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West Marine VHF 550 Radio Rosasco at 9:23am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 4/6186 I recently boat a Catalina 22 which has installed a West Marine VHF 550 radio, but got no owners man
H23' w/CDI furler - Raising a jib sock? joelledupont at 9:08am 08.18.09 Smaller Boats 9/3420 I've spent some time trying to find my answer in the archives but haven't been successful in locatin
Replacing C309 stanchion DRThiessen at 8:46am 08.18.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2745 Due to a "perfect storm" of 5 coincidences and the incompetence of the skipper (ME) in trusting neop
Main VS Genoa Preformance thaeni at 7:15am 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1390 I have a '84 27' Hunter and have been sailing with just the main and then just the Genoa to get a fe
May science cruise story out Roger Long at 7:14am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1228 The "Points East" issue with the story of our May science cruise is now out at marinas and marine st
O'Day 192 docbutch at 6:20am 08.18.09 Day Sailers 1/2818 Is there a genoa jib for the O'Day 192?
water heater hookup richk at 5:36am 08.18.09 Big Boats 5/1288 I need to reconnect a water heater after repairs on my 3GM30F. How do I make sure there's no air in
Mast step replacement Paul In Boston at 5:27am 08.18.09 Catalina 22 1/2427 My friend dropped hist mast and broke his mast step and ripped the ss pin out of the mast bottom (th
scottncoffee gel coat scottncoffee at 4:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1280 I have a 21 foot Macgregor that has cracks on the gel coat and I don't know what to do to fix it.
CDI Flexible furler opinions hobbit at 3:23am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 35/19460 We have a Pearson 28 with a 36.5 luff. Thinking about installing a CDI flexible furler. Can you give
Heat exchanger RAD88 at 9:30pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2439 Has anyone figured out how to hook up a heat exchanger to a Yanmar YSB12 raw water cooled engine. I
winter storage, what to do??? montaydan at 8:58pm 08.17.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2020 I have a 2007 Beneteau 373, I dock at Sandusky Ohio. Last winter I stored inside, which was costly
Shorter turbuckles Mougly at 8:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4703 Hello all I am wondering if there are any short turnbuckles out there foe 1/8" stays, my turnbuck
In board motor gmkc11 at 7:20pm 08.17.09 S2 4/2190 As I look at used 7.3 boats, it seems most of them have outboad motors rather than inboard. And I se
Autohelm ST4000 needs replacing sailthejazz at 6:52pm 08.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1657 Does anyone know where to get an autohelm ST4000+ control head. My old ST4000 has stopped working, b
Companionway teak for O'Day 222 Zoomie at 6:51pm 08.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2732 Is there a source for pre cut companionway teak for the O'Day 222. The pieces I speak of are not the
Hunter Vison 32 refrigeration HV32 at 6:51pm 08.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1553 Looking for some advice on where to place the compressor for refrigeration on a Hunter Vision 32 199
using a "riding sail" amr828 at 5:24pm 08.17.09 Big Boats 12/3250 my '96 430 sails on the anchor and aside from deploying 2 anchors. Does a riding sail help, what s
Help! 23' Oday pop top sail rigging biob@mac.com at 5:17pm 08.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1661 I inherited a 23' Oday pop top. I rebuilt the interior woodwork over the winter, added some new elec
Looking for reviews of Legend 40.5 Billy D at 5:16pm 08.17.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2692 I have a Legend 35 and have decided to sell her and buy a Legend 40.5. I've read the reviews but th

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Oday 25 portlights 3Monkeys at 11:37am 02.25.22 Don't use butyl to install the windows. Use 3M 4000 UV, 3M 4200 or Loktite PL series marine adhesiv
What are these. mikeracca at 11:35am 02.25.22 Tarp could be an awning of sorts to cool the boat. Loads from foredeck, hole around mast. (I cant t
Sail question Roland5048 at 11:30am 02.25.22 I unroll my jib about 5% and this keeps boat pointed into the wind. I'm confused, but then again t
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch (1) dkinzer at 11:28am 02.25.22 It turns out that the terminals were loose in the switch housing so they would move around, interrup
Fuse ratings Tater at 11:18am 02.25.22 ....I don't like to appeal to authority, but I'm an electrical engineer. I am appalled at the inco
venture 17 cockpit drain rgranger at 11:16am 02.25.22 I have owned two V21 and a V22 sailboat and all of them had a support under the companionway bridged
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 11:10am 02.25.22 That's incorrect. Yes, you are wrong! No, Don, that's incorrect Incorrect. More precisely, with
Fuse ratings jviss at 10:48am 02.25.22 If you use Ohm's law to get the fuse resistance 24=10 amps (R ohms), then the fuse calculates as 2.
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:46am 02.25.22 Connecting Maretron to chartplotter is great idea. I did it even before I knew Art! The hours howeve
Acquiring a 2012 Marlow Hunter 50... SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:39am 02.25.22 West marine runs a BOGO sale on Lewmar winches from time to time. I bet it will be way cheaper than
venture 17 cockpit drain tgrayson at 10:38am 02.25.22 floor is solid think it just needs more support,the hull looks good,underneath the floor inside the
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 10:38am 02.25.22 Ohms law really doesn't apply. At normal current levels a fuse is much more a wire than a resistor*
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD stephen_i_w at 10:37am 02.25.22 My previous boat used a combination of an Axiom 7, the YDNG-02 and the Standard Horizon GX2200. I
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 10:37am 02.25.22 When faced with discussing what feels like a simple subject, yet the discussion sounds confused, I
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 10:34am 02.25.22 Where do you keep your fire extinguishers? I have one in the closet of each cabin, one under the na
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 10:31am 02.25.22 The voltage is a maximum as some others have said. No harm done from using a 24V, 110V or 240V fuse
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 10:30am 02.25.22 And look at your fuel lines If it's diesel, unless it's pressurized/atomized, it's not going to ig
Fuse ratings (1) jeepbluetj at 10:30am 02.25.22 Ohms law really doesn't apply. At normal current levels a fuse is much more a wire than a resistor.*
Fuse ratings LloydB at 10:25am 02.25.22 'Is a 10A fuse designated as 24V still a 10A fuse for 12V system? Tech told me yes, Ohm's law says o
New Fire Extinguisher Regs Dalliance at 10:16am 02.25.22 Good article. I actually ordered new extinguishers for the boat back in December. The old ones wil

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