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Kids, anyone thirsty? Bill at 2:47am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 6/930 You can use this to get your kids to drink more water while sailing!Water or CokeThis! Is really
222- Keeping the Kick up Rudder down Mark Hofmann at 2:45am 08.06.03 Day Sailers 5/2126 The previous owner of my 1985 O'Day 222 made a new tiller for it but did not include the cam cleat a
electric start outboard question... Brian Conneely at 2:14am 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 14/4961 At the beginning of this season I installed an 8hp 2 stroke Nissan outboard with an electric starter
Ablative paint mid-season care cleaning growth ? Michael at 2:12am 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 10/2530 This spring our boat received a new bottom job with Interlux ablative paint (the stuff with the bioc
Engine quit Tony at 2:01am 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/738 I need some help. While motorsailing down the bay, me diesel died. It seemed to loose power first an
Yanmar YSB12 - Rebuild or Replace Thomas H. George at 1:17am 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/9141 I have a 1978 Hunter 30 which I love but the original engine - Yanmar YSB12 - overheated last week w
H34 clutch/deck org. install question: Marcus at 1:00am 08.06.03 Big Boats 4/856 Monday is install day for the new clutches, deck organizers, etc. In preparing for the rigger, does
Seems like a lot of trouble... Darren Mayes at 12:43am 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/678 ... why not just buy one of the 5 day ice chests? While you may lose some storage space, I don't th
Is there any way this could be correct David at 3:17pm 08.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/864 Ok, I have a Catalina 30 TRBS which I just put back in the water after a new bottom. In 15 knots of
looking for year on my C27 Aaron Walls at 2:57pm 08.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/853 Me and my father bought a C27 last summer. The guys we bought the boat from had bought it from an es
head problems Rick D at 2:04pm 08.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/911 Just purchased a 1984 catalina270, a very clean and maintained boat.I was present during the 4 hour
Failed Statpower 40+ Charger Ned Strain at 1:54pm 08.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1030 Our two year old Xantrex Statpower charger suddenly quit. When switched on, the Charging light on t
Anchor light? Jack Brunicon at 1:06pm 08.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/846 Has anybody added a 360 degree anchor light to a Mac 26X? If so how did you mount it? Where can I
Lube the mast track Gene Kinney at 12:49pm 08.05.03 Big Boats 3/900 I have a H40. When I first got her I couldn't raise the main without using the winch and taking a l
Battery Monitor George H260 at 12:31pm 08.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1084 After replacing my three year old, and very dead, batteries I have decided to upgrade my charger to
Capri 22 Review J. Colvin at 12:13pm 08.05.03 Smaller Boats 1/2935 Hello,Our magazine is working on a review of the Capri 22. We always rely heavily on owner feedbac
H340 solar vent install Ken Kindrick at 11:51am 08.05.03 Big Boats 2/748 Anybody installed solar vents in a H340? Any problems with drilling the holes in the deck? Thanks
Leaking Port Lights G at 11:14am 08.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/943 We have a 1995 Catalina MKII 36. Our portlights (opening ports on the slanted sides) are leaking.
Ice chest cavity John Pollitt at 9:53am 08.05.03 Smaller Boats 7/834 Am thinking about lining the ice chest cavity with insulation. Wondering if anyone else has tried th
Basic Toilet 101 Kevin at 9:33am 08.05.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1093 Peggy,I just bought a 2001 H320. Can to give me a basic primer (or point me to where I can find o

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Battery Management jviss at 6:13am 06.10.20 That analyzer appears to be a capacitive tester. It is not. It's a fairly sophisticated (and expe
Battery Management jviss at 6:09am 06.10.20 Dave, perhaps you misspoke. There is no such things as "pplying constant current at 14.7 v" or "con
venture 17 sail tgrayson at 6:06am 06.10.20 thanks for information
Battery Management dlochner at 6:02am 06.10.20 The AGMs are from 2016, were only used one season, and have been maintained. They test nearly new
Battery Management jviss at 5:52am 06.10.20 The AGMs are from 2016, were only used one season, and have been maintained. They test nearly new w
Attack of the killer carp DJAY at 5:47am 06.10.20 I think you are onto something. I switched bottom paint this year and a sister ship right across the
Topping Lift Paleczny at 5:45am 06.10.20 Take a look at section 2.2.3 entitled "Boom Topping Lift" in the attached custom Hunter 23.5 manual
Attack of the killer carp Justin_NSA at 5:41am 06.10.20 We get them regularly. The consensus here is that they prefer a VC17 bottom. The VC17 crowd gets po
Battery Management (1) dlochner at 5:40am 06.10.20 That's not according to the specifications I have. I researched "generic" AGM absorption voltage l
Battery Management jviss at 5:37am 06.10.20 If you want to spend your money on a poorly thought out system, by all means go ahead and come back
Battery charger Mirwin at 5:26am 06.10.20 Amen!
Please help me identify these parts ! DougM at 5:18am 06.10.20 Kids today, they don't know nothing. Adapters for 45 RPM singles. Never used them as I always boug
Battery charger JRT at 5:11am 06.10.20 I can understand the time suck of big projects, seems to always be just a bit off and longer to fini
Chattering AC relay Ron20324 at 5:09am 06.10.20 I have a 2007 45cc, imported direct to Australia from new and therefore set up with a 230V AC syste
Battery Management jviss at 5:05am 06.10.20 your information is wrong. FLA and AGM batteries require very different charging voltages. That's
HANK ON FRUSTRATION D Swanson at 4:47am 06.10.20 I also use hank on head sails, usually have no problem with dousing by turning into wind, but have p
Attack of the killer carp DJAY at 4:45am 06.10.20
Battery Management JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:15am 06.10.20 Maine Sail just added a new article on 1/2/B switches to his Marine How To page. It is his typical g
HANK ON FRUSTRATION twodzusfittings at 4:14am 06.10.20 The downhaul makes total sense. Maybe that's why I have so many little blocks that came with the box
CABIN SLATS twodzusfittings at 4:01am 06.10.20 The 35 has a small shallow locker on the starboard side that is perfect for storing the drop boards

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