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replacement of macerator pump newboatowner at 11:19am 08.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/1752 Good afternoon to all: I discovered that the macerator pump on my boat had cracked along the housi
Malaise BobM at 10:44am 08.28.12 S2 5/1209 Weird. I am having a tough time getting excited about sailing this year. I must be off my feed or
DC to DC power source for laptop? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 10:30am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2490 Does anyone have any experience with reliable DC to DC power source for a laptop? We are trying to
Delrin (white) or marithane (black) roller 4 anchor roller? Velero49 at 9:51am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2171 I have all chain anchor rode and it chewed up the delrin roller in 3 yrs. Found a roller made out o
LOA w/ Trailer? PdxSailor at 9:46am 08.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/999 Hello, I'm wondering what the overall, tip-to-tip, length is of a MacGregor 26x on a factory trailer
Looking for Javelin Mast cgcomers at 9:17am 08.28.12 Day Sailers 1/1082 I recently broke the mast on my Oday Javelin. Looking for any used masts or advice on how to find on
Solenoid Problem, Battery Combiner SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:02am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2164 On my 2007 41DS I am not getting any charging to the house batteries from the Hitachi 80 Amp alterna
Reefing h260 Lucky Day at 8:48am 08.28.12 Smaller Boats 9/2139 We have not reefed our h260 yet and all the rigging is new, we have installed the Rams head on the g
info on a 1990 35 ft bkafer at 8:30am 08.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1383 I will be driving about 10 hours to look at a 1990 catalina 35 ft besides the usual things to check
What gas can I get in Morocco? hoges in wa at 8:07am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 1/918 Hi. We are currently in Cadiz about to head over to Tangier. We would like to know if anyone can t
Cracking Sounds From Cockpit - Should I Be Worried? GorillaToast at 8:05am 08.28.12 Catalina 22 5/1269 In winds over 7-8 knots, I hear cracking sounds coming from the front of my cockpit whenever I get h
6.8 Exciter Help Trlaketige at 7:59am 08.28.12 S2 5/1524 Ahoy, Boys and Girls. I am a longtime S2 6.8 owner that ran into some bad weather. We recently had
Transom hung vs well hung outboards c_witch at 6:32am 08.28.12 Trailer Sailors 21/15537 Hiee all, Recently I've been mussing with the idea of getting rid of the transom bracket for the
Acsalts acsalearntosail at 6:19am 08.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1211 Hey, folks, I have two issues. Looks like the first may have created the second. What is the appro
Perkins fuel injector All U Get at 5:31am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 0/713 Hi all, I'm looking for a used fuel injector for my Perkins 4.236 engine. My purpose would be to us
78 O'Day 23 Deck repainting Jclark29 at 5:23am 08.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/971 I am curious if any has had experience remaining the deck of their boat? I am planning to repaint mi
When to fly the Genoa and when not to - 78 O'Day 23 Jclark29 at 5:21am 08.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/972 Hi everyone, Curious when is the correct wind conditions to fly my Genoa and when are the correct c
Electrical problem (1) AlexLopez at 5:11am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1111 After finding that our batteries had prematurely died we started the process of trying to determine
Selling Private Ducati at 3:44am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2604 How difficult is it to sell your boat without a broker and how might I go about it ie. websites etc?
Looking for a Hunter friend in St. Pete DempSea at 10:06pm 08.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/967 I live in Little Rock, AR. I own a Hunter 306. Sept 4 I arrive in St. Pete to participate in a surve

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Operating the House/Start battery selector Udi at 12:38pm 05.16.22 Hello @Udi , I'm by no means the electrical guru but I do advocate the DCP switch with qualificatio
Oday 26 chain plate leak dmax at 12:38pm 05.16.22 That's a good size leak. Most likely water has also entered the core. The good news is that the wate
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 12:34pm 05.16.22 I own a boat (Hunter 170) built using the same technology. Luran outer layer, foam, then fiberglass
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's Ralph Johnstone at 12:33pm 05.16.22 Before you do the basics, do the basic basics first :biggrin: . Does the engine reach 3600 RPM in n
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar Maine Sail at 12:31pm 05.16.22 For an external regulator take a look at the WS100. I think it is a better buy than Balmar. I boug
Operating the House/Start battery selector Udi at 12:27pm 05.16.22 There are different type batteries and batteries may be wired differently by boats. Usage of the
Electric motors for sailboat Benny17441 at 12:26pm 05.16.22 I mentioned protected waters as some lakes can develop stiff chops by wind or boat traffic.
Operating the House/Start battery selector (1) Udi at 12:23pm 05.16.22 You turn it to ON..If you have a dead bank you want to avoid the use of combine unless you have add
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar nramsey at 12:18pm 05.16.22 For an external regulator take a look at the WS100. I think it is a better buy than Balmar. I bough
Operating the House/Start battery selector Benny17441 at 12:15pm 05.16.22 There are different type batteries and batteries may be wired differently by boats. Usage of the s
Fuel Catalyst Benny17441 at 11:38am 05.16.22 Some model Diesel Engines for road use like Trucks and Motorhomes are fitted by the vehicle manufact
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... Team118 at 11:26am 05.16.22 Thanks John, Appreciate the response. I believe the 2 internal fiddle blocks were there for the out
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? Silhouetta at 11:19am 05.16.22
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's Benny17441 at 11:17am 05.16.22 Basics first, is the tachometer working well and accurate? Have you noticed a loss of power and/or
Freezer compartment Benny17441 at 11:04am 05.16.22 Have not tried it but two related things I would be concerned about, 1) power consumption increase b
Should I run away from this boat? tym2 at 11:03am 05.16.22 Thank you all for the advice. I got few estimates all around 8-10k and she's listed in the high 20,0
600 Watt Inverter Johnb at 11:03am 05.16.22 if I was doing that installation I would use wire and fuses commensurate with supporting a future la
Operating the House/Start battery selector Stu Jackson at 10:49am 05.16.22 Thank you very much everybody. I understand that its better to replace the switch but at this time
Macerator for Hunter 34 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:45am 05.16.22 You show your run up to the vented loop immediately after the y-valve in the toilet discharge line.
Operating the House/Start battery selector (1) Maine Sail at 10:45am 05.16.22 Thank you very much everybody. I understand that its better to replace the switch but at this time

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