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steering David21856 at 6:58pm 04.03.09 Morgan 1/2341 We have a 33 O/I with hydraulic steering . How do you bleed the system? I have noticed some noise li
Springs for a Drydock trailer for Mac25 Mack Toles at 5:59pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1215 Need to replace the springs on the trailer. Can't find the capacity of the trailer. Would like to
Polishing SS (2) Tim R. at 3:13pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2287 Why buy new when all it needs is a little polishing. Here are the 2 pedestal guard bases from my bo
Remote Security Cameras? NotCook at 2:48pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1644 Like the idea of being able to check on my boat at the marina while I am at home. When we were at Ba
replacing upper shroud Hunter 20 1983 DaveHunter20 at 2:29pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1904 I live in N. Carolina and need a replacement upper shroud. Does anyone know the length or rigging s
Lake Coeur d' Alene? cptzeon at 12:54pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2496 We're thinking about doing two weeks on our 26x on Lake Couer d' Alene. Anyone been there? We'd lov
Design considerations of the 49 wing keel Brezzin at 12:49pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1800 Glenn- Thanks for taking the time. I'd like to know your thoughts on the design of the wing keel f
Boat vibrations selkge at 12:38pm 04.03.09 Catalina 30 2/1702 When idling and slow speeds I have a noisy vibration. This is most evident when idling in the slip.
Top Climber TexasLakeSailor at 12:37pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4910 Has anyone used an ATN Top Climber? Did you find it easy to use? Is it worth the money or is it easi
The Henderson Bow Sequitur at 12:09pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/3369 Hi Glenn, It is easy to watch the evolution of the Hunter designs under your hand; your very disti
Running Spinnaker Halyard inside Selden Mast Dmac336 at 11:32am 04.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1962 I have an In-mast Furling mast from Selden....there is a Halyard chamber on fore side of mast...also
Warpage in the pop deck jkincannon at 11:09am 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1227 I am replacing the wooden part for the horizontal sliding hatch on my V22 and noticed the pop top de
Alternator for Mercury 6 Scubajeep at 11:07am 04.03.09 Smaller Boats 6/1574 I would like to put a alternator on my mercury 6 but I have not had any luck in finding out if this
looking for a room mate/ sailing mate. blownaway at 10:27am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3164 I know this may sound strange and I will gladly accept feed back. I'm looking for some one male or f
Some questions for an older H33 Cherubini inquiztr at 10:13am 04.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2811 I have bought an 78 Cherubini 33' sailboat last august that I have been living on. I am getting it r
Mast Wiring Witzend at 10:09am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1699 Anyone ever added wiring down a furler mast for a wind transducer on a 2001 Cat 310? There appears t
Plum-fun weekend planned KandD at 9:54am 04.03.09 Big Boats 4/1257 Here is my overly-ambitious weekend to do list; if anyone has any words of wisdoms, don't do this, d
two questions accroy at 9:35am 04.03.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1289 one is what is the best way to seal the through-hull where my drive shaft used to go? The shaft's st
Hunter/Legend Keel Attachment Story Al - s/v Persephone at 9:00am 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/4089 Glenn - I don't like to pass-on urban legends, but Jack Tyler, who seems well regarded on Seven Se
Trip Report and Photos BVI March 2009 PrincessoftheLake at 7:05am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2132 Captain Grumpy and I spent 9 days in the BVI's in early March while we celebrated our 25 year annive

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What are these. SFS at 9:30am 02.25.22 Tarp could be an awning of sorts to cool the boat. Loads from foredeck, hole around mast. (I cant te
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 9:24am 02.25.22 @stephen_i_w I am a dummy regarding NMEA connections. I am looking at the NMEA 0183 Gateway YDNG-03
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem markwbird at 9:12am 02.25.22 That really should not happen. It's a self priming pump. Just to be thorough you might check the e
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:41am 02.25.22 There is a physical difference between DC and AC fuses. It relates to the Arc issue in a DC circuit
Fuse ratings Tater at 8:41am 02.25.22 When a fuse blows, especially due to short circuit, there is a tendency for "arc over". The metal +
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:39am 02.25.22 And a handy tutorial on fuses - https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/fuse-tutorial Note in particula
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:37am 02.25.22 When faced with discussing what feels like a simple subject, yet the discussion sounds confused, I r
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:35am 02.25.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 8:28am 02.25.22 I filled in the old holes and drilled new ones - too difficult to try and line them up. Here are the
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 8:22am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:17am 02.25.22 The voltage is a maximum as some others have said. No harm done from using a 24V, 110V or 240V fuse
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:13am 02.25.22 Greased up the impellor with vaseline and it turned easily Not the end of the world but better to
Fuse ratings Brian D at 8:10am 02.25.22 The voltage rating of a fuse is the maximum voltage that it can safely interrupt. If the voltage is
Fuse ratings Ralph Johnstone at 8:07am 02.25.22 It's early, I haven't had my coffee yet, the parrot is chewing on my ear for attention so maybe I'm
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade (4) Jeff2642 at 8:06am 02.25.22 Thank you! Are you going to replace with the standard 20 gal tank or enlarge capacity? or a 2 cell
Fuse ratings Hello Below at 7:47am 02.25.22 Fuse blows due to excessive current, voltage has nothing to do with it. You can use it on 110 VAC O
Gel battery update All U Get at 7:38am 02.25.22 Now it is time to Break Them In. For maximum performance Gel batteries should be cycled 15 to 20 t
Fuse ratings JoeWhite at 7:34am 02.25.22 Fuse blows due to excessive current, voltage has nothing to do with it. You can use it on 110 VAC OR
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling jssailem at 7:34am 02.25.22 My mast is deck stepped. There are weep holes at the mast base to allow the water to flow out over t
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 7:30am 02.25.22 Now if you have a glass fuse protecting your VHF take a close look at it it may say 240 or 110 volt

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