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anchor chain tomdempsey at 6:08pm 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1312
Capri 22 mast needed! WDS at 5:11pm 01.18.21 Parts Search 3/947 89 Capri 22 tall rig, any helpful leads appreciated!
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler (1) SandyFrank at 4:25pm 01.18.21 Big Boats 39/6160 Hello all! Got a relatively new to me 40.5 and am working through some of the problems of a 25 year
same model engine but different HP Don Crowther at 12:54pm 01.18.21 Engines and Propulsion 6/2249 Can someone explain how my Yanmar 3GM in one boat is rated at 20 HP and in my new to me Hunter 33.5
AC/DC Grounding Question Roland5048 at 12:11pm 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 21/8905 Recently had to lower my breaker panel to access stanchion bolts. Noticed a green wire running fro
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat JohnRichard at 11:40am 01.18.21 Newport 25/6246 I am exited and a bit daunted to own my first boat. Its currently docked in Chattanooga. I'll load
O'Day 222 Companion Way gowfer at 9:37am 01.18.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1043 My boat is in storage and can't get to it until spring ... so I'm looking for the measurements of th
One more plumbing project checked off (1) Justin_NSA at 7:08am 01.18.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1520 Just finished up my water heater bypass project. Up to now, every Fall I manually disconnected the i
Nasty smell in heads 1340fxd at 6:45am 01.18.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1648 My 25 year old Westerly has a new Jabsco toilet fitted and all the heads floor and bilge underneath
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 6:45am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 40/18424 Hi all, Are their any sailboats under 40ft out there with seperate/dedicated shower? All i'm findi
BATTERY BASICS Stargazer3 at 6:07am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 21/1984 My 4D house batteries have "died." Rather than to replace them (an expensive task!) I am trying to f
Prop removal NYSail at 5:41am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2659
Part help.... (1) NYSail at 4:56am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 6/734
Garmin striker 4 SailingLoto at 3:59am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 4/3361 i was looking for just a round depth finder for my boat, and came across the Garmin Striker 4 on sal
Y25-II chainplate leak/bulkhead repair drew_d at 1:16am 01.18.21 Yamaha 1/671 i'd had a suspicion i had a leak this winter, and i finally caught my chainplates actively leaking a
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE (5) wyndcatcherowner at 8:19pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 10/4441 My partner and I just bought our first boat. It was the first boat that we looked at, and to be hone
Battery panel 2.0 (1) kpgraci at 7:35pm 01.17.21 Day Sailers 2/809 Just finished rebuilding my battery charging panel for my Oday 22 after my last set of batteries die
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top ricksoth at 6:00pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 13/2118 My "new to me" old Cal 27 has a Kenyon 219 - 2 burner propane cook top. The PO had a 20# tank conne
Brand new coolant pump fail. Skipper at 5:31pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 7/652 I posted previously about the coolant pump failing after only 5 years. Original had lasted 31 years.
Yanmar 3YM30 Tach Lead Optical or Lead off Alternator mytime at 5:28pm 01.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1112 We purchased a 2007 Hunter 33 without a working hour meter. The previous owner kept excellent mainte

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7 Years no haul out smokey73 at 1:26pm 03.16.25 All good advice above. Free boats are never "free." If, as you say the engine has been fired up ev
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal colemj at 1:25pm 03.16.25 I missed the point that the wire from switch to inverter was the same size as used from the battery
7 Years no haul out dlochner at 1:22pm 03.16.25 Get it hauled in VA Beach, get a survey so you know what you have. A boat like this could be a sweet
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal (1) colemj at 1:21pm 03.16.25 That's fine. You could make it a bit more compact by connecting a small bus bar between the switche
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal dlochner at 1:14pm 03.16.25 First thanks for all the replies To clarify this will be a disconnect and fuse for the inverter no
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? colemj at 1:13pm 03.16.25 I don't have much to add to what you want to do, but wondered what it has to do with Active Captain?
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 1:00pm 03.16.25 Thanks to everyone's advice, I was able to pump out the old transmission fluid (well, my husband did
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? SkiingSailor at 12:57pm 03.16.25
7 Years no haul out jssailem at 12:52pm 03.16.25 Welcome Bob. Based on your statement, a first time Sailor the idea of a free boat must sound great.
7 Years no haul out Rich 35.5 at 12:40pm 03.16.25 There is absolutely no way to tell, without pulling it out and getting a survey. Do the survey be
7 Years no haul out Davidasailor26 at 12:40pm 03.16.25
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 Stu Jackson at 12:36pm 03.16.25
Newport 28 batteries Davidasailor26 at 12:32pm 03.16.25 Yes, a group 24 will be fine to start an engine that size. And I agree that the closer you have it t
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 Foswick at 12:24pm 03.16.25 Just call Catalina, directly. They will answer this and leave no doubt. They are actually really hel
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 Rick Webb at 12:13pm 03.16.25
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal (1) jsuhre at 12:02pm 03.16.25 First thanks for all the replies To clarify this will be a disconnect and fuse for the inverter not
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal (1) colemj at 12:01pm 03.16.25 This ^^^ is plain WRONG. Dave already explained why: I think what I wrote is correct and also ag
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? Foswick at 11:52am 03.16.25 Really great feedback! Thank you for taking the time. What we are contemplating is a system that is
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 w4swk at 11:25am 03.16.25 Why are you fighting the input you have been given? There is an entire website devoted to Catalin
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal Stu Jackson at 11:08am 03.16.25 but basically if one terminal of the switch has the battery wire that continues on to something els

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