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Barrier Paint? SeacretSailor at 4:59am 03.01.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2864 I have a quick question for the southern warm-waters sailors. My area will be the warm brackish wat
Glassing in backing plates for through hulls Hermit Scott at 6:53pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 30/5714 I am ready to fix the backing plates tomorrow(sunday) to the hull. I bought a new drill, all the apr
Installing a Raymarine S1 AutoPilot rpwillia at 6:49pm 02.28.09 Catalina 310 10/3790 Anyone ever done the install themselves? Any tips or tricks I need to know about?
C400 Replacement Rudder Andy H at 4:51pm 02.28.09 Big Boats 4/2477 Hello All New to the forum today but a lurker for the last year. Very much enjoy the site with th
Who made this sail boat? (1) paulj at 4:36pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1999 Just noticed this boat from Montana at the dock today. What a nice looking boat and fantastic riggin
Fuel for the new season scolil at 3:49pm 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2179 As the season gets closer, I was wandering through the autoparts store and wondered what things I sh
Prop rotation for a Yanmar 2GM Engine??? morgantheship at 3:35pm 02.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/7984 I am in the process of repowering my H27. The old engine was a Renault and the new engine (new to m
My S2 bit me BobM at 3:29pm 02.28.09 S2 4/1813 Working on the boat today. Tightening up the boom tent so it will shed snow better. A nor'easter i
Measurement Compression Post 83 Hunter 27 keithsail at 2:49pm 02.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1146 I was looking for a couple of you guys with Hunter 27 foot 1983 models to give me a measurement from
What You Don't See! (1) oreana123 at 2:15pm 02.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1543 Mast Boot I am making mast covers for my customers in Boise. Here is a fully rigged 26D with a full
1974 O'Day 20 Architure at 2:02pm 02.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/9365 I'm looking for technical or owners manuals of my boat na O'Day 20 that would have developed when t
New Engine Parts for Repower Project morgantheship at 1:26pm 02.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2019 I am repowering my H27. I have removed the original Renault 8 Hp engine and have purchased a used (v
Shaft Zincs and the Bee Bee Witzend at 12:43pm 02.28.09 Catalina 310 0/1280 What's the deal with the Bee Bee, and why don't they have them anymore? At least not at West Marin
Re-doing packing Catalina 310 Witzend at 12:36pm 02.28.09 Catalina 310 1/1514 I used 1/4" GTU purchased at West Marine. I don't understand about the need to use the lubricant whe
Anchor Light Replacement rcjansen at 10:40am 02.28.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/6300 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 with a non-working anchor light. As far as I can tell it is the orginal li
Mariner Regal Oven/Stove Leightly at 10:17am 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 2/7286 Hi all - new to the site, and fairly new to sailing. We have a Mariner Regal 3 burner LPG stove/ove
Sails kdmjme at 9:29am 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1815 Hello, I'm hoping someone can help me find a source for used sails. I sail a 1984 O'Day 222. I recen
Northern 29 feedback highflyer885 at 9:05am 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2480 Hello, I would like to hear from any present and past owners of the Northern 29 (Northern Yachts L
Sailing out of Moss Landing, CA? NC-C320 at 9:03am 02.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/7399 Is there anyone on the list who routinely keeps a boat at Moss Landing, CA? We are considering keep
Mainsheet Outhaul Upgrade bill crandall at 8:33am 02.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/2293 I would like to replace/upgrade the original mainsheet outhaul system in my Isomat Boom; anyone have

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Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? twalker H260 at 9:55am 02.06.22
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Scott T-Bird at 9:42am 02.06.22 I checked a randomly selected electric head to see the amperage/wire size recommendations. The 4ga
AGB 4DL battery replacement Boomer2it at 9:31am 02.06.22 I can sure understand you may want to increase the capacity of your house bank as a 205 Ah bank fo
Tall ship worker falls to her death kappykaplan at 9:21am 02.06.22 Very sad.
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Hello Below at 9:14am 02.06.22 Should one mention that mast height is critical? If the 58' (Vert CL) bridge doesn't stop you the
Question about water in forward bilge Benny17441 at 9:13am 02.06.22 Well, where did you find it was coming from?
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 9:12am 02.06.22 How many pumps on the circuit? The loads on a circuit are additive, 3 10amp devices draw the same
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 9:10am 02.06.22 It all depends. There are many ways to skin a cat. First check to see that the existing wires are
AGB 4DL battery replacement Benny17441 at 9:09am 02.06.22 I have been researching replacement batteries also. I currently have two 6v 205 amp hour batteries
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? dlochner at 8:57am 02.06.22 Thank you for the reply, I appreciate it. But in most cases, a smaller wire (often 10ga) terminate
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? dlochner at 8:54am 02.06.22 It all depends. There are many ways to skin a cat. First check to see that the existing wires are a
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 8:53am 02.06.22 You have to remember that the breaker panel is to protect the wire to the device and if required a
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 8:51am 02.06.22
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:47am 02.06.22 Real food for real thought.
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 8:47am 02.06.22 There are several issues to consider. The current carried by the wire should be what determines t
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? leo310 at 8:46am 02.06.22 You have to remember that the breaker panel is to protect the wire to the device and if required a f
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) (2) fjcattleco at 8:38am 02.06.22 Well, I worked on pulling the for screws to get the masthead off. I was hesitant to pull off the en
Used Parts Stores Online sail sfbay at 8:31am 02.06.22 No...........Depends on what you want to purchase. What used equipment are you looking for? If you
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:25am 02.06.22
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? rgranger at 8:18am 02.06.22 There are several issues to consider. The current carried by the wire should be what determines th

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