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Wiring question Kestle at 8:00pm 01.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2106 OK, wiring is my weak spot on boats. Here's what I want to do, and I'd appreciate feedback... I'm
Chartplotter/Autopilot Lost Parent at 7:02pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1615 I am picking up a Raymarine A57D Chartplotter and looking at buying a new Raymarine Smartpilot X5 a
Deadline approaching, still undecided Bonzai at 6:49pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2715 Well,the time is fast coming up,end of January,when I need to move my newly acquired sailboat to new
Rigging on French built 411 Jorgeusa at 6:41pm 01.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1421 I own a French built 411 2001 and was wondering what threads are used on the rigging hardware (I'm p
Marine SSB Functionally Obsolete? Rick D at 6:35pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 17/6329 I have a single sideband marine unit installed. It works; I have talked to others hundreds of miles
H410 Windlass FrankT at 6:13pm 01.07.12 Big Boats 5/1293 I have a H410 2002 that's equipped with a Simpson Lawrence windlass. The owners manual indicates the
Getting farther along on the wiring (4) toddco at 5:29pm 01.07.12 Day Sailers 5/1462 Since the weather doesn't want to cooperate for goose hunting, I've been running the electrical thro
Macerator Freezing Up Between Uses Rick D at 5:23pm 01.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/6710 OK, so I have a Johnson macerator in a non-boating application emptying the contents of a 15 gallon
Speaking Of Cutting Stainless... Rick D at 5:07pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2089 (Rather than taking another thread in a different direction) So I was modifying a bimini frame. I sc
Best way to lower a Dodger (1) rpwillia at 3:39pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2972 My dodger is the Catalina Factory Dodger which is the exact perfect height that when I stand at the
Blaise: Blue water H37c ? MATHURIN2 at 3:01pm 01.07.12 The Cherubini Hunters 26/5053 Blaise or others, I'd like some serious first hand impression on the handling of our H37c in heavy w
Where to find replacement collapsable water tanks tink at 2:37pm 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1445 I have a 1995 Hunter 26. The collapsable water tanks have developed leaks and I would like to repla
Where to attach toggle?! (1) Viesail at 2:29pm 01.07.12 Smaller Boats 2/1022 Just got a new forestay made with a johnson lever rigged to spec (28' 1 1/4" per 1985 Hunter '22 man
Cal 2-30 Instrument Panel Snickant at 1:30pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2350 where is the best place to find an instrument panel for a cal 2-30? thanks, glenn, catonsville, md
Will Prestone Antifreeze Damage Impeller? Ducati at 12:58pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2694 When I winterized the Volvo I ran Prestone antifreeze through the system. Will it damage the impe
Maine Sailors dscribner at 12:46pm 01.07.12 Trailer Sailors 3/2179 I'm looking for some good spots for next year. I figure we can easily make Muscongus Bay in a two da
2000 Hunter 170 Lonnie100 at 11:58am 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3060 I am about to purchase a 2000 Hunter 170 from the Cinncinnati area. This is a two owner boat and th
Man Overboard Don Guillette at 11:19am 01.07.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 33/11463 This topic has been discussed many times but no matter how many times it's discussed it's not enough
Mast Float Sybarite at 10:39am 01.07.12 Day Sailers 6/8411 I would like to know what size (volume) float would be required for the O'Day 17 Daysailer, to assur
Question of the day. Benny17441 at 10:04am 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2568 How was it determined that it is safe to discharge a battery to 50% of its capacity but to go beyond

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Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar SycloneDriver at 6:56pm 10.24.22 That sludge might be caused by additive dropout. This can happen when incompatible coolants are mix
Stagnant water in the lazarette xavpil at 6:51pm 10.24.22 Small powerboats can have bilge drain because when they are up on plane and moving quickly the wat
Valve needed xavpil at 6:49pm 10.24.22 The brass is probably and should be bronze. You are correct, a valve is needed. A bronze or Marelon
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 SVAngelina at 6:33pm 10.24.22 It is typical practice to bed a faucet with something, usually plumbers putty that seals without a
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? sesmith at 6:31pm 10.24.22 Was afraid that would be the answer. Good thing we're in no hurry to leave the Great Lakes then.
Stagnant water in the lazarette dlochner at 6:26pm 10.24.22
Valve needed dlochner at 6:24pm 10.24.22 Well what I have is a threaded piece of brass sticking out of the hull to which an old valve was co
Stagnant water in the lazarette xavpil at 6:24pm 10.24.22 Unlike powerboats, sailboats typically don't have holes to drain the bilge overboard. Typically wat
Valve needed xavpil at 6:18pm 10.24.22 Clarity helps. shall we assume you mean you want to connect a strainer directly to a thruhull? and
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 6:14pm 10.24.22 Nice idea. Will it take off VC17 ? If we ever go to salt water I might give this a try if it will
Stagnant water in the lazarette dlochner at 6:12pm 10.24.22
Valve needed dlochner at 6:08pm 10.24.22 Hi all. what type of valve do I need to connect the strainer to the seasick? i obviously want somet
Valve needed Don S/V ILLusion at 6:08pm 10.24.22 Clarity helps. shall we assume you mean you want to connect a strainer directly to a thruhull? and w
Insurance claim capta at 6:02pm 10.24.22 I don't suppose you will have much of a choice. The insurance company will pay as little as possible
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? sesmith at 5:54pm 10.24.22 I used to post on here a receipe for homemade peel away. YOu take a 5lb bag of garden lime, two
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long capta at 5:53pm 10.24.22 The problem is that you could have water on top of the cylinders (at least1) and when you crank the
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 5:42pm 10.24.22 I installed a Groco ARG-750 . Substantial construction able to take the boat conditions of near fr
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 5:35pm 10.24.22 BTW I noticed that the hose between the strainer and the pump is too big for the intake pump. 3/4IN
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 5:30pm 10.24.22
Voltage Meter Issue dlochner at 5:12pm 10.24.22 Prior to my load test/recovery all connections were inspected and confirmed secure. The load test s

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