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need advice to choose adequate solar panel alfred gamil at 2:34pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2960 I would like to keep my 12 volt batterie charged without the use of an electric charger I am think
Why the label "Satan's Glue" Chris Nowell at 2:15pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 26/7413 I've been using 3M's 5200 sealant for years on the advice of the boat yard that I originally dealt w
Removing starter on Yanmar GM 2 mikenovit at 1:38pm 08.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1997 My starter activates after multiple pushes of starter button. Told I need to have solinoid rebuilt.
Olympic Sailing kpgraci at 1:31pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2120 I just discovered I could log on to the msnbc site with my AT'T U-verse credentials and watch live e
Standing rigging SBinNSB at 12:35pm 08.01.12 Catalina 310 3/1360 Anyone have a good drawing or photo of the 310 standing rigging? The yard is trying to put our boat
Belmontsail Belmontsail at 12:25pm 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1305 looking to buy a 2001 331 with a westerbeke engine-any feedback
First. Class 12 1988 astegall11 at 11:54am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1751 Ones anyone know who made the rig on these boats? Is the rod navtec?
1980 37 ft Cherubini mjmercer19248 at 10:43am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1214 I have to replace the throttle and transmission cables. I have a yacht specialties pedestal. Where c
64 volt solar panels Mdpassmo at 9:30am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4281 Arghh I can't find anything on 64 volt solar panels and how to wire them to a boat. Anyone know anyt
Honda 2000i and SmartStart (2) Paul and Judy at 9:23am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2785 I found this article written for the RV crowd but it contains very interesting information regarding
B41 from Myrtle Beach, SC to Annapolis, MD zoya at 9:20am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1476 Hello all, I am taking delivery of a new Oceanis 41 from Beneteau SC factory late september and s
309 Engine Temp Siamese at 8:13am 08.01.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2202 Running my Yanmar at cruising speed, 2800 rpm, my temperature gauge reads 160 degrees. If I run at
Thinking of buying a cutter rig 37' - 1980. Captpete12 at 7:45am 08.01.12 Big Boats 3/1058 I am thinking about buying a hunter 37' cutter. She is a 1980 and had considerable work done to upg
H37-C Forward Cabin Modifications (2) FredV at 7:41am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1571 I've now tested all sleeping quarters on Fred V and have concluded that none of them are "couple com
H37-C Aft Cabin Modifications FredV at 7:30am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/870 The aft cabin makes a fairly decent "single bedroom", but if there's no real need for that, does any
Is a waste-discharge thru-hull really necessary? FredV at 6:50am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/4947 OK, I know this may be a bit unorthodox, but I'm interested to know your opinions on this idea. B
Voltage Drop - Analog versus Link 1000 wgkenney at 6:49am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1883 Hi all, I have a question around voltage readings. I have a Freedom 20 charger / inverter that is
Hunter 240 Boom Kicker installation kenkindy1 at 6:00am 08.01.12 Smaller Boats 5/2033 Hi All, I just received delivery of a boomkicker solid boom support. The boom kicker attaches to
Hunter 37ft Cherubini Prop mjmercer19248 at 5:28am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 18/5421 Hi All, I am new to sailing and this website. I just bought a 1980 37ft Cherubini. Needs work but
Raymarine X5 issues Jimm at 5:04am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2694 Looking for anyone who has had issues with X5 calibration. Installed the wheel pilot 2yrs ago. This

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Motor Mount Bracket for 3GM30F torque specs Sea-ker at 10:35am 11.27.22 Super info and just what I need. Yes, Ralph, that method is a tad more time consuming plus the grand
Miracle Rescue of MOB kloudie1 at 10:28am 11.27.22 That is a lucky dude.. He doesn't need to buy any lottery tickets because he just used up all of his
Watermaker Caboteur at 10:24am 11.27.22
Hunter 49 mainsail measurements (1) sail sfbay at 10:08am 11.27.22 My Hunter 46 has little mast prebend and furing and unfurling got really easy when I replaced the da
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? RitSim at 10:02am 11.27.22 Remvove the heat exchanger zinc to drain the heat exchanger, then reinstall the plug. Open the wat
Watermaker dlochner at 10:01am 11.27.22 I was thinking along those lines. GMTA
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

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