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Prop effect butchrobbins at 1:24am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1266 If you use a 3 blade vs 2 blade prop, will this decrease your RPM considerably?I have a Universal 2
H460 air conditioner dave jones at 2:42am 01.28.08 Big Boats 3/885 I am installing air in my H460 and as they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Does anyone have
Smallest boat for trans Altantic or trans Pacific crossing... Brian D at 1:45am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 33/12057 OK... so, what is the smallest boat YOU* would sail in if YOU were to do either a trans Atlantic*
85' Hunter 23 or 77' Oday 25 chuckbaly at 3:17am 01.28.08 Trailer Sailors 17/5941 I am trying to choose between 2 boats I am considering. A 1985 Hunter 23 or 1977 Oday 25. Here are
Replacing Mainsail Bob at 3:09am 01.28.08 Yamaha 5/2091 Greetings,I'm shopping for a new mainsail. If you have any comments on sails or sailmakers, I'd a
sidestay length for a 25' O'day Doug Bauckham at 4:31am 01.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1121 I have just purchased a 1978 25' O'day c/b ' would like to know the length of the lower sidestays (s
Deck Paint Suggestion BroomHilda at 4:12am 01.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1054 I own a 1981 Hunter 25. The deck is in need (I believe) of a paint job. Very chalky...If you were go
Dinghy Davits PHitchcox at 3:50am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1329 As my wife and I are getting older and have more time to sail, our backs are also getting older and
"Easy Reefing" Warren Milberg at 3:27am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1693 I just got done reading, and rereading, an article on pg 38 of the Feb 2008 edition of "Sail," magaz
Put in Bay to Harbor Springs Michigan JohnnyMac at 6:59am 01.28.08 Big Boats 11/1675 Four years ago when I was planning a trip to the North Channel of Lake Huron I received valuable inf
Mast head light bulbs arayc01 at 6:54am 01.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1095 Does any one know what style of bulb is used in the mast head lights of a Hunter sailboat, specifica
That noise Deadline at 6:20am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1111 Hunter neglected to screw down the compression post plate on my 320, so I helpfully obliged. Then I
Hoisting a hard dinghy aboard Taylor at 8:04am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2956 Its mixed snow and rain in the northwest today, and a perfect time think about boating. I'd like t
Inflatable dinghy floor, slat, wood, or air floor Mike8245 at 10:08am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 13/12127 Does anyone have any other than the obvious positives or negatives to each of the 3 floors available
Silver Marine dinghy, thumbs up or thumbs down? Mike8245 at 10:02am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1955 I am considering a Silver Marine inflatable dinghy, does anyone have any experience with them? It wo
Webasto Heater Install 323Cruiser at 9:26am 01.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3844 I recently purchased a Webasto AirTop 3500 desiel heater for my Beneteau 323 and need to make the de
Beckson Ports (1) Gosselin R�gis at 9:02am 01.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/943 Hi, I would like to know if somebody among you would have the dimensions of the opening Beckson of O
Epoxy ready to apply Kerry13709 at 8:21am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2027 Ready to start coating my teak ' holly plywood flooring, 23 or so pieces all together. According to
Raymarine Smartpilot X-5 or S1 Smartpilot. Which would you choose? Joe Mullee at 11:20am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1250 Has Raymarine come out with a new autopilot called the Smartpilot X-5 or have I just been asleep at
Sanitizing the head holding tank Cruisin30MKIII at 11:30am 01.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1155 Just purchased a 1995 Cat 30 MKIII :). The inside has a bit of odor from the head. I think i need to

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Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 2:51pm 11.07.21 Buy the electrode from that company. It comes with a fantastic manual that explains the physics and
Alternator wiring DArcy at 2:25pm 11.07.21 Thanks @leo310 the diagram is pretty much what I have planned except I'm using an ACR so the alterna
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 2:14pm 11.07.21 High pressure pumps will break the seal of the water ballast lid. Top dealer for the 26 and involve
331 Oceanis wiring diagram SoSound at 2:00pm 11.07.21 You should have two red battery on/off switches for the positive side of each battery, you can turn
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! JoeWhite at 1:59pm 11.07.21 I would not reuse the drained fuel.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 1:56pm 11.07.21 @Davidasailor26, I haven't had a chance to look, yet... is it hydraulic or electrical? I seem to re
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:50pm 11.07.21 That is the part that I need to study some time soon. My unit is probably the exact same thing as
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type Crazy Dave Condon at 1:50pm 11.07.21 For what it is worth, z Spar re-invented itself as US Spars located near Gainesville, Florida but or
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 dlochner at 1:39pm 11.07.21 It will work if you put the bucket in the cockpit but be sure to remove the hose immediately from t
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 1:36pm 11.07.21 With the wind measuring instrument of the cookpit of the boat. Is the instrument set to show True
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Claude L.-Auger at 1:25pm 11.07.21 It will work if you put the bucket in the cockpit but be sure to remove the hose immediately from th
CE certificate for Hunter 466? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:25pm 11.07.21 Does the International Marine Institute maintain a copy of those for their records?
Freaky voltage reading DArcy at 1:24pm 11.07.21 Is it reading the really high voltage with the engine running or with it off? If it is only while ru
Alternator wiring leo310 at 1:09pm 11.07.21 Visio-PYS BWC v3.vsdx (pysystems.ca This may help
PNW Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 12:45pm 11.07.21 Once again, I really like the looks of that boat. Agree, Will. As we passed by, I noticed someone
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! twodzusfittings at 12:26pm 11.07.21 Mmmmmmm Yes I am asking a lot. But hey, I asked for free advice, so I shouldn't be picky. Joe Wh
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 11:44am 11.07.21 With the wind measuring instrument of the cookpit of the boat. I put the throtle in reverse to close
Has anyone built a boarding step? LeeandRick at 11:30am 11.07.21 We have a Garelick/Eez-In 4 step telescoping hook ladder. https://www.westmarine.com/buy/garelick--
Yanmar tachometers "calibration" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 11.07.21 A new tach is not a big deal. VDO is the best buy. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/could
Freaky voltage reading dlochner at 11:24am 11.07.21 problem with the faulty meter theory is that it is reading fine on the house battery bank and the A

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