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Faymann Diesel gensets galynd at 3:32pm 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 4/4249 Have any of you heard of or own a Farymann Diesel, 4.3 kw, generator. It seems to be a very simple
Winch Maintenance Roy10289 at 1:25pm 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3372 I have Lewmar 2 speed winches on my boat. They are becoming a little "sticky" when grinding and I th
Bow & Stern cleats Phoenix-UK at 12:33pm 01.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2131 Hi, Can anyone help? We sail a Hunter 30T (1990) in the United Kingdom and i have always felt that t
experiences with progressive auto ins filthy liberal scum at 12:12pm 01.29.10 Sails Call Lounge 9/956 i just got an ins quote from progressive today that was 47% lower premium than my current carrier fo
Looking to Buy Spiderjohn69 at 11:45am 01.29.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1332 I'm looking to buy a 1985 Mac25. The boat has been on the trailer with the bow up for some months a
Newport 33 hinged tabernacle Gary M at 11:33am 01.29.10 Newport 1/3755 I am interested in seeing pictures, drawings, and plans for a hinged tabernacle for a Newport 33. I
Battery Alternate jibes138 at 11:01am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3032 Is it acceptable practice to run all your 12 volt stuff on the boat without batteries installed by u
LectraSan on Island Packet 27? bliss at 10:42am 01.29.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2666 Just joined up after lurking in these forums for a while. Great stuff -- thanks! I'm wondering if
A/C on an h34 Benny at 10:38am 01.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2059 Our nephew is thinking about installing a 9,000 btu A/C unit on his 1986 h34. I'm 1,200 miles away
Table/Convertable Berth sean0965 at 9:21am 01.29.10 Catalina 30 7/2415 Hello All, I bought a 1980 Catalina 30 in Nov. The existing table is in bad shape and cannot be
What's under the ice box in a 336 or 340? robertsapp at 9:12am 01.29.10 Big Boats 2/1675 The previous owner of my H336 installed a 16K A/C unit under the port settee. Everyone (including th
Repair/Replacement of broken bowplate gdruist at 9:05am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1271 For my Cal 28, I need to repair or replace the aluminum structure that attaches to the fiberglass on
small boat handling coming in an inlet (3) Bob 04 H260 at 7:19am 01.29.10 Smaller Boats 7/1837 Well we made it to Florida fine, are provisoning and preparing for our trip. We intend to go down th
epoxie ??????? woodster at 5:42am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2584 just wondering if any one has pos or neg feed back on using 2 part epoxie purchased from the big box
Coastal crusing in july/ august Chuck Creel at 4:29am 01.29.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2325 Since my doctor retired me early and now have time on my hands, I am trying to plan a trip east from
deck light on the spreader gwhite at 9:00pm 01.28.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2352 Found a fixed spreader light at "DEFENDER", wonder if anyone has installed one or two on the bottom
Bilge pump (2) paulj at 8:27pm 01.28.10 Catalina 310 5/3291 Installed a new bilge pump. Works great. paulj :troll:
Bilge pump wiring question Robert De Haan at 4:41pm 01.28.10 Catalina 30 2/2129 I have a 1989 Catalina 30 with what I believe is a factory wired bulge pump. In trouble shooting w
S25 Deep draft keel RayK at 4:32pm 01.28.10 Seidelmann 1/2554 Can anybody post a picture(s) and maybe specs/rough measurements of an S25 deep draft keel PLEASE?
Summer (hurricane season!) cruise in the bahamas...? biorapper at 3:16pm 01.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4221 I have the summer off and am contemplating what adventures to pursue. At first I was thinking about

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Drive Shaft Removal Jim Legere at 2:36am 05.05.22 I replaced the propeller shaft on my old H37C. You definitely need to remove the rudder to get the s
WORX Hydro shot WG620.4 20v CYQK at 2:13am 05.05.22 isnt all this cordless stuff available these days KEWL!!!!!
WORX Hydro shot WG620.4 20v AndyBC at 11:40pm 05.04.22 I bought a similar unit last year, the Worx WG644 (dual batteries). I've used it to wash the decks,
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 10:19pm 05.04.22 One other thing I noticed - the plastic water tank above the engine has always been empty. I know th
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Richard19068 at 9:49pm 05.04.22 This one is... https://www.amazon.com/4Patriots-Kettle-Personal-Water-Heater/dp/B09F4L8Y7N/ref=sr_1
Generator JamesG161 at 9:34pm 05.04.22 You need to define the Watts needed in your case, but here is a Duel Fuel one. https://www.amazon.c
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 05.04.22 Having a good battery monitor is perhaps the most important part of any DC system. This will help p
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Benny17441 at 8:26pm 05.04.22 It is not just the Lithium batteries, you will need to build an electric system around them. Check
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... dlochner at 7:00pm 05.04.22 Are the Firefly batteries even available anymore? I've seen indications both ways. Good question.
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Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... jaysweet at 6:34pm 05.04.22 Having a good battery monitor is perhaps the most important part of any DC system. This will help p
Cracked hull Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22pm 05.04.22 @SailorHunter can you take some photos of the cracks and post them here and go from there. I demo
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... dlochner at 6:20pm 05.04.22 I've been doing the same dance, looking at LiFePO4, vs. AGM carbon, vs. AGM, vs. flooded cell. I ru
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Davidasailor26 at 6:15pm 05.04.22 Also, I've had horrible luck with lead batteries as they just don't perform at the cycles that they
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... jaysweet at 6:15pm 05.04.22 I've been doing the same dance, looking at LiFePO4, vs. AGM carbon, vs. AGM, vs. flooded cell. I rui
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... sunlover at 6:10pm 05.04.22 Plan to live aboard mostly off grid. Also, I've had horrible luck with lead batteries as they j
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button JRT at 6:05pm 05.04.22 Neat options but I was wanting more capacity and the original post was no filters, so in theory alwa
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... dlochner at 5:57pm 05.04.22 From what I have read about Lithium, drop in batteries are not really drop in. There are several iss
Mariner 2=2 Will Gilmore at 5:56pm 05.04.22 I would like to know what I should look for a boat of this age ? Tell us a little about your boati
windlass not working and how to use it solo? sunlover at 5:47pm 05.04.22 I thought I posted a follow up. Anyways, I threatened the windlass with a volt meter and discovere

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