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Leaking AGM starter battery marujo.sortudo at 6:51am 06.05.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/1617 I've had the same starter system since I purchased my boat 2 seasons ago. I haven't burned up more
Ripping up old floor KimyKennedy at 6:45am 06.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1981 Ok....so. I'm ripping up the floor (a little at a time --- it's hard getting that stuff up!). Any
Engine runs smoother? Ron20324 at 6:37am 06.05.12 Engines and Propulsion 14/3324 I noticed when someone kicks the ignition key to 'off' that the motor still runs- no surprise there.
Catalina 27 Window Kit Ajay73 at 6:35am 06.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/8712 I have a 1980 C27. Bought the window reseal kit. They provide 3M 4200 fast cure for the caulk to us
Opsail2012 CCHer at 6:30am 06.05.12 Catalina 310 1/1400 For the Chesapeake folks: anybody plannig to meet the tall ships parade from Norfolk to Baltimore on
NEW o'day owner - Where to find parts? MikeIndy at 6:25am 06.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1880 Good morning. This is my first post here, although I am not unfamiliar with the forum structure. I a
Interfacing from Datamarine to Raymarine?? Blitz at 5:45am 06.05.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2611 MaineSail, I know I read that you interfaced your old Datamarine transducer to your ST60+ display.
do you safety tether in when soloing? joes new addiction at 4:59am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 39/10094 I get regular emails from "About Sailing.com" . (my quest for knowledge, lunch time reading)! There
Backing plate Florida sail at 4:36am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4456 Would Starboard be an adequate material to use as a backing plate for a stern mounted motor davit? W
Help with Electrical power question RWSlater at 3:43am 06.05.12 Big Boats 5/1351 I have a 42 Passage with two 30 amp power cables coming into the boat. When I was at the marina in
moving the foresail up the mast. alllrite at 11:21pm 06.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2095 ya, great seaman title. I have a 26s with a 150% non stolk genoa. It's a milar? sail with a furl
Mast cable Tricia at 9:54pm 06.04.12 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1914 I'm replacing my mast cable and only need 3 wires. The West Marine catalog has triplex cable but say
RPM's Dropping Steph at 8:17pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2768 On my Cal 28 with Westerbeck 13, my RPM's intermittantly drop from 2800 to 2200 then come back up.
docking bridles returning sailors at 7:38pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2567 We have noticed several slips in our marina that have bridles to make docking a much easier task. Ca
Tidal Grid? (5) SitkaChum at 7:30pm 06.04.12 Catalina 30 5/5415 Hey, First, a quick intro - I'm a newbie sailor and have been stalking the boards the last 9 months
H23, Water Under Floor of Porta Potty - Old Post carboman at 7:11pm 06.04.12 Smaller Boats 1/1173 Someone posted some good info on locating the source of a leak that was causing water to accumulate
Named on the trailer and ready to lauch c_witch at 6:46pm 06.04.12 Trailer Sailors 6/2518 Okie dokie. 'Privateer' is now on her trailer and ready to be hauled over to Musquidoboit Harbour an
1979 O'Day 23 Mast Mount Support Beam Jclark29 at 5:03pm 06.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1618 What type of wood is the 2x4 support beam under the mast mount made from? What have people used in
What type and how many AC BTUs for a 27' Watkins akeegan at 5:02pm 06.04.12 Ask All Sailors 16/6585 Hello y'all, I would like to install an economical (Frys, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.), free-standing
old hood 705 furler MORNING LIGHT at 4:33pm 06.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1089 I have on my boat a old 705 hood furler consisting in a continuous loop that goes around but that I

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handheld VHf? Orbweaver at 2:25pm 12.05.22 The OP ended up with a Standard Horizon HX870 in blue. :)
Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help ice breaker at 2:23pm 12.05.22 Looks like the old snake river stuff. On our boat the foil had come unglued from the side of the ta
Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help BroncoJohn at 2:17pm 12.05.22 Great feedback! They look like a great alternative without having to install float sensors.
Can anyone identify this pump? Scubagirl62 at 2:13pm 12.05.22 You might want to talk to someone at an RV camper dealership or Camper World.
PacificNW Weather... WINTER STORMS coming to a place you live. JamesG161 at 2:13pm 12.05.22 Stay safe and warm, John. Note his foul weather gear is on now. Thus I nicknamed @jssailem Mr M
Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help flightlead404 at 2:05pm 12.05.22 I replaced my wema gauge and sensors with the scan tech external ones. Happy
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason dLj at 2:01pm 12.05.22
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason 48Grumman at 1:51pm 12.05.22
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear bonkle at 1:43pm 12.05.22 I think I meant to ask if anything was missing or changed. I kinda assumed something was taken off c
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic (5) Daze at 1:30pm 12.05.22 Any chance you could send pictures of how your solar array is mounted on the factory davits? @tkwh
Replacing control cables. $eabreeze at 1:22pm 12.05.22 I replaced both cables on a 1994 33.5. Had to take out steering chain to get cables in and replaced
Ignition key will not insert into the ignition. dlochner at 12:46pm 12.05.22 Spray it with something like what @jssailem suggested or some penetrating oil like Liquid Wrench.
PacificNW Weather... WINTER STORMS coming to a place you live. kappykaplan at 12:45pm 12.05.22 Stay safe and warm, John.
Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help jssailem at 12:41pm 12.05.22 It could also be a SCAD sensor. They are a pair of copper foil strips that attach to the side of the
Ignition key will not insert into the ignition. (1) jssailem at 12:35pm 12.05.22 Could you have a little corrosion in the ignition lock? I would give Corrosion Block a try. I use it
Ignition key will not insert into the ignition. arf145 at 12:26pm 12.05.22 While you are waiting from something from a C25 owner, have you poked a pin or something in there to
Warped Rudder (3) sbrogden at 12:01pm 12.05.22 I started work on the rudder today - epoxied two strip together for the leading edge of the rudder.
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion DayDreamer41 at 11:59am 12.05.22
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion kappykaplan at 11:41am 12.05.22 Tks for letting us know, flightlead404. Sounds like some good detective work. :beer:
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 11:38am 12.05.22

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