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battery charge level- whats appropriate jtmccue at 6:26am 03.05.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1810 I've got a 24M 12v standard battery that is about 3 yrs old. In season, I keep it maintained via 5W
Espar heating ken336 at 5:31am 03.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1968 Bought a boat with espar heating and I have two questions. There is three controls on the thermostat
Priming the keel McZube at 2:23am 03.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1048 My H31 has an external iron keel. After blasting it down to bare metal, should it be primed before
Yanmar 3QM30 Variant Greg Olausen at 10:33pm 03.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1557 Hi, I've got a 1982 37c with a Yanmar 3QM30 which has been overheating. I've been systematically goi
How to rotate Yanmar 4JH for valve adjustment CaptainFred at 9:50pm 03.04.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/7119 I have a 4JH3 diesel that I would like to do a valve adjustment on. Prior small diesels I have rota
Water in the People Tank! (1) kemewag at 8:31pm 03.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1227 The water ballast on our Hunter 26 appears to be leaking in-board. I'm in the process of replacing
Engine control panel light Slipstream at 7:31pm 03.04.13 Big Boats 2/1780 1986 Catalina 34. I have two lights on my control panel. one is a red light that says alarm under i
Cantered prop shaft BayMan at 7:10pm 03.04.13 C&C 2/1949 Looked at a '78 C'C 36 that had the prop shaft cantered to port. This was a new one. This was how i
Battery selection Chuck T at 5:59pm 03.04.13 Smaller Boats 2/1709 Need advice on what battery and solar charger I should purchase for a 1986 Catalina 25 I recently bo
looking for a line drawing surfing at 5:51pm 03.04.13 Bristol 2/11726 howdy, Im looking for a simple line drawing for a bristol 32' sloop. I have seen drawings with alo
Stability Larry33 at 5:17pm 03.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3602 I have heard that some owners have put lead pellets in the keel for better stability, is this true?
Roller furling jib cleaning info beeryboats at 4:44pm 03.04.13 Trailer Sailors 12/5312 Hi all, It's almost that time of year. Clean and launch. My roller furled jib is looking the wors
Bilge pump switches Bill1565 at 4:25pm 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1967 Anyone have a switch that turns on in shallow water? I have used Rule floats for many years, but th
Fooling Around Roger Long at 4:10pm 03.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3315
3GM30F exhaust elbow tip (1) Bob 04 H260 at 3:16pm 03.04.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/7937 Our engine is 10 years old and has 400 hrs on it. As far as I know the mixing elbow is original. I
Volvo Shaft Seal peoples1234 at 2:45pm 03.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1272 We bought a 321 last year and have been doing some deferred maintenance this winter. The PO has rece
Opinions on MasterVolt MICC Battery Monitor? Solstice at 2:05pm 03.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2741 A friend of mine is outfitting a brand new boat with a MV Inverter/Charger and they are suggesting t
Racing on Charlotte Harbor Butch23065 at 2:01pm 03.04.13 Big Boats 4/896 I know some of you are still snowed in, so I thought I would give you a pick me up. The Punta Gorda
On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at Dock rardiH36 at 12:53pm 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2798 A 82' modern sailing yacht went aground last night on the Pacific Coast just a few miles south of th
Cockpit Table (1) Don Crowther at 11:22am 03.04.13 Big Boats 8/2104 Just thought I would show off my new cockpit table. The old one was too small (not wide enough). I g

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ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 rgranger at 8:09pm 01.26.23
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? higgs at 7:40pm 01.26.23 I will be 74 this summer and I am still sailing my 34 footer. Mostly single handed day sails. Some
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Leeward Rail at 7:16pm 01.26.23 Our 1991 boat came with an integrated 8KW diesel generator that does a fine job of heating water, c
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source (1) Alan Gomes at 7:15pm 01.26.23 Based on that I have no interest in going. There are places with too many people who like making no
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source TimFromLI at 6:50pm 01.26.23 I installed solar (335 watts/ 660AH flooded battery bank) but keep a Honda eu200i as backup. In the
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Terry Cox at 6:50pm 01.26.23 Our 1991 boat came with an integrated 8KW diesel generator that does a fine job of heating water, co
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. dlochner at 6:36pm 01.26.23 Take the handle off and the core will come out. Find one that matches at a big box hardware store. I
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Captain Larry-DH at 6:20pm 01.26.23 You've obviously never been to Catalina Island. Or Block Island.
Display engine instruments on Raymarine C120 chart plotter. Calif. Ted at 6:13pm 01.26.23 I misunderstood your reference to Seatalk 2 Roy, I haven't dealt with RM stuff from that era. I stil
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. JoeWhite at 6:09pm 01.26.23 Single handle faucets commonly use a plunger known as 1225. They can be found in box stores for abou
LPG tank Hunter 39 quadrille38 at 6:09pm 01.26.23 Thank You Quadrille38 for confirming what I was worried about removing the arch. The thought of rem
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? jssailem at 6:06pm 01.26.23 Welcome @GrandPaw to the Forum. You are in an age friendly space. Sailing can take many shapes dep
What is This, Anyone Need One? Davidasailor26 at 5:58pm 01.26.23 Wherever you put it you should make a label for it that says something such as 'do not install afte
Line routing to cockpit stickinthemud57 at 5:53pm 01.26.23 Both these are valid observations, yet mitigated...We each have our plan. Work hard to assure the s
Replacing Boat windows jssailem at 5:49pm 01.26.23 Welcome to the forum of Sail Boat Owners. It might help to understand which of the Columbia boats yo
Cleat backing plates? pclarksurf at 5:42pm 01.26.23 Beware the rabbit hole temptation-- Like @AaronD I had to go there: Fore-deck Fun
Hunter Coach Top Mast Cable Port (1) jssailem at 5:41pm 01.26.23 The Cable fitting sure looks like a probable cause. How far away from the fitting did the meter sh
Teak Rub Rail pcharn01 at 5:37pm 01.26.23 Should be able to do with a tablesaw, jointer/planer and router table. Will know in a couple of we
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Leeward Rail at 5:35pm 01.26.23 You've obviously never been to Catalina Island. Based on that I have no interest in going. There a
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. sail sfbay at 5:35pm 01.26.23 Replace it......that is what I did no my Hunter 46.

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