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Getting a Larger holding tank for my 40 wdowychyn at 8:02am 03.05.13 Bigger Boats 6/2129 Getting ready to work on my 88 40. Have to upgrade the 15 gal holding tank to at least a 25 gal. Has
Where does this go...? (2) Squidd at 7:20am 03.05.13 Ask All Sailors 27/3220 Found it in the bowels of the boat... I do remember taking it off the aft end of the boom, when I
battery charge level- whats appropriate jtmccue at 6:26am 03.05.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1848 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 7/2036 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 3/1081 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 0/1591 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 5/7372 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 4/1245 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 2/1824 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 2/2007 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 2/1750 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 2/11777 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 20/3710 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 12/5526 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 8/2027 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 9/3372
3GM30F exhaust elbow tip (1) Bob 04 H260 at 3:16pm 03.04.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/8108 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 2/1313 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 3/2801 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 4/933 I know some of you are still snowed in, so I thought I would give you a pick me up. The Punta Gorda

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buzzer alarm upgrade Ward H at 9:53am 04.06.23 @dmax Is the Cole Hersee Dual Alarm a two tone alarm or alarm and LED? From the description it soun
buzzer alarm upgrade (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 04.06.23 Here's what I used when I re-did my instrument panel, a bit shy of $300.00: Cole Hersee Dual Alarm
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 9:51am 04.06.23 We are considering keeping it in the water and using it for vacation (as well as maintenance) assum
buzzer alarm upgrade Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 04.06.23 Use @dmax 's Dual Alarm Combo and you 've got a Cadillac alarm system. The new temp and press sen
Long distance boat ownership JamesG161 at 9:43am 04.06.23 Also make friends of sailors, where the boat is stored. They can do photos, etc for you. Jim...
Potential first boat for me? Chase Hartzell at 9:33am 04.06.23 This is an extremely helpful list of relative expenses. You can also visit the Catalina Direct webs
Any idea what this is for? JamesG161 at 9:33am 04.06.23 It mounted a piece of Teak or in my case Corian counter top, to keep people shoes from damaging you
buzzer alarm upgrade (1) Ward H at 9:33am 04.06.23 Here's a photo of the location of the temp switch on the thermostat housing. The yellow w/strip wire
Potential first boat for me? (1) pinchecharlie at 9:33am 04.06.23 Holly guacamole! You and I are twins most at birth lol! Sometimes I think I should buy a basket case
Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 9:32am 04.06.23 Presumably you will be visiting the boat between purchase and move aboard. If you, having the boat i
buzzer alarm upgrade Ward H at 9:30am 04.06.23 Brad, that kit includes a new thermostat housing which is most of the cost. Worth taking a look at y
Potential first boat for me? Hollyberry at 9:30am 04.06.23 The boat looks pretty clean, sails look tired, no surprise. Lots of good advice above.. Check the ar
buzzer alarm upgrade Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 04.06.23
Any idea what this is for? Hollyberry at 9:25am 04.06.23 To store/trap a companionway drop board? Previous owner brainwave, no doubt!
Tachometer needle broken - help Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 04.06.23 The only thing I see in the manual that can be changed to affect the tach reading is changing the P
Potential first boat for me? brockangelo at 9:19am 04.06.23 Here's my entire spreadsheet of expenses since I purchased mine last February. Not all of these are
Potential first boat for me? pinchecharlie at 9:07am 04.06.23 Well I finally was able to talk with the gentleman who owns the boat and I now have a short list of
Yanmar 1gm questions dlochner at 9:06am 04.06.23 The Yanmar Tach is basically an AC volt meter. The sensor creates an alternating current as the teet
Force 10 cabin heater Hollyberry at 8:58am 04.06.23 Huh... at first I didn't realize your photos were sideways and thought someone had installed the hea
Yanmar 1gm questions Alan Gomes at 8:52am 04.06.23 Here is the print on how it works..Note that the tachometer instrument itself is notoriously inaccu

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