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Emergency Back Up Battery abe at 12:53pm 03.05.04 Ask All Sailors 21/1989 Has anyone used an emergency back up battery to start a 27hp diesel in case house batteries go dead?
Unsubscribing From Sailboatowners.com Frank at 11:46am 03.05.04 Ask All Sailors 2/902 Having checked in several times with the same name and email address an accumulation of subscription
Replacement propeller Briann Smith at 11:22am 03.05.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/838 I am interested in replacing my propeller which is probably the original on my Hunter 31. It is 15/1
wheelpilot Jim at 9:56am 03.05.04 Ask All Sailors 3/892 I own a 1987 37' Legend. Boat wt is approx. 18,000 lbs.I am in the market for a wheelpilot and I a
Tohatsu/Nissan engines Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 03.05.04 Smaller Boats 2/802 Toahtsu which also builds the Nissan engines has pretty much done away with the two stroke engines e
Solar SSB project FlyBri737 at 6:53am 03.05.04 Big Boats 0/748 Sorry if this is a repeat, but I can't seem to find my post anywhere...Here is a photo of my lates
Solar SSB project FlyBri737 at 6:41am 03.05.04 Big Boats 0/699 Here is a photo of my latest two projects. I added a Icom-710 with a 23 whip antenna. Just beyond
Mounting just Autohelm ST4000+ head on ped Patrick Randall at 5:55am 03.05.04 Ask All Sailors 4/854 Can anyone recommend a neat, unobtusive way of mounting the control head to one of the side tubes of
Replacing lines Norm Gelbwaks at 5:52am 03.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/977 Can anyone direct me to the specifications for the lines on the 26X? I need to replace halyards and
Autohelm ST4000+ talk to Garmin 182C ok? Patrick Randall at 5:49am 03.05.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1333 Can the ST4000 display XTE, course etc from the Garmin GPS without the use of a special NMEA interfa
Garmin 182C + GSD20 sonar module Patrick Randall at 5:45am 03.05.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1228 Has anyone fitted the "black box" to their Garmin 182 (or similar)? I'm thinking of doing so and wan
SSB Solar project FlyBri737 at 5:20am 03.05.04 Ask All Sailors 0/924 Here is a photo of my latest two projects. I added a Icom-710 with a 23 whip antenna. Just beyond
Rudder Outboard Connection Chuck15790 at 4:23am 03.05.04 Smaller Boats 8/1753 While researching trailerable sailboats I came accross A method for using rope and a bungee to conne
D.C. Area Sailing. Shane at 4:10am 03.05.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1103 I am in the D.C. Area for a couple of months. I am wondering if there are any generous D.C. sailors
Blue LIne Timm Miller at 2:01am 03.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/915 Is the Blue Line that pulls up the centerboard....is it some kind of special line? Kryptonite?
Opinion on JRC Radar JoeO at 1:57am 03.05.04 Big Boats 5/879 I'm looking to purchase a JRC 1500 MkII radar for my boat. Are there any JRC owners out there that
Vinyl windows for Dodger Cover Gene at 1:42am 03.05.04 Big Boats 5/799 I would like to replace the windows on my Dodger, has anyone replace them? . I heard about Stratagla
Re-wiring Terry at 1:30am 03.05.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/968 Has anyone out there in cyberland rewired a later model O'Day 23. My boat was built in 1983. I don
Scrach & dent,or fac. defac, boatparts for cheep? Dana Barlow,C&C 30' Mega,trailersailor at 1:05am 03.05.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1215 Seems like there was some places on the web that sold new boat parts with dent or scrach,off color e
Anybody else going to Pacific Sail Expo in Oakland Jeff M21319 at 12:51am 03.05.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1025 April 14-18, big show at Jack London Square. Just wondering if anybody else from this site will be a

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So what are you? Will Gilmore at 5:20am 07.07.20 Distinctly Roman, which could be, as they occupied the British isles for a little while. I think th
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? rgranger at 5:13am 07.07.20 :plus: What @Rich Stidger said about E0 gas AND! When you return to the dock disconnect the fuel lin
Glad I looked Hydro Therapy at 4:56am 07.07.20
Frigoboat woes Phil Mac at 4:53am 07.07.20 Thanks. I will let you know if we can get this solved. I am sure the fact we have had just blisterin
Glad I looked HMT2 at 4:44am 07.07.20 Similar issue on my boat, put some semi permanent threadloc on it, no problem since.
So what are you? rpludwig at 4:41am 07.07.20 by this measure, I am African and the Admiral is Oriental, so who needs ancestry.com? (btw, we are
Glad I looked Claude L.-Auger at 4:32am 07.07.20 Ditto on my boat a few years ago, only in my case I heard a stange clunk when putting in reverse. So
Swing Keel or Fixed Keel that is the Question rpludwig at 4:28am 07.07.20 Pictures help a lot mask/snorkel and 5 minutes will answer your question....
Oday Widgeon Mooring Cover? willadley at 4:22am 07.07.20 Thanks all. R&R doesn't have one. This is my first sailboat, so curious about options. The Widgeo
Firefly batteries and the rest of the charging system Maine Sail at 3:34am 07.07.20 Tom gave you good advice though he forgot to mention temp compensation for all charge sources is a m
Help with cooling system twodzusfittings at 3:04am 07.07.20 If I understand correctly, from the raw water intake to the hose leading to the T, everything is flo
Firefly batteries and the rest of the charging system (3) popgrowl at 1:02am 07.07.20 Attached is an email exchange I had with a very helpful fellow at Ocean Planet Energy. They sell sup
Steering Wheel Cover Ziggler at 12:03am 07.07.20 I can appreciate the esthetics and feel of leather. But, I went with dark brown paracord. Rather tha
Anyone out there sailing a 23 Rob Roy by Marine Concepts jssailem at 10:32pm 07.06.20 I drank a Rob Roy once, never had the opportunity to sail one. Perhaps pictures of your boat might
Frigoboat woes Ron20324 at 10:11pm 07.06.20 In 14 years, I've not had a problem the the fridge. Turning it too cold- all the way to 4- is worse
Turnbuckle thread size o0o0o0o0o at 9:56pm 07.06.20 It would be quite unusual to have 3/8 on a 30 footer. You need to measure the SS wire, not the whit
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? jonelli at 9:55pm 07.06.20 For 2-cycle engines: "The Final Fix" - Remove the carb and disassemble completely. Soak all parts
Turnbuckle thread size Ron20324 at 9:50pm 07.06.20 I found some calipers and the lowers appear to be 5/16 and the uppers 3/8. I hope It would be quite
Diesel - All Seems Fine, But ... Ron20324 at 9:43pm 07.06.20 Mabye buildup on the hull and/or the prop?
Diesel - All Seems Fine, But ... Stu Jackson at 9:00pm 07.06.20 Diesel starts and runs? Check. RPM different? RPM comes from the alternator on that engine. Belt

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