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Charging Issue jeffmacdonald at 2:25pm 05.05.09 Catalina 30 4/1637 History Spent night on the hook. Next morning boat would not start. Friend came out brought me new b
Issues with over powering a boat breweraz at 1:06pm 05.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1154 In a recent response I was told to "watch out as the motor was overpowered for my boat" I appreciate
Sliding Hatch & Spring refit (6) Bilgewater at 12:20pm 05.05.09 Smaller Boats 0/995 For the spring refit I finally got the sliding hatch fixed. I made new wood runners for under the ha
hull / keel crack islandsail at 12:05pm 05.05.09 Big Boats 9/2835 I have a 1984 hunter 34 with iron keel- there is a separation of 3/8s to 5/8s inch in the front of t
Standing Rigging Larry14133 at 11:45am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1400 I have a friend with a fractional rigged racing boat who is in the process of replacing all his soli
Velvet Drive/Cables bobtigar at 11:43am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1584 I replaced the shift cable and am not sure whether I have it adjusted properly. I understand that w
want Y-36 nav seat (1) Barefoot at 11:14am 05.05.09 Yamaha 2/2333 I am looking for the curved nav station seat for a Yamaha 36. Attached is a photo of one. Notice tha
Motor Bracket Weight Limit KENNYN at 10:36am 05.05.09 Pearson 1/1522 I Have An 18' Pearson That Came With A 4hp Evinrude. I Want To Upgrade To 8 Or 9.9 Hp But Can't Det
CNG vent jebenz at 10:22am 05.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1560 I have '87 Hunter Legend 37 that has been recently surveyed for insurance purposes. One of the surv
Inverter / Converter Difference MrBee at 9:33am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2333 I bought an Inverter to run my laptop . Turns out The boat we bought has a "Converter" already on it
Help to install Shore power ? MrBee at 9:29am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 17/6938 Good morning all, I know ALL the info is on this site some place but putting it all together from di
maybe a dumb question.... jsin_7 at 9:16am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1164 I am about to wire.... not re-wire my mac 26 when i got the boat it had wire everywhere that had bee
need help new catalina22 owner kenb at 8:50am 05.05.09 Catalina 22 2/2281 maybe someone could tell me what I have / in a sail bag was a canvas cover /it looks like it would e
Leaky keel bolts jjgizara at 8:04am 05.05.09 Big Boats 4/2045 1994 37.5 legend. two of the keel bots are leaking. If I remove the nuts and seal with 5200 will thi
Sheets Mac 26S Miller26S at 7:58am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1404 I just bought a 1992 26S but there are no sheets on it. Coulld someone please tell me the lenght and
Leaving Mac (1) Valentina at 7:21am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1378 Hey, fellows. I just wanted to say a big THANKS to all of the participants in this forum for your he
AC keeps tripping breaker bigburb at 6:52am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 10/9648 On a Hunter 40. We have a Cruisair with the digital controls. Everything works fine, sucks water,
beneteau first 36s7 rikhuisman at 2:29am 05.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1359 does anyone have the sw rating or orc rating of this boat? I would like to have them kind regards
sailinghelp! thesailerdude at 10:57pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2141 I like this site...the people are helpful and cool especially hermit scott however one thing that
Observations higgs at 9:16pm 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 18/1907 1. Most boat work is cleaning 2. You cannot get something clean without getting something else

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The LiFePo4 Revolution! (1) dLj at 12:51pm 03.02.22 Markel insurance: https://pbase.com/mainecruising/image/172389857.jpg @Maine Sail - reading this
A Windlass for my 28' Ralph Johnstone at 12:50pm 03.02.22 What does your anchor locker look like ? That controls everything. Pictures ?
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Robertelee1031 at 12:50pm 03.02.22 Sorry, wont be three years between zinc, we check them monthly with our gopro (dive in the summer) a
Dometic AC needs capacitor twalker H260 at 12:39pm 03.02.22 Have you removed the board from its mount and had a look at the back side? Often when components go
Another Ship is burning. Tater at 12:33pm 03.02.22 Neptune has the ship now.
Dometic AC needs capacitor Tater at 12:25pm 03.02.22 Can't quite tell is the relay fried on the outside looks like it may be. I would not go out and b
Any known concerns with this specific motor? brockangelo at 12:21pm 03.02.22 Haha! I was only planning to spend about $1,700 on a new motor, but I'll always take some advice. :D
The LiFePo4 Revolution! smokey73 at 12:15pm 03.02.22 Ouch @Maine Sail. If I'm reading your post correctly (which I might not be) there is an indication
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Parsons at 12:13pm 03.02.22 Would you like some advice on where to spend that saved $6,000? You just earned yourself a new sail,
Dometic AC needs capacitor BigEasy at 12:07pm 03.02.22 I have narrowed it down to the compressor relay on the control board. Compressor was getting 0v whe
Any known concerns with this specific motor? brockangelo at 11:55am 03.02.22 Okay, so next question is where do you guys recommend getting parts for an old evinrude like this?
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) LloydB at 11:44am 03.02.22 Thanks for building this thread then showing your layout. I am in agreement with Crazy Dave about th
Any known concerns with this specific motor? (1) brockangelo at 11:43am 03.02.22 My brother-in-law came over with motor muffs and this baby started up almost right away! It looks li
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Stu Jackson at 11:34am 03.02.22 but I personally wouldn't worry about that. I'd clean it up and give it a couple of coats of bottom
Dometic AC needs capacitor DeniseO30 at 10:58am 03.02.22 Can't quite tell is the relay fried on the outside looks like it may be. I would not go out and bu
Dometic AC needs capacitor JoeWhite at 10:40am 03.02.22 Yes, external relay can be used. If you are confident with the impedance of the coil and contact rat
Precision 23 Trailer sail sfbay at 10:37am 03.02.22 Welcome to the forum!! If you cannot find a rental trailer, consider buying a used sailboat trailer
PNW Current Atlas App Hello Below at 10:27am 03.02.22 Wondering what people's thoughts are on the PNW Current Atlas app. It looks like I downloaded it an
Dometic AC needs capacitor (1) kbgunn at 10:26am 03.02.22 I have narrowed it down to the compressor relay on the control board. Compressor was getting 0v when
Yanmar 3GMF brand new fuel injector question (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 03.02.22 My old log books show that hull speed was easy obtained at approximately 3800 rpms No other issues

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