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Halyards on wrong side of mast Fredn56 at 8:12am 03.28.13 Catalina 22 11/5237 I am the proud owner of new to me Catalina 22 #5990. The halyards are on the wrong side of the mast.
Looking at a 24 sandpiper10471 at 8:06am 03.28.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1936 I am about to look at an available Oday 24 which interests a friend. I understand these were well bu
Saloon table for Beneteau First 38 twdevore at 7:54am 03.28.13 Parts Search 6/3263 Just purchased a Beneteau First 38 and the saloon table is missing. Any suggestions for sources?
Blower with diesel ? Delawaredave at 7:20am 03.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1643 Newbie. 1982 Hunter 27, stock best I can tell, Yanmar diesel. Is there a blower in engine compar
Getting dogs into the cabin twdevore at 6:15am 03.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/7945 Just bought a Beneteau First 38 and am hoping that our two Weimeraners will acclimate to life on the
jrc radar lcd 1000 mounted outside Manureva at 5:28am 03.28.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1510 hi all! i recently upsized from a san juan 23 to a tanzer 28, the tanzer came with a jrc radar lcd 1
masthead sheave replacement dlewis812 at 7:54pm 03.27.13 Catalina 30 4/4623 difficult to raise main. '82 cat 30 with external wire halyard. "assuming" worn out sheave? due to
p39cc Help STXCUTTTER at 7:01pm 03.27.13 Pearson 4/1896 I all. I hope some folks here w/some knowledge about Pearsons could help me out a bit. I am having
Mounting chocks for Spinnaker Pole jacrider at 6:38pm 03.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2586 All, I am looking for advice on how to mount deck chocks for my spinnaker pole. I have ordered the
Shower Drain pops Vac Break Valve rk6johnson at 6:33pm 03.27.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2857 On my Catalina 309, the shower drain and head inlet are piped to the same thru hull. Recently, someo
Control Panel Voltmeter SVTatia at 6:09pm 03.27.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/3170 Forum searches failed to get me an answer... thus a question about built-in control panel meters: I
Raymarine e7 thoughts dj2210 at 4:53pm 03.27.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1169 I was thinking of installing this chart plotter at the helm on my C30. I already have Ray instrument
Who's at Lake Lanier? JoeLena at 4:27pm 03.27.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1274 Maybe a stretch, but thought I would check here for some info. I'm new to Atlanta and will be saili
I'm excited (I think...) (1) windchime22 at 3:15pm 03.27.13 Catalina 22 11/1506 Weekend project anyone?
companion doors JWH2050 at 1:36pm 03.27.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1824 I have seen under the store heading about the companion way doors made of teak. I have a 98 Macgrego
The Theme For This Spring is Safety! Bad Obsession at 12:09pm 03.27.13 Ask All Sailors 20/2934 Last year I was sailing single handed. I was struck by a sudden realization that I should be taking
BVI Charter Re-cap Tim R. at 10:56am 03.27.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2610 Just returned from our BVI trip and thought I would share some info for others. We spent 7 days on
Furler question (1) Mac Bentley at 10:49am 03.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1077 Getting a new headsail and want to take the old one off. Much too windy today. I'm wondering, will i
Goiot Wheel squeak DougM at 10:32am 03.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1466 My Bene 323 has a Goiot wheel with an annoying shaft squeak. The noise is definitely coming from the
wire size for run from solar panels.... crazy! centerline at 10:04am 03.27.13 Ask All Sailors 40/11975 im want to install the correct wiring for 2 120w panels.... 20amps theoretical maximum?... 12v run o

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10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 6:12am 07.03.22 By the way, bilge pumps are often (usually) a special case, in that they are often wired directly fo
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast JamesG161 at 6:12am 07.03.22 The Boom LIFT line is used during In-Mast furling, to maintain boom angle for the cut of your main s
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) jviss at 6:07am 07.03.22 Fuses and circuit breakers protect the wire, not the device. I'm not sure, Dave, we are in agreeme
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 5:59am 07.03.22 Lots of information, thank you. The original Bilge pump ran like that. Wether the batteries switch
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 5:50am 07.03.22 Lots of information, thank you. The original Bilge pump ran like that. Wether the batteries switch
10 guage to 16 guage? smokey73 at 5:45am 07.03.22 Since the PO did things you "don't understand" first thing is to make sure how the power gets to the
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 5:44am 07.03.22 Fuses and circuit breakers protect the wire, not the device. Think about it, the fuse will blow if t
10 guage to 16 guage? jviss at 5:28am 07.03.22 I think it's odd that the red and black are different gauges. 16 seems small for the pump wires,
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII jviss at 5:17am 07.03.22 Now at the beginning of the season I just open the tank valve, energize the solenoid, and turn and p
Hunter 240 rigging rgranger at 5:05am 07.03.22
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII sailcapt340 at 4:47am 07.03.22
Any ideas, better A/C drainage? SailingFree44 at 4:45am 07.03.22 Thank you, I will look for this.
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 4:44am 07.03.22 The prior owner did all types of electrical things I do not understand. I know that I have two circu
10 guage to 16 guage? Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 07.03.22 16 gauge can carry up to 10 amps, so that should be adequate for the pump. They probably provide the
Any ideas, better A/C drainage? Davidasailor26 at 3:33am 07.03.22 Looks like that might be a Venturi setup. There should be a check valve and a filter to help the Ven
Wasps / Mud Daubers Tedd at 9:39pm 07.02.22 Wasps are carnivorous. Don't I know it! I've fed quite a few of the little buggers.
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) SailingFree44 at 9:08pm 07.02.22 Thank you all!! The pump name: Marine Raider 800 Gph Automatic Bilge Pump. Cool, that sounds like
10 guage to 16 guage? dlochner at 9:02pm 07.02.22 If you use quick disconnect fittings the wire size will not matter, use the appropriate size for the
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) mermike at 9:01pm 07.02.22 While Rich is correct that you are looking for crimp connectors, neither of the types shown will gi
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Stu Jackson at 8:56pm 07.02.22 but the Border Customs officials have a toll. Funny, except for when I first entered Canada in Sep

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