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C36 Mk. I rudder post diameter? jviss at 4:32am 07.22.08 Big Boats 2/1274 Sorry for yet another annoying "quick question," but I'm not close to the boat, so a measurement wou
Clean Yellow Lead Acid Battery Stain Off White Cockpit Sole Harold at 4:31am 07.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1341 I just replaced my lead acid batteries with AGM,s. The workmen must have tracked the acid residue g
Widgeon repair - toppled mast tekphnx at 4:28am 07.22.08 Day Sailers 3/1296 Hi everyone, I'm a new Oday owner and new to the forums. Also a novice sailor - this is the first b
Clean Yellow Lead-Acid Battery Stain From White Cockpit Sole - How? Harold at 4:24am 07.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1023 I just had my lead acid batteries replaced with AGM's. The workmen must have tracked the residue of
OK, who has my sliding galley? Tom Drake at 1:22am 07.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1336 I know that somewhere, probubly in Minnesota, there is a located my sliding galley. No doubt it is
Mac 19 Mark H. at 10:49pm 07.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1036 I have a chance to buy a 1979 Mac 19 w mtr /trl. Mtr needs new low end.Asking $ 2500 Can anyone tel
H340 Furling Line replacement Ken at 9:48pm 07.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/968 I have a 1998 H340 and I need to replace the Genoa furling line. The furling is a Type B Mk11 Seldo
Galley sink leak? Oliver at 9:02pm 07.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1173 We have a 2004 Hunter 33. The cabinet under the galley sink smells musky and we suspect that water
Lancer 25 leaky rudderpost? mystery M at 8:31pm 07.21.08 Lancer 8/2250 Any thoughts are appreciated. I recently bought a Lancer 25. A small compartment with a 6" screw cov
Solar Panel Wiring Sea Sharp at 8:12pm 07.21.08 Big Boats 5/1388 I am in the process of installing two 80 watt solar panels. I wonder how I should wire them into my
Hunter 34 Chain Plate Failure 24632 at 7:35pm 07.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/9280 our recently acquired Hunter 34 had a catastrophic rigging failure when the chain plate rod pulled o
recommended live aboards dbdaniel at 7:34pm 07.21.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1070 I have my hunter p42 on the market. It was my first sailboat and I'm interested to hear any suggesti
Flourescent Tampa Bay Jack at 7:23pm 07.21.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1209 Let me be the first to say that I am a fair weather sailor with the annual 7-10 trip. Mostly I am an
where to put my insrument panel (i already tried that , it hurt) dbdaniel at 7:14pm 07.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1001 My 1995 p42 had no engine instrument panel when i bought it and there was no obvious place to mount
Adler Barbour refrigerator died Yoda at 6:55pm 07.21.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1640 I've posted a similar message on sailnet dot com. After using my 1988 Catalina 30 on July 4 weekend
Battery installation for 26D 1990 Macgregor Sail Boat Rep54947 at 6:35pm 07.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1830 I have recently purchased 1990 26D Macgregor Sail Boat. It did not have a battery I have
Battey Location , and hook up Rep54947 at 6:32pm 07.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/873 I have recently purchased 1990 26D Macgregor Sail Boat. It did not have a battery I have
table counter weight 29.5 1996 carothersjw at 6:28pm 07.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/969 the counter weight for our cabin table seems to be stuck at the top of the stainless steel tube. Th
Antifreeze loss? Rae at 6:22pm 07.21.08 Ask All Sailors 5/934 I have a 18 hp volvo engine in my Beneteau 285 ,and I'm loosing antifreeze , can't find where it's g
Went for a nice Sunday sail, pity it didn't stay that way... CharlieCobra at 6:14pm 07.21.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1093 Turns out, Oh Joy's season is over after the old Perkins threw a rod. We started out on a nice hull

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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
They made the cover of People Magazine Kermit at 7:12pm 11.12.21 Yeah, her hair was even bigger than John Travolta's. Good to hear from you again, my friend. I'm
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 6:43pm 11.12.21 The Ultime Tris are coming up to the Cape Verde Islands, but still suffering from flukey breezes. "
Stray Induced Current Davidasailor26 at 6:39pm 11.12.21 If there are no other connections or junctions between the two measurement points I agree with you.
Keel to hull joint Allan12210 at 6:36pm 11.12.21 We did ours that way. We got tired of looking at the crack at the junction that would seep rust stai
They made the cover of People Magazine Kermit at 5:57pm 11.12.21
Slips in Tampa area Rjm st.petersburg at 5:33pm 11.12.21 Mark told me they had openings just last week. They had a piling break which was off of my bow. We w
Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 my 3 dlochner at 5:26pm 11.12.21 Hi sorry my mind was racing through thoughts as I was typing. I mean after removal of the thru hull
Which Marinebeam replacement bulb? BigEasy at 5:21pm 11.12.21 These are not navigation lights - they're overhead dome lights in the cabin. Sorry Chris, I thou

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