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design wind Quo at 9:08am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1413
Hunter 280 Questions Chuck_Buck at 8:56am 04.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/3482 Hi Folks, Moving up from a 1977 Catalina 25 to a 1996 Hunter 280. Really like the look of these
Hex Nuts on Shaft. Florida Bill at 8:55am 04.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1438 Hi everyone, bought a 1982 Hunter 27 with a 6.5 1GM that runs great, I need to replace the Nuts that
Sail area, what gives? Rick at 7:59am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1578 First and foremost thanks to Glenn for taking time here. I havent read into this many posts in a wh
BVI special 2 weeks for $ of 1 blowinganddrifting at 8:27am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1487 In my dreams, did I get ya on all the forums? :)
Free Sails while they last!!! Call this # blowinganddrifting at 8:24am 04.01.09 Catalina 30 0/1189 just dial 1-800- april -fools!!!
Huge Recall All Boats To 1977 Danger blowinganddrifting at 8:21am 04.01.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1054 The danger is all a big joke!!! April fools.
Replacing the port lights mister_j at 8:17am 04.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1028 I've scanned the archives because I'm about to replace both leaky port lights. They were solid to th
rudder post slop sailorich at 7:12am 04.01.09 Pearson 4/2116 Hi everyone, I have a 1971 Pearson 26 in very good shape. last season I noticed a slight clunk in th
depth finder Les Lewis at 5:54am 04.01.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/944 I am a new owner of a 1995 Catalina WB 250. Is there a place to mount a though hull transducer f
Opinions on fasteners(stainless vs bronze) Tim R. at 5:28am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1364 I need to mount my new winches and thought silicon bronze machine screws would be the best choice.
Winch position-retrofit pedastal, originally tiller Hermit Scott at 10:06pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2036 On my C30 the winches for the jib sheets are located somewhat forward in the cockpit. They are defin
Using a computer as a chart plotter higgs at 9:35pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 23/5185 I thought I would start a new thread as this is a good one and will be easier to discuss here than i
H22 Reefing DavidB75 at 9:26pm 03.31.09 Smaller Boats 2/1210 Hello everyone, I would like to know what you guys think about reefing the main using the outhaul (a
Horizontal Wheel - something for thought Franklin at 9:23pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1619 Glenn: A couple of years ago I had a vision after watching "Failure to Launch". It was the horizo
Trailer bunk liners David F at 8:06pm 03.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1667 Retrieval methods onto trailers has a lot of history on these threads. But, I can't find anywhere if
A couple of design questions Manny at 8:03pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1393 Hi Glenn, When designing a sailboat other than a racer, how much, if any, consideration is given
Rusted Leaf Spring Trailer....Replace with Bolt on Torsion Axle? phyrefighterjay at 8:03pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 4/5156 Hi ya'll I just bought a Mac 26x down in Texas...I have not seen the boat, but trust me the deal is
Keel Shapes BroadReach at 7:36pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1740 Glenn, While in the yard recently I was parked next to a Hunter Legend 35 that was in the process of
Mounting new grill sinnettc at 6:55pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2745 My wife bought me a Kuuma grill ' rail mount for my birthday. I'm in the process of getting the boa

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Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? Head Sail at 12:42pm 02.16.22 https://www.smartdraw.com/circuit-diagram/electrical-design-software.htm?id=370861&msclkid=ceec6d29b
Don't drag your rudder on the ground when trailering. Doing some fixing after PO fail. SkookumZac at 12:38pm 02.16.22 What's your process? I have a similar repair in my future.
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? DayDreamer41 at 12:36pm 02.16.22 Just to clarify the queston. I am an electrical engineer, and I've done some mechanical design too
Choosing a battery charger jviss at 12:36pm 02.16.22 Sizing the charger can be done according to your use case. How are you using your boat and batterie
Choosing a battery charger jviss at 12:33pm 02.16.22 I'm assuming the charger doesn't compensate for voltage drop. From the Sterling PCU manual: "Adva
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? jviss at 12:29pm 02.16.22 Just to clarify the queston. I am an electrical engineer, and I've done some mechanical design too,
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 12:22pm 02.16.22 It is worth understanding the need to not take big waves, up or down, straight on or at right angles
Yanmar coolant Dale Haz at 12:12pm 02.16.22 OK thanks all, good information. A bit more effort and I found that both are the usual glycol produc
Choosing a battery charger DayDreamer41 at 11:37am 02.16.22 Scott, its a good thing you found a home for the charger, otherwise I was going to suggest you get a
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? DayDreamer41 at 11:22am 02.16.22 Electrical or Mechanical?, I have done both on excel, you just have to be creative with the symbols.
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 11:16am 02.16.22 Is it recommended to partially tighten the thru hull, wait for the sealant to cure and then tighten
Thru Hull Backing Plates jssailem at 11:16am 02.16.22 I did not use that double tighten technique. I was hanging in the slings for an overnight haul. We g
Yanmar coolant jdrutten at 11:14am 02.16.22 If I'm remembering correctly, YG30R is the updated nitrite-free version of YG30, for better aluminum
Yanmar coolant BigEasy at 11:07am 02.16.22 I have used Havoline Xtended life coolant(orange color) in my Yanmar 3YM30. It is an alternative co
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? JoeWhite at 10:56am 02.16.22 There is a "language" to drawing wiring diagram. To draw such that the reader understands the diagra
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 10:53am 02.16.22 The currents on the AC side are 1/10th of the currents on the DC side. A 40A charger is about 500W
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 10:51am 02.16.22 Your double nut plan creates a theoretical sealed chamber that will fill with water if the sealant a
Sole Refinish Question Archangel36cc at 10:47am 02.16.22 The sole is definitely a laminate and not solid hardwoods. I can definitely prep the surface careful
Choosing a battery charger JohnShannon at 10:45am 02.16.22 The currents on the AC side are 1/10th of the currents on the DC side. A 40A charger is about 500W
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? thinwater at 10:34am 02.16.22 Graph paper, mechanical pencil, and template. Don't have to boot it up, inexpensive, easily modifi

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