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How important is lidt up outboad bracket? AWalker at 6:28pm 08.22.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1824 I have been working in my outboard bracket (was worn out, didn't like the weight), and instead of re
stern rail? adamskeith at 6:17pm 08.22.13 Smaller Boats 11/5725 I recently bought a Hunter 23 , Absolutely love the boat but The one thing it seems to be missing is
Movin' On Up! agprice22 at 5:16pm 08.22.13 Catalina 22 6/1069 Well, we just concluded terms on an O'Day 26, so my sweet little C22, Falcon, is gonna be on the ma
Tartan 41with staysail? vtsailguy at 5:14pm 08.22.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1603 I have a tartan 41 with a big pad eye on the deck between head stay and mast. Could this possibly be
37' inverter-charger Achasd at 4:57pm 08.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/998 We have 2012- 37' purchased in late 2011. When connected to shore power the batteries don't charge
mud dauberss love my boat ljcraigie at 4:53pm 08.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1303 For some reason mud daubers like to build their mud castles on my sails. Every day its two or three
View from galley on Catalina 32 Dianawalters at 4:48pm 08.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1951 Does the Catalina 32 have a outside view of the water, horizon etc from the galley? I am 5 feet and
flexible plug sealer bletso at 3:06pm 08.22.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1085 I have a 1979 Globe 38, which is going under major refit. I have had to remove some of the deck pla
Sprit Meriachee at 2:36pm 08.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/907 Has anybody installed the Selden sprit? Cheers Gary
Edison pedestal curious1 at 1:21pm 08.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/999 Does anyone know the Edison model number on a 1994 Hunter Vision 32
Centerboard jams JOESFAULTTOO at 12:47pm 08.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1910 I have a 1982 O-Day 17ft daysailer and my centerboard is extremely difficult to lower, but even hard
chain plate fix ptroman at 11:47am 08.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1564 the chainplate leaks at the deck and the bolt below is starting to rust, can this be fixed without t
Mac25 Spinnaker dimensions? StinkBug at 11:06am 08.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5455 I've been wanting to get a spinnaker for my little boat for all those light wind days when going dow
Why oh why....... Maine Sail at 10:17am 08.22.13 Ask All Sailors 17/4165 Why oh why do these things happen???? :confused: I just spent a couple of hours this morning workin
c&c 25 redline javelyn at 9:42am 08.22.13 C&C 2/8698 Hy.I am a c'c 25 redline swing keel owner in quebec canada .I have been desperatly looking for a set
Used doors mjmercer19248 at 8:15am 08.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/938 I need to find some used doors (savaged) for the interior cabin area. one for the V berth and the ot
Flat Top Full Batten Laminate Main Easy to Raise & Trim jimkelly at 8:06am 08.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1476 I was quite anxious when I ordered a laminate full batten mainsail with extra roach (hence the flat
trany rzweig at 7:41am 08.22.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2085 Hi, d Does anyone know what kind of atf the transmission take. THX
Bilge Pump light12pdr at 7:27am 08.22.13 Catalina 22 11/1734 I am going to install a bilge pump in my Catalina 22. I need to consider the placement of the thru-h
Fuel pump timing Shims Ken13559 at 6:52am 08.22.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/3590 After having removed the timing gear cover and removing the fuel pump of my Yanmar 2GM20F, I found

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Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod (3) Mike Mc at 4:22pm 06.14.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dantheman at 3:59pm 06.14.23 That photo is not a safe or correct AC installation. You need a double pole AC main breaker that is
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kappykaplan at 3:45pm 06.14.23 There's another similar product called Marine Board. https://www.interstateplastics.com/king-starboa
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Maine Sail at 3:27pm 06.14.23 Hi all, Trying to set up shore power on my Irwin 27 for when I move aboard in September for refrig
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 3:26pm 06.14.23 I was responding to both the OP and your post. The photo of the panel shows 3 15 amp circuits and
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service dlochner at 3:10pm 06.14.23 1. I don't know why you're replying to and quoting my post; 2. I don't understand what you're sayin
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 2:51pm 06.14.23 Oh I see... so in an attempt to keep that local welder employed...;) What if you took an off-the-sh
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

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