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Autopilot for an Oday 37 Mike Cinkewicz at 1:33pm 02.16.12 Bigger Boats 8/1686 I am looking to install an autopilot system in my Oday 37. I am not looking for anything over the to
Leaking ports anchorron at 1:07pm 02.16.12 Catalina 30 2/1286 I need to find gaskets for Lewmar opening ports on a 1988 Catalina 30. If replacement gaskets are no
Retrieving sailboat onto trailer SteveSam at 12:57pm 02.16.12 Ask All Sailors 21/10033 Before I start I have searched and read many helpful posts about getting a sailboat on a trailer wit
Retrieving 25 Oday with trailer SteveSam at 12:50pm 02.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1397 Before I start I have searched and read many helpful posts about getting a sailboat on a trailer wit
New Member Jeff Jellick at 12:45pm 02.16.12 SSB and Ham Operators 2/13425 Greetings, I just joined this group, as I am getting ready to install an ICOM 802 SSB radio in my 20
Sequitur in the Falklands Sequitur at 11:04am 02.16.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1553 I have added a new post to the blog at: To The Falklands
CAL-33 decal majjak2 at 11:01am 02.16.12 Cal 0/2696 I have owned a 1985 CAL 33 since July, 1986, and have sailed her from FL to the Bahamas and to VA an
tachometer needle bouncing gettinthere at 10:31am 02.16.12 Ask All Sailors 22/6694 At idle, the tach needle bounces quite a bit. The victron 601 will show a small negative i number. T
Vhf/fm Radio Splitters (1) twodzusfittings at 9:44am 02.16.12 Smaller Boats 20/6617 I am doing an upgrade on my boat and want to use the mast antenna for both the VHF and the FM radios
C27 Which Anchor Roller? trasel at 9:00am 02.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1721 how Do C27 Owners Drop Their Anchors? I Am A New Owner (2 Mos) Of A 1983 C27 Tall Rig And Launching
Head stool change John11936 at 8:12am 02.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1131 I changing the stool out with all the hoses soon. The foot print on new stool is different, and will
Fuel Tank Leak John11936 at 8:02am 02.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/970 After cleaning my tank through the gauge access I striped out some of the screws. Can I just use a l
Jack Stands for Rent in the Tampa Bay Area carboman at 7:08am 02.16.12 Smaller Boats 2/2181 Does anyone know where to rent a set of 4 jack stands in the tampa area? I want to lift my Hunter
Boat Insurance rickk31 at 6:36am 02.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2522 I am haveing trouble finding a insurance company that will insure a boat with hurricane coverage alo
Excessive Play in Rudder? Bowedtoothdoc at 4:17am 02.16.12 Big Boats 7/2214 I successfully got my Hunter 450 moved and am prepping her for a resplash. I have noticed about one
Acoustic Insulation for engine compartment brian3820 at 2:29am 02.16.12 Big Boats 5/2940 Hello all. As I restore and refit our 34 footer, I find that I need new acoustic insulation for the
H31 owners manual (1997 ish) (1) mghunter310 at 1:13am 02.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/2912 Just wondering if anyone had a owners manual for a Hunter 310 from around 1997 ? The resources se
Another Hells Gate question... Herco Dunlop at 11:19pm 02.15.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2406 I am at the Worlds Fair Marina and I am thinking of taking my 23 ft. ODay through Hells Gate, either
Up the Pocomoke River to Snow Hill, MD Fly_H23 at 8:41pm 02.15.12 Destinations 5/4750 Someday soon, I want to retrace a trip my Father took back in 1972, from the Chesapeake Bay up the P
Replacing the Rod Rigging David Popken at 7:23pm 02.15.12 Sabre Sailboats 1/4687 I am getting serious about buying a 1987 Sabre 38 CB. Some concerns about the age of the rod riggin

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Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard BigEasy at 9:13am 03.19.22 Also, Check the AC power inlet receptacles on the transom and the plugs on the AC power cables. I
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Hello Below at 9:11am 03.19.22 'm thinking about looking at on line operations to see if they're any cheaper. :huh:Cheaper??? You
Forever to Charge - What's This? Hayden Watson at 8:49am 03.19.22 Just guessing but given that they are still bubbling, I suspect that one cell in one of the batterie
S2 11A - Locked throttle and gear shift Mark Maulden at 8:41am 03.19.22 I believe Edson has all the parts you might need..
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering sail sfbay at 8:34am 03.19.22 Doesn't the lock just hold the steering wheel in place? Suggest contacting Whitlock for a diagram an
Forever to Charge - What's This? DArcy at 8:11am 03.19.22 If you haven't already, separate them, let them settle then measure voltage on each battery separate
Yanmar Engine Oil Change sailcapt340 at 8:03am 03.19.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? Davidasailor26 at 8:00am 03.19.22 Update: 3 days later!!! - and I haven't done any of those things in the list, but the batteries ar
Hunter 49/50 running power cables for port cabin top winch artboas at 7:46am 03.19.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 7:33am 03.19.22 Update: 3 days later!!! - and I haven't done any of those things in the list, but the batteries are
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:32am 03.19.22 If you find that the neutral and ground wires are showing continuity between each other, first look
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 7:31am 03.19.22 I didn't know that. I thought these worked by detecting differences in the neutral and hot current
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:26am 03.19.22 So, to the O.P. - with the boat not connected to the shore power outlet, measure the resistance from
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:23am 03.19.22 Further, only newer marinas have gfcis on the dock pedestals. The OP may have been plugging into no
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Alan Gomes at 7:22am 03.19.22 The picture really helps. When the boat is molded, hull color and stripe color gelcoat is sprayed
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:15am 03.19.22 Further, only newer marinas have gfcis on the dock pedestals. The OP may have been plugging into non
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:13am 03.19.22 If I understand the OP correctly, the only gfci that tripped was the one on shore. If you mistakenl
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Old Skool Neil at 7:11am 03.19.22 The picture really helps. When the boat is molded, hull color and stripe color gelcoat is sprayed i
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:10am 03.19.22 If I understand the OP correctly, the only gfci that tripped was the one on shore. If you mistakenly
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:53am 03.19.22 I think it could be inconsistent depending on the quality of the connections on the boat and in the

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