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I thought I should post this warning. (1) WayneH at 2:17pm 03.24.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1211 I've got a used boat. OK, OK, it's an OLD boat. Built in 1980. I decided to dump the two old 100ah F
Solar wires in arch on Hunter 356? KiwiChris at 1:20pm 03.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/921 Hello all from NZ. We are one of the few owners of a Hunter 356 in New Zealand. I'm going to be addi
Antenna size All U Get at 12:54pm 03.24.23 Ask All Sailors 5/737
Looking for a day 23 mast around providence RI (6) Mario Elias at 12:15pm 03.24.23 Ask All Sailors 6/692 Looking for a day 23 mast. sizes 270" x 3.3/4" x 2". the original was: DAMCO - DWYER I am in provid
how to read o'day serial number? Mario Elias at 11:54am 03.24.23 Ask All Sailors 3/756 I have an oday and the serial number XDYD69650274. Anyone can help me understand this number?
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? (1) anastas at 8:54am 03.24.23 Engines and Propulsion 6/1314 Hi all, I have a Beneteau First 31 ('92) with a Volvo Penta 2002-variant and recently wanted to re
Seeking Advice for New headsail 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 6:03am 03.24.23 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1161 I have just aquired Jolly Roger,which is on the hard. I'm wanting to install a roller furling setup
37c holding tank questions, please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:54am 03.24.23 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1486 Hello, I have just acquired Jolly Rodger a 1984 Cherubini Hunter 37 cutter and have read the threads
Rusty iron keel..... NYSail at 2:44am 03.24.23 Ask All Sailors 2/382
Pop top lateral movement Mike25 at 7:36pm 03.23.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1103 I am working on my 1975 Venture 25 and noticed the pop top slide almost 3" across the support tube.
A/C system maintenance MyDragonflyB331+ at 7:24pm 03.23.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/810 What is the best way to burp an A/C's water input on an Oceanis B331? I thought I knew, but haven't
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 2:03pm 03.23.23 Ask All Sailors 29/1934 Does anyone happen to know a place that would have this T Fuse in stock. I've tried several places i
Wind instrument replacement (1) Shah the sindbad at 1:25pm 03.23.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1274 2013 BO 41 Anyone ever replaced their wind sensor up the mast? Mine doesn't show any wind informatio
e-tiller for 'new' rudder (3) sabbatical88 at 12:57pm 03.23.23 Big Boats 0/593 Aloha, The Hunter 456 I purchased had the rubber replaced by Foss Foam back in 2016, but the emergen
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III (1) vsfoster at 10:52am 03.23.23 Newport 8/1844 Can anyone give some advice on possibly re-staining or how to replace this wood under the/next to th
Sourcing original hull decals (1) massnspace at 10:49am 03.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1380 I own a 1995 Hunter 23.5. Wonderful boat. Puget and Desolation Sound boat. The original hull grap
How to lock the wheel ? henri at 4:10am 03.23.23 Big Boats 4/1321 On my H466 the locking button for the steering wheel is not functionning. Has someone had the same p
Tooling for Removing and Re-installing Prop Shaft Flange (2) dkinzer at 7:38pm 03.22.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/982 I recently finished pulling the prop shaft flange on our H41AC in order to replace the stern tube ho
Rolling furler question about foil (2) zinahewitt at 6:29pm 03.22.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1927 Hi All, Noob questions so bear with me. I replaced my Jib sail to do maintenance on the one that wa
Anchor Locker solutions Dan C&C 44 at 4:47pm 03.22.23 C&C 10/3023 C'C 44 My anchor windlass was put in as an afterthought - aft of the anchor locker. But that means t

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Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 9:26am 03.26.25 Thanks. Looks like some good articles. John Harres is an excellent resource, certainly worth a c
DIY Remote Monitoring System Captain Larry-DH at 9:09am 03.26.25
Galley table ideas dmax at 8:57am 03.26.25 Sounds like bad formica - weird. I couldn't find anyone that would sell me raw Corian when I looked,
Galley table ideas Timm R Oday25 at 8:51am 03.26.25 The Corian I used was only 1/4" inch thick . I found the weigh not much of a concern . Many local c
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:38am 03.26.25 John Harries at Attainable Adventure Cruising has a great article on this. You need to buy a subsc
DIY Remote Monitoring System brazenarticle at 8:28am 03.26.25 If you have the Cerbo and a way to stay connected to the internet (cellular wifi or Starlink) check
Diesel engine as generator question? SV Temenos at 8:20am 03.26.25 John Harries at Attainable Adventure Cruising has a great article on this. You need to buy a subscr
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 8:18am 03.26.25 Calder is wrong, or hasn't bought solar in the past 10yrs to understand how cheap it is now (almost
Galley table ideas dmax at 8:17am 03.26.25 I have built several counters using this method, plywood was sealed with epoxy, has lasted many year
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:11am 03.26.25 Right. But it is the definition of "bad for" that I think is key to the OP question. Yes, what do
Diesel engine as generator question? kloudie1 at 8:06am 03.26.25 Some diesel notes: Diesels, unlike gasoline engines operate "unthrottled" , meaning that they are pu
Galley table ideas Timm R Oday25 at 8:05am 03.26.25 You can make a table from light-weight plywood covered with formica and trimmed with wood, durable
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:03am 03.26.25 I took this to be a more general question, like, "If diesel engines shouldn't run at low RPMs, then
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:01am 03.26.25 Are you looking to repower with an old genset engine? Diesel engines have duty ratings for how lon
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:56am 03.26.25 I can't offer an answer, but I am interested in the question. Specifically, I am unclear of exactly
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:54am 03.26.25
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail JoeWhite at 7:53am 03.26.25 If it was my boat I would do all that I can to avoid drilling holes. I am not sure how big your do
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:53am 03.26.25 If you assume a fixed speed genset and not an inverter variable speed one, then yes, gensets are ty
DIY Remote Monitoring System SV Temenos at 7:36am 03.26.25 This is something that I've been wanting to do but haven't had the time. Would be a fun project. I
Galley table ideas dmax at 7:21am 03.26.25 You can make a table from light-weight plywood covered with formica and trimmed with wood, durable a

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