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Let me ask a stupid antifreeze winterizing question Rich Stidger at 8:00am 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1822 I use RV type antifreeze ONLY in my holding tank and my air conditioning units. I DO NOT use it in
Electrical Panel 12V plug Jack at 7:06am 10.08.08 Big Boats 2/1018 My 2000 340 has a 12 volt receptacle in the electric panel. I plugged a map light into it the oth
Garmin E-Trex RogerHM at 7:01am 10.08.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1710 I think that's the spelling? Legend model: Tried to use it yesterday; it came on for about 2 minute
26S Pop Top Cover JohnH_V25 at 6:28am 10.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/5122 I've agreed to buy the '92 26S I looked at the other day. But when running through the equipment li
Outboard gas line phdoc007 at 5:27am 10.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1166 I want to pass the gas line for the outboard through the transom to the tank in the cockpit. I will
Dodger pt5104 at 4:41am 10.08.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1297 I own a 1993 Catalina 30 foot tall rig. I am looking for a dodger. Can anyone advise me where to fin
cracked holding tank fitting pete0001 at 3:50am 10.08.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1921 Peggie- I tried replacing the approx 28" hose from the plastic holding tank to the macerator pump th
Wonder How Many Marine Industries... Rick D at 9:01pm 10.07.08 Ask All Sailors 25/3090 ...will be around 24 months from now? :cry: Some of us remember the shake-out of the early 80's. It
Thoughts on a small cat rig? (1) OldCat at 8:00pm 10.07.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/3101 Been a while since I have been over here at the sail trim forum - but I have the chart and book, plu
Boom KIcker thaeni at 7:55pm 10.07.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1463 Does anyone have any advice about replacing a topping lift system with a boom kicker?
port lite problems keelboatsailor43 at 6:24pm 10.07.08 Smaller Boats 3/969 Hello everyone, I hope someone can help me on this. I bought a 1978 Huntter 25, and am completely re
Whale water system quick connect fittings GKuffner at 6:13pm 10.07.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1989 My boat has Whale quick connect fittings for the fresh potable water system. They are neat and colo
new ranger 30 owner tcelsasser at 6:09pm 10.07.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 16/10496 Hey I just purchased a 77 Ranger 30. I am interested in any information anyone has on the boat rega
Seam Sealer Advice Needed Marcia at 5:07pm 10.07.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1398 I have finally hauled my PY23 for repainting. While poking around on the underside I found that the
Water in the cabin blues nodachi at 4:59pm 10.07.08 Smaller Boats 22/3601 Recently came upon a Hunter 23 tucked over in a corner at a marina. Don't know how old it is and alt
perkins m30 diesel question Ron at 4:44pm 10.07.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/2137 I have a 1994 C320 with a Perkins M 30 engine. The adjusting nut for the fan belt is at the back of
Selecting Age Of Threads Question Rick D at 3:17pm 10.07.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1654 I notice the oldest thread displayed is three days old (10/4 at 6:37AM at 10/7 at 3/15 PM) despite m
Is there a better way sailaway78 at 1:01pm 10.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1733 Have finally gotten around to pulling the final bit of headliner material out of the V berth area.
Head refit endeavour 40 bobfnbw at 12:55pm 10.07.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3666 Hi all. I have a recently purchased Endeavour 40 with fore and aft heads. Both heads are original, s
LED cabin lights Hermit Scott at 12:20pm 10.07.08 Ask All Sailors 26/5121 I am considering installing some LED cabin lights. They are 12V and very efficient, however I am con

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Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Tom J at 8:28pm 05.28.21 I just ran a wire from the engine to the engine instrument pod. It was pretty easy to do. As I reca
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Tom J at 8:25pm 05.28.21
Help me Understand Batteries MikeHoncho at 8:20pm 05.28.21 On a side note. I installed a Balmar Sc200. It seems to be the best opportunity to remove some of th
Help me Understand Batteries Head Sail at 8:17pm 05.28.21 I think it's saying for example, to get to a DoD of 50% in 1hr, a fully charged battery under load w
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane MikeHoncho at 7:59pm 05.28.21 Well after almost a year I finally got the prop on. I ended up designing and building a dive hookah
iMarine USA Review MikeHoncho at 7:50pm 05.28.21 Circling back to this thread. I purchased a radar, bracket, Balmar alt and ext regulator and a Balma
Marking anchor rode dLj at 7:40pm 05.28.21 I'm running all chain rode. The first 10 feet of chain is painted white. I have 6 feet of draft, and
Help me Understand Batteries MikeHoncho at 7:38pm 05.28.21 The chart is from the manual
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor BigEasy at 6:36pm 05.28.21 After a short visit, they were heading upwind in the dinghy to go to store for dinner and maybe a
methyl hydrate kloudie1 at 6:27pm 05.28.21 at Wally World: Klean-Strip Denatured Alcohol, 1 Quart - Walmart.com - Walmart.com at ACE Klean Str
Help me Understand Batteries dlochner at 6:02pm 05.28.21 I don't quite understand the chart you are referencing, it seems to be related to doing a capacity t
methyl hydrate FastOlson at 5:57pm 05.28.21 Since the alcohol "stove fuel" at the $$ "marine" store is so expensive, we have been buying gallon
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor MitchM at 5:37pm 05.28.21 some time ago there were reports on the cruising boards about the lewmar air switches
Don't want to sink my boat! justsomeguy at 5:36pm 05.28.21 Have you contacted Perko? No. Been to their website and they offer a rebuild kit, but very little
Sail Track Lubricant dlochner at 5:28pm 05.28.21 @Maine Sail rigged a small plywood construct with sail slugs. Put on a can of lube and a downhaul.
Help me Understand Batteries Davidasailor26 at 5:28pm 05.28.21 I understand, under most situations, I should not go below 12.3 volts. Can I assume that this while
Don't want to sink my boat! dlochner at 5:24pm 05.28.21 Have you contacted Perko? They would be the authoratative voice on this issue. I had a leak on a Gr
Sail Track Lubricant justsomeguy at 4:49pm 05.28.21 @Maine Sail rigged a small plywood construct with sail slugs. Put on a can of lube and a downhaul. W
Don't want to sink my boat! justsomeguy at 4:41pm 05.28.21 @Rick486 , did you mean to write something, or were you alerting me of replies? Don's reply has calm
C30 MKII Water Heater Wiring and Control Copper Harbor at 4:37pm 05.28.21 Stu and Skipper John - Thank you very much for the response! I should have realized that given the

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