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Gas consumption jkincannon at 6:15am 04.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1479 I had an 8 HP motor on a 12 foot alum boat once, but have not run my 9.9 Johnson 2 stroke enough on
Play in Rudder wally252 at 5:54am 04.09.09 Columbia 0/2008 How do you install shims in the rudder to eliminate excessive play at the tiller?
Cheap cleaning tricks (1) Jumpstart at 5:47am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1855 Over the years I've picked up a couple of tricks to solve pesky cleaning problems. The tannin stain
Garmin 3000 series data card questions Roger Long at 3:52am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4386 I have the Garmin 3205 for my radar installation on order from Tiger. Looking at the downloaded man
Depth finder Tony2367 at 7:26pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3495 A few weeks ago we were returning up the St. Mark's River and ran aground. I knew the tide was low b
Motor Mount Bolts Stripped Out Deucer at 6:45pm 04.08.09 Smaller Boats 8/2014 Has anybody had this happen to them? I was puttig the boat in a slip and fighting about 15kts of cr
Re-bedding fixed lexan Ports Tstein at 4:55pm 04.08.09 S2 5/4691 Aloha; The lexan port is leaking and I'm trying to decide what is the correct product to use to r
New Orleans area weather sailaway78 at 3:20pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1407 Have read a couple post recently, not to mention mine, where someone got pounded pretty good by the
Electric polisher and buffer paulj at 2:20pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3940 My 26 year old Porter Cable is broken and beyond reasonable repair. I'm looking for recomendations f
Rudder Stuffing Box Swimfar at 2:10pm 04.08.09 S2 6/3467 I have a 1981 S2 8.5A. While crawling behind the fuel tank to inspect the helm cables, I noticed two
Raw water hoses Bob S at 2:08pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1660 I am in the process of changing my sea strainer from the little plastic OEM one to a Perko Bronze mu
Manson Supreme - first anchoring Jim Seamans at 1:33pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 46/8961 Purchased the #45 manson supreme this winter and was able to anchor this last weekend (apr 4th). Fi
Ranger 32 restoration (2) j24kachina at 11:06am 04.08.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/8512 I have completed the work on a Ranger 32, hull number 59. There is almost nothing which I have not r
Backing plates for stanchions 48dodge at 10:28am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5147 I was wondering what materials should I use for a backing plate for some new stanchions I have. The
H30 stantions BruceK at 9:54am 04.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1132 Have 4 slightly bent stantions from my H30 '94 which can also fit same vintage 33.5 and 35.5, I thin
looking for Pat17364 SV Espiritu Neal Edward Albrektsen at 9:20am 04.08.09 Big Boats 0/1090 If there is anyone out there that knows Pat and Carole Mcintish on Espiritu please forward this mess
Haulout checklist Don12480 at 9:11am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3928 I am preparing for my haulout and was looking for a post from Maine Sail on Hull Polishing which sho
42 P Off Shore Paul Olson at 8:37am 04.08.09 Big Boats 9/4216 We just purchased a 1994 42 P. After a full survey on this one owner boat it was indicated as a 9.5
GPS and Charts Warren Milberg at 7:34am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1708 A good article, and timely reminder, by Chuck Husick about GPS and Chart variations on the Boat US w
Shower Drain Cover rasselas at 7:21am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1543 Does anyone know where I can order a replacement shower drain cover? Mine is rusty (my wife the CAP

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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
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 6:52am 03.11.22 For someone who continually talks down to everyone on this forum about anything electrical, I am am
3m 4000 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.
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? (1) 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
LiFePo4 Refresh (2) 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
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab SV Bella at 6:02am 03.11.22 Once the film is completely removed, you cannot see any detail on the screen. This youtube shows it
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab RoyS at 5:55am 03.11.22 Removed the damaged film on my C120 with a polish recommended by Raymarine. That was years ago and I
refrigeration for a s2 11a jssailem at 5:43am 03.11.22 Hal. There are basically 2 paths non ice cooling. Install an insulated box. Place cooling plates in
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post RoyS at 5:36am 03.11.22 If you intend to form a solid base that spans the bilge you can wet out a piece of fiberglass cloth,
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 4:49am 03.11.22 Maybe I'll start a thread called "How Do Alternators Work?" And also "How Do Voltage Regulators Wor
LiFePo4 Refresh (1) jviss at 4:30am 03.11.22
Wind angle Bob S at 4:11am 03.11.22 Https://www.airmar.com/weather-description.html?id=152
Hunter 26.5 David in Sandusky at 1:13am 03.11.22
refrigeration for a s2 11a Mark Maulden at 1:05am 03.11.22
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 10:40pm 03.10.22
Great Lakes Charter wanted? jon hansen at 9:29pm 03.10.22 30,000 islands for starters and the water's cold making the hull your cooling system. bring your co

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