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removing name from transom stx203 at 6:09pm 10.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1909 Just wondering.....if you can't stand the previous name of your recentlly purchased boat...is there
New 2-Burner Propane Stove (5) Steve22116 at 6:01pm 10.25.09 Lancer 0/1568 Good evening all. I finished making a 2-burner propane stove to replace the pressurized alcohol stov
Costa Rica Monty VM at 5:53pm 10.25.09 Big Boats 1/3081 Anyone have recommendations for or comment about Pacific side marinas in Costa Rica. I am looking to
O'day 22 salt water under seat storage John300 at 5:02pm 10.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2003 Just took my 82 o'day 22 out of the water for the winter. Upon taking my life vests out of the stora
WI tax on used sailboat wolfpack at 3:20pm 10.25.09 Ask All Sailors 19/5970 I am Canadian and am interested in purchasing a used sailboat Located in Wisconsin. Is there a manda
water tank odor/taste control Mike1942 at 2:21pm 10.25.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2686 What do you use to control smell and taste in water tank
treated pine core Ross at 2:01pm 10.25.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1996 test results. WHY CAN"T I POST PICTURES?
Living aboard a 41 vs. 43 44 or 45. flopster12000 at 1:13pm 10.25.09 Morgan 7/7041 4 more years till retirement. After that, goodbye cold snowy winter, hello sun!!. Our plans 4 yr
Running wires between headliner and Outer Deck flopster12000 at 12:45pm 10.25.09 Morgan 3/2810 Hi Folks, I was wondering if anyone has had experience in running wires between Headliner and Oute
Do not buy a Doyle sail from this Rep. delmore@wavecable.com at 12:38pm 10.25.09 Ask All Sailors 12/7539 I was directed on the Doyle web site to the Doyle loft in the Washington state. The Rep. here is Cl
crewsader kwilder at 11:11am 10.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1390 Hi looking for winterizing info on the water tank and heat exchanger - not familiar and manual I hav
Ben 393 Keel Mod winkstar at 10:28am 10.25.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1369 Are there any owners of Ben 393 carried out keel mods to increase stability? I have recently purchas
Need Help mikejoe at 10:13am 10.25.09 Smaller Boats 3/1250 Could someone please post a photo or diagram of the cable steering layout...I need to know how the w
Anyone chartering own boat? Ed Schenck at 9:48am 10.25.09 Ask All Sailors 25/4544 It kills me that my boat sits idle in Florida, 1000 miles away. And the chances of getting down the
alcohol or propane stove? jwhy at 9:32am 10.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2853 Is the $400 alcohol stove worth it or should I just mount a small propane camp stove in the galley?
Fine cracks in gelcoat Dock Holiday at 9:22am 10.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1754 Hi everyone, I am new to sailing and just purchased a hunter 240 I have a couple of areas where I
Trailer tongue weight Dock Holiday at 9:11am 10.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2270 Hey folks, I just purchased a 99 hunter 240 with a single axle trailer how can I find out what the
Engine removal garylinger at 7:39am 10.25.09 S2 26/4897 Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about removal of the engine or repowering a 9.2C?
Windlass problem for Hunter 45 CC Viktor Eysselein at 7:14am 10.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3130 We have a new Hunter 45CC. In order to let the chain up and down without jamming we have to keep te
Convert A Tuff Luff Foil To Roller Furling Ducati at 3:20am 10.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/7753 Looking for a solution + approximate cost to convert a racing foil over to a roller furling system.

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capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 12:28pm 03.31.22 I hadn't actually measured the running amps before the capacitor blew. I am just getting 13 amps fro
Air conditioning ggrizzard at 12:18pm 03.31.22 Banooma, you are correct in your estimation of steps required to install a A/C system from scratch.
Reuse shrink wrap? (1) Bob S at 12:04pm 03.31.22 I had a Fairclough on my Catalina 30. The cost was around 2200 in 2010. The current owner is still u
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor odaydokay at 12:02pm 03.31.22
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? AaronD at 12:01pm 03.31.22 Does anyone have any comments or advice on attaching the clutch or cam cleat to the mast? Just dri
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 kbgunn at 11:55am 03.31.22 Yeah, it's odd. I can somewhat explain the delta between R22 and R410a units since 410a operates at
Reuse shrink wrap? Scott B at 11:51am 03.31.22 I used an Agriculture silver tarp whiich is heavier weight than the standard tarps, for 6-7 years.
Luck Be The Lady... Stu Jackson at 11:50am 03.31.22 Maybe you learned about the hazards of Flyback chargers from this post I've repeated over the years.
Boat Stripe Oxidation Justin_NSA at 11:09am 03.31.22 How long has the PoliGlow been on? I ask because I used it several years ago on another boat. It
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 11:09am 03.31.22 Does anyone have any comments or advice on attaching the clutch or cam cleat to the mast? Just dril
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 11:05am 03.31.22 Mine has a running amps of 13 with a LRA of 59, so quite a bit more than yours. Makes me think that
Air conditioning Banooma at 10:56am 03.31.22 Not a trick question - I told you it was naive! Sorry if I misunderstand the whole installation, but
Re-wire "entertainment" and have inverter power Line 1 AC Outlets flightlead404 at 10:38am 03.31.22 "automatic transfer switch" Is the phrase I was looking for I think. I have and will keep the factor
Boat Stripe Oxidation nightowle at 10:36am 03.31.22 My 1987 had 30 years of fading and oxidation of the waterline stripe. When I bought the boat, I ap
Mast rail Richard19068 at 10:34am 03.31.22 When you get new sails, give sailmaker an old slide to match up so there's no lost in translation a
Hull Damage (5) rukidn at 10:33am 03.31.22 I've been absent for a while but wanted to update status. We had to fight with insurance (ours and m
Mast rail (1) william24424 at 10:09am 03.31.22 When you get new sails, give sailmaker an old slide to match up so there's no lost in translation ab
Re-wire "entertainment" and have inverter power Line 1 AC Outlets kbgunn at 10:02am 03.31.22 Our AC panels were set up to have a generator option. There is a manual lock-out and a "Parallel" br
Air conditioning Scott T-Bird at 10:02am 03.31.22 I'm not sure why you think a reverse cycle is invasive. It's mounted out of the way and effective a
Reuse shrink wrap? Dalliance at 10:00am 03.31.22

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