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O'Day 272 glow plug question gjaffess at 8:24am 10.31.11 Bigger Boats 4/1817 I have an O'Day 272 LE with a diesel engine. Since I have this boat (about 5 years) it has taken al
Shoot thru hull peter hall at 8:04am 10.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1537 I am wanting to fit a shoot thru hull transducer on my 1981 hunter 33. Does anyone know if the hull
We Have Returned to Patagonia Sequitur at 7:50am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 6/13322 After a relaxing four-month break back in Vancouver while winter happened in southern Chile, we have
Info on Siddons & Sindle Barnegat 17 (1967) Jim Sinkowski at 7:26am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2938 Looking for info/comments relating to my above sailboat, ID tag #57. S ' S was listed as a Central
Caulk For Leak Repair On Wet Surface BrianW at 6:48am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 4/16034 I have several small leaks/seepages in my Hunter 26. Currently, the boat is in the water. Are there
Mooring Pickup Stick mcrow33 at 6:10am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 23/7127 Hey all, I removed my mooring pickup stick from my mooring yesterday since my boat has been pulled
In deep on my V17 Hollyweirdos at 5:08am 10.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 285/35020 Well I am up to my usual overkill routines. In order to get all the leaks on this V17 I ended up cu
Happy halloween (1) Bill1565 at 4:33am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1103 I'm not much for "sharing", but I saw this on our club web site.
Coast Guard rescues two sailors berner73 at 4:26am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1113 Successful rescue off Cape Cod, 37' was out of Halifax. http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2011
Water ballast valve leaks Capchas at 3:57am 10.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2181 No matter how tight the wingnut, water still comes out of valve cosiderably when hauling. Rubber gas
Replacing depth, speed transducers? neilmcc at 12:15am 10.31.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1720 My Hunter 336 currently has Raymarine ST (30 I think) depth and speed transducers fitted in brass ho
1978 Hunter 27 Tiller Size Traylor67 at 10:35pm 10.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1667 Friends, does anybody out there have a tiller steering 78 hunter 27? The currently installed tiller
Nasty Boat Odor Robert 47 at 10:27pm 10.30.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1674 I just came home from a weekend on our 1987 Hunter 31. As I was leaving this afternoon, my wife noti
Genoa in-haul jaming on drum rk6johnson at 8:33pm 10.30.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2385 I've had trouble with my in-haul line jamming on the furling drum on my 2008 Catalins 309. The guid
Yanmar water pump question Ted at 8:32pm 10.30.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1608 On a Yanmar 2GM (raw water cooled) and 2GMF (fresh water cooled) are the raw water cooling pumps ide
Drain for the Cockpit Drain? suds at 7:37pm 10.30.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2586 Hello All, I have a 1974 Hunter 25 that I've been doing some repairs on over the last year. I'm cu
Mast Rising Sys for V25 (1) Jim25 at 7:17pm 10.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2746 Just put it together its been siting around now for a while getting ready to paint the deck so thoug
The Great Pumpkin Regatta (1) stephen Penny at 7:11pm 10.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/866 Today, just east of the Golden Gate Bridge in the SF Bay my sailboat found itself ahead of these rac
Usy 18 Capt.Rich at 6:20pm 10.30.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2193 Anyone here own one? Cheers, Rich
Need a Batten DAVA390 at 6:04pm 10.30.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1657 Brought the P 18 home from the marina last weekend. Big rain yesterday, sunny, 50`s today. Today is

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What are these. SFS at 9:30am 02.25.22 Tarp could be an awning of sorts to cool the boat. Loads from foredeck, hole around mast. (I cant te
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 9:24am 02.25.22 @stephen_i_w I am a dummy regarding NMEA connections. I am looking at the NMEA 0183 Gateway YDNG-03
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem markwbird at 9:12am 02.25.22 That really should not happen. It's a self priming pump. Just to be thorough you might check the e
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:41am 02.25.22 There is a physical difference between DC and AC fuses. It relates to the Arc issue in a DC circuit
Fuse ratings Tater at 8:41am 02.25.22 When a fuse blows, especially due to short circuit, there is a tendency for "arc over". The metal +
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:39am 02.25.22 And a handy tutorial on fuses - https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/fuse-tutorial Note in particula
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:37am 02.25.22 When faced with discussing what feels like a simple subject, yet the discussion sounds confused, I r
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:35am 02.25.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 8:28am 02.25.22 I filled in the old holes and drilled new ones - too difficult to try and line them up. Here are the
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 8:22am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:17am 02.25.22 The voltage is a maximum as some others have said. No harm done from using a 24V, 110V or 240V fuse
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:13am 02.25.22 Greased up the impellor with vaseline and it turned easily Not the end of the world but better to
Fuse ratings Brian D at 8:10am 02.25.22 The voltage rating of a fuse is the maximum voltage that it can safely interrupt. If the voltage is
Fuse ratings Ralph Johnstone at 8:07am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade (4) Jeff2642 at 8:06am 02.25.22 Thank you! Are you going to replace with the standard 20 gal tank or enlarge capacity? or a 2 cell
Fuse ratings Hello Below at 7:47am 02.25.22 Fuse blows due to excessive current, voltage has nothing to do with it. You can use it on 110 VAC O
Gel battery update All U Get at 7:38am 02.25.22 Now it is time to Break Them In. For maximum performance Gel batteries should be cycled 15 to 20 t
Fuse ratings JoeWhite at 7:34am 02.25.22 Fuse blows due to excessive current, voltage has nothing to do with it. You can use it on 110 VAC OR
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling jssailem at 7:34am 02.25.22 My mast is deck stepped. There are weep holes at the mast base to allow the water to flow out over t
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 7:30am 02.25.22 Now if you have a glass fuse protecting your VHF take a close look at it it may say 240 or 110 volt

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