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Battery wiring diagram (1) Sefuller at 2:17pm 10.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 13/7267 I believe I am finally ready to begin the actual wiring part of my project. I have a lot of the cab
P26 portlights bblument at 1:30pm 10.28.13 Pearson 0/1352 Howdy, all... My 1972 P26 has some pretty messed up portlight windows. Instead of repairing or res
Winch Strong Direction markwbird at 1:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/5208 I read the other day that most winches have a strong direction. Didn't know this. My understanding
Storage cabinets under V Berth on C-28 Captain Kirk1517 at 11:37am 10.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1416 Purchased this boat new in 2002. The cabinets under the V berth are hinged at the bottom with a pia
charging system Hickdog at 11:14am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1601 Need some guidance on charging system for my 26.5 Hunter (1987). at the present time my battery char
Holding Tank Oder seathumper at 11:12am 10.28.13 Big Boats 7/2259 A couple of years ago I removed the corroded aluminum holding tank and replaced it with a new 3M(?)
First post and question Guts1236 at 8:26am 10.28.13 Catalina 30 8/1393 Hello and thank you for letting me partake in your forum. My username is an old nickname from my co
Leaky port , hatch , ck o rings steve201 at 8:11am 10.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/991 just felt the need to post this, I had three ports that leaked bad.after reading about 15 posts on s
additional fins on cavitation plate on outboard henry53 at 7:57am 10.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1157 I have a 50 hp outboard on my 26x it seems to have to work hard to get on plane. I think a fin attac
Picture and Size of Logo for Sail kesagape at 7:41am 10.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1468 I am looking for a good picture and the size in inches of the sail logo for my Hunter Cherubini 33 m
Needing Outboard Motor Advice Kenneth Frehm at 7:15am 10.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1041 Looks like after 30 yrs, my Honda 7.5 is headed for Davie's Locker (city dump not under the lake)...
DSC Safety Call - Appropriate to use? FourPoints at 6:51am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1460 I just got my new Icom M412 radio installed this weekend (purchased at the Annapolis boat show, grea
Mast stepped (tabernacle) on '77 C30 (1) AXEL at 6:06am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1753 Took the mast down over the weekend. Getting ready for haul out and winter layup.
New owner of a Hunter 20 flynhi4u at 6:04am 10.28.13 Smaller Boats 6/4068 Hello everyone. We are new owners of a nice 1984 Hunter 20 swing keel. We just bought our first boat
Strong inflatable glue Rodd at 6:01am 10.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2883 Maine and the group- need to do some patchwork on a hypalon dink. I am out of my Carboline F-1 a
C22 Questions azguy at 5:57am 10.28.13 Catalina 22 8/1278 So, I looked at a very nice C22 yesterday, 1st one I've actually been on and I think it's perfect fr
NOAA weather All U Get at 10:24pm 10.27.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1558 Hi all, We have been making our way south and noticed some difficulty getting NOAA weather radio s
Lots of questions about new 19 bmiller at 9:21pm 10.27.13 Day Sailers 32/5933 OK I got the 1980 19 for a decent price even though it needs lots of TLC. The hull seems solid, stan
Hand and toe rail finish-what's your favorite njlarry at 8:59pm 10.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3204 What do you like for finishing the exterior brightwork, hand rails and toe rails? Cetal color with c
Winterizing seaduct at 7:38pm 10.27.13 Catalina 30 4/961 This year I have decided to winter in the water at my marina in CT. I have done all the standard wi

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In search of the driest bilge possible Hello Below at 7:20am 03.04.23 The only thing in our bilge is dust. :plus:
In search of the driest bilge possible dmax at 7:18am 03.04.23 Check out this DIY system, he's worked out some of the details, it's on my project list: Build Your
Longitudinal prop crack Michael Davis at 6:38am 03.04.23
Longitudinal prop crack kloudie1 at 6:28am 03.04.23 some used/new stuff available: sailboat propeller in Propellers for sale \| eBay a 13X8 RH would wor
In search of the driest bilge possible (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:24am 03.04.23 I use quite a few condensate pumps at work . They are taller than the floorboards will allow .They
In search of the driest bilge possible Timm R Oday25 at 4:43am 03.04.23 I use quite a few condensate pumps at work . They are taller than the floorboards will allow .They a
In search of the driest bilge possible Davidasailor26 at 4:35am 03.04.23 My source of moisture in the bilge is air conditioning condensate. The 8k AC in the aft cabin does
advice on auto chart plotter cymeyer at 4:27am 03.04.23 enjoy your paper charts. this is a personal preference. I keep paper as back up but electronic
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Douglas Ronne at 4:21am 03.04.23 So I glad in a filet below the shelf in the lazarette and that seems to have fixed it! Been through
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question rgranger at 4:15am 03.04.23 There are a little bottles of blue stuff you can buy from West Marine but if you spill it stains eve
Hunter 240 cover rgranger at 4:08am 03.04.23 Rats, they have a 260 pattern; no 240. The search goes on. Ospreys return this month! Woodyvv Thos
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 kappykaplan at 4:08am 03.04.23 I don't get that in Chrome on a PC; however, I do get that option in Chrome on my Android phone. Le
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) rgranger at 4:03am 03.04.23
Replacing reefing line sheeves on a 1983 Beneteau First 38 AlaskanDan at 10:04pm 03.03.23 Hi Marcos, If memory serves, for the boom end they used the same system as for the masthead, that i
MPPT controller location Ralph Johnstone at 8:39pm 03.03.23
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Sail22Capri22 at 8:03pm 03.03.23 Thanks for the reply! When I mean fresh water I mean the tank that supplies water when you pump befo
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question David in Sandusky at 7:58pm 03.03.23 All you want in the waste tank is Odorlos, or another product that supplies oxygen - that will elimi
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 7:48pm 03.03.23 last year I installed a 200 watt panel above the Bimini and a victron controller 100/20 see pictur
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 7:46pm 03.03.23 Couldn't be more mistaken. Moisture and a lack of O2 and you've got a recipe for SS crevice corros
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:44pm 03.03.23

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