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Charging Amps going to negative garylinger at 7:58am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 20/7122 I have searched this forum and consulted other people and literature and am still unable to determin
VHF Antennae installation Hunter 23.5 david.lemay at 7:37am 07.27.09 Smaller Boats 10/4282 Hi, I am upgrading a 1993 Hunter 23.5 and want to install a VHF radio. I bought the unit here on
noisy M 3-20 engine Bill Greenberg at 7:30am 07.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1387 Anybody have any success in reducing the engine noise in a Catalina 28 with an M 3-20 diesel with ab
Packing Gland Nut Bob S at 7:22am 07.27.09 Catalina 30 3/1653 Does anyone know the size hex nut used on the packing gland? It's a bear to get at it, it's just und
TV reception on Hunter 36 MicMac at 6:53am 07.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2459 We have a 2-year-old Hunter 36 and discovered in June that our Sole TV (installed by manufacturer) i
Running from a storm (1) Jim Seamans at 6:49am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1813 Wahoooo. Was out with three other boats this weekend - of course partying and drinking. We were co
Bedding port lights Florida sail at 6:47am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2386 Has anyone had any experience using butyl tape to bed portlights rather than Life Seal as Don Casey
Honda outboard problems Mougly at 6:42am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1913 Hello all I seem to be having a problem now with my outboard, I noticed what looks like an oil le
1/2 inch scratch resistant smoked acrylic BobM at 6:39am 07.27.09 S2 3/2506 There is a guy on ebay selling 1/2 inch smoked acrylic sheets. The ad says to ask him if you want c
Help with DRS head sail. asymmetric spinnaker (3) Scotian at 6:36am 07.27.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/9083 With my new to me sailboat there is an asymmetric spinnaker that vendor called a DRS sail. It has a
Electrical Problems??? Duplicate from Ask Catalina Sailors jfreeman at 6:34am 07.27.09 Catalina 310 14/3901 Had an interesting occurrence this weekend. Our 1999 C-310 is in great shape, and we had just left t
Vision 36 Steve White at 6:28am 07.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1231 Anyone have any comments ( good or bad) on the Hunter Vision 36. This is the model with a free sta
Impeller Problems cbsailor at 6:18am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2486 I had a new impeller self destruct after less than 10 hours run time on my Yannie 2GM. The center hu
Electrical Problem??? jfreeman at 6:13am 07.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2029 Had an interesting occurrence this weekend. Our 1999 C-310 is in great shape, and we had just left t
Question for Keith, Rich, Rick, et. al? Shoaldrafter at 6:06am 07.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 22/3250 Keith, Rich, Rick, et. al: During your work rebuilding your boats, have you found the coin from th
Stuffing Box Leak Aftereffects lehigh375 at 5:52am 07.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1360 I just had my stuffing box adjusted because it was leaking too fast. Now I would like to remove the
Size of propeller? Bekker at 4:50am 07.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/5128 Hi Guys, I'm a new member in here and a happy owner of a Mac 26M. The boat is working great exce
rub rail parts ditch946 at 4:29am 07.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1222 The rubrail on my 2005 Beneteau 423 took a major hit and needs to be repaired. Who is the manufactur
New Boat curley at 12:37am 07.27.09 Big Boats 1/1763 I am about to buy a new C-350. Any advice out there as to some things to watch out for? Any "if I di
Objects at aft end of bilge smithms47@suddenlink.net at 9:03pm 07.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1018 On my '77 O'Day 25, there are two heavily coated metal ring-like objects at the aft end of the bilge

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Suggestions 4 East Coast scenic spots chip veres at 1:23pm 01.01.22 Everybody who is anybody in sailing seems to get to Harbor Towne Marina in Dania FL sooner or later.
Suggestions 4 East Coast scenic spots Tom J at 1:19pm 01.01.22 Don't miss the Charleston Municipal Marina. A short walk to downtown Charleston and the Historical
A lost art: Conserving ice. capta at 1:18pm 01.01.22 Fishermen have been using ice to keep their catch fresh and cool for quite some time, and for most o
Oday 25 portlights racenmotorsports at 1:17pm 01.01.22 Thanks @Peter18046 my wife just wants to replace with parts from Rudy. I do like the idea of the
A lost art: Conserving ice. PaulK at 1:08pm 01.01.22 You should certainly be able to fit a vacuum panel across the front of the icebox, and then add piec
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dLj at 12:59pm 01.01.22
Winter Cruising Question Hello Below at 12:54pm 01.01.22 Thanks for the info. We are currently out of Blaine which makes Anacortes closer to 35NM I believe.
Anchor light for a 420 passage jssailem at 12:24pm 01.01.22
It just keeps going... Davidasailor26 at 12:17pm 01.01.22 Three layers of 1708 builds up to 1/2" pretty quick and I have a large roll of it already. Seems l
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:16pm 01.01.22 @Filmstress First, I do not see the specific model and year of your boat which is crucial to get a
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:15pm 01.01.22
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:14pm 01.01.22 The first question to ask is why? There are advantages to electric and also some significant disadv
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:11pm 01.01.22 The first question to ask is why? There are advantages to electric and also some significant disadv
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:10pm 01.01.22 posing the question to see what feedback other sailors have to say. In the long run it seems the ele
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:08pm 01.01.22 My boat is a 1976, Hunter 30 foot. Just losing a question to see what other sailors think and if it
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:07pm 01.01.22 @Filmstress First, I do not see the specific model and year of your boat which is crucial to get a
Anchor light for a 420 passage Crusty Ol Salt at 11:43am 01.01.22 Marcus... reading my post I may have sent it with confussion... I am half dyslexic... I knew what
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric JohnShannon at 11:34am 01.01.22 Electric offers the possibility of really minimal maintenance. The catch is the range is limited.
A lost art: Conserving ice. TomY at 11:10am 01.01.22 Vacuum panels are the ultimate in insulation - R50 per inch. http://www.thermalvisions.com/index.ht
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed Jeff Tirey at 11:05am 01.01.22 I have a Bavaria 40 with a D2-55 Volvo-Penta and a MS25S saildrive. The calculated hull speed is 8.

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