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electric fuel pump slip knot10761 at 4:17am 06.28.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1053 If there is an electric fuel pump between the tank and the Recor 120 fuel/water filter separator, an
Help with Wilcox head NancyD at 4:49am 06.28.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1896 I just rebuilt our Wilcox-Crittendon(sp?) HeadMate using the factory rebuild kit. It solved the ori
HR 42 Ketch Mitja Premrl at 5:35am 06.28.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/2416 Dear Sirs,I would like to buy Hallberg Rassy 42 Ketch made in year 1984 with hull number 89. But be
Keel Winch Little Spring on Handle dancing bear at 6:49am 06.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/906 Under the bolt that holds the keel's winch handle to the winch, there is a little spring. On my Mac
Widgeon centerboard Alan Gold at 6:30am 06.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1127 I just purchased a Widgeon and the centerboard will not descend ( I must admit not wanting to break
spare jib halyard as whisker pole topping lift? Bob Moretti at 6:22am 06.28.07 Catalina 30 3/2439 I've heard many people with Catalina 30's, like mine, say not to use a spare jib halyard as a spinna
spare jib halyard as whisker pole topping lift Bob Moretti at 6:20am 06.28.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2738 I've heard many people with Catalina 30's, like mine, say not to use a spare jib halyard as a spinna
parts-replacements tom cameron at 6:10am 06.28.07 Other Sailboats 2/942 hi,I currently have a 1984 34 ft center cockpit Moody sailboat. The cheek blocks (jib) need to be
Fuel Guage Inop Big Windy at 6:02am 06.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1134 The fuel guage on my C 320 worked fine heading out on the lake to sail, but when I started the engin
Boarding Ladder Jumbo Wray at 5:48am 06.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1008 Does anyone know where I could find a replacement ladder for the 40.5. Hunter states in the manual i
Isn't this a.. Brian M H23 at 7:29am 06.28.07 Smaller Boats 2/947 23???
Auto pilot and play in wheel Greg8936 at 9:18am 06.28.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1666 I would like to install an auto pilot on our 1980 Catalina, but I have what seems to be an excessive
Autoplilot to plotter connections Vic Castleton at 9:09am 06.28.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1336 I have purchased a boat with a Raymarine 4000+ autopilot and a Magellan FX324 plotter. I'm not sure
Reuse of old tank Rawsonnut at 8:30am 06.28.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1480 I have an old built in fiberglass tank that was used to hold Kerosene for a heater and stove that we
tiller head tim at 10:28am 06.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/852 I know that this is a long shot, but I'm looking for a tiller head for my O'Day 27. Rudy doesn't hav
1986 H31 instrument housings paint Gil C. - the Wanderin' One at 11:04am 06.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1048 The paint on my tube type Signet instrument holders is getting real ratty. This is the original 'cr
Charge controllers? MikeH at 12:17pm 06.28.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1236 On our 26 footer we've been able to use a battery combiner to share charging between the house bank
Universal M 25 Don at 11:55am 06.28.07 Catalina 30 2/1253 I need to repower and have a 5411 in a 1980 Catalina 30. Will a universal M-25 fit in the same space
Irwin 34 frmreilly at 8:39pm 06.26.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1499 Is there a reason that this boat typically sells for less than $20,000 -- I have seen a number for s
Affordable AC Option Hugh4753 at 9:23pm 06.26.07 Big Boats 5/1006 Was on this site the other day and saw a post about portable air conditioners. Started looking and

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Moisture readings from survey Alan Gomes at 11:17am 08.18.21 https://marinehowto.com/understanding-the-moisture-meter
Victron Solar Controller 150/60 Placement Hello Below at 11:16am 08.18.21
Moisture readings from survey smokey73 at 11:08am 08.18.21 I doubt very seriously if the instruments used by surveyers are traceable to the National Bureau of
Moisture readings from survey dlochner at 10:59am 08.18.21 At least in the US, I am not aware of any requirement for surveyors to recalibrate or certify their
Anemometer repair upper Barnagate bay Ward H at 10:48am 08.18.21 Here's the link to Raymarine's Wind Transducer testing page. Transducer Test if in fact you have a R
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook Nodak7 at 10:41am 08.18.21 Funny our start battery is between the water tanks just infront of where the charger is below the c
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. (10) Revolutionary at 10:40am 08.18.21 Thank you everyone for the great replies and information. I have attached some photos of what I'm d
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Revolutionary at 10:35am 08.18.21 Block "A" in your photo would be attached to the sail with probably some nylon webbing to jiffy ree
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook DayDreamer41 at 10:34am 08.18.21 Day, I used the D4 boxes as well under the Nav seat. I thought about the set up you have but with t
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Revolutionary at 10:32am 08.18.21
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Revolutionary at 10:31am 08.18.21 Not an O'Day owner here. But from your diagram it looks straight forward. No, there isn't room on
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Revolutionary at 10:30am 08.18.21 Interesting the rigging diagram is silent on the outhaul that is attached to the clew of the mainsa
Refurbishing an Kenyon alcohol stove dLj at 10:29am 08.18.21 Thanks, all I was seeing at Kenyon was electric and backyard stuff. Will be giving them a call The
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook (1) Nodak7 at 10:21am 08.18.21 Similar set up on our 41DS, but, I put (2) Trojan T105's under the nav seat and (4) under the cabin
Refurbishing an Kenyon alcohol stove DArcy at 10:00am 08.18.21 I used a Kenyon pressurized alcohol stove for 20 years and it always worked great. No flare ups, no
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook DayDreamer41 at 9:58am 08.18.21 Similar set up on our 41DS, but, I put (2) Trojan T105's under the nav seat and (4) under the cabin
AIS500 software Udi at 9:45am 08.18.21 A quick Google turned up a reference in the Raymarine forums to some shareware that works with that
Catalina 27 mast issue SeaDogRun at 9:26am 08.18.21 Thank you. That's great information. what lubricant have you used before on the sheaves?
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. (1) Brian M H23 at 9:25am 08.18.21 197301
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Brian M H23 at 9:21am 08.18.21 This is not a water ballast boat but a wing keel fixed boat. The first 10 boats was a swing keel w

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