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Jessica to finish tomorrow. Gary_H at 7:59am 05.14.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1559 Jessica Watson the 16 year old Australian girl is scheduled to end her solo, nonstop, unassisted cir
holding tank question stx203 at 7:55am 05.14.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4827 I'm new to holding tank pump out. Do holding tanks have an internal pipe/hose that connects the disc
Diesel Funnel Filter J Reese at 7:02am 05.14.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2818 Can anyone tell me what the best diesel funnel filter is to purchase? We are sailing to Mexico and C
Looking at a O'Day 22 need advice njmedic3306 at 7:01am 05.14.10 Day Sailers 1/1472 So I fell in love with sailing and currently own a Sovereign 17 which is a super boat but as my wife
Mast indent at spreader Fortyeighter at 4:42am 05.14.10 Catalina 30 1/1773 I purchased an 82 Standard rig Catalina 30, had a survey and all looked well. A rigging company was
H146 Jib - Where do you store it when you unstep the mast esterhazyinoz at 3:49am 05.14.10 Day Sailers 5/1978 What do H146 owners do with the jib when they unstep their mast. When I received my new H15 this we
Pardon my ignorance raphael1978 at 3:37am 05.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1487 Hello Hunter owners! I am new to this forum, and also a novice in sailing too. I live in the Tampa
Lifeline Stanchion Base MKEJeff at 10:44pm 05.13.10 Big Boats 5/1809 Greetings all! After a storm a few days ago I had some damage to my lifelines on my 1984 Hunter 34.
what do you call them? (1) eddyguevara75 at 8:58pm 05.13.10 Catalina 22 6/1769 what do you call those things at the end of the spreaders? http://s648.photobucket.com/albums/uu2
max winds for O'Day 23 jbrosecity at 8:52pm 05.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2378 We have been getting some fairly stiff winds on the lake lately... I have found that my O'Day 23 see
New sail help Marc Bergmueller at 8:06pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1574 I tried out my new sails today. I've never had new sails and wonder if this slight bubble at the f
Rug For Cabin Siamese at 7:55pm 05.13.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2015 I've been looking around a long time for a rug to cozy up our main saloon. I didn't want to have to
Weather helm, helm pressure? maybe I don't know piedpiperIII at 6:44pm 05.13.10 Catalina 22 10/2272 I had posted about my boat haveing weather helm but I have been doing ALOT of reading and maybe what
She's got tunes now! (2) estopa at 6:25pm 05.13.10 Day Sailers 1/1400 Spent the day doing some work on the boat. Added a Porta Potti for the little lady. Also added a n
pourable foam rognvald at 4:52pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1619 Anyone with any first-hand experience using pourable foam-ie;U.S. Composites or any other brand? Th
Atomic 4 and standered prop reverse RJ1946 at 4:46pm 05.13.10 Catalina 30 12/4270 Hi, I'm a fairly new owner of a C30 with Atomic 4 and was wondering if all atomic 4 C30's are as slo
exhaust configuration (2) West Virginia Sailing Nut at 4:28pm 05.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1891 I am in the process of restoring a 1978 h30 and have just completed the re-installation of the motor
Propagation chart Brian D at 3:58pm 05.13.10 SSB and Ham Operators 0/3456 Here is a good website for band conditions. Currently, according to the charts, only 40M is usable.
Rudder Bearings sealegs at 3:04pm 05.13.10 Smaller Boats 3/1261 Hello everyone. I have a 1978 25' Hunter and was told I should replace my lower Rudder bearings. Doe
New port lights advice. caguy at 2:21pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1715 I am replacing the fixed portlights with Plexiglas. The salesgirl suggested poly carbonate with scra

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LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:36am 03.11.22 What is not true is that this reduction in the field current does NOT regulate the voltage output.
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 7:27am 03.11.22 I'm talking about alternators, not generators or power stations. You do realize that all power sta
FreeJib Sail lantzalot at 7:26am 03.11.22
FreeJib Sail lantzalot at 7:25am 03.11.22 What vessel did it come from ? and where
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit lantzalot at 7:24am 03.11.22 Free for the taking. This came from my 93 Catalina 30. It wasn't working when I got the boat in
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 7:24am 03.11.22 I'm talking about alternators, not generators or power stations. Again, I'd like to see one altern
LiFePo4 Refresh (1) Hayden Watson at 7:15am 03.11.22 ... Field current is rather small, is used to create the magnetic flux that cuts the stator windin
In hull transducer and wax (1) rgranger at 7:15am 03.11.22 A variant of the wax ring approach that I have had a good experience with is to use plumbers putty i
Cockpit Cushions chriscampbell at 7:12am 03.11.22 We ordered these last year and they seem great so far. We got two long ones and one small one for th
centerboard rope replace (1) rgranger at 7:08am 03.11.22 how to replace the centerboard rope on a hunter 240 Here is a how-to I wrote a few years ago...
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:04am 03.11.22 The alternator connected to LFP will be at battery voltage while the current slowly increases SoC a
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 6:57am 03.11.22 Actually they all do. Some do it directly such as all of the inverter generators like the Honda E
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 6:52am 03.11.22 For someone who continually talks down to everyone on this forum about anything electrical, I am am
3m 4000 Bob J. at 6:51am 03.11.22
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab SV Bella at 6:50am 03.11.22 If it was as easy as unplugging the old one and plugging in the new one, I would.
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? (1) RoyS at 6:47am 03.11.22 30 Lb.s seems a bit over large to me for your boat. 100 feet of chain is basically an all chain rod
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab Sailgunner at 6:37am 03.11.22 Maybe time to upgrade to Axiom. You can sell you old Raymarine to a firm in Pompano Beach.
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 6:32am 03.11.22 ... I'd like to see one alternator specification that rates it in terms of maximum power instead of
Great Lakes Charter wanted? dmdiehl64 at 6:18am 03.11.22 On NMI and Chicago Craigslist I used to see posts for fractional ownership. Unless you were an early
LiFePo4 Refresh (2) Maine Sail at 6:13am 03.11.22 My current unit is a Powermax 125A unit, with a Balmar serpentine belt kit, and a turnbuckle-style

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