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alternator sizing Mark Maulden at 10:31pm 07.28.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4168 I have an older Volvo MD17C with the original alternator (35a). I'd like to upgrade to higher capac
Trailer scares the he#@ out of me! Texsail at 8:31pm 07.28.11 Trailer Sailors 22/11204 First post and yes I have searched extensively for the answer. I just bought my first sailbaot Hunte
plates sliding (1) paulj at 7:12pm 07.28.11 Catalina 310 5/1646 Ray About 4 years ago, you talked about sliding plates on the cockpit table....:yeah: Come up wit
Need Some Information on A Mac 25 Fred Villiard at 5:34pm 07.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1619 I'm completely rebuilding an 84 Mac 25, was hoping to get it finished last winter, but the fall weat
Setting Spreader Tips? Cool Beans at 5:18pm 07.28.11 Ask All Sailors 15/7549 With as much info as is on the net, I swear sometimes it is completely useless. . . New rigging, I
Need vintage Hunter 25.5 parts popman at 3:47pm 07.28.11 Smaller Boats 7/3522 Hi, I just bought a Hunter 255 1985 and need to fix a few things and am having trouble finding them.
Sail Repair ????? Punta Gorda seadaddler at 11:41am 07.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3447 Hi yes the boat is on the hard and my Jib is needing repair,the stitching has come off on some parts
Inboard Diesel Installation sunshinemartini at 9:37am 07.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/5705 Interested in installing a 15hp diesel into an Oday 25. Boat is not currently equipped with an inboa
Rudder rigging? (2) alcyone at 9:11am 07.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2247 Looks a bit diff then other posts I've seen... pic attached. There is a small line attached near the
AC pan Rusting seadaddler at 9:00am 07.28.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2181 Hi my boat is on the hard for a new bottom job and will be out of the water for longer than planned
Insulating an Ice Box MLampner at 8:40am 07.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3600 Peggy, I think somewhere in your forum and if not somewhere else here I have seen postings dealing w
Tour requested on a 321. Tampa Bay Florida sail at 7:37am 07.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1447 Hey everyone, I've been getting some great feedback on my 321 questions. Thanks to all. After much
Poor man's autohelm Deadline at 7:36am 07.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1521 Is there a poor man's autohelm for a wheel? I only need it for one long trip, not permanent. Is the
Balmar Overheating and Wiring Questions jfreeman at 7:30am 07.28.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/8383 Interesting problem. The last few times I have gone out, when I shut down, I have a very hot electri
How deep the rudder? Caboteur at 6:57am 07.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2101 I have a B31 with a 4'3" shoal keel. There is very little protection for the rudder which is nearly
Y33 bearings joenurse at 6:31am 07.28.11 Yamaha 8/3648 I have been sailing for about 10 years and bought my first boat 4 years ago. This year I bought a Ya
Hunter 22 Bimini drumbeater at 6:29am 07.28.11 Smaller Boats 2/1404 Does anyone have rough dimensions on what bimini fits this boat? I know they sell them here, but I'v
Fix For Crazed Windows? rachelmackenzie at 5:09am 07.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/6552 We recently purchased a 1995 336. The windows on the hull (two on each side) are so crazed/dull tha
Owner Modifications Benjamin Disralei at 3:35am 07.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1476 Hi Everyone I have been reading on this forum some pretty damn interesting modifications that have
Looks Like I Found My New Boat (1) An anonymous user at 11:30pm 07.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2737 We have located a 1991 M26s in Augusta, going down to look at it first weekend in August. The price

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10 guage to 16 guage? Tally Ho at 7:05pm 07.03.22 Your fine Greg. You were likely connecting solid copper wires with the wire nuts. That is what they
Windlass on an 11A jssailem at 6:56pm 07.03.22 Oh. Appears they did a good job of it. Would think you would need to reinforce the forward half.
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 6:54pm 07.03.22 No. It is fielders choice.
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 6:50pm 07.03.22 Well, the operation is about to begin. Question came to mind, does it matter if the bilge pump disc
Ignition Switch Boomer2it at 6:50pm 07.03.22 You've posted this three times already. You don't need to. Why? Because many of us read the new
Windlass on an 11A Mark Maulden at 6:08pm 07.03.22
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:01pm 07.03.22 Califonia and the earthquakes shook the house, damaged the wiring. I'm sure wave action on your h
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 5:56pm 07.03.22 Your fine Greg. You were likely connecting solid copper wires with the wire nuts. That is what they
10 guage to 16 guage? Ralph Johnstone at 5:43pm 07.03.22
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 07.03.22 Originally I had no exhaust fan and the engine compartment heated to over 175 F. This was way too h
knot ID sunlover at 5:21pm 07.03.22
knot ID Davidasailor26 at 5:18pm 07.03.22 Looks like a halyard hitch - Halyard Hitch
10 guage to 16 guage? Davidasailor26 at 5:15pm 07.03.22 Not to get us too deep into this, but I just wired up a new ceiling fan at home, and the wires to t
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? dlochner at 5:13pm 07.03.22 I never do either. That's why I asked. I hadn't thought of the alternator though. I think I'll run
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings (1) adamv at 5:11pm 07.03.22 206883
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Tim Mills at 5:01pm 07.03.22 I never do either. That's why I asked. I hadn't thought of the alternator though. I think I'll run s
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Tim Mills at 4:59pm 07.03.22 I never run the blower fan, it serves no purpose and its noisy. I am intrigued by @Ralph Johnstone
knot ID (1) sunlover at 4:51pm 07.03.22 this app sucks. I had a photo attached, now lost. I tried my best to reproduce, but I think I ne
Any ideas, better A/C drainage? capta at 4:43pm 07.03.22 I've had this problem quite a few times. Most often it is the lint from the coils dripping off with
knot ID Tally Ho at 4:29pm 07.03.22 anyone know what this knot is? they are used on clasps on my Beneteau. I know exactly what it i

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