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Varnish Woes sandpiper10471 at 6:53am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2653 The teak strips beside my companionway were beautiful varnished gold but as the finish was getting a
Repair for Apelco radio bobby g at 6:28am 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1936 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5. The radio that came withe the boat is the Apelco 5160. Finally crapped
Another electrical Dilema. Help! Prime Time at 7:49pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2586 Hi, Maybe some of you have had this problem. I have 6 x 6 volt power tech agm batteries wired a
Thru Hull Replacement foolproof at 6:33pm 05.01.10 Catalina 30 27/9722 Hello all: I have a 1976 C30 with, you guessed it, gate valves and steel nipples for thru hulls.
36.7 Dacron Sails - Looking To Buy Ducati at 6:05pm 05.01.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1336 Looking to buy lightly used Dacron sails for a 36.7. Main + 140-150 Genoa Regards
Swing keel versus dagger keel John Chivers at 6:00pm 05.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3769 (Just to be upfront, I lied....I don't own a sailboat yet.....but soon!) We are looking for a newer
cockpit wiring ? gwhite at 5:13pm 05.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1110 Anybody had luck chasing wires from the wheel area to he AC/DC panel, I'm trying to run wires for a
Alternator not charging Mickey84H34 at 4:01pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2713 We recently replaced the original alternator on the Yanmar 3GM in our Hunter 34 with a high output v
Lewar opening port light insamji1 at 2:52pm 05.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1903 I just installed a new gasket in my Lewmar port light. Defender Industries ordered it for me direc
Tight fuel line lessons Roger Long at 1:59pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1742 You can learn something new every day, sometimes two. I've had a very small fuel leak ever since I
Ignition key or fuel stop lever, which first? John Lowery at 1:50pm 05.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1911 Can anyone tell me if I have damaged to any electrical components when I attempted to turn the engin
Heaviest outboard? Stormsailor at 1:18pm 05.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1340 I have an 86 hunter 23.5, what is the Heaviest outboard I can use, I need to hang a 78 johnson 9.9.
Bilge pump and thru hull location chefmike at 12:04pm 05.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1160 In regards to a 1971 V2-22 where is the best location for a bilge pump(s) and the thru hull exit? My
Hunter 376 cutless bearing - owner manual error finleydc at 10:09am 05.01.10 Big Boats 0/2179 I learned the hard way this week that there is an error in the Hunter 376 owner manual diagrams show
SeaLand 975 MSD Head (1) Doug J at 8:06am 05.01.10 Trailer Sailors 8/12939 If you have purchased this head can you give me your opinion of it? I'm looking to buy a new 5gal MS
Swim Platform for 34 (1) ChrisP at 7:00am 05.01.10 Bigger Boats 2/2326 My latest upgrade is the swim platform. I had it made by White Water Marine in Port Huron, Mi. www.w
need to know... zeehag at 5:36am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 24/3233 need to know the realities of the after effects of thios huge oil spill--i need to get to new orlean
usefull homemade device thereisabelle at 4:33am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1959 a couple of electricians were working on a large machine when i noticed they were talking to each ot
8.0c owners manual Davew4242 at 4:04am 05.01.10 S2 1/2073 Does anyone have a copy of an 8.0c owners manual they would be willing to copy for me?
Lockwashers or locknuts? jibes138 at 2:38am 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5426 Do you use lockwashers or nylon insert locknuts when installing deck hardware? Or any other hardware

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Wire Size rlongfield at 8:03am 06.09.22 Regardless of temperature rating I would never attempt to push 20 amps through an 18 awg wire. It's
Buff buff buff (1) Justin_NSA at 7:53am 06.09.22 My go-to cleaning products are by Chemical Guys. I use them on the cars and the boat. They are gent
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe Claude L.-Auger at 7:37am 06.09.22 The high cost is probably because you're going from 2'' to 1 1/2. You might try installing a short p
Introduction-New Member to Forum Tedd at 7:31am 06.09.22 Welcome to sailing and to this forum, Henry! This is one of the better videos on removing a boat fr
Starting my LFP build. jviss at 7:17am 06.09.22 Well i finally did it. My LFP build is underway. Great! @edwardc yours is cool, too, but I think
Wire Size sailme88 at 7:12am 06.09.22 Wire nuts have no place on a boat. I beg to differ... wire nuts are the best way to connect speake
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jviss at 7:12am 06.09.22 Oh @jviss , you're completely missing the point. And possibly being a little pedantic as well :big
Firefly battery issues tfox2069 at 7:01am 06.09.22 I bought my 4 G31 in 2019 and they are now dead. Paid over $2000 for under 3 years of use. My last
Wire Size (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:58am 06.09.22 Regardless of temperature rating I would never attempt to push 20 amps through an 18 awg wire. It's
Isomat outhaul 1980 model FlimFlamII at 6:14am 06.09.22 thanks!
Tiller tamer on Hunter 26.5? Joe at 6:12am 06.09.22 I'm pretty sure it's do able. Here's the installation instructions.
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing RandB Davis at 6:05am 06.09.22 I had the same problem in my Hunter 41, which I sold. Try setting the fan to a constant speed highe
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) Joe at 6:03am 06.09.22 I intend to get a handheld, but I also want access to the large radio at the helm. You are wrong ab
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing RandB Davis at 6:02am 06.09.22 Another possible cause is external- if bilge air comprises some of the external air source through
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing RandB Davis at 6:00am 06.09.22 I have a 2008 version of the same boat. I did experience icing in the aft cabin unit at one time. I
Buff buff buff Parsons at 5:47am 06.09.22 Pay attention to what products you use to wash your boat afterwards. Some, like Simple Green, remove
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing RandB Davis at 5:39am 06.09.22 I have a similar unit and I leave it in Moisture Mode all summer. The boat gets hot but the humidiy
Isomat outhaul 1980 model Crazy Dave Condon at 5:38am 06.09.22 Kenyon Isomat is now linked with Sparcraft in Charlotte NC But most helpful is Rig-Rite with your qu
Water leak from my keel joint Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28am 06.09.22 @dmax said it all as he hit it on the nail. Suggest dropping the keel to check the keel bolts. Di
Buff buff buff Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 06.09.22 After compounding, I would suggest washing off the hull. Then I used a good cleaner wax sometime tw

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