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Considering buying a 31-2 Al at 8:36am 03.09.08 Pearson 3/2209 I'm considering buying a Pearson 31-2 to sail on the Chesapeake Bay, often by myself. Can anyone sp
Removing the old name from Gel coat Rede4u at 10:12am 03.09.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1155 We have recently acquired our boat and wish to rename her. The current name is painted on the sides
Tom Bigby vs. Mississippi to New Orleans to Chicago B737 at 9:18am 03.09.08 Ask All Sailors 5/5070 I am considering buying a boat in the New Orleans area. Any input to the Tom Bigby vs. the Mississi
Wire paths LSCalifornia at 1:09pm 03.09.08 Big Boats 6/1319 I am looking for anyone who has removed the hood over the companionway on the newer Hunters. I wish
272 Performance in chop Bryan at 2:25pm 03.09.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1143 I have a 1986 272 that I am really interested in purchasing.. The only thing I heard on a bad note w
SPINNAKER BLOCKS Steve at 10:41pm 03.07.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1116 I am planning on purchasing a UPS spinnaker and furler from Doyle sails. Does anyone know where the
Mast raising on 23.5: Truly a one-person job? erik14752 at 10:19pm 03.07.08 Smaller Boats 10/2829 Thanks for all the good information on my previous questions. Can anyone tell me if the mast on the
winches Jim22491 at 10:12pm 03.07.08 Irwin 1/1746 Hi, I have a Irwin 37ft ketch. I want to replace the jib winches to self tailing winches, They dont
Rigging with furling jib papa steve at 9:55pm 03.07.08 Smaller Boats 7/2710 I'm a new hunter 23.5 owner and I'm familiar with the set up on the boat without a furling jib. But
Changing the mast jjgizara at 11:40pm 03.07.08 Big Boats 6/1203 I want to make my 1994 37.5 legend a little easier to handle. The main is very big and I was thinki
Liferaft on a new 36 Andreas7699 at 12:27am 03.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1080 Hi to you all.Is there anyone who have a liferaft on their 36. Were did you put it. Mounted in a ha
Number of Views Chuck at 12:26am 03.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/947 What do these numbers stand for, ( views ). Many of the posts will say 10 views, 25 views, or somet
Genset JimT at 2:35am 03.08.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1252 I am interested in adding a genset to my 393. The marina suggests a Panda 4.5 KW. I have 2 marine
ODay 22 Mast Manufacturers ? Anthony Ganz at 2:00am 03.08.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1637 I am purchasing an ODay22 (1978) but see that the mast is made by Dwyer, and the boom by Kenyon. Was
install bearing @ mast base bill@tahoe at 1:52am 03.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1257 Iam trying to install a new bearing on mast base of my M 26, it appears as the bolt on the bottom of
Added start battery paulj at 5:03am 03.08.08 Catalina 310 10/2634 Added new start battery and posted this on Cat 25-250 site needed better picture setup.http://www.
What does sailing mean to you? Down deep. LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 4:23am 03.08.08 Ask All Sailors 28/3350 The forum is a little slow right now and I have been wanting to ask this for awhile. I would be inte
Hatch for 82 37ft mkv Steve at 3:47am 03.08.08 Irwin 0/1550 Does anyone know the manufacturer of the hatch on a 82 Irwin 37 mkv. I have a leak and would like to
New dodger/bimini recommendations Pat T at 6:43am 03.08.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2713 I am buying a new dodger/bimini this year. I think I will get a high profile dodger. Although I thin
problem with roller furling jib 1983 bill hammond at 7:17am 03.08.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1786 Just purchased C30 roller furling is extremely difficult to operate any thoughts?

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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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