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submerged electric motor Rob19574 at 8:38am 12.31.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1575 Not exactly a sailing related question here but I thought I would ask anyway before tossing out this
Hatch board bag Dragon at 6:55am 12.31.12 Big Boats 5/1585 I'm interested in getting a hatch board bag but she is laid up with winter cover and mounds of snow
new outboard rodbrown at 6:54am 12.31.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1246 I have a 1976 Catalina with a 9.9 evenruth short shaft that I just don't trust anymore. I live in Ca
Owners Manual Hunter 280 fredvanbochoven at 5:19am 12.31.12 Smaller Boats 2/2474 Hi all Hunter 280 Sailors. I've just pruchased a 280 built in 1967..... Name Ti Punch and we will b
Racing H15 potrednav at 9:59pm 12.30.12 Day Sailers 12/4411 Hi I (try) to race my Hunter15 and seem to struggle when beating close. Just as we pick up speed she
Add refrigeration ProjMan at 7:03pm 12.30.12 Catalina 30 16/8246 I am interested in installing a refrigerator in my 1980 C30. The existing ice box had refrigeration,
A holding tank conundrum. Chris Patterson at 6:49pm 12.30.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1976 As usual, I'm over thinking something to death. (Quick, take a drink of liquor, this is a good one).
Summer of Sailing 2012 Highlights Nodak7 at 6:31pm 12.30.12 Big Boats 6/1751 Well I am in the middle of Sailing withdrawals and I decided to post this video of our 2012 sailing
Gulf with North Winds twobitdad at 6:20pm 12.30.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2484 I am moving a boat from Glaveston to Matagorda on the 3,4,5th of Jan...like in a few days. The weath
What tops your list of sailing resolutions for 2013? Phil Herring at 6:08pm 12.30.12 Ask All Sailors 45/7022 Are you planning a long cruise this summer? Adding some significant equipment or making a major upg
On-Line Store Question rfrye1 at 3:36pm 12.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1122 My mainsail cover is on its last legs. There used to be a Canvas Sale a couple times a year. But now
Air Conditioner on C-309 Repair or Replace? (1) smallsloop at 3:10pm 12.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2644 Dear forum, I am having a question of wether I should figure out how to recharge this R-22 unit or
Hunter 27X Bob Leahey at 2:58pm 12.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3914 Aloha everyone, I've just bought a new (to me, 2006 model) Hunter 27X. I find very little inform
How big an alternator can I get on an outboard? wes.heald at 2:00pm 12.30.12 Ask All Sailors 13/10648 I have a MacGregor 26s which until recently had a 9.9 HP Honda 4 stroke with a 10 amp alternator coi
Bilge - This can't be normal, can it? (2) seaduct at 1:35pm 12.30.12 Catalina 30 4/1739 So, as I'm working through my punch list on my "new" '86 Catalina 30, I notice what appears to be a
1973 Catalina 22 restoration winter project (13) whatcaneyedo at 12:56pm 12.30.12 Catalina 22 141/44708 I've been searching and reading through many of the old threads on this forum for the last few month
Catalina 250 Steering issues 93hunter30 at 11:30am 12.30.12 Smaller Boats 1/4604 Hi does anyone out there know how to contact Arly Stewart? He designed and buiilt a cable steering s
Have you seen this boat (1) ken336 at 8:46am 12.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1742 My grandfather built this boat in the late 1940's. it was last seen restored in 2001 in the Vancouve
O'Day 30 Cockpit "sub-floor" Majyik at 7:11am 12.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3382 I recently "aquired" a 30'er and am trying to rescue it from the neglect it has been subject to for
Water by the starter battery...doesnt drain to the bilge Te_Awatea at 2:10am 12.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 30/8440 We have a Beneteau Oceanis 40. Recently we have noticed some water by the starter battery, under t

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Motor Mount Bracket for 3GM30F torque specs (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 11.27.22 I am usually of the school that torques the bolt until the head snaps off then backs off a quarter
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 9:54am 11.27.22 The brine out flow could flow in to a sink drain or through a thru hull above the waterline. You mi
Watermaker dlochner at 9:50am 11.27.22 The brine out flow could flow in to a sink drain or through a thru hull above the waterline. You mig
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? PovilO at 9:41am 11.27.22 Do you have vertical battens? On my 361 the top batten would stick in the mast not allowing the top
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 9:40am 11.27.22 I suppose these units require a dedicated seawater intake thru-hull, and then one for outflow of bri
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 9:40am 11.27.22 The alternator in your outboard should be able to keep the battery full enough to start the motor th
Oysters!! Don Guillette at 9:33am 11.27.22
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 11.27.22 What are you running on a 22 foot boat that requires a 300ah battery? That is the most significan
Oysters!! Don Guillette at 9:27am 11.27.22 Was he Chief Helmsman on Pyewacket ? :liar: If so, I met him one night over my fish & chips at Turk
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard stickinthemud57 at 9:25am 11.27.22 I was considering getting a magneto for my Tohatsu 8 hp 2-stroke, but a boat motor mechanic told me
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 9:22am 11.27.22 Maintenance amounts to flushing or changing filters and seals periodically but no more so than any
Hunter 50 AC - Spare Rudder System Zencra at 9:14am 11.27.22 hunter made a SS pare rudder that clamped to stern of boat in an emergency. I do re.ember seeing thi
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 9:11am 11.27.22 A good quality 150w solar panel would provide enough power to run the watermaker every sunny day fo
Watermaker Don S/V ILLusion at 9:10am 11.27.22 We have a Spectra 400 which exceeds our need usually but with guests or grandkids onboard, it turned
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover Zencra at 9:05am 11.27.22 we had same issue on our 2010 49. cut out and removed old plywood blocks and replaced with resin soa
Watermaker dlochner at 9:04am 11.27.22 Yeah! Water making could included with the daily/bi-daily battery charging routine. A good qualit
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 9:00am 11.27.22 That's what we were looking at. The ah draw can be minimized if the water maker is run while the di
Watermaker dlochner at 8:53am 11.27.22 Running the Spectra Ventura 150 MPC @ 6 gal/hr for an hour every other day (9 amp-hr use every two
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:49am 11.27.22
Watermaker dlochner at 8:39am 11.27.22 I had looked at and considered a couple of portable ones and thought they would meet the needs of ou

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