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Next paint question ........ white rudder Scott B at 9:00pm 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 39/3909 Ok, so I'm down at my favorite Chandlery last night buying the anti-fouling paint and I was asking t
Keel bolt again! Mac at 12:07am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/971 I'm getting ready to replace my keel bolt and wondered if I should get a grade 6 or 8 steel bolt to
Balboa 20 questions me262 at 12:43am 04.05.08 Balboa 1/4697 Juswt bought a '75 model 20' Balboa. Looks like a real solid boat! Has anyone had trouble with the g
looking for Hynautic steering cylinder K-1-C ChuckThomas at 12:51am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1528 A friend of mine is looking for above steering cylinder assembly. It looks like they might have bee
rebedding stantions and handrails ctalmage at 1:04am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 13/3355 Hi - I'm looking for some suggestions on rebedding the handrails and stantions on my Irwin 28. I'm
audible temp alarms alanf at 1:23am 04.05.08 Irwin 0/1488 i need to add audible temp alarm to my 1979 37cc perkins 4-108. where can i obtain alarm and where
Where I am Crazy at 1:29am 04.05.08 Smaller Boats 24/1899 When I was a Hunter dealer, I made it a point not to say who or where I was at out of respect for th
22 wing keel tomc23570 at 2:00am 04.05.08 Smaller Boats 2/1433 I am looking at a Catalina 22 with a wing keel. I believe it has a 2'8" draft. With this shoald draf
Broken wing on wing keel Ron Cousino at 2:55am 04.05.08 Big Boats 9/1240 About 18 months ago I hit the base? of a submerged day mark that had been previously knocked over, t
Sail power vs diesel Al - s/v Persephone at 3:47am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1016 With Persephone still on the hard, I tend to grasp at any sailing-related straw to occupy my mind. I
9.9 hp vs 8hp? Bob Perry at 4:16am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1135 Will dropping from a 9.9 hp kicker motor to a 8hp seriously affect my ability to navigate my boat th
Sail power vs diesel Al - s/v Persephone at 3:44am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2277 With Persephone still on the hard, I tend to grasp at any sailing-related straw to occupy my mind. I
WM Discount Retcoastie at 3:12am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1124 Mad Mariner has a deal with West Marine for a 12% discount on any order until 4/30, no minimum. Use
Size Matters! Tim R. at 4:41am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1097 I was looking at some photos last week of some of Bruce Kings larger custom designs and one of the t
Something more serious sailaway78 at 8:34am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1421 All you Yanmar experts, here is a real and not theoretical question for you. Today I was going to b
Wheel Brake Tom23400 at 1:03am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1158 I'm trying to replace the wheel brake on my '8427' Hunter. I removed the compass but can't seemto
Botom Paint Remover Duke13540 at 9:43am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/5986 Has annyone used Pettit Bio Blast bottom paint remover. Any secrets in using it?I tried using it t
Leak by mast Duke13540 at 9:47am 04.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/949 I have a leak where my wires from the radar go down the mast and into and thru a small like box on
'78 21 foot drop keel housing John at 9:13am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1119 I have heard that this vintage has had problems with the drop keel housing ...what should I be watch
Engine Mounts For Yanmar 3GMF Dick Dixon at 9:10am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1470 Will someone please tell me the most economical place to purchase engine mounts for a Yanmar 3GMF?

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What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries dLj at 10:14am 11.24.21 I did dial back the voltage to 16V. I've been in and out checking this battery for the past 4 hour
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries (1) sailcapt340 at 10:11am 11.24.21 I did dial back the voltage to 16V. I've been in and out checking this battery for the past 4 hours
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Terry Cox at 9:47am 11.24.21 Please let us know what you find out, Eian.
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric TomY at 9:47am 11.24.21 Here in Massachusetts the plan for reducing carbon emissions relied heavily on getting more hydropo
Tohatsu MFS9.9EEPTL too big for H260? dano63 at 9:47am 11.24.21 I have a 9.9 yamaha xtra long shaft with trim and tilt that should be close to the same weight and
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller DArcy at 9:37am 11.24.21 It's really not clear to me from the description what is stainless and what is aluminum. If you are
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries dLj at 9:34am 11.24.21 The DC voltage is +\- 18 V The DC Amp is 0.5 Amp Prior to starting I had Specific Gravity readin
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries dLj at 9:33am 11.24.21 Raise the voltage to 15.6 volts for 15 minutes, no more. I strongly disagree. For flooded lead
Dingy Davits (1) sail sfbay at 9:31am 11.24.21 You are correct, Hunter apparently supplied davits that attached to the arch as discussed in this th
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries chip veres at 9:22am 11.24.21 A modern charger that has automatic equalization is a very good idea. If you REALLY want to do it b
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller Bluenose at 9:20am 11.24.21 Excellent - isn't owning sailboats fun! Nothing time, parts and money cannot solve!
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:20am 11.24.21
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 9:17am 11.24.21 That was a question I posed to the P.O. since they actually live in VA but kept their boat in FL. I
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries sailcapt340 at 9:13am 11.24.21 The DC voltage is +\- 18 V The DC Amp is 0.5 Amp Prior to starting I had Specific Gravity reading
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric DArcy at 9:07am 11.24.21 I always hate the way they advertise zero emission That's why I called it "reducing emission" and
Rule Manual bilge pump parts (1) sail sfbay at 8:59am 11.24.21 In case you cannot find the parts might consider replacing with a conventional manual bilge pump fro
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller Claude L.-Auger at 8:58am 11.24.21 Went to my friend's boat yesterday and removed the broken part of the stem head fitting. Glad to fin
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Stu Jackson at 8:40am 11.24.21 I'm starting to get the impression your investigation into this problem is about as organized as a
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Stu Jackson at 8:39am 11.24.21 Also read somewhere about a little ball check valve inside the housing of the raycor inlet could be
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries dLj at 8:31am 11.24.21 Just sitting in my garage (1 year) with no loads on it at all. Voltage was 12.38 v. So, approxima

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