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Battery Load test Warren Milberg at 11:52pm 06.24.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1013 Since the number of volts one's battery produces doesn't start the engine, but rather the number of
head - don't read if frustrated with newbies! dlewis812 at 12:39am 06.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/939 new to boats.. have bought an 85 catalina 25. everything is working out and have successfully saile
wheel brake Bill C320, Papillon at 1:26am 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1608 I have a whitlock steering system on my oc281. I single hand most of the time and use the wheel brak
boat motor desert sailor1489 at 4:05pm 06.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/913 I need to buy a new outboard for my 1982 mac 25. Can anyone point me toward info on the different ch
Text Book of Seamanship Cap'n Ron at 2:37am 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 2/983 Cultural copy and excellent reference material for aspects of clippers and square-riggers.
Using a slip for the Summer Jeff at 3:45am 06.25.06 Day Sailers 11/1464 I have some questions for those of you who keep your 170/146 in a slip during the Summer. I have ne
Autohelm ST 50 /ST 4000 Power problem johnperri at 3:41am 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1433 I have the above with a cluster of 4 instruments. Recently I had the boatyard remove the Autohelm un
Trailer suspension RichardL at 3:17am 06.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/989 I am replacing the springs on my 26S original factory trailer, and the rear spring hangers were so r
Hunter 216 Spinnaker Dimensions SteveS11133 at 6:33am 06.25.06 Smaller Boats 0/1578 Does anyone have the dimensions of the hunter 216 spinnakers? Luff, leach and footI believe that H
Rigging Sets - Assymetical Spin John Russell at 9:50am 06.25.06 The Cherubini Hunters 0/855 2nd Season Sailing this Boat. Only used for Cruising. Primarily single handed. Have tried 3
Adding a gas strut to Lazaette seat Doug_Meyer at 10:29am 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1554 I am contemplating the addition of a gas strut like those used on automobile deck lids to the hinged
Hot Water Heater Removal - Looking for Suggestions Dave at 10:35am 06.25.06 Catalina 30 2/1535 The water heater in the boat has sprung a leak. Now I have to remove same. The heater is installed u
Boat Insurance King Elliott at 10:16am 06.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/865 I'm hving trouble finding boat insurance at a reasonable rate. Our 30-foot, 1981 Hunter (King Louie
Fuel consumption Jerry at 10:06am 06.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1005 Anyone with some info of fuel use of the 312 Oceanis 1995 at approx 2000 rpm?Thanks
Battery Amps Nic at 10:42am 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1337 Purchasing a new battery for a Universal 25 Disel, in a Catalina 30. How many amps, cranking amps, d
Pressure in the head tank Chris at 10:55am 06.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/997 Opened the cap to pump out my head and it was clear that the pressure relief value was plugged since
Bent Spreader Bar Bill at 8:04am 06.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1500 I Bent A spreader bar while trailoring this last fri. I guess the only place to get a new one is at
air conditioning Jakey at 8:44am 06.25.06 Other Sailboats 1/849 I am a new owner of a 1984 Irwin 38 MKII. It has no air conditioning and I would like to add it. I
finding a deck leak (H35.5) shockingbeauty at 11:10am 06.25.06 Big Boats 8/1112 I have a H35.5 and am having the darnedest time figuring out where the deck is leaking. Water is sh
Ferro Cement Dennis at 7:41pm 06.22.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1825 has anyone here had any dealings with ferro cement? Ive heard good and bad things about it, and as

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H44 anchor light wyctoronto at 5:13am 07.07.21 Ok. My 2003-H356 had a combo Aquasignal. I think it had a 10w bulb for anchor and I went with equiv
H44 anchor light Nodak7 at 4:59am 07.07.21
Disassemble cabin lighting kbgunn at 4:40am 07.07.21 Thanks for the reply. I tried twisting and pulling as much as I could without stressing or cracking
H44 anchor light wyctoronto at 4:39am 07.07.21
H44 anchor light (2) Nodak7 at 4:36am 07.07.21 If it is the same one we have on our 2006 H41DS it is an Aqua Signal SK77.
What are these bolts and wire for? kloudie1 at 4:15am 07.07.21 Probably something like this: Guest Dynaplate Standard Grounding Plate \| Defender Marine
What are these bolts and wire for? Robert Strickland at 3:52am 07.07.21
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? jibes138 at 3:38am 07.07.21 You are also putting yourself at risk of death from carbon monoxide poisoning. Exhaust leaking into
Battery troubles dLj at 3:33am 07.07.21 Equalization volts are typically 15.8 to 16.2 volts so your top end of 15.5 is too low. Controlling
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTIED" error. Hayden Watson at 11:19pm 07.06.21
Simple Reef Hook pclarksurf at 10:49pm 07.06.21
1 month of sailing, update Roland5048 at 10:39pm 07.06.21 more better. :plus:
Arguing with insurance company Morenoreid at 9:02pm 07.06.21 Yes. We bought our previous boat (hunter 40.5) in April, 1999. Before we put her in, we cleaned, po
Window gaskets The Captain at 8:32pm 07.06.21 After considerable searching, this worked perfectly. Had to buy a 100' roll. used 20'. Selling the r
1 month of sailing, update HMT2 at 8:17pm 07.06.21
1 month of sailing, update Orbweaver at 8:00pm 07.06.21 I'll have him look at the main also, as I want to add a second reefing point. Part of the problem wi
Invest 97L jssailem at 7:59pm 07.06.21 SFS I believe your yard is going to get a good soaking. You will know if your shingles are still sou
Invest 97L SFS at 7:47pm 07.06.21 Well, it's getting close, and we've had a little rain, and not much wind. Going to bed, so I guess I
New outboard advice twistedskipper at 7:44pm 07.06.21 So you leave it down also while sailing? No. Those stresses are nothing like those on the road.
1 month of sailing, update Joe at 7:39pm 07.06.21 Sounds like you're setting up for a pretty great summer. With a little practice you'll be reefing t

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