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Haul Out (1) Tom Potter at 2:28pm 12.01.10 Bigger Boats 3/2087 So I'm planning a haul out for a bottom job soon and was thinking about what it says in the boats ma
West Marine Anti-Fouling Paint over Coal Tar Epoxy?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:12pm 12.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/7109 I am currently on a CT-38 which had a coal tar epoxy bottom job done around 6 years ago, with anti-f
AC/ heat gwhite at 1:08pm 12.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1445 weather turning cooler here in central Florida, turned on the AC/ heat and after a short time got th
head jlester at 12:32pm 12.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1433 I pumped fresh water into the head from the pick up end to get out a bad smell, now there is no suct
engine info sailor27 at 10:44am 12.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1797 can anyone tell me how to remove timing gear cover on a yanmar sb8 ?
Sad Story ... Sailor lost at sea ... Scott T-Bird at 9:45am 12.01.10 Ask All Sailors 40/8057 A voyage from Martha's Vinyard to Bermuda went horribly wrong. A storm battered the sailboat for se
Sail Design, Outhaul and Bolt Rope Footed Main Sail OldCat at 9:29am 12.01.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/12471 I got involved in a discussion on another forum about the use of an outhaul on a rope footed main sa
Regalvanize anchor chain Carl sv WINDROSE at 8:52am 12.01.10 Big Boats 4/5072 Can anyone recommend a source to regalvanize a rusty anchor chain? Philadelphia-Baltimore-Southern M
Rudder Shape Jan_ at 8:24am 12.01.10 Catalina 22 15/4419 Hello Everybody. We just recently bought our first boat, a you could guess it, it's a catalina 22
Any Aussie Hunter Owners around? deacm at 7:25am 12.01.10 Big Boats 2/1220 I'm an owner of a Hunter 36 (and a 356 before that) who will be spending two days in Sydney visiting
P42 Electrical wiring DanColucci at 6:50am 12.01.10 Big Boats 1/949 I have no power in my fwd stateroom or fwd head. Just starting the troubleshooting process. Does any
single battery switch with how many circuits? jrale at 8:48pm 11.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2192 Dear Macgregor Owners, I have installed new distribution panel with single battery and one single
Chainplates life expectancy (2) rhythmsurfer at 6:58pm 11.30.10 Ask All Sailors 26/7861 Just wondering on what the concensus is on replacing chainplates. This chainplate came off of my 198
Outboards - too much power? Rightsideup at 5:54pm 11.30.10 Ask All Sailors 27/13504 Ladies and gents, Quick question re the max hp rating for my newly bought 19ft Daysailer...think it'
Ebirp Purchase Valhalla II at 4:05pm 11.30.10 Ask All Sailors 22/5622 I need advice on purchasing an ebirp for a 44' Gulfstar. Any suggestions on make, model, price, good
Keel crack Hunter 30 1977 jpdmarinesurvey at 3:32pm 11.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1438 What looks like a surface crack between top of lead part of keel and stub.At the leading edge approx
Keel crack possibly between top of lead part and stub. jpdmarinesurvey at 2:25pm 11.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1247 What looks like a surface crack between top of lead part of keel and stub.At the leading edge approx
Hunter 22's Stability Saves Thxgiving Sethic at 9:52am 11.30.10 Smaller Boats 8/2215 I was overmatched. Took me a bit to figure that out though, but at least then I did the smart thing.
New 12V outlet = dead battery Sethic at 9:16am 11.30.10 Smaller Boats 26/4498 So... yet another of my triumphs er.. failings. I installed a 12V cigarette-lighter-style outlet t
Mystery Boat (5) gabriolayankee at 7:57am 11.30.10 Trailer Sailors 11/7804 I'm new to the forum and have recently acquired a 17' sailboat. I've spent some time refurbishing th

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 7:23pm 07.28.22 207756
Does this look normal to you? dlochner at 7:13pm 07.28.22 The Sterling/ProNautic chargers do start with the max current. if the battery is close to fully char
Bimini/dodger Don S/V ILLusion at 7:13pm 07.28.22 I can think of no advantage to having a combined bimini and dodger.
Does this look normal to you? NYSail at 7:04pm 07.28.22
Bimini/dodger dlochner at 7:03pm 07.28.22 Depends on the boat. Dodgers are often lower to allow for clearance of the the boom. If the Bimini w
Does this look normal to you? DArcy at 7:00pm 07.28.22 It just runs continuously, I watched it for about 10 minutes. I've seen it run at 30 Amps and the fa
Does this look normal to you? dlochner at 6:08pm 07.28.22 How long did the fan run after you noticed it? Is it possible the charger had just stopped charging
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 (1) Boatkeep at 5:43pm 07.28.22 You could try checking with a multimeter and see if the light is getting power. ___________________
Access to distribution panel (1) tgherzog at 5:33pm 07.28.22 Welcome to the forums! Do you have any photos of your setup to share? :beer: Sure! Here is the d
Bimini mount solar panel install advice (1) Boatkeep at 5:19pm 07.28.22 I use a light and fish the wires from the inside to make sure you don't lose track before they get
New Battery Gene Neill at 5:01pm 07.28.22 Our two articulating 30W panels might provide enough, or you could do something similar with larger
Access to distribution panel kappykaplan at 4:59pm 07.28.22 Welcome to the forums! Do you have any photos of your setup to share? :beer:
Seawater strainer o-ring dkinzer at 4:56pm 07.28.22 A lot of equipment manfactured recently has metric dimensions so it is entirely possible (even likel
Anchorman Power 700 Windlass Rich Stidger at 4:51pm 07.28.22 Don't have it custom machined at a shop. Buy the part direct from a UK supplier. Shipping is not
Surveyor- Kemah Tx Jumpstart at 4:47pm 07.28.22 Thanks JRacer. Got a quote for trucking. Almost double what we were thinking. That and other associa
How soon is to soon? Tally Ho at 4:28pm 07.28.22 I'll admit that I get excited for them ... it sounds like @Allowishish has a solid plan and is read
AC Wiring Question (1) Tally Ho at 4:21pm 07.28.22 I have 3 which works for me. Charger, water heater, outlest. If you have AC that would add one.
Seawater strainer o-ring Two Sails at 3:56pm 07.28.22
AC Wiring Question DeniseO30 at 3:43pm 07.28.22 op doesn't really need the redundancy of 120 and 12 volts for the refrigeration unit. Contrary to
AC Wiring Question jviss at 3:32pm 07.28.22 Done correctly, electrical systems are safe, done incorrectly they are deadly. Here, here!

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