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Radar Problem shemandr at 4:41am 05.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1149 I fired up my RayMarine Radar scanned last weekend to test it. At first it worked fine. But after
Hull Drain Hole ? (2) miamitreasurehunter at 8:48pm 05.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2772 Hello, I am restoring a 32' Columbia Sabre. I have never seen her in the water, and she is dry docke
oars on 21 ft. instead of motor Tbone102 at 8:31pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/9302 i heard that due to its narrow hull and low freeboard its possible to install oars and oar locks ins
Tiller on macgregor 26? Treecutter at 8:17pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3129 I am considering the purchase of a Macgregor 26 with very few options and using a 5 hp motor. I like
Universal Starter two sailors at 8:13pm 05.24.12 Bigger Boats 3/1382 After increasing clicks before turnover I gave up and pulled the 30 year old starter. Since I was to
A few steps closer :) c_witch at 7:59pm 05.24.12 Trailer Sailors 18/5126 Well we are getting closer all the time. We tried to fire up the outboard 2 days ago and no go disco
H41 - DS or AC? Spcharby at 7:13pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 7/1773 Other than looks and main cabin head room, are there any differences than need to be considered befo
Sails Graysailor at 7:10pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 0/871 I currently have heavy weather sails from Doyle. I am starting to get into racing. As the winds are
Mast wires ParamourII at 7:04pm 05.24.12 Catalina 30 2/1403 We just stepped our mast a week ago and my ST40 wind is not working I suspect the issue is the conn
oil changing device ironhors42 at 6:57pm 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3641 I changing the oil in my new boat to me. Thinking of doing every three months because of boat sittin
Double inverter question Jared20459 at 6:41pm 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1646 If I have an inverter on the boat to convert 12v to 120v and plug in my kids' DVD player that has an
Cleat Torn Out DaveS at 6:03pm 05.24.12 Smaller Boats 2/1278 The port stern cleat was ripped out during a storm on my Hunter 23.5. The fiberglass actually remai
Keel cracks hunter 460 (1) fearless.hunter at 6:03pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 2/1859 HI all I own a hunter 46 from 2000. has anyone else out there had problems with cracks in the keel
146 Chainplate Detachment algosdoc at 5:51pm 05.24.12 Day Sailers 8/2709 During a nice 15kt wind today, my 2006 Hunter 146 starboard shroud chainplate popped completely out
Opening queen berth port - 26S (5) holdech at 5:42pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1320 I posted this on TSBB, but for those who don't frequent that board - here are my opening port projec
New Sail (1) inarathree at 5:42pm 05.24.12 Smaller Boats 3/1395 New sail from Peak Sails. Awesome!
Finally got around to naming my boat (1) allen-deckard at 5:40pm 05.24.12 Catalina 22 4/1347 So since I never do things normal. :) Anyway what y'all think? Carved it out of a piece of cypress
Water manifold Graysailor at 5:18pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 3/1708 Regarding the water manifold on my Hunter41. Does anyone know who makes this unit? This is the manif
leak in the cabin top jackfromhicksville at 5:08pm 05.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/905 I have a H 25.5 with the pop top. I have noticed that I have a leak in the cabin top on the portside
Two more repairs completed (5) CaptGregg at 5:03pm 05.24.12 Catalina 22 10/1431 Replaced the old messed up switch/fuse panel but plan to re-route the wiring and panel and put up a

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Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 12.01.22 Great! Thank you very much! Very nice install. What make and model boat is this? How many watts
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 12.01.22 I purchased the manual impact wrench. And if the bolts breaks at the deck ? ? ? ?
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 12.01.22 the screw will initiallly try to shrink but as the aluminum gets cooled, it willl grab the screw ti
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 9:33am 12.01.22 I purchased the manual impact wrench. I will try it this weekend. I really appreciate all of the adv
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 9:31am 12.01.22 Yikes, Thanks for the heads up.
Binoculars jon hansen at 9:17am 12.01.22 cannon electroniclly stabilized is my go to pair. that said, i bought the cheapest pair at west mar
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt kloudie1 at 9:14am 12.01.22 Laughing.. Ya gotta be fast with that because aluminum contracts about 20% more than stainless; the
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 8:47am 12.01.22
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:46am 12.01.22 There's also cans at the automotive store that will freeze the bolt but I haven't tried them Now
Binoculars Mark Maulden at 8:44am 12.01.22
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Johann at 8:36am 12.01.22 Yellow/red is energized when engine key in the RUN position as d41 says above. The solenoid appear
hunter yanmar (1) Marmalade at 7:15am 12.01.22 From the ~1987 general Hunter Legend owners manual... but considering the age, should still confirm
Using and STORING a Bluetti AC200Max for AC power on a 310 kloudie1 at 7:11am 12.01.22 Understand.. I wonder why they don't advise side storage? All electrons settle to the side maybe? ;)
hunter yanmar Davidasailor26 at 7:05am 12.01.22 There should be a plate somewhere on the engine with the horsepower rating and model. There might be
hunter yanmar kloudie1 at 7:05am 12.01.22 Usually a plaque on the engine somewhere .. usually on the front gearcover ..
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 7:04am 12.01.22 Yellow/red is energized when engine key in the RUN position as d41 says above. The solenoid appears
hunter yanmar Rick.johnson at 6:58am 12.01.22 Got it thanks now i will do some work to find what the model number is on there 40 hp Thanks
Using and STORING a Bluetti AC200Max for AC power on a 310 Good Vibes at 6:57am 12.01.22 I agree the honda makes sense in many ways but as I already have this for home AND I want an inverte
Holding Tank Ventilation MikeHoncho at 6:57am 12.01.22 Hi @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , The advice from your book that I was referring to was the desirabil
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 6:56am 12.01.22 Yeah I coated it in POR Tuesday, in a rush to beat any humidity-cause rust. Sooo I missed the tacky

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