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boom needed jim brewer at 9:45am 12.09.08 Com-Pac 2/2786 Hoping for help, I am a new owner of an old compac 16. I got it extremely c
Mast raising system jbwbcat30 at 9:18am 12.09.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2633 I replaced my mast a couple of years ago and when I drilled the holes in the mast I didn't drill for
Old Wooden Boat Lifespan (1) Capt. Kermie at 9:04am 12.09.08 Ask All Sailors 15/15117 That is Irian from Salem, MA. She was built in 1959 and is 41 ft. Not bad for half a century. I woul
Retro Fitting LED Bulbs in Cabin Lamps (1) Neil McDonald at 1:03am 12.09.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1683 I am contemplating changing out the existing Xenon bulbs in these low profile cabin lights and repla
H23.5...Motor mount/ wheel bearing lube Mark H at 9:14pm 12.08.08 Smaller Boats 7/1662 Question:doh: one....Motor mount board has cracked lengthwise in the middle.Should I replace it with
Strange looking keel cable bolt for my 1985 Mac 25 markymarcmac at 8:53pm 12.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3193 I just bought a 1985 Macgregor 25, which makes me a first time boatowner. I'll save my cheers until
Sad Day.. Maine Sail at 6:49pm 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1845 One of the best builders of our time has passed on. Tom Morris was truly one of the best and also on
Sailing to Hawaii snowyegret at 5:21pm 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 14/8526 Hi everyone, I've been lurking on this board for quite awhile now listening and learning and finally
Identifying Cherubini's Darrell Smith at 5:16pm 12.08.08 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2931 Hi. I'm been looking at buying a 30 to 36' Cherubini. Several ads I've called advertising Hunters
New Nav lights... Ross in Tampa at 4:50pm 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 11/4084 I was sailing at night this past weekend, and my buddy who was sailing in front of me was having dif
Looking for an O'Day name plate Marc Robic at 2:42pm 12.08.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1500 I have a 1975 O'Day 25 and I am looking for an O'Day plastic name plate that is installed on each si
Help with rudder log rebedding ?????? frankperi at 1:39pm 12.08.08 Pearson 0/1337 Has anyone rebedded the rudder log? Mine weeps water. The nuts seem to be corroded and I'm concern
Loran Info captnfin at 1:22pm 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 3/6504 I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I just found my old Sea Ranger LCN100 Loran C unit. I
Propeller birdsaweek at 12:21pm 12.08.08 Catalina 30 1/1530 I bought a 30ft Catilina and it has a two blade composite propeller. I would like to change it to so
H23 5...tiller Mark H at 9:28am 12.08.08 Smaller Boats 5/1292 H23.5......tiller question I read this somewhere and wanted your comments on this message I copied
Kevlar Foresail, Roller Furling..? Fairwind at 9:04am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/5676 I recently purchased a Lancer 28 which came with 5 hanked on foresails. We have installed roller fur
Steering with Outboard Motor and tiller elvatoli at 8:36am 12.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/16510 We have our Venture 25 in a very tight Marina, and is it very shallow also (4 ft). How do you steer
Back flushing my outboard Brian D at 8:12am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 10/11623 Well this weekend I decided to do a little more maintenance on my Yamaha T9.9. I've noticed since I'
Vertical Battens H33 BruceK at 7:40am 12.08.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1425 Any comments on the now available vertical battens for the H33 roller furling main from owners??
Roller Furler Modification regor-123 at 5:50am 12.08.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2401 I was given a Harken roler furler for my jib. It is too long for my Cat 22, does anyone know if it c

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Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? dlochner at 10:07am 02.06.22 This doesn't even make sense ... 4 awg is smaller than 2 awg. Using the notation ga (shorthand for
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 10:02am 02.06.22
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 9:57am 02.06.22 This doesn't even make sense ... 4 awg is smaller than 2 awg. Using the notation ga (shorthand for
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

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