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Water heater, electrical enigma
Alan K at 1:40pm 01.23.23
That's a 240v male connector. This is a French-made vessel. In 240-volt countries, like France, th
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable
ggrizzard at 1:37pm 01.23.23
If a LEO see's 2 bright white lights on an anchored vessel they will likely not care if there are tw
Hunter 280 mast Question   (1)
Crusty Ol Salt at 1:32pm 01.23.23
Okay, sorry about posting later than I intended. I swear it is just an "exit block" (@Crazy Dave Con
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck
dlochner at 1:15pm 01.23.23
Another cable sealing options is a cable gland like these from Amazon. This type of gland will requi
End Boom Sheeting
Stu Jackson at 1:08pm 01.23.23
You might consider going to the Catalina Yachts website and looking through their archived borchures
Water heater, electrical enigma   (1)
BarryL at 1:00pm 01.23.23
Hi, Here is a picture of the water heater on my boat. It has a euro style plug that goes into the b
Slip n slide!
BigEasy at 12:54pm 01.23.23
Have used Woody wax in past. Yes, it is expensive. Must clean deck thoroughly before application w
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue
Barnacle Bill at 12:49pm 01.23.23
Potters have good reputations and even some are ""offshore" built with extra fiberglass usage. I'd
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck
Barnacle Bill at 12:44pm 01.23.23
How about getting creative and shielding that mess of cables with some sort of curved plastic or fib
Chart plotter choice overwhelm
Barnacle Bill at 12:34pm 01.23.23
I'm not up to speed with the latest and greatest chart plotters of various brands, but I have always
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable
Barnacle Bill at 12:30pm 01.23.23
It has to be visible 360 degrees for two miles.
Water heater, electrical enigma
Barnacle Bill at 12:28pm 01.23.23
It sounds like your water heater has a plug in it? Am I reading that right? So you can plug it
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks
Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23
Follow the ACP advice above,
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks
Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23
Thanks for the response. Bad advice, because the Hunter 146 is not made of fiberglass with gelcoat
Slip n slide!
Barnacle Bill at 12:24pm 01.23.23
I agree with the Starbright nonskid deck cleaner for cleaning nonskid. For some reason it works bet
Water heater, electrical enigma
leo310 at 12:22pm 01.23.23
Check you wire from the breaker to the heater or just replace it as what you have stated so far is b
Winter Cruise 2023
Terry Cox at 12:03pm 01.23.23
That's odd, what does the switch do then? Our boat has two main switches; inverter draw selection
Mast cleat
ckreitlein at 11:50am 01.23.23
Identical means they look the same in shape, color, hole spacing and design...i.e. squared off horns
Single handing
WI Rigger at 11:48am 01.23.23
Dave The base of my Ritchie compass (TR-33G), there are two crossed gold bars. Do you know if t

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