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Can anyone tell me Bob S at 5:58am 04.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1129 What the tar like material behind the heat exchanger is? I'm sure it's to protect wear from vibratio
Problem with furler on 1995 Hunter 40.5 (2) PrincessoftheLake at 4:54am 04.17.09 Big Boats 2/1311 I have a Hood furler on my 1995 Hunter 40.5 and I noticed last spring that the section of pipe that
Hatch for '81 Hunter 22 LDM at 4:47am 04.17.09 Smaller Boats 4/1480 I need a hatch for an '81 Hunter 22. It is the domed tinted acrylic cabin hatch. Hunter doesn't have
Chartplotter proximity to compass Banooma at 3:01am 04.17.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4691 It seems the majority of sailors with wheel steering and chartplotters mount the display to the pede
River trip follow up gmac at 8:20pm 04.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1431 River trip is complete for what we were able to do. Several circumstances prevented us on completin
GPS / Radar mount (2) Roger Long at 5:56pm 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2324 I spent yesterday whipping up a mount for the Garmin 3205. Got it wired up today and turned it on. P
Lancer 25: New Paint (5) Steve22116 at 5:03pm 04.16.09 Lancer 6/2033 Good evening all. Thought I share a few photos of my Lancer 25 after the first coat of paint. Steve
Universal M-18 Exhaust twsmith at 3:58pm 04.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1444 I have a 1984 Catalina 27 with a Universal M-18 diesal engine. I've had the boat 20 years and rarely
electrical overhaul of H23? assumed identity at 1:20pm 04.16.09 Smaller Boats 11/1780 Where do I start? I have a Hunter 23 which was bought in a beat-up condition, but for cheap. Appar
Mac Rudder - Weather Helm hutera at 12:56pm 04.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4604 Hello, I have a MAC25 and was wondering if anyone has used the IDASAILER replacement performance
Ysb-12 Manuals Royal Flush at 12:50pm 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1540 I'm really searching for some ysb-12 manuals. I've purchased the pdf'd versions from Torrenson they
beneteau rik at 12:19pm 04.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1360 Why is beneteau owner forum not accessible
Wing Keel Repair TomC23572 at 11:51am 04.16.09 Catalina 22 1/2032 My boat sat in some shallow water and rocked a bit. It wore the rubber like coating off of both side
Bilge Pump advice Wind Chill at 11:06am 04.16.09 Pearson 1/1527 I just bought a 1986 33 Pearson and need some bilge pump advice. The bilge is so shallow that the p
Bristol to the Vineyard David in Sandusky at 11:02am 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 14/1924 We are excited to be planning a cruise on a chartered Freedom 38 from Bristol RI to Martha's Vineyar
How to clean inside of holding tank? mcaswell at 10:55am 04.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/25340 The inside of our holding tank has a coating of "stuff" built up, making it pretty much impossible t
Alcohol Stove for a Mac26X JWH2050 at 9:29am 04.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1532 I have a Mac26X I just bought that came with a one burner stove , new never been used . The question
neet to change my holding tank thru hull vents (1) duality at 9:28am 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 16/4615 they are looking a little rough and since i am renewing my stripe i would prefer to change them now
High Wind 101 skink at 8:21am 04.16.09 Ask All Sailors 9/4907 Greetings, I've been sailing inland fresh water lakes here in Missouri for a couple years now with
Prop Shaft TKHarrell at 7:41am 04.16.09 Ericson 1/1892 I'm getting some slow water leakage from the prop shaft. What do I tighten and what is this device c

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Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 4:29pm 02.13.22 Since you have decided to move the charger, put it somewhere that is accessible. The charger is eas
Attaching Clamshell Ralph Johnstone at 4:29pm 02.13.22 I would tend to look here for external strainer advice ................................ Really, ju
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 4:26pm 02.13.22 So now I have the position sorted ... I can pretty much choose any size charger I want. Are you fol
Choosing a battery charger dlochner at 4:26pm 02.13.22 I think I pretty much came up with my own answer. I have a locker under the v-berth on the stbd si
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 4:22pm 02.13.22 I think I pretty much came up with my own answer. I have a locker under the v-berth on the stbd sid
Choosing a battery charger dlochner at 4:21pm 02.13.22 \The greatest difficulty I have is that running new cables appears to be extremely difficult under
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? jviss at 4:10pm 02.13.22 Thanks guys. John, I think it's probably pretty salty most of the time. I've been swimming in it,
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 02.13.22 Is the house bank two batteries in parallel? If not then the charger is wired to charge each batter
Ford 20 information jssailem at 4:06pm 02.13.22 In part that can be the fun part of giving your boat life. I have enjoyed the experience with my boa
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 jssailem at 4:02pm 02.13.22
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? jssailem at 3:56pm 02.13.22 Two schools of thought.... You dip a cup in the water, Taste it. You can be a Chem Major and use a
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 3:49pm 02.13.22 I am sometimes confused when I read a post as to what the subject is about. The confusion is the di
Aux fuel tank on H50 Tally Ho at 3:37pm 02.13.22 Greg, I think everyone has been guilty at one point or another of pumping a bit too much fuel only
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? dlochner at 3:28pm 02.13.22 Thanks. What does the bold vs. non-bold text mean? For example, fiberglass hull, brackish water:
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Dalliance at 3:26pm 02.13.22
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? jviss at 3:24pm 02.13.22 You'll be fine until the next haul out. https://www.boatzincs.com/pdfs/Chart%20B.pdf Thanks. Wha
Eleven Portlights rgranger at 3:15pm 02.13.22
Raw water pump. (1) PlaneTom at 3:15pm 02.13.22 New Oberdorfer raw water pump arrived and installed. I had to fuss with the inlet fitting, it's pre
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? dlochner at 3:13pm 02.13.22 You'll be fine until the next haul out. https://www.boatzincs.com/pdfs/Chart%20B.pdf
Choosing a battery charger dlochner at 3:06pm 02.13.22 Is the house bank two batteries in parallel? If not then the charger is wired to charge each battery

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