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Adler Barbour DMC-12 Parts Needed El_Marinero at 5:03am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1791 Recently purchased a DMC-12 Alder Barbour cool machine. Looks decent, but was curious as to if anyon
Impellor pabraam at 3:14am 08.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2915 Removed the original Johnson (not Yanmar!) impeller from my 3JH4E Yanmar engine. However lubrificati
Ran Into a Bridge Today... JoelHoover at 8:19pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3087 Sooo, currently my boat is in the Port of Los Angeles. There's 2 ways out of the port, the long way
anchor windlass causing breaker to pop karenhodgson at 7:38pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 11/5342 we have a 2000 hunter 450 passage and are recently experiencing a problem with our windlass. the cir
Cabin wood finish Chet Knights at 7:12pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 3/1502 My '86,34' needs some restoration of the wood finish in the cabin. Does anyone know how the wood w
Simple Traveler Upgrade (2) primetime at 7:08pm 07.31.12 Catalina 30 35/7929 Hi- I'm in the process of slowly and modestly improving a 1980 C-30 tall rig which is currently in
hunter 28 coastal vs offshore sail2011 at 6:50pm 07.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 23/7729 i'm planning a cruise from nyc to va beach about 30mi off coast. at the end of AUG'12. 2 sailors a
Foul Smell ad meliora at 6:11pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3682 Hi good evening, I have (family has) a hunter 49 and it sits more than she sails :( - I just recentl
chain plate deck covers - 11.0A and others? Mark Maulden at 5:33pm 07.31.12 S2 8/1758 I had to pull the chain plate deck covers off to reseal the chain plates. I found washers under the
Sell it or scrap it (1) All U Get at 5:25pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1520 Hi all, I just replaced the Wilcox Critenden head and wondered if I should scrap it or sell it. The
Reverse steering Fairhaven at 4:33pm 07.31.12 Bristol 6/8971 I am totally frustrated with my inability to steer to starboard in my Beneteau. Bought a new three B
Tying up at new dock (1) Marc Bergmueller at 4:13pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2156 Hi all, I have a question about docking. I have a hunter 310, and an L shaped dock at the end of my
Whit Lock Steering (1) pdnervo at 1:25pm 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1401 We have a 2000 Beneteau 361 and a Whitlock steering unit on ... we would like to stow the wheel when
Wanted, map card, N.C./S.C.-Garmin 182C Chris Patterson at 1:13pm 07.31.12 Parts Search 0/3059 The title about says it all. Some scoundrel liberated my map card from my 182C. So I could use anoth
Rope Repair Slow Mo^cean at 1:10pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2608 My jib halyard's outer braid seperated from the inner strand, and is now about a foot shorter than t
Gas Strut/Pop Top mod RonRock at 12:30pm 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2080 I am ready to do the mod to my 79 Venture 25. I have read many of the previous threads on the forum,
Stupid propane tank question - tare weight jviss at 12:23pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 16/7656 I found the specs for my propane tanks, which are 11 lb. capacity steel tanks made by Trident, model
Whit Lock Steering (1) pdnervo at 12:19pm 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1257 we have a 361 Beneteau 2000. we have a Whit-Lock steering system. we would like to take off the wh
Salt in propane locker jviss at 12:18pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1047 My 1984 Catalina 36 has a propane locker for 2 11 lb. steel propane bottles. I don't know if the lo
Solar Doug J at 11:36am 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/7797 I have a question for the electrical guru's (Walt :)). Okay, I know this topic has been discussed

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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
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:39am 11.27.22 Running the Spectra Ventura 150 MPC @ 6 gal/hr for an hour every other day (9 amp-hr use every two d
Cellular Signal in the Channel Islands ?. danooxnard at 8:35am 11.27.22 I sail out of channel islands harbor regularly. On trips to the East End of Anacapa Island I lose c
Beneteau First 375 Hollyberry at 8:34am 11.27.22 Quite sure the hulls are solid layup (ie not cored).. The keels may be cast iron vs lead - I think t
Newbie Question re: M-25 XPB winterization - is 2 gallons of -100 West Marine antifreeze enough? Monheganlover at 8:31am 11.27.22 I always use 4 gal -50 in mine as AF is cheap vs cracked parts. Always drain system first so less
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit Zencra at 8:27am 11.27.22 Would love to see any pics you have of the install. Washer is on the short list before we head to t
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:26am 11.27.22 Smaller to smallest might prove the most practical for several reasons, e.g., space and power deman
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit (1) Zencra at 8:22am 11.27.22 Would love to see any pics you have of the install. Washer is on the short list before we head to t
Watermaker dlochner at 8:20am 11.27.22 I've also heard that water makers should not be left idle for long periods of time. Common practice
First time sailboat owner isaksp00 at 8:18am 11.27.22 By confused, do you mean which way to steer? During my charters I found it very useful to stand ahea
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 8:14am 11.27.22 I will be upgrading the current system first, alternator, charger/inverter etc so they can be set up
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard JBP-PA at 8:14am 11.27.22 I believe the charger on these engines is just a coil and rectifier with little or no voltage regula
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard dlochner at 8:09am 11.27.22 Never heard of that company. The prices on their batteries seem exceptionally low. The company tou
Beneteau First 375 PaulK at 8:08am 11.27.22 Look up "Beneteau boat construction video" online. Boat Test has a good one, but it is blocked from
Beneteau First 375 bvermeer at 8:08am 11.27.22 Thank you for your replies! I have the sailboat data pages but those don't define how the hull was b

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