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Standard Horizon GX 2100 AIS VHF Richard19068 at 4:22pm 07.13.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2190 Does anyone have any experience with these VHF's with integrated AIS? They sound like a good way to
H 340 Galley/Head Drains summerzcool at 4:15pm 07.13.10 Big Boats 4/1915 I just purchased a 2001 Hunter 340 and have a question regarding the drainage system for the galley
keel pully and cables ncbadboy at 3:39pm 07.13.10 S2 0/1286 hi my name is George Gibson I have a 1985 s2 6.9 sailboat. when i got her the keel wasd tied off wit
Galley Pump info/fresh water system 1981Lancer at 3:15pm 07.13.10 Lancer 6/2335 I am now realizing that my boat has a fresh water system that I can use both to fill my ice box and
Victron BMV-602 Battery Monitor Blitz at 2:33pm 07.13.10 Ask All Sailors 5/5204 I'm looking for any advice or hints someone might have in installing the Victron 602 battery monitor
Battery boxes Blitz at 2:26pm 07.13.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3217 I have noticed through the many pictures posted of batteries, most are not using battery boxes for t
Anyone ever mounted an Ampair 100? rpwillia at 12:53pm 07.13.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1595 If you did, what size pipe did you use? Any tips or tricks?
Teak trim for C-25 Tropzone at 10:50am 07.13.10 Smaller Boats 1/2267 I have somehow lost the piece of teak on the starboard side of the companionway (on the top of the b
Bend rudder brackets Samwill557 at 10:45am 07.13.10 Smaller Boats 1/1101 Argh.... When putting my baby (1994 Hunter H26) back on the trailer I had to backup once. Alas, I'd
New instruments? Mike H. at 10:34am 07.13.10 Ask All Sailors 20/4062 Our 1994 Hunter Vision has electrical/instrument problems. The depth sounder is an Autohelm and is
Featured Photo gwheeler at 10:22am 07.13.10 Sails Call Lounge 5/4498 I was looking at the photos that have been uploaded, specificly for my h410 and noticed it said (fea
Reinforced rubber exhaust hose Honeyman at 10:03am 07.13.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2501 I seem to have sprung a leak where the rubber exhaust hose connects to the exhaust elbow coming off
Icom Command Mic strange problem Scott B at 9:43am 07.13.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2831 I've got a strange one that's driving me nuts. Remote wired Icom Command VHF mic at the helm, will
Spider Cracks? sigbear at 9:38am 07.13.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2005 I was walking around the marina looking at boats for sale the other day and saw a 2005 Bene 373 for
Two Questions from riz riz at 9:34am 07.13.10 Day Sailers 4/1470 I have an Oday23 and I need some help with the following: #1-- The come along pulled out from i
Bimini Top & Dodger Options CoCoKnots at 8:51am 07.13.10 Irwin 0/2190 Good Morning, I have a 1975 Irwin 42 CC Ketch. The canvas top is shot and the frame was twisted dur
Motor races dickrett at 8:45am 07.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1396 I just launched a 27' 1977 Catilina with an Atomic 4. When revving up the engine under load it seems
Propane stove bugsboat at 8:22am 07.13.10 Big Boats 4/1558 I have tried to turn on our propane stove and cannot get it to work. After I connected the tank and
How in the World!! bugsboat at 8:09am 07.13.10 Big Boats 0/1154 Okay; this is a new one for the books! Anchored out at Kelley's Island (west basin of Lake Erie), wh
Jiffy Reefing (1) RECESS at 8:06am 07.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 21/12259 I found a Jiffy Reefing guide that is a good fit for the one that came from the factory on my O'Day

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Cordless power tools: best for boat? Tally Ho at 12:37pm 06.25.22 Impact driver, drill, oscillating tool, jig saw, angle grinder. If you could also get a small circu
Water heater blows feed line off. (1) Jim 5757 at 12:31pm 06.25.22 I would suggest you remove the smooth walled copper fitting and replace with a brass - or bronze - b
Yeti Goal Zero Windpilot at 12:26pm 06.25.22 The heater switch on your panel only turns on a AC heating element when plugged into AC. The engine
Trouble removing prop shaft Tally Ho at 12:25pm 06.25.22
Water heater blows feed line off. dlochner at 12:22pm 06.25.22 Are you certain that is the inlet? Inlets are usually at the bottom of the tank and outlets at the t
nmea / electronics upgrade advice! Tally Ho at 12:18pm 06.25.22 My good old boat had a decent Chart plotter (Garmin GPS740), but no AIS and a really old VHF radio t
Water heater blows feed line off. (1) wyctoronto at 12:15pm 06.25.22 206658
Yeti Goal Zero Tally Ho at 12:00pm 06.25.22 I dont think my engine heats water at all. The water heater runs off the AC bus--so even if the eng
H34 mid ship cleats location Stu Jackson at 11:20am 06.25.22 The suggestion that the midship cleat needs to be in front of the mast is incorrect. The midship cl
Yeti Goal Zero c07chrisjohnson at 10:58am 06.25.22 I dont think my engine heats water at all. The water heater runs off the AC bus--so even if the engi
Seeking maintenance advice with a few issues on a Hunter 25-2 dlochner at 10:38am 06.25.22 Rub Rail: Will tap to check for hollowness and see how far the sponginess may have spread, if it h
Yeti Goal Zero Windpilot at 10:37am 06.25.22 A much cheaper and more useful portable generater would also heat the water, but really, just heat i
Seeking maintenance advice with a few issues on a Hunter 25-2 Kaysirin at 10:17am 06.25.22
H34 mid ship cleats location (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 06.25.22 Bonobos are a much better choice. Yes, more suitable for the heavy work but God help you if they
Cordless power tools: best for boat? JoeWhite at 9:44am 06.25.22 I buy a tool only when I need it.
H34 mid ship cleats location Johnb at 9:31am 06.25.22 Bonobos are a much better choice.
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 06.25.22 I have an old hair dryer permanently on board for working on hoses. Won't start a hose job ( :)) wi
nmea / electronics upgrade advice! dlochner at 9:23am 06.25.22 While patching together devices from different eras and manufacturers can be done, I think it is wis
H34 mid ship cleats location Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 06.25.22 Always a monkey drill before adding them, Are you saying you employ monkeys to do the manual work
Main Halyard for Catalina 315 stephen_i_w at 9:11am 06.25.22 I also have a 2013 c315, but my main halyard is led to the cockpit through a clutch on the cabin top

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