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So Cal Owners - Avalon rfrye1 at 2:39pm 09.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/569 Any one going to Avalon next weekend for the Wine Tasting Festival Sept 14th? Unfortunatly its the s
Solar Panel Install Questions Christy Leigh at 1:01pm 09.06.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2699 I recently bought a Kyocera 140w panel and a 20 amp Blue Sky controller. Hopefully the larger than n
Weather fax's at sea c_witch at 11:09am 09.06.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1202 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has used 'HamFax' with linux (or any other OS) and a shortwave r
Wanderer centerboard removal mendota1 at 11:06am 09.06.13 Pearson 1/2696 We have a Pearson Wanderer and would like to rehab the centerboard. Aside from lifting the boat, do
First time caller (1) Patmain at 10:43am 09.06.13 Lancer 2/1714 Hi , I am look for any information on a 1981 45' Lancer motor yacht (no sails) , I bought one a few
smart plugs not so smart gord331victoria at 9:06am 09.06.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3427 Hi Maine, I just wanted to pass along my very poor encounter with a smart plug converstion kit. I bo
Re-built Injector dealers? rpell46 at 8:39am 09.06.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1596 Hi all, I'm trying to find either a local dealer or one on-line to rebuild my Universal M25XP Inje
furling mainsail ladyskipper at 8:31am 09.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2724 just this week I purchased a Hunter 27 with a furling mainsail. It looks to good to be true! Any a
LED bulbs not compatible with electronics? Hugh Burton at 7:12am 09.06.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2374 With power consumption on a boat being important we were thinking about using LEDs bulbs and LED str
6volt Golf Cart batteries GWG at 5:58am 09.06.13 Musings With Maine Sail 8/9421 Many people recommend 2 Trojan 6volt golf cart batteries as preferable to a single 4D battery. Wha
Boat finally ready for water (2) hewebb at 5:47am 09.06.13 Smaller Boats 1/1294 New engine is in and running. While engine was being rebuilt (sent to Ohio) I replaced everything i
Sail Repair JaySauls at 5:36am 09.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1758 As with my luck...finally got the boat cleaned, mast straight, shrouds/stay's tightened, motor runni
Headliner Removal BWagner at 6:49pm 09.05.13 Big Boats 6/3149 Hi Everyone, I need to peel back some of the vinyl headliner on my Hunter 426DS, specifically to
Auto Pilot Selection Found at Sea at 4:29pm 09.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1315 My boat is an H34 weighing 11,820lbs dry. I'm in the process of shopping for an autopilot and have
Do i have a leak in my water Ballast? skip@morselakesailing.com at 2:21pm 09.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1445 I have water that is coming from a crack that is near the floor, under the sink in the galley. I ca
Installing Anchor Wash Down Pump Chessibay at 1:04pm 09.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3270 I have a 2007 Bene 373 and wonder if anyone has installed a washdown pump for the anchor. The choice
Batten length on Catalina 25 main sail smprincipal at 10:07am 09.05.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1848 Hey there, I lost my batten last night off my catalina 25 main sail. It popped out of the holder in
Forward hatch netting Justin_NSA at 9:10am 09.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2339 Does anyone know the dimensions of the forward hatch opening? I need to get one of those weighted ne
Keel Bolt Replacement kerryb at 8:43am 09.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1241 I have 1993 M405 Beneteau Moorings model oceanis that I think the keel bolts need to be replaced. R
Jamming Roller Furling Phil P at 8:34am 09.05.13 Big Boats 16/4883 My roller furlling invariably jams up with the line getting crossed and lumpy inside the roller. I h

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Cat 30 Windlass jviss at 12:34pm 05.04.23 The Mk. I Catalina 36 is similar. Mine had a vertical capstan windlass which I loved, a Maxwell-Nil
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:13pm 05.04.23 Well, I have a minute. 2017 study: https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/TC-16-17.pdf In a nutshell:
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:07pm 05.04.23 I just blasted through that article, skipping much as I have to run. However, it appears she does n
Alternative to bimini Skipper J at 12:03pm 05.04.23 Ok, thanks for the observation.
Cat 30 Windlass (2) PeteT at 12:00pm 05.04.23 I was thinking. If I installed a vertical windlass aft of the locker, could not I feed the rode back
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer shemandr at 11:59am 05.04.23 From what I've read, a LiFePo4 battery, once on fire, is difficult or impossible to put out with a c
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 (1) Hollyberry at 11:56am 05.04.23 Beautiful! What boat is this?:) Thanks! She's a 1991 Beneteau First 35s5. We've just finished a t
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 11:47am 05.04.23
Old bilge: water in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 11:41am 05.04.23
Reverse Polarity dlochner at 11:32am 05.04.23 This could be likely. I will investigate further. Is there any way to test the wire at the inverter
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 11:30am 05.04.23
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 11:22am 05.04.23 You guys are fast, thank you! I'll report back.
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 11:18am 05.04.23 Are you using an extension cord that it's ends were replaced? If so may be they were reversed. You
Reverse Polarity twalker H260 at 11:10am 05.04.23 First thing to do would be to check and see if the inverter output wires are connected properly at t
Reverse Polarity dlochner at 11:06am 05.04.23 Howdy, So the reverse polarity light turns on at the AC panel when I'm inverting from battery powe
Reverse Polarity JoeWhite at 11:06am 05.04.23 Are you using an extension cord that it's ends were replaced? If so may be they were reversed. You c
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 10:18am 05.04.23 If you like doing this sort of thing it's great fun. . :) awesome job. But I have too many things
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 (2) Mark15231 at 10:15am 05.04.23 I milled some mahogany and maple into T&G boards and glued them to the cabin floor of my 1976 Ericso
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:15am 05.04.23 also get the impression from Peggie that you'll get an indication as to when your joker valve start
Do You Recognize This Anchor? jviss at 10:11am 05.04.23 When I do we'll dinghy by to say hi. Please do! I don't know that I'd be sailing to Cisco, it's k

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