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Atomic 4 removal DRSNOOK27 at 9:16am 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2294 I would like to talk to people that have removed their Atomic 4 or universal motors from their 27' o
Adding Bow Cleats thagan1 at 8:33am 05.04.09 Big Boats 1/1517 Looking for some advice on adding bow cleats to a 1988 Catalina 36. Would like to add them starboar
Rigging for the first time mfavro at 7:42am 05.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1294 I just bought a used 1983 Macgregor 25ft this weekend. Does anyone have some good pictures or diagra
Local Knowledge Gray's Creek BLIGHT at 7:36am 05.04.09 Destinations 4/3317 Does anyone have any "Local Knowledge" of navigation about Gray's Creek which off of the Magathy Riv
V berth Leak H290A at 7:23am 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1292 Hi all you H290 owners, anyone ever run into a leak somewhere on the starboard side in the V berth?
Best option for repairing sail? CaptianJack at 6:55am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1382 Hello all, We had a violent windstorm a few weeks back and my jib (on a roller furl) was not as ti
Mistral 33 - hydraulic steering issues jack pine at 6:33am 05.04.09 Hallberg-Rassy 2/6301 My Mistral 33 was built in 1972 and has its original hydraulic steering. The steering has been some
Oday 23 Main Sail cover measurements PapaJack at 6:23am 05.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1822 Mast down, need to order main sail cover. Do you know the various standard length and circumferen
Unusual incident Witzend at 4:38am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2326 I have not filled my water tank yet, since winterization. I'm on my mooring and wanted to run the en
Single handed vs. family aboard Hermit Scott at 10:18pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 37/3882 We made it to the boat today. There was a point in the day where I wish we hadn't. The wind was not
Bilge issues pmitch at 9:45pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1522 Does anybody know if the area under the two quarter births have drain holes which route back to the
Furling Main Jam Pat Hooyman at 9:17pm 05.03.09 Big Boats 9/3258 Our furling main jammed - it is a Selden mast with a Doyle vertical batten main on an H38. First it
Can't Eliminate Lee Helm - Gremlins??? svwalkabout at 8:49pm 05.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3330 Well... Where to start... I can't eliminate the lee helm problem that I seemed to have built mys
Islander 32 Marc Bjorklund at 8:47pm 05.03.09 Islander 1/3451 I have an Islander 32, Robert Perry design, !972. The fuel tank has developed a leak and needs repl
Adding Reefing Hardware RJMartin at 8:20pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2414 I need to add reefing hardware to my V224. I have a reasonably good description of a "jiffy-reefing
Catalina 30 Electrical Short C30 3058 at 7:04pm 05.03.09 Catalina 30 8/3600 I have a short in my electrical system that is causing severe battery drain whenever the battery swi
o'day 40 strut free play markl at 6:37pm 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1215 Hello O'Day 40 strut free play.Any suggestions how to fix it? Thank you, Mark.
Boat name letter boards jybiom at 5:58pm 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1212 Hi. I am looking for a company that makes letter boards that can take a boat name that is about 6 "
Rhodes 19 reefing question Tashi at 5:55pm 05.03.09 Day Sailers 2/4567 Hi, This is a question for any rhodes 19 owners. I have recently acquired a 1978 Mariner and am
My anchor light is on crack! Bad Obsession at 5:44pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 24/5301 Last week my anchor light didn't work when I was anchored. It worked the week before that when I wa

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Fuse ratings Tater at 11:49am 02.25.22 While we are on this topic, I will share some info. Someone mentioned batteries. If you want to see
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 11:41am 02.25.22 Thanks @jeepbluetj ! The GX2200 has GPS so I believe I only need the one way comms. Looks like the
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.*

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