-34, on either side of the mast base, there are two Treadmaster pads so ya can stand there s
What paint to use on inside wall of a boat? sd1953 at 10:46am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 17/77513 I have a wall in the navigator's desk area that needs to be painted. What kind of paint do I use fo
Pressure water pump runs on for no apparent reason Skipper at 9:26am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2336 -RESOLVED- Of all the systems on this boat, the domestic water system requires the most attention.
Transom on 25 - solid fb or sandwiched? USY27 at 9:21am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1745 I recently became an owner of 79 Oday25. The boat is in very decent condition even for its age as it
Headliner Cleaning/Replacement Kper at 8:59am 04.27.14 Day Sailers 0/778 Reposted on the main O'Day page.
Fill in Outboard cutout on O'Day 23 ? Ready2Sail at 8:48am 04.27.14 Day Sailers 1/915 My 70's 23' O'Day has a cutout in the stern for an outboard motor. This area is rotted and a concer
Replacing fixed port on 356 nosocks at 7:13am 04.27.14 Big Boats 1/852 Has anyone replaced the fixed port lights on a 356? I found a link here to Hunter's instruction th
Anchor Roller TRBS size?? chrisings at 7:02am 04.27.14 Catalina 30 5/1474 Hello forum friends, Getting really close to launching and have a question. We have an '83 TRBS Ca
37c shower faucet med2463 at 6:53am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/675 Anyone replaced shower faucet on 1979 37c? I'm dreading it but needs to be done
Painting a Widgeon Tyler R at 6:52am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 19/2255 I've started the laborious task of removing the old paint from the inside of my Widgeon. What would
Our new/ used Hunter is home (5) Bateau Margo at 6:50am 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/810 After a brief wheel bearing incident on the way from the marina to the house she is finally home.

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Sailing post heart attack jviss at 3:32pm 08.13.23 We use the eWincher to raise the main sail, hoist the dinghy on deck. Raise and lower the outboard
Weather vane dlochner at 3:28pm 08.13.23 How does it point? Do you have a photo?
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 3:26pm 08.13.23 Ha, ha, that's a good way of looking at it. I'm only interested in the main halyard winch, and not
Looking at a c22 need advise ambler at 3:19pm 08.13.23 Having the sandblasters is nice. I got a small cheap one and it took forever. I went at my keel firs
Rechargeable jviss at 3:16pm 08.13.23 I assume you mean "reliable?" I recommend against an electric pump. A good foot pump works great a
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 3:05pm 08.13.23 The eWincher works on all 5 of my winches, that's $400 for 5 electric winches. Or I could go with 5
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

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