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Sanibel 18 Gaff Rigging Help Padder at 12:35pm 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1220 My first post so bear with me. Lots of good information and helpful folks on this forum so thanks in
Lateral Keel Deflection (1) Bulkhead at 11:13am 05.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1135 As part of survey to purchase 2004 Hunter 33-2, able to push firmly on side of 4'-6" shoal keel with
Water coming from head Roger Holloway at 10:58am 05.13.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1199 I have a plastic spacer between the head and motor that pumps out the head. There is a slot on the
DC Wiring Orbweaver at 8:59am 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1292 Greetings all, I'm slowly going through all the systems on my Hunter 26.5, and next up is the electr
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice LRsunnyB at 8:52am 05.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3174
Anchor locker issue RobAL at 6:42am 05.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2354 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 326and found a loose piece of wood in the anchor locker and disca
Bimini Conflict on 26 or 260 Wheel Boat John Marrone at 6:35am 05.13.21 Smaller Boats 11/1248 How does the boom traveler not impacted when the Bimini is fully retracted. The placement in the Coc
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? wdonovan at 6:32am 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 14/3026 Want to buy a coil in case I need tow rope. Chose PP because all accounts say it floats. Shopping ar
Mast light - LED Replacement (1) AwwShucks at 8:21pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 5/1130 194079On my way back from an afternoon / evening sail I noticed that the light on top of my mast was
Mooring - Boat to Bouy (3) ricksoth at 7:34pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1113 I have moved my day sailing Cal 27 to the mooring ball "out back" as my wife would say.... (I think
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? CROOKATILLY at 6:59pm 05.12.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1368 I AM RETIRED ON LIMITED INCOME. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A 7.5 HONDA HP ON THIS LOVELY LITTLE DAY SAI
Sealing cabin top seams rukidn at 5:16pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 12/2167 A while back I posted the rebuild of our companionway hatch cover. Moisture damage. Now I need to re
Freshwater Plumbing System Capt. Papa John at 4:02pm 05.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/773 Can someone provide me with a Freshwater System Plumbing Diagram for a Hunter 34?
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question (1) Maddog1927 at 1:32pm 05.12.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1340 I recently acquired a beautiful 2001 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. The boat has never been bottom painted
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 12:24pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 31/2614 I must relocate my boat a gift , Catilina 30, w/ factory diesel . I am going to sail it under power
What boat is this? (1) dLj at 7:18am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1040 Does anybody know what this boat is? Interesting keel. dj
Relocating and recharging Cold Machine Closing Time at 6:54am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 10/1424
New Prop Deleted member 117556 at 6:36am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 8/1685 Just had a new fixed 3 blade 15 x 10 prop installed replacing the original 13 x 9 prop that came on
Water in keel? Mattcia123 at 6:04am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 3/560 Hello all, I was installing a new bilge pump yesterday, located center line about mid ship. I drille
2005 Hunter 27-3 Steaming/Anchor light wiring solved (1) CharlieSea at 5:31am 05.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 0/500 First time motoring at night, turned on the Steaming light and it lit and so did the Anchor light.

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Parallel or buss bar dLj at 3:55pm 11.24.24 In reality, whichever method you choose you will likely see differences in charge and discharge rat
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 3:52pm 11.24.24 Nice heat pump, works exactly when you don't really need it. Indeed - rather disappointing... Vic
Ellebogen Isolators Ralph Johnstone at 3:52pm 11.24.24 I have measured the distance you referenced, and it is definitively below minimums. What measurem
Ellebogen Isolators Clutch Cargo at 3:35pm 11.24.24 Thanks for all the great input. Had a great telcon w/ Aitor Ellebogen and will be going forward wit
Parallel or buss bar Johann at 3:27pm 11.24.24
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Ralph Johnstone at 2:55pm 11.24.24 The challenge for me has always been getting the color match right. I have no idea how or why, bu
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:42pm 11.24.24 I have used this paste Gel Coat White Paste '95-'04 to fix cracks and dings with good results. Gr
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dlochner at 2:37pm 11.24.24 I've been thinking about a 12V heater element that I can modify to fit my hot water tank and have a
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 2:18pm 11.24.24 In the last 50 year of recreational boating lots of ideas have been tried and discarded, including
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dlochner at 1:31pm 11.24.24 In the last 50 year of recreational boating lots of ideas have been tried and discarded, including h
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Davidasailor26 at 1:31pm 11.24.24 I would suggest that poly holding tanks for boats had not been out long when Nigel Calder published
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Dalliance at 1:11pm 11.24.24 Ditto the Dremel with burr bit and the masking tape. The challenge for me has always been getting th
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? Davidasailor26 at 1:01pm 11.24.24 RV's being land based provide a methodology for the occupant to escape from the proximity of the da
Parallel or buss bar dlochner at 12:57pm 11.24.24 Somewhere on the Victron website there is a good manual on wiring. In it they offer a several ways o
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes dlochner at 12:47pm 11.24.24 Last I heard, humans didn't come with calibrated tension scales built into their hands. The Loos ga
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? LakeOntario270 at 12:46pm 11.24.24 I have used this paste Gel Coat White Paste '95-'04 to fix cracks and dings with good results.
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 11.24.24 While I have great respect for Mr Calder, I humbly disagree - my preferred option is polyethylene.
Parallel or buss bar dLj at 11:35am 11.24.24
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Captain Larry-DH at 11:30am 11.24.24
Ellebogen Isolators (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 11.24.24 I would guess that the number is around 3/16" since that is about how much the engine moves at idle

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