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smart plugs not so smart gord331victoria at 9:06am 09.06.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3481 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 8/1672 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 10/2798 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 15/2409 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 8/9626 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 1/1342 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 12/1816 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 6/3245 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 6/1357 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 6/1469 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 10/3375 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 2/1874 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 11/2390 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 0/1251 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 16/5064 My roller furlling invariably jams up with the line getting crossed and lumpy inside the roller. I h
"Hold my beer and watch this!!" Winkfish at 6:35am 09.05.13 Sails Call Lounge 6/9508 A little news story to get you going in the morning. You HAVE to watch the video. http://www.nola
Sailing with my son Piotr at 6:34am 09.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1056 My 12-year old boy is growing up and beginning to challenge me. Last Sunday we took him for the firs
Main Sail Replacement Great South Bay Sailor at 5:02am 09.05.13 Seafarer 3/22135 Hi, I had the unfortunate experience of tearing my main sail a few weeks ago. I have been looking f
diesel fuel pump Ken13559 at 1:53am 09.05.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/2934 1. How does one determine the diesel engine fuel pump need servicing? 2. What is the symptom if fue
what a difference a tiller pilot makes centerline at 11:54pm 09.04.13 Ask All Sailors 16/5857 I got the new raymarine tiller pilot installed in time for the extended weekend trip, and even thoug

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Wood stain or varnish dLj at 2:48pm 06.14.23 so out of interest. unrelated to this companionway step. I have a teak hand rail. Based on your ar
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:35pm 06.14.23 I think it is "primarily" correct. Try google "are fuses sized for wire gauge" A 30 amp breaker wil
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? sesmith at 2:34pm 06.14.23 FWIW, the rebuilder of my ZF (Hurth) 15ma told me to use the older version of Dexron, not the new sy
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 2:18pm 06.14.23 In addition to turning on the breakers, there is a battery charger switch on the control panel. Thi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:17pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. That's not exactly correct. Breakers protect circ
Selling Used Boat Gear dLj at 2:16pm 06.14.23 I can attest to the very excellent section for selling boats - just my experience. dj
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:14pm 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. There are likely more serious issues with this than just the number of amps being
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 2:13pm 06.14.23 Interesting point. I have some Starboard exposed to the sun for over 20 years, still looks OK! :)
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:11pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. Anytime you go to a smaller (higher number) gauge wi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dave at 1:55pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) jaysweet at 1:39pm 06.14.23 I had to have mine fixed once... and a local welder was able to do the job. Maybe you could find a
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 1:33pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know
Should I switch to hank on? rgranger at 1:17pm 06.14.23 I fogot to mention that I would leave the larger sail hanked on when I deployed the small sail. I h
Help Identifying another O'Day apell at 1:03pm 06.14.23 It's an O'Day 15..found it.
Engine raw water thru hole location Don S/V ILLusion at 1:02pm 06.14.23 Water flows continuously. The hose runs through the compartment where the stuffing box is accessed
Engine raw water thru hole location Hollyberry at 1:01pm 06.14.23 Here is a real hair brained idea but desperate times call for desperate measures :yikes: . .... at
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? Hollyberry at 12:57pm 06.14.23 This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths use Dexron ATF. Correct and important!!
Thru hole and keel crack, (1) rgranger at 12:56pm 06.14.23 It would probably be worthwhile to replace the hose with one rated for use underwater and replace t
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? jviss at 12:56pm 06.14.23 This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths use Dexron ATF. One or the other, ha, h
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? Stu Jackson at 12:38pm 06.14.23 Yes, typically non-detergent SAE 30. This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths us

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