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curved mast and loose footed mylar main jhnblngr at 2:03pm 06.21.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2500 i have a 1980 mac 25 that has a slightly curved mast. it's not damaged. the curve is gradual. it goe
convert trailer from 25` to 27` boat kierablue at 1:19pm 06.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 10/2142 Hello everyone out there. Me and a friend of mine are fixin to invest in another boat:dance: My que
St4000+ Drive Belt Replacement joefusa at 1:03pm 06.21.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2009 I am planning to purchase a spare drive belt for my RayMarine ST4000+ autopilot. i have sourced the
Raritan PH II Lubrication Question PKFK at 12:21pm 06.21.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/7668 Hi - I have a question regarding lubing the Raritan head - on my old Jabsco I just unscrewed the h
Mystery Leak, top side Irish Ayes at 11:59am 06.21.10 Catalina 310 1/1740 I have a mystery leak, starboard side, exit point is from somewhere behind the nav station. Leak onl
Anyone have a rail mounted bimini bobjames at 11:55am 06.21.10 Catalina 310 6/5691 This is our 10th season with our 310 and we are thinking about reducing the sun load on our aging sk
Maximum Capacities glocke17 at 10:39am 06.21.10 Trailer Sailors 11/12506 I'm just about finished restoring my 71 Venture 224. Someone asked me how many people can I take? I'
EvinrudeYachtwin 9.9 on hunter 25.5 mavriikk at 10:22am 06.21.10 Smaller Boats 4/1355 I am hoping that some one has run into this issue and come up with the resolution for it. I curren
O'Day SPRITE '69 Plugs Jay Albere at 10:02am 06.21.10 Day Sailers 0/1350 Bought a 1969 O'Day SPRITE, been in a barn for 25 years, 10.5 ft., rowable, any tips on finding a Ma
Damaged Rudder Shaft Don6181 at 9:19am 06.21.10 Big Boats 1/1755 During spring launch our storage marina hit a sand bar while moving the boat from the launch facilit
Draft/keel Hugthecruzer at 9:17am 06.21.10 Smaller Boats 2/1735 I have a 1981 Catalina 25. It draws 4'. The newer boats offer wing keels. Is it feaseable or cost
inline fuse size for president 270 vhf oday799 at 8:38am 06.21.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1185 looking to know what fuse type should be used for president vhf radio. mine is an inline fuse holder
House Batteries Jeff20919 at 8:23am 06.21.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1574 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 Center Cockpit, which originally came with two 4D House Batteries. I want t
"rust" on plastic zippers pahuac at 8:13am 06.21.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2191 Anybody out there has a good recommendation on getting rid of salt on the zipper slides? It seems th
Internet, oh sweet internet!! KandD at 7:59am 06.21.10 Big Boats 6/1465 We got setup for Cable Internet at our slip and I'm trying to settle on a way to connect the boat to
best practice docking procedure? bellnier at 7:57am 06.21.10 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3758
Is this a common connector? (2) Bob Poff at 7:03am 06.21.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1772 Finally getting ready to swap out my Mariner SR Nav-5 with a Nexus NX-2 system. I'm trying to reuse
lose arch on 340 contagious at 7:01am 06.21.10 Big Boats 1/1343 Hello everyone, I have a 98 340 with the glass arch that has the traveler monunted on top. I noticed
broken sail slide curious1 at 6:53am 06.21.10 Smaller Boats 6/1558 I own a 1997 Hunter 260 and a sail slide at the top of the sail is broken - does anyone know how I g
Boat pulls to port. John Krasnick at 6:39am 06.21.10 Catalina 30 4/2052 Thanks to all for your support to my other post. I have a 1984 Catalina 30 that I did a quick haul

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Power cord conversion to 12V Scott T-Bird at 3:42pm 05.25.22 Just looking at that DC to DC converter now ... looks like a good option. It's almost as expensive
Power cord conversion to 12V Scott T-Bird at 3:31pm 05.25.22 Not sure I understand how a fuse will do anything. Fuse breaks based on higher amps, right? How wo
Power cord conversion to 12V Don S/V ILLusion at 3:31pm 05.25.22 Are you saying the power board on the TV inputs 12 VAC? no
Life Jacket recommendations Kings Gambit at 3:24pm 05.25.22 Agree with the comments and brand recommendations above, and I wear a Mustang HIT with harness. To
Boat speed gauge or sending unit? Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 05.25.22
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! rgranger at 3:14pm 05.25.22 A paddle and a good boat hook are two other essential tools.
Starwind 19 project boat kappykaplan at 3:12pm 05.25.22 She looks good on the water She does! :beer:
Starwind 19 project boat (2) SailingLoto at 3:11pm 05.25.22 She looks good on the water
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! (1) SailingLoto at 3:08pm 05.25.22 I have a similar boat, starwind 19. Just redone, but you know... scratches happen. My approach i
Power cord conversion to 12V dlochner at 2:58pm 05.25.22 Opps, I meant fuse. Thanks for catching the booboo. We all make them. Any post I make with math i
Power cord conversion to 12V JoeWhite at 2:53pm 05.25.22 If the input for the TV is 12 v and the output from the panel is 12 v why the resistor? Opps, I me
Intake Silencer jviss at 2:51pm 05.25.22 Read this through with the usual cautions about forums. https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f54/c
Life Jacket recommendations Jacktar at 2:36pm 05.25.22 All my lines are "jack" lines cause my name is Jack, ha ha
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

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