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Amps for electric panel lavie423 at 4:40pm 03.02.09 Big Boats 3/1606 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 3/1943 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 3/1249 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 3/3112 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 4/1415 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 28/13832 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 3/1099 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 10/2016 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 2/1256 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 1/1301 Antifouling and water type ! My boat is based on a marina located on a large river with fresh wate
Stereo/CD mounting ideas Joe Snuffy at 11:52am 03.02.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/5031 I'm looking to mount a sound system in my 84 Catalina 27. Does anyone care to show off their systems
Screensavers... (1) Warren Milberg at 10:44am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4265 Post your favorite screensavers here. FYI, 29 days 'til launch -- and 7 inches of snow here last
Datamarine S200DL Problems Dean P at 10:38am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 15/17532 I have a Datamarine depth gauge, model S200DL that is acting up. Two seasons ago the readings on th
Wow, what a wealth of knowledge RECESS at 10:00am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1566 I did something this weekend that I should have done years ago. I joined a Yacht Club. Those old sal
How to fill cracks radiating out from Keel Bolts? Ranger26Honolulu at 9:45am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3669 My 1973 Gary Mull Ranger 26 (hull 285) has 10 keel bolts. Two bolts on the starboard side (in the mi
Gross Breach of Privacy--Stuffiminto.com (1) sailingdog at 7:56am 03.02.09 Sails Call Lounge 0/211 I'd just like to say that Sully is quite the piece of work. For those of you who don't know who Sull
Golf Car Batteries and a big dohhhhh Scott B at 6:51am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 28/6828 Late last Fall I decided to switch the house bank over to 4 Golf Car batteries after having to use t
Florida Weather?????? (5) seadaddler at 5:25am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1861 What the heck is going on here with the Florida weather it's very cool and very windy,you noticed I
Best tool for grinding fiberglass? Roger Long at 4:33am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/27041 Say, what is the best tool for major sculpting such as the scarf bevel on old thru hull hole patchin
That sinking feeling. Roger Long at 4:00am 03.02.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1321 It's good to go over and think hard about your "someday" list from time to time. http://www.rogerl

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Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 12:17pm 02.11.22 A cruising sailboat typically has 2 battery banks. There is really no "typical" anymore. Many peo
When to move up? Leeward Rail at 12:09pm 02.11.22 As a pack rat in PRAnonymous with monthly meetings I would have said "Simplify". But there you go.
Add a dedicated starter battery dlochner at 12:09pm 02.11.22 I'm not sure if this is the problem, however, the article below talks about a serious problem with t
When to move up? jssailem at 12:06pm 02.11.22 my motto is now reduce and simply. :beer: As a pack rat in PRAnonymous with monthly meetings I wou
Add a dedicated starter battery Scott T-Bird at 12:00pm 02.11.22 Whenever I hear somebody say they want a "dedicated starter battery" it makes me pause. You should
When to move up? Leeward Rail at 11:59am 02.11.22 you will run out of space to store the new important stuff. When that happens this exercise will st
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 11:58am 02.11.22 STOP You need to do some more research and investigation. No offense, but you are all over the pl
When to move up? Jumpstart at 11:55am 02.11.22 Moving up to a 28-30 footer is a prudent move. Easier to sail than your 23 and reasonable to dock. L
Add a dedicated starter battery Head Sail at 11:52am 02.11.22 What I do know is that the previous owner hit the glow plug for 90 + seconds, sprayed starter fluid
Raw water intake strainer Don S/V ILLusion at 11:47am 02.11.22
Add a dedicated starter battery BarryL at 11:43am 02.11.22 STOP You need to do some more research and investigation. No offense, but you are all over the pl
When to move up? Parsons at 11:40am 02.11.22 Solo sailing, as most of us have found, is actually easier on a well-equipped larger sailboat than a
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 10:22am 02.11.22 thanks kappy! kinda new at this internet thing i am still trying to get use to carrying a phone arou
Add a dedicated starter battery jviss at 10:11am 02.11.22 DC means Direct Current. Dave, are you serious? I was marveling at all of the bad information in
toilet time kappykaplan at 9:56am 02.11.22 @capt shaggy dog , to send Peggie a PM, click on her avatar and you'll see a button labeled "Send a
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 9:50am 02.11.22 hi peggie just ordered your book this morning,just by reading your responses makes it is a must read
When to move up? kappykaplan at 9:42am 02.11.22 It is the circle of boat life. :plus:
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust markwbird at 9:32am 02.11.22 You should be able to see it and hear it coming out the back. It's not continuous. It "spits" ever
Distance between gudgeons, '89 Catalina 22 jssailem at 9:25am 02.11.22 You may get a better response if you went to Catalina and asked them for the data. I could not find
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 9:21am 02.11.22 Tom, I was able to locate the plug with some difficulty. It apparently isn't a common one. It did cr

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