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adding fuel gauge raye at 5:19pm 09.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1013 I have a B38M-1991 vintage type with no fuel gauge- I am the kind of guy that would rather look at a
3 new questions..one old boat! puddlejockey at 2:59pm 09.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1247 Hi all, After my first season on our "new" 82 h27, I'm finding the basics of sailing coming back to
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 5... Skip Gundlach at 1:45pm 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 1/859 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 5... When we left you, we'd arrived at Fernandina
Help on a water problem requested (1) tadd5181 at 1:33pm 09.28.13 Big Boats 9/1064 My Passage 420 has a plastic water bottle, with a hose running to the "radiator cap". The bottle is
Refinishing top side and cabin JFisher at 8:27am 09.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1635 I'm brand new to sailing. I literally know nothing about it. I am absolutely fascinated by sailing a
Catalina 30 cushion size Lost Parent at 8:19am 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 0/934 Sorry for doing this again but i need the cushion length for the starboard settee bottom cushion
Keep or remove running backs when converting to a sloop? Pilotocopilot at 6:40am 09.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1302 As i will be removing the cutter rig on our 37 leaving it as a sloop, is there any reason in keeping
1980 7.3 sole Dan DeNeal at 5:46am 09.28.13 S2 2/1083 The sole of my boat is covered with a short nap almost commercial looking carpet. It appears to be p
Electrolysis on rear Keel bolt? Buoydog at 4:50am 09.28.13 Big Boats 3/1428 I am a new owner of a Hunter 1984, 34. shortly before I put the boat on the hard I noticed some wh
New to me P-18 dc78212 at 10:51pm 09.27.13 Precision 1/13977 Well after several weeks of trying to figure out if I even wanted to buy a boat... as the saying goe
Table Rock Lake and Branson Mo? Caish at 8:40pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4029 I was just up at Branson and looking at Table Rock, i could not help but think what a great place t
Spreaders on a Caliber 28 angle up or down? Larry Askins at 8:36pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1224 I've had my Caliber 28 out of the water for a few years. Just relaunching her and can't remember wh
Pole Dance (2) DAVA390 at 7:32pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1016 First time in last few trips out, light wind, calm, empty river. We put out the whisker pole for the
Extendo trailer ... Not so much! Kermit at 6:54pm 09.27.13 Smaller Boats 15/1959 We bought a 1999 H260 with an extending trailer with surge brakes on all 4 wheels. The previous own
genoa tracks and cars (2) fred1diver at 6:37pm 09.27.13 Parts Search 1/1452 hey everyone, I'm looking for a set of genoa tracks with matching cars the PO of my boat has remove
Remote Windless Switch Sailgunner at 4:56pm 09.27.13 Big Boats 14/1770 I might have posted this before but if anyone would like a remote control switch for their windless
Anyone Used a Wichard Gyb'easy or a Gybe Preventer rpwillia at 4:53pm 09.27.13 Catalina 310 4/1602 I am considering one of these since I just got lucky with an accidental gybe. Has anyone rigged one
My own little America's Cup (2) lokiii at 4:48pm 09.27.13 Day Sailers 10/2349 And my smelly audience.
Warning from FAA... Potential Unreliable GPS PGIJon at 4:40pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1180 This is for those within 12NM of Cape Canaveral https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2013/Sep/Ca
New LED Bulbs in the Running Lights of my '84 Mac 22 (8) Sock Puppet at 4:04pm 09.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1548 Small thing, I know, but thought it might be of interest. On my last sail things ran a bit late, a

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Rudder Stops Siamese at 4:18pm 08.18.22 The best way would be to pull the cover to your emergency tiller and measure it with a protractor
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters dlochner at 4:16pm 08.18.22 I sail and power and consider myself a safe and courteous boater.............so maybe I am an outli
Scrap section of rub rail base? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:09pm 08.18.22 Your welcome
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters sail sfbay at 4:08pm 08.18.22 I sail and power and consider myself a safe and courteous boater.............so maybe I am an outlie
16A breakers mermike at 4:05pm 08.18.22 Why is it inappropriate? Because the breaker is not rated for DC. From eepower.com: "Though AC an
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Siamese at 4:05pm 08.18.22 If you're gonna be a stinkpotter, you should at least know how it's spelled. ;) :yikes:
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 4:03pm 08.18.22 @robm The boat had wheel steering as an option. I am inquiring if there is wood in the cockpit as
16A breakers mermike at 4:02pm 08.18.22 H @roadkill1964 pretty clearly indicates that this is a DC panel ... Thank goodness. If it was AC
16A breakers Scott T-Bird at 4:02pm 08.18.22 Scott .if you look at the very first picture closely it says 6 A AC 250 Volt . That's a standard ra
16A breakers dlochner at 4:02pm 08.18.22 Yes, I edited my post to include the fact that Blue Sea breakers are typically rated for both. The
16A breakers mermike at 4:01pm 08.18.22 Well, Blue Sea has breakers that will work with AC or DC. See below. I suspect the reason Beneteau
16A breakers Scott T-Bird at 4:00pm 08.18.22 It says AC250V right after the amperage rating on the label. If it was DC compatible it would list
16A breakers dlochner at 3:58pm 08.18.22 That looks like an AC breaker. Fine if it's on an AC circuit. Not fine if it's on a DC circuit. The
Javelin Replacement Recommendations Sunbird22358 at 3:57pm 08.18.22 Parts are still available for the Javelin from D&R Marine, www.drmarine.com The Javelin CB weighs ab
16A breakers Timm R Oday25 at 3:54pm 08.18.22 Scott .if you look at the very first picture closely it says 6 A AC 250 Volt . That's a standard rat
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters dlochner at 3:54pm 08.18.22 I used to ponder why they want to be so loud, and how could they be so inconsiderate. I couldn't fi
16A breakers mermike at 3:53pm 08.18.22 What's indicating that it is an AC Breaker? It says AC250V right after the amperage rating on the
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Scott T-Bird at 3:51pm 08.18.22 They were really for the yard workers and not the boat owners. It was a violation of yard policy f
DS II Very Sticky Centerboard Sunbird22358 at 3:44pm 08.18.22 Is the bushing a bit longer than the CB trunk is wide? That is needed to give room for the CB to piv
16A breakers Scott T-Bird at 3:41pm 08.18.22 That looks like an AC breaker. Fine if it's on an AC circuit. Not fine if it's on a DC circuit. The

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