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PureFolly at 6:45am 04.11.09
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What is the best way to go for 12 volt cooking on a 20' Hunter. I will be using a Sears Rechargabl
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Does anyone here know what Type A, B,C, and D flares are? I'd like to comply with Canadian requirem
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I recently purchased a very nice 1980 Hunter 27. The owner said that the engine was a renault diese
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Hi, I'm hoping someone can help with some advice. My SD50 sail drive on my Hunter / Legend 38 in the
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I have read some of the posts on trailers and the extension bars. I purchased a Triad trailer for m
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Hi, I am new to this forum. I also have never sailed other then a little sunfish a few times a summe
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Hello out there! I'm wondering if anyone has a pdf copy of the rigging and/or operating manual for
Cubbyhole   (1)
paulj at 7:59pm 04.10.09
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Catalina designed this little cubbyhole for something...... paulj :troll:
Cappep at 7:53pm 04.10.09
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I am using a mainsail from another class of boat and want to remove the stenciled logo that is on th
paulj at 7:15pm 04.10.09
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Mainsail's filter 2 step......:theman: paulj :troll:
kreed17er at 6:55pm 04.10.09
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I have a venture 17 that I am currently restoring and was wondering since I have all of the hardware
jlenox at 6:38pm 04.10.09
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I just picked up my replacement HX to install. My 1984 Catalina 27 did not previously have a vented
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I started restoring my tiller off my 1984 Catalina 25, March 17th, 2009. As you can see from the fi
Mac at 4:39pm 04.10.09
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I've seen where the Mac 25 is lifted off the trailer for bottom painting, is there any specific dist
Neil McDonald at 4:25pm 04.10.09
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I have just installed a rebuild kit on my Jabsco model 29120-2000 toilet. The kit (29045-2000) made
Roy10289 at 3:28pm 04.10.09
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I sail on a freshwater lake, for a second year now. My boat has a zinc anode on the shaft that was t
som1335 at 2:57pm 04.10.09
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Just curious, how far is the next mooring to your boat. Only 45 to 50 feet for me and I ave a 33'.
Roger Long at 1:23pm 04.10.09
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Am I correct that the Garmin 3205 I'm getting will be the switch for the GMR 18 radom and turn it on
Michel16055 at 12:58pm 04.10.09
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Hello, I would like to take advantage of my mast being down to properly clean it. Is there any type
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We have a Micrologic Mariner GPS but don't know how to use it because we do not have an owners manua

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jviss at 7:36am 03.11.22
What is not true is that this reduction in the field current does NOT regulate the voltage output.
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Hayden Watson at 7:27am 03.11.22
I'm talking about alternators, not generators or power stations. You do realize that all power sta
FreeJib Sail
lantzalot at 7:26am 03.11.22
FreeJib Sail
lantzalot at 7:25am 03.11.22
What vessel did it come from ? and where
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit
lantzalot at 7:24am 03.11.22
Free for the taking. This came from my 93 Catalina 30. It wasn't working when I got the boat in
LiFePo4 Refresh
Hayden Watson at 7:24am 03.11.22
I'm talking about alternators, not generators or power stations. Again, I'd like to see one altern
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Hayden Watson at 7:15am 03.11.22
... Field current is rather small, is used to create the magnetic flux that cuts the stator windin
In hull transducer and wax   (1)
rgranger at 7:15am 03.11.22
A variant of the wax ring approach that I have had a good experience with is to use plumbers putty i
Cockpit Cushions
chriscampbell at 7:12am 03.11.22
We ordered these last year and they seem great so far. We got two long ones and one small one for th
centerboard rope replace   (1)
rgranger at 7:08am 03.11.22
how to replace the centerboard rope on a hunter 240 Here is a how-to I wrote a few years ago...
LiFePo4 Refresh
jviss at 7:04am 03.11.22
The alternator connected to LFP will be at battery voltage while the current slowly increases SoC a
LiFePo4 Refresh
jviss at 6:57am 03.11.22
Actually they all do. Some do it directly such as all of the inverter generators like the Honda E
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jviss at 6:52am 03.11.22
For someone who continually talks down to everyone on this forum about anything electrical, I am am
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Bob J. at 6:51am 03.11.22
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab
SV Bella at 6:50am 03.11.22
If it was as easy as unplugging the old one and plugging in the new one, I would.
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RoyS at 6:47am 03.11.22
30 Lb.s seems a bit over large to me for your boat. 100 feet of chain is basically an all chain rod
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab
Sailgunner at 6:37am 03.11.22
Maybe time to upgrade to Axiom. You can sell you old Raymarine to a firm in Pompano Beach.
LiFePo4 Refresh
Hayden Watson at 6:32am 03.11.22
... I'd like to see one alternator specification that rates it in terms of maximum power instead of
Great Lakes Charter wanted?
dmdiehl64 at 6:18am 03.11.22
On NMI and Chicago Craigslist I used to see posts for fractional ownership. Unless you were an early
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Maine Sail at 6:13am 03.11.22
My current unit is a Powermax 125A unit, with a Balmar serpentine belt kit, and a turnbuckle-style

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