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TV antenna on mast top or spreader height Philip_Oceanis 361 at 1:34am 04.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/8362 Would you prefer to install a TV antenna on the mast top or near the spreader height (above the rada
Beneteau 285 trailer fuzzy at 11:15pm 04.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/12316 I'm new to the Beneteau world. Are there trailers available for my Beneteau first 285? I would like
25.5 Hunter daniell at 10:40pm 04.21.13 Smaller Boats 5/1346 Just bought a 25.5 Hunter and raising the pop top is a night mare, is there supposed to be a stabili
Fin-Gal truewind at 10:01pm 04.21.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1152 I'm trying to find Richard Marble (location?) or Chris H. in Pueblo, Colorado, or an unknown owner i
Hunter 41 AC Getting Under The Headliner? Mystique at 8:48pm 04.21.13 Big Boats 12/2861 Hey Folks, I wanted to run some additional DC wires from the helm to the panel for iPhone /iPad c
Looking for local knowledge for Green Cove Springs ybrad at 8:06pm 04.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2802 Considering leaving the boat in GC Springs for some number of weeks (mooring or dockside). I underst
Get a clue on a Mac (or venture) 22' (4) airshac at 7:38pm 04.21.13 Trailer Sailors 11/3524 So just brought a project boat home last weekend. Bought it thinking it is a '79 Mac 22' but as I w
Sink Backsplash (3) Coriolisbc at 7:32pm 04.21.13 Catalina 30 1/1296 Spring upgrades this season include an Acrylic sink backsplash, 6 inches wide, 32 long, 1/4 inch thi
Steaming Light and Deck Light c130king at 7:27pm 04.21.13 Catalina 310 11/7216 Is the Steaming Light/Deck Light combo unit standard on Catalina 310's? Does anyone have the info
NW and BC 2013 Rendezvous ! FastOlson at 7:21pm 04.21.13 Ericson 1/7112 All owners of Ericsons or Olsons (25,911s,34) are invited to the annual rendezvous in Pt Townsen, WA
What kind of bilge pump??? (1) colinhulse at 7:10pm 04.21.13 Bigger Boats 2/2016 This is at the rear of the cockpit in my 30' O'day. Any Idea what brand it is? There is a big K with
Holding tank & macerator mysteries... BOBBB at 7:03pm 04.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/926 I have a 2005 Cat 28 MkII - I have yet to get all of the mysteries of the head, holding tank ' macer
bleeder valve leaking JBboat at 6:13pm 04.21.13 Big Boats 0/762 Anybody ever have there bleeder valve to the hot water heater (heat exchanger) leak? This is on the
Hunter 23' Boom Height/Location carboman at 6:03pm 04.21.13 Smaller Boats 18/3412 seems like when i took my boom off a year ago during my reapair project, it was set so that when I d
Splash... Kh3412 at 6:02pm 04.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1227 Well in a week the boat goes in for the first time for us. Getting nervous hope I did everything rig
How to fill permanent head through hull Monheganlover at 5:36pm 04.21.13 Catalina 22 3/2792 I recently bought a 1976 Catalina 22 that, much to my surprise, came with a permanent head. The hea
Furling system problem DStegs49 at 5:10pm 04.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/760 My furling system on my Legend 37 is REALLY difficult to work. Both setting sail and furling it in.
bildge pump power (2) Navicula at 4:28pm 04.21.13 Big Boats 4/927 today I moved my boat....the first time this year.... all went well and I put the boat back on the d
Yam 25MkII Newbie-Bilge Pump Question alturaam at 3:46pm 04.21.13 Yamaha 9/2442 I acquired my 25 MkII from Michigan and it now resides in the Annapolis, MD, area. I have a fairly
Macerator catealley at 3:34pm 04.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1194 Macerator - Electrical Panel I am having difficulty finding new fuse and spring for my macerator. A

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rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 3:56pm 05.05.23 The ArgoFET is a FET based battery isolator. It works in the same way as the old diode based isola
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 3:50pm 05.05.23 I am not familiar with an ArgoFET Is that correct, or did you mean it closes when a charge voltage
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? Tally Ho at 3:49pm 05.05.23 Connect the coolant hoses to the water heater, then while both hoses are disconnected from the engi
Replace Fuel Guage (1) Tally Ho at 3:42pm 05.05.23 I have a 92 Hunter 30. As you know, the fuel guage is on top of the tank, which is a pain to check
Fortress anchor Screen Saver at 3:41pm 05.05.23
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Tally Ho at 3:29pm 05.05.23 OMG man, this may very well be the solution to the problem. They look identical and I'm sure Jabsc
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 3:26pm 05.05.23 On the boat, they are isolated with an ArgoFET I am not familiar with an ArgoFET they are isolate
How to remove drain from s600 for anode install (1) skunther at 3:22pm 05.05.23 Well, I have cleared out Lowes and Home Depot looking for a wrench that will fit behind the handle o
Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake stickinthemud57 at 3:10pm 05.05.23 I chuckle as I read about the use of the centerboard as the poor man's depth finder. I take special
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 3:09pm 05.05.23 Yes, that's what I said. :) That's not necessarily so, because we are dealing with reactive comp
Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake Knuttle at 2:57pm 05.05.23 I never locked mined down, either. My sailing grounds are from just afloat to less than 10 feet u
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 Joe at 2:37pm 05.05.23 Previous owner of my boat had a carpet, I replaced it with a nicer looking rectangular rug, like you
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? Joe at 2:29pm 05.05.23 I had the same lower point in my bilge. What I did was to drill a 3/8 inch hole in the center of th
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:24pm 05.05.23 Over the years, I represented Beneteau, Catalina, Hunter, Precision, MacGregor Starwind, ComPac and
San Juan 7.7 rigging (1) Joe at 2:13pm 05.05.23 Good afternoon, I am the soon-to-be owner of a new to me 1979 San Juan 7.7. I have found precious
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? Benny17441 at 2:02pm 05.05.23 Most boats have multiple gallons of water trapped under the sole by the hull stringers. The usual s
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 2:00pm 05.05.23 thx so much!
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 1:59pm 05.05.23 @xavpil non-skid throw rugs. They don't slip, feel good on the feet and when they're dirty put t
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location flightlead404 at 1:48pm 05.05.23 Not a Hunter 41AC/DS with a fractional rig, but my Hunter 386 fractional rig topdown furler tack wa
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 1:45pm 05.05.23 What I said was that because the set voltage was below the resting voltage of the battery Yes, tha

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