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Winterizing fluke Deadline at 7:03am 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1018 Yesterday I had to re-winterize my 2001 Yanmar 2GM because of a hard freeze. The engine seems to hav
Insurance Star of the Sea10827 at 7:03am 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 33/3393 Dear members, I am retiring september 2009, I am trying to find boat insurance that would cover an A
battens ozman at 4:47am 03.03.09 Day Sailers 1/1356 Does anyone know the measurments for the mainsail battens for an O'Day 192?:confused:
71 Pearson 30 Spinnaker pole Fifth Starr at 4:08am 03.03.09 Pearson 2/2234 So there is not mount for a spinnaker on my mast but the boat came with a spin pole. I have noticed
self taught bad_com_pany at 3:49am 03.03.09 Smaller Boats 12/1670 ok almost spring here boats going to marina end of april no chance of sailing school , with this in
How to safely degunk the engine bay Daves299 at 9:26pm 03.02.09 Seidelmann 4/3248 Ok... I have been trying to figure this out for awhile. My S299 is sitting at the dock so I cannot j
Hello fellow ComPac sailors! WindRush at 7:23pm 03.02.09 Com-Pac 3/3862 I have just joined this forum and hope that it might eventually take off...the absence of the CYOA w
Had a nice birthday dinner cruise in Newport Harbor, CA caguy at 6:57pm 03.02.09 Destinations 8/4226 My wife put together a surprise party for me on the Hornblower, family and about a half dozen friend
Ladylove: Tampa bound (3) Ed Schenck at 6:36pm 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2022 Kind of got away from SBO there for awhile. This darn air card only works in the cockpit and it has
Looking forward to the most hfxns at 5:48pm 03.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1787 :):dance:OK, not much action here on Beneteauowners.com, but people must be looking forward to sprin
Amps for electric panel lavie423 at 4:40pm 03.02.09 Big Boats 3/1562 I have a 1994 Catalina 42 two cabin hull#423. I am converting the small ice box to a freezer. I nee
Charging system schematic Jim D at 4:10pm 03.02.09 Big Boats 3/1900 Hi Would anyone be able to share a schematic on a charging system using: 1. two battery banks
Continued shower Sump issues. Bad Obsession at 4:05pm 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1225 I have two sump boxes that I was given. One that will fit in my bilge and one that won't fit in the
Daysailor II Cuddy Door Barry1957 at 3:15pm 03.02.09 Day Sailers 3/3001 I would like to make a door for the cuddy opening of my DSII rather than buy one. Has anyone done th
Venture 25 Outboard: long shaft or short? JoelHoover at 3:13pm 03.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1353 Hey Everybody, I just bought a Venture 25. It's my first trailer sailer (no more slip fee
Going electric. Jabsco or Raritan? pkdailey4 at 2:57pm 03.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/13409 I have a Jabsco hand op head and my wife wants to make it go away because the handle is unsanitary a
Does anyone know where the old Photo Forum went? windsock1 at 1:29pm 03.02.09 Big Boats 3/1067 The old HOW site used to have that "Photo Forum" section and not only did I post a bunch of document
fridge Don Lawrence at 12:51pm 03.02.09 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1935 Im am in the process of converting the original engine powered fridge on my 1984 hunter cutter 37 to
Rebedding Portlites TerryF8250 at 12:24pm 03.02.09 Big Boats 2/1220 I wanted to rebed the four portlites on my 1989 Legend 35. Does anyone have experience with this pr
Multi Purpose Antifouling Frenchie3958 at 11:52am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1281 Antifouling and water type ! My boat is based on a marina located on a large river with fresh wate

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Anchor 150 miles offshore ? Alan Gomes at 7:33am 11.13.21 No, they are not going to have them "anchor" 150 miles offshore. They are going to have them cool th
Sail cover repair question Tally Ho at 7:18am 11.13.21 I took my Genoa to North Sail a couple of years ago because I noticed that the cloth at the bottom h
Keel to hull joint DeniseO30 at 7:00am 11.13.21 It's almost always a case of keel bolt attachment, torque, age, and decomposition, of the bolts and
2004 41 AC Hex key size for Tiller lever sail sfbay at 6:47am 11.13.21 Long shot............contact the pedestal manufacturer (Lewmar?) for the dimension OR buy a few size
Stray Induced Current kloudie1 at 6:46am 11.13.21 @dLj Yup The reading will vary with position around the generator housing as more or less of the
Stray Induced Current sailme88 at 6:32am 11.13.21 The QED to determine proximity stray field energy is to remove the testing equipment from the area.
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 6:13am 11.13.21 @dLj Agree. I intend to try a few of those things since they are easy and an interesting experime
Replace Traveler on 35S5 sail sfbay at 6:10am 11.13.21 Suggest contacting the Beneteau 35S5 owner in post #7 in the SBO thread below to find out how he rep
Stray Induced Current dLj at 6:09am 11.13.21 Interesting theoretical discussions. When I first measured the current at the location near the ge
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 6:02am 11.13.21 Interesting theoretical discussions. When I first measured the current at the location near the gen
Stray Induced Current dLj at 5:57am 11.13.21 That reading is a result of the magnetic field from the generator affecting the measuring sensor of
Stray Induced Current kloudie1 at 5:39am 11.13.21 That reading is a result of the magnetic field from the generator affecting the measuring sensor of
Keel to hull joint Don S/V ILLusion at 5:29am 11.13.21 We did ours that way. We got tired of looking at the crack at the junction that would seep rust sta
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 5:29am 11.13.21 Did you try just putting your meter right next to the green wire near the generator to see if it ga
Stray Induced Current dLj at 5:23am 11.13.21 Did you try just putting your meter right next to the green wire near the generator to see if it gav
Wiring Raymarine Digital Radar with new and old cable RitSim at 4:44am 11.13.21 Try posting on their forum https://forum.raymarine.com I had good results there
They made the cover of People Magazine Will Gilmore at 1:05am 11.13.21 Right beside one the hotels we stayed in, was a drydocked submarine that was unfortunately closed f
Wiring Raymarine Digital Radar with new and old cable Captain Larry-DH at 10:34pm 11.12.21 I think your assumption is correct. Green is often used for ground. Braided shield is always ground.
They made the cover of People Magazine Justin_NSA at 9:05pm 11.12.21 13, living on a schooner in Clearwater FL., enjoying the empty beaches because Jaws came out the ye
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 7:43pm 11.12.21 Like the idea @Davidasailor26. Take the induction current out of the equation. There are no other

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