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H42 aft most small keel bolt MB at 6:55pm 03.31.11 Big Boats 2/1290 I've got a small leak coming from the small aft keel bolt on my H42. We had the aft end of the Keel
What are unsafe winds to sail in? New2thecat at 6:15pm 03.31.11 Catalina 22 17/4171 It was between 15 and 20 knots today on Lanier just wondering how hard it is to sail in or even if I
Trip to London Mike Turner at 5:53pm 03.31.11 Destinations 5/3609 We're planning a trip to London, England late this spring. Any suggestions on sailing-related sites
DIY St4000 Rudder Reference Sensor joker460 at 5:05pm 03.31.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3430 I was trolling the websites looking at the Raymarine Rudder Sensor. I came across this site and th
Zinc's on Yanmar 2GMF Robert 47 at 2:45pm 03.31.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/4464 I have a question regarding zinc's on a Yanmar 2GMF engine. Are there any in the heat exchanger of t
Cable Routing Trevor at 11:45am 03.31.11 Big Boats 5/1905 Hi, I have a Hunter 38 2007 model and need to add a raymarine wind instrument, does anyone know how
Hollow areas on coachroof of a 1981 H-33 Cherubini? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 11:26am 03.31.11 The Cherubini Hunters 24/4760 How is the honeycomb or grid of the coachroof on a 1981 H-33, for anyone who has "peeled back" the d
windlass on a H31 brettgrant at 11:12am 03.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1191 Does anyone have an electric windlass on a 31 footer. I'm thinking of getting one from Hunter so I c
Mystery Box (2) Japple at 9:17am 03.31.11 Ask All Sailors 34/6473 Recently my sail club has a spring cleaning event. We found a box in the attic. No one knows how, w
Help Installing Inverter/Charger in 309 J in Mississippi at 8:52am 03.31.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2591 Anyone replace or upgrade their battery charge to a charger/inverter? I'm not looking for details, b
This, you've got to see. Roger Long at 8:17am 03.31.11 Ask All Sailors 21/4398 Now, I've seen just about everything in boating! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-9wD2cLYis'feature
I have a universal 5511 diesel engine with a bad head wolfhouse at 8:14am 03.31.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/4909 Hi all. I have a universal 5511 diesel engine. This was a fresh cooled engine out of a Erickson. I d
VHF range Quoddy at 7:51am 03.31.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3595 In your experience, what would you expect for range from a handheld VHF transmitting close to the wa
H34 Spray Hood heart of gold at 7:43am 03.31.11 Big Boats 7/1946 Hi All, I am contemplating the removal and re sealing of the spray hood. While I did search for a th
Installing Temper glass at wash basin Ken13559 at 6:39am 03.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3047 Hello sailors, Could you advise me on how I should mount a tempered glass to separate the wash basin
1960s Transducer Thru Hull Well (1) RandyD at 5:24am 03.31.11 Pearson 1/1633 Anyone have one of these transducer wells ( see picture attached) and have mounted a new transducer?
Taylor kerosene heater model 0700 JBurans at 5:08am 03.31.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2294 Hi folks, I have this installed on my Hunter 1984 37 C - it has a fuel tank under the sink of the h
shrouds mthom 430 at 3:42am 03.31.11 Catalina 310 3/1884 Are the shrouds wired in the ends of spreaders ,then boots taped on?
Cockpit Line organizers LABoroviak at 11:00pm 03.30.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4749 I need to replace the original grey plastic discs cockpit line hangers. Will appreciate recommendati
C-22 Keel Lifting Bracket (9) CaptDon01 at 10:55pm 03.30.11 Catalina 22 2/1763 I've been working on a little project for lifting our C-22 MK-II off the trailer. Finished installin

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Power cord conversion to 12V Maine Sail at 2:32pm 05.25.22 Be careful some TV's routers etc. have a very narrow voltage tolerance window. Meaning they will han
Intake Silencer Ralph Johnstone at 2:29pm 05.25.22 Read this through with the usual cautions about forums. https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f54/co
Power cord conversion to 12V dlochner at 1:24pm 05.25.22 So it is safe to connect to house batteries with a series resistor of appropriate size. If the in
Power cord conversion to 12V JoeWhite at 1:19pm 05.25.22 The input of most electronic devices that uses external power supplies has a diode across the DC inp
DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change (1) JamesG161 at 1:18pm 05.25.22 I am even more concerned that a hydrogen economy will result in the extinction of most life on this
2004 Hunter 33 - Need a windlass fix or replacement (1) Scott B at 12:37pm 05.25.22 I installed the Lewmar VX2 couple years back.
Power cord conversion to 12V dlochner at 12:33pm 05.25.22 Only problem I know of doing that is the unlikely potential of a voltage spike frying the power boa
Power cord conversion to 12V Don S/V ILLusion at 12:25pm 05.25.22 Only problem I know of doing that is the unlikely potential of a voltage spike frying the power boar
Power cord conversion to 12V Scott B at 12:19pm 05.25.22 I've done that with 2 TV's I bought. Had the brick from 120v to 12v. Cut the wire and wired direct
Life Jacket recommendations brockangelo at 12:06pm 05.25.22 Thinking about falling overboard as a 500 ft cliff vs just "oh, I'll just swim back into the boat" i
DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change (1) rgranger at 11:51am 05.25.22 H2 + O3 ? H2O + O2 Yes, that reaction is correct. It is important to understand that 50% of the
DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change smokey73 at 11:51am 05.25.22 The Cal Tech article is interesting and confirms the recombination of H2 with O2 in the atmosphere a
MacGregor 25 Classification Giro at 11:43am 05.25.22 I would like to thank RichNils for the thoroughly thought-out feedback. His contribution to this for
Life Jacket recommendations Parsons at 11:41am 05.25.22 Agree with the comments and brand recommendations above, and I wear a Mustang HIT with harness. To s
Life Jacket recommendations Marmalade at 11:37am 05.25.22 (@Marmalade, where do you get one added for $16 bucks??) I added these to my WM Offshore. Honest
DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change walt at 11:29am 05.25.22 I think an assumption was made in the original post (If I am interpreting correctly) that any hydrog
can't pump out waste tank Windpilot at 11:18am 05.25.22 Thanks for the comments. I'm really hoping it's a deck pump cap. @JamesG161, since I was able to pu
Life Jacket recommendations brockangelo at 10:58am 05.25.22 Yeah, I looked at Mustangs. They were about 80% of the price of Spinlock's, so that's kind of why we
can't pump out waste tank Hayden Watson at 10:50am 05.25.22 Danger Will Robinson!!! Having a 2003 boat makes your macerator(s) almost 20 years old. You should
can't pump out waste tank (3) sabbatical88 at 10:45am 05.25.22 Thanks for the comments. I'm really hoping it's a deck pump cap. @JamesG161, since I was able to pum

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