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Help me complete the diagram!...please (1) SailingWebGuy at 7:55am 05.02.10 Catalina 30 1/1707 I need a little guidance on wiring up my boat. I should also mention that I have no idea what I'm d
26S weather helm - replace Genoa with jib? MaCS70 at 7:52am 05.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4130 Hello Everyone! The old story: a 26S with a strong tendency of weather helm. I have a 150% Genoa
Same battery type with ACR? Berndahle at 7:00am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1818 I'm planning on running my two 4D AGM batteries in parallel as my house bank on switch #1 and adding
Varnish Woes sandpiper10471 at 6:53am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2659 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 3/1949 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 14/2609 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 27/9776 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 0/1342 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 7/3800 (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 0/1113 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 6/2721 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 3/1906 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 4/1750 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 4/1919 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 2/1341 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 0/1164 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 0/2184 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 8/12979 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 2/2347 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 24/3248 need to know the realities of the after effects of thios huge oil spill--i need to get to new orlean

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INVERTER SET UP Stu Jackson at 5:31pm 06.19.22 Should I run it through the distribution panel or direct off the Deep Cycle House Battery Bank. Da
Pop top trouble (1) Leeward Rail at 5:30pm 06.19.22 206417
Universal M18 unattached hose kappykaplan at 5:24pm 06.19.22 I had to create a port on the air cleaner body to connect the hose. Prior to that, the hose dripped
Universal M18 unattached hose boater7cs at 5:18pm 06.19.22
Universal M18 unattached hose jssailem at 4:48pm 06.19.22
INVERTER SET UP justsomeguy at 3:33pm 06.19.22 Any advice would be appreciated. My Mr. Coffee machine wants 900 watts. Check yours. Laptop chargi
Update Jeremy_r at 3:21pm 06.19.22 I see that it has been 26 days since the last donation to the GoFundMe for Rodd Collins, aka Mainesa
INVERTER SET UP Davidasailor26 at 2:52pm 06.19.22 700 watts is about 60 amps at 12V, so it would probably be the largest load on the distribution pane
Removing old Thru-Hull ShawnL at 1:19pm 06.19.22 Today's progress, c-. Rain storms this morning, and I had the thru-hull disconnected. So the cockp
Universal M18 unattached hose kappykaplan at 1:11pm 06.19.22 Looks like one end is attached to the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve. On my boat, the o
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 12:57pm 06.19.22 Or you could hire one of the hundreds of local hull divers. My guess is you could get one to have a
Rhodes 22 mast needed in New England sail sfbay at 12:55pm 06.19.22 Welcome to the forum!! I understand the Rhodes 22 has a 100-sq. ft. mainsail that rolls up into a 2
Main prop strut fstbttms at 11:56am 06.19.22 Thanks for the suggestion. It might come to that, but then I'd have the cost of a wet suit! This
Bilging Every 3 Minutes LloydB at 11:49am 06.19.22 How many gallons every three minutes? Somewhat important I think because you need to find out whethe
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast stickinthemud57 at 11:35am 06.19.22 Tally's question is a good one and should enter into the decision, but... Obviously, within the ran
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast Tally Ho at 10:41am 06.19.22 How high do you install extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast What do you want to tie off on the ex
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast brockangelo at 10:23am 06.19.22 That does look really great. I might have to try that method again. The very first time I raised the
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma jssailem at 9:40am 06.19.22 Les, Hope it works. I knew about Christchurch in New Zealand. Did not know there was a Christchurc
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma LRsunnyB at 9:23am 06.19.22 Thanks very much for your reply. Funny thing - I just came to the same conclusion as I have one of t
recently purchased a 26D 1987 found about 200lbs of lead shot. stickinthemud57 at 9:21am 06.19.22 The S and the D are practically identical, and specs note 1200 lbs of ballast, which I know in the c

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