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Replacement floor Wes Colley at 7:58am 06.11.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 3/2460 I am looking for a replacement floor for my Hunter 26.5, the previous owner did not do a good job of
H-36 Battery Switch,What's Up seadaddler at 7:53am 06.11.07 Big Boats 6/1184 I have a new H-36 with two 4 D's and no start battery.The 1-2-Both battery switch I understand 1 on
Drilling through the transom Mac at 8:41am 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1232 I'm adding a bilge pump on my Mac 25 right next to the cable entrance for the swing keel. I drilled
replacing cabin port blinds Bill Reed at 8:53am 06.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1321 Has anyone replaced the port blinds in their Catalina? We have the pleated shades that are 14 years
Anchor Chain - Where to buy?? Bob F at 9:27am 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1381 Looking to replace nylon rode with 100-150' of chain. WM must think their chain is gold plated, they
Lost battens Bob K at 9:33am 06.11.07 Day Sailers 3/1323 I have a continuous problem with losing sail battens. Lost battens mean ordering on the phone or we
Need a motor for O'Day Tempest austin6691 at 10:50am 06.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1282 Want to put a new 4 stroke in my tempest and those familiar know that this boat has a well for an Ou
Saturday's Storm on Ponchartrain ChuckThomas at 10:43am 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1268 Did any one get caught in storm Saturday? We had our boat hauled out Saturday morning for some quic
first solo john Kivel at 11:04am 06.11.07 Day Sailers 4/1304 My ten year old took her first sailing class two years ago. Last year she took the intermediate jr
Side stay pulled out Gary Byers at 6:21am 06.11.07 Smaller Boats 6/1150 Last week while sailing our '01 Hunter 240 the lower stay on the starboard side broke loose from the
Bimini Top AL USER at 6:13am 06.11.07 Smaller Boats 6/1089 OK! Boom height is 5'. I am 6'. Need 6'-2" head room. Boom topping lift is in the way of any decent
My new Hunter 36 Broke sailor SV Marcell at 5:37am 06.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1340 Well I am the proud owner of a new 2007 Hunter 36. But I have not been able to take her home yet be
MacGregor 210 1968 Deborah at 10:25am 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1006 We have purchased an older MacGregor. The outside is beautiful, but other than the wood on the insi
44DS Commissioning Questions Steve Feinsilver at 12:20pm 06.11.07 Big Boats 9/1414 Finally commissioning new 44DS after the usual boatyard delays, in the water and should be actually
Vibrations driving me nuts rsn48 at 11:30am 06.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1333 When I am motoring, the panel (or whatever its called) in the back by the transom where the travelle
Universal M25 engine mount problem?? Scott Fuller at 11:22am 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1724 This winter (as previously reported) I replaced my engine mounts, propshaft, PSS dripless packing sy
Rail Mounted Outboard Bracket Syversens at 12:53pm 06.11.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1179 Hi All, does anyone know how to make one of these ? Iv' been looking around online but Can't find an
Removing Sheared Off Stantion Screws Barry at 1:25pm 06.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1241 I am replacing a stantion on a 1998 Hunter and the bolts were sheared off at deck level. Besides try
Robert A Pastrick Marina Mike8193 at 1:34pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1453 Thinking of sailing south from Chicago Harbor this weekend and spending the night at Robert Pastrick
Alternator belt alignment Chief at 10:14pm 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1482 A few months back I posted a ton of requests regarding replacing my alternator on a 89 Cat 30. I had

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Yet another LiFePo4 query Johann at 10:46am 09.29.21 Is there a marine BMS that can cut the field before it disconnects ?? Yes, I have Lithionics with
water heater check (one way) valve dlochner at 10:44am 09.29.21
Yet another LiFePo4 query Stu Jackson at 10:42am 09.29.21 Les, there's a ton of info over on CF on this stuff. here's one of many, they have an entire sectio
Not just a novelty to me Stu Jackson at 10:31am 09.29.21 I use it at home so I don't have to turn on lights and lose my "back to bed" vision. Within the fi
water heater check (one way) valve Stu Jackson at 10:27am 09.29.21 I purchased an 89 Catalina 34, hull 885. Congratulations on your purchase. In addition to this fi
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Stu Jackson at 10:21am 09.29.21 Sound reasonable? Sure, but if you look at a chart you'll find you don't have much tidal influence
water heater check (one way) valve DayDreamer41 at 10:14am 09.29.21 What is your heater temperature set to? Sounds to me that you are building too much pressure in the
Got my Cat 30 5 weeks ago. Stu Jackson at 10:10am 09.29.21 Congratulations on your new boat. You can avoid reinventing the wheel by doing further research and
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) erinc at 9:50am 09.29.21 Hey folks! Thanks for the great thread. Thoughts on optimal current for the crossing? I've gone from
water heater check (one way) valve Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 09.29.21
New Hunter 19-2 update richiemx5 at 9:43am 09.29.21 Thanks for the advise Peter.
Yet another LiFePo4 query LeslieTroyer at 9:41am 09.29.21 It sounds like all charging sources are going to the house and then thru the ACR to the start and wi
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? Scuppers at 9:11am 09.29.21 Thanks for all the good advice ... especially regarding trying the Krazy Glue on the smaller ones ..
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? dlochner at 7:56am 09.29.21 Thanks Dave & David, that's what I get for playing electrician... humble appreciation In the fina
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? billder99 at 7:42am 09.29.21 European wiring is the higher voltage but still only 3 wires ...voltage is higher the amperage is l
Not just a novelty to me sail sfbay at 7:41am 09.29.21 Just purchased one to augument my Mr. Beams light.
When is diesel fuel too old? sail sfbay at 7:29am 09.29.21 Ditto jviss............best practice to try to keep the diesel tank close full, add a stabilier with
Sherwood sea. Water pump problem JoeWhite at 7:23am 09.29.21 For that impractical design and leaking seals, most have replaced the pump with Oberdorfer. The impe
When is diesel fuel too old? ontherocks83 at 7:19am 09.29.21 Do you have to bleed the air from the system when you pump the tank out dry? No, what I do is shut
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? stickinthemud57 at 7:05am 09.29.21 For repairs, I would stick with epoxy. With respect, dmax, epoxy is not the solution here. This bo

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