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Potable? jGo at 9:54am 08.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2245 Does anyone drink the water from their water tank? Does the tank need periodic cleaning? Are there
Hull Paint CaptGregg at 9:08am 08.04.12 Catalina 22 8/1726 Hey got a question for you guys... My brother-in-law who paints homes for a living suggested I paint
1980 H37C head holding tank mjmercer19248 at 6:16am 08.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2393 Looking to add a waste holding tank. Location? i was thinking under the v berth starboard side. Func
Refrigeration Styx at 5:43am 08.04.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3527 Does anyone have any experience with Dometic WAECO CF110AC110 Coolmatic 113 QT AC/DC (55 watts) or W
Hunter 23.5 Centerboard -follow-up (2) Mike in Cape Cod at 11:00pm 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 26/10431 Hunter 23.5 Centerboard -New Saga-Read new info Thanks to all responders to my forum 2012 July 24th
Just one word, plastics. (5) caguy at 10:48pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2271 This old hippy hates to admit it but I Love Plastics. Been having some summer fun and I just finishe
jib littlescoop at 8:28pm 08.03.12 Catalina 22 18/1802 I want to buy a new jib....I live in Monterey California and average wind in the middle of the day i
GPS blanking with Auto pilot islandrunner70 at 7:17pm 08.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1290 Looking for some trouble shooting guidance. 93 Oceanis 370 with Garmin GPS 498 installed on the Acc
Heat exchanger zincs (1) rukidn at 6:48pm 08.03.12 Catalina 310 15/6522 Anyone encountered and solved this trap? No way to get a new zinc into the heat exchanger without ma
Blue water over the bow BillyK at 6:22pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4571 Tried to go out into the ocean today off the cost of Atlantic City NJ.. the longport inlet has real
Sailing with just the Jib JasonC at 6:07pm 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1310 O when the Marina put my boat in the pulled the main sail line all the way to top. Still had great
oday 28' owners Dragon Fly at 4:41pm 08.03.12 Bigger Boats 11/3793 [ about to purchase an 28' oday 1984. 2 questions: 1. 10 h.p. universal diesel enough powe
marine surveyor papabenn at 2:59pm 08.03.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/962 I am looking for a good reasonable marine surveyor in Daytona Beach to survey a Catalina 30 next wee
Vertical Windlass cincinattus at 2:35pm 08.03.12 Catalina 30 0/988 What is the best type and model vertical windlass to install on a 30' tall Rig model year 1991?
Bimini Top on a Lancer 25? keys2heaven at 1:58pm 08.03.12 Lancer 2/3351 Has anyone added a bimini top to their Lancer 25? If so, can you give me specifics on it? This is t
Attaching Jib Sheets (3) Roger Long at 1:52pm 08.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 20/17153 I was putting left over epoxy from the last coat on the strut over various patches on the keel when
Can My Rigging Hold a 200lb Guy in Bosuns Chair? JoelHoover at 12:50pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7724 I've got to replace a nav/stern/anchor light doodad on the top of my mast (see posting "I Hit a brid
Assistance in some coding for sailing tracking site redunculous at 12:32pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1360 Well.... I recently read about the Aegean loss (I've been stuck without access to the civilised w
Garmin Data Card 182C Florida sail at 11:57am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5535 Does anyone know where I can get updated Data cards for my Garmin 182 C GPS/ chart plotter? Garmin
Saga of crazed hatch lens replacement info (3) John T1594 at 11:37am 08.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7160 E-Mail message from ME to LEWMAR: I have a number of Lewmar hatches on my 2000 Hunter 340 sailboat t

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Hunter 380 waste tank CAVU at 9:10am 01.30.23 Thanks for the info. I am trying to get an inspection camera to view the bottom of that fitting, and
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Benny17441 at 9:03am 01.30.23 Good anchorages at Egmont Key and up the Manatee River. Other is downtown St. Petersburg in front
Hunter 380 waste tank George Braun at 8:55am 01.30.23 we have a 2008 36, pretty close in design of the stern. waste tank was installed before deck went on
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Ralph Johnstone at 8:54am 01.30.23 If you don't mind, please share your finding as the mechanical end of these things always interests
lithium battery conversion Boatdog41 at 8:45am 01.30.23 Did you insure the charger you had was compatible for use with a litium battery? I looked into conve
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Breezy1 at 8:44am 01.30.23 Remember that every job you estimate for time will be at least 5X as long..... Yea that's about ri
Hunter 41ac Keel question Ralph Johnstone at 8:39am 01.30.23 Upon retirement I think Hunter switched back to cast iron due to the cost of lead Yipes, what yea
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Ralph Johnstone at 8:36am 01.30.23 I find it is the time I've got to schedule, otherwise it will be mid summer and I'm still on the ha
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion Leeward Rail at 8:36am 01.30.23 What did standard Horizon say about fixing the ds-1 display ?
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 8:33am 01.30.23 So when its on the monitor for the battery shows about 13.8V I haven't taken a volt meter to the ge
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source artleyt115 at 8:26am 01.30.23 Is the 12v source regulated? How close is it to 12v? Batteries need to be charged at a higher volta
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source artleyt115 at 8:23am 01.30.23 Ah, I see. You have a two pole 12V outlet circuit on the generator and you are hooking that directl
I'm changing out my batteries sailcapt340 at 8:11am 01.30.23 Yes thanks what I am thinking, 4 - 6 Volts and a separate 12 V for a reserve. Since owning the boat
I'm changing out my batteries (1) dlochner at 7:38am 01.30.23 Dave, Because the bottom portion of your photo is blocked out when I view it. Correct me if I
Seattle area surveyors. FastOlson at 7:33am 01.30.23 The Boat Show, happening soon, might be a good place to look. I used to know a top rated surveyor wh
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion (1) mforum at 7:28am 01.30.23 I got this answer back from Airmar Good day, There is an adapter to take 200khz analog depth to
I'm changing out my batteries sailcapt340 at 7:26am 01.30.23 Dave, Because the bottom portion of your photo is blocked out when I view it. Correct me if I
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Leeward Rail at 7:19am 01.30.23 Just a FYI - it's been brought to my attention that the Honda's don't tie the ground and neutral to
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 7:19am 01.30.23 Is the 12v source regulated? How close is it to 12v? Batteries need to be charged at a higher voltag
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option (1) tfox2069 at 7:06am 01.30.23 So I'll throw out an idea that isn't fully formed, and see whether it has any merit based on the exp

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