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South Lake Erie Mark at 12:32am 08.28.06 Ask All Sailors 7/936 Hi All, I wanted to tow my 20' Eagle to Lake Erie this comming Labor Day and wondered if anyone woul
Hot water tank recommendation Don at 2:17am 08.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/794 The Hot water tank on my 1992-35.5 is leaking, in fact it has been for several years. I am going to
Speed Log Russo at 1:56am 08.28.06 Smaller Boats 6/1410 As far as accessability and accuracy of the reading, where is the best position for the through hull
Is it 90 or 180 days for Florida registration??? Frank at 2:25am 08.28.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1514 Have been reading posts about registering after 90 days of cruising in Florida.Just got off the pho
Engine Alignment Pointers Please . . Clark at 4:18am 08.28.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/984 I have some pretty strong vibrations above 22-2400 rpm in a 1996 H280 w/ 2GM20F and rattles your tee
Running Lights - Bow Tony23670 at 3:59am 08.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/980 The bow running light is broken and I need to replace it. However, every place I've gone to in my ar
Water isolation valves UKGreg at 3:46am 08.28.06 Big Boats 1/889 Have no idea how to open / close the valves that isolate hot and cold supplies to various points on
Correct Sail Dimensions for a 22' threetone at 2:59am 08.28.06 Columbia 4/1815 Hello! I have recently bought a VERY used 22' Columbia. The sail says CM21 on it, and is too short
Centerboard Pendant Attachment Don-MT at 4:21am 08.28.06 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1420
Kentucky Lake advice? Ben Legett at 4:49am 08.28.06 Destinations 4/3397 I'll be dragging my Oday 20 up to Kentucky Lake this fall for a few days of messing about and would
Stanchion bolt access catalinaguy at 4:37am 08.28.06 Catalina 30 1/1625 I am rebeding stanchion bolts on a 1988 Catalina 30 MkII. The forward bolts on the starboard stanchi
G23 Repaint Harvey at 4:58am 08.28.06 Grampian 3/2148 I'm thinking about having my 1974 G23 repainted over the winter.Anyone know what a that would cost
Sept 11 Don Guillette at 5:09am 08.28.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/2104 Normally I don't do this on the forum but 9/11 was an awful day for me so please indulge me this one
Original Cal 28 (1965) - Looking for Flat Tops Bruce Stirling at 5:29am 08.28.06 Cal 1/562 I bought an original Cal 28 earlier this year and my wife and I love it. We haven't had this much f
Refrigeration... Doug at 5:53am 08.28.06 Mid-Size Boats 13/1307 Has anyone had any experience installing a holding plate and compressor in the existing icebox?
Boating regulations? jviss at 6:16am 08.28.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1708 I am suddenly having a senior moment (although I'm not a senior yet); can someone please pint me to
cockpit soles paphman at 7:14am 08.28.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1221 I have seen alot of boats with wood inserts for the cockpit sole. Where are these purchased? Are t
pennants C11626 at 6:56am 08.28.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1531 Recently had my mooring pennants stolen. Anyone know the ideal length for pennants for a 33? This wi
anchor light or steaming light Tim2853 at 8:30am 08.28.06 Smaller Boats 15/9688 I'm a little emabarassed to ask this question but I can't understand the books I've been reading on
Wooden blocks and Glass under starboard setee Daydreams at 8:17am 08.28.06 Seidelmann 3/1940 I am rebuilding a 299 from scratch and found something that I can,t figure out. Looking in the hatch

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Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging dlochner at 5:22am 07.23.21
Yanmar 2GM (1) kloudie1 at 5:00am 07.23.21 This is the cooling system.. I found a small fish in the thermostat cover on a friend's 2GM .. it ov
VHF radio or antenna problem NYSail at 4:51am 07.23.21 Another good place to start is your mast fitting where vhf is spliced for mast removal. When I bough
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging HMT2 at 4:44am 07.23.21
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging dlochner at 4:05am 07.23.21 That sounds weird. Why would the port controller show such a low voltage? When charging if there we
Huckleberry Friend Huckleberry Friend at 2:26am 07.23.21 Peggie I don't see where it could go anywhere else. I'm wondering about a bladder type if it exists
Yanmar 3GM white smoke Brucegra at 11:09pm 07.22.21 It is a 3GMF. I contacted a Yanmar dealer and they told me that when the thermostat is fully open, t
79 h37c soft deck spot by starboard cleat sandpiper10471 at 7:45pm 07.22.21 MMOST - If you can't decide between poly and epoxy, you could split the differences and go vinyleste
Port Lights: Who made these? Brazil at 7:32pm 07.22.21 Indeed they are. Thank you very much. I will get in contact with them for repair parts.
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging Davidasailor26 at 7:31pm 07.22.21 No, and both are different from the SG 200. P =12.48 v, S = 13.21v SG200 = 12.6 The SG 200 is proba
Yanmar 2GM Blitz at 7:27pm 07.22.21 Sailor Sue - if you do that the water will pass to the mixing elbow both via the overflow and thro
H310 outhaul rigging sbkidd001 at 7:05pm 07.22.21 @wdonovan 20 posts, 1 per pic would be great. Maybe you'd need to put them all in a new thread and r
37 Cutter Portlights Brazil at 6:49pm 07.22.21 Previous Owner replaced all portlights (11) with rectangular TriMatrix from New Found. I've had boat
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 6:33pm 07.22.21 No HIN means older than Nov 1972, if that helps narrow it down any. ok, well that's good to know.
VHF radio or antenna problem Ken Cross at 6:32pm 07.22.21 I have the impression that a marginal antenna will receive and fool you into thinking it is OK but
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 6:21pm 07.22.21 What kind of experiments, exactly? -Will
Yanmar 2GM Ken Cross at 5:51pm 07.22.21 It's pretty easy to put that thermostat in a pan of water and test it. My biggest concern would be c
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 5:19pm 07.22.21 I'll bet you need a new Secop 101N0500 controller. It's an electronic device which converts 12VDC to
handheld VHf? JohnShannon at 5:11pm 07.22.21 DSC is a really nice feature, press the button and everybody including the coast guard knows you ar
Johnson Boat Works SM 6 Scow JohnShannon at 5:08pm 07.22.21 Scows are super fast downwind, plane very easily, upwind is more of a struggle you heel them over t

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