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Hank on Jib jorgefife at 8:14pm 02.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2020 I just saw an advert from someone who has sails for sale here in Houston; my hank on jib is not the
Simple, very basic AC electrical layout Squidd at 7:06pm 02.16.12 Musings With Maine Sail 30/9537 Looking for an easy to follow AC electric blueprint/layout for my 26' boat... Minimal AC usage, ba
VHF mounting location JURA at 7:00pm 02.16.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1673 I recently purchased a new GX 1700 GPS and would like to know why I have never seen one mounted near
Supplier for Wire, Connectors and Crimping Tools SVTatia at 6:39pm 02.16.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3262 Question for Maine Sail What would be a choice supplier for wiring, connectors and where can I buy
light squared Marc Bergmueller at 5:39pm 02.16.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2546 GPS signals might be safe for a while. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-16/lightsquared-blo
Window leak. Chris Patterson at 5:23pm 02.16.12 Catalina 22 1/1351 Well, I'm sure this topic has been explained a hundred and two times on here, but because I'm not pa
August in the Pacific Northwest Ken Cross at 4:53pm 02.16.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1655 Is anyone planning a trip to the Pacific Northwest in August. I'm thinking San Juans, middle Puget S
Atomic 4 question RECESS at 4:45pm 02.16.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3775 I am considering a sailboat that has an Atomic 4 engine. I have no problems with the engine in the b
Blue Water Copper Shield bottom paint ebsail at 4:30pm 02.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2208 Anyone have experience of more than one season with this paint? And what was it. I just stripped my
Before/During/After (4) 31seahorse at 4:20pm 02.16.12 Precision 1/2501 Hello Precision 18 Owners ' Others, Our P-18 project is going well. I've gotten some helpful, tim
Loosen the shrouds to pin forestay? H260 Sublime at 3:19pm 02.16.12 Smaller Boats 15/3060 I keep my boat in a slip. I tensioned my shrouds to about 300 lbs. Prior to doing so, the tension
Autopilot for an Oday 37 Mike Cinkewicz at 1:33pm 02.16.12 Bigger Boats 8/2187 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 2/1454 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 21/11936 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 1/1486 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 2/13649 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 5/1618 I have added a new post to the blog at: To The Falklands
CAL-33 decal majjak2 at 11:01am 02.16.12 Cal 0/2931 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 22/7451 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 20/7690 I am doing an upgrade on my boat and want to use the mast antenna for both the VHF and the FM radios

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Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Johann at 12:55pm 11.30.22 My cat came with similar Cole hersee solenoids for combining the house and start when the engine was
0day 25,130 genoa sail sfbay at 12:54pm 11.30.22 Do an internet search on "used sailboat genoa sail" and you will find many sites and sail lofts that
DC distribution panel in Hunters Stu Jackson at 11:32am 11.30.22 I prefer the option available with a regular breaker to switch something off, can't do that with pu
DC distribution panel in Hunters Terry Cox at 11:29am 11.30.22 Many years ago, when I was still learning the boat's systems, we were at anchor and when it came tim
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 10:26am 11.30.22 Another consideration: If you grind the head of the screw off, the sheaves and plate will come up a
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem JamesG161 at 10:16am 11.30.22 when I turn on the air conditioning breaker and the main B-bus breaker in the aft lazarette in the
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem mermike at 9:46am 11.30.22 Or the pigtail.
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 9:38am 11.30.22 That makes sense... you don't want to drop the keel to replace the zinc... you could probably crimp
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale rgranger at 9:32am 11.30.22 I should probably add a Zinc while I'm at it. That makes sense... you don't want to drop the keel
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 9:26am 11.30.22 .... like this... I had the exact same concern, and fiddled with some ideas along the same lines a
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt rgranger at 8:48am 11.30.22 Thank you for the advice, rgranger! I will get some penetrating oil and use some patience too. than
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale (1) rgranger at 8:46am 11.30.22 That looks like a viable approach. A concern I have is that the bolts going into the meat of the me
Side Stay Tension Joe at 8:28am 11.30.22 :plus: Always, the goal is to keep everything where you want it, and where you want it is centered
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem Don S/V ILLusion at 7:56am 11.30.22
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 7:49am 11.30.22 Great advice from you all! Thank you, I really appreciate it.
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 7:48am 11.30.22 Thank you for the advice, rgranger! I will get some penetrating oil and use some patience too. thank
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt kloudie1 at 7:44am 11.30.22 Another consideration: If you grind the head of the screw off, the sheaves and plate will come up an
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Rich Stidger at 7:44am 11.30.22 The best results that I have had for loosening small fasteners like yours is to use penetrating oil.
Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues dkinzer at 7:32am 11.30.22 I found a table on the old Raymarine forum I forgot to mention that I asked the Raymarine tech st
DC distribution panel in Hunters George Braun at 7:30am 11.30.22 Hi George. What is improper about push-to-reset breakers? Different model boat here, but we have a

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