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Balmar alternator bugsboat at 4:21am 10.25.13 Big Boats 26/14184 Purchased a Balmar 100 amp alternator for our Hunter 37.5 after the Annapolis Boat show. Now, I talk
Lazarette Mods Apex at 4:06am 10.25.13 Bigger Boats 1/1236 One of my early projects is general organization of "stuff". The PO has a really nice crib board st
Lazarette Mods Apex at 3:56am 10.25.13 Bigger Boats 0/1122 One of my early projects is general organization of "stuff". The PO has a really nice crib board st
proper shroud dia. for mac 25 mick hodapp at 8:06pm 10.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1641 can anyone out there tell me the proper wire rope diameter for the shrouds on a mac 25 ? i know how
Rope Clutches arlouper at 7:21pm 10.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1535 This will seem remedial, I'm sure, but I don't know what rope clutches do. Do they do the same thing
Sail Care.... rpell46 at 4:22pm 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1665 Hi, It's getting to be that time here in the Northeast. It's getting a bit too cold for these old
How to Lower Cabin Table for Bed (4) Zoom767 at 3:22pm 10.24.13 Big Boats 14/6620 I have a 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 and can't for the life of me figure out how to lower the cabin tabl
1985 O'Day 26' rudder specifications mountainchef at 2:26pm 10.24.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3383 Hi all, my rudder for my 1985 O'Day 26' snapped in half in the beginning of the season, just 1 week
Anything Wrong With Lightly Used 30 Year Old Sail Cloth? rardiH36 at 1:59pm 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 19/3792 Does sail cloth loose it's oomph with extreme age even if not used much? I am considering reducing
Tom tomreiff at 1:44pm 10.24.13 Catalina 22 6/1204 I am the owner of Catalina 22, 5460, built in 1975. I am in need of new cabin curtains, also the cur
Cored hull sealing syeldell at 12:54pm 10.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1011 How is the top of the cored hull of a 450 Passage sealed at the toe rail?
New batteries... looking for some advice. Jon Bastien at 11:21am 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/2413 Hello all, I realize this topic has been covered in the forums at great length, but I'm kind of s
On the road planning..... Delezynski at 9:50am 10.24.13 Trailer Sailors 1/2241 Hi all, I don't post a lot here, but thought this was worth it! I ran across a web site that migh
Need some help with a 1985 H22 mainsailman at 9:48am 10.24.13 Smaller Boats 2/861 I just purchased this boat a few days ago. I noticed that the floor of the boat has two rectangul
dingy motor CootIam at 9:43am 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 21/16295 does anyone use an electric trolling motor on their dingy rather than a gas outboard motor ?? you
New Purchase 1985 Hunter 22 mainsailman at 7:10am 10.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1731 New Purchase 1985 Hunter 22 Need help I just purchased a 22'r I noticed that the floor of the bo
Radio Issues Nodak7 at 6:43am 10.24.13 Big Boats 17/1865 We have an ICOM IC-402 with a Command Mic in the cockpit. Whenever the boat is plugged in or the mot
Yellow stains on hull. MORNING LIGHT at 5:40am 10.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1439 Every summer around the month of July, a lot yellow dirty stains begin to show on my Capri 26 1991.
Overboard at Night fwild3 at 5:19am 10.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2331 I sail Lake Pontchartrain at night occasionally, and I worry about finding anyone who goes overboard
Talk about luck bletso at 3:53am 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/46880 I had to remove two port holes. I feared they were set in with 5200 or equivalent. There was damag

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ampacity of disconnects dlochner at 11:34am 06.26.23 Also use heat sealing connectors.
ampacity of disconnects Richard19068 at 11:32am 06.26.23 "far in the future..." That's certainly the hope!
Sorry been missing for this group Davidasailor26 at 11:30am 06.26.23 Chicago winters tend to shut down the part of my brain that log's onto this group. Just logged in f
ampacity of disconnects dlochner at 11:29am 06.26.23 If the disconnects are properly sized for the wire, they will carry the current. They are not design
Spinnaker sailing Davidasailor26 at 11:28am 06.26.23
Trailer Capacity Estimates? (1) rgranger at 11:04am 06.26.23 But I think that might be pushing my wife's patience :)
ampacity of disconnects Johnb at 11:01am 06.26.23 A Rolls Royce solution - what I used for my fridge. https://www.customcableusa.com/products/anderso
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 10:50am 06.26.23 Now you just need to figure out an easy way to switch the boats while using the same trailer My t
ampacity of disconnects Rich Stidger at 10:47am 06.26.23 If clean, dry, and tight you should be good.
Trailer Capacity Estimates? Timm R Oday25 at 10:24am 06.26.23 Well you can really never have too many boats right ?Now you just need to figure out an easy way to
Alden 44 - 1984 Windlass Model Number Tim Alden44 at 10:02am 06.26.23 Update for the thread. I was able to remove the windlass this weekend. I had to remove both the gear
What battery size and type? Alan K at 9:28am 06.26.23 I agree with isaksp00. I had a Columbia 23 with no Shore Power equipment. I used a flexible solar
Spinnaker sailing (1) fred1diver at 9:22am 06.26.23 217276 Last evenings trial
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience TomY at 9:22am 06.26.23 "4 days, 3 guys sailing in the South Puget Sound. Heavy rain and high humidity. Didn't go as well as
Lazy Jack Separators Hayden Watson at 8:57am 06.26.23 Where do the Jack lines go when you roll up the pack like that? Do you loosen them and draw them
Trailer Capacity Estimates? rgranger at 8:53am 06.26.23 Nice find! CONGRATS!:clap:
Trailer Capacity Estimates? (1) SantaCruzin at 8:49am 06.26.23 Not that any of you were on the edge of your seats on this one, but I figured I'd close the loop her
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 8:46am 06.26.23 UPDATE: After a 4 hour run yesterday, there was a small pool of fuel under the bottom edge of the be
Spinnaker sailing BarryL at 8:44am 06.26.23 Hi, If you only have two people, flying the sail in even a moderate breeze will be a challenge. Do
Lazy Jack Separators arcadiahunter28 at 8:23am 06.26.23 The answer to "How do you create a bigger gap between the two sides to allow for more room for the

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