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Stanchion removal Albert at 7:28pm 06.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1901 I am looking for some advise on removing stanchion posts that are stuck, annozied and sealed into th
Unknown Fitting in Hose to Hot Water Heater (1) GeorgeC1 at 7:23pm 06.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1267 I want to drain the antifreeze from the engine, and the hoses and heat exchanger on the hot water he
"Mukrat Lovin'" at a faster pace... puddlejockey at 7:18pm 06.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/793 Hi All, We've really been learning quite alot aboard "muskrat love" this season, helped tremendous
Beneteau 311 centerboard removal suamicotom at 7:09pm 06.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1244 I have a Beneteau 311 with a centerboard. I am having trouble finding info on how to remove the cent
Capri 16.5 hardware problem (1) nrlinds at 6:34pm 06.04.13 Smaller Boats 4/1118 The plate that holds the side stay... where it attaches to the hull.... is bent. However the screw
water muffler bhstech at 6:05pm 06.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1123 I have a 86 c-27 that needs a new water muffler or a way to repair the old one. My water pump went o
What is this? (1) kito at 5:37pm 06.04.13 Catalina 22 3/937 I had my Catalina 22 for a few months now. It came with some canvas covers that where in bad shape.
Rigging Question (1) twdevore at 5:10pm 06.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/967 We are new to the world of sailing and the previous owner of our boat isn't available to ask questio
info on a balboa 24 miracleman at 5:05pm 06.04.13 Balboa 0/5088 Looking to buy a very used Balboa 24 with a swing centerboard. Any one have experience sailing one?
Transmission for a 2Qm15? Ternang at 4:47pm 06.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/547 Need a good transmission for my 2QM15 on my Hunter 30 (1980)in Mobile. Will be traveling from Iowa i
Instruction manuals CzechMate at 4:41pm 06.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/620 I once new the website to download older model Macgregor Instruction Manuals Anyone know what it is?
Spinnaker Question (3) Zoom767 at 4:38pm 06.04.13 Big Boats 12/1313 Good Evening All, I purchased a Hunter 35.5 Legend last Fall which came with a spinnaker. As I
What is your Hurricane Plan for your boat readerbill at 3:33pm 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2905 Hey Guys and Gals, I am new to living on a boat in South Florida. At this time I am in a yard doi
Protecting Threads on Sail Covers ? puddlejockey at 3:24pm 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1503 After Mucho ado, and significant foul language aimed at the sadistic witch who designed sewing machi
V berth box drain ami342 at 3:16pm 06.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1524 Has anyone cut up a floor on a 1978 Oday 22 at the forward part of the Keel? I'm trying to find a p
Lifetime Guarantee My Arse..... Maine Sail at 2:39pm 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 59/6548 So my Dinghy Dolly wheels finally broke. I bought them, in large part, because they carried a lifeti
emergency tiller Ben Albritton at 1:29pm 06.04.13 Catalina 30 3/1093 I was wondering what an emergency tiller for a Catalina 30,1984 would look like. I can find several
Newby question rswitzer at 1:26pm 06.04.13 Day Sailers 10/2328 This is my first post. I am a very new sailor with a Hunter 14' dinghy. I have 2 small questions.
Irwin 27 (1970 model) keel marc9889 at 12:44pm 06.04.13 Irwin 0/4333 After extensive searching, I am back to asking the experts (you guys) about the drop keel on my 1970
1979 Oday 25 dcranford at 11:59am 06.04.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1024 Does anyone know what kind of hull core this has. I have a few gelcoat cracks and am trying to find

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Battery Wiring Diagram jviss at 1:40pm 07.20.22 Extra knowledge? What does that even mean? Nicole asked about battery wiring, not a complete syst
Battery Wiring Diagram (1) Head Sail at 1:39pm 07.20.22 Nicole: Are you sorry you asked? If all you need is how to wire 6v into 12v banks. Here's a diagra
What causes high voltage fault? Stu Jackson at 1:37pm 07.20.22 Is that a problem? What is consequence when overnight loads are next to nil? The fridge does run an
Battery Wiring Diagram Stu Jackson at 1:29pm 07.20.22 Stu, you may have extra knowledge but If the starter wiring is not depicted, it is unknown how she
What causes high voltage fault? Scott T-Bird at 1:19pm 07.20.22 What I meant was that the automatic desulphation feature Walt cited does sound like the kind of per
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 1:07pm 07.20.22 Learn something new everyday. I thought those outlet screws were a hybrid so you could use a flat
What causes high voltage fault? Davidasailor26 at 1:03pm 07.20.22 Explanation? What I meant was that the automatic desulphation feature Walt cited does sound like t
What causes high voltage fault? Scott T-Bird at 12:58pm 07.20.22 You are aware that you are unnecessarily cycling your house bank? Is that a problem? What is cons
What causes high voltage fault? Scott T-Bird at 12:57pm 07.20.22 Sounds pretty interesting to me. Explanation?
Battery Wiring Diagram (1) Head Sail at 12:43pm 07.20.22 The 1-2-B switch does 1 & 2. 3) is a very good idea, she already shows an ACR, so she doesn't need
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 12:42pm 07.20.22 207492
Macgregor 25 Main Sail Replacement chp at 12:40pm 07.20.22 Try FX sails. I replaced my 26 main and Genoa 5 years ago. The main is still like new. Very crisp. D
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:37pm 07.20.22 I saw these two screws on a recent trip to Orlando... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments
There goes the neighborhood! rgranger at 12:27pm 07.20.22 cool stuff @Tedd ... Thnx
Battery Wiring Diagram Stu Jackson at 12:23pm 07.20.22 1) Starting the engine with either house OR start batteries. 2) Running house loads with either sta
Funny Friday!!! Ward H at 12:08pm 07.20.22 Recent electrical outlet repairs brought me to buy a new to me style of driver. An ECX driver. I'v
Battery Wiring Diagram Stu Jackson at 12:04pm 07.20.22 Just a note on your set-up - the current thinking is not to have two separate banks, but to have on
Battery Wiring Diagram Head Sail at 12:03pm 07.20.22 You seem to be missing some major components to your diagram. How is the alternator and starter wir
There goes the neighborhood! (1) Tedd at 11:54am 07.20.22 Hi @rgranger , I couldn't find everything, but I did find my calculations for range and specific ra
What causes high voltage fault? Stu Jackson at 11:52am 07.20.22 but I always turn the charger off when I'm staying on-board at the slip overnight .... You are awa

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