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Home Flooring Question Rick D at 4:11pm 08.17.09 Sails Call Lounge 7/4638 We live at 5000' in the California mountains. Our eight year old wall to wall carpet is getting hard
Waeco Adler Barbour freezer part needed BeneteauCanuck at 3:33pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 5/5886 Hi, I am new to this forum (or any forum for that matter). I found you while searching for Adler Bar
trying to trace H I N for my boat sand sailor at 3:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3964 is there anyone on a federal level that can help me trace down the H I N for my boat? I've tried at
What Battery Types to use for Bow Thrusters and Anchor Windlasses? NotCook at 3:21pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 12/11237 OK, my anchor windlass batteries (2x12V for 124V) are not holding charge - seems reasonable, as they
Internal gooseneck - Ericson 35-III LloydMoore at 1:49pm 08.17.09 Ericson 1/2537 The internal gooseneck fitting on my Ericson 35-III is broken beyond repair. It is an aluminum casti
Need sail info - newbie somecooldad at 12:16pm 08.17.09 Day Sailers 1/1135 Hi - I have an O'Day Mariner, about 19', 1973. I don't have access to this boat (moored, no tender
Garmin radar owners - noise? Roger Long at 12:08pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3776 My Garmin HDR 18 / 3205 combo has has so far worked beautifully with just one glitch. Near the end o
Possible CARB Jerry Can Solution #2 Rick D at 12:02pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2329 I mentioned in a prior post where I had located some non-CARB Jerry Jug replacements. I think I also
How is your outboard mounted? 26s cobraearl at 11:45am 08.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4955 My outboard is mounted to the transom of my boat just like a standard out board engine.. But, I see
FYI Yanmar starters sailaway78 at 11:44am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1356 I finally gave in and decided to replace the starter on my 3GM. Have had to clean and free up the
Small Boat Sailors Don Guillette at 11:32am 08.17.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/3801 I talked to a small boat owner today (Mac22). He told me that he and most small boat owners (under25
Universal M4-30 fire shutoff system jknappsax at 11:31am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2108 I have a Universal M4-30 diesel in my 1974 O'Day 32' CC that originally had an Atomic 4 gas engine.
Raymarine confirms sale talks with Garmin Alan at 11:09am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1450 Raymarine issued a brief statement today confirming that it is in preliminary discussions with mobil
new sailing friends svlazzarone at 10:45am 08.17.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/3177 Susan and I are looking for new friends in the palm beach county area. We are full time livaboard an
Water on the sole BobM at 10:15am 08.17.09 S2 7/2140 The sole of my 9.2A is stained and delaminating in the galley. I plan to replace the sole soon, but
Old holding tank; Galley seawater from head thru-hull idearat at 10:05am 08.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3647 First, thanks to Peggie for your excellent advice! I bought your book and have scoured this site, an
Banjo Washers sailaway78 at 8:57am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1446 When I posted up about finding the vacum leak in my fuel system, there was an interesting post by Kl
Norcold Hermit Scott at 8:56am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1529 http://houston.craigslist.org/boa/1326770589.html I guess it's a 1.7 cubic foot fridge. The guy sa
Yacht Specialties Co (Meffiman) installation instructions Ian McGain at 8:20am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/8046 Yacht Specialties Co (Merriman) installation instructions Yacht Specialties Co (Merriman) wheel ped
Garmin GPS date probelm Jim Seamans at 8:18am 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/10967 Aug 15-16 time frame. Starting about 6pm Sat my Garmin 3010 date flipped out. It shows "31 DEC 89".

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How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 10:13am 02.25.22 Thanks @jeepbluetj ! The GX2200 has GPS so I believe I only need the one way comms. Looks like the
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 10:05am 02.25.22 The thread rises from it's grave.... Matt: I assume the Axiom 7 does not have NMEA0183 inputs/outpu
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 9:40am 02.25.22 Nice! I like your idea of using butyl in the hole before filling. Lately I've been covering the hole
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 9:34am 02.25.22 202950
What are these. SFS at 9:30am 02.25.22 Tarp could be an awning of sorts to cool the boat. Loads from foredeck, hole around mast. (I cant te
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 9:24am 02.25.22 @stephen_i_w I am a dummy regarding NMEA connections. I am looking at the NMEA 0183 Gateway YDNG-03
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem markwbird at 9:12am 02.25.22 That really should not happen. It's a self priming pump. Just to be thorough you might check the e
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:41am 02.25.22 There is a physical difference between DC and AC fuses. It relates to the Arc issue in a DC circuit
Fuse ratings Tater at 8:41am 02.25.22 When a fuse blows, especially due to short circuit, there is a tendency for "arc over". The metal +
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:39am 02.25.22 And a handy tutorial on fuses - https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/fuse-tutorial Note in particula
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:37am 02.25.22 When faced with discussing what feels like a simple subject, yet the discussion sounds confused, I r
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:35am 02.25.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 8:28am 02.25.22 I filled in the old holes and drilled new ones - too difficult to try and line them up. Here are the
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 8:22am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:17am 02.25.22 The voltage is a maximum as some others have said. No harm done from using a 24V, 110V or 240V fuse
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:13am 02.25.22 Greased up the impellor with vaseline and it turned easily Not the end of the world but better to
Fuse ratings Brian D at 8:10am 02.25.22 The voltage rating of a fuse is the maximum voltage that it can safely interrupt. If the voltage is
Fuse ratings Ralph Johnstone at 8:07am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade (4) Jeff2642 at 8:06am 02.25.22 Thank you! Are you going to replace with the standard 20 gal tank or enlarge capacity? or a 2 cell
Fuse ratings Hello Below at 7:47am 02.25.22 Fuse blows due to excessive current, voltage has nothing to do with it. You can use it on 110 VAC O

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